Vitalitas touted as miraculous earth fluid cure claims
A San Antonio reader reports rapid improvement after using Vitalitas following a paralytic stroke. The letter says the product, claimed to energize dormant tissues with radio emanations, restored mobility and overall health, urging others to investigate at Wagner Drug Store on East Houston Street.
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San Antonio
J. T. Leak
914
South Cherry Street
Vitalitas
Wagner Drug Store
East
Houston Street
Saloon License Applications Reach 270 in Bexar County
Applications for saloon licenses in Bexar county total 270 and sit with Comptroller W. P. Lane in Austin. All must be acted on by July 11 to avoid business interruption. The comptroller may refuse licenses for more than a score due to liquor law infractions. Theo P. Meyer filed 170 applications for Austin permits for the San Antonio Brewing Association. H. Schumacher previously filed 100. Austin reports suggest some licenses may face approval hurdles.
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Bexar County
W. P. Lane
Austin
Theo P. Meyer
San Antonio Brewing Association
Comptroller
H. ©. Schumacher
Old-Time Breakfast Sausage Sold In One-Pound Boxes
Union Meat Company announces pork sausage sold in one pound boxes at twenty five cents per pound. Order through your butcher or grocer.
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Union Meat Company
Obituary notices for Wantzloeben and Shull
Frederick G Wantzloeben died at home and will receive a military funeral at 4 pm from Riebe Undertaking Company with burial at National Cemetery. Services by Ladies Auxiliary Spanish War Veterans and John L Bullis Camp. Third Field Artillery Band and Beethoven Maennerchor will perform. Ike Shull 38, railroad foreman, died in hospital after arriving from Millett. Survived by five brothers and five sisters. body to be sent to Millett for burial with brother J B Shull.
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Third Field Artillery Band
Fort Sam Houston
Beethoven Maennerchor
Shull
Ike Shull
Texas
San Antonio
Millett
Sloan & Hagg
J. B. Shull
Bennett
Tex
Obituary notices for Mrs Samantha Smith and George Coppard
Mrs Samantha C. Smith 45 died at a local hospital after a month in San Antonio from Kenedy. Survived by husband and several children. body sent to Kenedy for burial. George Martin Coppard 72, retired accountant, died in a local hospital. survived by widow, three sons, two daughters and siblings in England. Funeral from Martin Coppard’s residence 852 Lopez Street Friday at 9 am with services at St Mark's Church at 9:30 am. Burial at Anchor Masonic cemetery.
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Jessie
England
Martin Coppard
Lopez Street
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Philip Cook
P. H. Swearingen
G. Tayloe
H. Horner
J. A. Bessler
T. H. Zanderson
M. H. King
C. J. Thompson
D. L. Bourand
William J Kendgil
Frank Cummins
O. M.fitzhugh
Anchor Masonic Cemetery
Corpus Beach Hotel Promises Homelike Luxury on Coast
The Corpus Beach Hotel attracts visitors with natural attractions and a European plan, offering a homelike and luxurious coastal stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Beach
Granitoid and Grandcrete pavements in municipal program
The article outlines permanent pavements focused on granitoid and grandcrete methods under the taxpayers' pavement initiative. It details construction goals, funding considerations, and the role of local authorities in adopting durable surface treatments for streets and sidewalks.
Farmer Fires At Burglars. One Man Wounded Near Paris
Paris Texas June 5 A farmer W O Morris fired on burglars trying to enter his home. Two men fled the scene with one wounded and dragged by the other to a buggy. Police search for the shot man who is believed to be dead.
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Paris
Tex
W. O. Morris
Rheumatic Conqueror Claim Free Cure Test
A promotional notice claims a Rheumatic Conqueror cure for rheumatism with a free trial offer. It cites long illness and expenses by Mr Delano and invites readers to request a sealed trial treatment from The Delano Company at 260 J Delano Building Syracuse.
