Civic feast unites San Antonio women and men in city building
More than 800 residents gathered at the Gunter Hotel lawn to pledge unity for progress after passage of the bond issue. Women spoke alongside men from Woman's Club, City Federation, Mothers' Congress and more, signaling broad civic participation and plans for sanitation, planning, and city beautification. The event featured Rotary and Automobile Club participation, with leaders urging peace and development for a 250,000 population in a decade.
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Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Leroy G. Bates
Woman’s Club
Star of Civic Harmony
City Federation of Woman's Clubs
Mothers’ Congress
Equal Franchise Society
Board of Health
City Beautiful
Gunter Lawn
Travis Street
Rotary Club
Automobile Club
W. H. Furlong
Uto Club
Bill
Ann Arbor
Furlona
Conroy
T.L. Conroy
Martin J. Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Rip van Winkle
Ohio
Arnold
Woman's Club
Frank G. Huntress Jr
H. D. Brown
J. E. Smith
Malone Duggan
Mothers
Congress
C. 8. Fowler
Some Savings Saturday Coat and Linen Deals
A local ad lists men’s lightweight mohair coats in dark and light gray for office or street wear at $3. It promotes linen products including 89c Nine ty inch sheeting, 39c linen lawn, 59c linen cambric, 2.10 Marseilles counterpanes, 79c counterpanes, 18c bath towels, 8c crash towels, and 59c sheets.
Advertised dentifrices and cosmetics sale lineup
A vintage ad touts Pompeian Massage Cream 63c and 50c sizes, Lyon's Tooth Powder 15c, Pears Soap 9c, Lambert's Listerine, and Saturday special on 1 size for 59c. Also promotes Java Face Powder 23c and other beauty items as value buys.
Grows Fine Grapes Showcased in San Antonio
Noa Spears presented two three pound bunches of Plain Tokay grapes at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce showing a year-old vines crop grown at 217 West Woodlawn Avenue. Experts called the clusters nearly perfect and free from birds or blight.
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San Antonio
Noa Spears
Chamber of Commerce
Spears
West
Woodlawn Avenue
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder problems in men and women, dissolves gravel, and regulates bladder issues in children. If unavailable at a local druggist, it can be mailed for $1.00. One bottle provides about two months of treatment and is said to nearly always cure.
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Texas Wonder
Texas
E. W. Halli
Olivert
St. Louis
Dead Letter Sale Brings $2105 to Post Office
Washington officials reported the dead letter branch collected 2105.75 from the annual sale caused by misdirected mail. The sale, once run as a lottery auction, moved to open inspection with bids. A buyer acquired 35 cases of picture postal cards for 171.50 and another bought a case of cheap jewelry for 155.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Trade shows rise in Philippines commerce under free trade
A bureau of insular affairs statement reports broad gains in Philippine trade since free trade with the United States began. Merchants and manufacturers paid a tax of one third of 1 percent on gross business, with island commerce rising from 1909 to about 333 thousand dollars this year. Foreign trade more than doubled, with estimated returns at 156 million dollars for the just ended fiscal year.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Philippines
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Borax King Involved in Involuntary Bankruptcy
In San Francisco on July 25, four creditors holding claims totaling 155000 filed in the U S district court to declare F M Smith the so called borax king an involuntary bankrupt The petition alleges transfers before May 5 of properties valued at 1000000 to the Mercantile Trust Company B F Edwards and to his wife occurred while he was insolvent actions alleged to be acts of bankruptcy
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San Francisco
Cal
F. M. Smith
United States District Court
Smith
Mercantile Trust Company
B. F. Ed
Footwear clearance offers mixed sizes from eighteen to thirty
All sizes from 18 to 30 are available across models, but not every size appears on every model. All stock is new and in perfect condition. Some sizes will not be restocked, so half price is offered for quick disposal. Early shopping advised to secure available sizes.
Duchess Accepts Office As Municipal Party Leader
LONDON July 25 The Duchess of Marlborough formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt is understood to head the presidency of the Women's Municipal party. The group formed recently to back women candidates for office in various municipalities within the metropolitan district.
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Duchess
London
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Women's Municipal Party
Royal Wedding Set for October at St George's Chapel
LONDON July 25 The wedding of Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of Fife will be solemnized in the Chapel Royal St George's Palace on October 15 with The Prince of Wales serving as best man.
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London
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Duchess of Fife
Chapel Royal
St. George's Palace
Prince of Wales
Two Die From Hydrophobia in New Jersey Case
Two deaths from hydrophobia are reported in New York with Pasteur treatment noted as rare. John McInerny, 14, died in Jersey City hospital after a dog bite over two months earlier. He seemed recovered before convulsions led to hospitalization. The other victim is Henry Holland Jr., a chauffeur.
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New York
John McIinerny
Jersey City
Henry Holland Jr
Baby Carriage Fire Kills Infant in Greensburg
Mabel Powers four months old died when her four year old brother Charles built a fire under a baby carriage where she slept in Greensburg Pennsylvania yesterday. Charles J Powers father investigated the tragedy, with authorities reporting the incident as a fatal accident.
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Greensburg
Mabel
Charles J. Powers
Charles
Mrs Dunne Robbed of Jewelry in Chicago Dept Store
Mrs. Edmund F. Dunne wife of Illinois governor was robbed of jewelry valued at 700 in a department store rest room. A handbag containing the items was snatched from her lap as she slept in a rocking chair. Detectives guarded store exits and searched for suspects but made no arrests. The pieces were gifts from Governor Dunne and were highly valued by her.
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Chicago
Ebdwamnt F. Dunne
Illinois
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