31000 Reward for Perez Murder in San Antonio
A 31000 reward offers clues to the death of Blas Perez, mine owner from Mexico. Perez, living at 326 Lovers Lane and represented by L M Lamar, was lured in December 1911 by a driver claiming to be Lamar’s servant. Perez vanished after being taken to Lamar’s supposed meeting, his body found next morning on Simon Street.
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Jno
Blas Perez
Mexico
San Antonio
Gutzeit
Lover’s Lane
L. M. Lamar
Main Avenue
Lamar
Perez
Lovers’ Lane
Mr. Lamar
Seventy Two Will Receive Diplomas At Main Avenue High
Seventy two senior students of Main avenue high school will receive diplomas on Thursday evening at Beethoven hall. The class is the largest yet, with more boys than in recent years, and no valedictorian or salutatorian due to merged June and February cohorts. Honor graduates are Ethel Knox and Eleanor Kerr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Avenue High School
Beethoven Hall
Ethel Knox
Eleanor Kerr
Brackenridge High School
Misses Henrietta Cohen
Hazel Comstock
Edith Corey
Lorene Frass
Lucille Grobe
Edna E. Hooke
Rubye Lee Irvin
Eleanor Burwell Kerr
Mayme Selma King
Elizabeth Hanson Mason
Alice M. Mills
Margaret Coyle
Margaret Braswell
Elizabeth Koch
Ruth Moynahan
Anna Neff
Madge Pryor
Lutie Sutcliffe
Nina Trimble
May Theresa
Elizabeth Brown
Clara Nettie Cunningham
Nora Deussen
Amanda Guenther
Eva Mae Gutzeit
Regina Hesse
Ella Mae Johnson
Essie
Dorothy Kibbe
Ethel Knoa
Georgie Eleanor Lindecs
Josephine Bechtel
Ruby Mary Breeding
Edna Burl Hooker
Helen Jones
Theodora Kathleen Lukin
Clara A. McCormick
Ada Frances Miller
Aileen White
Marion DeWitt West
Lela A. Stone
Floy Tarburton
Felton Merth
Edna Woltersdorf
Anna Louise Burnett
Charles L. Beaty
Samuel A. Chapman
Edgar William Starcke
Lloyd Webb Taylor
Arthur G. Uhl
Williard Berman
Howard Brown
George Henyon
Leonard Hoefgen
Paschal Benson
Herbert James Dougherty
Charles Kibbe
Edwin Maraceau
Guthrie Polk
Clair Rockwell
William Springall
Lynn J. Beeley
Preston R. Brooks
Lawrence H. Earnest
Edward A. Feille
Carl H. Harris
Emmett Isom
Hans B. Reiss
Lloyd M. Trainer
Harvey Masson
Boyd G. Duval
Burt Cunningham
New Officers Elected at Protestant Orphan Home Board
The Protestant Orphan Home elected officers and directors for the year at yesterday morning’s meeting. Officers include Mrs. D. S. Combs as president and Mrs. J. N. Kincaid as first vice president with several other vice presidents and secretaries. Directors listed include Miss Florence Meyers and J. L. Browne among advisory board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Protestants’ Orphan Home
D. S Combs
J. N. Kincaid
J. L. Browne
J. E. Webb
Lee B. Miller
Benjamin Zuber
H. Kaufmann
Will Rote
William Will
Saul Wolfson
F. P. Johnson
Political resignations redraw Bexar county leadership
County politics split as Captain Andres Coy Sr and his son Dave Coy resign from city posts along with fellow officials James Callaghan George Huntress Jr and Dalcour Dwyer amid a feud between District Clerk Coy and Mayor Callaghan. The move unsettles party lines at the courthouse with several officials listed as aligned with Callaghan or the opposing faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andres Coy Sr
Dave Coy
James Callaghan
George Huntress Jr
Dalcour Dwyer
Andres Coy Jr
Coy
Callaghan
Bexar County
Clerk Coy
Fifty-seventh District Court
Huntress
Edward Dwyer
Captain Coy
Andres Coy
Frank Newnam
Dave
Strong Court House
Frank R. Newton
John Tobin
Ben S. Fisk
John A. Bitter
Bitter
George Huntress
Charles K. Crawford
I. C. Baker
Tom Newton
Joseph Umscheid
John Trainer
Albert V. Huth
Huth
Claude V. Birkhead
J. L. Camp
Arthur W. Seeligson
Dwyer
Dalcour
Renowned Doctors Fail Kidney Trouble Woman Praises Swamp Root
L M Hunter of Morton Mississippi testifies after eleven months of severe kidney and bladder pain. She credits Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root with rapid relief after three small bottles, despite top physicians failing. The statement was sworn before a Mississippi supervisor.
