San Antonio News Briefs Include Arrest Attempt and Local Notices
A man in San Antonio was mistaken for Isiquio Cantu, killed a Mexican citizen months ago. Freight depots will close Saturday afternoons this summer from May 6 to Sept 1. Divorces filed include Jesus de los Santos vs Clara de los Santos and Myrtle Garvin vs J F Garvin. A license to wed was issued to J D Manfield and Mabel Reed. Scholz restaurant misnaming corrected amid jokes. Poll tax changes allowed until today. County Treasurer E W Tynan report ill. Cotton Exchange officers elected. Travis Park Sunday School picnic set for May 13 to Sutherland Springs. Ad Club luncheon postponed to May 8. Wynne, Lorch, and Johnson to speak. Dobbs visiting May 15. Mexican consul Diebold to replace Ornelas. Diebold expected soon. Debate subject chosen on an unresolved motion.
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San Antonio
Ad Club
F. A. Wynne
I. Lorch
Fred Johnson
Dallas
Samuel C. Dobbs
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Stearns Be Paste Company Offer For Pest Prevention
For the housekeeper true economy is spending wisely on pest control. Thorough extermination of rats, mice, cockroaches, and waterbugs saves hundreds of dollars by protecting property. Be Paste Company promotes genuine Stearns paste at 25c and $1.00.
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Stearns
Senator Election Debate Set by School Societies
The High School Senate and the Jeffersonian Literary Society will debate whether United States Senators should be elected by popular vote in the school auditorium on May 25. The Jeffersonian will speak for the affirmative and the High School Senate for the negative. Nurses Will Receive Diplomas Invitations have been sent to friends of ten nurses at the Santa Rosa Infirmary Training School for graduation as trained attendants. Exercises begin at 7 o'clock tonight at the infirmary on West Houston Street.
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John Bitter
United States
High School Senate
Jeffersonian Literary Society
Santa Rosa Infirmary
West
Houston Street
Grand People's Party Rally At Schultz's Saloon
A Grand People's Party rally is set for 8 p.m. at Schultz's saloon corner Romana and Flores streets. All Fourth ward candidates and others will speak with refreshments and marching bands promised. Attendees include Mrs G R Scott Miss Kathleen Jones and others en route to federation meetings.
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People’s Party
Schultz
Romana
Flores Streets
Fourth Ward
G. R. Scott
Kathleen Jones
L. H. Baskin
H. H. Boedker
Corpus Christi
St. Anthony
San Marcos
Federated Woman's Clubs
Scott
Miss Jones
Wrong Bridge Thinking Ends in Accident and Fines
A hack driver, B A Daniels, drove onto a trestle bridge on Jones avenue causing an overturn. The driver was uninjured but a horse was shot after breaking its foreleg. In a separate police court case H B Douglass and Louis Cane faced an affray charge. Cane, a negro, struck Douglass with an umbrella, Douglass was fined $10 and Cane’s case was dismissed. A special train of over 100 Southern Pacific conductors will stop in San Antonio on the way to Jacksonville for their annual convention.
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Jones Avenue
B. A. Daniels
Pipés
H. B. Douglass
Louis Cane
Douglas
South Alamo
Market Street
Pacific Division
Southern Pacific System
San Antonio
Jacksonville
Fla
Order of Railway Conductorspe
Lotal Division of Conductors
San Antonio Urges Mosquito Control After Rainy Season
A city health board letter urges San Antonio residents to clean premises remove trash weeds and standing water to curb mosquitoes. It recommends sealing barrels with oil petroleum disinfection and proper sewer connections plus screens and mosquito nets to prevent disease and epidemics.
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Board of Health
S. Burg, M. D
Children Cry FOR FLETCHERS CASTORIA DEATH RAVAGES A HOME
Report details a 13 month old daughter of former State Representative G A Elliott who obtained strychnine tablets and consumed them, causing her death as the family endures a string of recent losses. The incident occurs as Elliott heads toward Detroit to retrieve his mother's body.
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Fletcher
South Bend
Ind
G. A. Elliott
Detroit
Elliott
Fear of Intervention Deters Mexican Revolutionists
Frank T. Hopkins, New Orleans businessman, reports from El Paso that fear of American intervention has quieted the revolt between Mexican federal troops and Madero loyalists. Both sides seek peace, hoping to avoid U.S. military involvement, while labor contractors in El Paso attract railroad and mining workforces. Juarez and El Paso anticipate final peace negotiations by week’s end.
