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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1911

Page

7

Railroad officials meet in Brownsville

General Manager Rodgers Superintendent Finnegan Claude Pollard and R J McMillan of the Brownsville road legal department arrived at noon to review the removal of the Brownsville and Gulf tracks by city officials last Thursday night. They declined to state their probable course of action.

Brownsville Tex Rodgers Finnegan Claude Pollard R. J. McMillan Legal Department Brownsville Road Brownsville & Gulf

Free West End Reading Room Entertainment Tonight

A free program will be held at the West End reading room 2015 North Bandera Tuesday night. Boetzinger's Orchestra and Rev. G. E. Nies will perform with vocal solos by Miss Maude Edens and Mr. Charles Nies. The public is invited to attend using the West End car to reach the building door.

Gree West End North Bandera Street Boetzinger Maude Edens G. E. Nies Charles Nies Sccccecess

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Chicago Woman

Chicago readers report relief from female disorders after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Chicago woman recounts requesting the product at a store, praising its cure and urging others to insist on the original remedy rather than substitutes. The advertisement touts Privan's Vegetable Compound as a standard female health treatment derived from roots and herbs.

Chicago Ill Lydia E. Pinkham Mrs. Janetzki Privan

Ursuline Academy graduates host luncheon at Hot Wells

Miss Annie Samuels gave a pleasant luncheon yesterday afternoon for the Ursuline academy graduating class in the open air cafe at Hot Wells. Guests included Miss Florence Higgins and classmates Misses Theresa Cavanaugh Ottilia Malczyski Claudie Hammond Johnnie A. Dolan Helen Reilly.

Annie Samuels Ursuline Academy Hot Wells Florence Higgins Theresa Cavanaugh Ottillia Malczyski Claudie Hammond Johnnie A. Dolan Helen Reilly

Surprise 25th Wedding Anniversary at Garden Street Home

Mr and Mrs Theodore Machen heimer celebrated their 25th anniversary with a surprise party and luncheon at their Garden Street home. Friends listed include E Scholl R Vander Stratten H Geyer A Gloeckner and many others. The junior Baptist union held a meeting at Calvary church with talks on Work Among the Indians and musical selections. Miss Charlotte Blundell to wed Charlies Staudt at 609 North Flores Street later this week.

Theodore Machenheimer Garden Street E. Scholl R. Vander Stratten H. Geyer A. Gloeckner T. Waters R. Erlen Podewils Henry Dukes G. Groebner C. Ling H. Koehler D. Jochinsen J. Lieber W. Appmann J. Steinfeldt T. Welken L. J. Gembler A. Nordmann &Sr M. Nordmann A. Gembler G. Cuchman F. Pfeiffer EB. Keylich Torrey Junior Baptist Young People’s Union of Calvary Baptist Church R. F. Stokes Maydell Montana Blackmon Mary Bell Ward Irene McClure C. E. Blundell Charlotte Blundell Charlies Staudt North Flores Street

Watermelon Party Planned by Riverside Park Baptist Classes

The Philathea class will host the Baraca class at a watermelon party tomorrow evening at Miss Lois Rollins home 302 Whiting avenue. All members are invited. The Playgrounds association reports a successful musical event and aims to do more work over the summer. Miss Mabel Penfield visits to aid the grounds and Mrs Shepherd at 1711 Buena Vista street requests donations to support the work.

Riverside Park Baptist Church Lois ‘Rollins Whiting Avenue Playgrounds Association Mabel Penfield Mra Shepherd Buena Vista Street

Mrs Bruns and son visit city for month stay

Mrs Otto Bruns and her son from St Louis are guests of Mrs John Wahl sister of Mrs Bruns at 428 West Woodlawn Avenue. They plan to stay about one month before returning north.

Otto Bruns St. Louis City John Wahl Bruns West Woodlawn Avenue

Flowers for the sick bring hope to Mexican boy in hospital

A 14 year old Mexican boy Servando Carrejo in the City hospital suffered from tuberculosis and knee surgery. The Light charity delivers bouquets to infirmaries on tomorrow and Friday. Citizens are urged to donate flowers and support the effort to cheer unfortunates in city institutions.

City Hospital Servando Carrejo Servando Light Light Auto

Egg market noise from New York on June 26

Eggs firm with receipts 15 505. Fresh gathered extras per dozen quoted at 19 and 21 cents. State, Pennsylvania and nearby hatchery white 22 and 25 cents. Do gathered white 19 and 28 cents. Western gathered white 17 and 20 cents. State Pennsylvania nearby hatchery browns 20 and 28 cents. Do gathered browns and mixed colors 16 and 20 cents.

New York State Pennsylvania Western

Nerves and health rebuilt with Duffy’s Malt Whiskey claim

An American narrative from Summit New Jersey tells how a nervous breakdown left Miss Kemp with a weak heart. After consulting medical advice she used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, which she credited with restoring health and allowing her to resume business. The ad stresses the product as a government recognized medicine during the Spanish American War and urges buying from officials outlets.

