Mexican Laborers Employed as Section Hands for Railroad
A shipment of fifty Mexican laborers from San Antonio arrived at Girard Point PA for Pennsylvania Railroad work. The railroad has 2200 Mexicans employed in the state, with over 1000 already in San Antonio. Workers are paid 1.80 per day with food and housing, some advancing to 4 or 5 dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard Point Penn
San Antonio
Texas
Pennsylvania
Frederick N. Ruff
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ruff
Europe
Mexico
Ateast
Obituaries for Kempf Stanford Hall and Hall in City
John Kempf 84 a long time city resident died suddenly at his daughter Annie Schroeder’s home after a yard incident. Inquest by Justice Campbell. death due to heart failure. Survived by Henry Adolph Kempf, daughters Schroeder, Mary Books, Minnie Reilly. Funeral Tuesday at 4 from Schroeder home. interment St Joseph Cemetery. Wade Stanford 37 a Kerrville native died at home 201 DeWitt Street. Horse dealer survived by wife, parents and four others. Funeral Tuesday 10 at Riebe chapel, City Cemetery No. 1. Stella Elizabeth Hall 46 died Sunday at 720 South Walnut. husband Thomas I Hall and daughter Miss Mellesie Hall survive. Funeral Monday 4 p.m.
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John Kempf
Annie Schroeder
South Street
Kempf
Byustice of
R. Neil Campell
France
Henry
Adolph Kempf
Schroeder
Mary Books
San Antonio
Minnie ‘Reilly
Dallas
Krenken Kassel Verein
W. H. Stanford
Wade Hampton Stanford
DeWittreet
Kerrville
Exas
Sdow
Jank Stanford
Arizona
Arima
Riebe Chapel
Cemery No. 1
Stella Elizabeth Hall
South
Walnut Street
Sacramento
Cal
Isband
Thomas I. Hall
Mellesie Hall
Is City
Paul Michel Dies at Home Aged 29
Paul Michel a barber aged 29 died Monday morning at 6 o clock at his home 203 Grayson street He was a native of Hungaria and lived in the country for years Survived by his widow and one son The funeral will be Tuesday at 3 pm from the residence under the Barbers Union of which he was a member Interment in City Cemetery No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Michel
Grayson Street
Mrs Martha Caroline Brown Dies. Rites Pending
Martha Caroline Brown aged 67 died Sunday at her home 1236 Waverly avenue. Ludwig Undertaking Company sent the body to Skidmore for funeral. Survived by husband William C. Brown of Skidmore and three sons William of Denver Fred of Fort Worth and W G Brown of San Antonio. Sisters Mrs M M McCann of Galveston and Mrs R B Burrell of San Antonio also survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Caroline Brown
Waverly Avenue
Ludwig Undertaking Company
Skidmore
Brown
William C. Brown
William Brown
Denver
Fred Brown
Fort Worth
W. G. Brown
San Antonio
M. M. McCann
Galveston
R. Br, Burrell
Shelby Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelby Loring Undertaking Co advertises automobile equipment and services with contact phones 974 and 4 Aly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby-Loring Undertaking Co
New Books Arrive at Carnegie Library Catalog
Carnegie Library receives a shipment featuring art and biography titles, travelogues on Spain Switzerland Turkey and China, Pan American studies such as Cuba and Her People Today by F. Lindsay, guides to old masters and galleries, home decoration series and biographies aimed at students of art travel and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Cuba
IF. Lindsay
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
China
John C. van Dyke
Singleton
Call Loans Reach 15 Percent On New York Stock Exchange
In New York today call loans on the Stock Exchange rose to 15 percent, the highest since wartime, with the prior peak in August 1914 not exceeding 10 percent. The surge followed a four week drop in local bank reserves from nearly 100 million to 41 million as the federal reserve system operated. A moderate loan was made at 15 percent after 2 pm, then eased to 10 percent.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve System
Frank Galvin Dies After Uniontown Speedway Crash
Frank Galvin the automobile driver died in a hospital after his mechanic Gaston Weigle and driver Hughey Hughes were killed at the Uniontown speedway last Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred during a racing event and Galvin succumbed to his injuries today.
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Uniontown
Frank Galvin
Gaston Weigle
Hughey Hughes
Uniontown Speedway
Madame De Baralt to Lecture Friday in San Antonio
Madame Blanche Z. De Baralt of Havana will lecture at 3 p.m. Friday in the Gunter hotel ballroom on The Latin American Woman. She speaks Spanish French and English and comes to San Antonio as guest of the Pan American Luncheon Club.
