Shortage in Bexar sinking funds traced to bond miscalc
County Auditor John V. Huntress disclosed a 117200 shortfall across sinking funds for G. H. S. A. railroad, bridge, and Mexican Gulf bonds due to miscalculated tax levies. The error, spanning 13 years, treated 20 year bonds as 40 year issues, threatening pending redemptions unless funding is corrected.
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John V. Huntress
Huntress
G., H. & S. A. Raiilroad
Bexar County
Commissioners’ Court
Lusitania Returns After Stormy North Atlantic Crossing
The Christmas liner Lusitania docked in New York with a crowded passenger list and a hold packed with Christmas mail after one of its stormiest voyages. The ship reached quarantine 28 hours late as mountainous seas swept the deck and toppled the smokestacks. wireless was disrupted twice but restored quickly.
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New York
Knights of Columbus Minstrel Show Promises Real Treat
San Antonio Lodge No. 786 Knights of Columbus prepares a two performance minstrel at Grand opera house on Friday December 27. Frank A. Long directs with L. Griesenbeck as musical director. Nelson Lytle acts as interlocutor and a notable cast includes J. Hill Grover Ed W. Tynan P. S. McGeeney J. W. Wurzbach P. M. Licklider W. C. Gaffney. a Columbian quartet and eight soloists will perform with a finale one act comedy The Booster Club of Blackville.
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San Antonio
Knights of Columbus
Grand Opera House
Frank A. Long
L. Griesenbeck
San Antonio Public
Nelson Lytle
J. Hill Grover
Ed W. Tynan
P.S. McGeeney
J. W. Wurzbach
P. M. Licklider
W. C. Gaffney
Columbian Quartette
Booster Club
Blackville
Chester Slimp
Henry Schaub
J. R. Toles
J. E. Gregg
A. J. Simon
Joe Caldwell
J. W. Conroy
San Antonio Chamber Pushes State Building Code to Cut Fire Rates
Jake Wolff chairing the San Antonio Chamber argues adoption of the state building code will lower fire insurance rates by five cents for all risks, promising thousands in annual savings for property owners. Aldermen weigh the impact while some doubt the benefits of replacing the city ordinance.
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San Antonio
Jake Wolff
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Five Underwriters
Wolff
Alderman Fincham
Fincham
Jackson
Council
Wickeland and
Mautermann
C. B. Roulet
Lipscomb
Public Utilities Committee
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
Frio
Boynton
Alderman Lipscomb
South Flores
South Heights
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Attract Society Women
San Antonio leading society women are steady patrons of the Harlande hot sulphur baths as a rest and recreation from their social activities. Beauty parlor in connection. Take South Flores street car.
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San Antonio
South Flores
Mayor Abandons Piano Burning Plan on Christmas Eve
City notes that the mayor will not conduct a piano burning on Christmas Eve. Observer Dr Weatherby, a dentist at 215 Ala Mo Plaza, reports the upstairs area relevant to the matter.
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Dr. Weatherby
Alamo Plaza
Widow offers to marry Texas bachelor via postmaster scheme
A Los Angeles widow writes Postmaster John J. Stevens proposing to solve high living costs and the servant question by marrying a Texas bachelor or widower. She praises Stevens as a matrimonial agent and invites a dinner and blessing for the couple, urging him to match a nice bachelor or widower. The note ends with a request for a suitable husband contact.
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California
John J. Stevens
Los Angeles
Texas
Jane Lonelley
General Delivery
Cal
Lonelley
Stevens
Kindley
Peaceful Council Meeting Set for December Fifth Monday
The city council holds a peaceful last regular meeting of the year with four monthly meetings per the charter and December 80 as the fifth Monday. Alder man Fincham will introduce new business as several issues remain pending but not divisive.
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Fincham
Poll Tax Payments Lag as Christmas Rush Looms
Tax collector John Bitter reports 1854 poll taxes paid by closing time versus 2368 a year earlier on December 22. Only 168 men obtained voting papers yesterday for the coming year. Bitter urged exemption certificate seekers—youths aged after January 1, 1912 or before October 1, 1913—to apply now to avoid delays and ensure voting eligibility without poll tax.
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John Bitter
Bitter
Health Commissioner orders social events halted during smallpox outbreak
La Crosse Wisconsin health commissioner Jacobs issued a request to suspend dances parties and social affairs throughout the epidemic. If not obeyed he will close churches schools and forbid all social functions, applying to all social circles.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Jacobs
McGregor Pushes Convict Labor for State Highways
Texas state senator T. H. McGregor announces a bill for a state trunk highway system built with convict labor under a highway commission acting as the prison board. He terms the plan elaborate and feasible, aiming for introduction in the Thirty-third legislature.
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Austin
Tex
T. H. McGregor
Highway Commission
Board of Prison Commissioners
McGregor
Have you done all your Christmas shopping
A promotional notice urges completing Christmas purchases and hints at overlooked items, stressing the collector's role as the Texas headquarters for automobile accessories and encouraging timely buying before year end.
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Texas
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