Daylight saving proposal discussed at San Antonio Chamber luncheon
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will consider advancing clocks one hour at a Tuesday luncheon in the Menger Hotel. The plan aims to extend daylight for workers and aligns with moves in Cleveland and Detroit. A vote on a new chamber constitution and a railroad discussion are also on the agenda with responses due by Monday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Menger Hotel
Cleveland
Detroit
England
France
Germany
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association of New York
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
United States
San Antonio
Congress
San Angelo
Culberson Campaign Opens With Mass Meeting in Houston
The re election campaign for U S senator Charles A Culberson is launched in Houston on August 7 at the Auditorium with Culberson Club presidents from across Texas urging support against Oscar B Colquitt in the August 26 run off. Prominent leaders from Houston San Antonio Navarro Fort Worth and Dallas back the effort and call for statewide Culberson organization with reciprocal speeches to counter Colquitt.
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Charles A. Culberson
United States
Texas
Houston
Culberson
Oscar B. Colquitt
Bexar County
Culberson Club
Culberson Clubs
J. C. Hutcheson
T. T. Vander Hoeven
San Antonio
George T. Jester
Navarro County
Barry Miller
Dallas
W. P. McLean
Fort Worth
Friends of
Colquitt
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Two men linked to multiple theft and burglary cases
City detectives arrested two men Saturday afternoon in a sweep that cleared six theft and burglary cases. One suspect, a 28 year old white man, faces three burglary counts and a theft, tied to a July 5 watch theft from Douglas Thavers. The other suspect, a Mexican, is jailed for stealing silverware from the St Anthony Hotel and the Manhattan Cafe.
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Carver
West
Douglas Thavers
Nolan Street
F. N.toney
Goliad Street
Isabel Ware
Live Oak Street
D. P. Pippin
Dallas Street
Long
St. Anthony
Manhattan
Delegates Riot Marked Lexar County Democratic Convention
A near riot erupted at the Lexar County Democratic Convention as William A. Wurzbach sought to strike from the Houston delegate list anyone who voted for Tom Love. The assembly adopted the committee's report amid heated exchanges praising Wilson and Ferguson, with fights over who should represent the county at Houston and the congressional convention.
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Lexar County
William A. Wurzbach
Houston
Thomas B. Love
John M. Mathis
Brenham
William Poindexter
Claude V. Birkhead
San Antonio
Poindexter
Wilson
Ferguson
Bexar County
Robertson Insurance
Harmony
A. A. Thomas
Judge Birkhead
Professor Thomas
Tom Love
Wurzbach
Oscar Bb. Colquitt
United States Senate
W. A. Wilson
Charles A. Culberson
Carl
J. G. Fowler
J. F. Carl
John H. Bickett Jr
Democratic Party
Texas
A. W. Seeligson
F. A. Chapa
R. H. Ward
Oscar Guessaz
F. R. Uhr
KK. P. Coon
P. H. Swearingen
William L. Schlesinger
Leon A. Baer
Vories P. Brown
L. J. Hart
Paul Meerscheidt
Carlos Bee
George B. Taliaferro
J. T. Sluder
L. B. Clegg
W. B. Luke
Robertson
A. J. Bell
Birkhead
Bell
Shreveport
Thomas
Lst
Mr. Wurzbach
Mathis
Love
Senator Bee
M. Meeks
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Meeks
D. A. McAskill
Prohibition
James L. Slayden
Fourteenth
Oscar B. Colquitt
Bedlam
Culberson
Bacar County
O. C. Guessaz
F. W. Cook
W. F. Ezell
G. Tayloe
J. H. Bickett Sr
A. N. Moursand
H. L. Beach
H. E. Hildebrand
R. P. Coon
J. F. Onion Jr
W. C. Linden
H. G. Williams
F.L. Browne
Otto Wahrmund
Matsberger
Joe Newton
August Weldener
Nelson Lytle
Henry Spangler
Joe Tucker
Victor Keller
E. D. Henry
W. Scott
Frank R. Newton
F. A. L. Wright
W. A. Morries
A. G. McNeill
J. H. Ragsdale
J. A. Pirle
W. H. Massey
Theo Crenwelge
C. L. Bass
Boys Express Thanks For Gifts From Joske Brothers
Thirty letters and two telegrams arrived from the Second Texas Infantry units A C and D thanking Joske Brothers employees for a gift box sent to militiamen. W A Armstrong and Katherine Franklin coordinated the effort. The box, worth several hundred dollars, held 600 individual gifts for border troops including soap toothpaste canned goods and candies.
