Wright visits San Antonio on business and mine upgrades
B F Wright of Philadelphia president of Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railroad and Campbell Coal Co tours San Antonio on return from border properties. He tours a modern mine tipple, plans to order electric mining machinery in Chicago, cites labor shortages and Mexican worker losses, and requests State Department investigation.
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B. F. Wright
Philadelphia
Rio Grande & Eagle Pass
Campbell Coal Company
San Antonio
E. F. Wager
Railroad and Coal Company
St. Louis
Chicago
Wright
Taft Ranch
State Department
Grand jury charged and begins work in county
January grand jury convened under District Judge W S Anderson to audit public offices records and enforce liquor and election laws while examining county institutions. Eleven jurors were fined for absence. nine other court actions proceed across multiple courts.
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W. S. Anderson
Thirtyseventh District Court
Robertson-Fitzhugh
J. T. Brown
Foreman
Louis Lindheim
P. P. Garcia
William B. Krempkau
James P. Hickman
T. M. Deckman
Sam Rosenthal
Fred Bihl
Pat Stevens
Charles A. Donaldson
Gus Eckert
Emil F. Maurer
Anderson
trans-San Pedro
R. B. Minor
Louis Kunkel
Emily Kunkel Switzer
H. G. Wood
Adolph Seidemann
William Weber
The
Traction Company
Severa
R. H. Ward
Seventy-third District Court
John H. Clark
Ward
Clark
San Antonio High School Alum Sets Noted Harvard Record
Curtis Vaughn, graduate of San Antonio High School in February 1910, has an unusually fine record at Harvard University. Dean Wells of Harvard praised the school for producing an excellent student and remarkable scholar. Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Vaughn, is among Texas students with high marks at Harvard.
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Curtis Vaughn
San Antonio High School
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
W. D. Williams
Dean Wells
Harvard
Vaughn
Texas
George Co. Vaughn
San Pedro Avenue
Terrell Confident as Texas Speakership Rivalry Gathers
Chester Terrell representative from Bexar County has opened his campaign headquarters at the Avenue hotel in Austin and claims 85 pledged votes for the first ballot. He is one of four candidates for speaker with T D Rowell of Marion County planning a headquarters January 9 and McKamy of Dallas and Hunt of Randall County still arriving. Joe Coffee of Mc Lennan County has endorsed Terrell.
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Austin
Tex
Chester Terrell
Bexar County
Avenue Hotel
Terrell
T. D. Rowell
Marion County
Avenue
McKamy
Dallas
Hunt
Randall County
Joe Coffee
McLennan County
Pape's Cold Compound Cures Grippe Fast Says Ad
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a rapid cure for grippe and colds. It claims relief after two to three doses every two hours, ending headaches, feverish symptoms, nasal congestion, sore throat, and rheumatic pains with a 25 cent package no quinine.
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Pape
Grippe
Bexar County Spends Millions for Autos in 1912
County records show 1169 automobiles registered in 1912 with an estimated average cost of about 1750 dollars per machine. Total spending likely surpasses two million dollars, roughly double the 1911 period when 693 licenses were issued and costs exceeded one million.
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Bexar County
Frank R. Newton
San Antonio
Fire Destroys Anderson County Courthouse
The Anderson county courthouse in Palestine Texas was practically destroyed by fire early today. County records were saved by a fire proof vault. Loss about 50000 dollars with 35000 dollars insured.
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Palestine
Tex
Anderson County
One Way To Stomach Health With Stuart's Tablets
An ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the solution to stomach misery. It argues dieting is ineffective and claims the tablets digest food with one grain for 3000 grains, claiming harmlessness and universal drug store availability at 50 cents per box.
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Stuart
Love Suit Lines Up Charity Route for NY Restaurateur
Jacques Bustanoby, New York restaurant owner, sues Thomas L. Reynolds for 250000 alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. He states in a letter to his attorney that he seeks no profit and that any winnings will go to charitable institutions in the city.
