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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
10
Advertisement for a June 20 event promising a dance among the clouds with unmatched electrical effects at Willett's famous creche. Gents 5 cents, ladies free.
Horace E. Wilson, lawyer, 607 508 State Bank Building. Cr. 8281. Adv.
A heater caused clothes in a room at 106 Woodward Place to ignite at 11 25 Wednesday morning. The fire was put out before it could spread to the building. Damage is estimated at about 10 dollars.
An advertisement for O'Connell Loan Co at 112 E Houston St offering collateral loans and bargains on diamonds and watches.
A cool and delightful Adv invites visitors to enjoy boating and dancing at West End Lake, promising pleasant weather and lively recreation.
A former Fort Sam Houston disbursing agent, already indicted on payroll padding alleged to total about 3600 dollars, faced a second arrest Tuesday afternoon by Deputy U S Marshal John L Dibrell. The case centers on alleged padding of army payrolls and involves federal charges.
The defendant, charged with padding another month’s payroll for $1340.55, waived preliminary hearing before U.S. Commissioner R L Edwards. Bond was set at $2000.
Advertises buying or trading old gold silver diamonds and coins at Alamo Jewelry Company located at 315 Alamo Plaza. The notice emphasizes cash or trade value for precious metals and coins.
A block from high prices apy de Jewelry Store at 306 Main Ave appears in readable text. The note identifies the shop location and surrounding area context in this fragmentary OCR segment.
Do. F. Lehman George D. Armis tead Charles M. Barnes George Roark and Fred D Daggett left Wednesday for Galveston to attend the annual convention. Lehman serves as treasurer of the association. San Antonio representatives will push to bring next year’s convention to this city.
Come to Headquarters Baseball team benefit dance Thursday night June 14 at Army Post gymnasium. Witt's orchestra will provide music for the event to support the team.
Thornwell Fay assistant to the receiver and A G Whittington general manager for the International and Great Northern Railway were in the city Wednesday inspecting the terminals under construction. An effort is being made to put the terminals in operation this summer.
Dan Lewis attorney at law provides address 414-16 Kampmann Building Travis 6413 with phone number indicated.
The Katy has added a second sleeper on the Texas Special between San Antonio and St Louis. It departs San Antonio daily at 9 10 a m. Rail traffic between St Louis and San Antonio is heavier this season than in several years.
Ads promote wrinkle removal with 10 treatments for $5 and manicures and shampoos for 35 cents at Crockett Beauty Parlour, 1332 Stiehl, Navarro Street, Adv.
An advertisement lists services by Mrs Nettie Edson at 106 West Houston Street Crockett offering baths massage electricity and dieting. The notice references a Crockett phone 7863.
President Wilson nominates Captain Hugh Rodman U S N to promotion to rear admiral status. Rodman has served with distinction and would join the rank among the Navy’s senior leadership.
Mrs V C Daugherty, 52, native of North Carolina, died at 1 a m at her daughter’s home at 222 Omaha Street. She was a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security and is survived by three sons Clyde of Joplin Missouri Dorch of Dallas and Ernest of San Francisco. The funeral will be held at 4 p m Thursday from Mrs Langley’s home with Rev C W Weddell and Rev A H P McCurdy officiating. Interment will be in Mission Burial Park.
A Mexican man armed with a long bladed knife was seen near the city market house with minor injuries. The San Antonio Builders Exchange elected officers at a Travis Club meeting, endorsing a clean-up campaign and scheduling future noon meetings. New officers include President L T Wright, Vice President J J Gallagher, Secretary Edward W Oeffinger, Treasurer John Sutcliffe, and Sergeant at Arms Udo Haarman.
Sun Eve June 17 features Willet's Select Orchestra at West End Lake. Gents 50c Ladies free. (Adv.)
The convention committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Wednesday evening to plan the biennial convention of the Railway Trainmen. The event is scheduled to be held in San Antonio in 1919.
Advertisement notes a 6 by 9 inch item titled 1000 Dodgers priced at 2 dollars with offer to renew monthly. Printed by Dulling Printing Co. C. 838.
More than fifty automobile owners across the state applied through Secretary D B Corp of the State Good Roads Association for license No 1 to be issued July 1 by the Texas Highway Commission. All applications for the new licenses must go to the commission in Austin. Summer suits cheaper at Hummel's Clothing Store with wide stock and prices from 4 50 to 7 50. Boys' suits 1 50 to 4 50. Drug fiends arrested three young white women for vagrancy after a downtown hotel complaint filed late Tuesday night.
