Sane New Year resolutions urged by Chicago leagues
Letters urging a sane New Year's Eve will be sent to Chicago ministers to adopt resolutions with congregations, drawn up by the Chicago Law and Order League and the Anti Saloon League. A town meeting is planned Monday at a downtown church to form a committee to press on Harrison and Chief McWeeny if action is not taken to curb the annual debauch.
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Chicago
Chicago Law and Order League
Anti-Saloon League
Harrison
McWeeny
Home made meats offered at right price by Union Meat Co
Patricia Light urges readers to call for attractive prices on hams bacon lard and compound with the slogan eat at home instead of relying on meals from Chicago Kansas City or Omaha. Pay your poll tax.
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Union Meat Company
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Conscience money sent to J McCord Watson and city notices
A Mobile Alabama postmarked envelope delivered 200 dollars to J McCord Watson president of the Guarantee Shoe Company with a note saying the sender owed it to him. Various local events listed include New Year Eve balls at Hermann Sons hall and Dixie Social Club, Diaz Sisters orchestra, gifts, supper and entertainment at multiple venues. Henry Herthey sent to the Poor Farm for trial work. Humane Society seeks employment for him.
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J. McCord Watson
Guarantee Shoe Company
Mr. Watson
Henry Herthey
San Antonio
Davenport
Iowa
The
New Year Eve Balls and Local Notices Across City
Community events fill the year end, including the Ivy and Golden Leaf Social Club ball at Harmony Hall on Navarro Street, and Bexar Social Club at Modern Woodman hall with prizes. A lecture by Colonel N Ward Fitzgerald is set for Theosophical Society rooms, plus a Grand Ball at Prine’s Hall Blanco Road on January 1. A chimney fire at D S Combs home caused minor damage, and an health department complaint targets vacant lots with tin cans and rubbish cleanup orders.
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Dixie Social Club
Dixie Club Hall
Flores Street
Harmony Hall
Ivy and
Golden Leaf Social Club
Navarro Street
Bexar Social Club
Modern Woodman Hall
Carolus
Health Department
South Presa Street
Mexican Meals Sold at 25 Cents Sunday
Fragmentary note reports a sale of Mexican meals including corn tamales on Sunday with a price of 25 cents. Names, places, or organizers are unclear in the recovered text.
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Elks
Belated Christmas Trees Delight San Antonio Families
Salvation Army in San Antonio hosted a Christmas tree event at the barracks with Santa impersonated by Adjutant F Andrus for 100 children and many adults. The group distributed gifts, candies, and urged clothing donations as the season aid expanded to over 2000 garments in the prior weeks and more to come.
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Salvation Army
Santa Claus
F. Andrus
Goblenz
Alice Ohls
Maggie Hobbs
East
Houston Street
Army
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Men’s Club of
San Antonio
W. H. Springall
Philip Cook
Luther O. Whitman
John's Episcopal Church
Eleanor Jordin
Ethel Craig
Banks to Close Saturdays at Noon in San Antonio Clearing House
All banks belonging to the San Antonio Clearing House will close on Saturdays at 12 o'clock noon. The measure affects member institutions and aims to standardize weekend hours across the group.
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Tom L. Miller
Gunter Office
San Antonio Clearing House
Two Young Men Drown Near Kissimmee River
In Kissimmee Florida two young men Carl Hilliard and Raymond Harris disappeared after a trip into the Everglades aboard Hilliard’s yacht the Marguerite. Hilliard’s body was found near Southport with no sign of foul play.
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Tampa
Fla
Carl Hilliard
Raymond Harris
Kissimmee
Kissimmee River
Hilliard
Southport
Everglades
Marguerite
Bell Dies in Cab on Way Home in Washington
Joseph N. Bell chief of the Quartermaster General's Department of the Army died suddenly in a cab on his way home in Washington. He was cousin to Major General J Franklin Bell who commands the army in the Philippines and was formerly army chief of staff. An inquest is expected today though doctors say heart failure caused the death.