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Morton, Miss
State of
Mississippi
Scott County
Letter to Kilmer Company Promotes Kidney Sample Bottle
A Binghamton New York notice urges sending to Dr Kilmer and Co for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It promises the sample will convince anyone and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottle sizes available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Slayden Introduces Beauregard Heirs Payment Bill
Congressman Slayden proposes a bill to pay Beauregard heirs 98 630 for property lost to Mexicans and Indians during 1866 1873 in Texas. The court of claims would investigate and find facts. heirs live in San Antonio. He also seeks a constitutional amendment limiting the president to one term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Slayden
Tourant Beauregard
Robb
Congress
Court of Claims
Beauregard
San Antonio
Early San Antonio settler Beauregard highlighted
Toutant Beauregard, brother of Confederate general Beauregard, was among San Antonio’s early settlers. Beauregard Street honors him, and his old South Flores homestead remains. Heirs include Mrs. A. T. Beauregard of 233 San Pedro Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauregard
Toutant Beauregard
General Beauregard
San Antonio
Flores Street
A. T. Beauregard
San Pedro Avenue
New Judge Takes Oath to Join Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Justice Anton N. Moursund was sworn in this morning by Chief Justice J. H. James to succeed Justice T. D. Cobbs on the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals. He assumed the vacated office and began work on pending matters. He plans to move from Mason to San Antonio, staying temporarily at the Gunter hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Moursund
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
James
Anton N. Moursund
T. D. Cobbs
J. H. James
Justice Dobbs
Justice Mourland
Mason
San Antonio
Gunter
Galveston Capitalist Visits San Antonio for Leisure
Galveston man and Star Mills president M. Lasker arrived in San Antonio this morning for a two week stay at the St Anthony hotel. He is accompanied by his daughter and says the visit is for climate benefits with no business purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
M. Lasker
Star Mills Company
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proves Helpful
Letters from Mrs Hulda Erickson of Zanesville Ohio and Mrs Anna McGinns of Burlington Iowa endorse Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness dizziness and nerves with improved health after using the remedy. The advertisement claims extensive proof and urges others to try the herbal medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hulda Erickson
Maysville Avenue
Zanesville, Ohio
Burlington
Iowa
Anna Hkcgins
Agency St
Franklin Road Rally Strives For 100000 Bonus Subscriptions
The Franklin road railroad bonus committees plan to close subs at a Chamber of Commerce meeting at 5 this afternoon and set a justification date. They reported about 89000 subscribed, with 11000 still needed, and expect further gifts from wealthy merchants and out of town financiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankling Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
John B. Carrington
Carrington
T. T. Jackson
San Antonio Traction Company
A. H. Jones
J. M. Nix
T. H. Flannery
L. J. Hart
J. M. Watson
A. H. Halff
J. H. Savage
Claude Springall
J. H. Kirkpatrick
T. L. Conroy
S. B. Ricaby
H. L. Halff
Corporation
Henry 8. Ames
San Antonio Water Supply Company
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
American Shoe & Hat Co
Aubrey & King
Allensworth-Carnahan Co
Alamo National Bank
Adams
Jay E
American Bank & Trust Co
Alamo Iron Works
Allen
Frank
Austin & Foster
Bell Jewelry Co
Basse
Chester R
Beatty
Frank E
Book
D. D
Berman & Zadek
Bell
A. J
Burns
M. C
T. E
Clapton
J. A
Creamery Dairy Co
Cassin
William
Courand
Jos
Clamp
C. C
Caffarelli Bros
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Co
Chandler
BE. B
Carr
Joseph Shannon
Coffman & Warren
Friedrich
Albert
Fabre & Co
Frank, Bros
Franklin
J. EB
Goeth
C. A
Goodman Grocer Co
Guarantee Shoe Co
Gugenheim- Goldsmith Co
Gordon
C. W
Greiner
Gunter
Roxana
Gaul
J. Arthur
Groos
Gordon-Jones Construction Co
Graves
Dr. Amos, Jr
Gantt
A. 5S
E. Co
Gohlke
W. F
Gittinger
A. A
Gray
T. H
O. S. Newell
Guenther
H. L
Guenther Milling Co
Hammert
Fred
Household Furniture Co
