Plan for Improving Fourteenth Precinct
Civic club of the Fourteenth Precinct outlines plans to improve the precinct as part of a San Antonio clean-up campaign. The group discusses stock limits on small city lots, street lighting ordinances, and sanitary conditions while reporting progress in the Eighth ward and ongoing, orderly implementation.
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The
Civic Club of
Fourteenth Precinct
San Antonio
Citizens’ Committee
Board of Health
A. H. Cadwallader
Lome
Citizens’ Auxiliary Committee
W. A. King
Civic Club
8. S. Crewe
EB. A. Christian
Percy Starr
J. E. Wells
Jack Duke
W. A. McArdle
E. B. Thompson
Moore
San Antonio Turn Verein to vote on hall plans and dues
A Thursday night meeting of the San Antonio Turn Verein will decide on a $25,000 hall remodel loan, shifting meetings to English, a $500 annual president’s salary, dues changes, gardener salary, and adding a zoological garden. The gathering also aims to boost Turn Verein membership to 500 by January 1, with a social hour and speeches. Riebe Undertaking Co. provides auto ambulance service at 221 E. Commerce, phone 341.
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San Antonio Turn Verein
Turner
McCue Found Guilty in 1907 Dallas Killing Case
Frank McCue was found guilty of killing Earl Mabry in Dallas in 1907 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Attorneys announced a motion for a new trial, with an appeal planned if denied. This marks the fifth hearing after three Fort Worth trials and a prior McKinney trial that ended without verdict.
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M’kinney
Tex
Frank McCue
Earl Mabry
Dallas
McCue
Mabry
Fort Worth
McKinney
Packed House to Attend Orphanage Benefit at Grand Opera House
Women of the city stage a charity performance at the Grand to aid rebuilding St. John's orphanage, aiming to net at least 1000 dollars as part of a 25000 dollar campaign led by the Chamber of Commerce. Five thousand tickets were printed and distributed, with volunteers canvassing doors and offices to raise funds.
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Grand Opera House
Chamber of Commerce
St. John's Orphanage
J. J. Stevens
Lloyd Spencer
Plaza Theater
William Cassin
General Relief Committee
Charles Graebner
Emil Frank
TF Fincham
CC. VA
James R. Davis
T. L. Conroy
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Fire Department Praised For Orphanage Fire Work
Bishop J W Shaw thanks Chief Phil Wright and his San Antonio crew for noble work at St. John s orphanage fire. Wright inspects ruins and doubts two missing boys are inside. Firemen pump water from basement as department members raise funds for rebuilding.
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Phil. Wright
J. W. Shaw
St. John’s Orphanage
Wright
San Antonio
High Mass for Sisters Honoring St Johns Orphanage Fire Victims
A solemn high mass at St Marys Catholic church honored the six sisters who died in the St Johns orphanage fire. Two masses were held at 8 15 and 9 15 led by Father J H Quinn Father Carrier and Father Haas with attendees including St Marys college pupils.
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St. John's
St. Mary's Catholic Church
J. H. Quinn
St. Mary's
E. J. Carrier
Father Haas
St. Mary’s College
Boy from Poteet Gives $7 for Orphans Fire Victims
Rudolph Moseley, 12, sent seven dollars to The Light to be placed with funds for St. John's orphanage fire victims, to be delivered to Bishop Shaw.
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Rudolph Moseley
Poteet
Tex
St. John’s Orphanage
Bishop Shaw
Alberta Peace River and Eastern railway proposed link
Montreal reports that a new Anglo continental finance group plans a Pacific to Hudson Bay interoceanic line named the Alberta Peace River and Eastern. Canadian railways commission sanctions the first section of over 400 miles. Also noted a U.S. court decision on a man kissing his sister-in-law and a German ban on kissing in rail cars.
