Good Roads Entrust AGM Grows Amid Texas Highway Drive
W B Hawkins reports rising interest in the good roads movement across Webb and neighboring counties during a ten day Southwest Texas tour. Laredo seeks a link to San Antonio and Corpus Christi backs the San Antonio to gulf highway with a bridge over the Nueces river discussed at a forthcoming meeting. Trade excursions by the Jobbers' and Manufacturers' league aim to connect smaller towns to San Antonio.
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Texas
San Patricio
Nueces
Duval
Webb
LaSalle
Hawkins
Bexar County Highway League
Laredo
San Antonio
Commercial Club
Webb County
San County
Linton
Aransas Pass
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Nueces River
Manufacturers’ League
Territorial trade calls for rival city inducements
The speaker notes southern territory residents view San Antonio as a key jobbing hub and urges matching incentives offered by rival cities to win their business. He believes success follows from a strong first trip and persuasive outreach.
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Tion
San Antonio
Wild Confer On Road Between Bexar and Medina Counties
Bexar and Medina county officials will meet next Sunday at Burrell Grove four miles above Castroville to discuss macadamized highway construction from San Antonio to the Medina dam site. Castroville Business Men's Club earlier invited the group to an open air picnic to discuss highway improvements and related interests.
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San Antonio
Medina Dam
Bexar County
Medina County
Burrell Grove
Castroville
Business Men's Club of
Business Men's Club
Medina
Bexar
Commissioners’ Court
Home Burned. Jewelry Missing at South Heights Residence
The home of Mrs. C. Gates at 802 Delmar Street, South Heights, valued at 2000, burned early Sunday. A family member found jewelry missing after finding lower floor rooms ransacked. contents valued at about 900 were insured. Firefighters arrived after 1:45 am. no injuries. A separate blaze at 11:45 pm destroyed a two story barn at 05 Mason Street owned by Col C C Gibbs. hay, oats, furniture lost. horses and an automobile saved. total loss about 1500 insured.
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C. Gates
Delmar Street
South Heights
Bishop
Mason Street
C. C. Gibbs
Notable Visitors Lodge At San Antonio Hotels
A stream of guests arrives in San Antonio staying at major hotels. Judge Branch T. Masterson of Galveston and J. Franklin of Continental Trust stay at the St. Anthony, while Dr. C. T. Rogerd of Muskogee arrives there. Father P. P. Curry from Los Angeles checks into the Gunter. Local businessmen E. A. Allen and R. B. Maverick appear at the Sauberne. G C. Saunders of Bonham and H. R. Anderson of Luling join guests at the Menger and Bexar respectively. Lokey and Dr. G. W. Allen from Cuero check into the Menger with Lokey described as a businessman. A party from Lockhart, including Mr. and Mrs. Sam Joseph, their two children, George Rich and C. Ellis Jr., stay at the Bexar while shopping and visiting for several days.
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Branch T. Masterson
Galveston
St. Anthony
Sam Joseph
George Rich
C. Ellis Jr
Lockhart
Bexar
San Antonio
G C. Saunders
Bonham, Tex
The
Menger
H.R. Anderson
Luling
Fort Worth
J. F. Dolard
Missouri
Grand Jury Is Empaneled and Courts Open Fall Term
The Thirty-seventh district court empanelled Judge Edward Dwyer’s grand jury with foreman Joe Flory and eleven others. Dockets in the Forty-fifth Fifty-seventh and Seventy-third districts were sounded. about fifty attorneys moved between courts as cases were announced. Trials began as Judge Seeligson dismissed forty cases for want of prosecution. two civil suits were transferred to federal court.
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Edward Dwyer
Criminal Court
Joe Flory
Cornelius O'Neil
W. L. Herff
Mike Goggan
R. J. Garza
Ed Westens
Pete Gianotti
Herman Aue
Otto Meerscheidt
Alfred Duerler
Arthur Seeligson
Leo Lester
Martin Schaefer
Frank Rieden
Albert Beitel
Ascencion Durand
J.L Camp
United States Court
Sarah
Addie Bundren
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
New York
Misses Bundren
Macon Street
Terrell
Robertson-Fitzhugh
ONE ON SOLOMON Hens dispute ends with arresting officer
Manchester Connecticut reports policeman Sam Jordan unearths a domestic dispute over two hens. A housewife claims neighbor stole her birds. Jordan captures the hens and places the women on opposite sides of the street before tossing the birds back to the housewife, who rejoins her coop. Also note: Mr and Mrs A Reed of Goliad, a banker, are staying at the Bexar.
