Election of teachers for San Antonio public schools
The San Antonio school board will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday night June 4 to elect teachers for existing positions. The committee on teachers led by Mrs Eli Herzberg prepared final details and salaries will be set at the meeting. Substitutes may fill vacancies while new positions are determined later. hundreds of applicants remain. The article also notes a local paving advert and references Mr Neill, a San Antonio lawyer now based in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Public
Eli Hertzberg
Neill Appointed Assistant U S Attorney in El Paso
Robert P. Neill son of the late J H Neill and associate justice on the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals receives appointment as assistant United States district attorney in El Paso. The post comes through District Attorney J L Camp and Neill will qualify immediately to handle matters at the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Neill
H. H. Neill
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
United States
el Paso
J. L. Camp
Neill
Hunting Her Lost Brother
A letter to the mayor of San Antonio from Mrs. L D Graham of Lentz Oregon asks for information on her brother Almont A Burton last heard from in August 1911 while he was en route to San Antonio. She states there are affairs to settle at his former home and requests contact.
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San Antonio
L. D. Graham
Lentz
Ore
Almont A. Burton
In Honor of St Anthony Novena at St Marys Church
A novena to St Anthony will be at St Marys Catholic Church from Wednesday June 4 to Friday June 13. Two relics from Rome will be venerated daily with a brief sermon each evening and confessions heard daily. Masses are at 6 30, 7 and 8 15 a m and recipients will receive communion daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Rome
Anthony
British Battleships Collide Off Isle of Wight
British battleships Irresistible and Prince of Wales collided during maneuvers off the Isle of Wight. Both ships returned to dock with Irresistible sustaining bow damage but officials say no material loss.
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Portsmouth
England
Irresistible
Prince of Wales
Home Fleet
Isle of Wight
Prosecution Reveals Chauffeur Linked To Dynamite Plot
In Boston a chauffeur testified he drove a passenger resembling Frederick Atteaux from William M. Wood’s Boston home to Washington and Franklin streets on January 19 1912 the night dynamite was planted in Lawrence. Breen testified Atteaux paid 500 to fund the planting and a second chauffeur corroborated.
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Boston
Mass
Frederick FE. Atteaux
William M. Wood
American Woolef Company
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Lawrence
John J. Breen
Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Breen
Wood
Collins
Pellier
Arthur Pira
Pira
Fairfield Street
President Wood
Washington
Franklin Street
Bar-room
Court Street
Bowdoin Square
Franklin
Washington Streets
Boston Athletic Association
Exeter
Orville A. Reddig
Mr. Wood
Andover
Notary Swearing Effort Underway in Bexar County
County Clerk Frank R. Newton presses toward a 900 total notaries sworn in as of 2 PM, with about 300 already certified. Each notary pays 2.50 dollars, funds split between Texas and the county clerk. Notaries requalify every two years after Legislature reappoints them. The oath mirrors that of state and district officers, including a ban on duels since state constitution.
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Bexar County
Frank R. Newton
State of
Texas
Alarm Sounders Cause False Fire Alarm Arrests
Two young men were arrested after they allegedly sent in a false fire alarm at 1 am from box 425 at West Houston and North Flores streets. Fire Chief Wright and most of the department responded. a traction company inspector and a street car motorman witnessed the act and helped arrest the pair, who were released on bond for police court tomorrow morning. The city council had a $25 reward for false alarm apprehensions.
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Wright
West Houston
North Flores
Traction Company
Old-Time Breakfast Pork Sausage Sold In One-Pound Boxes
Union Meat Company offers breakfast pork sausage in one pound boxes. Price set at twenty five cents per pound. Order through local butchers or grocers.
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Union Meat Company
United States Marshal Swears In Deputies at Paris
B F Sherrill took the oath as United States marshal before Judge Russell at Sherman and named deputies Chief K S Fisher of Sherman field deputy Jack Satterfield of Sherman J B Stalcup of Jefferson S S Lyon of Tyler and J F McDonald of Beaumont Paris place not yet filled.
