Rheumatism Relief Claim by Vitalitas Backed by Local Resident
Retired stockman R F Grier of 228 Dunning Avenue asserts Vitalitas relieved his twenty year rheumatism. He says the remedy dissolves uric acid crystals, cleanses poisons from the system, and benefits indigestion biliousness nervous debility kidney liver and bowel disorders. Display samples available at Wagner Drug Store 407 East Houston Street.
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Vitalitas
R. F. Grier
Dunning Avenue
Wagner Drug Store
East
Houston Street
Tax rate election set for district 33 in November
The common school district No. 33 will hold an election on November 12 to decide whether the tax rate remains at 5 cents or rises to 15 cents. The election was authorized after a petition by Dr. D. E. Hilton and others. A. M. Pyron was named presiding judge and Alma schoolhouse the polling place. The county health department was authorized to oil a stagnant grave pit near Roosevelt avenue to curb mosquitoes, with a $10 warrant issued.
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Bexar County
New Express Rates Take Effect December First
Washington Oct 14 new express rates set by the Interstate Commerce Commission will start December 1 rather than tomorrow. The ICC granted a request for extension by the companies but refused a bid to revise the new scale.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Why We Sell Stock Instead of Selling Lots
In Harbor City, promoters offer stock rather than individual lots. Buyers get two lots per stock share, linking property value to the town’s future. Investors gain exposure to wharves, railroads, 1500 acres of bayfront land, and the town’s overall development led by A. D. Powers.
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Harbor City
Bay Front
A. D. Powers
Avenue D
Moonlight golf contest follows San Antonio qualifier
After the San Antonio championship qualifier at Laurel Heights Golf Club the executive committee will stage a moonlight driving approaching and putting contest and a frolic. Fred Maule and Frank Lewis will review the entry list. Prizes include a caddy bag driver and brassie. Merchants will add golfing prizes. New entrants Stanton Smith A Johnston W Morrow Allen Merriam Robert Coulter.
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San Antonio
Laurel Heights Golf Club
Fred W. Maule
Frank M. Lewis
Will H. Symons
Stanton Smith
A. Johnston
W. L. Morrow
Allen Merriam
Robert G. Coulter
Mrs Elizabeth E Smith Obituary
Elizabeth E Smith wife of Frederick P Smith died at 12 40 PM yesterday at 326 East Dewey place She was born in Ohio and resided in San Antonio for fourteen years Her religious and philanthropic work was noted A funeral will be held at 230 PM tomorrow from the family home with Rev W E Fisher of the Church of the Nazarene officiating Interment at Mission Burial Park Jackson A A Jackson farmer of Houston died at 815 PM yesterday at a local sanitarium The body prepared by Shelley Loring Undertaking Co will be sent to Houston for burial in charge of his brother J E Jackson
Abbott Dies in Texas After Northern Publisher Work
James E. Abbott 58 died yesterday at a local sanitarium. A Wisconsin native, he came to Texas four years ago as a traveling representative for a northern publishing concern. He leaves a Tacoma widow and two daughters, plus two sons in Calexico and Bessemmer. Funeral by Sloan & Hagy planned at 12:30 today with burial in St. Louis by son Harry Abbott returning from California.
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Cal
Clarence B. Abbott
Bessemer
Ala
Odd Fellows
Sloan & Hagy Undertaking Company
St. Louis
Harry Abbott
California
Survivors of Volturno Brought to Havre and New York
Reported in Havre survivors described meager clothing and abandoned children from the Volturno. In New York the Kroonland, carrying nearly a hundred Volturno survivors, develops a crank shaft flaw delaying docking until Thursday.
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Volturno
Havre
la Touraine
Kroonland
New York
Call Issued for Warrants Against Appropriations
State Treasurer Edwards issued a call for registered warrants against regular session appropriations blocked by the attorney general. The call covers warrants issued last June with $117,000 available and $152,000 still due. Banks statewide hold these warrants.
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Austin
Tex
Edwards
German Warship Sighting In Mexican Waters Sparks Washington Interest
The German warship's deployment near Mexico follows Huerta's crisis and unsettles officials as Britain and Germany weigh recognition risks. U.S. Navy ships, led by Rear Admiral Fletcher, patrol Gulf ports while American refugees face barriers near Rodriguez under Constitutionalist escort.
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Huerta
Rhode Island
Nebraska
New Jersey
Virginia
Atlantic Fleet
Hampton Roads
Mexican
Clifford J. Roush
Gulf of Mexico
Fletcher
Mexican Gulf
Boush
Louisiana
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Michigan
Germany
Wilson
Washington
Mexico
Great Britain
George
Queen Mary
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Mexico Hints Quick Reply to U S Note on Deputies
Mexico City reports an early government reply to Washington noting ire over Mexican deputies under arrest. Foreign Minister Moheno calls the U S note intemperate while praising the American charge d. affaires courtesy. A cabinet meeting ended with a plan to deliver the note today.