Hammond
Ben M
Hilljie & King
Halff, M. & Bro
Hicks
F. M
Hust & Brundage
Hart
L. J
Hillyer-Deutsch-Jarratt
Hearne & de Lesdernier
Hicks & Hicks
Higgins Co
Louis Heuermann
Joske
Alexander
Jones
Travis F
Juenger
Augustus
Johnston-Burnett General Agency
Kayton
Benno
Kinney
Kampmann
Elizabeth S
Kirkpatrick
J. H. Co
Kerr
J. L
Kalteyer
W. C
King
H. C
Kunts-Albaugh Co
Kokernot
Koehler
Otto
Landa
Harry
Lambert
J. R
P Labatte
S. Weir
Lowther
G. A
Lockwood National Bank
Lewis
Perry J
H. C. Carter
Lange Soap Co
Nat
Lott
Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co
Lone Star Brewing Co
Marshall
George B
Meerscheidt & Reutzel
Moore
Elizabeth
Morriss
Will A
Miller-Pryor Construction Co
McAllister
W. W
Meyer & Webb
Maverick
W. H
Mission Lumber Co
Maracheau Grain Co
Muegge
J. B
Morgan
W. L
Mueller
Paul
Naylor & Tones
Nicholson, Furnish & Smith
Nix
J. M
National Bank of Commerce
Neal
Jack W
Sareenetmet
Oge
Lou
Pancoast & Kohler
Pancoast-Morn Co
Paschal
Dr. Frank
Parte
Petty
V. A
Plaza Theater
Pfeuffer
Pioneer Flour Mills
Pryor
Ike T
Rosegell
Isabel
R. H
Rees
Russ
Semp
Rigsby
Ransom & Silsbee
Chas
San Antonio Machine Supply Co
Swearingen & Tayloe
Stephens
A. B
Sloan & Hagg
San Antonio Lands& Building Co
Street
Hall P
Eprasve
San Antonio Horse & Ule Co
Schober
Stieven
San Antonio Drug Co
Stribling
Eleanor A
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co
San Antonio Macaroni Factory
Saur
George C
San Antonio Water Supply Co
Seeling
State
Cash Contributions Listed in Local Fund Drive Totals
A long list of donors and amounts appears in a local fundraising record. Notable contributions include West Texas Bank & Trust Co. for 500 and Templeton Brooks Napier & Ogden for 200, with many others ranging from 50 to 1000 dollars from individuals and businesses such as Saunders George W. Live Stock Commission Co. and West End Lumber Co.
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Tobin
W. G
Tips
J. C
Townsend
M. H
Templeton
Brooks
Napier & Ogden
Errell
Fred
Tengg
Nic
Vaughan Lumber Co
Vance
P. A
Wagner
Adolph
Woods & Paschal
Wester, R. H. Co
Williams
J. Tom
West
George
West Texas Bank & Trust Co
Woodward
D. J
Duval
Witte
Westervelt
G. W
White
E. Y
Young
C. 8
Ee Charles
Zanderson
T. H
Little Jeff Receives New Uniform From Washer Bros Co
Manuel Layton appears in Washer Bros Co advertisement wearing his new uniform. The popular auto delivery attendant, known as Little Jeff, is praised for the outfit given by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Layton
Washer Bros. Co
Little Jeff
Coughs and Colds Warned By Local Notice
A townwide health notice warns that sweeping illness strains old and young, especially children and the elderly. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a quick safe cure for coughs and colds, noting it contains no opiates and listing Edwards & King Drug Co. as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Edwards & King Drug Co., Suc
Doctor J R Cunningham Osteopath Listing
Dr J R Cunningham of 449 Moore Building offers osteopathic services and old phonetic contact details include 984 and a single ring.
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J. R. Cunningham
Moore Bldg
Osteopath
Victor Victrola Concerts Begin at Goggan's Hall
The first of four Victor Victrola concerts under Thomas Goggan and brothers opened at Recital Hall last night with a two daily show schedule and stage settings for each piece. Tonight's 3 30 program features Wagner, Meyerbeer, Puccini, Bizet and others performed by Pryor's band Caruso Farrar and a distinguished quartet.
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Thomas Goggan
Tannhauser
Wagner
Martin
Farrar
Carmen
Bizet
Campanari
Faust
Gounod
Journet
Thais
Massenet
Maud Powell
Adler ika book offered free on guarding against illness
The Adler ika book claiming easy protection against appendicitis and instant relief from constipation or gas is drawing interest in San Antonio readers. Copies are available free from H. L. Wagner at Avenue C and Houston Street.
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San Antonio
H. L. Wagner
Avenue C
Houston Street
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Alicock
Hillyerdeutsch
Sap Depot
GLOBE
Cibbs
Hostetter
County
Mission Park
Board of Supervisors
L. M. Hunter
J. G. Risher, M. B
Texas
San Antonians
Jensen
Austin
A. N. Moursund
Madras
Saul Wolfso
Goggan
Victor Victrola
India Tea
the Growers of India Tea
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