San Antonio Letter Carriers form band for local amusement
A group of eighteen San Antonio postmen organize the San Antonio Letter Carriers band under Professor W. T. Cox. Joseph J. Volz serves as president and they rehearse twice weekly in a federal building basement, aiming to engage locally and affiliate with the American Federation of Musicians.
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San Antonio
W. T. Cox
Cox Military Band
Joseph J. Volz
R. Pochman
Cc. E. McClanahan
Cox
Federal Building
J. J. Stevens
American Federation of Musicians
Professor Cox
St. Louis
Fort Worth
T. E. Eldridge
George D. Newton
H. W. St. John
H. J. Howard
C. C. McClanahan
R. W. Pochman
L. Langer
C. H. Eldridge
Joseph S. Pozzi
L. Pittman
George Ahred
Robert E. Neutze
C. C. Barneburg
J. Pfeiffer
Robert Simon
Frank Chiado
Adventists Open Conference Tomorrow in South Flores Camp
The South Texas Seventh Day Adventists hold their annual conference and encampment in this city for ten days starting tomorrow. About two hundred attendees are expected at the grounds on South Flores Street 4200, with over thirty tents, two pavilions, a dining tent, and a reception tent. Daily services are 11 am and 8:15 pm led by prominent union and general conference speakers. The first service is Thursday evening and the president J I Taylor will open Friday at 9 o'clock, with additional meetings planned for conference work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Union
J. I. Taylor
City barred from paying interest on overdraft warrants
In a San Antonio case, the Fourth court of civil appeals held that the city cannot contract to pay interest on warrants. The ruling prevents future interest payments to Dan Sullivan & Co. while allowing a limited injunction for already paid sums, and sends the case to the Fifty seventh district court for merits.
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San Antonio
Louis Heuvermann
F. W. Church
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
J. H. James
D. Sullivan & Co
James
Dan Sullivan and Company
District Court
Jit
Fifty-seventh District Court
George C. Algelt
Robert G. Harris
Louis Heuermann
Algelt and
Harris
Citizens’ League
Sullivan & Co
Seeligson
Delegates Return From Southwestern YWCA Conference
Dr. Mary Burnham and Miss Lucy Owens return from Monte Ne Arkansas after ten days at the Southwestern Conference of the Young Women's Christian Association. Rosalie Venable will stay to next week. Burnham served as conference physician and the group as local representatives. Twenty five leaders oversaw about two hundred delegates, with Texas sending twenty nine. Six other conferences are planned across the country this summer.
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Mary Burnham
Lucy Owens
Young Woman's Christian Association
Monte Ne
Ark
Young Women’s Christian Association
Rosalie Venable
Burnham
Texas
California Golfer Awarded Medal for Tom Morris Match
Norman McBeth, captain of the Los Angeles Country Club, received a gold medal for the best individual score in the Tom Morris memorial trophy matches on June 15. His score finished one up on par, the only player out of about 500 who finished up on par, and his club also won the trophy.
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California
Chicago
Norman McBeth
Los Angeles
Beaumont Engineer E M Tallentire Dies After Typhoid
E M Tallentire of Beaumont Texas died yesterday from typhoid contracted while visiting his parents in Ohio. He was a member of the engineering corps of the Gulf Pipe Line company.
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Beaumont
Tex
E. M. Tallentire
Ohio
Gulf Pipe Line Company
Hay s Hair Health the Favorite Hair Restor er Claim
Woman seeks reliable non dye hair restoration and scalp invigorating effect. Hay s Hair Health promises natural color restoration and new hair growth without skin stain. Testimony from Mrs. Fred Gompart of New York cites visible bald spot improvement after seven weeks. Available at Bexar Drug Co. for 50c or 1.00 per bottle, or from Philo Hay Spec Co Newark NJ.
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Hay
Fred Gompart
West 148Th St
New York City
Bexar Drug Co
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
May settle case over mortgage on horse and mule
Henry Sherman and Dr. Hernandez expect an amicable settlement in Justice Fisk's court over a mortgage tied to a horse and mule. The suit arose after Hernandez returned from the country and reported the horse dead. Sherman, a longtime dealer, says he aided Hernandez and did not require payment at sale.
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Henry Sherman
Hernandez
Medina
Sherman
Chauffeur Fined For Speeding In City Court
Patrolman Pfannkucke testified that Young Youse, a chauffeur, sped an automobile on West Houston Street across Soledad Street last Friday. Judge Buckley fined him $20 or one dollar per mile. Youse appealed. A third conviction under the traffic ordinance could forfeit his chauffeur license for six months.
