New Year Greetings and Local Notices Parade
New Year greetings fill post office mail routes with thousands of postal cards headed to Jewish residents and others from out of town. Local items include odd fellows lodge plans in Dallas, a Hallettsville visit by Stephen Gould, Drs Garring and Hatcher handling osteopathy, and dentists McCarty Simpson Manes. A sick unidentified man is hospitalized after police pickup, and barbers Kokich and local artists Fillipone appear in society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arc
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Dallas
Stephen Gould
Hallettsville
Gould
Read Here-a Treat by Henry Van Dike in San Antonio
Lemuel B. C. Josephs will present a reading of House of Rimmon next Wednesday evening September 27 in the Carnegie Library hall under the auspices of the Carnegie Library. This marks his second San Antonio appearance, remembered from a prior engagement with the Woman's Club. Josephs is a noted dramatic teacher and reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
San Antonio
Henry van Dike
House of Rimmon
Lemuel B. C. Josephs
Carnegie Library
Mr. Josephs
Woman's Club
Fire damages incinerator at military post
Fire at the upper military post garbage incinerator caused about 25 damage yesterday afternoon around 4 30. Alarm triggered Acting Fire Chief McSorley and three or four companies responded as flames were checked with minimal main plant damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Military Post
McSorley
Doctors Return to Practice and Executive Back from Trip
Dr. Clarence Warfield will return to resume practice October 2 in the Hicks building. Dr. C. E. Tinkham, dentist, suites 422 in the Moore building. W. B. Tuttle, general manager of the San Antonio Gas and Electric Co., returned yesterday from a lengthy trip through the east and north, his first vacation in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hicks
Clarence Warfield
Hicks
W. B. Tuttle
San Antonio Gas and Electric Company
Felony cases heard by Justice Fisk bonds set
Justice Fisk called several felony cases yesterday and ordered bonds. Andrew Garner faced burglary and theft charges with $500 bonds in two cases, and Charles Cloud was bonded at $500 on the same charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Fisk
Andrew Garner
Charles Cloud
Lewis and Jackson Freed on Bonds in Horse Theft Case
Will Lewis and Claude Jackson charged with stealing a horse and buggy were each bound for trial with Lewis held on $100 bond and Jackson released on his own recognizance. WM. C. TIDTZE announces employment with Mike Goggan at 225 E Houston Street offering tuning and repair services with prior care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lewis
Claude Jackson
Lewis
Jackson
Mike Goggan
Houston Street
WM. C. Tidtze
Tires Guaranteed for 10 000 Miles
F. J. Finck at 225 St. Mary Street offers a guarantee of tires lasting 10 000 miles with protection against blowouts, inviting customer interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Finck
St. Mary Street
Forum Meets Tuesday at the Y M C A in weekly session
The Forum a young men s debating society meets Tuesday evening at the Y M C A with no program aside from the death. Establishing an emergency hospital at the fair grounds completed by the Fair association physicians surgeons will be on duty day and night near the main office with cots medical supplies ambulance service and a corps of nurses. A young boy seeks a prize for a billy goat at fair offices but goats are not on the premium list. A blaze in a rooming house at 701 West Macon Street damages the building and contents about 5200 while a hay fire at 509 South Alamo street is quickly extinguished with unknown origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forum
The
Fair Association
Fair Grounds
International Fair Association
Vance
Macon Street
A. L. Anderson
A. Lowdy
Julius Posert
Alamo Street
Conroys Return From North Vacation and Train Wreck
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Conroy returned from a summer trip to the north and east with time spent at Michigan resorts. They were aboard a train wreck in Michigan but suffered only a severe shaking up and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Conroy
Michigan
Free piano premium with Pasadena Heights lot purchase
Advertises buying a lot in Pasadena Heights with a free premium piano or interior player piano. Offers prices from 350 to 560 with payments as low as 8.00 monthly and applies rental payments to purchase. Promises world class piano brands and a division of used pianos starting at 75. Contact Yor Be Ma at 815 317 Soledad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena Heights
Yor
BE. A
Soledad Street
National Building and Investment buys lumber yard in San Antonio
The National Building and Investment Company acquired the lumber yard and mill at San Marcos and Parrall streets near the I G N tracks for 315000. It plans to use the yard for material in San Antonio home construction, has 100 bungalows under contract with cement foundations, and is building 30 more on its own property. Officers include R N Lambarth president M T Stone vice president and secretary Earnest Felbaum attorney and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Building and Investment Company
San Marcos and
Parrall Streets
San Antonio
R. N. Lambarth
M.T. Stone
Earnest Felbaum
Pyramid Pile Cure promises free samples and cures
Advertisements tout hundreds of testimonials for Pyramid Pile Cure claiming to cure piles at all stages. Readers are urged to mail for a free sample and, if satisfied, to buy boxes at 50 cents from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Steel Trust Prepares to Meet Sherman Antitrust Challenge
