San Antonio Publicity League Banquet Draws Big Interest
The Publicity League hosts a large Get Together banquet in Beethoven Gardens with 750 chairs planned and tickets selling fast. A special board meeting is set for this afternoon to finalize arrangements, with J H Compton and A B Stephens active in ticket sales and many directors contributing to the program and committees.
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San Antonio
Beethoven Gardens
Publicity League
J. H. Compton
A. B. Stephens
J. H. Kirkpatrick
J. B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Reutzel
Jake Wolff
T. L. Conroy
Ben M. Hammond
R. H. Wester
Real Estate Exchange
L. J. Hart
Nat M. Washer
Dr. J. Woodward
John R. Lunsford
Charles S. Diehl
M. B. Hutchins
W. S. Conness
T. N. Smith
City Beautiful
W. C. Rigsby
T. T. Jackson
C. V. Birkhead
N. S. Graham
H. E. Hildebrand
W. B. Tuttle
T. M. Morgan
J. H. Savage
L J. Hart
H. C. King
James Kapp
Fred Terrell
Robert Maverick
C.S. Fow
Foulois Flies Through 25 Mile Breeze Amid Army Practice
Lt Foulois of the maneuver division handles a 25 mile wind at 200 feet during a morning flight then descends after proving the gusts. The division uses good weather for troop practice as gates open for hikes. Secretary Stimson seeks 200 educated men for second lieutenants with 282 vacancies and 82 from West Point. Civil-life appointments fill the rest. age 21 to 27. Applicants must pass rigorous physical and mental fitness tests.
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Foulois
Maneuver Division
Aero Company
Stimson
West Point
Varnishes and Recovers Reach Mexicali
Mexican government troops arrived in Mexicali with 205 men and officers ready to garrison the town. Other troops continued toward Tijuana while U S cavalry remained across the border at Calexico. Civilian government resumed and customs officers appointed.
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Mexicali
Associated Press
Lower California
Juarez
Tijuana
United States Cavalry
Calexico
Suit Filed Over Rice Shipment With Lone Star Brewery
Prichard Rice Milling sues Lone Star Brewing association for 405 dollars claiming they contracted to supply rice, a shipment was refused as inferior, arbitrators said quality matched the contract, and the brewery still refused delivery. Damages seek value of the rice.
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Prichard Rice Milling Company
Lone Star Brewing Association
Amusements At Exposition Park Draw Crowds
The new Exposition park theater hosts Archer Amusement Company shows with 10 cent admission. The program features a Negro minstrel first part, Miss Margaret Mayor singing, Irish ditties, and the Archers closing. July 4 planning includes unique attractions, with day and night entertainment, free band concerts, a free children's playground, and numerous amusement devices for all ages.
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Exposition Park
Archer Amusement Company
Margaret Mayor
The
Archers
San Antonio
Royal theater draws large crowds to vaudeville shows
Large afternoon and twice nightly crowds fill the Royal for a premier vaudeville program in San Antonio. The Quaker City quartet headlines with vocal and instrumental numbers, while Miss Beulah Gwynne and O A Gossette present The Golden Wedding, a tabloid style magical comedy highlighted by strong vocal performances.
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the Royal
San Antonio
Quaker City
Beulah Gwynne
O. A. Gossette
Dell's Crown Presents Largest Program Ever In City
The Dell theater shows The Downfall of Diaz and Juarez After the Battle as top reels. Army Maneuvers on the Border features the Fort Sam Houston camp drills and a flying machine in operation. Three additional high class reels complete the program.
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Dell’s Crown Theater
Diaz
Juarez
Fort
Sam Houston
Carter White Leaded Steves & Sons Railroads
Railroads allied with the Central Passenger association consider challenging two cent fare laws in Ohio Indiana and Illinois. A Chicago meeting of rate clerks aimed to tabulate data on two cent rates and their impact on interstate fares and railroad revenues.
