Bowen's Island Aldermen Visit As Property Plans Move Forward
D J Woodward and L Ward presented Bowen's Island improvement proposals to the city council. Five petitions seek action on tearing down buildings for Dwyer avenue widening Nueva street grade line opening South Commerce, river course changes and river filling near Garden and Willita. Negotiations continue for St Marys Street access and some property has been acquired. Photos from Powell's Studio to be finished before Christmas.
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Bowen's Island
D. J. Woodward
L. Ward
Dwyer Avenue
Nueva Street
Mill Bridge
Garden and
Willita Streets
Woodward
St. Mary's Street
Commerce Street
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting at Railroad Y M C A
The ladies auxiliary of the railroad Y M C A meets tonight in the building parlors. The program includes readings by Miss Charlotte Stites, piano solo by Miss Tillie Brown, vocal solo by Miss Marl Rowland, piano duet by Misses Ruth Francis and Mary Manning, and vocal solo by Miss Courtney Griffen. Afterward games and refreshments follow.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Railroad
Charlotte Stites
Tillie Brown
Marl Rowland
Ruth Francis
Mary Manning
Courtney Griffen
Lavernia Visitors Entertained by Lavernia Mrs A M Peck
Miss Maida and Annie Peck of Lavernia are guests of Mrs. A. M. Peck at 408 Live Oak street. The social visit highlights a cordial afternoon gathering with local hospitality.
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Lavernia
Misses Maida
Annie Peck
A. M. Peck
Live Oak Street
Autograph Penn Letters Sell at London Auction
Autograph letters of William Penn and related documents tied to Pennsylvania land transfers sold for 475 dollars at a public sale in London yesterday. The lot included historical papers and assorted manuscripts.
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London
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Foods That Bind Little Children
An advice piece warns mothers about child diet and constipation. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for kids, claiming many families rely on it. The article includes testimonials and offers free samples from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
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America
Ernest Cash
Sycamore, Ga
Arrie V. Marshall
Kevil
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Minority report supports recall in San Antonio charter
D A McAskill, new legislator and committee member, submits a minority report urging incorporation of initiative referendum and recall. The recall would trigger only after a petition signed by 40 percent of qualified voters. The letter to T N Smith requests the committee to draft the charter provision accordingly.
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T. N. Smith
Citizens’ Committee
D. A. McAskill
Mr. Smith
Commission
City of
San Antonio
San Antonio water contract time limit set at 30 days
The San Antonio Water Supply company may contest statements and clauses in the proposed water contract for 30 days following a council conference. Engineer Alexander Potter submitted the terms, with support from C. H. Surkamp Jr. and Reid Jones. Alderman Lipscomb favored a month timeline and a favorable report to the council. A Retail Merchants committee pressed for a lower minimum rate. Cabinet delays in Tokyo follow, as Prince Katsura seeks a new cabinet with Vice Admiral Minoura Saito resigning.
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San Antonio
Alderman Lipscomb
Engineer Potter
Retail Merchants’ Association
Social Calendar Hints From Local Hostesses
Mrs Margaret Olive Jordan hosts the Bohemian Scribblers from 3 to 5 p m. Mrs W C Sillman gives a luncheon at 1 p m at the St Anthony for Miss Ruth Kelso. Dr and Mrs B F Stout honor their niece Miss Margaret Coleman with a New party at the Country club.
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Margaret Olive Jordan
W. C. Sillman
the St. Anthony
Ruth Kelso
B. F. Stout
Margaret Coleman
Local society highlights round of dances and a winter wedding
Lafayette Ward Jr and Alpha Sigma club plan dances at the Travis club and Harmony hall on December 28 and January 3. Mrs Mumme hosts a San Antonio Musical club reception at St Anthony hotel with a varied program and notable performers. A quiet St Mark’s Episcopal church wedding linked Miss Florence Converse and Stanley J Winter ends with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. About a hundred youths attend a Christmas dance.
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Lafayette Ward Jr
Travis Club
Alpha Sigma Club
Harmony Hall
Theodore E. Mumme
San Antonio
St. Anthony
Our Mountain
Verdi
Ethel Crider
Donald Joseph
Meyer Helmund
Ney H. Wilbanks
Don Juan
Tschaikowski
Emmett Rountree
Ed Goldstein
Die Walkvere
Wagner-Brassin
J. M. Steinfeldt
H. C. Feldman
Steinfeldt
Mesdames B. F. Nicholson
S. G. Tayloe
Robert L. Ball
Atlee B. Ayres
J. Baggett
John M. Steinfeldt
Walter Romberg
Robert R. Patterson
H M. Madison
R. L. Rowland
Beverly T. Young
Chester H. Terrell
W. S. Conness
William Stephen Leng
Wesley Peacock
Roy W. Hearne
Edwin Witte
Miss Erwin
Ida B. Shine
Florence Nicholson
Gladys Ives
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Florence Converse
Stanley J. Winter
Frank Welter
Robert Thompson
Philip Cook
Ben P. Converse
Winter
East Maple Street
Harmony Club
St. Anthony Hotel
New Way to Make Apple Dumplings
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill presents a new method for apple dumplings that uses smaller or sliced apples. The biscuit dough forms a crisp outer shell that traps juice without leaking, avoiding the issue of central apples bursting or burning.
