Brooklyn Orphan Asylum Fire Claims Young Lives
Fire slashes St John's Home for Children in Brooklyn with twelve bodies found and many more missing. Rescue teams search debris as sisters and city workers confirm numerous orphans among victims and survivors.
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Prrrspurg
Phillip City
Pennsylvania
Fisher
Numbers
Armstrong
Armsrong
Lappe
Greenie
Prson
New York
Brooklyn Eagle
St John's Home
Josephine’s
St. John’s Home
Orchar Asylum
Imple
Citi
Vagrants Fined In Local Court Rows
Louis Cologne fined $5 for drunk and disorderly conduct. Joe MacMahon and Frank Adams labeled vagrants face $10 fines or 30 days each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cologne
Joe MacMahon
Frank Adams
Knife found in back yard near Stakeley hardware store
Captain Karber found a dangerous two edged knife in the Stakeley and Tips hardware yard yesterday afternoon near the place where Ryan was arrested. The weapon was left at police headquarters by Captain Karber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karber
Stakeley & ‘Tips’ Hardware
Ryan
Lastfficer Ryman
Gambrinus Verein Ball Invitations Printed for Arbeiter Verein Hall
The Gambrinus Verein issued artistic invitations ball programmes and tickets for their annual ball to be held at Arbeiter Verein hall tonight printed by the Ligur office. The materials describe a handsome accompaniment to a happy and agreeable entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambrinus Verein
Arbeiter Verein
Ligur
Lentz to Wed at Casino Hall Saturday Morning
Mr. Richard Lentz, lessee of the Casino Hall bar, will marry Miss Frieda, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Ossi, next Monday at 6 30 AM on Obraje street. They will honeymoon in Galveston and New Orleans, returning after eight days.
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Richard Lentz
Casino Hall
Frieda
Elizabeth Ossi
Obraje Street
Galveston
New Orleans
Hack Runaway From Casino Hall In City Streets
Early morning incident reports hack No 54 driven by Geo Roemer belonging to Fritz Steiner escaping from Casino hall. It ran down Casino Street E Commerce Street and Avenue E before being secured again. A spring broke. no persons were aboard.
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Geo. Roemer
Fritz Steiner
Casino Hall
Casino Street
E Commerce Street
Avenue E
Clergy urged to meet at First Presbyterian for poor relief
The clergy of San Antonio are called to a Monday 10:30 a.m. gathering at the First Presbyterian church Houston and North Flores to discuss aid for the poor. J W Net is named as pastor and organizer. Official notice confirms a fifteenth singing festival will be held April 27 to 30 in Houston with choruses prepared and distributed to Bund branch associations.
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DOE & Engelke
Commerce Street
First Presbyterian Church
Houston
North Flores Street
J. W. Net
Istpore Lewinthal
Bund
Eer
County Officials Award Supplies Contracts
The County Judge and Commissioners opened proposals and awarded contracts this morning for beef to Wm. Hoeffling Jr, groceries to M Castanola & Son, blankets to the New Braunfels manufac et, dry goods to M Halft & Bro, and coal to IF Bruni pending satisfactory proof.
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Wm. Hoeffling, Jr
M. Castanola & Son
Braunfels
M. Halft & Bro
Bruni
Charter Revision Committee Adopts Sections For Legal Form
The Charter Revision committee met yesterday and adopted sections 197 201 and 203 as amended. They were referred to the City Attorney to draft in legal form. An extra City Council session is set for Tuesday at 3 30 p m to hear the Charter committee report.
Alatorre Arrested After Storeyard Theft Claim
Officer Bolinger detected Alatorre in the act of stealing a box from Colonel T. Frost's store. He later caught him skulking in the yard behind Frost's and adjacent businesses, and confirmed the arrest this morning.
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Alatorre
Colonel T
Cotulla shooting case bound over for District Court
Marcellus Dougherty, implicated in the Cotulla election shooting incident, is bound over to appear in district court in a $3000 bond. McCoy suffered a leg amputation above the knee. Local dissatisfaction grows over ranger conduct as Senator Hall opposes the ranger appropriation with broad legislative backing from southwestern Texas.
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Marcellus Dougherty
Cotulla
McCoy
Rangers
Hall
Texas
City Workingmen's Club Endorses Citywide Primary Meetings
In Recorder's court last night a Workingmen's club meeting adopted a resolution opposing political rings and inviting San Antonio voters of all parties to attend primary meetings in all wards at 8 PM on Saturday December 27. Twenty five delegates per ward will be chosen to attend a convention on Tuesday December 30 to nominate mayor recorder city collector street commissioner and aldermen from each ward. A chairman from each ward will call the primaries in their wards.