A Buick roadster number 25900 reported stolen in Tennessee remains unfound at noon. William Abel Ledezma, 516 South San Saba, was treated at Robert B Green Memorial Hospital after a deep shoulder wound found by Officer Froboese near West Commerce Street and Santa Rosa Avenue.
Frank P. Smith, 24, a student at the Leon Springs officers camp, died at 7 45 PM Tuesday at Santa Rosa Infirmary from injuries from a Sunday crash between a car and a southbound I G N freight train near the Fredericksburg Road crossing. He is survived by his mother Mrs Sora Smith editor of the Seguin Enterprise, a grandmother Mrs Carrie Walker of Seguin, and an uncle W E Smith of San Antonio. The body was sent to Seguin for burial. Sam Holmes another student at Camp Funston was injured and accompanies the body.
Thieves broke into A. Berger’s grocery at 217 McCullough Avenue and took foodstuffs for weeks including flour butter bacon lard and Cottolone buckets. A second theft at 1111 McCullough Avenue saw garments stolen by a Mexican boy claiming work at a local cleaning firm. A vacant two story dwelling at Alamo and Guenther Streets was entered with electrical and plumbing fixtures removed.
Detectives White and Robinson found a bootlegging den on Center Street after Horace Foster was shot. The proprietor is charged with selling liquor without a license as 28 barrels of empty bottles were found. several negroes were present and may testify. Foster's condition remained critical with no suspect captured.
Wilkinson plans to ease his wife’s loneliness by buying a watchdog. The dog vanishes with a tramp who angered the wife, leading Wilkinson to realize the dog he purchased may have been the very man who sold it to him.
Leonard L. Beard aged three died at 11 am Tuesday at his parents home 151 Belmont Street after the family arrived three days earlier from Karnes City seeking medical treatment. The body was sent to Karnes City Tuesday night for burial.
Thomas O. Bails aged 72 died at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday in a San Antonio sanitarium. Born in Tennessee he had lived in San Antonio for 35 years. Survived by his wife and several children. Funeral at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday from Sloan & Hagg Undertaking parlors with Rev. Scot officiating. Burial in the Confederate Cemetery.
Rafael Chapa aged 43 a Matamoros Mexico native and longtime San Antonio resident died at his mother's home 626 West Elmira Street Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by his mother his wife five sisters and three brothers. The funeral was held from his mother's home with services at San Fernando Cathedral followed by burial at San Fernando Cemetery.
Thomas H Barrett aged 42 died at his San Antonio apartment Tuesday afternoon at 5 40. Burial planned in Edwards Mississippi by Shelley Loring Undertaking Co. He was a Gulfport Mississippi native resident of San Antonio for a month. Survived by widow four sons Thomas H Jack William Ashton and two daughters Beryl Olive. He was a Shriner and a Knights Templar member of Gulfport.
The body of 29 year old Mrs Phoebe Gover died at a San Antonio hospital at 11 30 Tuesday morning. Riebe Undertaking Company sent her body to New Braunfels, her former home, Wednesday morning. She had lived in San Antonio six years and is survived by husband William Gover and father William Voight of New Braunfels.
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and supplies. Two phone lines listed as 971 and Ady. Local business advertises funeral and related vehicle equipment services.
A list of speakers officials and guests visiting San Antonio hotels includes W. H. Meek train auditor from M K T at the Menger, E M Eastey from McAllen at the Lanier, Dr. W H Minton Austin at the Gunter, A F Awehner and daughter Lois from Dallas at the St Anthony, and other Dallas Fort Worth and Paris guests at the Menger Lanier St Anthony and Gunter. They include convention delegates, inspectors, and business travelers.
May 1917 receipts total 41 320.89 versus 34 068.43 in May 1916, an increase of 6 952.46 dollars. Despite wars and rumors of wars, monthly post office sales rise compared with the prior year.
A Boston Transcript excerpt recounts 1871 German demands for Paris armistice terms, including a 1 billion dollar indemnity and occupant troops, with France later paying off in 1873. It notes a per capita levy of about 30 dollars for a devastated population and compares to today’s U.S. population.
In 1871 inspired by France’s struggle and Germany’s aggression, a call to Americans urges purchase of Liberty Bonds. The appeal frames a wartime loan as a patriotic, safe investment to defend liberty and property, with bonds available from 50 to 1600 dollars and 3 percent interest.
A baffling tale from 1892 Iowa links Billy McGonigle’s burial with Dr Biford who embalmed the body and shipped a painted casket to Chicago amid a freight dispute. The casket bears a mock inscription and a raffled prize plan to cover costs, with brothers in Chicago pressured to settle the bill.
Police questioned a suspect after burglary reports, but the inquiry sparked tension and frustration among involved parties as investigators followed up on recovery efforts.
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