San Antonio Plans Conventions Campaign Booklet
A San Antonio Chamber of Commerce effort publishes a compact booklet titled San Antonio The Convention City to promote 1914 conventions. The guide includes a brief city description, historical sketch, hotel listings with rates, and serves as a campaign precursor. Secretary J F Carter lists a national conventions index with past and upcoming meeting sites, officers, and delegate counts.
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Santonio
San Antonio
J. F. Carter
Unpaid Fines Spark County Bond Audit Probe
Hart Kidd and Aikman conduct an employee audit of county books covering six years. The probe focuses on unpaid fines and what is termed convict bonds and appearance bonds. Findings will take months. defendants in the misdemeanors may have posted convict bonds.
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Hart, Kidd & Aikman
Dynamite conspiracy indictments set for trial in LA
In Los Angeles federal court Olaf Tveitmoe Eugene A Clancy J E Munsey and Anton Johannsen face trial for conspiracy to illegally transport dynamite. The three former labor leaders have been found guilty in Indianapolis and will serve their sentences. Johannsen’s trial date will be set and he will be prosecuted immediately.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Olaf Tveitmoe
Eugene A. Clancy
J. E. Munsey
Anton Johannsen
Indianapolis
Johannsen
United States
A. I. McCormick
New Auto School Formed In San Antonio
H G Hayes disbands the San Antonio Auto School and affiliates with the International Automobile School a new Texas chartered institution. T P Price serves as president Gus LeRoy as vice president John A Kerr as secretary treasurer and Hayes as principal. The school will operate at 733 1 2 East Houston with headquarters at 209 Frost building teaching construction repair and operation of all makes of automobiles.
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H. G. Hayes
San Antonio
East
Houston
Frost
Toward Effects of humors worse than outward
An antique medical tone touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as curing humors and their inward and outward effects. It claims the tonic and alterative washes away humors and their dangers to the body system, then abruptly shifts to a tax notice urging readers to pay their poll tax.
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Hood
San Antonio Sulphur Wells Impress Visiting Star
Donald Khan of the stage praising Harlandale Baths in San Antonio. He recovers from grippe using local hot sulphur waters and says the springs are unequalled, predicting a fortune for their promotion and urging locals to value home treatment. He travels from New Orleans to seek relief and plans to be a regular living testimonial.
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San Antonio
Donald Khan
Austin
Harlandale Bath House
New Orleans
Harlandale
Mount Clemens
Mich
Carlsbad
United States
America
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to elect Tuesday
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual election from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. next Tuesday along with the stockholders meeting. A proposed by law amendment would require directors to attend all meetings or lose their seat, with sickness or city absence as only excuses. Five directors will be chosen from ten candidates including Conroy Jones Pruitt Waren Ball Cook Smith Hildebrand Hart.
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
T. L. Conroy
A. H. Jones
R. T. Pruitt
John W. Waren
R. L. Ball
Fred W. Cook
T. N. Smith
H. E. Hildebrand
J. B
Martindale
L. J. Hart
Messrs
Liquor License Forfeited in Nelsonville Case
Comptroller Lane announced forfeiture of Ignac Chenosky's saloon license in Nelsonville Austin County after charges that he sold liquor to minors and on Sundays. The Light is requested to be mentioned in advertisements in this paper.
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Austin
Tex
Lane
Ignac Chenosky
Nelsonville
Austin County
Chenosky
Texas Incorporations and Amendments Report
Chartered today Wylie Kennedy Company of Houston with 2000 capital stock for merchandising. St Jo Creamery Company of Saint Jo in Montague county with 1500 capital stock. Hensarling Mercantile Company of Bryan with 30000 capital stock. Rio Grande Irrigation Company of Eagle Pass capital 5400. Amendments filed Long Hargrove Manufacturing Tyler raise from 10000 to 25000. Moore Grocery Tyler raise from 200000 to 250000. Brady Transfer Company Brady dissolves.
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Pig Tex
Wylie-Kennedy Company of
Houston
Capital Stock
J. S. Wylie
Kennedy
Ray G. Owens
St. Jo Creamery Company
Saint Jo
Montague County
T. 8
Meador
James FR. Wiley
C. H. Dunbar
Hensarling Mercantile Company of
Bryan
Capital
Moore Grocery Company of
Tyler
Brady Transfer Company of
Brady
Oil firm officials indicted in mail fraud case
Five officials of the Sea board Oil and Trust Company and two officials from other oil firms were indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulent use of the mails. Heads of additional companies were also secretly indicted.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Seaboard Oil and Trust Company
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Bust Development Method Promises New Curves
A physician from New York State promotes Dr Catherine Kellys Form Developer to increase bust size from two to seven inches without pads. The method claims to improve figure, complexion, and overall symmetry, offering a free 60 cent package and a 50 cent treatment as a trial.
