Plans Outlined for the New Army Chapel Competition
The San Antonio executive committee invites 61 local designers to submit bids for the Fort Sam Houston chapel and library building. Designs must be memorial, with ventilation, gallery for art, separate library, auditorium with proper acoustics, and specified drawings on vellum. Entries due April 10, 1906, under pen names. committee reserves right to select or reject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickon Elain Indantry
Tbe Fen
Fort 5
School of Architecture
San Antonio
Sam Tonstan
Audiorium
Vie
Mie
Daueh Hieels Ag
Executive Committee
Tuomas
Dickeon
Serrojars
Dying Year Verses Found With Grave Memento
A frame shows The Dy ing Year verses by Tennyson copied by Charles Wright as a memento for his dying mother. The back bears a handwritten inscription and a photo of an old man asleep in a wooded setting. The piece evokes the poem Old Year and the passing of time with stark imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Charles Wright
Dy ‘Tennyson
Ctvules L. Wright
Bold forgery planned by a negro youth shocker headline
A sensational report from Waco describes a young Black youth named Bilis alleged to have attempted a bold forgery at Provident Bank. The incident involved a fraudulent check and swift pursuit by authorities. Separate notes detail Pat Cleburne Camp fund contributions for a Confederate monument and a Methodist directors list for a Waco event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cleburne
Waco
Oscar Bilis
Dabas Harkless
Thrifty
Negra
Bilis
Ellis
Aly
March 4 1885 notices from New Orleans exposition and local events
Fragmented OCR reveals a local item list with wedding mentions Colonel Bakker party, O Connor warehouse sale at $20 000, Dan Billivan buying a white stone residence, and a Seven Mile Hill cloth theft. Also notes on stock dampness and a hospital name.
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Tlagner
Elevesh
Hens Noel
Lauting
Lier Pape
la Salle County
Coloel Supey Mead
Pliresville
Prain
O'Connor
Ivan Warehases
Crom Ue Dwyer
Commores
St. Mary's
Dan Billivan
Local Notices and Additions Mentioned in Brief Item
The fragment reports additions to groups and a residence project in San Antonio and mentions a cemetery extension under construction. Individuals named include Dr P Herft and Mr and Mrs George Kidleyer with a ceremonial context. The text notes an $8000 residence on Bust Hommeree street nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brekemaria
P. Herft
Carpid Christi
Mix Tew
Belkyy Kiffes Company
Viva
San Antonio
Fannin Chapter Gifts Pictures to Victoria Public School
Special to the Light from Victoria Texas about a ceremony at the Victoria Public School. Mrs M Wheeler and Mrs Nellie Wood presented the school with pictures of Stephen F. Austin and General Sam Houston. The pictures were hung in the Lily of the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Tex
Victoria “Nublic School
M. Wheeler
Nellie Wood
Fannin Chapter
Daughters of the Republic
Stephen Sr. Austin
Sam Houston
Property Leased for Ninety Nine Years in Business District
A parcel on the border of the business district in Houston was leased by owner Joh Dawson to Dr. James House Rule for ninety nine years. The 100 by 100 foot block carries a rent of 300 dollars per month or 3600 dollars per year, for a ten story business block expected to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suera
Houston
Joh Dawson
James House
Charcoal Lozenges Promoted For Health Claims
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a general health aid. The advertisement claims charcoal absorbs stomach gases and impurities, freshens breath, clears the complexion, whitens teeth, and acts as a mild cathartic. The piece touts ease of use and low cost, urging readers to try the lozenges for smoother health and breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Mae
Box Office Mischief and Misdirected Funds at Local Theater
A garbled account describes a chaotic box office scene at the Massestic theater with a patron attempting to pay for tickets by handing over his own money and pockets, while the treasurer and staff juggle coins, confusion, and delayed payments amid curious interruptions and a running joke about a fancy caller. The tale references a gentleman in a car, a distracted box office, and improvised payment antics, reflecting a lively, if unclear, event at the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aifanobile
Yarndeville
Oman
Bizarre Box Office Exchange Prompts Saturday Vaudeville
A chaotic scene at a box office features a pink slip payment demand and a string of comic banter among patrons. Robbed of clarity, a few names surface as characters discuss tickets, stage duties, and a Saturday show while bystanders riff on the ongoing commotion and the looming performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adonis
Hayseed
Ruben
Foller
Cynthy
Gruthy
Haysuch
Cenaurer
Uliak
Mts
Boise
Wien
BMG
Yan
Circwutmasragenital
Voreork
Wolllater
Flower Battle Entries Parade Fort Sam Houston 1906
Entries for the Flower Battle parade are being organized with automobiles and bicycles as key features. Fort Sam Houston officers and ladies will participate, with committees handling floats and carriages, and prizes offered for decorative displays. The week also includes the State Saengerfest and related social events, drawing prominent San Antonio society figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Yunewag
Frank. Paschal
Usfg
San Antonio
The
Confederacy
Anus Grayen
Andrew P. Calhoun
William Aubrey
Charles Henry Mlorian
Rand
Mew. IE
D. Karnmena
U. PT
Drought and
Mars
LF. Goodman
Frank Tl. Dushick
Sec. Wong
Albin Seidel
T Ie Automgion
Fort @am
Houston
Finner
Pirado
Carnival Association
Frank H. Wuahick
Fram
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South
Entive
Cal Scientific
Queen & Co
Philadelphia
Aloe Oo
St Lous
United States
H.c.rees
St.marys ST
Chaplain Dickson
Compertiga Shajj de Éudgea
Jatooth Ganden Ale
Gond
Praeger
Commerce Street
Towis
Gane
Alandeth
Amd
Trinus
Viennyson
Atv
Bond
Ayere
San Jacinto
Lotiams
Clegan
Holland’s Blend
W. G. Wagter
Bella
Bret
San Marcos
BNT
Waens
Marel
Pat Cleburre
Lonis Ky
Phils
Angi Wara
MacCrerer
Jnacaten
Hocktitle
McGreghy
Knights Templar
Renaris
Directory For Methodists
Ehairelics
Swhield
Pally
Perlal
Fannin
INA
Alfred Benjamin & ‘ Co
New York
Edwin
Knox, Hawes
Stetson
Sam H. Gruteher
Mr. Hewlett
Lia
Ioeacolemittees
Sevi
Marely d
Atkinson
Gonmales County
Saratoga Restaurant
Houston Street
Ma Garden Street
Emerson & CO
San Antone
ER -Deutsch Jarratt Company
Flores &T
Lamar and
Cheatnut Streets
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