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Pfannkucke
Young Youse
West Houston Street
Soledad Street
Buckley
Lake signs brighten street corner near Lyons Vinegar plant
Passersby in Gran ada and San Marcos streets smile at a makeshift pond in the street. Signs announce no fishing, a Callaghan vote, and future boating and bathing options, with pilots needing licenses for motor boats.
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Granada
San Marcos
Lyons Bros. Vinegar Company
Callaghan
Wounded Negro Dies After Duval Street Shooting
Joe Patterson died at city hospital after being shot in the abdomen and right leg on Duval street last week. He could not name his shooter, neighbors alerted police, and no arrest had been made. his funeral is set for this afternoon.
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Joe Patterson
Duval Street
City Hospital
Patterson
Carnegie Medal for Rackley Hero of Devine Texas
Corpus Christi Texas June 26 Steps are being taken by local people to secure recognition from the Carnegie Hero Commission for Earl Rackley a young school teacher of Devine Texas who on last Saturday afternoon rescued from the Gulf of Mexico two young ladies Miss Stroud of Devine and Miss White of Stockdale One member of the party Miss Belle Patrick of Dublin was drowned But for Rackleys quick work all three of the young ladies would have lost their lives.
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Rackley
Corpus Christi
Tex
Carnegie Hero Commission
Earl Rackley
Devine
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Stroud
Miss White
Stockdale
Belle Patrick
Dublin
Interesting brief in case of J. F. Rochelle
In Austin Texas on June 26 a notable brief was filed in the supreme court by Assistant Attorney General Mead for the comptroller in the mandamus case by Bowie County Sheriff J. F. Rochelle against the comptroller. The brief cites former Governor Jim Hogg supporting the comptroller’s authority to scrutinize and reject accounts until correctness is assured.
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Austin, Tex
Supreme Court
Mead
J. F. Rochelle
Bowie County
James S. Hogg
John D. McCall
Jim Hogg
Hogg
Wake Horsford’s Acid Phosphate beverage claim
An advertisement extols acid phosphate as a refreshing drink when a teaspoonful is stirred into cold water. The copy also promotes travel lightness for vacations.
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Wake Horsford
Machinery Seized From Leucke Farm by Sheriff
Acting under court orders Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Stevens took possession of machinery on Emil Leucke’s Medina river farm. The equipment was turned over to San Antonio Machine and Supply, which had a February 1910 judgment and execution against Leucke.
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Charles Stevens
Emil Leucke
Medina
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Leucke
Sore Bunions and Quick Cure for Sores Feet
An advertisement touts Calocide Compound for dissolving bunions and easing foot pain. Soaking feet in warm water with Calocide for fifteen minutes daily is claimed to reduce bunions, peel corns, and treat sweaty feet, with a 25 cent package sold by druggists.
Thieves Fire Nightly Loom Over Odutt Heights Homes
South Heights residents led by A Zander have offered 15 reward for arrests after a front door vanished from Mrs Zander at 215 West Fall Avenue. Thefts include clothes lines chicken houses hammocks and porch furniture with no police protection despite repeated appeals.
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South Heights
A. Zander
Zander
Westfall Avenue
South Cherry
Denver Boulevard
Westfall
Mr. Zander
Ex-Empress Eugenie in exile and poverty at 86
At eighty six, the former Empress Eugenie is described as aged and frail. The text portrays her as sorrowful and destitute, lacking husband and children, living in exile and near poverty after her dramatic rise and abrupt flight from a throne.
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Eugenie
Two Laws Upheld In Local Option Cases By Court
Austin June 26 Two state laws were upheld by the Court of Criminal Appeals. One imposes a 2000 dollar annual tax on storing intoxicating liquors in a local option area. The other allows officers and jurors in local option counties to inspect express company records on liquor shipments received. The cases involve ex parte Tom Flake in Johnson County and J H Hughes for Adams Express in Sunset Montague County.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Tom Flake
Johnson
Johnson County
J. H. Hughes
Adams Express Company
Sunset
Montague County
Plan State Target Range for Texas Militia Company
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas June 26 Captain C L Test of the Texas National Guard is in the city to select a suitable rifle range for a newly organized militia company. He is enthusiastic about establishing a range that could attract top marksmen from across the state and has three local ranges under consideration as ideal options.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
C. L. Test
Texas National Guard
Test
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Claim Gentle Constipation Relief
An advertising pitch touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a gentle remedy to banish constipation and cleanse the stomach and bowels. It targets men tired of harsh purgatives and promises a mild, satisfying solution with a free sample offer from Hot Co. in Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Hot Co
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