City Hall Struggles as June Salaries Remain Unpaid
City budget gridlock leaves June salaries unissued for all departments though mayor and electives receive pay. Alderman Mauermann notes mandamus suits unlikely and council meeting Monday seen as possible path to funding. Frank Williams vents in city hall corridors over hard luck and delayed paydays amid municipal standstill.
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Frank Williams
City Hall
Big Frank
Hummel
B. W. Miller
R. Remington
What to Eat in Hot Weather in Summer
The article urges varying a summer menu to maintain health and appetite. It praises soup as a light, nutritious hot season staple and highlights Campbell Soup Co as a source of ready made varieties, noting quality controls, convenience, and cost.
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Campbell Soup Co
Camden
N. J
Campbell's
Saccharine Prohibited in Syrups by Texas Official
Pure Food Commissioner Abbott ruled that effective today bottlers and manufacturers of syrups will be banned from using saccharin in production. Firms may sell existing stock with saccharin, but no new saccharin use is allowed due to alleged digestive harm.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Pure Food
Abbott
Nurse Arrested In Jewelry Theft On South Alamo
A white woman described as a trained nurse was taken into custody by Detective Miller after suspectedly stealing diamonds and jewelry valued at about 2000 from Mrs. Carter Barker’s apartment on South Alamo Street during June 22. The stolen items have not been recovered and a formal complaint is expected in the justice courts today. A negro woman detained earlier was released. Mrs Barker, wife of a Mexican mining man, had left the jewelry in a chamois bag, which disappeared during her lunch absence.
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Carter Barker
South Alamo Street
Miller
Justice Courts
Convention to land Cotton Crushers' meeting in San Antonio
John B. Carrington reports from Galveston that a San Antonio delegation has secured the 1912 Cotton Crushers' association convention for the Alamo City. The executive committee will choose the exact meeting site, with assurances that San Antonio will be named. Carrington notes Galveston’s prosperity and praises a new hotel.
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John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Galveston
Cotton Crushers’ Association
Alamo City
San Antonio
Carrington
Publicity League
Wealthy Stockman Jack Smith Dies in Snyder Texas
Jack Smith a prominent and wealthy pioneer stockman died in Snyder Texas last night from paralysis. The report mentions a separate death notice at Baltimore Maryland and a later notice for Miss Dora Zork at Utley Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Snyder, Tex
Jack Smith
Baltimore
Utley
Dora Zork
Fire destroys Fairfield business section landmarks
Fire swept the west side of Fairfield's business district this morning, gutting the Recorder office owned by L. C. Kirgan, the Masonic lodge, law offices of Anderson and Moses, the Hardy building, Bell and Fryer, the bank of Fairfield, Carl Griffiths store, and shops of N. Roberson and W. L. Lott. The blaze began in Carl Griffiths clothes cleaning dept from an oil stove, with losses running into thousands.
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Associated Press
Fairfield
Tex
Recorder Office
L. C. Kirgan
Masonic Lodge
Anderson and Moses
Congressman Hardy
Bell and Fryer
Bank of Fairfield
Carl Griffith
N. Robertson
W. L. Lott
Divisional Order Goes Into Effect In U S Armed Forces
The military establishment returns to a divisional basis to align peacetime structure with wartime. Three divisions Eastern Central and Western center at New York Chicago and San Francisco with seven departments and three independent posts. The nine departments are reduced to seven by merging Colorado and Dakota duties into others. The Eastern division covers the East and Gulf. Central covers Lakes Mississippi Texas and Forts D A Russell Leavenworth and Riley. Western covers California and Columbia. the Philippine division remains unchanged.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Colorado
Dakota
East
Gulf
Department of the Lakes
Mississippi
Texas
D. A. Russell
Wyo
Leavenworth
Kan
Riley
California
Columbia
Philippine
City Issues Licenses for Liquor and Beer Dealers
Licenses for retail liquor establishments and beer saloons are issued by the city for the year July 12 1911 to July 11 1912. Assistant City Clerk James Simpson started the work this morning. County and state licenses have also been issued to the same individuals. Eleven city licenses at 187 dollars each were issued to retail liquor dealers and forty licenses were issued to beer dealers.
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James Simpson
Glass types and hay fever remedy share ad space
E M Stewart of 1034 Wolfram St Chicago endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for hay fever relief during hot months. The letter cites personal relief and suggests others with similar symptoms may benefit, as cited by King Patterson Drug Co.
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Foley
E. M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Chicago
Stewart
King & Pattison Drug Co
Treasury clerks to keep positions despite bill
Washington July 1 the treasury department will retain two hundred sixty nine clerks and employees in various cities whose old positions were not provided for in the appropriation bill for the new fiscal year. Secretary MacVeagh will place them by filling vacancies or through transfers.
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PHE Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
MacVeagh
County Officials Set to Report Monthly Under New Law
Officials in Texas will report monthly under a new law. The Associated Press notes officials must provide statements detailing actions and progress starting July. The move aims to increase transparency across county offices.
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THE
Associated Press
Texas
County Officers Must Report Funds Monthly Under New Act
The attorney general's department held that in counties whose commissioners' courts operate monthly terms, all county officers who handle funds must report monthly. Previously these officers reported every three months under the old law.
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Torney General’s Department
Courts Adjourn Until October in Four District Courts
Adjournment until October 2 will be taken by Judge Dwyer in the Thirty seventh and by Judge Camp in the Forty-fifth district courts this afternoon. Indictments reported yesterday by the grand jury will wait until next term. Some cases remain for today but the courts will adjourn. Receiverships in Chm 3 will be argued during vacation. Judge Seeligson continues commission charter election case. The Fifty-seventh term extends, trial to run into next week. New Sev enty-third district court to organize in August with upcoming rules. Four district judges and nine attorneys plan meeting at San Antonio Bar to adopt rules for faster trials.
