Notable Guests At San Antonio Hotels From Local Notes
The list records many visitors staying at major hotels in San Antonio including Otto Brinkermann of Austin at the Savoy A. P. Witt of Brackettville at the Gunter H. H. Lacy of Dallas at the St. Anthony and Mrs C Brown of Beaufort among arrivals at the Menger. Other guests include Mack Kercheville of Devine at the Savoy and W O Kraft of Dallas at the St. Anthony with numerous meetings across Bowle Crockett Bexar and Menger hotels.
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Otto Brinkermann
Austin
Savoy
A. P. Witt
Brackettville
Gunter
H. H. Lacy
Dallas
St. Anthony
C. Brown
Beaumont
Menger
R. E. Robb
Houston
Bowle
Ss. F. Howard
Kerrville
Crockett
P. Willis
Independence
Bexar
Mack Kercheville
Devine
O. B. Jones
Comfort
W. O. Kraft
L. B. Mayer
San Benito
T. J. Hopper
Bowie
M. Noble
Crockett, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Perrenot
Whitsell
M. Bargas
Woodward
T. M. Lawston
Son
Gongales
Gunter Hotel
Mathilda Booth
St. Anthony Hotel
M. McQueen
W. O. Bennett
Bloom, Ark
Herbert H. Blum
Chicago
J. R. Patton
Seguin
J. B. Cason
Nacogdoches
T. D. Arrington
St. Louis
R. L. McConnel
W. H. Sweitzer
Galveston
H. E. Johnson
New York
W. T. Thrift
Nixon
Preston B. Scott
J. Baum
Boston
J. Cabitton
Ormond Simkins
Corsicana
Part of Bay City Arrival At The Seten
A fragment notes an arrival in Bay City tied to a seten event. For readers, the sparse text hints at a location and moment but offers few specifics on participants or purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
San Antonio’s Greatest Asset Harlanale Bath House
Harlanale patrons praise the waters from HARLANDALE HOT SULPHUR BATHS as San Antonio’s top asset. The facility offers sanitary equipment and expert attendants fueling rising patronage from visitors of Hot Springs and Mineral Wells. A booklet explains medicinal properties, with a 6 cent fare direct from the Harlanale car to the bath house.
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San Antonio
Harlandale
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Martin
Bath House
Harlandale Bath House CO
Dog blocks rescue as 60 horses die in Chicago blaze
Firemen led by Chief Charles Healy faced a snarling guard dog at the Wabansia Avenue stable entrance. Attempts to enter failed while the blaze and smoke consumed 60 valuable horses before crews could reach them.
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Chicago
Wabansia Avenue
Charles Healy
Never had natural teeth Morley of Versailles
Versailles Ky farmer George Morley aged 70 has never grown natural teeth. Doctors concluded he would remain teetheless and he wore two sets of artificial teeth after seeking dental help in adulthood.
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Versailles
George Morley
Here
Zapatistas Attack Juchitepec and Threaten Capital Route
Zapatistas attacked Juchitepec killing two Mexicans. A second band was reported near La Villa on the railway to Veracruz, with troops sent. About two thousand Zapatistas were said to be near the Interoceanic Railroad west of Jalipa, hinting at an effort to sever the capital from north and east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Juchitehec
Lavilla
Vera Cruz
Jalipa
Labor Day Parade Route and Activities Planned in City
A final Labor Day committee meeting at 10 am in the Trades Council hall will finalize plans for September 1 celebrations by 45 unions. Grand marshal Jeff D. Nordhaus leads a three-division parade from the post office area to Alamo Plaza, with speeches by Carlos Bee and Harry Hertzberg and a missing Mayor Brown address. Afternoon events at Exposition Park include races, contests with cash prizes, band concerts, motion pictures, and King and Queen of Labor Day voting, with Sam Goodman and Mrs. Paul Steffler leading in votes.
