Vitalitas Christmas Gift Shipments Drive Demand
Vitalitas energized earth fluid ships to cities nationwide with hundreds of orders. A Houston man sent two bottles to his ailing relative in Boston praising its health benefits for stomach, kidney and liver ailments and other conditions. The ad claims it cleanses toxins, relieves rheumatism indigestion and catarrh and promises a tasty tonic from a natural source. Available at Wagner's drug store 407 Houston Street.
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America
Houston
Boston
Wagner's Drug Store
St Houston Street
River Patrol Ships Funded in House Bill
SHINGTON D C December 23 Appropriation of two hundred fifty thousand dollars to build and equip three light draft river steamers and add life saving gear to patrol the Mississippi and its tributaries in emergencies. Introduced today by Representative Goon Arkansas.
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Shington
D. C
Mississippi
Goon
Arkansas
Counterfeit $20 Certificates Sought After San Antonio Incidents
Seven counterfeit $20 gold certificates passed at San Antonio banks during Saturday rush hour 8 to 9:30. No arrests yet as the U S Secret Service investigates. Trolls of bogus notes circulated via Arthur Bar Dan Breen's saloon Miller Gar on Alamo and other locations. Banks detected and returned the notes to depositors.
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San Antonio
United States Secret Service Department
American Bank & Trust Company
Arthur Bar
Dan Breen
Miller Gar
South Alamo Street
Citizens’ Bank & Trust Company
Toepperwein Hardware Company
Frost National Bank
Thomas Troillo
Commerce
Cameron Streets
R. Moglia
Houston
Lockwood National Bank
Body Found on River Banks Buried Unidentified
The unidentified man found dead on the San Antonio river banks last Sunday evening was buried Tuesday morning in City Cemetery No. 7. The funeral, at 10:30, was from Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company parlors. A note quoted from Tit-Bits appears in the report.
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San Antonio
City
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Diplomatic greet and Mexican security incidents
The Mexican diplomatic corps delivered a congratulatory address. Japanese Izumo marines and bluejackets to visit Mexico City. La Nacion suspended publication under government pressure. In Douglas, a mail wagon bound for Agua Prieta was attacked by men believed to be Federal agents. driver Rafael Trillas, 15, and companion Jose Carranza, 12, were beaten, attackers fled before mail pouches were opened.
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Izumo
Manzanillo
Federal
la Nacion
Douglas
Agua Prieta
Boundary Line
Rafael Trillas
Jose Carranza
Was Daniel DeVilliers Armed When Killed in Los Angeles
Police probe whether Daniel DeVilliers carried a gun when he was shot at his former wife’s home. An automatic pistol was found near the body and Roy L. Glover is held. Investigators seek if DeVilliers and Mrs. DeVilliers were married, note indicates she is the divorced wife of Vivian M. Lewis, 1910 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Daniel DeVilliers
Roy L. Glover
DeVilliers
Glover
Obituary notices from San Antonio area deaths and services
Obituaries report Trevino Geronimo 33 died at 412 Plum street with services at San Fernando Cathedral and burial in San Fernando cemetery. Also Bothwell funeral held at 1006 Avenue B with burial at St Marys cemetery. Rodriguez 74 died at 723 Marshall street with burial at San Fernando cemetery. Helen McAdoo formerly Voelcker, wife of McAdoo, death noted in Galveston and Springfield. funeral planned in Galveston. Erasmus Darwin Wing 75 died in West End. Civil War veteran with two daughters and a son named Wesley Peacock. burial plans in Maryville. Connecticut to erect monument to John Fitch at Hartford Capitol.
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Trevino
Geronimo Trevino
Plum Street
San Antonio
Seguin
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando
McAdoo
Helen McAdoo
Galveston
Voelcker
Henry E. Vernor
Helen Beisner
Henry Beisner
James McAdoo
Springfield
Wing
Erasmus Darwin Wing
West End
Duansburg
N. Y
William Russell
Jane Bolton Wing
Wing Family of America, Incorporated
Twenty-first Ohio Volunteers
Maryville
Kansas
Andree
Taft
Harriet Wing
Wesley Peacock
W. R. Wing
Chicago
Peacock
Eaily
Connecticut
Hartford
John Fitch
Fitch
South Windsor
Conn
Court of Appeals adjourns for holidays after six decisions
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals issued six rulings on Tuesday and adjourned until after Christmas. Justice Carl authored an affirmance in a Bexar county horse death case noting the rider’s negligence. Other affirmations and a reversal remanded a Uvalde bank dispute, with a January 7, 1914 resumption likely.
