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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1913

Page

10

Tuttle F E Dies At 49 In San Antonio Home

Obituary notices record the death of F E Tuttle 49 at 119 Duval street native of Sheffield Mass and long San Antonio mercantile worker survivors include six sons and five daughters with funeral today at 9 and burial at St Marys cemetery Also notices detail Mamie Elizabeth Petty Bertha Mathers Brown and John McKane deaths with funeral arrangements and burials in local cemeteries.

Tuttle F. E. Tuttle Duval Street Sheffield Mass San Antonio Hugh Charles Ormond Leonard Frank William Kerr Mabel Kate Rose Mary Lucile St. Patrick'’s Catholic Church St. Mary's Cemetery Brown Bertha Mathers Brown Riebe Undertaking Company New Lutheran War Twenty-second Regiment Missouri San Antonio Undertaking Company Grand Army of the Republic National Cemetery

Barber Found Guilty In San Antonio Sunday Law Case

Horace Williams a negro barber was found guilty by a jury in Justice Campbell's court yesterday afternoon of violating the Sunday law He was fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 36 dollars The affidavit claimed he shaved a patron on Blum street on a Sunday The defense said the Sunday law was a dead letter and Williams was singled out Williams admitted shaving a man on a Sunday

Horace Williams

Mrs Williams Health Testimony in Elkhart Ad

Mrs Sadie Williams of 455 James Street Elkhart Indiana says Four months of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanitive Wash relieved long standing organic inflammation female weakness and related symptoms after six doctors failed to help.

Lydia E. Pinkham Williams Elkhart Ind Sadie Williams James Street Indiana

Slow progress at city water contract conference

The San Antonio water contract talks opened at city hall at 11 AM with Judge C V Birkhead and City Attorney Gillette present. Only Alderman Lambert from the water committee attended. progress was limited with several paragraphs approved for later review and multiple sections rejected for further negotiation.

Council Steves C. V. Birkhead San Antonio Gillette Brown Alderman Lambert Judge Birkhead Lambert Baldwin Fincham Uhr Brackenridge Park

Winter Tourist Interest in San Antonio Grows

Prospective winter visitors inquire about room and board rates at San Antonio properties. Secretary John Carsington reports a notable request this morning for information on a $5000 investment. Additional inquiries come from northern residents seeking land prices in Texas.

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce John 3. Carsrington Texas

Rains Delay Work on South Heights Track Extension

Heavy local rains retard double-tracking on Goliad street delaying concrete foundation work. Excavations along the street filled with mud and water, undoing days of progress and pushing back the timetable for laying the track bed.

South Heights Goliad Street

New Bank for Carrizo Springs

At a state banking board meeting in Austin a certificate of authority to operate in Texas was granted to the Guaranty State Bank of Carrizo Springs in Dimmit county. Capital stock stands at 10 000 dollars. Albert Eardley serves as president and G W Ferguson as cashier.

New Bank For Carrizo Springs Austin Tex State Banking Board Texas Guaranty State Bank of Dimmit County Albert Eardley G. W. Ferguson

Rangers May Execute Orders For Fugitive Repatriation

The Texas attorney general advised the governor that the state ranger force can legally be commissioned to execute requisitions for the return to Texas of fugitives from justice. The issue arises amid a rise in tobacco imports to Hong Kong and a surge in exports of Chinese tobacco to other nations.

Austin Tex Attorney General's Department Hong Kong

Mayfield Returns From Aransas Pass

Allison Mayfield of Austin, chair man of the railroad commission, returned to Austin from Port Aransas after a thorough investigation of rail road conditions between the port and Aransas Pass. He will file a report urging new passenger stations at the port and at Aransas Pass and better facilities for travelers. Mayfield discussed the Harbor Terminal Railway and Harbor City residents, noting the need to carry passengers and provide stations. He declined to discuss gubernatorial plans, saying his focus is the railroad commission.

Allison Mayfield Austin Railroad Commission San Antonio Port Aransas R. D. Parker Port Aransas Pass Mayfield Harbor Terminal Railway Harbor City San Antonio & Aransas Pass Texas

Race sanity decline warned by Kellogg address

Dr J H Kellogg of Battle Creek warned at the American Public Health Association meeting that human race may become insane and reproduction could cease, citing a falling birth rate and belief modern science saves the weak. He urged returning to nature and cultivating health.

Colorado Springs Colo American Public Health Association J. H. Kellogg Battle Creek Mich

Merchants Plan Fredericksburg Trip For New Railroad Opening

San Antonio business leaders show strong interest in a trip to Fredericksburg for the railroad opening. Secretary Hirschberg of the Jobbers and Manufacturers' League says over 200 reservations have been made. The estimated cost is about $7, covering meals sleeping car berths railroad fare and band expenses with any surplus returned pro rata.

San Antonio Fredericksburg Hirschberg Jobbers and Manufacturers’ League

GETS-IT Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief

An old time advertisement touts GETS-IT as the instant remedy for corns warts callous and bunion. It claims two second application and no harm to healthy skin. Sold at druggists for 26 cents or by E Lawrence Co Chicago.

E. Lawrence Co Chicago

Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Darker Looks

An old time complexion remedy claims Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It also purportedly relieves dandruff and itching while restoring gloss and fullness after several applications.

Wyeth

Manager and family disappear near Cuatro Cienegas Mexico

Walter Smith, manager of the Washer Brothers ranch at Oso, with his wife and four children, left August 27 en route to the U S. but has not been heard from. Reports place him at Montere y and Eagle Pass, with fears of foul play amid bandit activity and river floods in the region.

