Advances in Bexar County Good Roads Plan Highlighted
Advocates Frank Somers and C K Crawford of Bexar county promote a good roads celebration. The county issued a modern roads booklet detailing a 1903 bond issue of 500000, 164 miles gravel and 23 miles clay roads by 1908, plus 35 miles macadam by convicts and 25 miles by the court. The county now has 247 miles of improved roads and aims to macadamize principal routes to the county line.
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Frank Somers
C. K. Crawford
Bexar County
Commissioners Court
General Road Fund
Traveling Men's Day at the International Fair
Tomorrow events honor Traveling Men's Day along with several associations. A 10 o'clock downtown parade will lead to the fair grounds for special exercises and an old fashioned barbecue hosted by multiple agricultural and social groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dry Farmers’ Congress
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Mothers’ Congress
Pickpockets Hit Visitors at Fair Grounds
Organized gang of pickpockets operated among crowds at the Fair grounds yesterday afternoon. Dr. W A Womble lost his pocketbook containing $50 and a $200 diamond stud from his hip pocket. Newell and Ira Turner also reported loss of railway passes. Several other minor robberies were noted.
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Fair Grounds
W. A. Womble
Dr. Wombie
Newell
Ira Turner
Firemen Ready at Fair Grounds Station
The San Antonio Day visitors including Alderman Joel A. Lipscomb inspected the fair grounds fire station. Eight firefighters led by Joe Morales supervise the station and are prepared to render quick and effective service in case of fire.
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Fair Grounds
Joe Morales
San Antonio
Joel A. Lipscomb
Fire Douses Leaked Gas at Fair Grounds Evening
A gasoline leak from a car at the north end of the fair grounds caused a brief blaze around 7 PM. The flames were quickly put out by waiters from a nearby restaurant with no damage reported.
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Fair Grounds
Balloonist A Feature at Fair By Little Frank
Little Frank staged a balloon ascension at the fair yesterday afternoon rising to about 1000 feet then deployed a parachute and landed safely in a nearby yard. He repeated the drop with a second parachute sailing about 200 feet before a second safe descent. More ascensions are planned during the fair.
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Little Frank
Mike Goggan Delivers Popular Wurlitzer Concert at Fair
Thousands visited the fair yesterday to hear Mike Goggan the one price piano dealer. The Wurlitzer electric piano and orchestral music drew widespread praise and another concert is planned for tomorrow morning and afternoon.
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Mike Goggan
Three 1912 Model Case Cars on Display at Fair
J I Case factory sent Thré 1912 model cars to the fair and the automobile building features a two passenger roadster touted as the car with the famous engine. The model emphasizes road endurance speed and a two person limit, with two touring cars shown for family use and a potential San Antonio Case car agency.
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Case
J. I. Case
San Antonio
Entomologist Lectures at San Antonio Fair Grounds
Prof. E. E. Scholl state entomologist arrived in San Antonio this afternoon at 2 30 o clock and delivered a lecture at the Agricultural and Mechanical College exhibit at the Fair grounds. His address was Injurious Insects of Texas and was illustrated by stereopticon views of various insects.
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E. E. Scholl
San Antonio
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Fairgrounds
Texas
Imitations rise as a long-trusted remedy endures
A remedy long before the public for more than half a century, used by leading doctors and in prominent hospitals, has spread health blessings to thousands of homes, tangling with imitators seeking to copy its success.
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Duffy
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted as Medicine
An old advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as beneficial for throat lung and stomach ailments and other wasting conditions. It claims government medical taxation during the Spanish American War and notes the sealed bottle with the Old Chemist's Head seal over the cork. Sold for $1.00 by druggists grocers and dealers nationwide through The Daily Malt Whiskey Co Rochester N Y.
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The
Daily Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Traveling sales parade planned for San Antonio fair day
A parade of traveling salesmen under the U C T and T P A is set for tomorrow morning in San Antonio as part of the International fair. Nat Villareal serves as chief marshal with a large lineup of aides and division marshals guiding carriages, foot marchers, and the grand display, ending with a barbecue at 2 PM.
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San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Houston Street
North
Flores
Military Plaza
Galan Street
Main Plaza
Commerce Street
Alamo Street
Alamo Plaza
Houston
Exposition Grounds
Nat Villareal
J. W. McGee
W. C. Burns
F. A. Hoyer
H. V. Weise
B. E. Paech
J. L., Zimmerman
W. L. Hermann
E B. Kaesler
Tom Miller
Tom Dechman
Knights of the Grip
Order
Captain Wild
Kaufmann
Adolph Boldt
Colquitt
Mutt and
Jeff
Old Mill
Press Women Attend Fair Activities in Public Schools Building
A daylong program for visiting press women centers in the public schools department first floor exposition building. Chairs Mrs Gussie Scott Cheney and Mrs Mattie Walthal Lemon lead a receiving committee and a diverse reading and musical lineup features performers such as Miss Marjorie Campbell Miss Ruth King Long and Mrs Daisy Marquis Briggs with songs and readings dedicated to notable figures.
