Railroads to Aid San Antonio Winter Advertising Campaign
San Antonio railroads plan to double their fund contributions for a winter ad program if the city matches. The Publicity league, led by Fred Reutzel, aims to expand a joint north and east campaign and urges business and professional leaders to support. One railroad has pledged 5000 dollars. responses are due by September 1 as the city seeks an equal local raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Publicity League
Fred Reutzel
A. B. Simpson
Correction on Crickett Buckholt’s race in error
The Light corrects an earlier article that misidentified Crickett Buckholt as a negro. The statement was incorrect and the correction aims to right the record and mitigate any injury caused by the published piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light
Crickett Buckholt
Buckholt
Local Social Notes From Comfort to Houston Visitors
Katherine M. Joseph reports social news including Beatrice Turman visiting Rena Wilson in Uvalde. Mr and Mrs R A Arthur and family returning from Kerrville camping. Wooldridges touring Oakland ranch. Anne Copeland hosting a gathering for guests from Houston and Dallas. a River avenue party honoring visiting Misses Best and Mead from Houston and Galveston with music, cards, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Avenue
Aera Mangan
Beatrice Best
Hortense Mead
Houston
Galveston
Tracy and
Gallagher
Gillette
Social notes from San Antonio gatherings and weddings
Miss Ilse Haarmann hosts breakfast for Miss Emily Fowler at Hot Wells. Miss Jennie Elizabeth Burton wed Phillip Stone Harrison at 7 at her Alamo Heights home. Laurel Heights Builders meet at 5 at Mrs. George Johnson’s. WCTU meets at 4 at Mrs. A. R. Byrd’s Guenther. Dignowity Circle meets at 3 30 at Travis Park Home Mission with Mrs. Reming. Mrs. E. P. Johnson hosts a Hot Wells picnic for Misses Hardcastle and Miley G. Houston. Prospect Hill Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society meets at 3 30 with Mrs. H. V. Hohenstein 2619 Westton. Linen shower for Agnes Monier bride of August at 205 South Alamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Elizabeth Burton
Phillipstone Harrison
Alamo Heights
Dignowity Circle
Travis Park Home Mission Society
Reming
E. P. Johnson
Hot Wells
Misses Hardcastle
Miley G. Houston
Woman’s Missionary Society
Prospect Hill Methodist Church
H. V. Hohenstein
West Ton Street
Agnes Monier
South Alamo Street
Breakfast in Open Air Café Honors Bride to Be
Miss Ilse Haarmann hosted a nine o clock breakfast at the Hot Wells open air cafe for Miss Emily Fowler whose approaching marriage draws great interest. The bridal party attended with a yellow flower theme and a eight course menu. Invitations go out for an evening reception Friday at Edgar Boyd’s Buena Vista street home by the Prospectors club. Miss Monte Weiss of Houston visits Mrs. F. L. Wilder on South Alamo Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Wells
Ilse Haarmann
Emily Fowler
Misses Fowler
Dorothy Pagenstecher
Clara Rossey
Lucile Teagarden
Isle Haarmann
Mary Holzschuler
Harry Fowler
W. Haarmann
Edgar Boyd
Buena Vista Street
The
Prospectors
Miss Monte Wiess
Houston
F. L. Wilder
South Alamo Street
Missionary Society Meets at West End Presbyterian Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of West End Presbyterian will meet at the church tomorrow at 8 PM. The study centers on the first chapter of The Light of the World by Robert E. Speers, and all interested persons are invited to attend.
Mrs Cleagy and family visit Galesburg for month
Mrs. Daniel Cleagy and her family travel to Galesburg Illinois to spend the coming month visiting with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Cleagy
Galesburg
Ill
Miss Genevieve Holden Celebrates Sixteenth Birthday
Miss Genevieve Holden marked her sixteenth birthday at home 401 Cooper Street from 4 to 6 pm yesterday. A delightful afternoon followed by a dainty party menu. Guests included Misses Ahleen Glover Fanny Ella Anderson Ida Farrington Opal Haynes Bertha North Mary Holden Thelma Collins and hostesses Claude Betters Raymond Sturgis Johnnie Anderson Damon Howard Eugene Gary Floyd Matthews Thomas Jasper Fred Haene and Robert Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Holden
Cooper Street
Aheen Glover
Fanny
Ella Anderson
Ida Farrington
Opal Haynes
Bertha North
Mary Holden
Thelma Collins
Claude Betters
Raymond Sturgis
Johnnie Anderson
Damon Howard
Eugene Gary
Floyd Matthews
Thomas Jasper
Fred Haene
Mrs James K Stewart Visits Niece at Spofford Ranch
Mrs James K Stewart of Arsenal street returns from a visit with her niece Mrs Buck West at her ranch home near Spofford. Also mentioned is Mrs J J Lodovie and her young son J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Stewart
Arsenal Street
Buck West
Spofford
Octagon Club Entertained at Mrs Mangan's New Home
Mrs J Mangan hosted the Octagon Card club at 201 River Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Five hundred was played with a three course luncheon. First prize went to Mrs Dalling for a cut glass berry bowl and consolation to Mrs Herpel for a bon bon dish. The rooms were decorated with ferns and cut flowers. Mrs Hattie Markley assisted in receiving.
