Special Notices of City Funds For Quarter Ending August 31 1916
Financial summary of city funds for the quarter ending August 31 1916. Reports show balances on hand, receipts by City Collector, transfers to cemetery and sinking funds, and warrants issued across multiple funds including library hospital building street paving and sewer bonds. Notable figures include balances of 128 097.69 and 340 692.12 across accounts with warrants Nos. 1151 1152 1153 to 1336 issued during the quarter.
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Treasury
New Mission Cemetery
Jug
City of
Plumbing and Sewer Inspection
General Fund
Treasurer Board Library Trustees
Intercat
San Antonio City Debt Report Three Months Ended Aug 31 1916
City records show transfers to sinking funds for storm sewer bonds hospital building bonds and incinerator bonds, plus balances in treasury. The statement also lists unbonded indebtedness, general fund warrant activity, and city collector receipts for 1914 and 1916 funds, with certifications by City Auditor Hummel, City Clerk Fries, and Taxation Commissioner Garland.
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Treasury
San Antonio
AS. F. A. Hummel
Bath
Fred Fries
J. F. Garland
System of British education changed under Crewe plan
Under Earl of Crewe the board of education is preparing a postwar reform aimed at aligning youth study with industrial needs. The program stresses science applied to industry and language study to aid trade, with three committees formed to address education up to age 16, science, and languages, and a push to restore those displaced by war.
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Associated Press
London
Earl of Crewe
Board of Education
Herbert Lewis
House of Commons
England
Crefij
Inside Bath Habit: Hot Water and Limestone Powder Raved as Cure
The piece promotes drinking real hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to "flush" the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Proponents claim it cleanses the body of previous day waste and toxins, prevents illness, and improves overall health with minimal cost.
Germans Not Starving at Home Says Dutch Doctor
Amsterdam report by Dr. Zeehandelaar of the Dutch Army Medical Service describes visits to Berlin including Wannsee Lake and eating habits. He notes food is dearer but not scarce and Germans retain stamina despite some privation. He discusses detentions of entente medical personnel and potential Geneva issues.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Zeehandelaar
Berlin
Wannsee Lake
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Germany
France
Russia
Dandruff Remedy Claim Promises Hair Restoration
An old newspaper squib touts a home remedy to cure dandruff by applying four ounces of liquid argon nightly. It claims scalp itching will cease and hair will look better after several applications, asserting the treatment is inexpensive and universally effective.
Buck Mountain yields season’s largest deer found near Exla
Robert Sloan of Exlamath Falls, Ore., bagged the season’s biggest buck on Buck Mountain. The 223 pound dressed deer bears a missing toe on its left front foot, matching Sloan’s long hunted quarry after eight years of tracking its tracks each season.
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Exlamath Falls
Ore
Robert Sloan
Buck Mountain
Sloan
Carrier Pigeons Link German Front Lines
Reports from the Somme area describe German carrier pigeon stations along the lines in France. Trained pigeons kept in trenches serve as an emergency link when other communications fail. Messages are written on small paper and sealed in aluminum containers on the birds’ legs.
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Associated Press
Somme
France
Sutherland Springs Sunday Service Ad
60 cents Sutherland Springs every Sunday 8 15 a m Southert Pacific Lines Adv.
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Sutherland Springs
Southert Pacific Lines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Race Tax Fund
Judgment Fund
Commerce Street Widening Fund
General
Tate
Sinking Fund Improvement District NO. 10
Bond Investment Account Sinking Fund Improvement District NO
Sinking Fund Improvement District NO
Sinking Fund Improvement District NO. 15
Library Fund
Sanitary Sewer Fund
Police and Fire Station Fund
Bridge Fund
Bond Investment Account
General Sinking Fund
Sinking Fund Improvement District NO. 1
Sinking Fund Improvement District NO. 2
Sinking Fund Improvement District NO. 3
Storm Sewer Fund
Hospital Building Fund
Diring
Honda
Sansa Fund
Eereceres
Especial Fund
Alexander Heights Sewer Fund
General Fond
Spectal
Leeeee
Eccesssseees Ccess
Maihionedge Oll
Basic Tax
Macys
California
VIA
Santa Fe
West Commerce St
H. Y. Williams
Travis
The
East Houston
Galveston
Golden California
Los Angeles
South America
Havana
Panama
New York
China
Mexico
Japan
Honolulu
Amine
A. R. Atkinson
Wie
Houston Street
Gunter Hotel
St. Louis
San Antonio & Aransas
Corpus Christi
Traiis
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