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Paris
Tex
B. F. Sherrill
Judge Russell
Sherman
K. Ss. Fisher
Jack Satterfield
Stalcup
Jefferson
Lyon
Tyler
J. F. McDonald
Beaumont
Trial in Boston Case Ties Dinamite Plant Plot to Mills
Frederick E. Atteaux head of Atteaux Mill Appliances Company with William W. Wood and Dennis J. Breen stand trial in the Superior Criminal Court of Boston. They are charged with planting dynamite in Lawrence during a major mill strike to spur fear of striker violence. Prosecutors seek to prove Wood paid Atteaux to hire those who placed the explosives.
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Frederick E. Atteaux
Atteaux Mill Appliances Company
William W. Wood
American Woolen Co
Dennis J. Breen
Superior Criminal Court of
Boston
Lawrence
Wood
Atteaux
Obituary notices for Betty Stamps and Clara Frary
Betty Stamps aged 64 died yesterday at her home 348 Garza Street after a twelve day illness. She was born in Tennessee and lived in San Antonio the past year, survived by five daughters and three sons. Burial arrangements handled by Pearce-Robinson. Waelder burial to follow. Clara Krary funeral held yesterday at Mrs. H Wright Perez’s home 815 West Russell Place, burial in Alamo Masonic Cemetery with pallbearers B F Meyer F C Carle J B Crowe Charles Gildemeister John Rollins W G Lowe.
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Tom Dunham
San Antonio
Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Company
Waelder
Clara Krary
H. Wright Perez
West Russell Place
Alamo Masonic Cemetery
B. F. Meyer
F. C. Carle
J. B. Crowe
Charles Gildemeister
John Rollins
W. G. Lowe
J H Mathis Farmer Dies in Pleasanton
J H Mathis a farmer of Pleasanton died yesterday afternoon at his Pleasanton road apartments. A native of Georgia he had lived in the state 60 years. The body will be sent to Pleasanton for burial by Shelley Loring Undertaking Company.
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Mathis
J. H. Mathis
Pleasanton
Pleasanton Road
Georgia
Shelley- Loring Undertaking Company
Traffic Rules Tighten in City Enforcement
Police tighten traffic law enforcement with near daily arrests and $5 fines. Motorcycle officers Banks and Flores focus on River Avenue speeding while downtown crossings draw added scrutiny to curb congestion.
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San Antonians
Corporation Court
Banks
Flores
River Avenue
New Autos Added in San Antonio May Report
Ninety-one automobiles were added to the fleet in May per city license inspector Ed Rives. Total licensed vehicles now 3640 with 246.25 dollars in fees collected. Also 192 automobile licenses and 13 motorcycle licenses issued. Ben A. Stribling home for sale at 117 East French Place with details of lot size and brick house.
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San Antonio
Ed Rives
Ben A. Stribling
East French Place
Crockett 40
Competent Men to Remain at Customs Office
Washington June 2 the president said he would await the expiration of terms for customs officials unless charges of incompetency were sustained after learning a report that Portland Maine customs chief would not resign
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Washington, D. C
Portland
Maine
Sermon Marks San Antonio High School Commencement
The first commencement sermon for San Antonio High School was preached at First Presbyterian Church by Rev. S H C Burgin to graduates, teachers, and families. The sermon from Ruth urged fidelity reverence and self discipline as character strengthens for life’s challenges. About thirty graduates requested copies and officials expect the sermon to become a yearly closing-exercise feature.
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San Antonio High School
First Presbyterian Church
S. H. C. Burgin
Methodist Church
Burgin
Arthur G. Jones
Willbanks
Oscar Fox
America
Mr. Burgin
Ruth
Uncle Sam to Supply Farm Help Through Immigrant Labor List
The Department of Labor announces a new information division to distribute blank forms for firms or individuals to hire immigrants or other workers. Farm owners, manufacturers, and private parties may use the system, sending completed forms to Washington to receive labor placement. The aim is to place several thousand immigrants annually where they can be self supporting, easing eastern city crowding.
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Uncle Sam
Chamber of Commerce
T. B. Powderly
Department of Labor
Bureau of Immigration
Washington
Brigadier General Parker Inspects Troop M Cavalry Camp
Brigadier General J Parker and Lt John H Reed Jr arrived in Brownsville to inspect Troop M of the Fourteenth Cavalry. The inspection will continue tomorrow at Samfordyce where Troop G is stationed.