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Information Bureau
Public Schools Department
Gussie Scott Cheney
Mattie Walthal Lemon
S. G. Tayloe
Margaret Olive Jordan
May Evers-Ross
Mattie Lewis
Joseph Emerson Smith
Virginia Spencer
Katherine Joseph
Daisey Marquis Briggs
Curt Heinrich
Judd Mortimer Lewis
Marjorie Campbell
Lewis
Gussie Scott Chaney
Reading
Reese Wilson
Ruth King. Long
Mary Williams
Sara Williams
Daisy Marquis Briggs
Ethel Limurger
Sweet Home
Gladys England
T. Jeff Smith
Laura E. Robinson
Texas Women's Press Association
Victoria A. H. Duggan
Ruth Burns
Mary Katherine Kemper
Hospital Ready for Accidents at Fair
The fair’s hospital, equipped with an ambulance and a fully staffed facility, was prepared for incidents yesterday but none occurred. Only treatment given was for a woman bitten on the finger by a dog in the kennel show. the injury was minor and no further issues are expected. The woman did not reveal her name to attendants.
Rainfall Brings Boom to Goliad and Victoria Areas
Business in Goliad and Victoria improves due to recent rainfall. H Izard of the International & Great Northern railroad reports strong freight movement as he returns to the city from a visit to the two cities.
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Goliad
Victoria
H. Izard
International & Greatorthern Railroad
Failure of W. L. Stevens & Co. reported on stock exchange
Announcement on the New York stock exchange confirms the failure of the firm W. L. Stevens & Co. The surviving firm was formed in April 1910 and is mentioned in today’s AP brief from New York.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Stock Exchange
W. L. Stevens & Co
Christian Church Convention in Lockhart November Meeting
The Christian church of South Texas holds its annual convention in Lockhart from November 30 to December. Local churches prepare programs and speakers for the gathering, which will feature worship, reports, and district activities.
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Christian Church Convention
THE
Associated Press
Lockhart
Tex
Convention of the Christian Church of South
Good Roads Argument Opposes Federal Plan and Urges Local Build
Congressman James L. Slayden advocates thorough road work, opposing federal construction and urging each state to build highways with counties as units under a state highway commission. He cites Roman and European roads, praises local control, and calls for convict labor and a funded, uniform program led by a state engineer.
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James L. Slayden
Europe
State Highway Commission
Rome
Tiber
Africa
Asia Minor
Great Britain
Jerusalem
Vienna
Danube
Hadrian
Republic
Caesars
Cavour
Garibaldi
Victor Emanuel
Kingdom of
Italy
Texas
Red River
Gulf
Commonwealth
Britain
Uncle Sam
Treasury
United States
San Antonio
Bexar
Rennin
Maryland
Virginia
Chief Scout Seton Heads Boy Scout Camp Review
Ernest Thompson Seton, famed chief scout, visited the San Antonio Boy Scouts at the fairgrounds camp. He arrived to lecture in the area and reviewed local troops with Cuero and Floresville units, sharing woods experiences and showing simple hand made scout stunts. First class tests included George Clifton and 11 others. second class tests listed for Leslie Jordan and peers.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
America
San Antonio
Boy Scouts
Fair Grounds
Mr. Seton
Cuero
Floresville
Seton
George Clifton
Elmer Townsend
Shelly Collier
Hurley Hust
Leonard Hurt
Frank Love
Marcus Goodrich
Lewis Goodrich
Henry Herndon
Don't say you're old says Ontario man about Vinci remedy
Mr George B Smith of Smithville Ontario aged 71 credits Vinci with curing long standing stomach trouble and restoring strength informing elderly readers that it keeps them active. The ad claims Vinci strengthens run down people and offers a money back guarantee through Fischer's Drug Store Gibbs Building opposite post office.
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George B. Smith
Smithville
Ont
Vinci
Mr. Smith
Fischer
Gibbs Bldg
Postoffice
Free Advice To Women From Lydia E Pinkham
Women suffering from any form illness are invited to communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts. All letters are received opened and answered by women. Address Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine Co. Lynn Mass. Free 80 page Text Book available by mail upon request.
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Pinkham
L Mass
America
Thoro construction urged for road work funding
A speaker argues for substantial highway development with private funding, criticizing states that tax themselves through the federal government for other states. The advocate calls for deep foundations, fair contractor pay, and durable roads to avoid repeating costly investments.
Banana and Potato Clinically Similar in Chemical Composition
A brief note states that the banana and the potato are most identical in chemical composition, suggesting similar nutritional or chemical profiles between the two staples.
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Dr. Womble
Raimey
Frank
Duffy’s
Slayden
Ernest Thompson
Peron Zinc
Roessler H Chemical Co
New Ys
W. C. Kalteyer
Gibbs Building
Stewart Fitle Guaranty Company
Homer Jones
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