Modernizing of OgHools and New Desks Planned
The school board ordered 500 movable chair desks and 2000 steel desks for distribution among schools, with pilots at the High School wing first. Dr. A Caswell Ellis of the State University will advise on lighting heating and ventilation, urging automatic air regulation and frequent air changes to improve pupil comfort and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Caswell Ellis
The
State University
Ellis
San Antonio
Dr. Ellis
Mothers’ Clubs
Prodigy William Sidis and Five Year Old Language Expert
The piece notes William Sidis at Harvard excelling in mathematics at age 13 and Edward R. Hardy at New York University mastering languages at age five. It highlights parental credentials with Boris Sidis a Harvard psychology professor and his wife a physician, while Hardy’s father teaches at NYU and his mother is a lawyer and doctor.
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Edward Hardy
William Sidis
William James Sidis
Harvard
New York University
Edward R. Hardy
Sidis
Harvard University
Hardy
Boris Sidis
Young Hardy
New York
Abusive Traffic Practices Highlighted by Labadie
E H Labadie of the Labadie Automobile Company denounces garages for letting visiting cars use local numbers stored at the premises. He notes such evasion of traffic ordinances may occur without managers’ knowledge and urges decisive action to curb the practice after a recent pedestrian accident where a roadster was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Labadie
Labadie Automobile Company
Cluthe Truss Promises Cure for Ruptures in 60 Day Trial
An advertisement touts the Cluthe Truss as a superior rupture device claiming it holds without strain, auto adjusts to prevent reoccurrence, and offers a sixty day free trial without cost if unsatisfied. The copy argues other belts and springs fail and cites patents and testimonials as proof.
Free Book Promises 60 Day Trial of Clothe Truss
Promotion for an automatic massaging truss claims to prevent rupture, offering a 60 day trial and a free 96 page cloth bound book with 28 photographs and endorsements. It argues against surgery and drug-store trusses and urges readers to request the book by mail with a coupon or simple letter.
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Thorugh
THIS BRINGS It Box 30 Cluthe Company Offer
Free book and trial offer promoted by 30 Cluthe Company at 125 East 23rd Street New York City invitesName Address from readers seeking subsequent correspondence and promotional material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluthe Company
East 23Rd St
New York City
School Board considers Professor Ellis for remodeling task
Professor Ellis, renowned for lighting heating and ventilation expertise, is proposed to oversee remodeling of old schools and new construction. Some board members fear potential conflicts with architects, and the matter is tabled for the next meeting.
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Ellis
Sutherland Springs Personal Notices Update
Sutherland Springs news notes several visitors and arrivals, including Misses Willie and Sophie Weber of Nixon, G Wilson of Nixon joining A K Wilson in Victoria for camp, two San Antonio boy scouts arriving for a hiking camping trip, and new local residents Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Also listed are visits from Miss Sybil Glenn of Sealy and Miss Kimbrough of San Antonio, with a nightclub event at the pavilion and an eggs import statistic showing Britain’s quarterly egg intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland Springs
Tex
T. H. Burger
Gonzales
Willie
Sophie Weber
Nixon
G. Wilson
A. K. Wilson
Victoria
Guerra Everett
Carlos W. Smith
Boy Scouts
San Antonio
Thompson
New Braunfels
Martin Cottage
Third and
Magill
Sybil Glenn
Sealy
Annabelle Burns
Cuero
Starboard of
Kimbrough
Larkin House
Cecil Culpepper
Stockdale
Iris Mauldin
Dora Richardson
Oklahoma
Floresville
Call for Central Registration to Fix Car Number Confusion
J F Hagan of Guarantee Motor Car Company argues that duplicating foreign car numbers makes it nearly impossible to identify responsible vehicles after accidents. He cites out of town cars and touring cars with misissued numbers and urges a centralized registration bureau and legislative action for unique, traceable numbers.
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J. F. Hagan
Guarantee Motor Car Company
Texas
White company rep visits city amid tariff talk
John C. Lewis, factory representative for White products, arrived from Houston and reports W. W. Kyle has delivered three White taxicabs to the Rice hotel in Houston after supplying two to the Galvez hotel in Galveston. He says manufacturers are shifting focus to the western and southwestern territories due to tariff agitation and foreign machines. Lewis plans to stay several weeks.
