City Council Feud Over Water Audit Ends With Birthday Honor
San Antonio council clashed over a $12,000 books and properties audit for the Water Supply company. Aldermen Mauermann, Kenney and Lucas joined insurgents to postpone action. Boynton proposed telegraphing examiners for proposals. The meeting closed amid further turmoil as a motion to honor George W. Brackenridge on his eightieth birthday was debated and adjourned.
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Mauermann
Kenney
Lucas
Alexander Potter
New York
San Antonio
Pany
Potter
Finance Committee
Boynton
Alderman Lipscomb
Callaghan
Richter
Lipscomb
Wickeland
Lambert
Menger
Alderman Boynton
Mauermann, Kenney
Boynton Springs
George W. Brackenridge
Brackenridge
Sherman Boynton
MI-DNA stomach tablets promise cure for indigestion
An advertising claim asserts a doctor’s highly effective stomach prescription is the basis for MI-DNA tablets. A large box costs 50 cents, with money back if indigestion or stomach catarrh remains after use, and the product is sold by druggists nationwide.
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America
City council approves street and utility projects
The council discusses funds for gas water heater installs at fire stations and a 40 000 street improvement ordinance laid over after debates on bid procedures and aldermanic power. Proposals include sewer mains, water lines, street paving and railroad catch basins with plans from local firms and churches.
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Charles Wolfmueller
Council Chamber
Merida Street
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Aransas Street
Flores Street
San Fernando
Palm Heights
Main Avenue
French Place
Saprno Avenue
Mackay Telegraph Company
San Antonio Telephone Company
Alamo Methodist
McKinley Avenue
City Market House
W. A. Kelly
Zarramora Street
Kirkentucky Avenue
Commerce Street
Mauermann
Finance Committee
Boynton
Fincham
Wickeland
Russian refuses compensation for seized Oldhamia cargo
The Russian government in London has definitively refused to compensate the Manchester & Salford Shipping Company, owners of the steamship Oldhamia, and Standard Oil, consignees of the cargo seized during the Russo Japanese War. The ship carried distilled naphtha, declared contraband by Russia, en route to Japan.
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London
Manchester & Salford Shipping Company
Oldhamia
Standard Oil Company
Japan
Russia
Changing Her Face With Home Mercolized Wax
An old fashioned home remedy promises a new complexion. Apply mercolized wax at night like cold cream to remove lifeless skin and blemishes and wash off in the morning for a younger looking face. Freckles tan moth patches sallowness liver spots pimples are said to vanish.
Cuero Backs Rail Line Bonus and End of Division Offer
A Cuero railroad meeting with Col. Uriah Lott yielded a plan offering Cuero free right of way and depot grounds, yardage, and a $75,000 bonus to attract the new line from Fort Worth to Kingsville with a western branch. Cuero would host the end of a division and rail shops if the terms are accepted. The group will push the proposal with Lott and proceed to discuss with Goliad next.
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Cuero
Tex
Col
Uriah Lott
First State Bank and Trust Company
George J. Schleicher
Colonel Lott
Lott
Fort Worth
Aransas Pass
Kingsville
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Austin
Sap
Southern Pacific
Goliad
A Home Remedy For Wrinkles From Woman's National Journal
A simple at home facial wash using saxolite and witch hazel is promoted as a harmless solution to remove wrinkles and sagging. The wash supposedly shows immediate improvement after the first use and is presented as an affordable alternative to pricey patent products.
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Woman's National Journal
Galan and Valdez Appeal to Secretary of State on Extradition
Attorney C M Chambers will file appeals with the United States Secretary of State for Andres Garza Galan and Nicanor Valdez, who were ordered extradited to Mexico for murder. Commissioner R L Edwards ruled the extradition and the secretary will decide after review of the record. The men remain in U S custody as they await further action.
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C. M. Chambers
Secretary of State
United States
Andres Garza Galan
Nicanor Valdez
Mexico
R. L. Edwards
Galan
Valdez
Edwards
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promise
Public notice claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching, bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back refund if it fails. The druggist advertisement markets this claim to readers seeking quick relief.