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General Labor Day Committee
Trades Council Hall
United
San Antonio
Jeff DL. Nordhaus
Hickox
Horner
East Houston Street
Postoffice
Avenue FE
Avenue D
Post Office
Alamo Plaza
Commerce Street
Commerce
Harry Hertzberg
Mayor Brown
Sss
Exposition Park
Sam Goodman
Paul Steffler
King
Charles Smith
William Gebhardt
Edna Mason
Georgia Satterwhite
Corpus Christi Labor Day Parade Planned by Trades Council
Corpus Christi Trades Council has arranged a Labor Day celebration featuring a monster parade with 700 union members. Speakers include Senator Collins of Port Arthur, Mayor Roy Miller, County Judge Timon, and W. E. Pope of Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi
Ter
Trades Council of
Enator Collins
Port Arthur
Roy Miller
Timon
W. E. Pope
Sheriff Harburger Replies To Noisy Street Complaint
New York Sheriff Harburger answered a writer, F A Mathews of 418 West 118th Street, about street noises from venders, scissor grinders, ball players, and auto horns. He offered to appoint Mathews a special deputy to patrol the street and curb disturbances while noting Mathews’ literary pursuits.
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New York
Harburger
Gaynor
F. A. Mathews
West 118Th Street
Mathews
Aristophanes
Plutarch
Darwin
Meyerbeer
Verdi
Wagner
Matthews' Cafeteria Serves All Woman Cookers at 222 Losoya
Advert says Matthews' Cafeteria on 222 Losoya St features white women doing all the cooking. The note labels the venue as a local eating spot and mentions the Adv. publication.
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Matthews
Losoya St
Losoya
San Antonio Traction Franchising Faces Street Plan Debate
City council debates granting the San Antonio Traction Company a West Commerce street franchise. Aldermen consider improvements in exchange including a loop system and two transfer stations to improve service and reduce trips from Alamo Heights to West End. Some urge underground wires downtown and street beautification as conditions for approval.
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San Antonio Traction Company
Commerce Street
Alamo Plaza
Military Plaza
West Commerce Street
Houston Street
Alamo Heights
West End
Main Avenue
Traction Company
Electric Light Poles Suggested Along Street
The company may be asked to install electric light standards fifty feet apart on both sides of the street for illumination. It is proposed the poles be extended higher to carry guy wires for the trolley system.
Playing Poker Not Gambling in Yorkville Court
Magistrate Breen discharged William Littell of Elizabeth New Jersey on charges of being a common gambler after Littell invited Detective Erk and Detective Miller to play poker on July 2. Littell, a confidential book keeper for a tobacco firm, was arrested July 24 for persuading others to participate in the game at a flat on Twenty first Street.
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New York
Breen
Yorkville Court
William K. Littell
Elizabeth
N. J
Littell
Erk
Miller
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Six Times a Bride Wins Divorce in Los Angeles
Mrs. Sarah J Tuttle 62 wins a divorce from Joseph Tuttle on desertion grounds. Judge Willis notes her remark about prior marriages and warns that number seven is unlucky as she contemplates future matrimony.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Nat Goodwin
de Wolf Hopper
Sarah J. Tuttle
Joseph Tuttle
Willis
Why Are There No Woman Chefs in Hotels
A 19th century interview with St. Anthony hotel chief steward C A Miller explores why women are not seen as hotel chefs. He cites nerve under pressure, leadership roles, and speed demands as barriers, noting women are rarely employed as chefs though sometimes in vegetable departments.
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C. A. Miller
St. Anthony
Mr. Miller
Columbia
Ice Age Flora Found Near Lake Bluff
Chicago researchers from the International Phytographic Society report discovering Ice Age trees and shrubs in the hills around Lake Bluff. They note poplar and creeping juniper, rare for the region, flourishing with beech, birch, oak and maple, marking Lake Bluff as the southern limit for creeping juniper.
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Chicago
International Phytographic Society
Lake Bluff
Bachelor Neighbors Set Conconully Rancher to Marry Widow
Benedict Gubser of Conconully and Carolina G Marshall of Ontario received marriage licenses. Gubser, a rancher and bachelor, had corresponded with Marshall for over a year after neighbors urged a match. She visited Pine Creek, they met, and soon agreed to wed. Matthews Cafeteria ad included.
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Conconcully, Wash
Benedict Gubser
Conconcully
Carolina G. Marshall
Ontario
Gubser
Carolina
Pine Creek
Freckle-Face Remedy Promises Free Trial If It Fails
A local dealer offers a no cost trial and money back guarantee for a freckles treatment. Purchase ethine double strength from H. L. Wagner and apply a few times to remove freckles and improve complexion. The ad notes rarely more than one ounce is needed even for persistent freckles.
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Freckle-face
H. L. Wagner
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