Hart Here 23 Years Has Shaped San Antonio Growth
L. J. Hart, a longtime San Antonio resident since February 27, 1889, helped grow the city and elevate its status as a Texas metropolis. His efforts are linked to Houston Street becoming the main commercial artery and to San Antonio's broader development. Adjutant General Hutchings ordered the withdrawal of state troops in Brownsville, with four companies marching out tomorrow morning. The Fourteenth Cavalry will stay in Brownsville.
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L. J. Hart
San Antonio
Mr. Hart
Denver
Hart
Alamo City
Texas
Houston Street
Hutchings
Brownsville
Tex
Henry Hutchings
Colquitt
Corpus Christi
Houston
Austin
Fourteenth Cavalry
Hail Storm Causes Wide City Damage in Five-Year Worst
A severe hailstorm battered San Antonio causing extensive damage across homes, churches, schools, and businesses. Glass shattered at the Chapa Drug Store, Menger Hotel, and Academy of the Incarnate Word. roofs torn. electrical lights broken. farm and dairy losses reported. injuries to Mrs. Beadle. I&.G N railroad and city hospital damages noted. total losses reach into the hundreds to thousands.
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Chapa Drug Store
Commerce Street
Menger Hotel
Menger
Richard Johnson
Garza Street
Charles Schweitze
Bandera
Kentucky
Laurel Heights
Central Christian Church
Main Avenue
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
Duval West
John B. Beadle
Buena Vista Street
Beadle
West Commerce Street
International & Great Northern
West End
T. T. Parker
Academy
Academy of the Incarnate Word
River Avenue
San Antonio
Fern Dairy
San Pedro Avenue
Alazan
Martinez
Good Natured Thanks From Indigestion Sufferer
A Montana man recounts long indigestion and nerve fatigue improved by Grape-Nuts. He credits restored digestion, steadier nerves, clearer vision, and renewed cheer with daily use, praising health gains and urging others to read the product tale.
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Montana
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Storm in '68 Recalled by San Antonio Residents
Pioneer residents recall last night s storm in San Antonio as second only to the May 19 1868 hail event that caused widespread destruction. The older hailstorm reportedly damaged most windows roofs and animals perishes while the rain followed through shattered roofs.
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San Antonio
Hail Formation Described By Weather Bureau
A meteorology treatise from the Weather Bureau explains hail forms when rain freezes during ascent in strong updrafts. Hail often features snow cores and multiple ice shells from repeated freezing cycles. The report notes hail favorable under low pressure with rapid upward air flow and cites a recent San Antonio barometer drop signaling near a low center.
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United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Denial of Glass Price Hike Circulates in San Antonio
A rumor that San Antonio glass firms raised prices 25 percent circulated as buyers claimed the cost was high and urgency to purchase. Firms denied any increase this morning. Also many sought hail insurance after last night’s damage, with prior debate over including hail coverage in tornado policies.
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San Antonio
Marshall Property Damaged In Severe Thunderstorm
Heavy rain hail wind and lightning struck Marshall Texas last night causing extensive property damage. No injuries were reported. Hail stones reached two and a half inches in diameter and several houses were flooded after windows were broken.
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Marshall
Tex
Tornado Hits Sour Lake Damaging Derrick Rows
A tornado struck Sour Lake Texas about 1 o clock this morning blowing down about 150 derricks and damaging houses. The storm caused substantial property damage and disrupted local activity as emergency crews assessed the scene.
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Sour Lake
Tex
Swamp Root Cited As Cure For Kidney Ailment
A Phenix City Alabama resident claims Swamp Root healed kidney weakness after a severe sickness. The testimonial notes back and hip pains and improved blood, with the remedy producing a complete kidney cure after several bottles. Signed by W. O. Blackmon and witnessed by Justice W. J. Birs on July 14, 1909.
