Fiesta Association weighs future of City Fiesta shows
The Fiesta Association plans an early start on financing for next year’s celebration. Directors mull moving carnival shows off Alamo plaza to ease traffic, while preserving revenue and the Battle of Flowers parade. Public input from J N Brown and others supports various plaza placements amid a six day festival proposal.
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Fiesta Association
San Antonio
Bowen’s Island
Battle of Flowers Association
Alamo Plaza
Houston
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
J. N. Brown
T. N. Smith
Alamo
B. F. Nicholson
Henning Bruhn
Bowen's Island
Alex Joske
P. E. Krueger
Secrets of London Complexion Doctors
Prominent London specialists offer a complexion rejuvenation method. Patients visit in the afternoon, wear a veil, and return daily for about a week to reveal smoother skin. The process uses mercorized wax applied like cold cream to remove worn skin and uncover younger tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
First Rural Credit Union Planned in Texas
A letter to Secretary of State Weinert announces Rosenberg, Texas, as the site for a new rural credit union under the Thirty third Legislature act. Promoter Joseph Dedek of Rosenberg seeks guidance to organize the first union of this kind in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Weinert
Rosenberg
Joseph Dedek
Senate
Dedek
Forecast of Fifth District Federation work value at annual meeting
Mrs. Ed Sachs reported at the City Federation final meeting on activities, including Red Cross seals sales, baby shows, school and library work, endowment funds for rural districts, and tuberculosis relief. Delegates to Chicago were elected and plans for 1915 San Antonio meetings noted. The city auxiliary executive committee outlines quorum and duties.
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Fifth District Federation
Ed Sachs
Woman's Club
Chicago
Sach
Red Cross
A. Sachs
H. D. Brown
City Federation
Fairchild
Tyler
San Antonio
City bids opened for sewers Bridge 10 and paving projects
City council set to open bids for approximately ten thousand dollars in storm sewers near Government Hill and a new concrete bridge on Houston street. Also let for paving on Grayson street and possible alternate bridge plans follow the two span girder design.
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Government Hill District
Houston Street
Grayson Street
River Avenue
Fort Sam Houston
Eureka Paving Company
Helland
Commerce Street
Jones
Brown
Cleanup Campaign To Be Mapped Out
A meeting is called for 4 o clock Tuesday May 12 in the council chamber city hall. Dr W A King chairman of the auxiliary Dr W B Russ chairman of the board of health and Dr Charles D Dixon president of the Bexar County Medical Society urge representatives from the executive committee the auxiliary and affiliated organizations to plan a cleanup campaign at the earliest possible moment.
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Citizens’ Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Board of Health
Bexar County Medical Society
W. A. King
M. J. Bliem
James Vanlandingham
Ray M. Mackey
Conrad Schasse
A. A. Gray
James Hopper
W. A. Daniel
R. M. Field
John A. Shirley
W. J. Spilman
R. A. Reese
W. B. Russ
Charles D. Dixon
San Antonian Recalls Sea Battle Near Mexican Waters
Frank Carnaghan, 19, aboard the U S Yorktown, describes a naval clash off Mexican shores between the Tampico and the Guerrero. The fight lasted 90 minutes with 310 shots fired. Tampico sunk but expected to be raised in a month. No deaths reported and an experimental Confederate plane reportedly hot on Federal gunboats.
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E. D. Carnaghan
Roseborough Avenue
Frank Carnaghan
U. S
Yorktown
Mexico
Tampico
Carnaghan
Guerrero
United States Navy
Uncalled-for Pants Sold at 3 75 in Moore Building Ad
Exclusive Pants Tailors offers size 31 to 37 waist trousers for 3 75 in Room 426 Moore Building Fourth Floor. Goose roast advertised at White Horse Tavern.
