Texan Dies in Battle in Mesopotamian Campaign
Gus A. Tucker a Texas railroad man and brother of Mrs. J. K. Wells was killed in action July 2 1916 serving with the Second Gloucestershire regiment in Mesopotamia as part of the British expeditionary force. He left San Antonio in May 1915 and had worked as yardmaster in Monclova and at Shreveport before Texas postings. Dr J P Tucker father of Mrs Wells resides in Galveston and has been notified.
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Gus A. Tucker
Texas
J. K. Wells
West Woodlawn Avenue
Gloucestershire Regiment
Tucker
San Antonio
Wells
Monclova
Mexican International Railroad
Mexico
Houston
Houston, East & West Texas
Shreveport
J. P. Tucker
Galveston
Christmas tree event at Travis Club with Santa
Hammers prepare a large tree in the Travis Club ballroom for club children. Santa will deliver gifts on Saturday afternoon with a chimney entrance. Mrs. Ed McClanna han leads plans for letters and a 2:30 to 5:00 gift event with dancing. Executive committee met on routine matters including new members. A separate note reports a mass meeting in Waco to probe rising prices with merchants invited and possible boycotts.
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Hammers
Travis Club
Santa
Ed McClannahan
Santa Claus
Wa Waco
Waco
Tex
Freezone touted to remove corns with painless drops
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone, a drug that dries and removes corns or calluses with no pain. A quarter ounce costs little and is enough to treat both hard and soft corns, a relief for millions of women after the rise of high heels.
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Cincinnati
City May Tackle Gas and Electric Rates With Survey
Mayor Brown and commissioners discussed a plan to audit San Antonio Gas & Electric rates for light heat and power. City Attorney ruled the city can reduce current charges if found exorbitant, with several engineering firms submitting survey proposals ranging from 12 000 to 15 000 dollars and one contingent on savings over three years. The effort aims to test franchise terms and feasibility of hydro electric supply from Marble Falls while a Manufacturers' Club committee pushes for broader power delivery.
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San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Brown
Lambert and
Kearny
Gillette
San Antonio
Alexander Potter
W. H. Weiss
Milo R. Maltbie
New York
Barclay, Parson & Klapp
Weiss
Kearny and
Lambert Ale
Light Company
Ake
C. H. Alexander
Marble Falls
Manufacturers’ Club
Alexander
Eugene Holgreen
B. J. Lange
Paul Dreiss
Wiggins
J. F. Kline
Geyer
Mark F. Postlewaite
Cc. Cc. Leel
Aged Woman Dies After Auto Crash in San Antonio
Mrs. Teresa R Tarin an aged Mexican woman died at 616 North Pecos Street shortly after being struck by Calvin Goodloe 72 a San Antonio school board construction superintendent who was booked for careless driving. The accident occurred on South Flores Street near 800 block as Goodloe drove toward the city.
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Theresa R. Tarin
North Pecos Street
Calvin Goodloe
San Antonio
Goodloe
Central Headquarters
Books of Travel A diverse gift book selection at Joske's
An extensive display features illustrated travel books and works on personal experiences history and culture. Notable titles include Our Philadelphia Pictures of the Wonders of Work Old Panama and Castilla Del Oro The Book of Texas Mount Vernon and more. Prices range from 1.50 to 7.50.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Robins Pinnell
Joseph Pinnell
Panama
Castilla del Oro
C.L. Anderson
Joske’s
Children’s Book Collection with Color Illustrations
A catalog of children’s books including The Princess and the Goblin The Princess and the Curdie At the Back of the North Wind A Dog of Flanders and more Each title features full page color illustrations and cloth binding Prices range from 60 cents to 1 50 with several titles listed including Sonny and the Wishing Stone Captain January and The Way to the House of Santa Claus plus The Kewpie Primer and Story collections by Bryant Burgess Burnett Stapp and O Neill
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Curdie
North Wind
Thornton Burgess
Captain January
Laura Richards
House of Santa Claus
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Billy Bowlegs
E. B. Stapp
S. C. Bryant
Rose O’neill
Household Books and Art Volumes for Sale
A catalog lists affordable housekeeper books by Fannie Merritt Farmer and L. H. Larned with prices from 50 cents to 1.80, plus Thompson and Sum merville diet titles. Also offered are art volumes including Six Centuries of Paintings at 7.50 and a four volume Cyclopedia of Painters at 10.00.
