Dress on Fire From Gasoline Ignites Ant Infested Home
Mrs. A Giddens escaping a floor with a burning dress after gasoline poured to kill ants ignited the room and trapped occupants at 3704 West Commerce Street. The two story frame house valued around 3000 with 900 in contents burned, neighbor J B Crawford's home saved. cause uncertain though Mrs. Giddens suspects a struck match. Firefighters saved Mrs Ward, an invalid, from the second story. The adjoining property sustained light damage to one side and roof.
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A. Giddens
West Commerce Street
S. Ward
J. 8. Crawford
Real estate transfers listed from August 1912 in San Antonio area
A sequence of property deeds shows transfers in August 1912. Transactions include Robert F. Wrank to Christian Schmitt on West Evergreen street, G A Hoefling to J B Chalkley in Bexar County, and multiple lots and lands in Harlandale and city blocks with varied sums from 350 to 3750 dollars. Estates and couples are named with block and lot numbers.
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Robert F. Wrank
Christian Schmitt
Ugust
Evergreen Street
G. A. Hoefling
J. 8. Chalkley
R. Patton
Bexar County
BE. A. T. Wickes-Nease
Charles Harpole
New City Block
M. V
Maurice Kerby
McWharton
J. Naef
E. Naef
San Antonio
San Antonio River
Gamboa ‘Suerte
Harlandale Realty Company
Ed Hoyer Jr
Harlandale Addition
Highland Improvement Company
H. O
Alice Klatz
New City
Kh. L. Ball
Co. H. Hodgkinson
John Opett
Births Record List Of Local Families For August
To Mr and Mrs Antonio Adame a boy born Aug 27 at 903 South Frio. To Mr and Mrs Rh Zinsmeister a boy born Aug 26 at 264 Keller. To Mr and Mrs Frank Hamish a boy born Aug 26 at 418 Erie. To Mr and Mrs W W Lee a boy born Aug 18 at 220 Porter. To Mr and Mrs Bronsberry a boy born Aug 25 at 1729 North Hackberry. To Mr and Mrs Hernandez a girl born Aug 24 at 1525 El Paso. To Mr and Mrs J Lianos a girl born Aug 22 at 416 Austin. To Mr and Mrs M Ramirez a girl born Aug 22 at 125 Earl. To Mr and Mrs M Hernendez a girl born Aug 23 at 1525 EB Paso. To Mr and Mrs P Morin a boy born Aug 25 at 607 Pecos. To Mr and Mrs Berman a girl born Aug 38 at 604 Jackson. To Mr and Mrs Matt Cohen a boy born Aug 28 at 812 Matamoras. To Mr and Mrs Aaron Schweigerman a boy born Aug 23 at 630 Guenther.
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Bir
Antonio Adame
South Frio Street
Rh. G. Zinsmeister
Keller Street
Frank Hamish
Erie Avenue
W. W. Lee
Porter Street
and Airs. Bronsberry
North Hackberry Street
P. Morin
Pecos Street
Berman
Jackson Street
Matt Cohen
Matamoras Street
Aeron Schweigerman
Guenther Street
Building permits issued for five to three room dwellings
W. J. Morrison received a permit for a five room dwelling on Olive Street valued at 1500 dollars. J. Den weer obtained a permit for a four room dwelling on Denver Boulevard valued at 600 dollars. F. Naeglin secured a permit for a three room dwelling on Keller Street valued at 600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Morrison
Olive Street
J. den Weer
Denver Boulevard
F. Naeglin
Keller Street
Building Summer Home for Corpus Beach Hotel Area
Otto Zirkel of San Antonio, president of the San Antonio Marble and Granite Works, is having a nine room summer home erected in the Corpus Beach Hotel addition near the new hotel. Albert Moehrig of San Antonio, a contractor, is building the residence at a cost of 4000 dollars. Zirkel plans to bring his family to Corpus for several months each year after completion.
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Otto Zirkel
San Antonio
Castellot Seeks Mexican Peace via Education and Masons
New Orleans August 30 Senor Jose Castellot sovereign grand commander of the grand jurisdiction of Mexico Scottish Rite Masons says Mexico's political salvation will come only with time and masses educated He left for Washington to discuss peace strategies before the Masonic conference in October in the capital.
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Castellot
New Orleans
Mexico
Senor Jose Castellot
Senor Castellot
Washington
National Capital
Trans-Massachusetts Congress to Adjourn Today Option
Trans-Massachusetts Commercial Congress ends its twenty third annual session in Salt Lake City Utah with officers elected and next meeting place set James H Brady former Idaho governor is likely to be president and Wichita Kansas chosen as site for next year
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Congress
Salt Lake
City
Utah
Trans-Massissippi Commercial Congress
James H. Brady
Idaho
Wichita
Kan
Indictments Quashed for Agriculture Department Officials
Indictments against Charles O. Elliot former chief drainage engineer A N Moore house assistant F B Singleton chief accountant and R P Teele former accountant charging them with approving and presenting false vouchers against the government were quashed today at the government's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles O. Elliot
Department of Agriculture
A. N. Moorehouse
F. 2
Singleton
Department
R. P. Teele
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Hay Fever Relief
Thousands suffer hay fever each summer with sneezing itching and congestion. Ely's Cream Balm aims to relieve symptoms within minutes by soothing and strengthening nasal membranes, offering protection against recurrence. A fifty cent bottle is recommended with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Ely
Bids Opened For Potter Waterworks Booklets
Mayor A H Jones will open bids this afternoon for printing the Alexander Potter waterworks report. The water committee will not meet until the contract committee chaired by Charlies Graebner reviews the printed report and its recommendations, with a possible two to three week delay before the next meeting. Public entertainments in London on Sundays attract about 200000 attendees.
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Alexander Potter
A. H. Jones
New Contract Committee
Charlies Graebner
Graebner
May Arbitrate Dispute
Chicago street car workers vote on a three year wage contract granting one cent an hour raise. About 10 000 men finished ballot this morning. results expected tomorrow. If rejected the dispute will be arbitrated.
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Chicago
First Freezing Weather Reported in Calgary
The local weather bureau logged the season's first freezing conditions this morning in Calgary Alberta. The note signals cooler and cooler weather ahead as summer ends and a fall pattern begins.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
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