City Denies Six Cent Fare Increase Again
The San Antonio Public Service Corporation failed to win a six cent fare hike or transfer elimination before the city commission for the second time in two months. A 3 to 2 vote blocked the higher fare amid wage-raise tensions for traction workers and ongoing franchise concerns.
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San Antonio
San’ Antonio
Hell
Wright
Hellertan
Crst
Lambest
Coy
War Tabor Board
G. H. Nelson
The
Street Railway Men's Union
Commmissionwér Lambert
Genue
Sic Commission
Neal Merchants
Hardware Ad Promises Local Store Subtleties
An advertisement urges readers to visit Sam Speir Hardware Company at 210 Losoyn Street for hardware needs. The copy then pivots to a playful line about the elephant using its nose to brush teeth, suggesting a lighthearted promotional vibe.
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SAM Speir. Hardware CO
Losoyn St
Mission Exchange Ready Christmas Says Farnsworth
J H Farnsworth vice president of Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co announced the Mission exchange in San Antonio will open soon delivering facilities for 2000 telephones with potential to reach 107 000. He cited labor material and influenza delays but said the project was planned before war restrictions and praised local authorities for the rate increase investigation.
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San Antonio
Mission ‘Telephone-Exchange
South Presa Street
J. H. Farnsworth
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Mission Exchange
Mission ‘Exchange
Texas
Farnsworth
Linen drive to aid French military hospitals in need
A San Antonio campaign mobilizes a telephone brigade to gather linen for French battlefield hospitals. Thirty captains recruit ten workers each to collect 2000 bath towels 5000 hand towels and 1000 sheets, with donations accepted at the Red Cross rooms.
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France
San Antonio
Smithie Graves
Conservation Committee
Red Cross
Meadames
Dick Praasel
Guimberts
R. T. Milburn
Guenther
H. I. Ripley
W. C G. Rigsby
George Martin
George Hichuitz
F. I. Scobey
J. Brooks
Roy Beitel
William McCarty
Gus Wallister
Perry Lewis
Blanche Badger
Kearney Mason
G. Hendricks
A. Weakley
Jack Neal
Gus Giesecke
Frank Paschal
Charles Jps
Talbot la Prelle
EB. C. Branch
Jesse Oppenheimer
Henry Halff
Wil Allen
A. B. Spencer
T. E. George
Misa Elie Cahill
San Antonians
Telephone Brigade
Wolff & Alaus
Wilson
Reds Cross
San Antonio Soldier Arthur Gaston Killed in Action
Mrs. R. Gaston of 327 Sandmeyer Street received a War Department telegram confirming the death of her son Arthur Gaston Corporal Company F 141st Infantry 86th Division killed in action October 3 He was from San Antonio and earlier served with the First Texas Infantry training at Fort Worth He worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad and is survived by his mother father who is in France one sister and two brothers Also notes upcoming hardware ads and War Department authorization for Camp construction including Camp Grant Illinois and other sites with multi million sums
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R. Gaston
Sandmeyer, Street
War Department
Arthur Gaston
141St Infantry
Nan Antonians
San Antonio
Exas. Infantry
Fort Worth
Southern Pacific Railroad
France
de Eens
Mary Pickford Must Pay Agent in Supreme Court Ruling
New York court orders Mary Pickford to pay agent Mrs. Cora Carrington Wilkenling 108000 plus interest. The suit alleged the agent secured an advance income for Pickford to ten thousand dollars weekly with a yearly bonus of 100000 dollars.
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Mary Pickford
New York
Acress
Cora Carrington
Wil Kenling
Supreme Court
Wilkenling
Miss Pickford
Elmer J. Edwards
Brady Bldg
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Kelly Field
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Officers Training Schools
Grove
Joske’s
Joske
Ionia, Tex
Hpesomare
SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya
Johson
Navarro
Washington, D. C
Camp Grant
Ill
Camp Guster
Mich
Camp Dodge
Towa
Delaware Ordnants Depot
Miami
Mla
H. C. Fisher
Wwe
Bea
Gove
Mike
DeLouce Jere
Jeff
Armour
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