Cold last night leaves city streets slick and stalled
The forenoon traffic was disrupted as horses and wagons fell on slick streets. One wagon abandoned at St Mary's and Commerce. Charity groups aided the needy with groceries clothing and fuel while Mrs Haley directed relief efforts. A thin ice layer formed around West End lake shore per Prof Peacock of the military academy.
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St. Mary’s
Commerce Streets
St. Mary’s Street
Haley
Associated Charities
West End Lake
Peacock
Military Academy
Dr Miles Nervine Endorsed For Epilepsy Relief
A mother from Mina reports her daughter's three year struggle with epilepsy improved after using Dr Miles Nervine. She notes no fits for over a year and praises the remedy as beneficial for nervous diseases. Miles Medical Co promises satisfaction with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
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Miles
Nervine
Frank Anderson
Mina
United States
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Jury prospects slim in Laredo jewelry murder case
In Laredo Texas two confessed killers J B Compton and Lonnie A Franks face trial for the December 22 murder of jeweler G I Levy tansky. Deputies hunted veniremen after a 700 man panel yielded only one juror on opening day.
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Compton
Franks
Laredo
Tex
Veniremen
J. B. Compton
Lonnie A. Franks
G. I. Levytansky
Unclear Prisoner Presence Sparks Venue Talk
Scores waited outside hoping to glimpse prisoners as local prejudice against the accused men grows, fueling speculation a change of venue may be sought.
Italian writer and nobleman Ventura kills self in San Francisco
Luigi Donato Ventura a writer lecturer of noble birth shot himself in San Francisco in a despondent state over family troubles. His full surname was Ventura de Lecce Bari with lineage back to 1299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Luigi Donato Ventura
Ventura de Lecce
Bari
Water Running Warns City Officials Of Supply Strain
A citywide warning recounts residents keeping taps on all night caused strain on the Pine Waterworks system. Two large pumps failed after heavy use, leaving Laurel Heights and Beacon Hill without water for over an hour and a half. The large pump was repaired and back online by 11:30 p.m. with dependence on reservoir supply and four 1,000,000 gallon boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Heights
Beacon Hill
Reid Jones
San Antonio
Pinee Waterworks Company
Milwaukee
Court Adjourns As Cold Weather Delays Trial
The Forty-fifth district court halted a civil trial as room heat failed. Judge J. L. Camp excused the jury until warmer weather or tomorrow. Jurors, bundled around a radiator, expressed relief at the postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-fifth District
J. L. Camp
Coal Famine Looms as Chicago Faces Shortage
Chicago on the verge of a coal famine as dealers warn that four more days of cold weather could exhaust the surplus. Prices have risen from 10 cents to a dollar per ton across grades, while railroads struggle to deliver fuel at a fraction of the demand amid a fresh snowstorm.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Suffering Among Poor In Snowbound Louisville
Nine inches of snow and a 10 degree wind cripple Louisville transport. Street cars run irregularly, pavements are blocked, trains delayed, and business delays worsen conditions for the poor. Charitable wagons push through snow to deliver provisions to starving households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Louisville
Weather Blues Hit Southwest in Record Cold Snap
Special to the Light reports a brutal blizzard across western Kansas, northern Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. temperatures plunged to twenty degrees below zero in Kansas City by eight this morning. Train service crippled. some lines abandoned as the southwest endures a severe winter storm after three weeks of unsettled weather.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Winter Hardship Mounts Across Missouri Valley
Extreme cold grips the region with Sioux City at 35 below, Omaha and Lincoln at 26 below. Record low temperatures stretch across the Missouri valley as fuel shortages bite. The Kansas public utilities commission and railroads coordinate relief for western towns and isolated communities on blocked branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
Sioux City
Omaha
Lincoln
Kansas State Public Utilities Commission
Coldest Day Of The Year Hits Houston
In Houston on January 12 temperatures ranged from 15 to 20 below zero with a north wind and sleet. The bitter weather forces fuel shortages and has led to the closure of several city schools with more closures expected until conditions improve.