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Moore Building
Notable Visitors at San Antonio Hotels and Guest Houses
A stream of guests includes Co. D. Stokes from Lampasas at the St. Anthony, W. W. Jennings from Seguin heading to Sanderson, R. W. Tipton of the Katy at the Menger, and several others from Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco, and Austin visiting hotels such as the Menger, St. Anthony, Bexar, Gunter, and P. West for business, land scouting, or official duties.
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Co. D.stokes
Lampasas
St. Anthony
W. W. Jennings
Seguin
San Antonio
Sanderson
R. W. Tipton
Katy
Menger
W. C. Wilson
Nebo
Keerville
T. P. Morris
Floresville
Mr. Morris
Bexar
I. Hirsch
Corpus Christi
State Bankers Convention
Fort Worth
J. C. Thompson
Peareall
Capt. L. van Hagen
State Penitentary Board
D. M. McKenzie
T. S. Shafer
Goliad
Gunter
Morgan Williamson
Jourdanton
H. G. Pegues
Dallas
Roy B. Inks
Austin
E. S. Daughty
Waco
W. P. Pettus
Benavides
J.E. Lake
John G. Clay
P. West
J. E. Stevenson
Bay City
Tax assessor Schwab posts fifth straight unaltered roll
Cuero Texas May 9 Tax assessor Charles T Schwab of DeWitt county has again left his tax rolls unchanged as the commissioners court acting as a board of equalization made no alterations. Schwab began full rendition compliance when the law took effect six years ago and has faced only one protest in that period. The county tax rate remains two cents, one of the state's lowest, with a special road fund of ten coal by the people.
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Cuero
Tex
Charles T. Schwab
DeWitt County
Commissioners’ Court
Board of Equalization
Schwab
Obraje Street Widening Plan Approved at City Meeting
After a conference with Mayor Brown and local committees, Obraje Street will be widened to fifty feet from the previous 556-19 feet. James F. Gerland spoke for property owners as Alderman Warren will seek Frost estate consent. The plan aims to run the boulevard to Prospect Hill with about 50 percent frontage approval and a tentative $20,000 appropriation.
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Brown
Council Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Obraie
West Travis Street
James F. Gerland
Warren
Frost
Obraje Street
Main
Santa Rosa
Obraje
Main Avenue
West Travis
Prospect Hill
Spring Sickness and Hood's Sarsaparilla Remedy
An advertisement describes spring sickness as a run down condition from impure blood, causing loss of appetite and fatigue. It recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best all year remedy to enrich and revitalize the system and asks readers to ask their druggist for it.
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Hood
Books to Austin to Compile Bexar County Back Taxes
More than 1000 pounds of bound books will be taken to Austin to be handed to the comptroller for compiling the county back taxes since 1885. Mrs. Kate Rohmer leads the effort with Jerry Brown delivering, aiming to secure unpaid taxes and allow suits against property owners if needed.
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Austin
Kate Rohmer
Jerry Brown
Bexar County
Palo Alto Bridge Nears Completion Under County Bond
The Palo Alto bridge over Leon creek will be finished this week as part of the county $200000 bridge bond program. Forms for concrete are to be filled, with county fill-in planned later. Commissioners authorized hiring men for approaches and will inspect the structure before final acceptance. Contractor John O Kelley faced high water challenges but overcame them and the project advanced.
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Palo Alto
Leon Creek
Commissioners
John O’kelley
Trade businessmen excursion schedule announced
Corpus Christi May 9. A complete schedule for the local business excursion to San Antonio and intermediate points over the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf and Sap Railways has been announced. The trip will be May 20 and 21 with outbound travel to San Antonio over the Franklin line and return over the Sap line.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
San Antonio
Uvalde & Gulf
Sap
Franklin
City and Railroad Agree on Subway at Woodlawn Avenue
Officials of the International & Great Northern Railroad have agreed with Mayor Brown and Alderman Warren on terms to build a subway under Woodlawn avenue tracks. The railroad will pave curb and maintain paving where it crosses, while the city provides drainage. Construction could start soon after council approval.
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International & Great Northern Railroad
Brown
Warren
Woodlawn Avenue
Rockhill
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