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Montreal
Canada
Pacific Coast
Hudson Bay
Alberta, Peace River
Leavenworth
Kas
Germany
Efec
Digestive Health Advice From The Old School Of Thought
The article extols digestion knowhow discussing Franklin like experiments and says daily meals should be enjoyed without fear of stomach trouble. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming one grain of the ingredient digests 3000 grains of food and urges readers to try the 50 cent box sold by druggists everywhere.
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Benjamin Franklin
Stuart
Texas Railroad Commission Considers Special Attorney
The Texas Railroad Commission plans to seek a $3000 a year special assistant attorney general to devote full time to its legal questions. Commissioner Wortham says delays occur when questions go to the attorney general. an in-house attorney would speed determinations.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Thirty-third
Attorney General
Wortham
Man Fights for Citizenship After 30 Years Service
Ed D Cahota of Valentine Nebraska, a Civil War veteran who served with Grant from Cold Harbor to Appomattox, discovers he cannot become a citizen by ordinary means and may not qualify for homestead after paying a $14 fee. Officials say no court can grant citizenship. he has voted and lived as an American. Apples in French orchards suffer insect damage, causing withered fruit and denuded orchards.
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Lincoln
United States
D. Cahota
Valentine
A Fighting Cock Reflects On Unyielding Work Ethic
An unsure speaker compares himself to a fighting cock, claiming vigor and persistence in tackling tasks. The tale emphasizes resilience and success through steady effort, suggesting the speaker believes hard work yields triumphs in most endeavors.
Tutt’s Pills Claim Wide Use Across Population
The notice states Tutt’s Pills have been used by a million people with satisfactory results, offered in sugar coated or plain forms by druggists.
Preacher Fends Off Mountain Lion on North Mountain
Carlisle scene as E LaMont Geissinger, a Dickinson College preacher and student, escapes a wildcat attack while pursuing Flat Rock. He flees down the slope for over a mile and collapses emotionally after reaching Doubling Gap where fraternity members aid him. He serves churches in Upper Strausburg Green Village and Lehmaster's.
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Carlisle
Lamont Geissinger
Dickinson College
North Mountain
Doubling Gap
Geissinger
Upper Strausburg
Green Village
Lehmaster’s
Franklin County
Sarsa tabs advertised as cure all for scrofula and humors
An old advertisement touts Sarsa tabs a liquid form remedy from Shecomives claiming to eradicate scrofula and all humors, improve blood quality, and strengthen organs. It urges readers to take and obtain the tonic today.
Shoes that satisfy this demand for ultra elegance
In every woman's heart there is an inborn desire for fine apparel and quality. The rustle of silk, the feel of a good glove, and the snappy lines of a dainty shoe appeal to all. The shoes that satisfy this demand for ultra elegance are:
Vote On Renewal Of Southern Pacific Conductor Contract
Conductors and brakemen on the Southern Pacific between New Orleans and El Paso vote on whether to strike over the refusal to renew their old contract. The union seeks two old clauses on rest periods and seniority, while negotiations continue led by E. P. Curtis and George Wade.
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Southern Pacific
New Orleans
el Paso
Harriman
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Curtiss
E. P. Curtis
Order of Railway
George Wade
Harriman Lines
Texas
Tthe
Curtis
Houston
New York Swindle Uses Sick Mother as Trap in Bakery
A Brooklyn style scam unfolds on Second Avenue where a swindler uses a sick mother ruse to extract cash. A generous baker and wife give $25 and an oil painting to a feignedly needy boy, hoping the mother will pay, but a con artist flees with the envelope.
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New York
Second Avenue
Sixty Eighth Street
Banko
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TO Aid Commission
Tutt’s
Democrats
William Sulzer
Martin Glynn
Edward Lazansky
John J. Kennedy
Thomas F. Carmody
J. W. Bensel
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Baedeker
Joseph Tresch the Red
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Red Cross
Russia
Wolff @ Marx Co
GP. Trainmien
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S.S.S
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Swift Specific CO
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