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Brownsville
Tex
J. Parker
John H. Reed Jr
Parker
Fourteenth Cavalry
Sam Fordyce
Fatal injuries from Mission Plant altercation claim life
Joe Hay, 32, died at 4 AM at the city hospital from injuries after a dispute at the Mission Fuel and Ice Company plant on North San Marcos Street May 27. M. B. Frink faces murder charges after an affidavit in Justice Campbell's court. he claimed self defense and posted $1000 bond. Funeral services set for 5 PM at Riebe parlors.
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Joe Hay
Mission Fuel & Ice Company
San Marcos Street
Hay
Frink
Campbell
William Hay
San Angelo
Roy Hay
Riebe
Opium Den Found Behind Hidden Trapdoor in Montere y Street House
Deputy Sheriffs Alonso Newton and Antonio Diaz raided a Monterey street house seeking a suspect and uncovered an underground cavern disguised by a carpet. The chamber contained opium smoking paraphernalia and the sought man, now jailed on a temporary vagrancy charge after being found hiding there.
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Alfonso Newton
Antonio Diaz
Monterey Street
Newton
Diaz
Manufacturers to Meet in Chattanooga Tennessee
A conference of Southern manufacturers will be held in Chattanooga Tennessee June 18 20. General secretary H E Bierly has asked the Chamber of Commerce for the names of leading local industries to invite them to attend and possibly join the program. Local manufacturers are expected to participate and San Antonio is urged to send representatives to gain beneficial insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Chattanooga
Tenn
H. E. Bierly
Chamber of Commerce
Bierly
San Antonio
Sheriff Reinstated in Hot Springs Office
Sheriff R. L. Williams was restored to his post after a grand jury indictment for non-feasance was overturned. Judge A. B. Grace ruled the 1838 act cited had been repealed, allowing Williams to resume duties as Sheriff. interim Sheriff Gilbert Hogaboom had delayed Schumann’s execution awaiting the ruling.
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Hot Springs
Ark
R. L. Williams
A. B. Grace
Pine Bluff
Clarence A. Schumann
Gilbert Hogaboom
Williams
Schumann
Texas Delegation Heads to Baltimore Ad Club Meet
San Antonio prepares to be represented at the As sociated Ad Clubs of America national convention in Baltimore June 8 to 14. J Frank Davis Frank Huntress and H G Menger lead the San Antonio Club delegation as about 125 Texas delegates travel from Dallas on June 4 aboard the Blue Bonnet Special.
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San Antonio
Associated Ad Clubs of America
Baltimore
J. Frank Davis
Frank Huntress
H. G. Menger
Texas
Dallas
Temporary restraining order bars M K and T from express shipments
In Dallas on June 2 Judge E R Meek issued a temporary restraining order preventing the M K and T railroad from receiving express packages from Empire Express Company and barring Empire from offering such packages for transport. A hearing for a permanent injunction is set for June 9.
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Dallas
Tex
E. R. Meek
Empire Express Company
Road
Thompson Nominated by Wilson as Minister to Colombia
Thaddeus Austin Thompson of Austin Texas was nominated by President Wilson to be minister to Colombia. The announcement came today in Washington D C and ties Thompson to the diplomatic post.
City Hosts Wide Range of Hotel Guests and Arrivals
Numerous visitors and arrivals are recorded across San Antonio hotels including J W Hagan of New York at the Menger and L E Darrell of Houston at the Crockett. Guests also include Mr and Mrs A B Gault of Gonzales at the Bowie and M D Phillips of Toledo at the Gunter.