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New York State
Cathrine Kelly
Buffalo
N. Y
Texas Legislature Opens in 1933 Session With Prohibition Debates
Texas lawmakers convene in Austin to organize the Thirty third biennial session. Governor Colquitt and Lieutenant Governors Davidson and Mayes shape the initial committee leadership as talks on prohibition, railroads, stock law, and state finances begin amid forecasts of a busy agenda and potential party splits.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
John Wortham
Senate
A. B. Davidson
Davidson
Will H. Mayes
Terrell
Consolidation Proposals Move Through State Legislature
The bill seeks to combine the Wichita Valley lines with smaller lines under one management. A Santa Fe consolidation may also absorb western lines. Governor opposition to consolidations is noted. Labor Commissioner Starling urges a stronger factory inspection law citing Texas size and 4588 manufacturing firms with 70 250 workers but only one inspector who cannot cover all facilities.
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Wichita Valley
Santa Fe
Starling
Texas
YWCA Grows Rapidly Adds Club Room for Activities
The Young Women's Christian Association is expanding as secretaries and house managers struggle to fit all activities in the current building. Next week the large dining room will be converted into a club room for the association clubs, board meetings, and Camp Fire Girls meetings.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Camp Fire Girls
ORURKENNESS Cure Promises Private Treatment
A Houston street and Avenue C advertisement touts ORRINE as a curable cure for ORURKENNESS with two forms No 1 secret treatment and No 2 powder or pill. It claims absolute confidence and privacy with home use and reimbursement if ineffective. Costs are $1 a box and a booklet is available.
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H. L. Wagner
Houston Street
Avenue C
Mother Seeks Daughter and Children Home From San Antonio
Mrs. Sadie Haley of Associated Charities reports a Montana mother asks Mayor Jones to locate her daughter in San Antonio. The daughter, deserted after a strike, supports two children on eight dollars weekly, paying 2.50 for the kids and 0.50 for other expenses. Haley aims to send them to Butte, but charity funds are exhausted.
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Sadie’ Haley
The
Associated Charities
Jones
Haley
Butte
Montana
San Antonio
Free Clinic Association Plans Resume Work in San Antonio
At the last Free Clinic Association meeting in San Antonio, directors decided to resume maintenance of the Free Clinic on South Laredo Street and continue building the free hospital. Funds are tight, but optimism remains. A committee of Judge Winchester Kelso and Dr. C S Venable will pursue purchasing a lot for the hospital site.
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Free Clinic Association
Free Clinic
South Laredo Street
Free Hospital
Winchester Kelso
C.S. Venable
Free Hospital For the Poor of
San Antonio
Civic Improvement Meeting Planned for Prospect Hills Ward
The Improvement League of Prospect Hills invites Second Ward Ladies Auxiliary and Board of Health members to a Tuesday evening meeting at Crockett school. The aim is civic improvements with ward division into four to six sections, each led by a chairman and a block committee chaired by a woman. Mrs Belle Dilgarde will preside.
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Improvement League of
Prospect Hills
Second Ward Ladies’ Auxiliary
Board of Health
Crockett School
Belle Dilgarde
Lecture Is Announced by San Antonio Advertisers Association
The San Antonio Advertisers Association announces an illustrated lecture on advertising to be held Thursday evening January 16 in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. Dr. F. A. Wynne of Dallas prepared the program using thirty five stereopticon views on human interest and timeliness in advertising. William Moore White will depart January 18 for Corpus Christi to speak at the Ad Men's Club inaugural meeting at the Nueces Hotel with Manager Franks hosting a banquet and entertainment.
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San Antonio Advertisers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
F. A. Wynne
Dallas
William Moore White
Corpus Christi
Ad Men’s Club
New Nueces Hotel
Franks
Who Is This Man Dr Burkhart Health Remedy
Dr W S Burkhart offers a 30 day Vegetable Compound with a 25 cent payment and a full refund if not cured. Pharmacists endorse his honest guarantee asking 25 cents and promising returns if stomach liver or bowel issues persist after 30 days. The ad claims over twenty million yearly doses and urges readers to try the product now.
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W. S. Burkhart
Dr. Burkhart
Burkhart
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