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Mrs. Rover
Boston
Fannie Merritt Farmer
L. H. Larned
Woman Struck by Auto as She Crossed Street
A motorist slowed for a woman who stepped from the sidewalk to cross. The woman halted in front of the car, tried to stop it with her hands, and fell, striking her head on the pavement. The driver stopped in time to avoid running her over.
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Erate
Sale of 25 000 Cloth Bound Books for Boys and Girls
Scribners Series for Young People offers titles such as Sara Crowe and Hans Brinker with cloth bindings. A large assortment includes 25 percent off Picture Puzzles and prices from 50 cents to 1.50 dollars. many notable authors and series featured with holiday editions and illustrated reprints.
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Dutton
A. E. Miller
C. and
N. Carpenter
Anne Fellows Johnston
Eleanor Porter
Pollyanna
Six Star Ranch
Miss Alcott
Hans Brinker
Mary Mapes Dodge
Mark Twain
Albert Bigelow Paine
Sam Houston
Texas
E. L. Sabin
G. Harris
Ralph Harry Barbour
R. Holland
Dana Burnet
Popular Fiction Listings for 60c Each
A reader catalog lists multiple popular fiction titles and authors including Home by Chamberlain Eyes of the World and The Spoilers by Rex Beach, The Crossing by Churchill, Last Shot by Palmer, K by Mary Roberts Rhinehart, and more. The compilation covers works by Harold Bell Wright Bosher Webster Lipman Calhoun and Rhinehart among others.
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Chamberlain
Booth Tarkinton
Abbott
Udell’s
Harold Bell Wright
Barbara Worth
Lonely Land
Bosher
Lipman
Webster
Miss Minerva
William Green Hill
Calhoun
Percival
Rice
Rex Beach
Churchill
Palmer
Mary Roberts Rhinehart
Notable Biographies and Biographical Works for Sale
A catalog listing multiple biographies and biographical series with prices and binding details. Includes works on McKinley Howe Hay Lincoln Houston Bradford Maeterlinck Shaw and others, in cloth bindings from $1.75 to $5.00, plus Elbert Hubbard series titles and modern biographies.
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John Hay
William Rosere Thayer
Abraham Lincoln
John T. Richardson
Sam Houston
Texas
A. M. Williams
Gamaliel Bradford
Oo Aan
C. Alphonso Smith
Coast Guard to Rebuild Galveston Area Stations After 1915 Hurricane
Coast Guard at Galveston announces contracts for a new concrete and steel station at San Luis Pass replacing the August 1915 hurricane wreck. The Velasco station also has a contract, with completion expected by April next year and costs estimated over 18000 dollars.
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Galveston
Tex
Coast Guard
San Luis Pass
Galveston Island
Velasco
Nex
Westhoff Citizen Killed as Auto overturns near Cuero
Walter Rau was killed and Rudolph Goehring injured when an automobile overturned after striking a sand bed five miles from Cuero. The machine carried Goehring, his wife, and two children. Rau was pinned under the wreckage.
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Westhoff
Auto
Cuero
Tex
Walter Rau
Rudolph Goehring
Rau Goehring
Rau
Bank Official Endorses Foley Kidney Pills for Relief
T. J. Norrell of Cottonwood Texas declares Foley Kidney Pills provide great relief from kidney trouble and related aches and sleeplessness. He asserts the pills purify the blood and cast out poisons, noting rapid improvement. A. M. Fischer adds confirmation of benefits.
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BANK
T. J. Norrell
V. P. Bank of
Cottonwood
Texas
Foley
A. M. Fischer
Tragedy Involving Goehring Driver and Ray’s Family
Goehring drove the vehicle involved in the incident. Ray’s body was transported to Westhoff, the home of the two families involved.
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Der
Goehring
Ray
Westhoff
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