San Antonio City Charter Provisions on Tax and Improvement Powers
The text outlines city authority to levy special taxes on railroads and streets, create liens, and enforce them by sale or court action. establishes procedures for public improvements including bids, contracts, bonds, hearings, assessments, and installments. details oversight of improvements, payment schedules, and remedies for errors. includes broad regulatory and fiscal powers for the City of San Antonio with provisions for bonds, sinking funds, improvement districts, and general municipal governance.
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San Antonio
Texas
City of
Rncq
Carnegie Library
United States
City Depository
State of Texas
Bexar County
Commissionera
Board of Commissioners
Rheumatism Cure Promoted as Constitutional Disease Treatment
An advertisement asserts rheumatism is constitutional not local and requires systemic care. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifying tonic, claiming it corrects the acid blood condition and strengthens the body. The product is offered in liquid form or SarsaTabs tablets.
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Hood
Harlandale Fiat Sulphur Baths Promote Weight Loss Massage
A San Antonio beauty parlor offers scientifically guided massage in conjunction with Hot Sulphur Baths on South Flores Street. The ad promises effective weight reduction through the treatment and invites readers to try a trial.
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Harlandale Fiat
South Flores
Presbyterian conference closes with evening services
The second day of the Presbyterian conference of evangelism and Christian stewardship at Westminster Presbyterian Church will end with services at 7 30 this evening. Today’s sessions ran 9 30 to 12 noon and 2 30 to 5. Interest was high with two addresses yesterday by Dr J G Patton of Atlanta on Personal Evangelism and W M Anderson of Dallas on Consecrated Possessions.
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Presbyterian Conference of Evangelism and Christian Stewardship
Westminster Presbyterian Church
J. G. Patton
Atlanta
W. M. Anderson
Dallas
Dix appoints Huppuch Panama-Pacific Exposition Commissioner
Just before leaving office former New York Governor Dix announced Winfield A. Huppuch former State Democratic committee chairman would serve as Panama-Pacific Exposition Commissioner.
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Dix
New York
Winfield A. Huppuch
State
Democratic Committee
Letter from C H Keiser Endorses Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey
A concise testimonial from Mr C H Keiser of South Langhorne Pa praising Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the world's greatest medicine. He claims it cured stomach troubles that other medicines could not touch and notes thousands share his view, boosting sales.
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C. H. Keiser
Duffy
South Langhorne, Pa
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Promotes Digestion And Health
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey is marketed as aiding digestion by improving nutrient absorption, strengthening the body to ward off disease. Sold in sealed bottles for $1.00 each through druggists and dealers, with a medical booklet and doctor’s guide available on request from The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester NY.
Police Women Advocate for College Men in City Service
Mrs. Alice Stebbin Evans of Los Angeles urged Chicago college men to join police forces in large cities. She called for better treatment of officers and more social engagement with them to improve standards and public safety.
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Chicago
Alice Stebbin Evans
Los Angeles
Woman's City Club Today
Frio County Seeks Demonstration Road Aid
The Frio County commissioners seek to hire George D. Marshall and his assistant from the Public Roads Office to supervise one mile of demonstration road and advise on more county roads. The county plans an February 1 election on issuing $80 000 bonds for road improvements, with advocates expecting a large YES majority.
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D. E. Colp
The
Chamber of Commerce
Commissioners’ Court
Frio County
Public Roads Office
United States Agricultural Department
George D. Marshall
Fhe County
American Woman Mrs Mansfield Found in Venice
Mrs. K Mansfield, an American woman missing and under Italian inquiry, has been located in Venice per a dispatch to Il Giornale dItalia. The case prompted anxious concern among friends and authorities.
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Rome
K. Mansfield
Venice
Giornale d'Itala
Lumbermen Open Convention in Kansas City
Nearly 2000 delegates attended the opening session of the Southwestern Lumbermen's Association annual convention in Kansas City Missouri. The three day gathering will continue with meetings and events through Monday.
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Lumbermen
Kansas City
Southwestern Lumbermen’'s Association
Refugees Seek Safety From Flood in Memphis
Memphis officials report the Mississippi River crest will reach about 38 feet early next week, with the gauge at 36 feet today. Refugees are being brought in from Arkansas and Southeast Missouri as engineers believe levees will hold and only low-lying areas near the dikes will flood.
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Memphis
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Missouri
Flood Causes Wide Damage as River Recedes
Evansville officials face new problems after the Ohio river recedes. Many houses shifted on their foundations and cellar walls cracked causing thousands in damage. The steamer Lowrey brought 40 Shawneetown refugees from Shawneetown Illinois.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Lowrey
Paducah
Shawneetown
III
Funeral of Texas's oldest locomotive engineer Edward White
Houston native Edward White aged 78 died yesterday and funeral services were held today. He is described as the oldest living locomotive engineer in Texas and among the first to pilot a railway engine in the state.
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Houston
Tex
Edward White
Texas
South
Eighty Election Officials Indicted in New Orleans
Seventeen New Orleans election officials who conducted the November general election were indicted by the Orleans Parish grand jury. The total now under indictment for alleged falsification of returns in the city exceeds eighty.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Bowels and Aging Urge Gentle Laxative Use
Aging weakens stomach muscles and bowel activity making constipation dangerous. Avoid harsh cathartics and try Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a gentle laxative tonic said to strengthen digestion. 80 year old C P Miller of Baroda endorses it, bottles range 50 cents to one dollar with a money back guarantee.
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Caldwell
R B. Caldwell
Nathan You
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Duffy’s Pure
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester, N. Y
O. P. Milder
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