Port O Connor Investment Offer Promises Big Texas Returns
A sales appeal by A. D. Powers of the American Townsite Company promotes Port O Connor as a顶 investment. The firm controls the O Connor ranch lands from Seadrift to Port OConnor with a railroad through the property and offers shares at $10 each. They claim 20 percent dividends this year, 5 percent quarterly, and $89,000 earned in the first year. Calls readers to visit 109 Avenue D to discuss stock before March 1.
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Texas
Port O’connor
O’connor
Seadrift
Stockholders urged to give Fair association control
Members of the Young Men's Business League asked stockholders to place about 60 000 of their shares in escrow for ten years to enable the league to manage the fair. The plan requires two thirds stock approval and constitutional amendments to remove salaries from top officers.
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The
Fair Association
Young Men’s Business League
League
San Antonio Fair Association Stock Drive Under Way
Young men seek control of the Fair association stock for ten years to prevent hindering other plans. They aim to make the association premises a playground for San Antonio and expect the stock to gain value under new management. Notices were sent to stockholders, but some large holders declined escrow. A Monday meeting will likely elect new directors from a slate of 26, with 13 to be chosen.
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Fair Association
San Antonio
Association
League
Strikebreakers Ordered to Pay for Board at Galveston Road
An order requiring strikebreakers employed by the Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio railroad to pay 50 cents a day for meals and housing became effective February 1. All but three of the strikebreakers agreed to comply, with a similar systemwide order in effect. Rumors of a possible settlement next Monday circulated, but officials reported no official word.
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Carmen
Post Office January Receipts Reach New High in San Antonio
The San Antonio post office total postal receipts for January 1912 amount to $30 603.53 under Assistant Postmaster Joseph W. Fuller. Stamp sales drive the total, marking the largest figure on record and about an 8 percent rise from January last year. Fuller notes 1911 was unusually dry.
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San Antonio
Joseph W. Fuller
Fuller
Amusements at the Grand feature Over Night and The Bachelor's Baby
William A. Brady presents Over Night at the Grand with a June cast led by Tom Emory and Sam B. Hardy while Francine Lorimee and Ada Stirling star as the wives. The production comes from Phillip H. Bartholomae with a three act farce about two couples swapping partners on a Hudson River trip. Also billed is Francis Wilson in The Bachelor's Baby, a three act farce about a bachelor forced to care for his dead brother’s child, with a New York company at the Grand on February 6 and 7. The Plaza ends its current run with Brengk's Models in porcelain and bronze poses alongside musical features and other acts including Leslie Morasco Co. and the Tuxedo Four.
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William A. Brady
Phillip H. Bartholomae
New York City
Hackett Theater
Playhouse
Mr. Brady
Hendrick Hudson
Bartholomae
Brady
Tom Emory
Sam B. Hardy
Francine Lorimee
Ada Stirling
Robert Bingham
Elsie Scott
Inez Buck
Florence Stewart
James T. Ford
Mahlon P. Hamilton
JL Duane
Francis Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Thomas Beach
Tom
Beach
Wilson
New York
Criterion Theater
Charles Frohman
Grand Opera House
Plaza
Brengk
Leslie Morasco & Co
Kramer and
Spillane
Dollie Merriman
Ward
Weber
Brooks and
Carlisle
Jules Falk Delights Atlanta Audiences With Violin Recital
A large audience in Atlanta attended Jules Falk's recital at the Auditorium last night and praised his refined instrument and singing tone. The program favored musical beauty with selections from seventeenth and eighteenth century composers, noted for unhurried, expressive style rather than modern complexity.
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Jules Falk
Atlanta
Royal theater vaudeville week with big acts at low prices
The Royal presents two shows nightly at 8 and 9 15 PM featuring Lamoth’s motoring comiques in Fun in a Taxi the McDonald trio vocal acts Alvin and Alvin and Bessie Leonard plus Senor Don Carlos and his educated dogs and monkeys. The manager Kaufman aims to deliver top vaudeville from strong circuit acts at popular prices for a strong upcoming week.
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the Royal
Royal Theater
Kaufman
Lamoth
McDonald
Alvin
Bessie Leonard
the Kid
Komedy
Senor Don Carlos
Negro Tots Held At Jail In Army Post Vagrant Case
Two five year old boys Casey Jones and Peter Harris described as mascots were jailed for vagrancy after confessing to living in a dry goods box on an army post. They spoke of beatings at home and being the mascots of soldiers. Judge Phil Shook ordered inquiry into their parents and held them at the jail for the time being.
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Casey Jones
Peter Harris
Phil Shook
Army
Heir Claimed in Karnes Family After Notice
An heir of Henry Karnes, a 1840 San Antonio resident who served with General Sam Houston, has been identified following a notice in the Light. Louisiana inquirers claimed kinship and potential gains, while a man claiming direct descent contacted deputy tax assessor Henry Feille offering to write soon.
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Henry Karnes
San Antonio
Sam Houston
Texas
Louisiana
Henry Feille
The
Inquirers
ed _ ee
Circulators of False Reports May Face Fines
An ordinance approved September 25 1905 targets anyone within San Antonio who circulates false reports of infectious diseases. Violators may be fined 50 to 200 dollars in corporation court. The measure aims to curb fear and secrecy amid outbreaks and involves all residents, not just physicians.
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San Antonio
Board of Health
Shootout In Vargas Street Leaves Man Wounded In Feud
In eastern city area last night, one man was wounded and Manuel Tarrine lay critically ill after a shooting affray sparked by a long running feud between Tarrine and Vargas families. Cesario Vargas and J A Vargas face multiple charges including assault with intent to murder as other relatives are jailed.
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Vargas
Tarrine
Manuel Tarrine
Vargas Street
Cesario Vargas
J. A. Vargas
Tomas
Martin Vargas
M. Martinez
Tolbert Trainer resigns jail guard post amid political rift
Tolbert Trainer, son of Constable John K E Trainer, resigns as jail guard this morning. Constable Trainer seeks re election under Callaghan banner while Sheriff Tobin backs the opposing side, marking a partisan shift in county politics.
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Tolbert Trainer
John KE
Trainer
Callaghan
Sheriff Tobin
Cardui credited by woman cured with nine bottles
Mrs. R. A. Casey of Toyah Texas recounts eight years of womanly troubles then nine bottles of Cardui cured her. She praises Cardui as a gentle vegetable tonic that strengthens and ends sickness, urging other women to try it and requesting the Chattanooga Medicine Co. literature.
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Toyah
Tex
R. A. Casey
Cardui
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