Retail Merchants Group Plans Mexican Banquet
The Retail Merchants Association will host a social and business Mexican banquet at 8:30 p m on October 17 in the Mexican cafe of the Elks building. Over 600 invitations have been issued as officers expect a large turnout and discuss benefits of cooperation, insurance, and regional and national association links. President Nic Peters will welcome guests with Emil Frank as toastmaster.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Elks
San Antonio
Nic Peters
Emil Frank
Free Lecture on Christian Science by San Antonio Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist in San Antonio announces a free lecture on Christian Science to be given by Willis F. Gross C S B a member of the Mother Church lectureship on Sunday afternoon October 13 1912 at 4 o clock in the Beethoven Hall The public is invited to attend Cafe Tivoli lunch offerings listed include Consomme Cream of Chicken a la Reine and other dishes Union Meat Company advertises at home dining options.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
San Antonio
Texas
Willis F. Gross
Boston
Massachusetts
Cafe Tivoli
Runaway Team Injures Artesian Ice Employee on Grayson Street
A driver for Artesian Ice suffered facial and body bruises when his team ran away on Grayson Street at 6 20 pm yesterday. The injured man was taken to City Hospital and later home to 619 Avenue D. Other notices include dances, lost dog, housing request, and election booth contract details.
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George Gibbons
Artesian Ice Company
Wags
Grayson Street
Gibson
Avenue D
San Antonio Humane Society Officers Listed
The notice provides contact details for George T. Botsford and Fred Davison at 324 Hicks Building San Antonio with old phone numbers 71 and nights and Sundays 5771 2782.
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San Antonio Humane Society
George T. Botsford
Fred Davison
Hicks
Lecture by Rev. Charles Blumenthal at Agudath Achim Synagogue
The Rev. Charles Blumenthal of Fort Worth will lecture at 8 p m Sunday October 13 at the Agudath Achim Synagogue corner Aubrey and Guilbeau streets. The public is invited to attend.
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Charles Blumenthal
Fort Worth
Agudath Achim
Aubrey and
Guilbeau Streets
Dance and Society Notes From Jeffersonian Meeting
A brisk column lists local events and figures: Drs Garring and Hatcher Osteopaths in Santen building. Mrs Archer teaching dancing. a dance at Highland Hall on Sunday October 13 with Holeproof Hose agent Williams and Diaz Sisters orchestra. Elks Hall hosts a dance Thursday October 17 with Mrs Archer and Mr Higgenbotham. Also noted are Barr's Studio moving to 215 Ave C and Dr C E Tinkham dentist suites 422-423 Moore building. A Jeffersonian Literary Society meeting featured H Davis on Science Against Disease and G Brink on The Parcels Post.
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Mrs. Archer
Mr. Higgenbotham
Elks’ Hall
Diaz Sisters
Jeffersonian Literary Society
H. Davis
G. Brink
Questioning What Is The Most Useful Thing In The World
A debate featured H. Banter on fire and B. Travers on magnetism as part of preparations for a mock trial set for November 22. A. Schraeder a tailor faced assault to murder charges with a preliminary hearing waived before Justice Ben S. Fisk and bond set at $300.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments Then Reopens Monday
The grand jury begins its second week of investigations after adjourning Friday until tomorrow morning. The panel handed down a small batch of indictments at the prior session.
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Grand Jury
County Court Opens October Term With Sixty Eight Cases
The county criminal court begins its October term tomorrow with sixty eight cases on the docket. Among them are several saloon defendants charged with selling to minors and keeping open on Sundays.
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County Criminal Court
Bond Set For Pawnbroker Werbner On Receiving Stolen Property
Werbner waived preliminary hearing before Justice Ben Fisk on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property. His bond was fixed at $600, which he posted. The defendant operates as a pawnbroker.
Quiroga Remains in Jail as Bond Pending
Miguel Quiroga, charged with violating U.S. neutrality laws, had not posted the $5000 bond required by U.S. Commissioner R. L. Edwards by yesterday evening. He awaited Col. F. A. Chapa’s return from Dallas.
Barn Fire Damages Premises of Mrs Schroeder
A blaze at 7 o'clock last night in a barn on the property of Mrs Mabel J Schroeder 425 Live Oak street was checked quickly by Fire Chief Wright and several companies. The building sustained slight damage and the origin remains undetermined.
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Mabel J. Schroeder
Live Oak Street
Wright
Return of Del Rio Republican Leader McDowell
Del Rio hosted two-day talks with local Republican leaders before C K McDowell returned home. He declined further comment on the political situation, saying state committees are energetically at work and the outcome remains in doubt until the campaign ends.
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del Rio
C. K. McDowell
Republican State Executive Committee
Republcan
Made at Home Meats Offered by Union Meat Co
A sales pitch urges customers to call for prices on hams bacon lard and compound. It claims the goods are made at home and meet the best standard, inviting buyers to compare prices and quality with Union Meat Company offerings.
