December Records Show Heat Excess and Unusual Weather
Weather data for December shows a heat excess with a mean 54.4 degrees, 1.3 degrees above normal. Highest readings reached 81 degrees on several days while record lows of 15 degrees sit in the history. Accumulated yearly heat surges 718 degrees above normal. rainfall totals 1.23 inches for December and 27.66 inches for the year. Dense fog occurred on six days. two thirds of days were sunny with 18 clear days and 8 cloudy days. Northeast winds averaged 8.1 mph, with a peak 42 mph from the north on December 8.
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Hoath
Military resignations accepted and detachments ordered
Today's Army orders announce resignations accepted from Captains Alvah B. Cousins of Virginia and James M. River of North Carolina, and Lieutenant James M. River and Arthur C. Pohtiernacht of Iowa. Captain John J. Burleigh of infantry is detached and will report by telegraph to the Eastern Department.
Grand Jury Sworn In By Bexar County Court
The Bexar county grand jury was sworn in Monday morning by District Judge W. S. Anderson. The panel includes Henry Rheiner Fred Meyer Thomas Abbott Harry Stone Max Wehe Harvey Beck William Bih W. J. Bump F. L. Hillyer Frank Rieden Sr Udo Haarmann and Louis Briam. They were charged to probe liquor law violations and any election law violations.
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Bexar County
W. S. Anderson
Thirty-seventh District Court
Anderson
Henry Rheiner
Fred Meyer
Thomas Abbott
Harry Stone
Max Wehe
Harvey Beck
William Bih
W. J. Bump
F. L. Hillyer
Frank Rieden Sr
Udo Haarmann
Louis Briam
Noisy debate on art lasting longer than music
A dialogue from the Heston Transcript contrasts studying painting with music. The father argues painting endures while music makes noise, prompting the daughter to consider the lasting value of art versus sound. The exchange frames art forms as lasting versus transient.
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Josephire
Heston
Want permission to operate "jitneys" in Texas
Texas street car companies seek legal allowance to run motor buses alongside tracks if Legislature approves. They cite public convenience for temporary transport where tracks can’t reach, notably San Antonio between Camp Wilson and Fort Sam Houston, to transfer riders and aid soldiers. Vice President W B Tuttle says such a bus service would be feasible if laws permit.
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Texas
San Antonio
Camp Wilson
W. B. Tuttle
San Antonio Traction Company
Army Post
Massive Texas foreclosure auctions reshape Lone Star Brewing and allies
At the courthouse steps in San Antonio, the Lone Star Brewery, the San Antonio Telephone Company, and a Houston street tract were sold on foreclosure. Franz Groos bought the brewery for $557,000 to form a Massachusetts trust plan backed organization. The San Antonio Telephone Company sold for $74,000 to Ross Larrabee, with Ed Rand purchasing the Houston tract for $25,100 amid related lawsuits and judgments.
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Lone Star Brewery
San Antonio
District Court
Sulphur Springs
Texas
San Antonio Telephone Company
Independent Company
John W. Tobin
Seventy-third District Court
Ross Larrattee
Kansas City
Houston Street
Houston
West Travis
San Pedro Creek
Cameron Street
Ed Rand
S. J. Brooks
Larrabee
John F. Wright
Seventy-third District
India
Mr. Larrabee
Houston and
Cameron Streets
San Antonio Featured as Winter Resort in St Louis Ad
An advertisement in the St Louis Post Dispatch highlights San Antonio as a beauty spot and winter resort. It cites Alamo Plaza imagery and credits local businessmen for promoting the city, noting easy access via the Sunshine Special of the Missouri Pacific. The Chilean government plans exhaustive experiments to install oil heating locomotives on its railroads.
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San Antonio
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Alamo Plaza
Alamo Plaza Park
America
St. Louis
Mephis
Thefts Reported and Local Crime Notices
Reports of several minor thefts filled Monday and Tuesday as thieves entered Dr. F Paschal’s Hicks Building and stole a typewriter. Others reported $20 and a gold necklace taken from A L Lockwood’s home and $40 plus gold rim spectacles from Frank C Granger. A gold watch was stolen from M Blythe in Madillo Oklahoma. Stolen Maxwell car found, and a man arrested for auto theft related offenses. Local police prepare for January Policeman’s Monthly feature on San Antonio. Officer J O Miller installs Commercial Camp officers.
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Major Halloran
Fort Sam Houston
Maxwell
Martin Street
Subira
Police In
Central Police
New York City
San Antonio
W. B. Arnold
Dodson's Liver Tone Offers Safer Calomel Alternative
A vintage warning against calomel praising Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable remedy. The ad claims calomel causes biliousness, cramps, and salivation, while Liver Tone allegedly clears the liver without side effects and is safe for children.
