Opening of Carlsbad Tuberculosis Sanitarium July 4
A San Antonio committee invites locals to the formal opening of the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Carlsbad in Tom Green county on July 4. Prominent speakers include Hon. T. H. McGregor of Austin, with a barbecue and ball planned for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Willis Johnson
T. C. Wynn
L. B. Clegg
San Antonio
Carlsbad
Tom Green County
T. H. McGregor
Austin
San Antonio Humane Society Officers Named
San Antonio Humane Society lists officers George T. Botsford and Fred Davison residing at 324 Hicks Building. Contact numbers include old line 71 for general inquiries, nights and Sundays 2341 and 2782 for emergencies.
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San Antonio Human Society
George T. Botsford
Fred Davison
Hicks
Nightlife and wellness ad at Electric Park
An advertisement notes nightly dancing at Electric Park and promotes a corrective body and face massage service by Prof. Sureddin in Hicks Building offering physical culture cosmetics and blemish removal.
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Sureddin
Hicks
Doctors Garring and Hatcher Osteopaths at Gunter Building
Drs Garring and Hatcher practice osteopathy in the 206 Gunter Building with offices near the Residence Travis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs
Garring & Hatcher
Osteopaths
Gunter Building
Travis Club
Trustee to Auction Furniture of Biggar Bros Co
M Coppard trustee will sell at public auction in bulk the stock and fixtures of Biggar Bros Furniture Co on Saturday July 6 at 10 o'clock in the morning. Inventory and stock are available for inspection upon application to the trustee.
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M. Coppard
Biggar Bros. Furniture Co
Local notices and business contacts listed in Bexar County
The document lists the Bexar County Humane Society office at Mackay building number 211 with humane officer E M Collins and old phone numbers 2409 day and 5877 night. It also mentions Kohr teaching dancing, Electric Park, baggage transfer, the phone number 234, and Cafe Tivoli at 206 North Presa Street as a dining option.
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Bexar County Humane Society
Mackay Building
E. M. Collins
Evangelist Leonard Baker Leads Chapel Services in New Braunfels
Services at the chapel on New Braunfels avenue and Mason street on Government Hill will be led tonight by evangelist Leonard Baker. Members of all denominations are invited. The jail and slum work now under way will be described. Friday night services will be held in the trans San Pedro district. Each Sunday services are held in the county jail.
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New Braunfels Avenue
Mason Street
Government Hill
Leonard Baker
trans-San Pedro
Jewish Literary Club Hosts Vaudeville and Hop Evening
The Casino Hall presents a Sunday program featuring the Jewish Literary Club with vaudeville acts and a dance hop on June 30. Local performers include club members and guest entertainers. Proceeds benefit the club’s literary events and community work.
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Jewish Literary Club
Casino Hall
Moonlight boating and events at West End lake
Pressed steel boats are featured at the West End lake with moonlight boating planned this week. A dance is scheduled for Wednesday as part of the week’s activities.
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West End Lake
Regular dances at Muth's Garden in Expo Park
Cowles Auto Livery hosts regular dances at Muth's Garden in Expo Park with nightly dancing advertised and phones listed as 342 for contact.
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Cowles Auto
Muth
Saloonmen Time Meeting Ad for Turner Hall
On June 27, 1912 at 8 p m Turner hall hosts a saloonmen time with slogan Colquitt. Good speakers will cover conditions and invite the crowd to join. Charles Bosshardt chairs the committee in this political advertisement.
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Turner Hall
Colquitt
Charles Bosshardt
Classified Light Want Ads Inserted for Ten Days
Local paper offers light want ad insertion for ten days across two Sundays at seventy five cents. Readers can place lines by calling line one seven linx for submission.
Civil Service Exam July 24 for Cushman School Instructor Roles
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold an exam in the Civil Service room of the federal building on July 24 to select eligibles for vacancies as instructors in machine, pattern, forge shop and foundry at the Cushman school Washington Indian service. Men only may attend.
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Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Federal Building
Civil Service Commission
Federal
Cushman School
Washington
Indian Service
Perjury Charge In Divorce Case Involves Mrs J M Smith
Mrs J M Smith was arrested by the sheriff on a perjury complaint filed in Justice Ben Fisk's court. She is accused of giving false testimony in a divorce suit.