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Jacques Bustanoby
New York
Thomas L. Reynolds
Reynolds
Plans for San Antonio Home Products Show Discussed
A San Antonio Chamber of Commerce special committee plans a Home Products Show of locally made goods. Otto Koehler leads about twenty members to evaluate floor space in Market and Beethoven halls and set dates for a potential weeklong event.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Otto Koehler
J. F. Carter
Carter
Love Plans Passenger Service From San Antonio to Fredericksburg
R A Love plans a passenger service between San Antonio and Fredericksburg using a joint arrangement with a new road via the Sap line. An initial equipment order includes two engines four passenger coaches and two baggage cars. The target operation date is about April 15 with rails and construction work to finish mid April.
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San Antonio
Fredericksburg
R. A. Love
New Road
Sap
Comfort
Love
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Mr. Love
Mason and
Brady
Liano
Lampasas
February Class 10 Graduation At Main Avenue High
About sixty students will graduate from Main Avenue High School in February. The June 1912 class was larger, as graduation credits were reduced last year and many juniors and sophomores doubled up. Final exams occur the last week of this month and several social functions are planned.
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Main Avenue High School
W. D. Williams
Advertisement for Laxative Bromide Quinine Tablets
An advertising claim promises to cure a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. W GROVE'S signature appears on each box, priced at 26e.
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W. Grove
Brownsville Street Car Service Opens Amid City Events
Brownsville inaugurates regular street car service between the business district and West Brownsville with a luncheon at the Miller Hotel. Mayor A B Cole and city officials speak as S L Devorman of the company acts as toastmaster. The same day a fair opens featuring a tennis and a shooting tournament for Lower Rio Grande Valley champions.
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Brownsville
Tex
Tomato Acreage Increased Near Brownsville
Three truck growers near Brownsville have contracted with a San Benito canning factory to grow fifty acres of tomatoes for the plant in the coming spring. Tomato production is a key segment of Rio Grande Valley truck farming and if returns are satisfactory the canning acreage is expected to rise significantly next planting season.
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Brownsville
Tex
Jan
San Benito
Rio Grande Valley
Big Turkey Suppers At Riverside Restaurant
Tonight a large turkey supper and tomorrow a turkey dinner plus a chicken supper offered at Riverside Restaurant with meals priced at 25 cents.
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Riverside
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Offer Pain Relief
Reports claim Harlandale Hot Sulphur Waters effectively treat rheumatism gout sciatica nervousness stomach blood liver and kidney issues. People travel from across the United States seeking relief and guidance from physicians before visiting on South Flores street car.
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Harlandale
United States
South Flores
Katy Changes Train Times Put San Antonio On Main Line
The Katy reassigns main and branch line numbers for trains with minor changes. No. 2 Alamo San Antonio Houston departs 11 20 PM now instead of 10 20 PM becoming an after theater service. No. 8 To the Minute leaves 8 PM now instead of 8 30 PM and No. 4 departs 6 20 AM instead of 6 10 AM.
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Katy
San Antonio
Houston
Alamo
Lap robes offered by Wood Ward Carriage Company
Plush and wool lap robes for automobile or carriage use listed by Wood Ward Carriage Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward Carriage Company
The Light Runs Ad for Local Service
The Light highlights an in paper advertisement for a local service and urges readers to contact the vendor for details and pricing while noting opening hours and contact methods.
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St. Anthony
Berlin
América
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Ernst Kunwald
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Jonas
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E. Czardas
Beethoven
Chopin
Paganini-Liszt
Liszt
Jonas . Grieg - Moszkowski
MacDowell
A. Humoresque
Juan
Ginka-Balakirew Arensky
Rubinstein
Thomas Goggan & Bros
Hood
Charles Rees CO
Rees
Houston Street
Orpheum Theater
Commerce St
NOA Spears
Losoya St
Judge Anderson
Ruth Bustanoby
Nemo
Lasticurve
Iself
America
Kops Bros. Manufacturers
Fredericksburg Railroad
Fort Sam Houston
U. S. Military Reservation
Leon Springs
U. S
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R. H. Rolfe
CITY
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Express
Cravenette
Washer Bros.co
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