Skating Complaints After Street Enforcement Near Slocum Place
Police logged a complaint about boys and girls skating on sidewalks around Slocum Place. Officers were ordered to warn offenders. Events listed include a June 4 West End Pavilion dance with Peerless Orchestra, a June 11 Rogers Park picnic at San Marcos, and a June 19 encampment trip to Camp Mabry for Company D of the Second Texas Infantry from San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocum Place
West End Pavilion
Peerless Orchestra
Camp Mabry
Austin
Second Texas Infantry
San Antonio
Pine Street church celebrates membership drive victory
Mothers from Pine Street Presbyterian Church celebrated a successful membership campaign with the Philathaeans winning. The event added many new members to the classes. Beware imitators seek the Union Painless Dentist sign at 322 West Commerce St. Higginbotham and Weil hold a coupon dance tonight at Electric Park with Degen's beer. Contact Travis 1712 for Comal baths and boating and fishing terms upon application, Box 424.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
North Loop
Union Painless Dentist
West Commerce St
Comal Baths
New Braunfels
Oxine Gas Demonstration and Local Notices
Demonstration of Oxine gas for lighting heating and power at 723 East Houston St promotes a new 15 cent per thousand cubic feet product. Knights and Ladies of Security hold a special meeting June 5 and W O W annual outing to Sutherland Springs June 6 with trains at 9 15 am. A dark incident reports a woman known as Rabbit found semi conscious in the 200 block of South Concho Street after apparent poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxine Gas
East
Houston Street
Oxine Gas Manufacturing Co
South Concho Street
Woman Improves Slightly After Hospital Treatment
Reports say the woman, moved to the city hospital for care, shows slight improvement though officials remark recovery remains possible but not assured.
Auctions and events fill San Antonio scene
Auction notice invites inspection of a 308 Pierce avenue property next to Army Post car route with a Friday June 6 viewing. Exposition Park hosts an operetta Golden Hair and the Bears on June 5 6 with matinee at 3 30 and 25 cent tickets. A fire near 410 Obraje street caused $10 damage while a Spark caused a cottage blaze. Humane Society contact listed. Novena to St Anthony begins at St Mary’s Church with masses and relic veneration daily.
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Pierce Avenue
Army Post
Pierce
Foot and Miller
Obraje Street
Wright
the Bears
Ursuline Convent
Romana Street
St. Anthony
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Rome
San Antonio
Exposition Park Attractions and Local Ads
A brief listing of local services and amusements. Exposition Park hosts a merry go round and inviting ads for nearby car tours and taxicab services. The Lone Star Poultry Association will decide a poultry show judge at its monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting in San Antonio next January.
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Exposition Park
Lone Star Poultry Association
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Poultry Meet Invites Renowned Judge for Finals
Assured of securing one of the country’s top poultry judges to officiate the meet. Other matters of business will be taken up tonight.
Butchers Organize and Elect Officers for Sunday Closing
The Butchers Board of Trade formed at 208 South Alamo with Emil Scherrer as president W E Judd secretary William Kleid treasurer and Joe Merklin agent. They plan a Sunday closing rule by July 3 and will meet weekly until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butchers’ Board of Trade
South Alamo Street
Emil Scherrer
W. E. Judd
William Kleid
Joe Merklin
Board of Trade
Scherrer
Trades Council
Hall
The Permanent Pavements and Taxpayers Pavements
An OCR fragment notes slogans or titles involved with pavements or road works. It mentions Fletcher's Castoria and product lines, plus references to a granite product and grandcrete. The text centers on pavement topics and public works branding.
County Attorney Dan Lewis Sees Convictions Net $2441
Over six months Lewis, County Attorney, reports convictions in county criminal court totaling $2441.25 in net cash, a sharp rise from $200.90 the prior year. December 1912 through May 1913 show monthly nets, with December 1912 at $384 and May 1913 at $1062, while previous year had minimal or no figures for several months.
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Dan Lewis
Lewis
Railroad Men Picnic At San Marcos Beach
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members and families plan a Wednesday picnic at A B Rogers park San Marcos. A special I G N train will run from San Antonio at 10 am to San Marcos, with return from San Marcos at 7 pm featuring baseball bathing boating wrestling and other amusements. Wrestlers include Pet Brown C Meyers Adolf Ernest and C Romanoff. Participants travel from Cotulla Pearsall Devine Atascosa New Braunfels and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railroad
San Marcos
International & Great Northern Railroad
San Antonio
Pet Brown
C. Meyers
Adolf Ernest
C. Romanoff
A. B. Rogers Park
Cotulla
Pearsall
Devine
Atascosa
New Braunfels
Speeders Fined in Police Court Short Session
Judge Lowther in the police court today imposed six fines for traffic violations as part of a crackdown on speeding. Each case received the minimum five dollar penalty, with officers instructed to patrol driveways reporting speeding. The session was brief and also dealt with intoxication and affray cases with light penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowther
Equal tax system urged by assessor
Public opinion favors the Somers method for valuing real property. Tax Assessor James F. Garland urged Mayor Brown to consider an equitable system, after studying Houston’s Somers approach and consulting San Antonio business owners. He recommended inviting Houston’s Pastoriza to explain the system to the council and citizens.
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Brown
James F. Garland
Garland
Houston
J. J. Pastoriza
Notice Contractors Bids for Madame Scherls Apartment House
Bids requested for the two story brick apartment house of Madame Scherls on Madison Street. Ernest P. Behles, Architect, invites qualified bidders to submit proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Scherls
Madison St
Ernest P. Behles
Party plans set for Christ Church group
Young people connected with Christ Church Laurel Heights are asked to meet at the chapel this afternoon at six to arrange a party to be given soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Laurel Heigh
Arang
Greatest Business Convention in American Advertising
The Annual Convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America will be in Baltimore from June 8 to 18 with delegates from 135 clubs in the United States Canada and foreign clubs. A broad program features addresses by leading business and advertising figures forums and an extensive exhibit of advertising innovations. Baltimore plans evening entertainments and invites all business men to attend or send the person in charge of advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Baltimore
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
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Joske
New York
Joske Bros.Co
Rogers’ Park
Grand Opera House
Baby Ellis
the Pancoast - Morgan Gift Store
The
Dixie Girls’ Musical Comedy Co
Matthews
E. Houston St
Gas Company
Texas
Tia
St. Mark's
Sutherland Springs
West End Lake
Bluemel's Hall
Theo. Artzt
San Antonio Humane Society
Fred Davison
E. A. Heil
Hicks Building
Travis
Crockett
Ang
Baraca
Philathea
Toplitsky & CO
KAY Bee Comedy
Higginbotham & Weil
Electric Park
Degen
Franklin
K. E. Adams
Gallagher’s Alley
Adams
Clapp
Muth’'s
Knights and Ladies of Security
the Kudlor CO. Garage
Charles Rees
Rees
Princess Theater
C. E. Tinkham
Moore Building
O. E. Hicks
Gunter Building
Bexar County Humane Society
E. M. Collins
Iea
Packard and Stearns-Knight
Ggage
Prospect Hill
Wimer Richardson & Company
Gibbs Building
Kodaks
Eastman Kodaks
Kodak Place
Potchernick-Birdsong CO
Butchers
Fletcher
Union Meat Company
Convention Bureau
Calvert Street
Baltimore, Md
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