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Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
W. S. Fly
Fly
Gonzales
Mourland
Fredericksburg
J. F. Carl
San Antonio
Carl
Bexar County
T. 8S. Walker
H. C. Carter
Peden Iron & S&steel Company
E. M. Jaimes
Bexar
T.S. Walker
Minnie Skaggs
John Patton Mudd
Karnes
H. M. Goldstein
Carl Saur
Anton Moursund
Appellate Court
Court of Crim inal Appeals actions lone in Texas
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin on December 23 affirmed multiple defendants including Frank White Angelina Willie Stewart and J W Powers Dallas etc and reversed and remanded Claude Bradley Montague with others noted. Appeal dismissals and rehearing motions involving Wichita Kaufman and other counties were also reported.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Tex
Frank White
Angelina
Willie Stewart
J. W. Powers
Dallas
Cora Haler
Lester Yates
Haskell
Ed Daniels
Jefferson
Jim Cole
Lamar
Tenny Vernon
Montague
Gertrude Gordon
Palo Pinto
Beulah Forester
Tarrant
T. R. T. Orth
Wichita
A. Humphries
Lizzie E. Hart
Claude Bradley
George Bacon
Rose Humphries
Bill Towery
Fred Shaw
Kaufman
Pleasant Turkey Lunch and Vaudeville at San Antonio Club
A Turkey luncheon followed by a smoker and vaudeville sketches will be hosted in the rooms of the San Antonio Club on Wednesday 24th from 12 noon to 2 p m. All members and visitors with Port cards are invited. Dr Fred Hadra chairman Entertainment Committee.
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San Antonio
Fred Hadra
Bliss May Receive Promotion to Army Chief of Staff
Unofficial reports from headquarters suggest Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss of the Southern Department could be named army chief of staff. Major General William W. Witherspoon may be replaced, with Bliss slated as successor, per Army and Navy Register speculation.
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Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
Army
William W. Witherspoon
Leonard Wood
Witherspoon
Bliss
Army and Navy Register
Philippines
Islands
General Bliss
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
Predicted Promotions in Army Leadership Move
The report states General Bliss is likely to succeed as chief of staff and General Scott is expected to be promoted to major general. It notes Bliss will reach retirement age in December 1917.
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General Bliss
Scott
Bliss
Meeting Place Changed for Primitive Baptist Council
The Primitive Baptist Council meeting begins Friday December 26 and will be held in the City.
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Primitive Baptist Council
Alarms Bell Fire at Flores Street Garage
Fire of unknown origin struck a garage run by S. X. Callaghan at 415 North Flores Street at 6 30 Tuesday morning. Chief Wright and six fire companies responded. damage was small. Earlier, Monday night at 10 30, a trash barrel fire at 823 West Woodlawn Avenue caused no damage.
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S. X. Callaghan
North Flores Street
Wright
West Woodlawn Avenue
Alamo Heroes Lodge Charter Filed in Texas
The Alamo Heroes of San Antonio filed a charter in the Texas State Department with a 5000 dollar capital. The group aims to honor American heroism and defend devotion to country, with plans for a San Antonio grand lodge and subordinate lodges nationwide. Directors include Abner Davis Frederick Murphey G I Davis W H Reukaf and T J Caldwell.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio
State Department
Abner Davis
Frederick 8. Murphey
G. I. Davis
W. H. Reukaf
T. J. Caldwell
Holiday for drivers and city sanitation workers
Louis Rubiola announces a Christmas holiday for garbage wagon drivers and asks residents not to place trash boxes on sidewalks. The department will operate daily, with December 25 the first holiday in years. The note compares to a London fog day costing $26,000 in gas and electricity.
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Louis Rubiola
London
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Selz
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Selz Royal Blue
E. Houston
Market Hall
Odd Fellows’ Hall
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Alamo Heroes Lodge
Alamo
H. van R. Muenzenberger
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