Change in San Antonio Telephone Directory Designation
The February issue of Southwestern telephone directory will switch party line designations from rings to letters J M R W to designate telephones. Manager J. W. Hucker says the change standardizes methods, reduces errors, and eases operator workload. He notes letters were chosen to avoid confusion with numerals. Staacke Bros. offer top delivery wagons in San Antonio.
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Southwestern Telephone Directory
San Antonio
J. W. Hucker
Mr. Hucker
Staacke Bros
Liver Buttons Now Sold in San Antonio Drug Stores
San Antonio druggists begin selling Famous Hot Springs Liver Buttons marking the first time these laxatives are offered in local outlets. The promotion touts relief for constipation liver issues and digestive complaints with a single dose and a 25 cent box. Mail orders available from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Hot Springs Ark.
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Hot Springs
San Antonio
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Auto Crash Destroys Wagon. Two Escape With Minor Injuries
At 4 this morning on San Pedro avenue a four passenger car rear ended a wagon carrying Ollie Fisk of Sinclair dairy farm and 15 year old Tom Taylor. The wagon was demolished and the horses bruised. Fisk and Taylor escaped with slight injuries and the auto fled. Investigators had not identified the car occupants.
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Ollie Fisk
Sinclair Dairy Farm
Tom Taylor
San Pedro Avenue
Fisk
Taylor
West Park
West Myrtle Streets
Epworth League Mock Trial Planned for February 23
San Antonio Epworth League Union prepares a Friday night program at Government Hill Methodist Church featuring a mock trial with all city Epworth leagues appearing before the bar. The event aims to instruct and entertain, highlighting short comings and offering suggestions for improvement. Judge J. W. Schumacher will preside as George Washington, with R. P. Lane defending and C. B. Cross prosecuting.
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Epworth League
San Antonio
Epworth League Union
Government Hill Methodist Church
Epworth
J. W. Schumacher
George Washington
R. P. Lane
C. B. Cross
Ten Years of Sleeplessness Healed by Vinci Remedy
Tyner North Carolina resident B F Sugg describes ten years of nightly sleeplessness and nervous ailment. He credits Vinci with major relief after trying various remedies and endorses Vinol as nourishing for nerves and sleep. Fischer's Drug Store advertises the product and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer.
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B. F. Sugg
Tyner
N. C
Vinci
Fischer
Gibbs Bldgpposite Postoffice
San Antonio Child Welfare Conference Draws Experts
San Antonio educators social workers and club women gather at the Crockett hotel for a public Child Welfare conference under the San Antonio Congress of Mothers. Speakers discuss health milk social hygiene labor laws kindergarten teacher relations and juvenile prevention with Mrs. Ross W. Davis presiding.
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Children of
San Antonio
Crockett Hotel
Odd Fellows’ Hall
San Antonio Congress of Mothers
Ross W. Davis
National Congress of Mothers
Washington, D. C
Free Clinic
Malone Duggan
Texas State Society of Social Hygiene
Texas Congress of Mothers
Parent-Teachers’ Associations
Texas
William L. Hoefgen
State Federation of Labor
Don A. Bliss
Board of Education
Elizabeth Harrison
S. J. Brooks
Belle Dilgarde
The
Playground Association
Sadie Haley
Associated Charities
Chamber of Commerce noon meeting push and pledges
About 600 to 700 members to receive a noon lunch invitation at the St. Anthony hotel on Saturday February 17. The event features Ci players and business talks. Subscriptions today reach 31 757 with various committees contributing sums toward the cause.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charles Graebner
John B. Carrington
Thomas L. Conroy
Greater Chamber of Commerce
San Antonian
St. Anthony Hotel
Red Tie Brigade
Charlies Graebner
S. B. Ricaby
L B. Clegg
C. F. Ketter
George Allensworth
P. G. Lucas
Hugo Goodman
Chinese Deportees Move Toward Deportation to San Francisco
Fifteen Chinese from New York arrived in San Antonio in a special car over the Southern Pacific this morning en route to San Francisco for deportation. Six more Orientals under Marshal Lyons of Tyler joined the party here and several others will be picked up at El Paso Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
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New
Bible Classes at YMCA Tonight Study Travels of Paul
The Young Men's Christian Association will host supper and study sessions tonight. The lesson will explore The Travels of Paul with emphasis on early Christian journeys.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Paul
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Severe Colds End Fast
Advertises Pape's Cold Compound as curing the most severe cold and grippe after two hourly doses. Claims three doses end misery with no quinine and promotes a 25 cent package sold by any druggist.
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Grippe
Pape
Jury summons strict in district court crackdown
District Judge Claude V. Birkhead ordered men summoned for jury duty to report and show cause or face a $10 fine. He summoned alleged recalcitrants D. J. Woodward and P. H. Kneeland to appear and justify absence as courts seek full weekly juries. He warned other judges to adopt the tough stance.
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Claude V. Birkhead
D. J. Woodward
P. H. Kneeland
Birkhead
Rapp death ruled suicide after inquest verdict
Coroner Umscheid states Otto Rapp aged 28 died by his own hand firing a pistol at his Nevada Street home late Tuesday afternoon. Testimony from wife Christina Rapp and her parents indicates a bullet wound to the brain and death deemed self inflicted.
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Otto Rapp
Nevada Street
Umscheid
Christina Rapp
Digestive Aid Claims for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural digestive aid. It claims the product uses stomach friendly elements to stimulate glands and restore digestion, with endorsements from a John R. Brooke and promotion of free samples and direct ordering from F A Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Chemical Laboratory
London
Central
St. E. C
John R. Brooke
F. C
United States
Canada
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall
Man Found In Not At Home And Yet In Jail
Deputy Sheriff Millard sought Mr Blank to summon for jury duty and pressed for his location. The man claimed Mr Blank was in yet not at home, then revealed he was in the city jail for fifteen days. The deputy exited in frustration, stopping at a tavern for a long drink.