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Dodson
Scottish Rite officers installed at San Antonio reunion
Charles M Barnes past consul J M Elder consul commander J I Berry advisor lieutenant J Bell clerk Pat Stevens banker L M Nelson escort G W Gagley watchman J A McCormick sentry J H Schroeder manager announced for the spring reunion in San Antonio opening March 28 with plan to extend five days. Degree teams and committee members named. Sluder takes oath as judge to succeed Ezell in Seventy third District Court before notary J S Nicholls. immediately assumed bench but no trial commenced.
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Ficers
Charles M. Barnes
J. M. Elder
J. I. Berry
J. ©. Bell
Pat Stevens
L. M. Nelson
G. W. Gagley
J. A. McCormick
J. H. Schroeder
San Antonio
Sluder
J. F. Sluder
Ferguson
W. F. Ezell
Seventy-third District Court
J. S. Nicholls
Plan would set 1917 baseball schedules in San Antonio
San Antonio may host the 1917 National and American Leagues schedules. President Ban B Johnson of the National Baseball Commission will be asked to meet in Cincinnati this week and then name San Antonio as the meeting place for the schedule committee. The National Baseball Commission consists of August Herrmann John K Tener and Ban B Johnson.
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San Antonio
H. J. Benson
Brown
Franz Groos
The
Chamber of Commerce
National Baseball Commission
August Herrmann
John K. Tener
Ban B. Johnson
Laxative Coldine Tabs Advised For Colds
For Colds, La Grippe, Constipation take Laxative Coldine Tablets. Contain no Quinine. 25 cents at all Druggists. Adv.
Stray Horsesadvertising at Fort Sam Houston
Strayed from Camp Wilson Fort Sam Houston Teems five horses ar tillery Nos 162 25 75 78 and SA3. A reward of 10 00 for each animal will be paid for delivery to Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas. Strayed from Fort Sam Houston picket line two horses cavalry hoof Nos A 96 and R 125. A reward of 10 00 for each animal will be paid for delivery to Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas.
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Camp Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
Depot Quartermaster
Texas
Rae Sam Houston
Sugar Wrapping Machine Runs At 7500 Lumps Per Hour
An electrically driven device wraps lump sugar in individual papers at a rapid rate of 7500 lumps per hour, showcasing automated packaging capability and industrial efficiency.
Notable Guests Roam San Antonio Hotels
Frank Butts of Oklahoma City, Yaul Paz of Varedo, and Herbert Davenport of Brownsville are listed as guests at the St. Anthony, while Trois Bridges of Houston stays at the Gunter. Others include John M. Green from Catarina at the St. Anthony and J. J. Eckford of Dallas at the Menger, with multiple visitors noted at the Menger and Gunter.
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Frank Butts
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Trois Bridges
Houston
Gunter Hotel
Herbert Davenport
Brownsville
Menger Hotel
Yaul § Paz
Varedo
J. H. Herron
Mildred Herron
Bishop
John M. Green
Catarina
St. Anthony
H. H. Snowden
Curro
Gunter
Lee C. Syers
C T. Teal
Pecoy
C. Cc. Coupland of
Eagless
Ira Richards Jr
New
Asa A. Jones
Alpine
J. J. Eckford
Dallas
The
Menger
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Cough Relief
A Summerville reader endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as an efficient remedy for coughs and hoarseness. The ad claims quick action to heal inflamed membranes in throat and bronchial tubes, loosen phlegm, ease breathing, and stop throat irritation.
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Foley
W. F. Thomas
Summerville
Honda
A. M. Fischer
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National Biscuit Company
Alvah B. Cousins
Virgi
Nia
Papa
Lone Star
Massachusetts Trust Plan
Helio
Central
Dalling
J. F. Carl
Bedell Building
Phone Crockett
Jeffery
Appmann
Appmann Bldg
W. Houston St. Trav
Ae Yea Co
School Board
F. G. Norton
Soledad
M. Corinne Blais
E. Houston
Lankford
Gibbs
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston St
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
Commerce
Gus Giesecke
Casino Hall
Martin C. Giesecke
Washington Street
H. Twining
West Commerce Street
South Frio Street
Barrett & Barrett, Attorneys
Brady
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen Hall
J. O. Miller
Calomel
Peggy Hyland
Ewart Overton
Chas. Kent
George Randolph Chester
J. Warren Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Viola Dana
Clayton
Helen Holmes
Country Store
Paramount Pictures
Dustin Farnum
Ben Blair
Paramount
Rosie
Mme
Petitclerc
Sherry
Baseball Commission
A-Bar Plug Co
Queen Theater
the Nouse OF
S. Hart “the
Dawn-Maker
Strand Theater
Fanny
Manhattan
York City
Phil Rosenberg
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