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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1912

Page

12

Hotel Arrivals List Unsparingly Captured Across Many Cities

A crowded hotel arrivals column lists guests and companions from multiple cities including St. Anthony Chicago Dallas Oakland New York and many more. Names such as Ness Milam Webb Pollard Morris Swan Taylor Cant Henderson McRobie Stewart Kennedy Gaines Hodges Marcia Sammons Ingalls Moragne Bloom Monkhouse etc appear alongside destinations from Texas California Illinois New York Ohio and beyond. The roster resembles a social directory of travelers and visitors staying at hotels across the era.

St. Anthony S. M. Ness Chicago L. B. Milam J. G. Webb Dallas L. P. Pollard Oakland Cal O. H. Morris D. H. Morris New York J. Swan St. Louis C. W. Taylor Rochester N. Y R. J. Cant Buffalo Mrs. M. M. Henderson Robert McRobie Frank L J. H. Moragne Lichue Hawaii Herbert Blum Los Angeles A. Monkhouse Honde Floyd Howard Denison P. Bennett Oklahoma City J. A. Grant la Pryor Menger Robert R. Mills Springfield Holden Cleveland C. T. ‘Button H. C. Kiuntrupp New H. H. Park Jacksonville H. J. Rothing John W. Smith el Paso William H. Vernor Port O'Connor J. C. Jones B. C. Culpepper Stockdale Mra J. E. Fisher Luling P. Orlebeke Austin Seavey Earl R. Ermerns H. Fabra Boerne H. Quigley P. Campbell W. H. Kendall Victoria W. S. Haythorne Child B. Haythorne Houston G. F. Wittkoff J. N. Kincaid F. Phillips Monterey W. C. Shaw Ada Okla Crockett L. F. Aitcheson

Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association Buys 100 Tank Cars

The Pierce-Fordyce Oil association, successors to Waters-Pierce in Texas, filed a car trust agreement showing purchase of 100 steel under frame tank cars from the American Car Foundry company for 95,249 dollars. Cash paid totals 17,485 dollars with the rest secured by notes.

Austin Tex Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association Waters-Pierce Texas State Department American Car Foundry Company

Tariff Board Attacked As Wool Bill Debated

In Washington March 29 chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee opened debate on the wool bill criticizing the tariff board. He claimed three years cost $550000 with three unsatisfactory reports on wood pulp and paper wool and cotton. He asserted four experts sent abroad in 1910 lacked language and accounting knowledge and returned only printed documents that could have been mailed.

Associated Press Washington Tariff Board Underwood Ways and Means Committee

You Can Live Contentedly at the Gunter on the European Plan

A brief hotel advertisement notes rooms at the Gunter available under the European plan for travelers. It highlights affordable rates and suggests comfortable accommodations for guests seeking a simple stay.

New Cottage For Trade at 321 Alamo Plaza

Five room cottage new and modern offered for trade for a lot. Contact at 321 Alamo Plaza or phone 2827 green.

Alamo Plaza Lot

Escape attempt ends with capture on Taylor Street

Charles Henry Robinson, a black man wanted at Victoria on a statutory charge, leaped from bed at 4 a.m. to flee arrest. He crashed through a window and was seized by Deputy Sheriff Alfonso Newton after three deputies surrounded his home on Taylor Street. Sheriff Weisiger to arrive later to take him back.

Charles Henry Robinson Alfonso Newton Victoria Weisiger James Galbraith Taylor ‘Street Antonio Diaz Newton Rénice Galbraith Mack

Pink Pills Proclaimed for Nervous Children and Growth

The ad warns that nervous children become sickly adults and urges parents to treat with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. It quotes Mrs A L Luckie of St Charles Missouri describing pale blood, dizziness, and recovery after taking the pills. The notice promotes buying by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.

A. L. Luckie No. 910 Adam Street Dr. Williams

Do you remember on the hillside bench

A nameless observer hides behind a pine as an elderly couple recalls a May day. The old wife recalls first holding hands at a hawthorn gate and the first kiss that opened paradise. The man’s rugged smile reveals enduring love and a generous tenderness.

Michael Parase

Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Ad Promises Free Trial

A Rexall store advertises Rexall 93 Hair Tonic promising a free trial if not satisfactory. The copy explains how to determine hair health by root bulbs and touts benefits such as dandruff relief, scalp soothing, and baldness prevention. Available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes at H. L. Wagner corner East Olston street.

Rexall H. L. Wagnerr East Olston Street

Mathewson and McGraw Play Rain Off Mobile Practice Game

A practice six inning game in Mobile ended 6 to 2 for Mobile over the New York Giants. Mathewson pitched for Mobile and McGraw assisted the Mobile team due to rain postponing yesterday's scheduled game.

Mathewson McGraw Associated Press Mobile Ala New York Giants

Convict Kills Convict at Nebraska Penitentiary

Lincoln reports a fatal stabbing at the state penitentiary during morning meal departure. Convict Charles Davis fatally stabbed fellow inmate John Strong in a prison dining area.

Associated Press Lincoln, Neb Charles Davis John Strong State Penitentiary

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