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Millard
Mr. Blank
Blank
Building Permits Signal Boom in Southwestern Cities
January 1912 permits in Dallas San Antonio Houston Fort Worth and Little Rock show a surge in construction. Dallas leads with 671020 in proposed valuations while San Antonio reports 162170. Houston sets new buildings at 307000, suggesting a regional era of growth.
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Southwest
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Little Rock
Three Beauty Aids Women Should Know
A French beauty monthly suggests a weekly dry shampoo using cornmeal mixed with a box of powder for hair cleanliness and growth. It also promotes a simple magatone and witch hazel lotion to soften skin and reduce blemishes, and recommends keeping Salve for emergencies and minor illnesses.
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French Beauty Monthly
Five Cities Invested in 1911 Building Boom
Fort Worth and four other cities reported 1911 building activity totaling $14,276.41 in value across five locations with January pace suggesting yearly investments exceed $16,523,028. The figures include amounts like $121,170 in Fort Worth and $115,559 in Little Rock.
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Fort Worth
Little Rock
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Claims Tasteless Formula
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tasteless bitter tonic that does not dissolve in the mouth but dissolves in the stomach acids. It is pitched as effective for both adults and children and billed as the original standard for 30 years, priced at 60 cents.
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Grove
Will Demand Penalty for Calderon Case
Juanita Morales mother of D Morales plans to go to Austin to urge the governor to not commute the sentence of Alejandro Calderon who is awaiting to be hanged March 28. Attorney L B Camp says he will argue for clemency but Morales reportedly wants full penalty served and Calderon kept from liberty.
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Juanita Morales
D. Morales
Alejandro Calderon
Austin
Calderon
L. B. Camp
Board of Prison Commissioners
Morales
Gunter Becomes Social Hub For Out Of Town Visitors
The Gunter is described as the natural headquarters where friends from in town and visiting outsiders are sure to meet, highlighting its role as a social center.
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Gunter
Verdict for Defendants in Ryan v Mor ris Block and SA Baseball
In the Forty-fifth district court a jury ruled for defendants in the case of J F Ryan vs Morris Block and the San Antonio Baseball Association. Ryan sought commission on a real estate sale alleging Black refused to close the deal.
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J. F. Ryan
Morris Block
San Antonio Baseball Association
Forty-fifth District Court
Ryan
Black
Watthall Delayed by Wreck En Route to San Antonio
Assistant Attorney General Watthall did not depart this morning for San Antonio due to a wreck between Austin and San Marcos on the International and Great Northern railroad. He plans to leave this afternoon to discuss his bid for district judge with friends.
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Watthall
Austin
San Antonio
Here
San Marcos
International & Great Northern
Trust Company in Trouble Investigated by NY Bank Dept
State banking Superintendent Van Tuyl announced the Universal Trust Company at 949 Broadway New York was placed in possession by the department. The action follows investigations into affairs of several state savings and loan associations.
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Trust Company
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
van Tuyl
State Banking Department
Universal Trust Company
Broadway
New York
Baseball magnates fail to finish schedule meeting in Cleveland
The United States Baseball League magnates met in Cleveland to draw up the season schedule and conduct other business but did not complete their work. The session continued into the next day.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States Baseball League
Burglary charge filed against W J Arnold in Pullman car case
An affidavit charging W J Arnold with burglary was filed in Justice Umscheid s court this morning. Deputy Constable Dan Remling signed the complaint alleging the defendant entered a Pullman car yesterday afternoon in the yards of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The prisoner waived examination and bond was fixed at 500 dollars.
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W. J. Arnold
Justice Umscheid
Dan Remling
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Norwegian Cabinet Resigns En Bloc in Oslo
CHR ISTIANIA Feb 16 The entire Norwegian cabinet resigned today ending the government led by the prime minister. The move comes amid political pressure and a reshuffle is expected as the country faces a new political phase.
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Romer
Associated Press
Christiania
Banker E F Brown Arrested in Houston Case
Edward F Brown, who ran banks at Paige Elkhart and Ellinger, was arrested in Houston at the request of the State Banking Commissioner and taken to Bastrop County. He allegedly abstracted 19000 in good securities to secure a loan and replaced them with questionable paper as president of the Paige State Bank.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Edward F. Brown
Paige, Elkhart
Ellinger
Federal
Gill
Bastrop County
Paige State Bank
Bank chief in Paige tied to bankruptcy liquidation
E. F Brown, former president of Paige State Bank in Bastrop County, was arrested in Houston. He recently became involved in bankruptcy proceedings as the attorney general’s department investigates the bank’s affairs now being liquidated.
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Austin
Tex
E. F Brown
Houston
Paige State Bank
Paige
Bastrop County
Brown
Attorney General’s Department
Patrol Goes to Austin for Masonic Minstrel Benefit
Captain A W Houston Jr. leads thirty Ben Hur Patrol members from San Antonio to Austin to perform in a minstrel show Saturday night for Ben Hur Band Patrol funds. Proceeds finance travel to the imperial council meeting in Los Angeles next May with an exhibition Zouave drill by the San Antonio patrol.
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A. W. Houston Jr
Ben Hur Patrol
San Antonio
Austin
Masons
Imperial Council
Los Angeles
San Antonio Patrol
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Central Trust Company
W. Commerce ST
San Antonio, Texas
H.C. Rees Optical CO
W. Commerce 8&T
Walter H. Whisenant
Houston St
Gunterenge
Mothers’ Congress
Frank Bros
Alamo Plaza
Telephone Company
E. F. Brown
Paige State. Bank
Atorney
Patrol
Ben Hur Temple Entertainment
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigam
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