San Antonio Tax Rolls Open for 1916 Assessments
Notice to taxpayers announces the 1916 assessment rolls are open. Property within San Antonio city limits must be rendered for taxation at the City Assessor’s office before September 1, 1916, when rolls will close. Commissioner of Taxation J. ay Garland is listed as issuer.
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San Antonio
Tex
J.ay Garland
Fred Fries
City of
Police Department
Sanitary Department
Ray M. Mackey
Alamo Planing Mill Ad for Mill Work and Auto Repairs
Crockett 1680. Alamo Planing Mill at 319 Nacogdoches Street advertises furniture repair vehicle bodies repair truck frames mill work fixtures cabinets counters and all kinds of mill work.
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Crockett
Alamo Planing
Nacogdoches St
Classified ad flood with various items for sale and wanted
A jumble of old classified notices lists for sale items including a range, a Ford speedster, a Maxwell car, a 12 Jersey yearlings, a stallion, a house, and housekeeping rooms. Also notes on wanted solicitors for an army post, a room and board request, and trades involving land, cows, and a buggy. Addresses and phone cues appear as Crockett and Light streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Crockett
Army Post
Stein
Maxwell
Travis
N. Flores St. A
Ring Crockett
Jersey
Phone Crockett
North
Flores
Aight
Sir Conan Doyle Praises Italians Near Verona
Reporter from 1916 recalls witnessing Italian courage on the Isonzo front and praises Cadorna and Porro. He describes Alpine fighting, Italian ingenuity, and the morale of troops while noting bombardment at Padua and Monfalcone, and warns of shifting political forces at home.
Birds of Wisdom as Pets
Garrett P. Servis discusses pet owls as curiosities and dangers, noting their eerie appearance and night vision. The piece describes an English owl fancier, colors and textures of feathers, and challenges of keeping owls in captivity including breeding, cold intolerance, and diet requirements. Owls may rival cats as rodent control if kept freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Fort Davis Frontier Tragedy and Apache Battle Tale
The piece recounts the Fort Davis frontier massacre of a white captain and his men aided by Texas Rangers led by George Baylor and Nevelle, pursued Victoria the Apache war chief across the border, and details graves, bombardment from four sides, and eventual retreat with Victoria killed in Mexico. It notes Arlington interment of the captain’s body and references Colonel Baylor’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Lowell
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
Davis Mountains
Jefferson Davis
Ireland
Limpia
Livermore
Pinetop
Sawtooth
Frank Spraul
Spraul
Victoria
Texas
Mexico
Texas Rangers
New Mexico
Arizona
Green River
Ojinaga
Villa
Carranza
Orozco
Huerta
United
Valentine
Rio Grande Valley
Gillett
Guadalupe Mountains
Cann Yons
Bayer
San Antonio
Wilson
Baylor
German Professors Rebel Against Military Autocracy
Munich professor Foerster defies university censorship and defends academic freedom amid growing anti Prussian sentiment. He argues federation over force and criticizes Pan Germanist influence while facing censure from Cologne Volkszeitung and Munich Faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bavaria
Saxony
Prussia
Foerster
University of Munich
Austria
Germany
Prince von Bismarck
German Empire
Munich
Indians Organize Company Near Green Bay
Oneida reservation Indians west of Green Bay form a volunteer company to offer services. Carlisle and Haskell graduates join, including Tom Schenandore and Jonas Wheelock, Carlisle football captain. Menominee at Shawnee ready to volunteer. Five Indians brought to Eau Claire testified in federal liquor cases and enlisted locally for possible Mexican service.
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Oneida
Green Bay
Milwaukee Sentinel
Carlisle and
Haskell
Tom Schenandore
Jonas Wheelock
Carlisle
Menominee Indian Military Company
Shawnee
Stockbridge
Menominee
Philipp
Eau Claire
Mexico
How Snakes Move Without Legs
The Philadelphia North American explains snakes lack legs and walk on their ribs. Ribs and plates along the underside grip surfaces, letting the serpent move forward as if it had many legs. On smooth glass, the plates cannot grip, causing it to slip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monfalcone
Italy
Roccolana
Italia
Redenta
Austria
Britain
Alps
Philadelphia
Trees in Books: a botanical collection from a continental town
A Tit-Bits note describes a remarkable small town collection of books that are actually blocks of wood. Each volume acts as a complete history of a tree with bark removed to title the book. The pages include fruit, leaves, moss, and notes detailing the tree’s products and characteristics.
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E. Houston
Graham
Gunter
THE
Fort Worth
Texaz
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ee Eas Sommer & Cunningham
Commerce St
Ben L. Miller Co
Houston
Guarantee Cycle Co
Morrison Coffee Co
Tor Sale
Excelsior
Camargo St
E. Laurel St
Retail Merchants’ Association
Petrich- Gaur Lumber Co
Lockwood National Bank
A. G. Goff
O. E. Davis
G. H. Hicks
O. Berry
Ring Crockett 2827
Rest Care S. A. Builders’ Exchange
Fischer, Steinway, Emerson
Mayor Piano Co
Mayor Ae of Music
Travis and
Soles
Farrand CO
Barain
McCurry
W. Commerce
Harnish Bros
W. Commerce &J
Draughon's Practical Business College
Cloudcroft
Franz Anton Hutzler
NSS Southern Canning Outfit
Sterling Hotel
City
Beacon Hill
Pines
McKinley Ave
Roosevelt Ave
Presa St
Sir Conan Doyle
Sir A. Conan Doyle
Verona
Kaiserlies
Caesar
Trentino
Trieste
Aisne
Cadorna
Porro
Padua
Nemini
Isonzo
Flanders
Gorizia
Holy Roman Empire
Liege
Namur
Innsbruck
Philadelphia Ledger
Medina Street
Birds of Wisdom
Garrett P. Servis
Fernando Eagle Owl
Texas Frontier
United States
George Newton
Otis Fenley
George Fleecker
Lee
Arlington Cemetery
Cologne Volkszeitung
Vienna
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