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el Paso
Madero
Frank T. Hopkins
New Orleans
Mexico
Hopkins
Uncle Sam
Texas
Diaz
Juarez
East Shivers in Cold Wave Across East
The nation’s eastern half shivered in an unprecedented cold wave from Alaska. Frost covered the lake region to New England, with southern reach to northern North Carolina and Memphis. Temperatures in New York 36, Washington 40, Asheville 36, Lexington 36.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Lake
Middle Atlantic
New England
North Carolina
Memphis
New York
Washington
Asheville
No Ci
Lexington
Civic Beauty Luncheon Poised to Boost City Beautification
San Antonio real estate exchange members plan a 12 noon luncheon at St Anthony to discuss civic improvement. About one hundred members wives and guests expected. Speakers include Hall P Street R H Wester B F Nicholson and Joseph Emerson Smith with Edward W Knox and others invited.
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San Antonio
Texas State Realty Association
B. F. Nicholson
Local Exchange
R. H. Wester
Joseph Emerson Smith
Civic Improvement League
T. L. Conroy
League
Edward W. Knox
Real Estate Exchange
Post Office Begins Weighing and Counting Mail at Lockhart
Effective Monday the Lockhart Texas post office started weighing counting and asserting every piece of mail received and forwarded from the office under a general order from the postmaster general in Washington.
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Lockhart
Tex
Postmaster General's Department
Washington
Elite Cafe 50 Cent Dinners Draw Patrons in San Antonio
The Elite Cafe offers 50 cent dinners praised for good service and meals. They advertise daily and Sunday hours from noon to midnight and invite patrons to try them. Also mentions Mission City Laundry with phone number 781.
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San Antonio
Elite Cafe
Mission City
Slayden to Urge Abandonment of Monroe Doctrine
Representative James L. Slayden of San Antonio will urge abandoning the Monroe doctrine in a Baltimore address at the National Peace conference. He will argue neutrality law inadequacies amid Mexico troubles. His topic is The Relations of the United States to Other American Governments as They Are and As They Should Be. He plans to attend Phi Beta Kappa events at Washington and Lee University in Virginia Friday.
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Washington
D. C
James L. Slayden
San Antonio
Baltimore
Mexico
United States
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Washington and Leo University
Virginia
Harris Becomes Attorney After High Exam Score
Robert Harris chief deputy district clerk earned a law license after scoring 90.66 percent on the bar exam. He will remain in the district clerk’s office before practicing. Also certified were Martin Coppard of San Antonio and R. M. Goy of Browns?
San Antonio Tax Bills Rise Despite Rate Cut
City residents face higher taxes this year due to increased real estate values even with a lowered tax rate. Citizens are urged to contact the city collector to compare current amounts with last year, verify figures, and avoid relying on campaign rhetoric. A telephone inquiry is recommended to reveal the exact total due.
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San Antonio
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Crand Opera House
America
Victor Herbert
Grand Opera House
The
Wheelers & Company
Geo. Trump
Morrissey & Rich
Gage & Hart
Goodwin Patton & Co
Isiquio Cantu
Tobin
Kenedy Junction
East Houston
Jesus de Los Santos
Clara F. de Los Santos
Mpyrtle Garvin
Forty-fifth District Court
J. F. Garvin
Dr. Fairfield
Gibbs
J. D. Manfield
Mabel A. Reed
Scholz
Henry McGinnis
John Sweeney
Schultze
North Flores and
Romana Streets
Losoya Street
Albert Seffel
Scholz Restaurant
E. Tinkham
Moore Building
Tynan Tl
E. W. Tynan
Goliad Street
Adams
Losoya
San Antonio Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade
W. B. Clarkson
Frank Rennett
A. N. Ivancich
R. Lupton
Lee Franklin
J.S. O’mealy
R. W. Hearne
W. C. Manlove
Rene J. Muller
Travis Park
Sutherland Springs
Sunset Depot
Methodist
Chas. K. Garring
Gunter Building
Garden States
Miguel E. Diebold
Enrique Ornelas
Laredo
Consulrnelas
Mexico City
Diebold
Revolutionary Junta
Raymond
Boutin
Tillson
Carroll
Star Theater
Crown Theater
Picture Shop of Quality
Fort Worth
S. A
Morris Block & Go
Alamo Plaza
DR. J. Harvey Moore
State Institution For the Blind
American Medical College At
St. Louis
Gunter Office Building
Houston
S&j. Mary's Streets
Commerce
Fred Hummert
W. Commerce
Citizens of
Indiana
Gonzales
East
Dalkowitz Bros. Co
India
Madras
Axminster
West Commerce Streets
Citizens’ Ticket Campaign Committee
A. Collmann
J. H. Terrill
Lave
Conroy Bldg
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Loan & Trust Go
West Commerce Street
W. Brackenridge
Ig S Sem
Edwin Chamberlain
Sree Oarctine Kam
B. Paltrey
E. A. Strib
Chas. A. Silker
WM. L. Herfy
Sabaeek Saneaee
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