Wright deemed ineligible for city commissioner post
San Antonio story notes Mayor Brown’s bid to appoint a fire and police commissioner hits a snag as Fire Chief Phil Wright, the second choice, is found ineligible under Charter Sec 22 for direct or indirect city contracts. The clause bars any city employee from contract ties and had prompted Steves Sr. to resign over his sash and door firm. The piece hints at potential new candidates among city staff.
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Brown
Albert Steves Sr
Phil Wright
Steves
Wright
Martin Wright
City and County Hospital
Wrights
Lancaster
Gus Mauermann
Ray M. Mackey
C. T. Fincham
Robert F. Uhr
W. G. Tobin
Fincham
Uhr
Citizens’ League
Police and Fire Committee
A. H. Jones
Ferguson For Governor Club
Bexar County
Ferguson
McKay
Fire and Police
Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promise Clear Skin
A classic beauty ad touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples blackheads boils and liver spots by cleansing impurities from blood. It claims trial and full packages with a 50 cent box and a free trial offer via mail coupon.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Women Save Five Dollars Dry Cleaning With Gasoline
Do not use water soap on ribbons silks laces and dresses. two ounces of salvite in two gallons of gasoline dissolves and cleans fabrics in hours. Rub and rinse dry with no pressing. works for gloves shoes and upholstery. keep away from flames and clean outdoors or in a fire-free room.
Bi Centenn ial Board Elect and Adjourn
San Antonio bi centennial board ends first meeting with officers elected and a panel of resolutions approved to urge passage of a federal pan American invitation. A sight seeing tour and dinner for visiting commissioners followed as planning for the 1918 exposition proceeds.
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Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
F. P. Holland
Dallas
Charles Rogan
Austin
J. S. Williams
Paris
W. V. Crawford
Waco
S. B. Weller
L. J. Hart
R. J. Boyle
Selig Deutschmann
Nat M. Washer
San Antonio
Concert at Fort Sam Houston by Third Field Artillery Band
The Third Field Artillery band will perform a concert at Fort Sam Houston lower post on Monday at 4:30 PM under Chief Musician A C Pentland. The program includes Magyar Katanasag, Poet and Peasant, Boston, Mlle. Modiste, Fairies, California and You. A second concert is planned for Thursday afternoon at the post. Special train service is noted for March 20.
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Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
A. C. Pentland
Cove
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Quick Lustrous Results
A vintage advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine as a quick hair beautifier. Moisten a cloth, draw through one strand, and remove dirt while boosting luster fullness and softness. Claims include dandruff elimination, scalp invigoration, and new growth. Priced at 25 cents.
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Knowlton
San Antonio Leaders Back Bi Centennial Exposition Drive
Key San Antonio figures tied to the Bi Centennial project express optimism after the first board assembly. With organized effort, they aim to raise at least 2.5 million dollars to properly stage the exposition and advance plans for the landmark enterprise.
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San Antonio
Growth Seen for San Antonio if Mexico Sees Peace
Memphis merchant Phil A. Halle, wintering in San Antonio, says peace with Mexico would quicken the city's rise as a leading southwest manufacturing and trade hub. He praises the city as attractive to tourists and predicts a new hotel may be needed postwar. Halle notes local old timers resist change. He calls Nat Washer a schoolmate friend.
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San Antonio
Phil A. Halle
Memphis
Tenn
St. Anthony
Mexico
Mr. Halle
Nat Washer
Missing Chicago Woman May Parker Vanishes After San Antonio Stop
Mrs May Parker wife of Dr A P Parker of Chicago left San Antonio for Waco Texas the night of February 25 and has not been heard from since Local detectives report she may have used the name May Clark and advertised corn care in a Houston street drug store before boarding an I G N train at 8 30 that night to reach Waco where she planned another engagement The husband is greatly concerned and has asked Texas city police to search for her
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May Parker
A. P. Parker
Chicago
San Antonio
Waco
Texas
Re-elected President Heads San Antonio Playground Association
Mrs Belle Dilgarde was re-elected president at the annual meeting held in the Brady building offices. Officers include Claude J. Carter first vice president and Mrs W S McManus second vice president with a full slate of secretaries and directors. Advisory board features Dr W N McManus and others. Next meeting set for Saturday March 18 in the Claude J. Carter office.
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Belle Dilgarde
San Antonio Playground Association
San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
Brady Building
Claude J. Carter
W. S. McManus
J. A. Cosgrove
8 .C. Kile
van T. Peel
F. W. McAles
I and G N Railway valuation fight moves to Harris county
A state lawyer plans to value the International and Great Northern Railway property in Harris county as part of a suit challenging its intangible tax assessment. Engineer Rafe Emerson will oversee data collection, guiding actions in about thirty counties. The I and G N seeks to overturn a state tax board valuation while claiming local discrimination in assessments.
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Austin, Tex
International & Great Northern Railway Company
Harris County
Rafe Emerson
Railroad Commission
State Tax Board
Emerson
International & Great Northern
Tax Board
Power to be Discussed at Manufacturers Club Meeting
Power will be the topic of discussion at the regular Manufacturers Club meeting at the Gunter hotel Tuesday night. A large attendance is expected as important matters will be brought before the gathering. The club recently launched a campaign to keep in San Antonio money spent on new buildings and aid local building material factories in obtaining fair chances in regional projects. Reports from recent meetings indicate business is improving and the manufacturing industry is entering an era of prosperity.
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Manufacturers’ Club
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
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Houston Hicks Bldg
Board of Commissioners of
William Cassin
Sam B. Weller
C. T. Priest
Charles Graebner
Automobile Club
North Loop
Army Post
Third Field Artillery Band
Houston
Southern Pacific
Wolff & Marx Co
Taffeta
Hague
The
Mrs
Dilgarde
Playground Association
Manufactures’ Club
Eantha
Peruna Company
Columbus, Ohio
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