Austin Social Notes Highlight Incoming Visitors and Events
Mrs J F Smith and Miss Louise Smith return from Wharton Houston Galveston and Waco. Former State Senator W D Yett and wife arrive and lease a home for winter. Miss Irma Flanagan and Miss Wilma Elliott visit San Antonio. Mrs John Wiest returns from California and Oregon. Dad Carter Wortham visits from Lubbock ranch and will stay with Mrs O D Kirven for high school. John A Lomax back from Corpus Christi. Governor receives invitation from Ray O Weems to Oklahoma State Fair October 1. Young Men's Business Club of Austin plans a large banquet next Wednesday at Knights of Columbus Hall. J C Lindsey leaves for Plano Illinois to attend National Farmers Congress, seeking Texas in next convention.
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The
Young Men's Business Club of
Austin
Knights of Columbus
Hat incident stirs London crowd as Hetherington faces riot charge
On January 15 1797 John Hetherington emerged from a Strand shop in a silk hat described as tall and shiny provoking a mob. He was arrested for inciting a riot and bound over to keep the peace in 2500 dollars. The incident notes public debt per capita at ten dollars seventy four cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hetherington
London
Thomas
Police officer tests knowledge of San Antonio streets
San Antonio police officer J W Satterwhite faced a 25 question city exam. He answered fifteen correctly and eight incorrectly while noting downtown familiarity and weak areas such as schools and charities. The piece includes his responses and a self graded score slightly above sixty.
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San Antonio
J. W. Satterwhite
Missouri
The
Light
Anl
Mr. Satterwhite
Satterwhite
Frisco and
Rock Island
Opera House
Wyeth Hospital
Main Avenue
Tobin Hill
St. Patrick’s Church
van Ness Street
Army Post
Free Clinic
Bonn Avon School
Oakland Street
St. Anthony Seminary
Wasson School
Citizens’ Bank & Trust Company
Gunter Hotel
Glenwood
Booker
Pecan Street
Argyle
Alamo Heights
Swearingen
Houston Street
Alamo Plaza
Prudential Life
Market Street
Main Plaza
Muncev
Hays Street
Government Hill
Krempkau
San Pedro Springs
Denver
Utica Street
Fourteenyearold fills pulpit at Temple Beth El
Alfred N. Sack a San Antonio student, aged fourteen, read the Hebrew service at Temple Beth El in Rabbi Marks absence. He conducted five services recently, learning through private instruction and expressing no ambition to become a rabbi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Sack
Temple Beth- el
Rabbi Samuel Marks
Rabbi Marks
Alfred N. Sack
Temple
Dr. Marks
Inquiries on Claudia Passage and local missions
The text locates Claudia Passage and the Protestant Home for the Aged on the asylum road south of the Southwestern Insane Asylum. It lists missions reachable by car lines including the Chapel of the Miracles on Ruiz street and Mission Concepcion two miles south, plus Missions San Jose four and a half miles south and accessible by walking from Hot Wells line. It notes Mission San Juan seven miles south with no car line and Mission Espada seven miles south with no car line.
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Claudia
Asylum
Chapel of the Miracles
Ruiz Street
West End
Mission Conception
Mission San Jose
Hot Wells
Mission San Juan
Mission Bespeda
Army officers and staff shuffle after Camp Perry events
Major R A Brown to temporarily serve as inspector general. Major Alonzo Gray stays hospitalized at Fort Sam Houston after an operation with improved condition. Lt C R Wilson finishes border geodetic mapping near Navidad Texas and returns to Fort Sam Houston. Colonel James Parker returns to Fort Sam Houston after leave at Fischers Isle Newport. Mrs Parker to join soon. Captain William H Clapton Jr grants 20 days leave. Colonel William S Scott returns via Oklahoma after Camp Perry shoot and militia camp inspections.
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R. A. Brown
Southern Department
Alonzo Gray
Fort Sam Houston
C. R. Wilson
Navidad
Texas
Geodetical Department
James Parker
Fort Sam Jjouston
Fischer’s Isle
Long Island Sound
Newport
Parker
William H. Clapton Jr
Thirteenth Cavalry
Camp Perry
William 8. Scott
Bureau of Militia Affairs
Oklahoma
Ancient Eggs Taste Fine
Washington reports a new preservative called Ovo Conservator to protect eggs for nine months without affecting freshness or aroma. Consul Mansfield in Zurich notes its adhesive liquid formula uses easily obtained ingredients. Separately, South Africa’s union parliament considers a railway bill proposing 796 miles of lines at an estimated cost of $13,290,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
Mansfield
Zurich
British Trade Commissioner For
South Africa
How to Keep Face Young and Attractive
An article advises avoiding fear of aging and using physician endorsed preventives. It promotes nightly application of mercorized wax as cold cream to rejuvenate the complexion and claims one ounce suffices to restore youthful skin. It also suggests a face bath made from saxomite dissolved in hazel to reduce wrinkles.
Obituary Girolamo Tomassi 52 in San Antonio hospital
Girolamo Tomassi, 52, died at 12 45 pm yesterday at a local hospital. A native of Rome, he had resided in San Antonio for eighteen years. The body is being held by Zizik Undertaking Company. Advices from relatives. In Austin, secretary of state issued charters for El Paso Jewish Relief Society of El Paso, Pur pose charitable. Texas Mercantile Company of Santa Anna, 20000 capital. Skidmore Cash Store of Skidmore, 6000 capital. Incorporators listed.