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Ad Claims Weight Loss
An ad promotes Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths as the best method for weight reduction through scientific massage. It notes a beauty parlor in connection and directs readers to take the South Flores street car to reach the venue.
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Harlandale
South Flores
San Antonio
Pay Your Poll Tax Now for Carriage Robe at Woodward Co
In a brisk tax reminder, residents are urged to settle poll taxes promptly to access a carriage robe offered by Woodward Carriage Company. The notice frames payment as a civic duty and a practical step toward securing the garment.
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Woodward Carriage Co
Adolfo Garza Galan Dies in San Antonio at 23
Adolfo Garza Galan son of the late Coahuila governor and brother of Andreas Garza Galan died at Lee Surgical Hospital in San Antonio at 3 30 this morning after an intestinal operation. He will be buried in Monterey, Mexico, with a committee from the International Club accompanying the body. Survived by his mother two brothers and four sisters.
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Adolfo Garza Galan
Coahuila
Mex
Andreas Garza Galan
San Antonio
Lee Surgical Hospital
Galan
Monterey
International
Great Northern
International Club
Joel A. Lipscomb
Perry
Mexico
San Pedro Avenue
Korean Court Adjourns in Terauchi Conspiracy Trial
In Seoul the court trying 106 Koreans accused of conspiring against Governor General Count Terauchi adjourned yesterday to January 9. The panel continued sessions through the holidays including Christmas Day.
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Seoul
Korea
Count Terauchi
Goliad Independent School District Bonds Approved
The Attorney General’s Department approves $20,000 bonds for Goliad Independent School District to fund construction of an additional school building in Goliad Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Goliad Independent School District
Goliad
Ambassador Reaches Tokio New US Envoy Arrives Tokyo
TOKIO December 28 Larse Anderson the newly named United States ambassador to Japan arrived and will assume embassy duties succeeding Charles Page Bryan. Explosion Kills Yard Foreman in Hamlet NC. Charles Utter foreman for Seaboard Air Line died this morning when an engine boiler exploded. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Tokio
Larse Anderson
United States
Japan
Charles Page Bryan
Raleigh
N. C
Charles Utter
Seaboard Air Line
Hamlet
Multilingual attempt ends with comic courtroom moment
In Gary Indiana a bearded man faces a language puzzle as officials try phrases in Hungarian Polish French Serbo Croatian Japanese and Persian to identify his tongue. The chamber erupts when I Leon Gould breaks into Yiddish and the scene devolves into farce as the suspect proclaims a Gaelic name and patrons retreat to Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths in San Antonio.
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Chicago
Gary
Ind
Charles
Wildermuth
Greenwald
Ohio
Leon Gould
Gould
South Broadway
Begorra
Patrick O' Hannigan
Philippine delegates seek autonomous government from United States
Manuel L. Queseon and M. W Harnshaw, Philippine Islands delegates to Congress, travel to Washington to press for self rule under US protection. They insist the Jones bill could settle status, reduce American tax costs, and foster national unity.
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San Francisco
Cal
Manuel L. Queseon
M. W Harnshaw
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Washington
United States
Queseon
Fire on Rigsby Avenue Damages House and Furniture
J P Newcomb woke to smoke at 1 am and slid to safety using tied counterpanes. Firefighters contained the blaze in the dining room. investigators suspect arson. Building owned by W M Smock valued at 3500. damages about 200 to structure and 250 to furniture. insurance covers all.
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Rigsby Avenue
J. P. Newcomb
Mr. Newcomb
Newcomb
W. M. Smock
Husband Appointed Probation Officer in Wife Case
San Francisco report describes John Hambecker of Tuscarora Nevada who, after his wife Myrtle Brown stole $1100 and was sentenced to probation, is named by the judge as probation officer and given absolute charge of her conduct. The article also discusses sheep marking methods and a French study on identifying wool stock, noting alternatives like ear tattooing and nose marks with various color formulations.
