Courthouse Lockdown After Theft Prompts Entry Ban
County Commissioner J H Corington reported a theft of a $40 overcoat with gloves from the courthouse rack. Sheriff Tobin investigated with no result and an access ban was imposed on all persons without courthouse business. Also noted: John William Graves of Nixon filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Federal Court with liabilities of 3368.34 and assets of 10712.49, exempting 2500.
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J. H. Coryington
Commissioners’ Court
John William Graves
Nixon
Gonzales County
Frank H. Booth
Official notice to property owners on Army Boulevard
City Clerk I Fred Fries of San Antonio announces publication of a resolution detailing actions affecting property owners on Army Boulevard from River Avenue to Army Post. The notice outlines the resolution’s scope, purpose, and procedural steps for interested parties to review and respond.
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Army Boulevard
River Avenue
Army Post
Fred Fries
City of
San Antonio
A. D. cl. Inton
G. Brown
Public Works Resolution Approving Army Boulevard Improvements
City of San Antonio approves plat and engineer statement for Army Boulevard from River Avenue to Fort Sam Houston boundary. It orders construction with 65 inch concrete paving and curbwork and levies special assessments on abutting property with a hearing set for February 19, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
San Antonio
Army Boulevard
River Avenue
U. S
Tivalde Rock Asphalt Co
Fort Sam Houston
Primary Is Costly Expense of Registration in Chicago
Chicago reports show the city spent 265000 dollars to register 19 the tally reflects high costs per registration amid February reporting.
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Chicago
Election Board Estimates Aldermanic Election Costs
Election officials say 604 names were filed yesterday at about 13 dollars per name for the aldermanic election next April. Another registration day is set for March 13, with the primary on February 27 and the election in April, all costing nearly the same per official estimates.
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Election Board
Dynamite Factory Blast Kills 200 Near Cologne
A January 27 explosion at a dynamite factory in Schlebusch near Cologne reported by Les Nouvelles of Maestricht causes about 200 deaths, mostly women. An earlier blast on the Aix La Chapelle to Louvain railroad injured or killed 26 Belgian workers.
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Amsterdam
London
Les Nouvelles
Maestrich
Holland
Schlebusch
Cologne
Aix-La-Chapelle
Louvain
Careful Hubby in a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a wife asking about her husband’s view on kissing and germs. He quips that germs are carried mostly by money and jokes he won’t hand her any.
Red Cross Opens New San Antonio HQ at Gunter Hotel
San Antonio Red Cross moves to the Gunter Hotel lobby with Percy Tyrrell arranging telephone links and a central office to handle society business. A wide campaign follows with committees planning card parties balls and a tableaux vivants at Grand Opera House for funds and public support led by Mrs. William Aubrey and a large list of local clubwomen and Fort Sam Houston members.
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San Antonio
American Red Cross Society
Gunter Hotel
Percy Tyrrell
Red Cross
Menger Hotel
William Aubrey
A. B. Spencer
A. Sachs
George Dunne
KR. F. Metcalf
Gilbert Allen
Fort Sam Houston
Central Committee
Fort Sam ,Houston
Grand Opera House
J. J. Stevens
George Martin
Aubrey
America
Fenwick
Washington
City Federation
J. T. Smith
R. F. Metcalf
William Herff
Harry B. Jordan
Albert Steves
Adele Staacke
Edna Steves
Hannah Hirshberg
Jean Aubrey
Eleanor Parker Cushman
L. B. Clegg
Marin B. Fenwick
A. L. Matlock
Atkins
Laura Lee Dorsey
Edward Lee
Rowena Nye
Bridge Fire Sparks Urgent Montana Replacement Plan
A Piper's Magazine report notes a Montana railway bridge destroyed by fire requiring immediate replacement. Two days later the division superintendent met the old master bridge builder who urged haste saying every hour costs money and asked if the engineer has the plans for the new bridge. The builder admitted uncertainty but indicated trains were still passing as the bridge stood.
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Montana
Piper's Magazine
Bill
Pryor Bids To Reclaim Hot Wells Property At Trustee Sale
The Hot Wells 115 acre property once held by Gotham Pictures transfers back to R E Stafford & Co led by Col Ike T Pryor after a trustee sale in front of the courthouse. Hutchins trustee for Pryor said the Gotham deal is closed and Pryor bid the land without public disclosure of the figure. The 300000 purchase included 100000 preferred 100000 common stock and four notes of 25000 payable over four years amid disputed obligations.
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Hot Wells
Gotham Pictures Corporation of
New York
R. E. Stafford & Company
Ike T. Pryor
FE. A. Hutchins
Colonel Pryor
Hutchins
Gotham Company
Deep
Picture Company
Five Star Social Club Dance at Turner Hall
Page notes a dance by the Five Star Social Club at Turner Hall on Wednesday night February 7 with 50 cent admission and free for ladies. The item sits among police and crime briefs, ads, and community notices from the period.
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Turner Hall
Five Star Social Club
Willet
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a fast acting remedy for back pain lumbago sciatica and neuritis. The copy claims a trial bottle relieves soreness within fifty counts and stresses harmless non staining application with instant soothing effects.
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St. Jacobs
Court notes and local notices from a 1917 police report
Police report items include a prisoner posing as a secret service officer to cash a worthless check, a flag to be flown daily at the county courthouse, speeding arrests with $5 fines, a prize mask ball at Hermann Sons hall, a Dixie dance with free ladies, local ads for clocks cars and printing, a chicken-roost theft of ten hens, and a 1917 Ford stolen with license 1157.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad Promises Easy Digestion
A vintage ad urges indigestion relief with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims after meal use and bedtime dosing improves digestion of fried baked or boiled foods and notes physicians prescribe the tablets. A free sample offer and 50 cent price are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Free Trial Offer Urged
An advertisement from F. A. Stuart Co. of Marshall Michigan requests readers to send by return mail for a free trial package of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The note emphasizes immediate action and provides the firm's Marshall address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Stuart
Seventh annual ball by San Antonio Musicians' Society
Report from Beethoven Hall event details the Seventh annual ball of Local No. 23 A F of M with a fifty piece orchestra. Tickets cost 50 cents with free entry for ladies and occurs on a February 8 evening.
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San Antonio
Musicians’ Society
A. F. of M
Beethoven Hall
Woman credits Thedford's Black Draught with saved husband
Mrs. Kate Able of Rossville Georgia describes her husband’s severe illness after a machinery injury and rapid weight loss. She says castor oil failed while Thedford's Black Draught brought relief and recovery, urging others to try the herbal remedy priced 25 cents a package.
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Rossville
Kate Able
Thedford
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215 Ave. D
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Grice la Prelle
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Gotham Pictures Corporation
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Floresville
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Willett
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Louisa Schuetze
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Dixie Dance
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Willett's Orch
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W. A. Thomason
the Avenue
Little Gem
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Drescher’s Orchestra
Hertzberg & Kercheville
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H. Green
East Euclid Avenue
Nero
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston St
Kehoe Loan Co
Commerce St
Horace E. Wilson
J. H. Henckel
Avenue D
Sloan
Liniment Wei
Engineer
Battle Creek
Mich
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ST. Louis
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