Texas Independence Day Observed Across Austin
Today marks the anniversary of Texas independence with Austin celebrating by laying the corner stone of a new 3 million dollar capitol building. The city notes a dull mood with visitors departing and 62 prisoners confined in the county jail.
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Emerson
Austin
Turner Hall
Eads
John R. Shook
C. C. Cresson
Grayson Street
International
Great Northern
F. J. Beitel
Houston
Navarro Streets
Paschal
Brackett
San Antonio
Nic Tengg
Crockett Street
Third Ward
W. A. Glassford
United States Signal Corps
United States Signal Service
Tom Harrison, Jr
T. H. Banks
San Pedro Avenue
Garden Street Bridge
Fred M. Hagner
Lizzie H. Dillard
First Presbyterian Church
Bryan Callaghan
Madam L. Louis’ School
Bob Goldbeck
Pancoast’s
Groos’ Bank
W.J. Bennett
van Hiper
Mitchell County
Pullman
Nat T. Jackman
Colonel Jackman
San Marcos
del Rio
Carter & Mullaly
Steve Leonard
Texas
Davis
John F. Elliott
Seymour Thomas
Our City
C. B. Mullaly
Missouri Pacific Road
Fort Worth
Rose Eytinge Company
Knights of Pythias
Masonic Lodge
San Antonio Rifles
L. Louis
Santa Anna
Capitol
Dairyman Jake Richard Attempts Suicide on Austin Street
A heavily drinking dairyman and wheelwright, Jake Richard, attempted to kill himself with a large pocket knife at his home near Sunset depot. Mrs Richard wrested the weapon away as neighbors and Officer Peter Kleid arrived. he survived, citing weariness with life and unhappy home ties.
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Austin Street
Jake Richard
Sunset Depot
Richard
Charles Abbey
Bitter’s
Heaven
Hell
Peter Kleid
Fire damages Reed furniture store on Main Street
Fire alarms sounded in the Second ward at about 4 pm as Erastus Reed Jr process furniture store on Main Street caught fire in the cellar. Straw matting and wrappers burned before firefighters, aided by water buckets, extinguished the blaze. The cause is believed to be a cigarette ash. The store has suffered prior fire incidents.
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Second Ward
Erastus Reed
Main Street
Reed, Jr
Gentleman Recovers Lost $60 After Alamo Plaza Drop
A man walking along Alamo plaza dropped a bag containing sixty dollars and was unconscious of the loss until Mr. Landry found and returned it to him.
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Alamo Plaza
Mr. Landry
Pleasant mask ball hosted by Schroeders on East Commerce
Mr and Mrs George Schroeder hosted a cheerful mask ball at their East Commerce street residence last Saturday night with about 25 children in attendance.
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George Schroeder
East Commerce Street
Dauntless Defeats Clippers 22 to 5 in Ward Grounds Game
Dauntless defeated the Clippers 22 to 5 in a baseball game played yesterday at the Clippers grounds in the Fourth ward. The match carried a $25 prize.
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Clippers
Dauntless
Fourth Ward
Cattle Movement Planned Northward Amid Quarantine Rules
Posted parties report about 100000 head of cattle ready for movement north within 60 days from the southwestern portion of the State if quarantine laws of other States do not prevent it.
Complaints Over Sunset Road Detour for New Orleans Tourists
Tourists complain about an abomination on Sunset road near Houston causing a mandatory sleeper change at Houston station at 6 30 in the morning. Travelers, especially_ncies, find the disruption annoying and inconvenient.
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New Orleans
Houston
Ncies
Two Horses Break Loose on Commerce Street
Two horses with harnesses escaped from a vehicle and attracted attention as they galloped down Commerce Street across plazas and over a creek before a police officer halted them.
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Commerce Street
Local court fines listed for multiple minor offenses
The record itemizes individuals including Francisco Mesa Yturbide and James Prouty, each fined five dollars for drunkenness or choking, plus others cited for violating building ordinances, disturbing the peace, or vagrancy. Several names appear with small fines and notes about leaving teams alone.
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Frank Ollas
A. Blum
Josephine Scott
City Introduces Sanitary Carts for Ward and Plaza Service
New carts begin active duty for city sanitation. Owners listed include L Sherrill L Moglia H McDermott N Henry Lino Sanchez Isabella Martinez Pablo Flores E Sanchez William Laud Bartley Shannon Mrs Sweeney Onamis Guerrero Jesus Hernandez L de Olla Antonia de Perez Antonia Penaloza Leon Valdez. Four carts per ward and one per plaza under inspectors Torres Vidal Cavanaugh Jenull with ward assignments.