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Syracuse
Mr. Delano
San Antonio
Delano Company
Delano Bldg
Delano
Senate still on trail of the lobbyist
The Senate investigating committee resumes efforts to uncover lobbying influence on the tariff bill. Subpoenas issued for witnesses include George E. Gilliland Charles Hamilton former Congressman Charles B. Landis Robert Crain Truman G. Palmer and Frank C. Lowry. Senators discuss potential White House input and insist on guarding legislative judgment against external pressure.
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Standard Oil Company
Washington
Gore
F. R. Hathaway
Henry T. Oxnard
Hoke Smith
Wilson
White House
Congress
Sherman
J. J. Berry
Chicago
Mr. Sherman
George E. Gilliland
Charles Hamilton
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Robert Crain
Baltimore
Truman G. Palmer
Frank C. Lowry
New York
Committee of Wholesale Grocers
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Laredo Girl Marie Bertani Weds Opera Singer in San Antonio
Miss Marie Bertani of Laredo married Genardo de Derteano an opera singer and pianist from Spain. They stay at the St Anthony Hotel in San Antonio en route to Spain their future home. They plan months of travel to choose a residence with Bilbao Springs a likely pick. They will depart tonight for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bertani
Laredo
Genardo de Derteano
Spain
Derteano
San Antonio
St. Anthony
Ceretano
Mexico
Bertani
Bilboa Springs
Bond Expert To Be Heard At Chamber Forum
Professor Spurgeon Bell of the University of Texas will speak at San Antonio’s Chamber of Commerce open forum on municipal bonds. He arrived at the Gunter Hotel and will tour the city with local committee members to review proposed bond projects and civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spurgeon Bell
University of Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
Austin
Leon Goodman
D. O. Terrell
Arthur Muir
John B. Carrington
Bell
San Antonio
Suffragette Ad Agent Plans Special Edition
Miss Jean Dean Barnes of New York, a leading woman advertiser, visits San Antonio to survey local advertising, interview merchants, and gauge the town’s stance on suffragette outreach. She says Galveston will publish a suffragette edition and plans to return to New Orleans soon.
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San Antonio
Galveston
Jean Dean Barnes
New York
St. Anthony Hotel
Miss Barnes
United States
New Orleans
Doerr Dies in City Hospital From Self Inflicted Wound
Carmine Texas resident Doerr died at City Hospital from a bullet wound to the temple suffered in a shooting gallery on Soledad street. He had been taken to the hospital after the act but died without regaining consciousness. A brother is expected in San Antonio to arrange burial in Carmine. Doerr is listed as a bank cashier and had affiliations with the Modern Woodmen, Loyal Order of Moose, and Hermann Sons. An advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills accompanies the report.
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A. L. G. Doerr
Carmine, Tex
City Hospital
Carmine
Riebe Undertaking Company
San Antonio
Doerr
Soledad Street
Woodmen
Loyal Order of Moose
The
Hermann Sons
Fort Bend
Southern Commercial Secretaries Hold Three Day Charleston Session
The Southern Commercial Secretaries' Association opens its annual convention in Charleston for three days. President Adolph Boldt of Houston and secretary treasurer A. W. McKeand of Charleston arrived ahead of the meeting. Delegates plan to travel to Baltimore Saturday evening for the advertising clubs convention.
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Charleston
S. C
Southern Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Adolph Boldt
Houston
Tex
A. W. McKeand
Baltimore
Advertising Clubs
Corpus Beach Hotel Guests Seek Better European Plan Comfort
Readers ask friends who visited the Corpus Beach Hotel about resorts offering greater comfort and enjoyment. The note mentions preference for an all inclusive style but states it is currently on a European plan.
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Corpus Beach
Diamond imports surge as tariffs loom in New York
Rush of gem shipments continues in New York as importers expect tariff hikes. May gem value reached 4.606 million dollars, a monthly record, with over 23 million dollars in gems brought in since January.