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W. O. Blackmon
Phenix City
Ala
W. J. Birs
Justice of the Peace
Sample Bottle Offer From Kilmer Co for Kidneys
Advertisement directs readers to send to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York for a sample bottle. It promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes the San Antonio Daily Light as reference. Regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes available at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Debris Scatters Over City After Fire Incident
Fire incident at Tarver Oil Company causes debris scattering with few bystanders. Fireman C. Pelliner rushed from the boiler room struck by timber and briefly knocked senseless. Total damage estimated at 75000 dollars.
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C. Pelliner
Tarver Oil Company
Severe Storm Strikes Houston Causes Minor Damage
A severe wind rain and hail storm swept Houston last night causing minor damage. Wet weather delayed crop operations along the coast sections.
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Houston
Flood Warnings For Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers
Flood warnings issued for the Warrior and Tombigbee rivers after heavy rain in North Alabama and Mississippi. Telegraph wires downed as storm sweeps South. business subject to delays. Meanwhile a tornado near Butler Crenshaw counties caused extensive damage and possible fatalities.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Warrior
Tombighbee
Fort Morgan
Tornado Strikes Lake Charles Causing Severe Damage
A tornado hit Lake Charles Louisiana at night causing extensive destruction. Houses lost their roofs sheds blown down and many windows shattered. A lumber plant was demolished and the Longview Hotel roof was removed with the building nearly toppled.
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Louisiana
Lake Charles
Longview Hotel
Heavy Rain and Hail Hit Texas Towns
Two inches of rain and heavy hail damaged Tyler causing shattered window lights and roof destruction while fruit crops largely escaped harm. Hail at Troupe caused about 50000 dollars in losses to roofs and peach orchards. An inch of rain at D hanis accompanied by large hailstones broke exposed windows.
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Tyler
Tex
Troupe
D'Hanis
Cullom to retire from Senate March 4
Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois, ranking Senate member and Foreign Relations chair, will retire March 4 after 30 years of service. At 84, he is the third longest serving senator. the final committee meeting honored him in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Cullom
Isaac Stephenson
German appendicitis remedy promises quick relief
Local ad suggests chronic appendicitis sufferers misinterpret symptoms as gas or sour stomach. It claims Adlerika, a buckthorn bark glycerine formula, provides instant relief after a single dose and is sold by H. L. Wagner in the Hicks Building.
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San Antonio
H. L. Wagner
Hicks Building
D D D Skin Remedy Promoted With Money Back Guarantee
An antiseptic wash D D D Prescription for Eczema is advertised as clearing eruptions and blotches overnight. The ad touts D D D as a reliable remedy for eczema and allied skin diseases, offering a special money back guarantee and promoting D D D Soap.
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D.D.D
D.D.D. Soap
A. M. Fischer
Gibbs Bldg
Remarkable Senate Tenure Cited in Historical Note
The article notes long service records, citing former Senators Morrill of Vermont with 36 years starting in 1867 and Allison of Iowa with 35 years starting in 1873, alongside a 1915 San Francisco fair feature and a mention of San Francisco's Princess Theater, formerly the Orpheum.
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Morrill
Vermont
Allison
Iowa
Sage Tea and Sulphur Remedy for Darker Hair
An old time remedy praises Sage and Sulphur to restore faded gray hair. It notes modern ready to use Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Remedy costing about 40 cents, advertised as improving color, reducing dandruff and thinning hair.
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Wyeth
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Matamoras ST
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I. & G. N. Company
International & Great Northern Railroad
Martin Wright
Daisey Durinda
Sandoval Street
Ernest Pipes
Little
Paul M. Scholz
Marshall Street
Prospect Hill
San Antonio Traction Company
T. J. Owen
Traction Company
San Pedro
City Hospital
West Texas Military Academy
Alamo Heights
Kenney Sanitarium
Baylor Hospital
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Storm
Binghamton, N
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Butler
Crenshaw
U. S. Congress
Copenhagen
Bartell
Wolfson
Saul Woltso
San Francisco
Gunter
Princess Theater
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