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Solomon
Sam Jordan
Manchester
Conn
Jordan
A. B. Reed
Goliad
Bexar
Mr. Reed
San Antonio Endorsement for Doan's Kidney Pills
Local residents urge readers to trust neighbor testimonials over distant voices. F G Suden of 387 Gordon Ave. credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his backache and kidney trouble since 1908 after purchasing from Bexar Drug Co. The ad urges all dealers to stock the product priced at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. sole US agents.
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San Antonio
F. G. Suden
Gordon Ave
Texas
Dean
Bexar Drug Co
Suit to establish title to 13 lots over forgeries and suicide
A district court suit seeks to establish title to thirteen lots near Lone Star brewery now in the name of H. B. Salliway who killed himself minutes after filing. Plaintiffs Pat Stevens and D. A. McAskill claim a third interest and charge forged signatures on the deed from McAskill to Salliway. Defendants are Mrs. Ella D Journeay and Earl O Journeay as heirs under Salliway’s will.
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H. B. Salliway
District Court
Ella D. Journeay
Earl O. Journeay
Salliway
Pat Stevens
D. A. McAskill
Lone Star Brewery
McAskill
Letters to the Light Signatures Required for Publication
Hortense Ward of Houston writes about signed letters policy and notes she passed the bar in July 1910 and was admitted in August. She mentions a clipping claiming a local woman may become the first female lawyer in the state if she passes the bar.
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Hortense Ward
Houston
Tex
Twenty Aboard Hatfield Drown After Collision Near Rotterdam
Twenty crew members of the Hatfield were drowned when the Hatfield collided with the Glasgow near Rotterdam. The Hatfield was returning from Huelva Spain while the Glasgow sailed from Rotterdam to Dundee. The Hatfield sank in the incident.
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Associated Press
London
Hatfield
Clasgow
Rotterdam
Hulton
Spain
Glasgow
Dundee
Water Struck at Bowen's Island Well Trial
Water was struck at 800 feet in Bowen's Island well on the San Antonio river. Driller I M Burkett reports a 200 gallon per minute flow of milky water indicating limestone. If sustained, Bowen's Island may become an amusement park. this is the first successful result in the area after years of wells.
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Woodward, Altgelt & Ward
Bowen's Island
San Antonio
I. M. Burkett
Bowen’s Island
Burkett
Hamburg American steamship Koenig Friederich Auguste towed after grounding
The Hamburg American steamship Koenig Friederich Auguste, which broke moorings and ran aground in Boulogne harbor yesterday, was towed off this morning apparently undamaged. Passengers bound for South American ports remained aboard throughout the night.
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Associated Press
Boulogne
Koenig Friederich Auguste
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
A San Antonio notice lists marriage licenses for Gumersindo Garcia and Concepcion Estrada Alvin Richardson and Eva Davis Ed wards Caesar Nevils and Annie Nelson Fred D. Bader and Mrs Mary B Appleb y Miguel R Morales and Maria Costello James E Horn and Addie Applewhite Anastasio Soto and Josefa Vela Verne Ruwoldt and Agnes Dutch Arthur M Werner and Cecil V Lieb Crit Petty and Ben Wordlaw Negroes Arenas and Carmen Sandova Walter a merchant from Jourdanton registered at the Bexar
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Gumersindo Garcia
Concepcion Estrada
Alvin Richardson
Eva Davis Edwards
Caesar Nevils
Annie Nelson
Negroes
Fred D. Bader
Mary B. Appleby
Miguel R. Morales
Maria Costello
James E. Horn
Addie Applewhite
Anastasio Soto
Josefa Vela
Verne Ruwoldt
Agnes Dutch
Arthur M. Werner
Cecil V. Lieb
Crit Petty
Bene
Wordlaw
Arenas
Carmen Sandova
Cotton belt seeks $2,000,000 bond registration for Stephenville line
Austin leaders say the cotton belt interests will ask the railroad commission to permit registering 2 million dollars in bonds for the Stephenville North and South Texas railway and its extensions. E. B. Perkins attended the meeting.
