San Antonio votes on $800000 school bond issue
The San Antonio school board schedules an election to decide an $800,000 bond for city schools. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm in eight wards with eight polling places. Voting rights extend to any property owner with 1914 poll tax receipts, regardless of tax payment.
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San Antonio
School Board
Crockett
South Flores and
Guilbeau Streets
Market House
West Commerce Street
Santa Rosa Avenue
Arbor Place
Lopez
N. Colorado Street
Main Avenue
Romana Street
Austin
Eighth Streets
Ben Overton
Lamar Street
Lavaca
Matagorda Streets
Garden Street
South Alamo
E. E. Hillie
J. Sutcliffe
E. G. LeStourgeon
W. D. Syers
William Leng
Irving Dietz
E. W. Kirkland
San
J. H. Kirkpatrick
S. G. Brooks
Texas
L. J. Hart
L. B. Clegg
Moe
T. N. Smith
Nicholson, Furnish & Smith
St. Louis
United States
San Antonio Bay
S. Burg
Paul Meerscheidt
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing
An advertising pitch denounces calomel as dangerous and sickening and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy. The copy claims rapid relief from sluggish liver, headaches, and digestive issues, asserting it won’t cause salivation and is backed by a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Greek Prince Wears Monocle In Motor Car Photo
Prince Andrew of Greece, a senior army officer, is pictured in a motor car with staff members, all wearing monocles. The article notes his distinctive single eyeglass and compares him to the Crown Prince of Germany.
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Andrew
Greece
Crown Prince
Germany
After Sickness How to Recover Strength
San Antonio readers seek strength after illness and gravitate to Vinci cod liver and iron, a oil free tonic claimed to build blood, increase appetite, and restore vigor. Advertisement cites testimonials from Samuel Wood of North Adams and lists multiple San Antonio druggists offering Vinci with a money back guarantee.
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San Antonio
Vinci
North Adams
Mass
Samuel Wood
A. M. Fischer
Meier
Commerce St
Sap Drug
S. Flores St
Main Avenue
George Keene
Military Plaza
H. L. Wagner
Hicks
Appmann Drug Store
E. Commerce St
Texas
Salons to Close for San Antonio School Election
Every saloon in San Antonio will close Tuesday due to the school bench election within the city limits. Saloons outside the corporate limits are not required to close, as the election applies only to the independent San Antonio school district.
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San Antonio
ROAD BUILDER LOANED TO KENDALL COUNTY
Gideon Meier a noted road builder from Bexar County is loaned to Kendall County to supervise road construction funded by a recently approved bond issue. He previously oversaw miles of highway in Bexar County financed by a $550,000 bond and helped create the Strip linking Boerne with the Boerne stage road.
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Gideon Meier
Bexar County
Kendall County
Meier
Boerne
Planting of 156 fruit trees planned at Bexar farm
Roy Barneburg, chief supervisor, will plant a plum and peach orchard ten miles below the city. He met with the Commissioners Court to arrange tree delivery. The fertilized soil aim is early production with 156 trees across over a dozen varieties.
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Bexar County
Roy Barneburg
Barneburg
Barneburge
J. Kk. Lamm
Fires on Kentucky Avenue and Sap Railway Cause Damage
A Sunday night fire at H. Kelley residence 752 Kentucky Avenue caused significant damage to the home and contents, traced to the kitchen stove pipe and roof. Minutes later a small trestle fire on Sap Railway at Fowler Street crossing near Beacon Hill was set by tramps and caused about 25 dollars in damage. A false alarm occurred at 1 am from box 724 River and Newell avenues.
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H. Kelley
Kentucky Avenue
Sap Railway
Fowler Street
Beacon Hill
River and
Newell Avenues
Lockhart Woman Drowns After Found in Water Tank
The lifeless body of Mrs. Caroline Voight, an aged German woman, was found early this morning in a small water tank in the pasture near her Taylorsville home in Texas.
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Lockhart
Ckhart,tex
Caroline Voight
Taylorsville
Youngstown Steel Strike Report Details Harsh Wages and Abuse
A government styled study by Basil M. Manly highlights brutal conditions in U S steel towns, noting 65 percent of workers earn under 15 dollars weekly and most mills run twelve hour shifts while espionage and terrorism curb union efforts. The report urges a 20 percent wage rise and eight hour days to curb unrest.
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Washington, D. C
Youngstown
Committee On Industrial Relations
Basil M. Manly
Congress
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Manly
Federal Commission
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Maryland
Alabama
Colorado
West Virginia
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
United States Bureau of Labor
Bureau of Labor
United States
Steel Corporation
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Burglar Steals Fruit Cake in North Street Home
A prowler broke into H. A. Blair’s home at 300 North Street while the family was away and scattered valuables and clothing, leaving with a fruit cake. Earlier the same Sunday a burglary at Mrs. Wehrhahn’s 129 Cedar Street saw only an old-style breast pin missing. Also, J. I. West’s home at 318 Avenue SD was entered with a gold watch and chain, $8.50, a $9 check, and trousers taken. A blanket theft from a clothes line occurred Sunday night.
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H. A. Blair
North Street
E. Wehrhahn
Cedar Street
J. I. West
Avenue SD
Chickens and Goods Stolen From Two City Homes
Thieves took thirteen chickens from the premises of Mrs. Krueger at 239 Wilkins Avenue and kafka from the home of Carlos L. Marty at 201 Nogalites Street. Mrs. D Laye at 125 Paso Hondo reports an in absence visit Sunday. Two dollars worth of groceries and a five gallon kerosene can were stolen.
Sheppard Targets Pork in Public Buildings Bill
Senator Sheppard proposes a bill requiring treasury approval for all public building requests and disclosure of the lowest construction cost to Congress. The item references a reform effort amid debate on government spending and procurement.
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Washington, D. C
Sheppard
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
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