Walter Smith Washer Brothers Oso Cuatro Cienegas Mex United States Mr. Smith Boquilla Nat Washer San Antonio

San Antonio Plans Home Coming Day September 18

Chamber of Commerce directors discuss a city wide Home Coming Day to honor former residents now abroad, seeking reduced rail fares for Texas round trips and possibly interstate rates. Plans include meeting incoming trains with a band, parades, afternoon receptions at the Alamo, and a welcome address by a notable San Antonian.

Chamber of Commerce San Antonio Texas Alamo

Boy Killed by Accidental Shotgun Discharge Near Gustine

In Comanche county near Gustine Texas a 12 year old boy, son of farmer Jim Couch, was killed when his shotgun discharged after he stumbled while hunting with his sister. The gun struck him in the left breast after it struck a tree.

Dublin Tex Jim Couch Gustine Comanche County

Injuries Prove Fatal In Galveston

Muller Christensen 77 son of John Christensen garage owner died from injuries after being struck by an automobile in front of his father’s business last Friday night. The boy was at play and ran into the street when the accident occurred.

Galveston Tex Muller Christensen John Christensen

Lane Recovers After Collapse in Interior

Secretary of the Interior Lane who collapsed Tuesday shows continued improvement in Berkeley but doctors insist on absolute rest until strength returns. Diagnosis is angina pectoris.

Lane Berkeley Cat Secretary of the Interior

Sap Official Dies in Waco Railroad Scale Tester

E. H. Holman aged 60 official scale tester for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad was found dying in his private car in Waco at about 8 am. He died a few minutes later. Cause of death not yet determined. His family is said to reside in Houston.

Sap Waco Tex E. H. Holman San Antonio Aransas Pass Houston

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens Systems

Old Standard tonic claims to drive out malaria and build up the system. Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a true tonic for adults and children, priced at 60 cents.

Grove

Fall Fashion Show Attracts National Interest In San Antonio

The Fall Fashion Show planned for September 18 features Joske Bros Washer Bros Wolff and Marx Saul Wolfson Emil Blum Company Edwards Millinery and Jones Millinery and is touted as a landmark event. Merchants nationwide view it as a modern display of the season’s latest styles and customers will see approved garments and accessories while society women and mothers plan outfits for coming events.

Joske Bros Washer Bros Wolff & Marx Saul Wolfson Emil Blum Company Edwards Millinery Jones Millinery Company Los Angeles San Antonio Ming Kansas City Minneapolis St. Paul

Boy Hanged for Murder in Fort Smith Arkansas

Omer Davis an 18 year old country boy was hanged at Fayetteville for the murder of Miss Nellie Moneyhan a 26 year old school teacher near Springvale last February. Davis assisted the sheriff in placing the noose and said I want all of you to meet me in heaven. His mother swooned at the scaffold as the trap sprung. Davis is said to have loved Miss Moneyhan and her engagement to another prompted the crime.

Fort Smith Ark Omer Davis Fayetteville Nellie Moneyhan Springvale Davis Miss Moneyhan

Magnolia Petroleum shops burned near Beaumont

Fire destroyed the Magnolia Petroleum Company machine and carpenter shops south of Beaumont with an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars and no insurance. The firm plans an immediate rebuilding. Separately a group of nations agreed to draft a uniform world map at one inch to about sixteen miles.

Beaumont Tex Magnolia Petroleum Company

Many Years Test Of Eckmans Alterative

A testimonial from a Philadelphia reader describes severe lung trouble including grippe pneumonia and consumption with hemorrhages. After using Eckmans Alterative the writer reports quiet sleep, regained strength and weight, no further hemorrhages, and a full recovery. The ad claims long proven efficacy for throat and lung ailments and notes the remedy contains no narcotics.

Girard Ave Philadelphia Eckman A. M. Fischer Eckman Laboratory

Howe's Pictures Travel Festival Promises Realistic World Tour

Howe's Pictures presents the Travel Festival at the Grand starting Sunday with matinees midweek and Saturday. The exhibit claims lifelike travel realism from a staff of photographers with scenes of the frontier bar room, a settler attack by redskins, and a cowboy comedy, plus weekly prizes of silverware.

Lian H. Howe Howe

Wallace Reid Debuts as Author Producer of The Gratitude of Wanda

Wallace Reid earns praise for his Universal program following and is revealed as author and producer of The Gratitude of Wanda. The production will be shown at Wigwam Theater No 1 on Alamo Plaza tomorrow, reflecting credit on the young actor and writer.

Wigwam No. 1 Wallace Reid Universal Program Wanda Wigwam Theater No. 1 Alamo Plaza

Spencer Returns to City at Plaza Theater Opening

Lloyd Spencer, Plaza Theater manager, returns from a North summer vaudeville tour where his Chinese monologue drew broad popularity. The Plaza Vaudeville season opens September 24 with seven to eight acts and current films at popular prices. renovations are already underway.

Lloyd Spencer Plaza Theater Mr. Spencer the Plaza

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Fletcher Chas. H. Fletcher Centaur Company Murray Street New York City M'Kane John McKane Barber D. H. Brown Iola Kansas North Walnut Street Kan Lydia EF. Pinki AM Medicine , CO Lynn Inter Gibbs Building Wimer, Richardson & Co Financial Responsibility Mayor and Water Co Nature Kellogg Foley Fischer Drug Co Adv A. Collmann Path Rotary Club Cage Sulphur Mexico Washer Bros. Ranch Boundary Sheriff Annie F. Loughran Hudson Detroit Delco the Co WM. Steinhardt Redskins Reid Spencer Plaza Martin Wright Bedell Bldg AVE. C. Crockett Grockery Store Commerce Street McCray Wallace and Rogers Syracuse Newton, Weller Dl Wagner CO
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