San Antonio Plans to Use School Grounds as Playgrounds
Directors of the Playgrounds association move to petition the San Antonio school board for use of public school grounds as neighborhood playgrounds. A tax vote may fund maintenance and equipment while national trends and a Chicago convention influence local actions. Professor Lukin will report progress at the July 31 school board meeting.
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San Antonio
United States
Playgrounds Association
Frederick Terrell
Terrell
Charles J. Lukin
National Educational Association
Chicago
National Association
Prof. Lukin
Mystery of murder plot nears solution continues
The Rosenthal case returns to the grand jury with questions about witnesses and immunity. Lieutenant Becker is moved to desk duty while prosecutors seek to identify gunmen who planned the murder and cleared the Metropole street for the getaway. Reports say Rose may have cooperated and Seelig is expected to surrender.
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Rosenthal
Dougherty
Whitman
Becker
Walden
Bronx
Waldo
William Shapiro
Hotel Metropole
Shapiro
Metropole
Jack
Rose
Gored by Unruly Cow Injures Aged Dairyman
August C. Fischer, about 70, operates a dairy at 414 Baylor Street, was gored by a cow as he prepared to milk yesterday around 6 pm. He sustained a dangerous abdominal wound and was taken to Santa Rosa infirmary for treatment by Drs. Berrey and Redman. his condition is critical.
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August C. Fischer
Baylor Street
Santa Rosa Infirmary
Births Registered in July at Various Addresses
Birth notices list new babies born to couples including Mr and Mrs Caballero at 118 Zavala street a boy born July 26 and Mr and Mrs Rylander at 117 Glenn avenue a boy born July 19. Other entries show additional births at 610 Whiting avenue 322 Fest street 119 Ira avenue and 803 West Virginia avenue with girls and boys born in mid July.
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T. & Linsey
Whiting Avenue
Clemente Caballero
Zavala Street
Tabor
Fest Street
W. Rylander
Glenn Avenue
Thomas le ¥Endecker
Ira Avenue
Balance Sheet Snippet From 1913 Capital Accounts
The fragment shows capital stock surplus undivided profits and reserves for taxes for a 1913 period. It lists trust funds and totals including negative or unusual formatting with amounts like 2 781 935 58 and 2 676 254 65, indicating a financial record snippet from an early 20th century account.
Stranger Drops Dead on Railroad Tracks in City
Peter Matieka a fifty year old stranger collapsed and died near the watch-tower while crossing the Southern Pacific tracks on East Commerce Street. Coroner Umscheid listed heart failure as the cause after bystanders found a death note naming Mrs Kate Matieka of String Prairie Bastrop County as the notify party. The body was moved to Riebe Undertaking parlors for disposition.
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Southern Pacific
Commerce Street
Peter Matieka
Matieka
Kate Matieka
String Prairie
Bastrop County
Riebe Undertaking Company
Umscheid
Eka
Peddler Merchant Promotes Plant Juice In Texas Tour
An itinerant peddler from Luling travels up to 100 miles around San Antonio selling wares. He endorses Plant Juice as a universal remedy, claiming rapid relief for stomach ailments and generalized vitality, urging readers to visit Fischer's drug store at Alamo and Houston for a bottle.
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San Antonio
L. Goodmen
Luling
Fischer’s Drug Store
Alamo
Houston
Americans at Madera Guard Their Homes
Scarcity of money and difficulty securing ammunition signal need for radical policy and leadership changes to restore rebel strength. At rebel HQ in the arrest of Vasquez Gomez, it is stated Orozco was not negotiating with the man who left Juarez after attempting to assume provisional presidency.
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Morelos
de la O
Cenovero
Vasquez Gomez
Orozco
Juarez
Castenada Joins Orozco Rebels Near Madera
From Juarez to Casas Grandes the rebel army reorganizes as Col. Alfonso Castenada arrives from Madera to join General Orozco. Castenada criticizes Rojas tactics and seeks to lead a trusted 800-man column along the Northwestern line. Rebels report limited progress since Bachimba with railway destruction and isolated actions in Coahuila and Durango.
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Juarez
Mexico
Orozco
Sonora
Alfonso Castenada
Madera
Casas Grandes
Castenada
Bachimba
Sauz
Gallego
Matachio
San Antonio
Chihuahua City
General Rojas
Huerta
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Durango
Enrile released after forty days in El Paso
Gonzales Enrile former financial agent of the Orozco revolution was freed in El Paso after Mexico failed to file charges. He says he will depart for Europe and was once a leading figure in overthrowing the Vasquez Gomez provisional government. Destroys Bridges on Torreon Road. Rail link to Torreon cut with two bridges reported out near Jimalco and Picardias.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gonzalez
Enrile
Mexico
Eurepe
Vasquez Gomez
Torreon Road
Mexico City
Torreon
Jimalco
Picardias
Bachimba
Villareal Sent to Court Martial Over Madera Camps
Capt Mascareno Villareal whose command levied two camps of the Madera company and the Hearst ranch near Madera has been sent to Juarez from Madera to be tried by court martial, intended over by General Orozco.