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John C. Lewis
Houston
W. W. Kyle
Rice
Galvez Hotel
Galveston
Mr. Lewis
Tire shortage threat noted by Fisk Co. Texas GM
Wayne Murray of Dalles general manager for the Fisk Company of Texas said yesterday at the Hudson Company garage that high demand is causing a threatened tire shortage in this section.
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Wayne Murray
Dalles
Fisk Company
Texas
Hudson Company
Atlanta dealer Brown visits city for Texas territory drive
R. L. Brown of Brown & Brown automobile accessory dealers of Atlanta was in the city yesterday to promote his firm's Texas territory sales drive and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 8. Brown
Brown & Brown
Atlanta
Mr. Brown
Texas
Staacke Family Guests Of Judge Taliaferro Near Boerne
H. G. Staacke and Mrs. Staacke with their two children travel with J. D. Anderson of Houston and F. J. Johnston to Judge George B. Taliaferro's country home near Boerne for a visit yesterday afternoon.
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H. G. Staacke
Staacke Bros
Local Auto Movements Highlight Regional Travel
Over several days notable residents and visitors used touring cars for trips and business. W C Silliman family depart for Corpus Christi in an Overland, J B Moore files an order for a touring car, E A Lily returns home in a Ford, 8 C Smith tours in a Chalmers Six, C H Edwards buys a Knit roadster, and H M Lightfoot returns from Austin in a Cole Six with family.
Madero Rumor Reported Killed in His Bed Continent
The article states claims that Madero was killed in his bed and mentions reactions from Governor Carranza and Breceda. Beltran asserts he will stay in San Antonio and cut ties with Mexican conditions, clarifying his Mexican nationality contrary to Eagle Pass reports.
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Madero
Carranza
Breceda
Beltran
San Antonio
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Bryan Censured as Wilson Policy Draws European Attention
European presses watch Mexico developments with interest as Berlin links President Wilson to a possible inquiry from a major power. Bryan is singled out as the administration’s bane, with commentators hoping his cabinet retirement will ease tensions. Paris sees Bryan’s absence as a diplomatic cover for a Mexico policy shift.
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London
Europe
Balkan
Berlin
Wilson
United States
Bryan
Washington
Germany
Mexico
Central America
Panama
Canal
Washington and
Wall Street
Mr. Bryan
Paris
Stockman Seeks Aid After Ranch Raid Near Agua Legua
L W Costley a Starr county stockman visiting General Blanco in Matamoros seeks protection for Agua Legua ranch after 90 Federals raided destroyed cattle and horses causing over 10000 dollars in damage. He says Mexicans attempt to seize cattle despite bills of sale from Mexico and a wire from a Rio Grande City lawyer challenging his title. nearly 300 head shipped into Texas were halted at Austin.
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Brownsville
Tex
L. W. Costley
Starr County
Austin
General Blanco
Matamoros
Agua Legua Ranch
Monterey
Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande City
Costley
Diaz Leaves for Japan as Mexico City Reacts
Felix Diaz, last major figure in the February revolt, departs as special ambassador to Japan to thank the east for honoring 1910 centennial duties. Huerta firms control, sending leaders abroad to curb potential uprisings, with Diaz vowing to serve the country.
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Mexico City
Felix Diaz
Japan
Passig
Diaz
Huerta
Porifirio Diaz
Mondragon
Belgium
de la Barra
Italy
Humbert
Clipperton Islands
Diez
Department Corps
Felicista Party
People curb autocrats in German tax reform battle
Berlin July 19 The army bill passes into law with few changes. Observers say the conservatives lose strength as universal suffrage pressure grows. Merchants and manufacturers bear new military tax burdens, while the public foresees a future where the rich pay more and less political resistance remains.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Austria
Italy
Pyrrhus
Herr von Heydebrand
Herr von Oldenburg
Longevity secret from Pincus Zatulove birthday toast
In the Bronx, Pincus Zatulove celebrated his 100th birthday with 33 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He urged that avoiding worry keeps people healthy and long lived, recalling family longevity and his own life philosophy. He was born in Russia in 183 and emigrated to America at seventy with a wife and five children to build a shirt business.