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Associated
Austin, Tex
Cotton Belt
Railroad Commission
Stephenville, North & South Texas Railway
E. B. Perkins
Drown From Cloudburst Strikes Savannah Farmer and Daughter
George McMillan a 35 year old farmer and his nine year old daughter Ella were drowned near Savannah Missouri when attempting to cross a normally dry ravine that surged into a torrent after a cloudburst last night.
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Associated Press
Savannah
George McMillan
Ella
Ice plant and water pumping facility at Fort Sam Houston complete
The Fort Sam Houston ice manufacturing and water pumping plant, built at 57 356 dollars, will supply 15 tons of ice daily and over one million gallons of water every 24 hours. Captain Patrick W. Guiney supervised construction with T. F. Farnsworth overseeing operations. The brick building cost 21 162 dollars, pumps and machinery 16 620 dollars, and the refrigeration system 10 105 dollars.
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Fort Sam Houston
Patrick W. Guiney
T. F. Farnsworth
Ziegler Bros. Construction Company
Junction City
A. M. Lockett Company
New Orleans
Henry Voght Machine Company
Louisville, Ky
General Duncan Returns to Texas After Inspection Tour
General Duncan and his aide Lieutenant Matt C. Brostol arrived in Texas from El Paso and Cloudcroft where he conducted the annual inspection of department troops. Upon arrival he immediately tackled pending business and official matters, resuming his duties with renewed vigor.
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Duncan
Joseph W. Duncan
Matt C. Brostol
el Paso
Cloudcroft
Texas
Campaign Plans for Publicity League Fund Drive
Fred Reutzel, chairman of the Publicity league executive committee, aims to convene a committee meeting in a few days to organize a San Antonio advertising campaign. The league has earned business support for advertising San Antonio to the world and attracting tourism and new industries. This year the group seeks 10000 dollars to match 10000 from railroads for joint ads in newspapers and journals in the north and east, and a further 10000 for special advertising and maintenance. Reutzel will soon set the campaign start date.
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Fred Reutzel
The
Publicity League
San Antonio
Reutzel
Cardui praised as a remedy by West Baden woman
Mrs. Sarah Dillinger of West Baden Indiana testimonial claims Cardui the woman’s tonic cured her common ailment and restored strength enabling full days of work. She reports her daughter already shows benefit after one bottle and urges other women to keep Cardui on hand. Public notice offers the 64 page Home Treatment for Women booklet on request.
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West Baden
Ind
Sarah Dillinger
Cardui
Miss Ida St. Leon Stars in Polly of the Circus
Miss Ida St. Leon who plays Polly in Polly of the Circus has enjoyed a successful stage career and is regarded as one of the brightest stars of the era.
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Ida St. Leon
Polly
Polly of the Circus
Rising star Polly shines at Grand Opera House
The article praises the performance of the actress as Polly at the Grand Opera House. It highlights her vivid portrayal as one of her best works and notes that all of her work in the show has been worth attending.
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Diennes
Polly
Grand Opera House
The Girl From Rector's at Grand Next Thursday
The text previews Paul M Potter's comedy The Girl From Rector's showing at the Grand next Thursday matinee and night. It notes the play offers light entertainment amid broader themes of charity and justice without affecting the drama's future.
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Tewer
Paul M. Potter
Judy O'Hara With Aphie James at the Grand
The company engaged by 8. T. King to support Aphie James in Judy O'Hara at the Grand includes prominent coast to coast artists James Young Andrew Robson and Melbourne Mac Dowell.
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Judy O'Hara
Aphie James
8. T. King
James Young
Andrew Robson
Melbourne MacDowell
Farce Trial Forge N Norton Case In June 1909
Norton seeks a writ for a special venue to force the state to trial for the murder of Clive Shook in June 1909. The motion likely will be heard on the term’s final regular motion day. Norton’s counsel previously halted a scheduled trial with a continuance over protest.
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Julius Norton
Clive Shook
Norton
Criminal Court
Governor Colquitt Delays Fourth Court of Civil Appeals Judge Appointment
Special to The Light Austin Tex Oct 2 Governor Colquitt has not announced an appointment for a judge on the Fourth court of civil appeals at San Antonio. He said he has not yet decided when he will announce the pick.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
Governor Colquitt Accepts Columbus Day Invitation
Governor Colquitt accepted on behalf of his staff an invitation to attend the Columbus Day celebration on October 12 in Austin Texas.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Este
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
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