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Austin
Tex
el Paso Jewish Relief Society of
el Paso
A.A. Kline
M. Zielonka
A. Schwartz
Texas Mercantile Company of
Santa Anna
Coleman County
Capital
L. V. Stockard
W. L. Fisher
A. R. Kirkpatrick
Skidmore Cash Store
Skidmore
Bee County
Capital Stock
Andrew Horn
W. H. Bennett
G. A. Gage
Miss Mary Wilson Ill With Appendicitis in Washington
Miss Mary Wilson, second daughter of Secretary William B. Wilson, is seriously ill in a Washington hospital with appendicitis. An operation has been performed and recovery is slower than hoped. She had been expected to debut in Washington society this season. Shrimp for fishing at the Riverside Restaurant.
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Washington, D. C
Mary Wilson
Secretary of Labor
William B. Wilson
Washington Hospital
Wilson
Washington
Garbage collection schedule to test new city plan
Mayor Brown backs a new street cleaning plan directed by Louis Rubiola to test a timed garbage wagon route system. The aim is to publish daily street lists, improve service, and curb litter while inviting public cooperation if drivers miss scheduled days.
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Louis Rubiola
Brown
Passenger arrivals fillSan Antonio hotels with notable guests
John M Green of Cotulla J J Wolt of Chicago H Head of Pleasanton Lew F Berger of Dallas F A Blevins of Dallas K D Steadiey of Carthage W T Jones Jr of Houston M Mears of Victoria J K Weston of Cuero M I Martin of Laredo T C Farmer Jr of Houston Y G Woodall of Fort Worth Mr and Mrs P C Middlebrook Pleasanton Co W Nimon of Gainesville H B Daugherty of Bartlett H A Dey of Dallas J C McGil of Alice W Rex Yates of New York J Lt Barton of Dallas J J Heathcock Bur dette Wells H H Harris of New York L Hank of Sutherland Springs James Hopson of Dallas Louis Gardner of Waco L A Mikeska of Mikeska Tex James Hopson of Dallas H J Sarr of New York T T Terrell of Houston Co H Rowe Waco C W Washbourne of Denver Cola Felix Lee of Dallas GF Dunn of Fort Worth A McFarland Dallas David Proctor of Victoria F L Gaechen of New Orleans.
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F. A. Blevins
Dallas
I& An
Savoy
K. D. Steadiey
Carthage
Crockett
W. T. Jones Jr
Houston
Menger
M. Mears
Victoria
Bexar Hotel
J. K. Weston
Cuero
Bowie
M. I. Martin
Laredo
Gunter Hotel
T. C. Farmer Jr
Bt. Anthony
Y. G. Woodall
Fort Worth
Bayou
P. C. Middlebrook
Pleasanton
San Antonio
Crockett Hotel
W. Nimon
Gainesville
H. B. Daugherty
Bartlett
Boxer Hotel
H. A. Dey
J. C. McGil
Alice
Gunter
W. Rex Yates
New York
St. Anthony
J. Lt. Barton
Savoy Hotel
J. J. Heathcock
Burdette Wells
H. H. Harris
Menger Hotel
Hank
Sutherland Springs
Bexar
James H. Hopson
Louis Gardner
Waco
L. A. Mikeska
Mikeska
Tex
James Hopson
H. J. Sarr
St. Anthony Hotel
C. W. Washbourne
Denver
Cola
Bowie Hotel
Felix Lee
GF. Dunn
St. Anthony. Co
A. McFarland
David Proctor
the Crockett Hotel
F. L. Gaechen
New Orleans
Harlandale Hot Water Baths Draw San Antonio Patrons
San Antonio readers laud Harlan dale Hot Water Baths for superior minerals and complete sanitary setup. Patrons say courteous staff and proven cures draw daily crowds from other springs, with a booklet on medicinal properties available free. Visit Harlan dale Bath House.
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Harlandale
Arkansas
Martin
San Antonio
Harlan
Harlandale Bath House
Brookshire Paroled From Juarez Jail After Intercession
Secretary of State Bryan reports John Brookshire, a Texas citizen held in Juarez jail, has been released on parole per a telegram from the Juarez consul stating the case will not be called. A similar message came from C. W. Journey to Senator Culberson.
Former San Antonian Killed in El Paso Yard Fall
James Biddleon, a Santa Fe yards switchman, died after a fall from the top of a freight car in El Paso. Accompanied by his widow and 10 year old son, his body was taken to San Antonio for burial.
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EL Paso
Tex
James B,dleon
San Antonio
Kindleo
Santa Fe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central Trust Company
Bond Department
J. C. Terrell
Austin, Tex
J. F. Smith
Louise Smith
Wharton
Galveston
W. D. Yett
Marble Falls
Clarence Miller
Irma Flanagan
Wilma Elliott
John Wiest
California
Oregon
Dad Carter Wortham
Wortham Ranch
Lubbock
O. D. Kirven
John A. Lomax
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Corpus Christi
Ray O. Weems
Oklahoma State Fair Association
Young Men's League of Democratic Clubs
J. C. Lindsey
Department of Agriculture
Plano
Ill
National Farmers’ Congress
Lindsey
the Better Opticians
H. C. Rees Optical Co
Commerce Street
Anowg
Cones
National Hygiene Review
Riverside
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Chesterfield
Earl & Wilson
Fomby-Jones Company
East
Emmeline Pankhurst
United States
America
Hart Schafer & Marz
John M. Green
Cotulla
J. J. Wolt
Chicago
H. Head
Lew F. Berger
Daliaa
Warner
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