War Department Orders 10 Pumps for City Sewer Plan
The War Department will place or direct an order for ten pumps to ensure delivery of machinery for the Sherman Street sewer pumping plant at Camp Travis. The city will pay about 30 000 dollars for the plant, built to support cantonment sewers, with government backing and inspection by Commissioner Heverman and City Engineer Helland.
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Sherman Street
War Department
Camp Travis
National Army
Concepcion Road
Heverman
Helland
War Recreation Board plans library donations for Fort Sam camps
The War Recreation Board chaired by Mrs. A. B. Weakley asks residents to donate books and magazines in good condition for soldiers at Fort Sam Houston and nearby camps. Donations may be left at 204 Avenue C or called in, with distribution arranged by Chaplains Doher ty Fleming and Perry. The committee notes a past 1000 volume circulating library returned intact after fourteen months and hopes to establish a camp library system within weeks. An unrelated note discusses alkali as a mineral and removal methods via crop use and land treatment.
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The
War Recreation Board
A. B. Weakley
Fort Sam Houston
Kelly, Funston and Travis
Avenue C
Crockett 4365
Wagon and Car Collide at East Commerce and Hackberry
A delivery wagon from Good Shepherd's Laundry driven by Levy Collins collided with a jitney driven by Willie Cade at East Commerce and Hackberry. No injuries, wagon damaged, no arrests. Also reports a stolen car on Newton Street and a bicycle accident on Alamo Plaza with minor injuries to a messenger boy.
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Good Shepherd's Laundry
Levy Collins
Willie Cade
Furnish Avenue
East Commerce
Hackberry Streets
Messenger
Marcelino Evara
South Laredo Street
E. Sanford
Waring
Alamo Plaza
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Sale Brings About Six Hundred Dollars at Custom House
About $600 was realized from the sale of seized and unclaimed articles Wednesday at 10 am in the post office building’s custom house. T. T. Beltran, Mexican consul general, bought a Swiss repeating watch for $161, claimed to have tied to a former Mexican Catholic archbishop. German-made musical instruments fetched $99 for 112-3 dozen harps, about 70 cents each. Other parcels sold for various sums, total about $400, per deputy collector H. A. C. Smith.
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Custom House
T. T. Beltran
Mexico
H. AC. S. Smith
Violet varieties adapt across California environments
The article notes violets are native to many lands and thrive in shade or sun. In California blue violet species grow in lowlands, hillsides, and high elevations such as Bear Valley. Some garden varieties are nuisances due to free seeding and spreading young plants.
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California
Bear Valley
Stationery Deal Cuts Plymuth Paper and Envelopes Price
One pound of Plymouth paper and two envelopes packages, matching a 45 cent value, go on sale Thursday for 39 cents.
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Plymouth
Bathing Suits Offered at Deep Discount
Men's one piece bathing suits in navy blue with fancy borders priced at 59c, regularly 75c to 85c, available in an assortment noting 75c value items now 59c.
Men's white underwear and shirts at sale values
Men's white ribbed underwear shirts short and long sleeves drawers ankle to knee length offered at reduced prices. Original value 1.50 each, sale price 1.15.
Men’s $1.00 Negligee Shirts On Sale
One hundred soft negligee shirts in madras and percales in attractive stripes. Regularly 1.00, on sale all day tomorrow for 79c.
Scriven's Drawers Offered at Reduced 65 Cent Pair
Advertises Scriven's Drawers in knee to three-quarter length at 65 cents per pair, down from 85 cents.
Obituary for Prof M Toscano Pioneer in Education
Prof. M Toscano 54 died at 1023 Avenue B. Funeral from his home at 4 30 pm Wednesday. Interment City Cemetery No 1. Pallbearers Francisco Morales E G Cervantes Diego Cidron General Dominguez P N Toscano Geronimo Alvarez. Born June 10 1863 in Cerralvo Mexico he came to the U S in 1874 and studied at the University of Virginia graduating with honors. He taught Spanish and languages in San Antonio high schools 1904 and later led the Spanish department in New York public schools. He married Esperanza Morales in 1908. later moved to Tampa Fla. The Elks Lodge will arrange the funeral.