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New York
To Teach Chinese to Fly
San Francisco June 5 Tom Gunn the Chinese aviator sailed for Shanghai announcing plans to establish a military aviation school for the new republic. He took a biplane a flying boat and a military tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Tom Gunn
Shanghai
New Republic
Bids Wanted for Madison Street Two Story Brick Apartment House
Notice solicits contractors to bid on a two story brick apartment building for Madam C Scherls at Madison Street. ERNEST P BEHLES is the architect in charge. Bids are requested from qualified contractors per the published notice.
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Madam C. Scherls
Madison &J
Ernest P. Behles
Americans Flee Mexico as Rebels Cause Disruption
Refugee flows increase as rebels destabilize regions. many evacuees are not indigent workers, including women. The American consul in Tampico has shipped over 100 Americans, while Zacatecas remains isolated and Matamoros fate unclear. Train service reaches only to Aguascalientes.
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Tampico
Zacatecas
Matamoros
Aguascalientes
Tellez Said Defeated Not Confirmed by Reliable Courier
A Monterrey courier, unnamed but regarded as reliable, denies reports that General Tellez was defeated by Carranzistas. He claims Tellez captured Bustamante 115 miles from Laredo and Candela near Monclova, with 2600 troops marching north, driving rebels from the line. casualty estimates run around twenty.
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Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Tellez
Bustamente
Candela
Monclova
Durango Captured by Constitutionalists Report
A private telegram from San Antonio says the Constitutionalists have taken Durango, capital of Durango state in Western Mexico. Durango is a major mining and railway hub near silver mines. the message offers no details.
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San Antonio
Durango
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Torreon
Federals Defeated Near Lampazos in June Battle
Reports from Eagle Pass Texas note a clash at Candela near Lampazos on June 3 in which federal forces were defeated and arms and ammunition captured. Martin Espinosa, ex prefect of Tepic, met Governor Carranza in Piedras Negras and plans to return to Tepic to launch an active campaign. Zacatecas is confirmed as captured by Constitutionalists and a Huehuetla uprising in Puebla state has 400 rebels in the field against the federal government.
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Lampazos
Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Candela
Martin Espinosa
Politico
Tepic
Piedras Negras
Madero
Espinosa
Zacatecas
Huehuetla
Puebla
Ojeda Calls for General Enlistment in Guaymas
General Pedro Ojeda, commander of federal forces at Guaymas and military governor of Sonora, issues a decree demanding arms enlistment for all men aged 16 to 70. He also orders passports, signed by him, for anyone leaving Guaymas, including foreigners. Felipe Rivera, ex governor of Sinaloa, has reached Hermosillo as efforts to restore his position in Sinaloa advance.
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Ojeda
Douglas
Ariz
Pedro Ojeda
Guaymas
Sonora
Felipe Rivera
Sinaloa
Culiacana
Sailors report biplane menace to Mexican forces
San Francisco dispatch says naval collier Saturn arrived from Guaymas with news that Dinner Masson and his biplane troubled Mexican federals. The day Saturn left port Morales ship fled to sea supposedly to escape the plane and the French aviator aiding the rebels.
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San Francisco
Cal
Saturn
Guaymas
Masson
Morales
Freight and passenger traffic resumes between San Luis Potosí and Tampico
San Luis Potosí reports the first train from Tampico arriving in two weeks as the line reopens. The rail line is heavily patrolled and large shipments of fuel oil move from interior Mexico to Mexico City to ease the growing shortage. In Mexico City, rumors place three cabinet resignations imminent and a protest note to Washington over Arizona’s anti alien land law.
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San Luis Potosi
Mex
Tampico
Yampico
Interior of
Mexico
Mexico City
Washington
Arizona
Topolbampo Captured by Constitutionalists in Sinaloa Port
Mexico City reports Topolbampo on the west coast in Sinaloa has been in Constitutionalists hands for two weeks. The port was taken without a fight and now holds ample supplies and ammunition.
