State Organizer Calls Texas Union Conference in Houston
The state organizer Mrs. E 8&J Clair Thompson issued a call for a Congressional Union conference in Houston on January 20. The Bender Hotel hosts the meeting to form a Texas Congressional Union, elect officers and adopt a constitution. Special railroad rates through Sunset lines apply. Miss Alice Paul to speak.
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The
Congressional Union
Houston
E, 8&J. Clair Thompson
Bender Hotel
Texas Organization of the Congressional Union
Alice Paul
Western woman doctor backs frontline service for fit women
A Western woman doctor argues women are physically fit for battlefield service and notes some may suffer from ailments that households require relief. She cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy praised for forty years to relieve such conditions and ease suffering of American women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rail road seeks injunction over Texas intangible tax
The International and Great Northern Railroad files a injunction in Bexar county and plans similar suits in all Texas counties it traverses to challenge state intangible tax on its properties. Receivers James A. Baker and Cecil A. Lyon allege the tax board overvalued tangibles and discriminates against the road while admitting the railroad is willing to pay the tangible tax. The suit targets county collectors and officials, raising federal due process questions and aiming to force acceptance of tangible tax payment.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Bexar County
Texas
International & Great Northern Railroad
James A. Baker
Cecil A. Lyon
the International
S. G. Tayloe
John A. Bitter
James R. Davis
J. Kk. Lamm
Charles X. Gutzeit
Henry Meyer
Jacob Klaus
State Tax Board
Free Trial Demonstration For Rupture Treatment At St Anthony
Demonstrator Babcock will show STUARTS PLAPAO-PADS for rupture patients at the St Anthony Hotel on Thursday Jan 20 from 10 a m to 7 p m. Free trials of PLAPAO for home use offered and expert advice provided without charge. The pads are self adhesive and aim to strengthen abdominal muscles to seal the hernial opening without a truss.
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Stuart
Babcock
Europe
St. Anthony Hotel
Winter clothing sales rise in San Antonio as weather shifts
Cold weather boosts San Antonio merchants with coats coats suits sweaters and warm gear in demand. Some shoppers buy now for this winter and next, while others take advantage of lower prices and anticipated wool shortages. Early spring buying grows, driven by new coat suits and spring-like weather.
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San Antonio
Dallas Guests and Visitors Lodging at Local Hotels
Fr W Lowree and James H Pittman of Dallas and Houston are among arrivals at the Gunter while Mrs E P Smithson of Laredo and Mrs J G Hail of Dallas register there. St Anthony hosts Frank Rabb and several others from Tex and beyond. Menger and St Anthony see guests from Kansas City Lincoln Neb New York Fort Worth and Eagle Pass.
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Fr. W. Lowree
Dallas
Tex
Gunter
E. P. Smithson
Laredo
St. Anthony
J. B. Mendenhall
St. Louis
Menger
James H. Pittman
Houston
Frank Rabb
Brownsville
W. H
C. H. Bencini
Fort Worth
E. R. Belford
Eagle Pass
F. C. Brown
A. B. Carstens
L. M. Ec
Stove and Bed Clothing Requested for Distressed Family
Mrs. L. Gerodetti at the Free Clinic asks for a cooking stove and bed clothing for a white family in distress. A man, his wife, and three small children have been staying at the clinic during cold weather. A home at 710 South Pecos Street room 3 has been found, but furnishings are lacking. Inquiries or assistance can be made by calling Crockett 4368.
Too Fat Get More Fresh Air
Lack of fresh air weakens the blood oxygen carrying power and slows the liver and organs. Fat from indoor life harms health. seek open air and oil of korein capsules after meals and at night to reduce weight. Weigh often and continue until normal with Sumimers Drug Store supplying.
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Sumimers Drug Store
Telephone service rules and modern communication methods
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company officials and field representatives met in San Antonio to discuss how telephone service is provided. Percy Redmund of Dallas spoke on eliminating departmental and territorial lines as the system expands, with regional traffic chiefs addressing localized issues and C A Gates closing the conference with policy and public relations talks.
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Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
Percy Redmund
Dallas
San Antonio
Redmund
Texas
Planth'red Rounds
C. A. Gates
Obituary of Mrs Leonor Beque Garcia in San Antonio
Mrs Leonor Beque Garcia 61 died at her granddaughter's home 508 North Condo Street at 5 30 PM Monday. A New Mexico native she had lived in San Antonio forty years. Survived by son Alfonzo Garcia of San Francisco and daughter Mrs M Olsborn. Funeral 5 PM Tuesday at Shelley Loring parlors with interment in San Fernando cemetery family lot.