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Ing
C. M. Barnes
Recorder's Court Room
T. H. Banks
Krisch’s
Henry Salloway
Scholz
Dick Goodbody, Jr
Struve
San Antonio
Church Services and Christmas Greeting in City Churches
A roster of church notices lists St Luke Episcopal at Zavalla and Leona with services 9:30 Sunday school 11 am morning prayer and sermon 7:30 pm evening prayer and sermon. Ticknor presides St John's Chapel Burnett Cherry with 3 pm Sunday school 4 pm service. Various other churches announce sermons, Sunday schools, baptisms, and Christmas events with times and dates.
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St. Luke’s Church
Episcopal
Zavalla
Leona Streets
International Depot
All Welome
F. B
Ticknor
St. John’s Chapel
Burnett and
Cherry Streets
Dignowity Hill
Nolan Street
Sunset
Second Baptist Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Soledad Street
Young People’s Unite Society
San Antonio urged to unite workers and business interests
A letter to the editor urges San Antonio business leaders to support mechanics and manufacturers. It cites a $1900 contract for a Gustave Schleicher monument awarded to an Austin firm over local bidders, asking for fairness and native marble cutters to have bids. The note includes a testimonial about Brown's Iron Bitters aiding digestion and malaria relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Gustave Schleicher
Austin
Colton and Bolton Form Auction and Commission Firm
John H Bolton and D J Colton announce a partnership forming Colton and Bolton an auction and commission business at 404 East Houston Street Readers and friends are urged to patronize the firm which is pledged to fair treatment and to hold the Licur in good regard
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John H. Bolton
D.J. Colton
Colton & Bolton
East Houston Street
Professor Whitehead hosts first annual soiree and dance
In Houston last night Professor Whitehead held his first annual city soiree at Casino ball with about 50 couples from his class and others. Zatarelli's band played and a long list of young women and men attended. Also notes on a removal of W J B Patterson Co to 281 West Commerce Street.
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Whitehead
Zatarelli
Lignt
Misses Fowler
Sue Peacock
Ida Koerps
Josie Hughes
Martha Payne
Minnie Verrenot
Emma Eberhardt
Mary Yuncey
Amelia Derr
Holland
Ella
Sallie Gillis
Add
Messrs. W. J. B. Patterson & Co
Bell Bros
West Commerce Street
Farewell Party For Miss May Ord In City Society
A farewell party was hosted at Mrs. Clark's on St. Mary's street for Miss May Ord who leaves for Brookhaven Mississippi. Guests enjoyed dancing music and progressive poker with invited attendees including Misses Sheley Williams Vance Lily Ogden Mrs. W. Bonnell Messrs. Jackson Toung Carrington Williams Chas Ogden and W. Bonnell.
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W. Bonnell
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J. B. Belohradsky & Co
Crystal Restaurant
Billie & Joe’s
Joe Meny
J. Ronse & CO
Houston Street
Burns Bros
North Alamo Street
Berlin
Bank
Soledad and
Commerce Streets
West Commerce St
Blum Street
DRS
Nette
A. Scholz
Alamo Street
Postoffice
Telegraphic News
Brookly
Yellowstone Park
Cleveland
Washington
Joint Commission
Washington Monument
Congress
Brooklyn
Des Moines
Elden
Drake
Joseph Carter
Carter
Carcado
Fort Keogh
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Gallatin County
Buckster Joe
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Michael Muller
Mullen
Hammed Street
Mulien
Recorder’s Court
County Commissioners’ Court
Recorder’s Court Room
Workingmen’s Club
High School Literary Society
Literary Society
Emrie
Annie Graves
Mamie Thomas
Misess Hackett
Meyer
Charles Arnold
E. Frank
A. Kenkle
Jerusha
Hannah Morris
A. Garcia
Halbedh
B. B. Davis
Texas Avenue
Brown
C. Davis
Jackson Street
Emanuel Abrahams
Xines Ane
G. B. Frank's
Alamo Store
Ween
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
House
Alamo
Alamo Plaza
DOE & Engeler
Dan J. Couron
J. H. Boxrow
Rhodius
Templey
Commerce St
San Antonio, Tex
Knabe & Co
New England Piano Co
Christie & Sons
Ithica Organs
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