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New York
Pincus Zatulove
East One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Street
The
Bronx
Mr. Zatulove
Pereyeslave
Russia
America
Sausage buyers urged to pick TIN TAG marked goods
Advertisement urges customers to request sausage with a TIN TAG to ensure freshness and quality. It points to a display in the lobby of the Grand Opera House and credits Union Meat Company.
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Grand Opera House
Union Meat Company
Mexico readies bids and political gambles amid Huerta crisis
The government contemplates political obligations and a presidential race as Huerta faces blame for the current crisis. Senor Blanquet argues Huerta should act with complete freedom, naming his own men. A note seeking 59,000 Japanese land concessions in Morelos is expected to be sent to the Mikado.
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Japan
Senor Blanquet
Mexico
Huerta
Morelos
Big Chicken Dinner and Supper at Riverside Restaurant
A Big Chicken dinner today and a Big Chicken supper tonight at the Riverside Restaurant located at 101 East Hous iton Street. Meals priced at 25c with advertisement.
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Riverside
East Housiton Street
Real estate transfers in early 1900s Texas and nearby states
A long list of property deals shows transfers across Texas counties and adjacent states. Entries include buyers and sellers such as W T Goode, Charles Dreroff, T N Givens, George Wideman, R E Kloepper, Sophie Stautzenberger, L B Haines, F A Hensley Jr, Manuel Silva, Annie Schoenberg, Alois Pustka, Josef Najavar, I P Washington, Annie Tengg, and others. Amounts range from 20 to 3500 dollars, with lots in Berlin Heights, Sunset Place, Los Angeles Heights, and Garden and new city blocks. The record also notes cancellations of notes and various survey references.
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W. T. Goode
Charles Dreroff
New City
Knob Hill
T. N. Givens
George Wideman
S. BE
A. S. Gantt
Thomas McGee
Los Angeles Heights
R. E
Ella Kloepper
Guadalupe County
Sophie Stautzenberger
Bexar County
L. B. Haines
F. A. Hensley Jr
Nacogdoches County
Sunset Place
T. N, Givens
James A
Malinda Wilson
Galveston County
L. Kloss
New City Block
Division Street
Manuel and
Josefa Silva
Annie Schoenberg
William Dobrowolski
Manuel Silva
Southwestern Land Corporation
W. W. Searcy Jr
Alois Pustka
Lavaca County
Berlin Heights
Josef Najavar
Charles J, Ernst
Annie Samuels
John Kenney
Margaret I. Kenney
South Laredo Street
Frank F. Deats
T. M. Cox
Bee County
State of Texas
T. T. van derHoeven
Thomas Thatcher
George R
D. Amalia Schmidt
William and
Hattie Schuele
Grandview
Ethel
D. A. Banta
N. L. Corey
Mataumaras Street
Beakley
C. ©. Stephens
E. Gantt
H. M. Lightfoot
J. 8
Venable
Garden Street
T. G. Oliver
F. P. Oliver
Hays County
M. F. Rodriguez
A. M
L. BE
Kerns
L. Werbner
Gevers Street
B. T. VanderHoeven
Tafts tub too large but new president may differ
Washington reports a White House cellar shower bath requested by the president to cool him in summer. It recalls Taft once requiring a tub large enough for his proportions and wonders if that tub remains, implying it may be oversized for the next president.
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Washington
White House
Taft
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C. A. Ellis
Great Britain
W. C. Silliman
Corpus Christi
J. B. Moore
Rep
del Rio
Citizens’ Auto Company
E. A. Lily
Pearsall
C. Smith
Chalmers
C. H. Edwards
Stockman
T. J. Crook
East Houston St
J. S. Venable
Lucy A. Hinkle
Oklahoma County
G. F. Wideman
Emmy Dittmar
Charlies Rees
Charles Rees
Rees
Commerce Street
Houston St
San Antonio, Texa
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