Sunday closing of postoffice changes mail access citywide
The Sunday closing law for first and second class post offices takes effect in San Antonio next Sunday. General public mail delivery on Sundays ends. only special delivery letters will be delivered. A small Sunday crew will process mail for special deliveries, with lock boxes and public windows closed. Clerks gain a guaranteed rest day while large businesses may see shifts in Sunday mail handling.
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San Antonio
Post Office
Joseph Fuller
Wilson Hears Liquor Laws Not Enforced
Gov Woodrow Wilson traveled from Sea Girt to Trenton to discuss enforcement gaps with state officials and Newark Essex county officials. He listened to exhibits alleging improprieties and said he cannot remove local officials, offering to publicize the petitions and alert authorities.
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Trenton
Woodrow Wilson
Sea Girt
Wilson
Anti-Saloon League of
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Essex County
Lyles Secures Deficiency Warrants for Confederate Home
Captain Richard Lyles, new Confederate Home superintendent in Austin, receives governor approval for deficiency appropriations of 5829 for support and 400 for medical supplies to cover costs incurred before the current fiscal year ends. The existing 55000 and 1800 appropriations are exhausted. Old furniture made new by Carter Mulissy Transfer Co.
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Austin
Tex
Richard Lyles
Comptroller
Desolate San Antonio Mother Sends for Oklahoma Aid
An aged mother, ruined by an spendthrift son who squandered her fortune and abandoned her, leaves San Antonio tomorrow to live with an old friend in Oklahoma. Neighbors and Associated Charities aided her, after she was found eating dry bread and onions.
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San Antonio
Oklahoma
Associated Charities
Ad Club Drops Affiliation Bid After Unanimous Tabling
The Ad club met at the St Anthony hotel during a luncheon and voted to table the proposition to affiliate with the Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Mills reported insufficient member votes and moved to table, a motion carried unanimously. The group will confer with the Chamber directors before deciding if the Ad club can join as a division.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ad Club
St. Anthony Hotel
Mills
Act Club
Ac Club
Chilton Seeks Full Petition Details On Election Charges
Senator W E Chilton of West Virginia requested full copies of the petition charging irregularities in his election after Governor Glasscock and others filed the charges in the Senate. The controversy also touches Senator Watson and was not printed in the congressional record.
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Chilton
Washington, D.C
W. E. Chilton
West Virginia
Senate
Glasscock
Congressional
Pay delays force relief for Fort Sam Houston troops
Two months of Congressional delay left enlisted men at Fort Sam Houston and along the border unpaid for June and July. Paymaster Capt Frohwitter disbursed about $30,000 at the fort while Capt Preston prepared $80,000 for border troops. Families, especially of married men, faced hardship as no wages or rations arrived, prompting charity efforts by officers and wives.
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United States
Fort Sam Houston
Border
Congress
Charles L. J. Frohwitter
J. F. Preston
Paymaster’s Department
Twenty-second Infantry
Rio Grande
Department of Texas
Hotel Guests and Arrivals Listed Across San Antonio Inns
Local notices list many travelers and residents: Fred W. Redenour of South Bend at the Gunter, J. T. Kappler arriving at the Savoy, H. M. Stanley in at the Bexar, R. R. Nolen a guest at the St. Anthony, and J. N. Bradley at the Crockett. Others include Joe Kerr in from Sanderson at the Gunter and Mrs. W. Shennan with Ford Pressier returning from San Francisco to the Savoy. Multiple Houstonians, Dallasites, and Galvestonians are noted as staying at the Menger, Crockett, Gunter, and St. Anthony, with several travelers on arrival or on extended visits. Additional mentions include L. F. Volenda, A. P. Door, F. Cc. Baker, and T. O. Rawlings, plus travel from Chicago and Nixon, and staff from I G N and Katy.
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Fred W. Redenour
South Bend
Ind
Gunter
J. T. Kappler
Thorndale
Savoy
H. M. Stanley
Galveston
Bexar
Joe Kerr
Sanderson
W. Shennan
Miss C. Pressier
Ford Pressier
San Francisco
Emil Buescher
Smithville
Bryan Hiard
Houston
Crockett
L. F. Volenda
Menger
F. J. Pennock
M.L. Johnson
Nixon
Leo Cahn
New York
St. Anthony
J. W. McMillan
Sherman
W. H. Dunn
Yorktown
F. Cc. Nelson
Center Point
F. Cc. Baker
Dallas
T. O. Rawlings
J. ¥. Skinner
Gonzales
E. B. Egbert
F. W. Wreck
Victoria
City
Lincoln
A.C. Murphy
Chicago
The
T. C. Brown
Kansas City
J. M. Bahl
International & Great Northern
Walter Walthall
Katy
Austin
Prisoner Is Jailed After Repeated Pleas for Mercy
Fred Mayes, a Black man, pleaded for leniency in Buckley’s police court after disturbing the peace. The judge recalled prior chances and sentenced Mayes to ten days in jail, noting the repeated intoxication plea had failed. Mayes remained nonchalant, winking at officers as he was led away to the corral.
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Jedge
de Co’rt
Fred Mayes
Buckley
Fred
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Carter- Mulissy Transfer Co
Richard Killin Holbrook
Montclair
New York City
H. P. Holbrook
West 123d Street
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Pla
Havana
Cuba
Neighbors
Arthur
Madeline
Philadelphia Bulletin
Detroit Free Press
R. R. Nolen
J. N. Bradley
the Crockett
J. H. Fulkerson
H. H. Warrer
the St. Anthony
D. B. Chapin
Tuck
Gunter. A. P
New England
Boston
Brazil
Instant Postum
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek
Michigan
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