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San Francisco
John Hambecker
Tuscarora
Nev
Hambecker
Myrtle Brown
Denver
Stockton
Sargent
Rambecker
National Society of Agriculture of France
Syndical Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Watch Party and Entertainment Evening Details
Event promotes another watch party and unique entertainment evening in December S1. Call to make table reservations now. Old phone 1088 and new phone 673 listed for contact.
Obituary notices from Bonham Cotulla Vargas Chadwick and Sack case
Obituaries list Dr. 8 S Bonham 56 at 441 Delmar street after brief illness. H O Mains of Cotulla dies from wounds in San Antonio hospital. Modesta Vargas of 2303 Wyoming street dies Christmas day leaving nine children. Willis T Chadwick 72 a railroad engineer dies after lingering illness. Mrs Sack of Greenville Mississippi wife of Isaac Sack after remarriage and return to San Antonio. Interments at City Cemetery and pending funeral details.
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Bonham
Delmar Street
Blocker
Cal
San Antonio
Odd Fellows
Monroe Lodge
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Chadwick
Willis T. Chadwic
Loca
New Yor
Texas
Mexico
Chari Chadwick
New York
Zizik Undertaking Company
Man Kills Wife and Her Mother in Indiana
Lagrange Indiana December 28 Ward Hart shot and killed his wife Rena Hart from whom he separated and her mother Sarah McBride. He was captured after fleeing to a brother’s home. Hart had been married only a few months. Texarkana Texas December 28 Allen Mills aged 19 is held in connection with the killing of his uncle Marion Durham whose body was found near Simms. The shooting is believed to have occurred Sunday.
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Lagrange
Ind
Ward Hart
Rena Hart
Sarah McBride
Hart
Texarkana
Tex
Allen Mills
Marion Durham
Simms
Sanger Lumber Yard Fire Causes Major Loss
Denton Texas reports a fire at Sanger Lumber Yard started by Lyon Gray Lumber Company gas, burning early morning and causing about $10,000 in damage. The blaze disrupted nearby operations and prompted investigations by local authorities.
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Sanger
Denton
Tex
Lyon Gray Lumber Company
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R. C. Wright
Mark Wright
Wright Bros. Electrical Contractors
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the Traveler's Transfer CO
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Zena
Modern School
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Diaz Sisters Orchestra
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Phil H. Shook
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Franklin
Bexar County Humane Society
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E. M. Collins
Pullman
Pullman Company
W. A .Hering
Hicks
Ee Peter
Leonard Smith Auto
J. B. Holt
Fred Davison
San Antonio Humane Society
O. E. Hicks
Gunter Building
A. Ward Miller
Byler
Gibbs
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Travis Club
Hermann Long Hall
Gaprd
Rockport
J. E.hiteselle
Corsicana
Whiteselle
Oakshore Club
Gunter Hotel
Friedman
F. Hadra
Coe Archer
Masquerade Skating Rink
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Conroy Bidg
Yale
W. A. White
Casino St
San Fernando Cathedral
Wilson
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Baltimore
Trenton
N. J
Stered U. S. Pat
Walter Baker & CO. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
John W. Shaw
Ferdinand P. Herff
Bedell
George T. Botsford
Garden Stable
Hermann Sons All
Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co
N. Ward Fitzgerald
Victoria
Theosophical Society
Central Office
Prine’s Hall
Blanco Road
Music Bailey Orchestra
D.S. Combs
Main Avenue
St. Mark's Church
St. John’s Church
Riverside
R. G. Littlejohn
Fort Worth
ST. Anthony
Mains
H. O. Mains
Cotulla
Taylorsvillle
Isaac Sack
Greenville
M Hannah
Leo
Sa Antonio
Julius
Alfr
Lester
St. Loui
Sacks
J. E
Third’ National Bank
Sedalia
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