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Leonor Beque Garcia
E. J. Mitchell
Condo _ street
New Mexico
San Antonio
Alfonzo Garcia
San Francisco
Cal
M. Olsborn
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Establishment
San Fernando
Death of Mrs Wildar Holland in San Antonio
Mrs Wildar Holland aged 37 died at home on Monday night at 119 West Mulberry avenue. Born in Tyler Texas she came to San Antonio a year ago with husband J A Holland son Russ and daughter Lillian surviving along with two brothers and two sisters in Tyler. Body to be taken to Tyler Tuesday night by Sloan Hagy Undertaking Co.
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Wildar Holland
West Mulberry Avenue
Tyler
Tex
San Antonio
J. A. Holland
Russ
Lillian
Sloan & Hagy Undertaking Company
Widow Mrs Johanna Gloeckner Dies in San Antonio Sanitarium
Mrs Johanna Gloeckner aged 84 died at 9 o clock Tuesday morning in a San Antonio sanitarium. A native of Germany she came to the city about six months ago from Fayettsville Texas for medical treatment. The body will be held by Shelley Loring Undertaking Co until relatives in Fayettsville advise.
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Johanna Gloeckner
San Antonio
Germany
Fayettsville
Tex
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Shelley Loring Undertaxing Co Ady Automobile Equipment
Local advert lists Shelley Loring Undertaxing Co offering automobile equipment and related services with contact phones 971 and Ady section.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaxing Co
Army orders list early 20th century officer transfers and duties
Orders authorize Captain James E Shelley to command two militia cavalry visits between January 15 and May 1 1916 from Denver to Boulder and Hastings and back. Captain John P. Long to conduct up to one visit April 1 to May 31 1916 from Austin to Houston and other Texas/Oklahoma routes. Lieutenant Walter E Prosser to Fort Bliss February 2 1916 for duty with Field Company I Signal Corps. Corporal Jacob Rodman transfers to Hospital Corps for duty at Letterman General Hospital. Major James J Mayes remains judge advocate with station in this leave of absence for ten days for Captain Forward Canfield R.
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James E. Shelley
Cavalry
Denver
Colo
Boulder
Austin
Houston
Jennin la
Baton Rouge
Okemah
Okla
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Corsicana
Tex
Walter EE. Prosser
James J. Mayes
Infantry
Army
Foward Canfield R
Quartermaster Corps
President Wilson plans series of speeches to urge preparedness
President Wilson opened itineraries at the White House for speaking trips to about 400 cities this winter and spring to press the preparedness program. He will likely speak in New York on January 27 and February 19 in Washington, with most talks in the Middle West and some in the South.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
Baltimore
New York
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Congress
Washington
Hog Club Formed at Corpus High School
Corpus Christi, Tex. January 18. The Menger Literary Society of the local high school formed an "Hog Club." Members are planning to enter the hog-raising industry with new work and projects under way.
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Literary Society
Corpus High School
Corpus Christi
Tex
The
Menger Literary Society
Fairchild Receives Captain’s Commission for Texas Battery
Captain Ralph Fairchild of San Antonio is commissioned to command a new 135 member artillery battery for the Texas National Guard. He will begin recruiting immediately with Adjutant General Henry Hutchings. The battery, second in the guard, will be aided by federal support, and Dallas pursues a second Texas battery.
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Austin, Tex
Ralph Fairchild
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Fairchild
Henry Hutchings
Texas
Dallas
Chamber OF Commerce
Children see model battleship at Y M C A
The Y M C A hosts a working model of a battleship inviting families to visit from January 18 to 22. The event highlights naval equipment and marine display for kids and adults alike.
Suffering From Cold Strains Charities Aid
Severe weather tests the community as the Associated Charities reports steady requests for bed clothing heating and cooking stoves. A district visitor found four cases Tuesday with families lacking warm garments and shelter including one family living in a barn stall with a horse nearby.
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Associated Charities
Roberts Takes Over L P Peck Realty Firm
Charles M. Roberts, longtime manager, assumes control of the L. P. Peck Realty Company. The business continues as Charles M. Roberts Realty Company with J. F. Blackwell and Frederick Speth joining. Roberts, former Real Estate Exchange president and director, relocated from Atlanta to form the partnership.
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L. P. Peck Realty Company
Charles M. Roberts
Charles M. Roberts Realty Company
J.F. Blackwell
Frederick Speth
Roberts
Real Estate Exchange
Atlanta
L. P. Peck
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
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