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Janet McKenzie Hill
Boston Cooking School Magazine
M&m
Jagurs Mra. Co
Chicago
Christmas dances brighten Bonn Avon school and social season
Bonn Avon school hosted an evening dance attracting young men from the younger society and city schools. The hall boasted bells stars and autumn leaves with smilax holly and red roses enhancing the festive decor. Debutantes and hostesses guided guests as music and luncheon followed by a Christmas reception scene at the Morrill Hill chapel school in Harlandale with the Parent Teachers club invited this afternoon.
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Bonn-Avon
Sidney Moore
Elma Appelt
Fred Marie Peyton
Louise Beraud
Cora Lee Wupperman
Margaret Schwartz
Hall
Estes
Helen Hill
Agnes E. Benedict
Mildred Clark
Eva Coates
Nina JL. Greathouse
Henry L. Howard
Miss Juanita Hopkins
Smilax
Mrs. Howard
Miss Hopkins
A. B. Spencer
George Kichlitz
William Rigsby
Charles Florian
la France
Albert Devine
Frederick Combe
Morrill Hill Chapel School
Harlandale
Salvation Army as defendant in land suit over rescue home tract
Charles E. Sutton files suit in the Thirty seventh District court seeking title to a River avenue land strip valued at 10 000 claiming unmolested possession under the statute of limitations Col George W Brackenridge donor of the land and other defendants include the San Antonio Water Supply company Waterworks company and several individuals The Salvation Army rescue home district description states frontage 122 feet extend 752 feet near San Antonio river with home frontage 191 feet The case aims to clear title and establish rights with attorney T H Ridgeway likely to represent the Salvation Army
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Salvation Army
River Avenue
Thirtyseventh
Charles E. Sutton
Cook County
Illinois
Col
George W .Brackenridge
San Antonio Water Supply Company
The
Waterworks Company
Messrs. L. Richter
Otto Keller
Louis
W. H. Dromgoole
George Aschbacher
San Antonio
T. H. Ridgeway
Malaria Claims Appetite Loss Despite Grove’s Tonic Claim
Advertisement promoting Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria cure and system builder for adults and children. It lists price at 60 cents and targets both grown people and children.
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GROVE
Fire Chief Probes Crime After False Alarm Arrest
Fire Chief Phil Wright used detective work to arrest a man at South Alamo and Aransas for sending in a false alarm. The box showed blood from a cut hand, and witnesses noted the suspect was drinking. He faced intoxication charges in police court with a $10 fine.
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Phil Wright
South Alamo and
Aransas Streets
Pfefferling
Buckley
Nicaragua Assembly Confirms Diaz Solorzano Victory
The Nicaraguan National Assembly unanimously elected Adolf Diaz and Fernado Solorzano as president and vice president, with terms to start January 1. The assembly adopted a resolution of confidence in Diaz and endorsed his leadership during recent disturbances. Diaz praised the United States in a message and urged Senate approval of a loan convention with the U S.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
National Assembly of
Nicaragua
Adolf Diaz
Fernado Solorzano
Diaz
United States
Senate
City to Buy Poe Cottage in Bronx
The Bronx cottage where Edgar Allan Poe lived will be purchased by the city for 3000 dollars with 2000 more to move it to a site in Poe park. The board of estimate endorsed the plan amid nearby construction concerns and plans to issue special revenue bonds for the purchase and removal.
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Poe
New York
Bronx
Edgar Allen Poe
Board of Estimate
Poe Park
Gendarmes Seize German Pilot Biplane in France
A biplane piloted by a German military pilot landed at Ma yesterday from Hausen Alsace Lorraine and was immediately seized by gendarmes under sub-prefect orders in the Gray department of Saone.
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Gray
Department OF Pasaone
France
Hausen
Alsace-Lorraine
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E. Houston St
Minority Report
Water Supply Company
Tokio
Taiko Katsura
Minura Saito
Marine
Prince Katsura
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Ruth Burleson
Dwight E. Potter
Clarence Parker
Fort Worth
R. L. Ball
H. P. Hall
Dr. Wilhelm
Kansas City
R. H. Wester
Mary
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Anti-White Slave League
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Houston ST
Main Ave
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