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J. W. Hagan
New York
Menger Hotel
L. E Darrell
Houston
Crockett
A. B. Gault
Gonzales
Tex
Bowie Hotel
Frank E. Scovill
Laredo
St. Anthony
M. D. Phillips
Toledo
Gunter Hotel
A. M. Nye
Miss McC
Brownsville
H. Kaplan
Aransas Pass
Karl Clark
Hebbrowville
Savoy Hotel
Frank Reiser
Reiser, Tex
Bexar
E. L. Deaver
Corpus Christ
Menger
K. W. Frels
Austin
W. J. Reed
Los Angeles
Cal
Bexar Hotel
C. J. Cochran
Shreveport
W. H. Seaman
A. L. Squire
Pasadena
Bowie
D. W. Howland
Boston
J. R. Morrow
Dallas
Gunter
W. LaCroix
Hot Springs
Ark
Savoy
M. Fewell
San Marcos
B. W. Lyon
L. W. Haskins
Gon
Texan visitors register at San Antonio hotels
T H Newton of Hubbard Texas is at the Gunter hotel while Wales arrives in the city and is registered at the St Anthony H A Knotts of Rockport is stopping at the Savoy.
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T. H Newton
Hubbard, Tex
Gunter Hotel
Wales
St. Anthony
H. A. Knotts
Rockport
Savoy
Births Reported for Several Families in Local Homes
Birth notices list multiple newborns to couples including Romiger on Cadwallader Street a boy Gittinger on Lubbock Street a boy Bowden on Westfall Avenue a boy Webster on Mitchell Street a girl and Smith on Belden Avenue a girl with dates in late May and June.
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BE. M. Romiger
Cadwallader Street
Andrew Gittinger
Lubbock Street
Jesse ‘Bowden
Westfall Avenue
George Webster
Mitchell Street
Roy Smith
Belden Avenue
Burial Permits For Local Residents
Burial permits issued for Angelita Rangel 66 on January 1 in Colorado street and Elizabeth Stamps 64 on June 1 at 343 Garza street. Juicio Sanchez 78 on May 1 at 620 South Frio street. Paula Esavillo Chavez 74 on May 31 at 423 Warren street. John Henry Becker 82 on May 30 at Taft boulevard. Clara Tracy 83 on May 31 at 815 West Russell place. Newton H. Ford 68 on May 30 at 503 Gaines avenue.
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Angelita Rangel
Jane
Colorado Street
Elizabeth Stamps
Garza Street
Juicio Sanchez
South Frio Street
Paula Esavillo Chavez
Warren Street
John Henry Becker
Taft Boulevard
Clara Tracy
West Russell Place
Newton H. Ford
Gaines Avenue
Minn. Pioneer Pettijohn Awarded War Claim After 42 Years
94 year old Isaac Pettijohn of Minneapolis, oldest pioneer, wins partial government Court of Claims relief for 1861 Civil War era seizure of his 155 acre farm near the fort. The 8400 payment is due within a year. advocates included Congressmen Blotcher Nye Lind and Smith.
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St. Paul
Pettijohn
Minasota
Government Court of Claims
Minnehaha Boulevard
Minneapolis
Fort
Blotcher, Lind, Nye and Smith
Disputed association over former prisoner with seven-figure offense
A Detroit Free Press excerpt quotes two men discussing a person who has served time in prison. One notes they would not associate with him while acknowledging a term of imprisonment. The other clarifies the crime involved a million dollars or more, implying a non-disgraceful nature.
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Detroit Free Press
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Central Trust Co
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J. Q. Terrell
Otto Koehler
Chas. Schrein
J. J. Stevens
B. G. Barnes
W. P. Rote
Ier
J. O. Terrell
Alexander Joske
Adolph Herff
Charles Schreiner
Hk. R. Ruesell Albert Steves Sr
Jesse D. Oppenheimer
John T.ison
Sam C. Bell
Ed Rand
John Fest
G. Bechtel
Alfred Dwerler
United States Court
R. P. Neill
San Antonian
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Canada
Associated Advertising Clubs of America Convention Bureau
Calvert Street
Baltimore, Md
Tate
Blaid
Ghurghnan
Combat Ice Company
Hart- Schaffner & Marx
Chesterfield
Aere
Panama
Fomby-Jones Company
East
Houston Street
B. G. Schenk
J. G. Steele
Fort Worth
C. W. Cox
Java Vistor
W. L. Foster
S. M. Cartwright
Kingsville
E. F. Gibson
Harper, Tex
Roland Ganger
Uvalde
Bexarotel
Clat
Stacy Adams
Slater & Morris
Aaron Frank
West Commerce St
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