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J. M. Smith
Sheriff's Office
Ben Fisk
Jury Deadlocks in Panstel Burglary Case
The jury in Rudolph Panstel’s burglary trial failed to reach a verdict and was discharged, ending the deliberations in the criminal court.
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Rudolph Panstel
Burelary
Freights Agent Appears Before Interstate Commission
J Fr Christian of the Galveston Harrisburg and Pacific railroad arrived in San Antonio to testify in Kibbie vs St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railroad before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fr.Christian
Galveston, Harrisburg and Pacific Railroad
Houston
San Antonio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kibbie
St. Louis, Brownsville
Political jockeying for Texas Democratic executive post
Taliaferro Bass and Ragsdale named as probable candidates for the state Democratic executive committee seat once held by Robert P. Coon. Austin discussions show a split over who should be proposed, with Bass signaling withdrawal if Taliaferro runs, and Lipscomb replacing Birkhead on the Callaghan ticket amid shifting endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Coon
Democratic Executive Committee
Austin
Executive Committee
Coon
George B. Taliaferro
C. L. Bass
Bass
John H. Ragsdale
Taliaferro
Sheb Williams
Williams
Colquitt
Bexar County
Ragsdale
W. H. Lipscomb
Callaghan
Mr. Lipscomb
Claude V. Birkhead
Judge Birkhead
Citizens’ League
Attorney on Pleasure Trip Heads for Corpus Christi
R S Sheppard, attorney for the Texas & Pacific Railroad in Dallas, arrived in San Antonio on a pleasure trip and plans to visit Corpus Christi for a few days fishing.
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R. S. Sheppard
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Dallas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Russia to build two battleships in Philadelphia and two in England
Report says Russia will construct four battleships in two yards, Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia and Vickers works in England. Each vessel is expected to cost about 12 million dollars, with completion as proposed.
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Russia
Cramps
Philadelphia
Vickers Works
England
State Wins Suit Against Katy Road Delayed Trains
Judge George Calhoun ruled for Texas in a penalty suit against the Katy railroad for delayed trains on the Katy Limited from Denison to Austin. The judgment awards $14,500 for 29 violations at $500 each, with the state having sought $80,000 for 80 violations. Assistant Attorney General Robertson said he was satisfied with the outcome.
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Austin
Tex
George Calhoun
Fifty-third District Court
State of Texas
Katy Railroad
Katy
Denison
Robertson
City Hall Clock to Return as Real Timepiece
City Hall tower clock will show actual time within days after repairs. Paint work on four faces underway with white faces and black hands, frosted interiors for night visibility, and electric lights inside. Painters endure loud bell strikes during operation.
Pope ratifies McCort appointment as auxiliary bishop
Rome reports the pope has approved Cardinal de Lai's nomination of theRight Rev. John McCort vicar general of Philadelphia as auxiliary bishop of the Philadelphia archdiocese with the title bishop of Azotus.
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Rome
Cardinal de Lai
John McCort
Philadelphia
Azotus
Children's Day Exercises at Grace English Lutheran Church
Sunday night at 8 p m the Grace English Lutheran church hosts Children's Day exercises with the Sunday school presenting a program of choir songs liturgical features and readings including The Gospels Commission The Best Gift Our Hands Are So Small The Brave Little Missionary and Christ's Commission among others Come and support the children with your presence.
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Grace English Lutheran Church
Avenue FE
Fifth Street
Trevaniel Teel
Paul Thumel
Henrietta Enck
Martin Luther Lutorius
Velma Bonnet
Helen Blosser
Harold Persch
Herbert Gunkel
Bernice Hackerson
Adele Fresenius
Albert Hansen
Obituaries for Thomas Marman and Balfour Wilcox
Thomas Marman, 80, farmer, died yesterday at a local hospital after years in this country. Survived by numerous relatives. body to Coker settlement for interment tomorrow. Balfour P. Wilcox, 25, died yesterday at 12 30 pm at 323 West Locust street. Survived by mother and sister. body to Calvert Texas for burial.