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Houston
Associated Press
Tex
Austin Schools Closed as Sleet and Cold Grips Texas
In Austin Texas the thermometer stood at 12 above zero and sleet covered the ground. Public schools were dismissed for the day due to the severe cold and icy conditions in the morning.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
New Fort Worth Weather Record Hit By Freezing Temps
Fort Worth Texas reports a new three year low as temperatures plunged to one degree above zero overnight and into the morning. The sharp cold snapped a string of mild days and prompted utility and street operations to brace for further frosty conditions.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
Tex
Coldest Reading Of The Winter In Dallas
The government weather bureau in Dallas reported the season's coldest temperature at four degrees above zero in the early morning, rising to five degrees by nine o'clock.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Government Weather Bureau
Old Woman Freezes to Death on Cameron Farm
On the Cameron farm four miles from Waco Texas the body of Aunt Lucy Record aged about ninety was found frozen to death tonight. The demented woman had a habit of roaming at night and the discovery was made hours after her death by authorities or neighbors.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
Cameron Farm
Lucy Record
Eight Below Brings Hard Freeze to Amarillo Area
Amarillo Texas reports a record eight below last night with temperatures rising to fourteen above by noon. The severe cold caused increased livestock suffering and higher death rates among unfed and unprotected herds.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Snow and sleet hit Corpus Christi for first time since 1898
CORPUS CHRISTI TEX Jan 12 for the first time since 1898 snow fell this morning. The fall was light and accompanied by heavy sleet. The temperature was the lowest recorded since 1904 with a reading of 16 degrees.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gonzalez County Treasurer Announces ReElection Bid
Gonzales Texas January 12 R K Wyatt current treasurer of Gonzales county announces his candidacy for re election to that office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales, Tex
R. K. Wyatt
Gonzales County
One Day Cure for a Cold Claim in Ad Copy
Advertisement asserts a single remedy titled Bromo Quinine for curing a cold in one day. It cites E. W. Grove as signature endorser and markets the product as universal cure known worldwide under 206c.
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E. W. Grove
Carriage Sale Offer From Staacke Bros and Sinclair
A large selection of carriages, buggies and phaetons is offered at very low prices by Staacke Bros and W G Sinclair Land Trader located at 206 Moore building.
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Staacke Bros
W. G. Sinclair
Moore Building
Merchants Endorse Pure Food Campaign
The Retail Merchants Association unanimously adopted resolutions urging support for Dr J B Abbott state pure food and dairy commissioner in enforcing pure food laws in San Antonio and backing candidates for the legislature who favor the bogus check bill. The meeting approved new memberships and concluded with a supper at the original Mexican restaurant.
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Abbott
Pure Food and Dairy
San Antonio
Retail Merchants’ Association
J. M. Maill
J. T. Mitchell
A. L. Elson
William Brehmer
J. Wu. Drisdall
G. L. Newnam
William Schlosser
Brobst & Stewart
Avenue C
August Briam
R. Starke
W. J. Deckert
F. Weber
H. Wosnig
Charles Tener
E. J.M. Hopkins
James Kapp
Ben Varga
Emil Mueller
J. D. Crenshaw
Harry Howe
Pat Kilday
Ed Toepperwein
W. J. Edgecomb
H. A. Moos
John Kenney
P. G. Lucas
8. N. Burdin
E. Y. White
F. Enkevort
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Cromina
Manhattan
Men's (Outfitters
Fee
Tlsbee
US Street
A. Collman
Plumper
Main Ave
Selt
Aia Overy
Dr. Pierce
Ial
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Ictionary
Amtre
Guk
G. A. Duerler Mfc. Co
Waterworks Company
Judge Camp
Mercury
Julia Walker
Dr. Abbott
New York
Zideline
Dalkowitz Bros. C
West Commerce
North Flores Streets
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