Long Delayed Paving Work Under Way in Denver Ward
Ten blocks of Denver boulevard to be concrete paved at six inches from Cherry to Gevery street. Project costs $27,000 with $10,000 funded by property owners and $17,000 by city, plus a five year guarantee option. Construction expected to finish in six weeks to two months under contractor W A Kelly amid bond and legal issues.
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Denver Boulevard
W. A. Kelly
Cherry
Gevery Street
Kelly
Seventh Ward
Boynton
South Heights
Jones
Steves
Pancoast
Brown
Archer Credited For Rotary Convention Success
Houston man credits Judge Oceola Archer and the San Antonio delegation for organizing the 1914 Rotary Clubs convention in Houston, recognizing their role in capturing the statewide gathering and boosting the event’s efficiency and reach.
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Houston
San Antonio
Rotary
Rotary Clubs
Oceola Archer
Archer Receives Thanks After Texas Speech at Buffalo Convention
In a letter to Judge Archer, Robert H. Cornell the Houston Chronicle advertising manager notes the judge delivered the Texas speech of invitation at the Buffalo convention and received thanks this morning for his work.
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Robert H. Cornell
The
Houston Chronicle
Judge Archer
Texas
Buffalo
Negro fined for vagrancy in police court case
Fred Daniel, a negro, was fined 50 dollars by Judge Lowther for vagrancy. He aided an escaped suspect in unlawfully carrying firearms and was arrested after a week’s search by Officer Joe White. The report notes vast lengths of undersea cables owned by Great Britain and Germany.
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Fred Daniel
Lowther
Daniel
Joe White
Murphy
White
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure For Hair Beauty
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims one application doubles hair beauty, dissolves dandruff, and prevents itching, with a 25 cent bottle urged for immediate use at drug stores or on counters.
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Knowlton
Obituary notices for White and associates from San Antonio
Obituary items report John W White 70 dying at home in San Antonio with five sons and two daughters as survivors and funeral at Pegues Memorial church. Body sent to Uvalde for burial. Also note Miss Sophia Bickenbach a Mason Tex native who died in hospital and Mrs Mary Moll 88 who died at a local sanatorium with interment planned in Victoria.
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San Antonio
B. Cox
McKenzie, Tenn
T. A. Perry
Whitesboro
Texas
J. E. White
Greenfield
Tenn
J. B. Holt
Pegues Memorial Church
Uvalde
Moli
Mary Moll
Germany
Victoria
San Antonio Undertaking Company
Society Gathers For Parties And Previews In Houston
Misses Linscott and Maas host Halloween party at 302 Whiting Avenue with prizes to John Hankia and Esther Maas. Various clubs plan meetings and talks at churches and homes, including Unity Club, Ladies Aid, Missionary Society, and Ruiz School Mothers' Club. Houston social news notes engagements, a wedding at Travis Park Methodist, and upcoming dances and parlor meetings.
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Helen Linscott
Shirley Maas
Herbert B. Linscott
Whiting Avenue
John Hankln
Esther Maas
Bessie Way
Zella Womack
Laura Wolfe
Helen Hertzberg
Anna May Davis
John Hankia
Allan Mayer
Arthur Baird
Edward Foote
Clyto Rigg
George Marckley
Walter Hankia
Alfred Foote
Herbert Maas
Higher Ideals Have Boosted Living Cost
Kansas City reports show living costs rising 59 percent in ten years while skilled wages rose about 26 percent. George A. Trayer of the Labor Department cites excess supply for unskilled wages and argues education raises costs by turning luxuries, like a piano, into necessities. He notes installment purchases as common for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
George A. Trayer
Department of Labor
Virginia
Ten Thousand Stand in Colorado Mine Strike
LaSalle Burnette and Mrs. Burnette arrive in San Antonio from the strike district. He says 80 to 100 miners were killed in clashes near Ludlow and Trinidad since September 23, far above press reports. He recounts seeing nine guards dead after a Ludlow clash, contradicting official counts.
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Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Colorado
LaSalle D. Burnette
Burnette
San Antonio
Ludlow
Trinidad
State troops ready for mobilization along border
Captain H S Wagner said the Texas National Guard could be mobilized as quickly as transport by rail permits. He stated all Texas militia are in a state of preparedness and equipped for war strength. Wagner conferred with Colonel William Scott of the militia bureau and planned an inspection of the new San Antonio armory tomorrow morning before returning to Austin noon tomorrow.