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Marman
Thomas Marman
Coker
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Wilcox
Balfour P. Wilcox
West Locust Street
Calvert, Tex
Mrs EF C Watson Dies After Illness in Santa Rosa
Mrs EF C Watson wife of KEK CC Watson traveling salesman for a St Louis shoe firm died yesterday at Santa Rosa hospital after a weeks long illness. Besides her husband she leaves a son David aged 2 and her mother and father of Joaquin Washington. Body taken by her husband last night en route to Spokane for interment.
Texas to Probe Fish Dynamiting Reports
Reports of fish dynamiting in Texas rivers have prompted a statewide investigation. Game Warden Cox and Commissioner Sterrett will visit Tom Green County in the coming days to pursue prosecutions where warranted after complaints of dead fish in the Concho River near San Angelo.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Cox
Concho
San Angelo
Sterrett
Tom Green County
Sacred concert by Grace English Lutheran Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid of Grace English Lutheran church invites all to a sacred concert Friday at 8 p m at the church corner Avenue E and Fifth. Participants include Annie Geyer piano Miss Hattie Crofton vocal Miss Winnie Converse violin Miss Lulu Dawken piano Mr A R Williams Lena Peters Emma Corning Ragsdale Summang orchestra Florence Converse Mrs Is J Robert piano solo and choir selections. A free will offering will help defray the church debt.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of Grace English Lutheran Church
Avenue E
Fifth Street
Annie Geyer
Hattie Crofton
Winnie Converse
Lulu Dawken
A. R. Williams
Lena Peters
Emma Corning
Ragsdale
Summang Orchestra
Florence Converse
Is J. Robbert
Boston Museum of Fine Arts Receives $60,000 Annual Income Gift
Francis Barntlett, a trustee, donates a gift to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston ensuring the institution will receive 60,000 dollars each year for two centuries. The announcement coincides with New York art lovers anticipating the Morgan collections arriving in the city.
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New York
Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
Francis Barntlett
Baby beef experiment planned by J J Stevens on San Antonio ranch
J J Stevens will raise registered Hereford cattle aged one and two years to produce a high quality baby meat. He plans to feed the cattle corn, currently $1.05 a bushel, off the range to improve tenderness and flavor, hoping the experiment succeeds in the county.
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J. J. Stevens
San Antonio
Mr. Stevens
Cableman Survives Gas Hazards Repeatedly
San Antonio gas exposure injures and endangers a cabman William McGough who, thrice in hours, entered a manhole to fix cables. After each near-fatal gassing he refused to quit, saying he had worked thirteen years and was not afraid. Underground crews pumped air to the manhole at Main Plaza and Comme Street.
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William McGough
San Antonio
Arriv McGough
Atc Main Plaza
McGough
Main Plaza
Comme Street
Sulphur Trade Shifts From Sicily to United States Rise
The record shows 1900 sulfur outturn at 147 tons with 167 tons imported primarily from Sicily. By 1910 US production soared to 255 534 tons while imports from Italy fell to 10 764 tons, signaling a major shift in sulfur sources.
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United States
Sicily
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Sol Saper
Merce
East Commerce
Pfeiffer’s
UIGH
West Commerce Street
J. Harvey Moore
Gunter Office
R. C. Wright
Mark Wright
Wright Bros
Electrical Contractors
Main Ave
Fred Hummert
Wald Paper, Paint and Artists
Commerce Street
H. C. Rees Optical Co
West Commerce &T
Mike Cocogan
Houston St
West Commerce St
San Antonio Hospital
International & Great Northern
Chicago
Freeman
Naples
Hicks’ Capudine
Capudine
Friedman
Orpheum
Bond
East
Houston Street
Dixie
Electric Park
Baldwin
Gunter
Kohr
N. Presa St
Expo Park
Bass and
Milan
Calhoun
City Hall
Painter
Blood Baim Co
St. Louis
Alamo Plaza
Ladies’ Aid Society of Grace English Tuitheran Church
Postmaster Stevens
Mantk
Telephone Company
Ayer
Citizens Insurance Company
W.L
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
West
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