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Camp
Forty-fifth District
Seeligson
Fifty-senth District Court
Commission Charter
Fifty-seventh District Court
Commission
Birkhead
Seventy-third Disrict Court
Styme
Atorneys
San Antes Bar Association
Couple Barely Escape Death In Flames At West Houston Street
Mr and Mrs J R Ahr narrowly escaped being burned when their one story cottage at 1906 West Houston Street burned after 3 am. The dwelling valued at 1800 with 800 insurance was destroyed with 1000 contents insured for 500. Fire Chief Bishop suspects a kitchen stove origin as flames spread from that area.
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J. R. Ahr
West
Houston Street
Bishop
Alleged Plot Discovered in San Salvador Arrests
In San Salvador on July 1 authorities arrested Dr. Carlos Francisco Dardano, said to be allied with ex president Prudencio Alfario, at his home where ammunition arms and bomb making materials were found. The seizure highlights ongoing government security concerns.
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Associated Press
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Carlos Francisco Dardano
Prudencio Alfario
Democratic Leader Underwood Sets Cotton Tariff Revision
Democratic Leader Underwood announced the Ways and Means Committee will start drafting a revised cotton tariff schedule next week. He said there is a prospect the extra session could end August.
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Washington, D. C
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Two Firemen Hurt In Warehouse Blaze At Webster Grain Plant
A warehouse at Webster Grain company's plant on Lamar Street burned at 5:15 this morning. Two firemen were injured, one stepped on by a collapsing roof and another struck by a nozzle. The fiery destruction involved 31 carloads of baled hay and caused about 5500 in damage with 500 insured. Fire crews fought the blaze for four hours, with a second alarm to prevent spread to nearby wholesale firms.
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Webster Grain Company
Lamar Street
R. A. McSorley
Bishop
Young Couple Elopes Becomes Married In Brief Elopement
News from Richmond Virginia reports Emsey E Risner 17 son of Rev Henry C Risner Baptist minister of Tyler Texas and Miss Vnna Wheeler 15 of Austin were married in Bristol Virginia by Parson Burroughs after leaving Wytheville Virginia in an automobile three days earlier Risner attended Richmond College and later traveled to Wytheville for a brief visit both sets of parents were not in Virginia at the time of the wedding
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Associated Presa
Richmond
Emsey E. Risner
Henry C. Risner
Tyler, Tex
Vnna Wheeler
Austin
Wytheville
Bristol
Parson Burroughs
Risner
Richmond College
Miss Wheeler
Eves
Virginia
Safe Fourth of July Expected in San Antonio
Chief Frank Newnam urges strict enforcement of the city fireworks ordinance for the upcoming Fourth of July. The rule bans discharging fireworks and cannon crackers on public streets within one and a half miles of the San Fernando cathedral and prohibits any explosive devices longer than three inches, with fines from five to two hundred dollars.
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Newnam
San Antonio
Frank Newnam
Police Department
One Mile Circle
Newnsam
San Fernando Cathedral
Germany Dispatches War Vessel to Morocco
Berlin announces Germany has sent the gunboat Panther to Agadir to protect German lives and property in Morocco. The move follows requests from southern Moroccan firms and is described as protective, not hostile, with Agadir noted as a fortified Atlantic port near Mogador where earlier rumors spoke of German designs.
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Sultan
Romper
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Morocco
Panther
Agadir
Cape Ghir
Agidar
Mogador
Atlantic
County appoints five trustees to rural school board
A five member county school board was named by the county commissioners court this morning. Appointees are Charles Graebner precinct 1 Vivian Hamilton precinct 2 Thomas Dashiell precinct 3 J A Pirie precinct 4 and Carlos Bee member at large. The board will supervise rural high schools and advise local district trustees.
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County Commissioners
Charles Graebner
Vivian Hamilton
Thomas Dashiell
J. A. Pirie
Carlos Bee
Seamen Strike Worsens Across British Ports
London reports show the seamen strike worsening with port-wide effects. If no settlement occurs by Monday, the General Transport Workers federation may join, potentially swelling to over 200000 workers and creating one of the UK's largest industrial conflicts.
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Associated Press
London
General Transport Workers Federation
Transport Workers Federation
United Kingdom
Hunger Strikes Hard in Hull as Food Scarcity Bites
Hunger worsens the strike in Hull England with women and children begging for food. Prices for flour have soared beyond the reach of the poor. Police protections are promised to those who bring in food, as mass unrest edges toward anarchy.
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Associated Press
Hall
England
Hull
Settlement on Renter in Cunard Dispute In Talk
Liverpool July 1 Tom Mann strike leader after interview with Cunard board chairman told a mass meeting of strikers the dispute would be completely settled by Monday or Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Cunard Board
Tom Mann
Receipts Of Office Largest On Record In Galveston
The Galveston post office receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled 151,279.29 dollars, the heaviest on record. A sub station at Fort Crockett was set up to accommodate the brigade of U S troops stationed here during the Mexican period.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Fort Crockett
Penies Reported Burning in New Mexico Standoff
July 1 report from San Fe: Capt. Fred Fotenoff denies burning at the stake of Robert Swasey a Canadian near Sumner New Mexico June 15 by Mexican bandits. The rest of the text mentions nominations and poultry meetings in Washington Atlanta Baltimore with scattered, unclear details.
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San FE
N. M
Fred Fotenoff
New Mexico
Robert Swasey
Elire Sumner
Mexicam
Will raise endowment amid steady post office orders
A terse notice notes forthcoming payment adjustments affecting postmaster duties and personal allowances as orders remain steady. Financial figures are unclear but the context points to ongoing service needs and a planned price or rate change. The piece implies administrative actions impacting the post office and personnel.
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