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J. Mangan
River Avenue
Dalling
Herpel
Hattie Markley
Willing Workers Hold Mission Meeting at Riverside Park
Willing Workers of Riverside Park Baptist church held their regular monthly missionary meeting at Miss Fay Spencer home. The program focused on China. Attendees included Bessie Harvey Lyda Harvey Elizabeth Rollins Iona White Elaine White Virginia Dickinson Margaret Webber Connie Youngblood Ruth Spencer Ruby Dickey Esta Calhoun Della Calhoun Trecil Reynolds Ruby Reynolds Hazel Granfield.
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Riverside Park Baptist Church
Fay Spencer
China
Bessie Harvey
Lyda Harvey
Elizabeth Rollins
Iona White
Elaine White
Virginia Dickinson
Margaret Webber
Connie Youngblood
Ruth Spencer
Ruby Dickey
Esta Calhoun
Della Calhoun
Trecil Reynolds
Ruby Reynolds
Hazel Granfield
Made Good Record by Southwestern Telegraph Service
The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company completed election returns on July 22 using its 100000 miles of lines with 100 picture shows and 20000 farm houses receiving bulletins. By 1 a.m. Sunday the firm had tallied 334000 votes with hourly comparisons and rapid public access across Texas towns. The operation, supervised by the information department, covered five days of pre election planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Texas
Information Department
Brownsville Rail Project Delayed as Surveyors Progress
Brownsville railroad committee postpones inspection trip until engineer Young can be reached. Survey gangs report good progress with west and east routes advancing toward Pleasanton. Young will report monthly progress and cost estimates, then solicitors will seek bonuses to push incorporation. The piece also notes origin theories of tobacco and links to cigar etymology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Young
Brownsville Road
Henry L. Halff
W. B. Tuttle
William Cassin
Mr. Young
Rosy-Posy Powder and Rouge Books Advertised
The Rosalma Co. of Louisville Kentucky promotes Rosy-Posy Papier Poudre and Rouge Books as imported beauty papers. They claim the soft chamois like paper removes moisture and shine even in public. Free samples are offered by mail from Louisville.
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The
Rosalma Co
Louisville, Ky
Open Letter From a Mother to Her Daughter in Seguin
A 1911 Seguin letter from Henrietta Suchart pleads with her daughter Gisela to return home, recounting months of separation, unreceived letters, and a plea to reunite before the mother leaves Texas. The note conveys deep anguish, religious undertones, and sudden plans to relocate, sell belongings, and hope for reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
God of Mercy
Gisela
Henrietta J. Suchart
Sinsheimer Named Manager at Exposition Park
W B Sinsheimer elected manager at Exposition Park this morning and will start duties immediately. He runs Sins Stock Company in park engagement and has long amusement industry experience including work in Texas newspapers and the Houston Chronicle. The park will be unionized with union musicians and workers only. F Sheets arrives at the Crockett. The cotillon dance is of French origin and older than the quadrille.
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Exposition Park
Sinsheimer
Sins Stock Company
Texas
Houston Chronicle
STATE NEEDS A REST Contest Would Only Disturb Affairs
George A. Carden former state democratic chairman arrived from Dallas and urged against contesting the amendment election saying it would bring months of turmoil. He favored prohibition but noted the vote in Dallas county was close yet unlikely to trigger a local option law. Carden called for legislative rest and indicated no single issue warranted immediate action in Texas. He stayed at the St. Anthony hotel with his daughters en route to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Carden
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Dallas
Carden
Texas
Dallas County
St. Anthony Hotel
Texas insurer certified to do business in 1912
The South Western Casualty Insurance Company of San Antonio, Texas, is certified to operate in Texas for the year ending February 29, 1912. The certificate of authority is issued by the Department of Insurance of Texas. Dated July 15, 1911, at Austin by Chief Clerk Charles V. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Insurance and State of Texas
Austin
Texas
Southwestern Casualty Insurance Compene
San Antonio
Colorado River Boosts Irrigation as Water Rises
COLORADO IS RISING. The Colorado river at Bay City Texas shows an extra five feet of flow this morning with indications of a further rise. Fire farms are turning water off to mature crops and the rising river will provide abundant irrigation water for all crops including rice not yet mature.
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Bay City
Tex
Colorado
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Bram Campbell
Hertzberg’s
Damon
Katherine M. Joseph
Beatrice Turman
Uvalde
Rena Wilson
Cincinnati Avenue
R. A. Arthur
Helen Arthur
Mattie Plummer
Kerrville
Guadalupé River
A. B. Wooldridge
Ruth Wooldridge
Mr. Wooldridge
Oakland
Anne Copeland
Elmira Street
Blanche Miley
Anita Hardcastle
Ophelia Wray
Irene Mayhew
Quincy Street
Sociad Cadendar
Wells
Laurel Heights
George Johnson
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
A. R. Byrd
Guenther Street
J. J. Lodovie
Dalkowitz Bros
Flores Streets
Telephone Company
Malay Archipelago
NS la
Asong
Seguin
Gisela J. Schramm
Babe
Amma
F. Sheets
the Crockett
State Executive Committee
Chas. V. Johnson
Emilblum CO
East Houston Street
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