Miss Kemp Summit New Jersey Duffy Duty Malt Whiskey Co Rochester

San Antonio Exposition Park features popular priced shows

Archer Amusements at Exposition Park in San Antonio drew capacity crowds with five act vaudeville and rides. A 10 cent admission offered strong acts including a negro minstrel, a giant dip ride, a merry go round and named animals. Royal theater shows include The Musical Blacksmiths and The Golden Wedding. Also highlighted is the Texas battleship Texas reel and New Hampshire gun crew sequence at Crescent theater.

Ation Park Archer Amusements Company Exposition Park San Antonio Price W. H. Mack & Co Texas New Hampshire Chesapeake Bay Crescent Theater

The Crown Theater Showcases The Down Fall of Diaz

Dell's Crown theater presents The Down Fall of Diaz or After the Battle, a wartime film praised as one of the finest war pictures. The program also includes an Army Maneuvers reel made locally and two other high class reels for today.

Crown Theater Dell’s Crown Theater Diaz Juaremz

New San Antonio Fire Engines Undergo Tests

Official tests of two motor driven fire engines ordered in July 1910 will be held Thursday afternoon after a council committee meeting. If accepted one engine will be stationed at Mission company on South Alamo Street and the other at fire company No 1 Mata Moras and South Firo Street. Unofficial tests by E L Weiant and H Ruggles showed strong performance with 200 pounds pressure at 200 feet in under a minute. J B Schmitz of American LaFrance will attend the tests.

San Antonio Bishop Mission Company South Alamo Street Matamoras South Firo Street E. L. Wei

Woman Shot Near Medina River While Returning From Picnic

Mrs. Ros Hernandez sustained a gunshot wound to the head when a shotgun discharged in a wagon grazed her during a return trip from a Medina river picnic. She was brought to the city hospital by her husband and treated by Dr. Elmendorf. The condition was reported unchanged and not likely to prove fatal.

Ros Hernandez Medina

Wells Fargo to Take Over Pacific Express at Paris

Paris Texas June 26 notice received that Wells Fargo Express will succeed Pacific Express Company at this place. The change marks a transition in local parcel and freight handling with Wells Fargo assuming operations.

Welle Sere Paris THE Associated Press Tex Wells- Fargo Express Company Pacific Express Company

Notice of Public Auction of Seized Cigars in San Antonio Port

Public sale will be held at the customs house on Tuesday June 27 at 10 oclock a m by the Deputy Collector of Customs to auction 1090 packages of cigars seized at Ndgales Arizona for violation of customs laws. Sale is for cash to the highest bidder. The notice references physical and mental exhaustion remedy Horsfords Acid Phosphate.

Port of San Antonio Customs House Ndgales Ariz United States H.C

Board names and oil delivery for Fort Sam Houston projects

A board convenes at Fort Sam Houston to review army medical department field organization and equipment. It will overhaul hospital corps drill regulations and prepare a provisional field hospital manual. A contract for 50 000 gallons of crude oil to improve drill ground roads was awarded to a Texas company. Engineers depart for Leon Springs to lay water piping near the new division camp.

Army Medical Department Fort Sam Houston Birmingham Maneuver Division Daniel E. McCarthy R. Darnell Medical Corps Washington, D. C Straub Texas Company Engineers Leon Springs Washer’s Ranch Third Cavalry Terlingua Camp Reed Big Bend Duncan Westcott Eleventh Infantry Wisconsin Lennard Fort Leavenworth McGrew Fort D. A. Russel

Prohibition Meeting Set With W P Lane In San Antonio

Under the San Antonio Brewing Co sign at East Houston and Avenue E, prohibition supporters plan a mass meeting tonight. State Comptroller W P Lane will speak on the economics of prohibition at 8 15 pm, addressing business men under the women’s statewide campaign committee.

San Antonio Brewing Company East Houston Avenue E San Antonio W. P. Lane East Houston Street Pro Forces Lane Prohibition Katherine L. Haines

Labor Day planning session forms perfect committee structure

At a Labor Day committee meeting in the Trades Council hall eighteen unions are represented and officers are elected. Fritz Russi Jr. serves as chairman with J J Tucker Jr and John Sweeney as vice chairman and secretary treasurer. A site committee and a contest panel are appointed to select a venue and oversee the queen contest while more unions are expected to join next Sunday. The event aims to fund the labor temple and organizers pledge weekly meetings leading to the big observance in San Antonio.

Trades Council Hall Fritz Russi Jr J. J. Tucker Jr John Sweeney Sid Murray Fred Krisch John Horner Julius Hermann John Stennett San Antonio Labor Temple Building Fund

Grain prices rise in St Louis market report

St Louis grain prices show gains with corn and oats higher. No 2 track red cash at 87 to 88 cents old and new, No 2 hard at 90 to 96 cents, corn at 56 1 2 to 57 1 2 cents, oats at 42 to 43 1 2 cents.

St. Louis Grain Associated Press ST. Louis

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