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Standard Union Meat Company
Improvements at the Hutchins Hotel Add Space and Luxuries
The Hutchins Hotel, less than four years old, nears completion of a major addition. A 125-seat dining room, private dining area, 14 new guest rooms bringing total to 66, enlarged parlor and lobby, new furnishings, and modern amenities will attract more outside patrons. New tennis and croquet courts, smoking and billiard rooms are planned, with reservations already coming in for winter guests. Names of early winter guests listed include E. P. Simmons and son, S. Friedman family, Jaggs family, and others.
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Hutchings Hotel
Hutchins
San Antonio
E. R. Jones
Genevive Jones
Perry
Dora Schmeding
Joe Walch
Sarah Bell
Shannon
First Woman Fire Inspector Appointed in New York
Mrs. Sarah Christopher becomes the first woman fire inspector for the New York Fire Prevention Bureau under Fire Commissioner Jon. She will earn 1200 dollars annually and oversee 500 factories employing about 100000 workers, mainly women. She pledges strict enforcement of factory smoking laws and to introduce fire drills in every factory citywide.
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Sarah Christopher
New York
Polly of the Circus star Elsie St Leon recalls early misgivings
Elsie St. Leon, star of Polly of the Circus at the Grand, reflects on initial dislike of Mayo’s portrayal of a circus girl and explains the need to balance realism with drama. She recalls traveling with Ringling and the dressing tent scene as applause erupts from a championship game nearby.
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Elsie St. Leon
Polly
Circus
the Grand
Miss
Mamma
Ida
Maria Marquardt Death Notice in San Antonio
Mrs Maria Marquardt dies in San Antonio Texas at 140 pm October 11 1912 She is the wife of Fritz Marquardt aged 59 years 10 months 6 days Funeral from 909 North Hackberry Street at 4 pm today Interment Herrman Sons cemetery friends invited
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Maria Marquardt
San Antonio
Texas
Maria
Fritz Marquardt
North Hackberry Street
Herrman Sons
Butter-Krust bread marketed as new San Antonio sensation
Slander and Loveless promote Butter-Krust bread from Richter bakery as a scientifically produced loaf. The bakery expands to meet demand after San Antonio inquiries and rapid consumer adoption. Housewife labor saved as fermentation science delivers consistent light bread.
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San Antonians
Richter
S. E. Loveless
New York
Loveless
Mr. Loveless
San Antonio
Won Husband By Coffee Recipe Sparks Separation Suit
Mrs. Maggie Shrader, twice divorced and remarried to a husband who adored her coffee, sues for separation again. She publicly shares the famed recipe said to have prompted their reconciliation, detailing steps from crushing eggshell to simmering coffee and a final dash of cold water.
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Cincinnati
Maggie Shrader
No Irish Need Apply Advertisement Sparks Montclair Notice
Mrs. J. P. Grant of 93 North Mountain avenue Montclair placed a decal paper ad seeking a white servant girl at 25 dollars a month. The ad stated No Irish need apply and also objected to natives of Ireland and Africa as a personal matter. The issue drew amusement among Montclair housewives unable to hire domestic help.
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New York
J. P. Grant
North Mountain Avenue
Montclair
Grant
Ireland
Africa
Riverside Restaurant Offers 25c Roast Turkey Dinner Sunday
A Riverside Restaurant advertises 25c roast turkey with cranberry sauce and a chicken supper Sunday night. It invites patrons to choose baked duck or roast turkey and other short orders.
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Riverside
Riverside Restaurant
Curious Speech Habit Noted in Washington Tar Story
A fragment from a Washington Tar item notes how the pronoun I evolves from a mere letter to a habit in speech, reflecting language quirks and everyday usage in the era. The quotation contrasts a curious development in plain speech with evolving personal expression.
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Washington Tar
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Phil Shook
Shook
Monay
Diaz Sisters Orchestra
Martinez Social Hall
Chariton Temple
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Herman Lous
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Jobbers and Manufacturers’ League
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Dr. Fielding
Dr. H. E. Johnson
Alamo Plaza
Clarence Warfield
Hicks Bldg
County Commissioners Court
Harvest Jubilee Association
Omas
Robert E. Moss
Europe
Office
Franklin
Horace H. Shelton
Gunter
James Downey
Kdttrell
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Dr. Shropshire
Moore Building
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Juanita Elizondo
B. P. Elizondo
Bexar County and Society
Mackay Building
EH. M. Collins
Sutherland Springs
W. A. Bedell
Care Guarantee Shoe Company
Drs. Garring & Hatcher
Osteopaths
Santen
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Highland Hall
Williams
Barr
Main Plaza
215 Ave. C
C. E. Tinkham
Seeesa
Dispatch
Houston & Alamo Plaza
Santa Rosa
Buena Vista
Schwabnkelroy’s
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Uncle Sam
Cor
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A. Schraeder
S. Groesbeeck
Ben S. Fisk
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Hutchins Hotel
Alius Hor
Golden Glow
Chase & Sanborn
Julius Horn
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