Diphtheria outbreak reported in Austin area
Diphtheria is prevalent in Austin with cases in South and East Austin. Health authorities place each reported case under quarantine, though the overall situation is not regarded as alarming.
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Austin
South
East
Damage Suit Bet Heard in Austin Power Plant Case
The case of R. V. Dixon against the city of Austin over $16,767.88 claimed for extra labor on the city concrete power house is on trial before Judge C. A. Wilcox in the Twenty-sixth District court, pending for three years.
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Austin
R. V. Dixon
Cty of
C. A. Wilcox
Twenty-sixth
German Lutheran church to be rebuilt at Seguin
Seguin Texas January 16 at a meeting of church members it was decided to build a handsome new church. The erection committee includes Senator F C Weinert William Steinmeyer Theodore Tiemann George Hagn C Dolle A Weigang and Rev Weigand with plans by W S Steinmeyer and George Hagn.
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Seguin
Tex
F. C. Weinert
William .Steinmeyer
Theodore Tiemann
George Hagn
C. Dolle
A. Weigang
W, Nmann
Steinmeyer
Italy predicts Turkish defeat in African coast war
M. Mario Prochet of Turin predicts an Italian victory over Turkey along the northern African coast. He cites desert conditions and heat as obstacles but says Italy will persevere until the Turks are decisively beaten.
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Italy
Turkey
Africa
M. Mario Prochet
Turin
St. Anthony Hotel
Mr. Prochet
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad from Edwards King Drug Co
An Edwards King Drug Co advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable family medicine. It recommends giving it to children and taking it when a cold starts to relieve coughs colds croup and to help prevent bronchitis and pneumonia.
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Edwards King Drug Co
Blast Furnace Burst Kills Eight in Duisburg
Eight iron workers died and two were seriously injured when a blast furnace burst near Duisburg Germany overnight. Additional reports say eleven more workers are seriously hurt as molten metal flowed from the molds. rescuers fear others may be trapped.
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Germany
Associated Press
Duisburg
Here
Princess Victoria Louise Betrothal Reported on Emperor Birthday
Berlin dispatch reports the betrothal of Princess Victoria Louise, daughter of the emperor, to Grand Duke Adolf Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The engagement is expected to be announced on the emperor's birthday in January.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Victoria Louise
Adolph Frederick of
Mecklenburg- Streltz
Bubonic Plague Reported Again in Amoy
The Associated Press notes bubonic plague has appeared in Amoy with no cases since October last year. The city endured a deadly stretch in 1911, with nearly 600 deaths in the first nine months.
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Associated Press
Amoy
Oil Tanks Erected in Seguin by Pierce Fordyce
Seguin Texas January 16 The Pierce Fordyce Oil Company of Houston completed the erection of a number of large oil tanks and an office building at the Southern Pacific tracks in this city last night.
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Seguin
Tex
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Company
Houston
Southern Pacific
Mortgage Trust Co. of San Antonio Amends Charter
The First Mortgage Trust Company of San Antonio filed an amendment with the state department to increase its capital stock from $100,000 as decided at a October 10, 1911 meeting.
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Austin
Jan
First Mortgage Trust Company of
San Antonio
State Department
Wreck Derailed Sunset Train Near Lissie Injuring 26
Sunset train No. 10 derailed three miles east of Lissie Texas injuring three seriously and twenty three others. Three gravest injuries include Jonas Stevens W L Martin and S R Hall. Spreading rails blamed. steel equipment limited disaster. Injured sent to Houston hospital. track cleared and service resumed.
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Lissie
Here
Jonas Stevens
San Antonio
W. L. Martin
Las Cruces
N. M
S. R. Hall
el Paso
Stevens
Eagle Lake
Houston
Clean Up the Bowels and Keep Them Clean
A vintage promotional appeal touts Dr Miles Laxative Tablets as a gentle effective remedy for constipation. Testimonial from N A Waddell of Waco Texas endorses pleasant action and chocolate flavor. Sold by druggists 25 cents a box with a money back guarantee.
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Miles
N. A. Waddell
Waco
Tex
Miles Medical CQ
Ikharty
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