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Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Central Passenger Association
How Ladies Improve Looks from a Lecture at a College
A physician from a young ladies college lecture claims many women suffer nerves and frailty and can gain health by using three grain hypo nuclane tablets sold by pharmacists. The note promises a simple, home remedy to restore fitness and appearance.
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Posfession
Pain Away Pills Marketed as Best Headache Remedy
Pain Away Pills touted as the best and safest headache remedy are available at all drugstores. The ad emphasizes safety and effectiveness for relief from headaches and migrainous pain.
County Bonds AR Sold to Chicago Syndicate
The Bexar county courthouse refunding bonds of 208000 dollars at 4.5 percent interest were awarded to a Chicago syndicate of A B Leach and Company N W Halsey and Company and BEB H Rollins and Sons. Bonds issued at par plus interest for forty years to refinance five percent bonds now in circulation. Edw Chamberlain represented bidders and County Judge Shook presided. The move saves half a percent of annual interest.
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Bexar County Court House
A. B. Leach and Company
N. W. Halsey and Company
BEB. H. Rollins and Sons
Chicago
Harris Trust and Savings Company, of
E. Co. Church of Chicago
Edwin Chamberlain
San Antonio Loan and Trust Company
Bexar County
Shook
County Commissioners’ Court
Chamberlain
San Antonio & Mexican Construction stock assessment update
The 5 percent assessment on the company’s $450 000 capital stock totals $22 500 with $14 302 50 paid by 292 stockholders to date. W L Herff of San Antonio Loan & Trust notes today is the ten day deadline. many holders are away from the city and unaware. C Carrington named secretary of the twenty member committee and five member executive committee. offices secured at 215 West Commerce. A larger staff and bonus solicitors, plus an engineer, expected to join to study the route and collect remaining funds.
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San Antonio & Mexican Construction Company
W. L. Herff
San Antonio Loan & Trust Company
C. Carrington
San Antonio Law & Trust Cmpany
West
Commerce Street
Carrington
Cascarets Best Laxative for Women Keeps You Well
A dated health blurb advises women to use Cascarets regularly to prevent minor ailments. It emphasizes diet, activity, and internal cleanliness, recommending one Cascaret daily and keeping a 10 cent box handy for immediate relief and general well being.
Mormon Church and Alleged Sugar Trust
President Joseph F. Smith testified at a House hearing on the sugar trust probe. He disclosed church stock in Utah Idaho Sugar Refining and said the church provided up to $50,000 in aid after stock subscriptions failed. He asserted the church did not participate in business investments beyond his trustee oversight.
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Washington
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
House
Smith
Reed Smoot
C. N. Nibley
Thomas R. Cutler
Joseph Sewell
R. W. Young
Salt Lake
American Sugar Refining Company
Idaho-Wyoming Sugar Refining Company
Utah-Idaho Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Henry O. Havemeyer
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Hardwick
Mr. Smith
Church
Burdette Mineral Water hailed as cure all by promoter
An advertisement by the J. H. Maulding Land Company promotes Burdette Wells mineral water as a universal remedy for numerous ailments from dropsy to insomnia and malaria. It invites a 7:30 am Sunday train, round trip $1.50, with a barbecue dinner, and directs readers to purchase tickets at the Katy office in San Antonio.
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Burdette Wells
Burdette
Southern Pacific
Katy
Gunter Hotel
J. H. Maulding Land Company
New Frost Building
San Antonio
Texas
Venus by Daylight Seen Near the Sun in 1911
The article explains how to spot Venus by daylight as it trails the sun by three hours and ten minutes. By noting the sun’s noon position against a landmark and looking at 3:10 PM in the same spot on clear days, Venus should appear brighter as days progress toward August 10, 1911.
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Venus
Wool revision and free list clash delays reciprocity vote
Senate debate showed insurgent Republicans and some Democrats plan to push wool revision and free list first. They aim for the president to act on those measures before the Senate votes on the Canadian reciprocity bill, defeating Penrose's July 4 timing.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
LaFollette
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