Mounted Inspectors to Be Increased for Border Patrol
Immigration officials plan a civil service exam on August 6, 1913 to fill mounted inspector positions along the Mexican border across Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Colorado New Mexico Utah Arizona Nevada California and at El Paso Waco Brownsville. The move aims to boost force strength to handle the influx of Mexican immigration and smugglers with salaries at 1380 dollars annually. Applicants should contact the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington or the New Orleans San Francisco St Louis offices for forms 304 and 1878.
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F. W. Berkshire
Department of Immigration
United States
Civil Service
Immigration Service
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
California
Wagle Pass
Brownsville
Berkshire
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Board of Examiners
Customhouse
New Orleans
Post Office
San Francisco
Old Customhouse
St. Louis
Seventy-Two Prisoners In City Jail This Morning
Seventy two prisoners were in the city jail at 6 o clock this morning the largest number in months. Thirty eight arrests were made by the police Saturday and Sunday chiefly for vagrancy disturbances of the peace and intoxication. Fines in police court today were light. Hermann Sons Juniors dance Thursday July 17 at Hermann Sons hall. Eugene Artzt music.
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Hermann Sons
Eugene Artzt
Two Boys Charged With Theft Over Fifty Dollars
Detectives Krause and Hanes arrested two boys aged 10 and 12 on charges of theft over 50 dollars. They allegedly stole 80 dollars from an elderly Mexican woman in the northern district yesterday.
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Krause and
Hanes
Raid on Chicken Coop At 1802 North New Braunfels Avenue
Thieves raided a chicken coop at Mrs. Mary Jeanes residence early this morning. The occupants were alerted by the poultry noises and the intruders fled before Officer Edwards could locate any trace of the culprits. The earlier note mentions youths who invested a fourth of their money in target rifles and were placed under probation, then transferred to the juvenile court.
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Mary Jeanes
New Braunfels Avenue
Fficer Edwards
Baggage removed promptly and local ads mix with court fines
The notice page lists a series of small items including baggage removal, a $25 fine for striking a man, and an arraignment in the policy court. It reports Onesimo Fierres must remove a dog within six hours, with a suspended sentence, as police action and local business ads fill the page. It also notes National Guard Company C’s Corpus Christi unit passing through San Antonio and a Kansas Club picnic date change to July 19.
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Onesimo Fierres
South
Flores Street
Lowther
C. Beitel
Corpus
Third Infantry
Texas National Guard
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Camp Mabry
H. H. Hill
Kansas Club
Local Crime and Public Notices From San Antonio Wide Sweep
Reports include Rev Foard arrest for aggravated assault on Creed Taylor and Ernesto Ramos charged with a statutory offense eleven miles from the city. San Antonio Bankruptcy petition by Samuel Itschner with assets $4550 and liabilities $1218.45, plus notes on gar bage pickup, dancing lessons, and a speed violation fined five dollars on West Commerce Street.
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F. ©. Foard
Dan Remling
Creed Taylor
Samuel Mark Itschner
San Antonio
Frank H. Booth
Ernesto Ramos
James Galbraith
Ben Fisk
Corporation Court
A. L. Weting
West Commerce Street
Too Much Paper in Stove Triggers Blaze at Hayden Home
A chimney fire at 1609 South Presa Street caused Chief Wright and multiple fire crews to respond at 10 o clock this morning. The blaze began from paper in a stove at the residence of C. Hayden. Firefighters reported no injuries and controlled the flames quickly.
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Hayden
South Presa Street
Wright
Fire prompt from paper pile causes kitchen blaze
An excess of paper and refuse placed in the stove led to flames shooting from the chimney. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before any damage occurred.
Agricultural Commission Reports Complexities in Austria Hungary
The American commission on agricultural cooperation and rural credits finds Austria Hungary split by class and race driven disputes. It notes limited self help, highlights Mesko Hogyes government farm as a large 55000 acre business enterprise, and cites Budapest cooperative stores with a city milk plant serving mainly large farmers.
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Cologne
American Commission of Agricultural Organization, Co-Operation and
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Mesko-Hogyes
Budapest
Monoplane for Sale Appears in Want Ads
A San Antonio Light advertisement offers an aeroplane monoplane for sale at a very reasonable price if bought at once. The ad provides the address 38 care of San Antonio Light but does not disclose past performances or habits of the monoplane.
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San Antonio
Grand Opera House Promises Busy Country Store Week
Tonight kicks off at 8 30 with a country store production and a grand prize bedroom set raffle at 9 30. Roy Rogers opens a two week run, followed by home talent night tomorrow, a battle royal Wednesday, hypnotist Neilson Thursday, and Captain Cherry Kearton’s jungle wildlife film Friday and weekend.
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Roy Rogers
Cherry Kearton
Africa
Grand Opera House
L. P. Peck
Wittels
San Antonio
Neilson
America
Captain Cherry Kearton
India
The Runaway Husband at Star Theatre
The Dixie Girls Musical Comedy Company presented The Runaway Husband at the Star Theater for a week. Messrs. Brewer Hardin Martin and Misses Brewer Morris led strong performances with lively musical numbers. The Cunningham Sisters impressed with encores as amateur night looms with 19 to 20 amateurs slated. Tonight’s show starts at 7 15 with three reels of pictures and a tabloid comedy.
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Star
Star Theater
Dixie Girls’ Musical Comedy Company
Messrs
Brewer
Hardin
Martin
Morris
Cunningham
Royal Theater Week Features Morton Harvey and Two-Reel Drama
The Royal Theater reports standing room only crowds for Sundays show The feature Tomb of Flame is praised and Morton P Harvey the man who sings to beat the band will perform after each performance this week Also on the bill is Heart Throbs a two reel feature with Gossett Ryan Lewellyn and Becker The Crescent quartet and six trained chorus girls will perform with a singing contest Friday night.
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Oyal
Morton P. Harvey
Universal Service
the Royal
Royal Theater
The
Harvey
Winter Garden
New York
Ry Gossett
Bobby Ryan
R Lewellyn
Becker
T Crescent
The Bishop of Benningham At Crescent Draws Huge Crowds
Immense crowds greeted the Bishop of Benningham yesterday at the Crescent. Manager Wright staged seven performances to accommodate demand as the audience was held back at times. Producer Bellville brings musical comedy experience from Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Portland and other cities.
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the Crescent
Benningham
Wright
Mr. Bellville
Pacific
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Texas
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Department
Mexico
the Country Store
Dixie Girls Musical Comedy Co
Emil Blum Company
East
Houston Street
Galveston
S. A. Bronghos
Houston
Morris Block & CO
E. Houston
W. Houston St
West End Lake
Travis
Degen
Adv
Joe Flores
Perez
Brady
Commerce Street
Franklin
Bexar County Humane Society
E. M. Colli
Bers
Degen’s
Iowa Street
Cherry
C. E. Hicks
Gunter Building
Packard and Stearns-Knight
Crockett
San Antonio Humane Society
Houston ST
Charles Rees
Rees
Princess Theater
Pancoast-Morgan
Aguacates
Bond's
Hudson cc
W. Crockett
J. Harrison
Station A
Sa Antonio
Matthews
Wimer, Richardson & CO. Investment Bankers
PFT
Ee Ee Oy
Gibbs Buildings
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