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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1913
Page
7
Central Trust Company of San Antonio Texas lists officers including J O Terreda as president Otto Koehler Charles Schreiner J 3 Stevens B G Barnes and W P Roth as vice presidents and secretary with capital and surplus noted at 525000.
Will receive your money on deposit and pay inter est thereon. Will make loans on ap proved collateral. Interest will be allowed at the rate of 454 per cent per annum, payable semi annually.
The safe deposit department announces steel case deposit boxes for securities and valuables priced from $3 per year and up. It also provides storage for large items in burglar and fireproof storage vaults.
Real Estate Loan Department offers to loan money on real estate and to sell first mortgage real estate notes. They will advise on investments and discuss the advantages of Real Estate Serial Notes.
The Foreign Exchange Department announces availability of Travelers’ Checks in all regions worldwide. Secure, convenient funds for travelers abroad.
Henry L. Coy of New York reports a sharp decline in express company stocks since January 1 the parcel post launch. He notes a total drop around 7.76 million dollars and warns further losses if rates and service fail to adjust. Coy, en route to California, adds money rates ease in the East with large loans aiding industrial ventures in the South and Southwest.
The report lists pairs receiving marriage licenses including Adolph H. Hertwig with Nell Bartholomew, Roy F. Kieffer with Della Murphy, Cecil B. Butler with Ervie L. Watkins, Maxie L. Phillips with Louise Mossman, Otto B. Schwethelm with Fannie Green, Emelio Guerrero with Madelina Casitas, and Trinidad Medina with Dolores Trevinia. The note references United States national banks and a 1912 context.
City council and the San Antonio Water Supply Company remain far apart on a contract for waterworks. A late afternoon meeting in the mayor's office failed to reconcile engineers reports or set a price for sale of the plant. Negotiations resume Monday as aldermen weigh Richter bond plans and the city’s options to buy or build.
Elizabeth Harris daughter of Congressman Robert O Harris of East Bridgewater Mass now has many insured against theft and burglary after leaving her post as her father’s secretary to pursue insurance. The piece also weighs city debates on Richter ordinance and waterworks ownership with two potential paths for council depending on voter decisions.
The old advertisement promotes Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for headaches sour stomach and rheumatism. It asserts 25 cents pays for thirty days of treatment and offers a full 25 cent refund if not cured, noting 25 years of use and 12 million treatments yearly.
Washington Feb 8 government prints a public document with all available data on Dr. Friedmann's Berlin consumption cure. Consul General Thackara reports findings and a Berlin Medical Society address from November 6, plus testimonials from German physicians. Doctors have been astonished by cures though method remains secret until mass production. Berlin doctors are cautious until independent tests.
Automobile licenses list 9243 Harry J. Backer at 619 South Alamo Street near Felicia and Roosevelt. An ad references Pure Food Kitchenette promoting convenience for cooking and placing orders.
A stream of visitors from Dallas Houston and beyond check in at St Anthony Gunter Savoy and other hotels. Notables include McIntyre Reed Stopp Welte Ford Smith and Williams with arrivals at Menger Bowie Bexar Crockett and Harlandale baths among others. A cooking school invitation closes the list at 302 Central Office Building.
Boys with a toy cannon discharge it several times prompting calls to police headquarters. Mounted police chased them along Narp Street yesterday afternoon but the youths escaped. The item appears amid a string of local business notices and clerical ads in the issue.
D Richardson, assistant to the San Antonio navy station Recruiting Officer, reports a Savage automatic revolver valued at about 25 dollars was stolen yesterday by a young man posing for admission to the navy. The applicant left briefly in the examination room, the pistol lay on a table and disappeared. No trace of the suspect was found.
Forsyth was bound over to the grand jury and released on a $1000 bond. His case is scheduled to come up in May.
Franklin Taxicabs advertise contact numbers for service. Alexander Walton, civil engineer, offers irrigation, topographic and land surveying with investigations from Room 818 Gunter Building.
The San Antonio Humane Society lists officers George T. Botsford and Fred Davison with contact details at 324 Hicks. A Valentine dance event at Turner Hall features Mrs. Archer and Mr. Higginbotham, plus Diaz Sisters music at Beethoven Hall. Gus Bennett, a plumber of 117 Eda Street, was injured after a motorcycle crash on the South Loop. he lay in Santa Rosa Hospital with a brain concussion feared, then showed improvement after sixteen hours unconscious.
The excerpt notes Mr Bonnett, identified as brother of Motocycle Policeman Bonnett, and mentions Alexander Walton, civil engineer and surveyor in irrigation and land surveying. It lists room details for Dr E Tinkham, a dentist in the Moore building and notes Gunter Building suite numbers.
A chimney fire at Carl Holm 132 Sharer Street prompted multiple fire companies to respond yesterday at 4 45 in the afternoon. The flames were put out with no damage reported.
In a local market notice the Union Meat Company urges buyers to call 292 for competitive pricing on hams bacon lard and compound. The ad emphasizes quality and home production without offering reasons to avoid the goods.
Readers weigh pros and cons of home cooking versus meals from Chicago Kansas City and Omaha. Community members argue comfort and cost, while restaurants worry about support and local jobs.
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