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Texas National Guard
H.S. Wagner
Austin
William 8. Scott
Militia Bureau
National Guard
Wagner
Texas
Scott
San Antonio
Births Report From City Streets And Hospitals
To Mr and Mrs W P Phillips a girl born November 4 at 308 Uvalde street To Mr and Mrs H A Knotts a girl born November 2 at 209 Rische street To Mr and Mrs M L Sauer a boy born November 3 at 718 North Frio street To Mr and Mrs C W Thurman a boy born November 8 To Mr and Mrs Vv Ebvenres a girl born November 1 at 34 Simpson street To Mr and Mrs Morris Meyer a boy born at 814 North Comal street To Mr and Mrs Henry Watzlavzick a girl born October 30 at 602 North Olive street To Mr and Mrs George D Robbins a girl born October 27 at 1015 West Woodlawn avenue To Mr and Mrs Jose V Torres a boy born October 31 at 908 South Frio street To Mr and Mrs J Puente a boy born October 31 at 1113 South Pecos street To Mr and Mrs Alex Mitchell a boy born October 30 at P and S Hospital To Mr and Mrs W A Wall a girl born October 31 at 606 Virginia avenue To Mr and Mrs J C Nolin a boy born October 31 at 2901 Durango street
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W. P. Phillips
Uvalde Street
H. A. Knotts
Rische Street
M. L. Sauer
North Frio Street
C. W. Thurman
Vv. Ebvenres
Simpson Street
Morris Meyer
North Comal Street
Henry Watzlavzick
North Olive Street
George D. Robbins
West Woodlawn Avenue
Jose V. Torres
South Frio Street
J. Puente
South Pecos Street
Alex Mitchell
Hospital
W. A. Wall
Virginia Avenue
J. C. Nolin
Durango Street
Burial Permits list several local deaths
Burial permits show Luciana G. Garcia aged 66 of 418 North San Saba street and Davis aged 40 of 748 West Houston street, Maria Castro aged 26 of 1508 San Fernando street, and Jule Bradley Culpepper aged 1 of 144 Sherman street, all deaths recorded on or around November 3 and 4.
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Luciana G. Garcia
San Saba
Davis
Houston Street
Maria Castro
San Fernando Street
Jule Bradley Culpepper
Sherman Street
Governor appoints members to Texas child and animal protection board
Governor announces the appointment of Mrs. M. B. Moreland Austin H. M. Moore Austin Gregg Hill Austin Mrs Edward Rotan Waco and Ernest G. Howe San Antonio to the state bureau of child and animal protection created by the Thirty third Legislature. Commissions issued. The item notes there are sixty thousand automobiles in the United States excluding trucks.
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Austin
Tex
M. B. Moreland
H. M. Moore
Gregg Hill
Edward Rotan
Waco
Ernest G. Howe
San Antonio
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Little Boy Blue at Grand shows lavish two act staging
The Grand presents Little Boy Blue with two acts and three scenes. Act one recreates the Ba Tabarin of Paris with bright color and lively atmosphere. Act two shifts to the Scottish Highlands featuring a huge ancient castle and furze covered hillside.
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Paris
Bal Tabarin
Maxim
Highlands
Minstrels of the Nations to Play by Al G Fields at the Grand
Al G Fields presents The Minstrels of the Nations a lively spectacle featuring military service representatives from world powers, flag displays, and national character songs. The show blends gaudy uniforms scenic effects and bright specialities as a worthwhile entertainment. It runs Saturday with matinee and night performances and Sunday night.
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al G. Fields
Poultney Bigelow
Philippines
al .G. Field
United States
Plaza presents September Morn by Frede West company
At the Plaza Theater Miss Frede West and company reproduce the prize winning Paris Salon image September Morn in life on Thursday Friday and Saturday. The show draws packed houses with the entire bill gaining in favor each day. Special bargain matinees for school children are slated Saturday afternoon from 1 30 to 2 30 with Earl Thomas the comedy bicycle act.
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the Plaza
Plaza Theater
Frede West
Vaudeville Show At Theater Promises Free Exhibition
The program includes six standard vaudeville acts and three pictures. W M Crawford, a railway conductor from Jackson Ga, is offered a $30 bill for fare, a curious note cited in the bill issued November 2 1776. The heating plant has been remodeled to ensure comfort for patrons despite cold weather. King will provide a free exhibition of riding in front of the theater for children's amusement.
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W. M. Crawford
Jackson
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Zane
E. Hertzberg Jewelry Co
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Great Britain
Denger Hotel
Che Cansante
Im Society
Beulah
Patterson
Itor
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Travis Park Methodist Church
Unity Club of the Unitarian Church
Bernard Mackensen
Paul Lass
Mexico
Ladies’ Aid Society
Evangelical Friedens Church
Missionary Society of the
Prospect Hill Methodist Church
Mary Harper
Ruiz School Mothers’ Club
Laura Rice
Houston Country Club
Ilse Neuhaus
J. H. Richardson
Miss Rice
Miss Neuhaus
Mr. Richardson
Hugo V. Neuhaus
W. T. Carter Jr
Erna Neuhaus
Mary Bowles
Laura Aldrich
Wisconsin
Lottie Baldwin Rice
Messrs
William M. Rice
William Henger
Chester H. Bryan
E. G. Maclay
Lackland
U. Ss. A
Fort Sam Houston
Hal Wilson Tucker
Lola Boykin Kaufman
Central Christian Church
James F. Green
T. I. Mangum
Beverley- Eilers
W. F. Mace
Lampasas
R. B. Webb
George Hagelstein
West French Place
Robert T. Neill
Fl Paso
Tasker H. Bliss
John L. Bullis
William Ward, Brown
William A. Austin
Young Women's Christian Association
William Tobin
the Nueces
Mabel K. Stafford
Speaer
Casino Association
L. D. Burnett
Pueblo, Colo
City
EB. C. McNutt
Burnett
Pueblo
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Means
Florence Dougherty
Brazil
Friends of the Honor
Velva
Fletcher
England
Penick & Ford
Led
New Orleans
Ior
Tre
Bedell
Grockett
Nemo Hygienic
Nemo Hygienic-Fashion Institute
N.Y
Little Boy Blue
Washer Bros. Co
Norfolk
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