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Courtmartial Villareal
Yl Paso
Tex
Mascareno Villareal
Madera Company
Hearst Ranch
Madera
Juarez
Five Lawyers Open to Ballot in Fly Successor Seeks Nomination
At a 10 o clock bar meeting in the Forty fifth district court five judges and lawyers signaled willingness to back a candidate to replace Justice Fly as chief justice of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals. A conference is set for tomorrow at 2 PM to select a nominee for the November ballot.
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Forty-fifth District
L .F. Ss. Fly
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
C. B. Colquitt
Arthur W. Seeligson
J. L. Camp
George (. Altgelt
R. H. Ward
George B. Taliaferro
Justice Fly
Supreme Judicial District
Leroy G. Denman
Judge Fly
Bexar County
San Antonio
Seeligson
Fly
Carlos Bee
Texas
W. S. Fly
Court of Civil Appeals
John H. James
William Aubrey
The
Bar Association
Sam Belden
Sidney J. Brooks
Two German Naval Officers Drowned At Sea Incident
At Koenisburg Germany on July 22 two officers from the battleship Thuringen died when a small boat capsized while returning officers to the ship from shore. Eight other officers were brought ashore unconscious but revived. A second boat from the fleet capsized in the surf but all aboard were saved.
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Koenisburg
Germany
Thuringen
Kurisches Haff
Burials Listed for Five Local Residents
Burial permits issued for Louis Buffin aged 49 who died July 20 at Santa Rosa Avenue 216 Delfina Juarez aged 19 who died July 20 at Conley Street 104 Manuel Pena aged 53 who died July 20 at Lee Surgical Hospital Mrs Annie Dreiling aged 50 who died July 19 at East Commerce Street 359 Sara de la Pena aged 3 who died July 21 at 626 South Laredo Street.
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Louis Buffin
Santa Rosa Avenue
Delfina Juarez
Conley Street
Manuel Pena
Lee Surgical Hospital
Annie Dreiling
East Commerce Street
Sara de la Pena
South Laredo
City Hall Election Law Sparks Debate on Special Policemen
The acting mayor and council members clash over appointing special policemen amid claims it aims to boost the ring ticket. Law sections 84 and 134 authorize such officers to enforce election rules and arrests near polling places. Critics warn partisan deputies may inflate votes while supporters say they sustain order and reduce friction.
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van derHoeven
Terrell
Aubrey
Vut
Richter
A. H. Jones
Trainer
Citizens’ League
Veague Candidates and Meetings Convene Through Thursday
Tonight two ward meetings at Muth’s garden and Strickler’s place will feature James R. Davis for county judge and Clint G. Brown for district attorney. A Wednesday torchlight parade by the Union Men’s Colquitt club precedes an Alamo Plaza mass meeting. City officials consider the Thursday permit while organizers prepare poll work and judge clerks.
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Citizens’ League
Alamo Plaza
Muth’s Garden
Strickler's Place
James R. Davis
Clint G. Brown
Union Men’s Colquitt Club
Bexar County
Paul Steffler
F. X. Semmelmann
Beethoven Hall
Holt T. D. Dobbs
Richter
H. E. Hildebrand
Harris Promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Southern Pacific
J. C. Harris, after thirty years as a locomotive engineer on the Houston Del Rio division, is appointed assistant superintendent with headquarters in San Antonio. He succeeds H. N. Norton, who has been granted a leave of absence. Harris has lived in San Antonio for most of his tenure with the railroad.
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J. C. Harris
Houston-Del Rio
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
H. N. Norton
Harris
Building Permits Logged for Several Dwellings
North W Johnson applies for a four room dwelling on Elizabeth street costing 700 dollars. J M Saunders seeks a three room dwelling on Hill avenue for 400 dollars. Mrs Carrie Dobbs plans an addition on Garden street valued at 6000 dollars. W J Bowers requests a five room dwelling on West Houston street for 1200 dollars. Mrs Clara Fresenius files a four room dwelling on New Braunfels avenue for 900 dollars. Cc U Yancey proposes a two room house on South Gevers street at 350 dollars. D Jones beads a three room house on Indiana street for 600 dollars. Bertha Stevens wants a six room house on Dawson street for 800 dollars.
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N. W. Johnson
Elizabeth Street
J. M. Saunders
Hill Avenue
Carrie Dobbs
Garden Street
W. J. Bowers
West Houston Street
Clara Fresenius
New Braunfels Avenue
U. Yancey
South Gevers Street
D. Jones
Indiana Street
Bertha Stevens
Dawson Street
Earthquakes Force City to Evacuate as Aftershocks Hit
In Guadalajara on July 22 tremors kept rocking the city at intervals preventing repair work on damaged buildings. Residents rushed to leave on every available train as aftershocks continued to disrupt efforts to restore infrastructure.
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Guadalajara
Mex
Saxo Salve Promises Pimples Clear Skin Remedy
An advertisement touts Saxo Salve as a scientific skin remedy that clears pimples, eczema, and itching. It claims immediate soothing action and universal compatibility with pure soap, urging nightly application for noticeable improvement.
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Men's Outfitters
TWO_ CONVENIENT
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
Zapatistas
Parras
Mexico- Cuernavaca
Federal District
Tres Marias
Zapatista
Rosendo Nunez
Captain Nunez
Stranger
Li. Goodmen
Col
Kay
A. Collman
Main Ave
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
O. C. Solms
Florida
Carl Solms
Hrlin
Mr. Sons
Veague
Ward
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