United States Steel Corporation ready for government action under the Sherman act. Leaders insist on full compliance as Supreme Court interpretations loom large. Officials say they welcome a trial to prove their charter and practices meet legal standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Great Corporation
United States
Joe Bar Association
Bar Association
George W. Perkins
Washington
Bonaparte
Steel Trust
Washingto
Wickersham
Stanley Committee
Department of Justice
Rainfall slightly eases San Antonio drought
A light shower in San Antonio yesterday afternoon cooled the air and freshened parks but did little to offset the drought. Rainfall total reached 0.01 inches, with suburbs seeing slightly more. The weather bureau cited a 0.11 inch normal for the date, leaving a 0.10 inch deficit and a 2.25 inch monthly shortfall, 9.67 inches since January 1. Temperatures fell from 93 at 2 pm to 80 at 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Beating of OakHurst Mayor Shocks Atlanta
Mayor J H Johnson of Oakhurst is beaten to death by merchant P W Zubec who lies mortally wounded in a local hospital from a pistol duel with Johnson. The incident occurred this afternoon in Atlanta as police investigate motives and sequence of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Isweshene
the Light
Atlanta, Ga
J. H. Johnson
Oakhurst
P. W. Zubec
Johnson
One Partner Guilty on an Arson Charge
Webster county jury convicts George Niese of arson in the Marshfield store fire tied to John Taylor's millinery business. Niese sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Taylor's similar charge pending next week. Mrs Taylor died by suicide after the blaze and accusations escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John Taylor
Marshfield
George Niese
Taylor
Webster County
Niese
el Paso
Texas
Jese
Tulsa
Okla
Blevens Recaptured After Escaping Southwestern Asylum
Jack Blevens, an inmate at the Southwestern Asylum for the Insane, escaped on September 20 and was recaptured in Floresville Wednesday night. He told farmer Eck Reese he sought a knife to cut a watermelon and was kept in the county jail before the asylum authorities were notified. The asylum said he is harmless and had simply walked away, having been an inmate since the asylum’s foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Blevens
Southwestern Asylum For the Insane
Floresville
Blevens
Eck Reese
Reese
Thieves Rob Falls City Saloon in Falls City
Thieves entered Peter Manka’s saloon at Falls City, 15 miles from Floresville, rifling the cash drawer for $50 and taking goods. No arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
Tex
Peter Manka
Falls City
New School of Agriculture Formed at A M College
Special to The Light reports all A M College agriculture related departments form the school of agriculture with BH J Kyle named dean. Walton Poteet elected board president, W L Boyett named state food inspector, A B Conner agronomist, H L McKnight farm and dairy superintendent. Engineering building and dormitory plans authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
Agricultural & Mechanical College
School of Agriculture
BH. J. Kyle
Walton Poteet
Fort Worth
W. A. Trenchmann
Austin
W. L. Boyett
A. B Conner
Chillicothe
Texas Experiment Station
H. L. McKnight
College Farm and Dairy Herd
Experiment Station
Receiver sought for Exposition Park properties in Texas suit
Martin Wright filed in the Seventy third District Court asking for a receiver and sale of Exposition Park and Amusement Company property. He holds a promissory note for 1217.50 secured by deed of trust and chattel mortgage, claims the amount is due and unpaid, and seeks judgment, foreclosure, appointment of a receiver, and sale to satisfy the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Park and Amusement Company
Seventythird District Court
Martin Wright
Austin Bank Clearance Declines From Last Year
Austin bank clearances for the week ending today totaled 1 432 066 dollars, reported by H L Turner manager of the clearing house association, down from 1 531 807 dollars in the same week last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. L. Turner
Clearing House Association
Unfinished Business To Occupy City Council Session
City council slated for a routine session with limited petitions filed. An ordinance to fund September salaries may be presented to avoid delays in warrants. Lipscomb readies second readings on street paving, nuisance declaration for Carter Mullaly Transfer, and sprinkler measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiies
Mauermann
Finance Committee
Lipscomb
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Company
Richter
Young Men’s Club
Parks and Plazas
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East Commerce
J. Harvey Moore
A. R. Beal
Luite
Gunter
R. M. Howe
W. C. Hirzel
Hermann Schuchard
Main Avenue
San Pedro Avenue
S. A. Welding CO
East Commerce St
Fred Hummert
W. Co
Wm. Klappenbach
Garring and Hatcher
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Gunter Building
W. D. McCarty
Moore
Geo. I. McCauley
Hicks Bldg
West Commerce Street
J. W. Simpson
O. B. Manes
Gibbs
Anton Kokich
East
Kokich
Austria
Triest
Brooklyn
John Fillipone
Bexar County Humane Society
Texas State Humane Society
Mackay Building
W. M. Collins
C. E. Tinkham
Moore Building
California
E. J. M. Hopkins
Main Ave
Fowler Brothers’ Land Company
Fowlers
Frost
America
Frio Valley Winter Gardens
Artesian Belt
Fowlerton
Frost Building
B. D. Hatcher
D. G
Fowler Bros.’ Land Co
San Antonio, Tex
P. O
A. & M. College
Exposition Park
Austin Bank
A. R. Westbrook
San Marcos
Savoy
W. F. Reed
S. V. Reed
Rogers
San Antonio Loan & Trust Ga
GO. W. Brackeneidgd
S.coteataee
Ma. Bieibling
Epler Ss
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