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Blanche Z. de Baralt
Havana
Cuba
Gunter Hotel
Madame de Baralt
San Antonio
Washington
Percy V. Pennybacker
Austin
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Pennybacker
J. C. Griswold
Latin America
John Case Griswold
A. C. Pancoast
Dallas figures mingle with guests at local hotels
Prominent Dallas insurance man Harry L. Seay is in San Antonio staying at the St. Anthony. Houston guest F. E. Graham visits the Gunter, while G. M. Cosley of Lubbock is registered at the Menger. Dallas laundry men G. L. Leachman and A. A. Wardell attend the convention at the Gunter. Dallas hotel manager Otto Herold visits the St. Anthony. Houston’s T F Barding stays at the Menger. Mission’s John M. Rowland travels up from the lower Rio Grande valley to the Gunter, and Hillsboro’s John R. Hughes is registered at the St. Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Seay
Dallas
San Antonio
St. Anthony
F. E. Graham
Houston
Gunter
G. M._Cosley
Lubbock
Menger
G.L. Leachman
A. A. Wardell
Otto Herold
T F Barding
John M. Rowland
Mission
Rio Grande Valliecy
John R. Hughes
Hillsboro
Texas Ritchie Promises Fitness Secrets At Empire Theater
Texas Ritchie a famed strong man brings a three day engagement to the Empire Theater with Miss Antoinette Schaeffer and a troupe of twenty plus performers. He demonstrates rhythmic breathing and exercises to develop bust back and figure and plans a dramatic float neck pull. He offers beauty tips for hands and face and urges cold water and olive oil regimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theater
Texas Ritchie
Samson
Antoinette Schaeffer
Miss Schaeffer
San Antonio
Ritchie
Women paid pennies in Mexico City shirt factory
In Mexico City twelve pesos of non counterfeitable money worth under seven cents US and under fifteen cents Mexican gold were paid to women who make a dozen shirts daily. Workers labored twelve to fourteen hours with an hour for noon. The most skilled earned about fourteen shirts per day. The de facto government pledged an investigation into the low wages.
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Mexico City
Mex
Carnival For Jewish War Sufferers Opens In City
The B N ai Zion Association fundraiser carnival began Monday to aid Jewish war sufferers. C A Wortham Shows provide attractions at Bowens Islands ground while Miss Hattie Grace Rabe chairs the arrangement committee. Weeklong program features thematic days including women’s clubs matinee, San Antonio day, patrons day, orphans’ matinee, Rotary day, and children and military days.
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B'Nai Zion Association
C. A. Wortham
San Antonio
Bowen's Islands
Rotary
Third Indiana Infantry Begins Return From Border Duty
The Third Indiana Infantry, the last of five militia regiments relieved from border service, left Llano Grande Monday afternoon to proceed to Fort Benjamin Harrison for muster out. The unit numbers 52 officers and 739 enlisted men and no decision has been made on recalling additional National Guard regiments. General Funston has not been asked to designate troops for return since the five regiments were selected last month.
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Third
Indiana Infantry
Llano Grande
Fort Benjamin Harrison
National Guard
Funston
War Department
Indiana
Captain D F Craig Arrives as Twelfth Division Chief of Staff
Captain Daniel F Craig of the Fourth Field Artillery reported for duty Monday as chief of staff of the Twelfth provisional division at Camp Wilson. He replaces Captain Teney Ross who went to Washington to resume duty on the general staff. Craig previously served with the Twentieth Kansas and was promoted to captain after joining as a first lieutenant. He is associated with the Mounted Service School for the Army School of the Ling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F. Craig
Fourth Field Artillery
Twelfth Provisional
Camp Wilson
Teney Ross
Washington
Funston
Twentieth
Kansas
Philippines
Craig
Mounted Service
Army School of the
Ling
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Mae Murray
London
Jesse L. Laskey
Pathe
Madcap Ambrose
Mack Swain
E. H. Sotherr
Hyland
Cothern & Mars
Iwe
New York City
Strand Theater
E. H. Sothern
America
Peggy Hyland
Earle Williams
Man
Hugh McLellan
The
Central Christian Church
Detroit
Princess
FOX
George Walsh
Lew Henley
Bray
Tun Chin
Hazel Leona
Rose and Fink
Alamo Plaza
HGH Glass
Billy Lacelles
Paris
Charlie Chaplin
Mutual
Royal Theater
Garden OF Knowledge
Garden of
Knowledge
Los Angeles
el Paso
Sracelet
Vaudeville & Pictures
Real Presents
Guard
D. F. Craig
Twelfth Division
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