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Mexico City
Washington
United States
Querido Modeno
Mexico
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
O’shaughnessy
Moheno
Senor Moheno
Plan to Attack Monterey East of Piedras Negras
Confident notes from Constitutionalists say Monterey will be targeted to seize large northern Mexican cities. Reports from Torreon and Piedras Negras indicate Federal generals may seek alliance, while Huerta actions spark unrest. About 200 men deployed toward Monterey as Jesus Carranza accompanies troops.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Constitutionalists
Monterey
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Torreon
Huerta
Gonzales
Murguia
Mexico City
Jesus Carranza
Treasury Opinion Declares Saddles Not Munitions of War
An attorney general opinion to Secretary McAdoo states horses mules ordinary saddles and similar equipment are not munitions of war while military saddles are. The ruling cites U.S. precedents and Napoleon era practices and directs border authorities not to seize such shipments.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
McAdoo
France
United States
Warships remain at Vera Cruz as tensions rise
At Vera Cruz Mexico on October 14 the continued presence of American warships drew fresh opposition from the capital. General Huerta’s staff officer Colonel Carral failed to secure an Americanside withdrawal pledge at the consulate. The cruiser Tacoma and gunboat Wheeling stayed, with Mexican naval forces expanding to three gunboats plus a school ship in the harbor near the Wheeling.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Huerta
Carral
Mexico City
Tacoma
Wheeling
Coatzacoalcos
Germany to Deploy Warship Along Mexican Coast
Berlin reports the foreign office believes Mexico's situation requires a German warship. The Hertha, now a school ship, may be sent to the eastern Mexican coast after cruising New England waters. European cruisers are reduced as four are sent to the Mediterranean amid Balkan hostilities.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Mexico
Hertha
New England
Europe
Mediterranean
Balkans
No Violence Promised for Imprisoned Deputies In Mexico
Provisional President Huerta vows no harm to imprisoned deputies after a warning from the American chargé d affaires Nelson O Shaughnessy. He says most deputies face trial for government offenses and none will be released soon. A noted arrest of an American, C Bousetti, is reported as the army moves.
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Constitutionalist
Rodriguez
Jesus Carranza
Gonzales
Constitutionalist Army
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras
United States
Vincent Cardenas
J. A. Bonnet
Carranza
Mexico City
Bonnet
Cardenas
Oviedo
Huerta
Madero
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
State Department
Washington
O'Shaughnessy
Washington Administration
Refugees Moved Amid Diplomatic Notes in Mexico
The foreign minister seeks release of a man. Consul Hanna cannot contact marooned Americans between Monterey and Laredo. A special train carrying U.S. and other refugees heads to Monterey. Diaz ally says Diaz will stay in Havana, Gamboa and Caoba plan elections.
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Quintana Roo
Phillip Hanna
Monterey
Laredo
Torreon
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Federico Gamboa
Mruel Caoa
Towns Captured in Northern Mexico Move
Telephonic reports cite Constitutionalist forces taking Linares Nueva Leon along with Villadama Bustamente Golondrinas and severing Federal links to Monterey and Lampazos. General Pablo Gonzales is suspected to command about 2000 troops in the area. The report notes over 80 miles of railway under Constitutional control.
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Linares J
Nueva Leon
J. M. Rodriguez
Laredo
Villadama
Monterey
Bustemente
Golondrinas
Lampazos
Program Announced For YWCA Winter Lyceum Series
At a meeting of the educational committee of the YWCA the list of winter lyceum attractions was presented with a plan to boost interest in programs. The first educational class on practical English met last night, while Spanish and millinery classes begin tonight. A membership committee meeting is set for 4 PM tomorrow afternoon.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Lyceum
Self-Proclaimed Messiah Sparks Ark Preparations
A man claims to be the Messiah predicting a world ending flood soon. About eighty followers work on an ark while others gather pairs of regional animal species. Reports describe religious mania and imminent disaster from this sect.
Balloons Land In France In Bennett Cup Race
In St Brieuc Languex near here the English balloon Honeymoon landed after winds drove it seaward. Paris reports three more balloons Roma Picardie and Ba also landed in the race with routes over Plouezoch Cordonnet and Dahouet.
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ST. Brieuc
France
Languex
Here
Paris
Plouezoch
Picardie
Cordonnet
Dahouet
Wilson Bans Office Towels Across U S Post Offices
President Wilson orders end to roller towels used by multiple people in federal buildings. San Antonio Post Office will replace all shared towels with individual ones for about 130 staff, reflecting a nationwide health precaution and a projected towel bill for Uncle Sam.
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United States Postal Service
Woodrow Wilson
United States
San Antonio
J. J. Stevens
Uncle Sam
Self-Satisfied Describes American Self-Image
S. S. McClure on return from Europe laments American self-satisfaction comparing it to a Kansas City writer who warned that Kansas City lacks writers capable of producing Hamlet. The remark underscores cultural self-critique in a Kansas City context.
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S. S. McClure
Europe
Kangas City
New York
Kansas City
Eyes Largest in Land Animals Among Mammals and Birds
The statement notes that horses, giraffes, and ostriches possess the largest eyes among land animals, while cuttlefish are highlighted in sea life as having notable eye size.
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