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M. Toscano
Avenue B
City Cemetery No. 1
Francisco Morales
E. G. Cervantes
Diego Cidron
General Dominguez
P. N. Toscano
Geronimo Alvarez
Toscano
Cerralvo
Frank S Clarke Dies at Fort Sam Houston Base Hospital
Frank S. Clarke aged 52 a field clerk in the quartermaster department Southern Department died Tuesday at the base hospital Fort Sam Houston. The body will be transported for burial.
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Frank 8. Clarke
Frank S. Clarke
Quartermaster’s Department
Southern Department
Fort Sam Houston
Automobile Equipment. Both Phones 971 Adv Shelley Doring Undertaking Co
Automobile equipment advertisement notes two phone numbers 971 and Adv for Shelley Doring Undertaking Company offering services and arrangements.
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Shelley-Doring Undertaking Co
seals mailed to automobile owners in texas
Seals for San Antonio automobiles will arrive Thursday and be mailed to owners. The annual license seals will be sent by mail to each machine owner while larger numbers go to garages handling license applications and distributed by garage proprietors.
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San Antonio
Austin Y J. B. Mabry
The
Good Roads Association
Texas National Guard recruits to be mustered in San Antonio
The Texas National Guard will muster three infantry companies into state service this week at Market Hall on Thursday with federal inspection Friday. Batteries A and C will receive federal inspection Saturday at the 325 East Crockett Street armory. Captain Raymond Phelps will supervise infantry mustering and Lieutenant Kenneth C Perry will take command of Battery B.
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Texas National Guard
San Antonio
Market Hall
East Crockett Street
Infantry
Raymond Phelps
D. K. Lansing
Kenneth C. Perry
Houston
Premier Tries to Sell China Editorial Provokes Four Months’ Imprisonment
Eugene Chen editor of the Pek ing Gazette is jailed for four months after publishing an editorial alleging a secret pact between Peking and Tokyo to sell China. The piece accuses General Tuan of plotting to cede sovereignty to Japan and claims a $50 million loan and arsenals reorganization are on the table with two Japanese agents in China.
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Milan
Eugene Chen
Peking Gazette
Pekin
China
The
Gazette
Chen
Trinidad
London
Tuan
Li Yuanhong
Japan
Peking
Tokio
Okuma
Kato
Terauchi
Missing Texas child Timothy Dude reported by step-parents
Timothy Dude aged 11 months, last seen Monday night after leaving home at 502 Milam Street, while his step-parents W B Sanders request police aid. He conducted a pope corn wagon on East Houston Street and has not been located. several of his belongings were found at his home, prompting a police search.
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W. B. Martin
Jourdanton
Newton Street
Timothy D. Cude
East Houston Street
Milam Street
W. B. Sanders
Cude
Nders
Central Police
Sanders
Unclear fragment notes hybrids of trees in California
Fragmentary report notes potential live oak hybrids in California near Santa Ana and Cleck Walnut. Scientists struggle to explain characteristics though trees are of interest, they have little market value under local conditions.
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Santa Ana
California
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Frank A. Winerich
Pres
Southwest Texas Distributors
Crockett
Texas
Drescher
Otto Zoller
Citizen Transfer Co
Dulling Printing Co. Co
West End Pavilion
Horace E. Wilson
Pate Jewelry Store
Main Ave
Jeffery
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston St
Ae Aa Co
Adv
Hermann Sons
Clinton G. Brown
Alamo Bank Bldg
Jeffrey
A-Bar Plumbing Co
Travis
Palm Beach
Hummel’s Clothing
W. Commerce St
Bruce W. ‘Teagarden
Moore Building
City
Lucius R. Holbrook
Seventh Field Artillery
City Club
Gunter Hotel
F. E. Tucker
Willett
West End Lake Pavilion
Army
Mason St
Funston Council
Knights and Ladies of Security
West Eng Lake Pavilion
Gainesville
G. C. Smith
Katy
B. F. Hagan
Greenville
W. Commerce
Wolff & Marx Co
Jergen
Hind
Arcadia
Pond
Ricker
Ayer
Piver
Arcadia Rouge
Dorin Theatre
Stewart
Saturday Evening Post
Norfolk
Tampa
Fla
Clarke
Quartermaster's Department
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Elks Lodge
Austin
Madras
Chambray
Wolff & Marx Company
Elsie
Bobby
T. M. Cude
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