Saloons Must Close Citywide for Bexar School Election
The Texas attorney general rules all saloons in Bexar County must close on election day April 1, affecting both city and county precincts. Ballots for the county school trustee race are printed with three general trustee candidates and several district positions.
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Bexar County
Attorney General's Department
Dan Lewis
Lewis
James R. Davis
Davis
General Trustee
T. B. Applewhite
August Taebe
Harvey Beck
Beck
Joe Campbell
Applewhite
Mr. Liebe
General County
General
City to Strictly Enforce River Fishing Ban
Police to broaden enforcement of San Antonio river fishing prohibition with added river watchmen and patrols by the river and ditch department. Existing ordinances restrict fishing February through August and until June 1 1915 for government fish protection.
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San Antonio
Brackenridge Park
Katherine Stinson Night Flight Over Chicago
Katherine Stinson soars above Chicago during a night flight leaving a yellow streamer trail from burning magnesium pots. The display lasts about twenty minutes as she demonstrates aerial prowess and navigation.
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Katherine Stinson
Chicago
Lew Dockstader Explains Exit From Minstrelsy to Vaudeville
Lew Dockstader describes leaving minstrel shows for vaudeville after a strong offer as war looms. He imitates Theodore Roosevelt on stage at the Majestic, notes a visible likeness, and jokes about morning interviews. He plans a future musical comedy to debut next year, aiming for a four hour fun packed show influenced by cinema pacing.
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Lew Dockstader
Teddy Roosevelt
Dockstader
Majestic Theater
Teddy
Roosevelt
Menger
Rutless Awakening Prose Fragment Noted
A clipped quotation discusses persistently following a tedious routine and the moment of realizing one is stuck, dreaming of change and self-direction without explicit events or people.
Guffey Drilling Advances In White Point Field
Gulf Production Company known as the Guffey Company started drilling a new well in the White Point field north of Corpus Christi across Nueces bay. It follows two prior tries with one giant gas well that blew in December 1915. Investors have spent over 200000 dollars signaling strong oil prospects nearby. The new well will be drilled with extreme care to avoid damage.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf Production Company
Guffey Company
White Point
Nueces Bay
Guffey
Souvenir menus mark 1916 Giants Cardinals trip
The booklet celebrates the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals on the Sunshine Special train trip to San Antonio on February 26 1916. It includes station scenes along the Iron Mountain Route and pictures of Miller Huggins and John J MecGraw.
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Cardinals
Giants
St. Louis
New York
St Louis
San Antonio
Miller Huggins
John J. Mec-Graw
Little Rock
Land of Sunshine
Iron Mountain
The Meanest Man Misai Story Quips About Cigars
A humorous vignette recalls Misai as one of the meanest men known who smoked cigars to the stubs and chewed the ends. He even used ashes for snuff and gave up smoking when he could not find a use for the smoke.
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Misai
Miss Stinson Performs Daring Loop Flight at Grant Park
Miss Stinson flies a military biplane in Grant Park near Michigan Boulevard. She climbs to 2,500 feet and executes a double reverse loop then another loop before a steep descent. Crowds gasp as she nears the boulevard and she lands safely. The machine, shipped from Chicago, will reach San Antonio soon for more flights.
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Katherine Stinson
San Antonio
Chicago
Miss Stinson
Stinson
Chicago Tribune
Tex
Grant Park
Lincoln Beachey
Mission Loop
Traction leader bets on San Antonio growth
A. P. Lathrop of New York president of the American Traction and Light Company inspected San Antonio lines. He praised the San Antonio Traction equipment as modern and well maintained, but noted the company has suffered large losses. He said the firm is banking on future growth and prepared for better days.
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A P. Lathrop
New York
American Traction and Light Company
San Antonio Traction Company
San Antonio Gas and Electric Company
United States
Mr. Lathrop
San Antonio
Medina Lake promoted as nearby fishing resort by San Antonio
A. R. Atkinson of the G. H. & S. A. explains a Sunday crowd at Medina Lake, 35 miles from San Antonio, reached by automobile and a few buggies and motorcycles. He notes 8642 San Antonio autos exist and that 1 percent could transport about 430 people, clarifying the source of the 500 figure.
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A. R. Atkinson
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Medina Lake
Atkinson
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel cures bilious feelings
A promotional claim extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver remedy that cleanses sour bile and constipation without causing salivation. The advertisement warns against calomel mercury and guarantees relief by one spoonful, promising persistent family health and child safety.
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Dodson
Lake visitors seen higher than estimated at Medina dam
The San Antonio Light notes 500 visitors to the lake seems too low. The lake runs twenty miles, with many anglers fishing ten miles up from Medina dam to escape crowds at the dam. Mr. Atkinson expects his bulletin to reveal new road insights to some San Antonio representatives.
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San Antonio
Medina Dam
Atkinson
Transfer of Corpus Christi Waterworks Plant Underway
Alexander Potter, consulting engineer of New York City, retained by Corpus Christi authorities in an advisory capacity, attends final transfer of the $300,000 waterworks plant from contractor Louis Locke to city officials during its trial run.
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Alexander Potter
New York City
Corpus Christi
Louis Locke
Making It Worse in a Streetcar Confrontation
A Buffalo Courter excerpt portrays a tense exchange aboard a streetcar. An apologetic conductor corrects his fault in addressing a woman as lady, revealing social friction and the friction of mistaken address in public transit.
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Buffalo Courter
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises Gray Hair Darkening
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer for hair and scalp, claiming several applications can turn gray hair to a dark, even shade and restore a youthful look. It promises harmless, non dye results and guarantees darkening with money back, offered by Summers Drug Store in San Antonio Texas with mail order for out of town customers.
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San Antonio
Texas
New Braunfels
Pleasanton
Boerne
Runge
Fort Sam Houston
R. L. Ball
W. H. Newton
A. C. McDaniel
J. H. Haile
P. D. Mathis
Summers Drug Store
Tex
Run Through Fence as Chicken Thieves Fire Shot
Intruders broke into Di Hoyos residence chicken coop at 404 West Falls Avenue Sunday night. They forced the coop door, fired about six bullets as they fled, breaking part of the rear fence while escaping, according to police reports.
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Courthouse
Katherine
Os Yinvorn
A. P. Lathrop
America
Staacke Bros
S. A. Lodge
Bulletin
Corpus
Corpus Christi, Tex
Dr Bulls
Baby
Gunter
Optician
W.commerce
Sr Matthews Aimes
Persem
K. Hoasten St
Nyt Ha Ois
Athdeae
Bociboat Am
J. Oppenheimer & Co, General Distributors
Crockett
Medina
Dortmunder
Bohemia
Dr. Ciuss
Royal and Imperial Brewers’ Academy
Vienna
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