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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1912

Page

3

Visitors and guests fill San Antonio hotels in busy arrivals

Dallas man Jack Sperry joins a long list of visitors at the Gunter while many others from Austin Fort Worth Houston and beyond check in at the St Anthony Menger Bexar Crockett Bowie Savoy and Gunter hotels. Notables include J A Fox from Dallas and James W Bass of Waco. Frost Kampmann wedding party from New York also heads to the Menger.

Jack Sperry Dallas Gunter Firs S. L. Crawford Edward Kinson Austin St. Anthony Hotel Roy Girvin Fort Stockton Tex Savoy Hotel Thornton © Hamilton Menger S Ir B. E. Forbes Castroville Crockett Jesse Grant Uvalde Poteet Oy Hotel H. Grady Skett Bexand Jennings Martindale T. Wardrum Lake Charles St. Anthony John Barlance M. Lorensen Hutto Savoy Ll. F. Price Devine B. EB. Maxwell Wichita Falls Bowie J. V. McCoy E. M. Fleming Llano Bexar Hotel Margham Cuero R. J. Connors J. A. Fox Joseph Whitely Rockdale Bowle James W. Bass Waco Ira P. DeLoache J. R. Osterhouse Batesville M. F. Mills R. R. Sheffield Hugh Herndon New York J. F. Carter Chamber of Commerce Henry Exall Texas Industrial Congress Lupton George F. Lupton San Antonio Aransas Pass Texas The International Comediene Fox and Fox Owen Wright St. Anthony Orchestra

Danderine Hair Growth Claim Featured in Ad Copy

An old advertisement promotes Knowlton's Danderine claiming it stops dandruff and hair loss after a single application. It emphasizes immediate visual improvements and promises new fine hair within weeks, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.

Knowlton

San Antonio debates bonds for city improvements

H Kirkpatrick and L J Hart push a $5,000,000 bond plan to fund streets bridges sewers and schools in San Antonio. Publicity League dinner and speakers stress city building over politics as Mayor Jones and Aldermen weigh costs and charter changes.

H. Kirkpatrick San Antonio Texas L. J. Hart Jones Publicity League The Chamber of Commerce St. Anthony Hotel Henry Exall Dallas Texas Industrial Congress W. 8 Conness Charles Graebner Charles G. Norton Norton Henry L. Halff B. F. Nicholson Hermann Staacke W. C. Rigsby Ameet S. Graham Paul Meerscheidt J. H. Savage

Mayor Jones backs proposed municipal bond issue

The administration plans to aid business interests and push a bond proposal for permanent city improvements with urgent advocacy from Mayor Jones and city aides.

Jones

San Antonio Business Leaders Support Bond Issue Plan

Prominent San Antonio figures including Alexander Joske John R Boyle and Charles Fincham advocate a $5 million bond issue for city improvements. They push for clear project details new charter revisions and prompt action to fund streets sewers a hospital and river works while stressing business and civic gains.

Alexander Joske San Antonio Commerce Street John R. Boyle Charles T. Fincham Fowler Isue James R. Davis George B. Taliaferro Charles FE. Graebner Ernest Altgelt K. Furnish

Real Estate Transfers Include Dozens of City Lots

A long list of 1912 real estate transfers in San Antonio and surrounding areas shows numerous parcels changing hands. Transactions cover blocks in Highland Park, Los Angeles Heights, Riverside Park, and new city blocks along San Pedro Avenue, Manchaca Street, and other streets with prices ranging from 1 to 5,500 dollars. The entries name buyers, sellers, block numbers, lot lines, and dates, reflecting a bustling property market.

C. F M. Liebhold W. E. Knight New City Mildred H. Harrigan D. D. Harrigan Manchaca Street Los Angeles Heights Improvement Company William Dellerman Los Angeles Heights Highland Improvement Company Ernest Sellman Highland Park J. J. Ryan John A. Bitter San Pedro Avenue Magnolia Avenue W. E. and A. BE. Hilton Grace G. Hilton Old City Rom Co Green Levi Allen B. R. Strange Ira E M. M. Neal J. F W. Slaughter Mary Street F. H. Kingsbury Josephine Auels Green Terrace W. L Anna Baker Josie Mass New City Block Heights John J. Stevens Bexar County Fredericksburg A. L. Clem Frank P. A. Vance C. B. Waters J. Scott Gladstone Frank Burt J. F. Carl Lottie Spencer John D. Sipple James vise +p Ee Salinas J. L. Lozano John Frances Dulling G. D R. T. Rountree Angeles Heights J. M. Turley Ama . E. Gantt W. A. Sloan Gantt Harry F. Lannen

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