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Topolbam
Mexico City
Esee
Topolbampo
Sinaloa
Beer Bottle Color Rules From Early Fermentation Notes
Alfred Uihlein of Schlitz Brewing Co notes in 1911 that reddish brown bottles minimize light damage to beer. He advises using strong glass and avoiding colorless bottles to prevent off flavors and turbidity caused by light exposure.
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Alfred Uihlein
F. Schonfeld
Illustrated
Brewery Encyclopedia
Illustriertes Braue
Max Deibruck
Royal Agricultural College
For Fermentology
Berlin
Lintner
E. Leyser
Srate Academy
Augenburg
Stuttgart
Julius E. Thausing
Leipzig
Wier Indictment Hearing Held Over Dress Theft Case
United States Commissioner A L Jackson resumed the hearing in the Cheyenne indictment of Lieutenant Joseph L Wier and Mrs Mildred Dearmond Wier charged with stealing dresses from Captain J S Cecil. The defense claims persecution not prosecution as evidence shows Cecil and Cecil occupied quarters at Fort McKenzie in 1912 and dresses went missing upon their return. Mrs Wier left the post in September and was shadowed to Houston by Pinkerton men where she was arrested. affidavits allege dress samples are remnants bought to reuse lace.
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Houston
Tex
United States
A. L. Jackson
Joseph L. Wier
Mildred Dearmond Wier
Cheyenne
Wyoming
J. 5. Cecil
Cecil
Wiers
Fort McKenzie
Daughters of the Confederacy granted injunction in Texas case
Judge C A Wilcox in Georgetown issued a temporary writ restraining A B Conley from ousting the Daughters of the Confederacy from quarters in the state house. Information reached the clerk's office and the order was mailed to Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
C. A. Wilcox
Twenty-sixth District Court
Georgetown
Daughters of the Confederacy
A. B. Conley
State House
Lieutenant Max Carter Weds Fay Swischer in San Antonio
The Los Angeles Tribune reports the marriage of Lieutenant Max Carter of the United States Army to Miss Fay Swischer of San Antonio on June 2. Details indicate a formal ceremony with customary rites and attendance by family and friends.
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Fay Swischer
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Max Carter
United States Army
Los Angeles Tribune
Lieutenant Carter and Miss Swischer Encounter on Border Duty
Lieutenant Carter a nephew of President Wilson met Miss Swischer while on border duty. The article notes Swischer’s name does not appear in the San Antonio directory and highlights the unfamiliarity of the match.
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Carter
Miss Swischer
Wilson
San Antonio
Frisco Under Fire Over Rail Merger Prober Resoultion
Senator Kenyon introduced a resolution urging the Interstate Commerce Commission to probe the acquisition of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois by the St. Louis & San Francisco and the subsequent receivership. He sought unanimous consent for immediate consideration but faced a Jones objection and the measure was postponed. Moors Raid Spanish Posts near Tetuan Morocco.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
St. Louis
Husky Tugsters Sign Lloyd Spencer and Sid Murray Take On Event
Lloyd Spencer and Sid Murray plan a tug of war for July 1 to 5 with teams from local unions. Three teams have signed including iron moulders led by Charlie Noll, policemen led by R W Pipes, and tinners with other unions likely to join. A Sunday 10:30 meeting at the Plaza Theater will finalize conditions and a binding contract. Murray’s union prominence is expected to help recruit ten husky teams for the crowd-pleasing event.
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Lloyd Spencer
Sid Murray
Mr. Spencer
Tugsters
Iron Moulders
Charlie Noll
Policemen
R. W. Pipes
Tinners
Spencer
Plaza Theater
Murray
Husky
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Port Lavaca
Negro Baptist University of Texas
Southwest
Woman Advertiser
Foley
Foley & Co
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Courier
Schlitz Brown
Fullerton Avenue
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Zeitschrift Fur
Das Gesamte Brauwesen
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Water Street
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Alfred Ushkin
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Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology, Inc
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Daughters of Confederacy
Tetuan
Morocco
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