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L. Sherill
L. Moglia
H. McDermott
N. Henry
Lino Sanchez
Isabella Martinez
Pablo Flores
E. Sanchez
William Laud
Bartley Shannon
Street Car Collision Injures Chrestwell Couple
A collision on Acequia street near Castanda's store between a street car and a Government ambulance left Mrs. Chrestwell with two fractured ribs and Mr. Chrestwell shaken. The street car driver C. T. Winston was arrested for negligent operation. The couple rode home in a local buggy.
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Acequia Street
Castanda
Mrs Sparks Seeks Five Harvell Children in Texas Search
An elderly Manchester Tennessee woman, Mrs Sparks, travels from Coffee County to Waco Texas seeking her five grandchildren John Peter William Mary and Rolla Harvell who left Tennessee for Arkansas then Texas. She has spent months in fruitless search and appeals to newspapers statewide for information and aid. Any tips should reach her via care of his office.
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Waco Examiner
Little Joker Tobacco Ends Border Tension, Serene After Arrival
In the wake of a threatened Zona Libra repeal and border distress, Bartholomae of Gail & Ax appeared with thousands of Little Joker tobacco packages. The scene calmed as the product’s presence spread optimism and a sense of order along the border.
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Boa le
Bartolomae
Gail & Ax
Little Joker
Not on the field he fell and the innocent slain
A memorial verse laments a fallen hero despite battlefield loss. The item shifts to advertise Nichols & Co at 238 West Commerce Street and 337 Broadway New York, listing dry goods, jewelry, linens, hats, gloves, carpets and various sale items with prices and delivery terms.
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New York
Nichols & Co
West Commerce Street
Broadway
New York City
Nicnols & Co
West Commerce St
Ne “Ou
DOE & Engeler
Commerce Street
James Martin
Bustling Bunyan's Offers Half-Price Plants and More
Local ads tout roses shade trees and evergreen plants at half price with offerings from Armstrong's City Drug Store Ragland & Co and Pancoast & Sons. Vendors promote fruit trees grapevines oysters and sewing machines with treated discounts and special exhibitions at Uehlinger pavilion and Wheeler & Wilson displays.
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Bunyan’s
Armstrong’s
Ragland & Co
City Drug Store
San Antonio Rifles
M. Neal
Lamarque
Armstrong's
Kaiser Tyroleans
Uehlinger
San Antonio
Losoyo Street
Armstrong
Commerce Street
Wheeler & Wilson
Pancoast & Sons
Lesoyo Street
Raaiano & Co
W.W. Blair
West
Houston Street
Wheeler and Wilson
Armstrong’s. P
J. W. Bradley
East Houston Street
Wheeler & Wilson Sewin
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the Daily Wight
Paul Wagner's Bazaar
S. Politzer
O. Petitpain
Politzer & CO
S. W. Corner Military Plaza
Perireain
Hackmen's Association
P. C. Lloyd
Central Hotel
J. G. Pearson
Fashion Theatre
Essons
Durham
Main Avenue
Alamo Street
Government
Mrs. Howard
W. J. Dargan
Wall
Kioward H. Lentz
Borda
St Mary's St
Freyer Bros
Firat-Las
West Commerce
Cet
Maonimo Perales
Laredo Street
Court House
Turner Opera House
T. W. Howard
Union Square Company
Cyril Searle
Hal Gosling
Rose Eytinge
America
L.E.A H
Ernest Rische
Tave & Co
Augusta
Maine
J. A. H. Honack
Mcc
Newton
Hosack & Newton
Comal
H. Schultz & On
Recorder's Court
H., L. Gosling
Cain
M. San Pedro, Texas
Hawkes
Critzer Bros
Main Plaza
Alamo Ice Company
Oewer
Indian Territory
Floyd & Co
Soledad Street
Galveston
L. Huth & Son
Garza
Savings Bank
IL. Garza
Alexander
Aron
A. Alexander
Texas National Bank
OF San Antonio
J. Alexander
G. A Brackenridge
H. B. Andrews
A. Belknap
B. F. Yoakum
WM. Herpel
Corner Avenue D
Ninth Street
A. d. Nocker & CO
Navarro Street
Henry Laager
San Antonio, Texas
Real Estate and Loan
Adams & Wickes
Calcasieu Lumber Yard
Sunset Pa
Oe Lumber CO
THE
City Goal and Wood Company
Sixth Street
Gents
Mayer’s
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