Fiesta San Jacinto Opens with King Antonio III Parade
San Antonio prepares for Fiesta San Jacinto 1917 with King Antonio III’s royal entry at the International and Great Northern depot on April 16 and a week of parades pageants music and dancing. A traffic plan and police coordination are set to handle large crowds with extra policing and Boy Scout assistance for the elaborate events.
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San Antonio
San Jacinto
Board of
Chamber of Commerce
Antonio III
International & Great Northern
Grand Opera House
Majestic Theater
Police
W. C. Silliman
Ed Witte
W. A. Williamson
W. B. Hamilton
Ed Finck
Harold Kayton
John Fentiman
City Hall
Markethouse
Postoffice
Alamo
San Fernando Cathedral
Houston Street
Commerce Street
Alamo Plaza
Southern Pacific
Porter Loring
Travis Club
Magnificent Auto Show Showcases Latest Models
A grand display features new automobile models with prices from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. The event is promoted as the greatest motordom show in the region.
Dairyman Hurt When Car Hits His Wagon
Horace Horton, a Los Angeles Heights dairyman, was seriously injured when his wagon was struck by an automobile at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday on Fredericksburg road. A. L. Wilson, 21, of 1715 Buena Vista Street, is charged with reckless operation and released on $200 bail.
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Horace Horton
Los Angeles Heights
Physicians’ and Surgeons
A. L. Wilson
Buena Vista Street
Slock
Fredericksburg Road
Horton
J. N. Lott
Wilson
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief for Pinch and Pain
The anti septic powder Allen's Foot-Ease relieves sting from corns bunions and aching swollen feet. Shaken into shoes or added to foot baths it provides instant relief. Over 100 000 packages used by German and Allied troops at the front. Sold everywhere. Don’t accept any substitute.
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Allen
San Antonio Dogs to Exhibit at Houston Kennel Show
San Antonio will send a large dog delegation to the Houston Kennel Show on March 22 to 24. The San Antonio Kennel Club selects entrants including two imported animals J H Lapham's Goswell Monarch and J R Jennings's Lound Liberty. Registered entries include Wire Terriers Bobwire Intrepid and Lady Bobwire, Tiny Boy Toss, Miss Thomas. Collies Gold Girl, Lound Liberty, Regina. Pointers Bedtle Rip and more.
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San Antonio
Houston Kennel Show
J. R. Jennings
Regina
A. P. Turner
Pointers
English Bull Companions Owned by Various Captains
John R. Petrich and the vessel Lady owned by Captain Mayo race English bulldogs Baronet Maho Misa and Goswell Monarch owned by T W Ferguson and J H Lapham in a maritime display of pet ownership and names across the fleet.
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John R. Petrich
Lady
Captain Mayo
Baronet Mahomet
Misa
T. W., Ferguson
Goswell Monarch
J. H. Lapham
Shamrock Photoplay Corp Charter Filed in Austin
The Shamrock Photoplay Corporation of San Antonio filed its charter in the State Department today. Capital stock is $10,000. Incorporators include P. S. McGeeney A. Wolfson and L. S. Bishop.
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Photoplay Company
Austin
Tex
Shamrock Photoplay Corporation of
San Antonio
State Department
P. S. McGeeney
A. Wolfson
L. S. Bishop
Miss Snapper's Engagement Mentioned in Town Gossip
Local chatter notes Miss Snapper may wed an army officer. The discussion hints a career in military service could suit the groom.
Sweet Innocence cracked by holiday chicken trade
A clipped dialogue shows Mrs. Youngbride and Grace debating coinage for scarce poultry as holiday demand drains young chickens, leaving only hens to process. The exchange hints at hurried substitutions and apologies for old cents sent.
Recruiting Poster From Continental Army Inspires Officers
Chicago dispatch reports a new army recruiting poster features Washington’s 1776 appeal and a reproduced poster with local station addresses. Center displays Revolutionary soldiers and various army commands, hailed by officers as the government’s most impressive recruitment effort.
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Chicago
George Washington
Washington
Pulpit Heaven Talk Sparks Bishop and Girl Joke
A bishop quoted by the New York American scoffs at vivid pulpit heaven descriptions. He recalls a girl who, rifling a drawer, cries Grandpa has gone to heaven without his spectacles, illustrating the humorous side of religious speech.
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New York American
Heaven
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