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Joske Brothers
Second
Texas Infantry
W. A. Armstrong
Katherine Franklin
Girls’ National Honor Guard
Joske
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Help
Advert says calomel causes sickness and salivation and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. Claims it wakes you with energy and is safe for children, priced at 59 cents a bottle.
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Dodson
County Democratic Committee plans run off primary Aug 26
New county Democratic executive committee will meet to arrange for the senatorial run off on August 26. Certification of primary winners in Bexar County was made to County Clerk Frank R. Newton after the committee tabulated returns and officially declared the results.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Fowler
Thomas G. Leighton
Maurice Villaneuva
A. A. Gittinger
Charles Forestello
Alex Coy
E. B. McAllister
B. A. Greathouse
R. J. Garza
Cc. F. Rossi Jr
A. L. San Miguel
T. J. Berry
J. L. Camp Jr
K. L. Anderson
Frank Hicks
L. 8
Lacey
Gus McCloskey
Leon A. Baer
W. A. Wilson
Joe J. Rubiola
J. H. Burleson
W. C. Moody
W. G. Tobin
Edward G. Leng
Sam Slack
Theodore Simmang
H. G. Rossi
W. A. Springall
A. L. Hicks
Herman A. Klaus
W. H. Davis
R. H. Wilson
John CC. Wiatrek
Gus B. Mauermann
O. C. Guessar
Otto Schmidt
Oscar Gerlach
George E. Bell
Sid Murray
C. R. Macfarlane
J. Arthur Gaul
A. Newton Sr
E. W. Kirkland
Ernest Wolfshohl
W. A. Thompson
G. E. Toudouze
J. H. Spivey
J. M. Vance
Bexar County
Frank R. Newton
Joe S&s. Newton
New Manager for Peden's San Antonio Store
PEDEN IRON AND STEEL CO announces the appointment of Mr Jno Watts as Local Branch Manager succeeding Mr C M Cain who resigned July 24. Watts has been in San Antonio four years with eighteen years in hardware and supply. He has served as Assistant Manager for 2.5 years and is deemed suited to oversee local interests and service. Houston firm Ad. PEDEN IRON & STEEL CO San Antonio 1401 So Flores St. Austin July 29. State awarded steam plant contract to A and N Lockett Houston for San Marcos Normal to be finished in 60 days. Public auction at Base Hospital Stem Houston August 6 1916 10:00 am includes motor ambulance Model 1914.
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Jno. . Watts
C. M. Cain
Watts
San Antonio
Mgr
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Flores St
Adv
San Marcos Normal
Austin
Tex
George Leavy
A. and N. Lockett
Houston
Southwest Texas Normal
San Marcos
Vical
Base Hospital
Stem
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Will Diablos
Kalteyer
E. Houston St
Telephones
Crockett
Travis
Cgal and
Wood Sunset Wood CO
B. Houston
Gunter Hotel
J. E. Dwyer
P. H. Swearingen Jr
Augustus McCloskey
Marcus W. Davis
R. J. Boyle
Marshall Hicks
George Armistead
J. L. Camp 8 Sr
T. T. Vander Hoven
Sam Belden
Henry T. Phelps
W. L. Schlessinger
H. Bruhn
George Wideman
J. L. Armstrong
Joe Ryan
T. J. Newton
Bob Barker
D. H. Voss
Z. D. Bonner
J. H. Covington
W. W. King
B. T. Young
W. A. King
H. T. Hopkins
D. 8. Booth
A. W. Rohde
T. G. Jackson
Calomel
Wonderful Values
Oxford
The
Wolff & Wark Cowip
Peden’s
John W. Watts
Peden Iron & Local Co
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