Civil Service Examinations Announced for September and October
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations to be held on September 25 and in October, inviting eligible applicants to apply.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
7
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations to be held on September 25 and in October, inviting eligible applicants to apply.
Francisco Miramon, held on neutrality law charges with Emilio Vasquez Gomez, vanished from the county jail after a breakfast call. Jail guards found a lifelike dummy in his bed and a smuggled key. authorities suspect he fled toward San Antonio while remaining in the city, with secret service and sheriff’s staff seeking him.
Sheriffs and United States officials are urged to stay vigilant along the border. An officer believes the man remains in San Antonio in disguise, noting crossing into Mexico would be futile and that Maderistas might suspend guarantees and shoot on sight if he tried.
At the Plaza the Majestic vaudeville show features seven acts. Among them Bothwell Browne performs Serpent of the Nile, a well staged impersonation with Cleopatra inspired drama. The act stands out for originality and characterization, while the other six acts blend popular vaudeville elements.
An International club committee led by Joel A Lipscomb Perry Robertson and B Melendez Recio thanked Mexican Consul Esteva for joining the independence celebration. The consul welcomed them warmly and praised the event as honoring Mexico. Secretary Del Valle announced a series of winter entertainments to deepen US Mexico relations with new members joining the club.
S B Johnson of McKinley Avenue Methodist Church was chosen president of the Ministerial union at the YMCA meeting. EK Garfield Johnson of First Church of the Evangelical association was named vice president. No other officer changes. C B Cross reported the city charities formed an amalgamation, advanced by the union’s efforts.
A party of nineteen gypsies traveled through San Antonio en route to a site about 100 miles south. Fresh from a fortune telling expedition in Mexico they carried $8000 to $9000 and spent on two mules, dry goods, shipping arrangements, and took a whole chair car for their next fortune telling tour.
W. W. Pearce, manager at Park and Washington, pleaded guilty to selling a cheaper malted milk from jars blown with Horlick’s label. He was fined $25 and costs. Food Commissioner Bailey aims to stop brand substitution without notification.
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