Notable Guests and Arrivals at San Antonio Hotels
A long list of visitors checks into city hotels including c B Smith Fort Worth at the St Anthony W W Powers Fort Worth at the Gunter D Finnan Dallas at the Crockett T L Williams Houston among arrivals at the Bexar M Finkelstein Houston stopping at the Crockett J B Bennett Dallas among guests registered at the Savoy B C Caldwell New Orleans stopping guests at the Crockett Co L Mercer Rockport registered Bowie M L Johnson Nixon arri val at the Bexar M L Gary Dallas stopping at the Gunter W L Geer W L Wharton Waco guests at the Gunter S B Robertson Dallas registered at the St Anthony Ernest Wiggins Washington DC stopping at the St Anthony A R Atkinson Southern Pacific agent leaves for Houston on inspection trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Smith
Fort Worth
St. Anthony
W. W. Powers
Gunter
D. & Finnan
Dallas
Crockett
T. L. Williams
Houston
Bexar
T. L. Kirclins
Giddings
Tex
Bowie
Arthur C. Payne
Mexico City
Menger
J. B. Bennett
Savoy
B. C. Caldwell
New Orleans
Caleb Smith
Port Lavaca
Co. L. Mercer
Rockport
M. L. Johnson
Nixon, Tex
M. L. Gary
Theo F. Binnie
Edinburgh
Scotland
Mr. Binnie
Scotch-American Mortgage Company
W. L. Geer
W. L. Wharton
Waco
City
S. B. Robertson
W. A. Winters
Devine
E. BE. Rogers
Ernest Wiggins
Washington, D. C
H A. Holt
Brownsville
Bowle
G. Marks
Springfield
W. A. Dallas
Eagle Lake
G. H. Johnson
A. F. Phillips
Uvalde
Miss Adelaide
Seline
Helen Nanning
Terrell
L. Dickson
Monterey
Mex
L. W. Martin
St. Louis
H. R. Davis
Tampico
A. R. Atkinson
Southern Pacific
Building Permits Granted for Dwellings and Additions
McCarty applies for a four room dwelling on Sandmeyer street valued at 700 dollars. Aloise Mueller files eight room dwelling on Pereida street valued at 2500 dollars. Mrs. Bertha Morris seeks a one room addition on Denver boulevard valued at 126 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. McCarty
Sandmeyer Street
Aloise Mueller
Pereida Street
Bertha Morris
Denver Boulevard
Careful Watch on Finances a Kept by Jones
Mayor A H Jones has drafted a full statement of expenditures and appropriations to keep San Antonio within the June budget of 1 200503 for the year ending 1918. The contingent fund stands at 63025 38 after anticipated transfers and ongoing asphalt and street work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Jones
San Antonio
Market Street
South Alamo Street
Jones
Salinas Street
Brackenridge Park
Dolorosa Street
Quincy and
Olive
Potter’s
Eads
Roosevelt
Ods
Scots Vcens Ee
Borg Vnecciedas Teuenas Res
Obd
River Avenue
Olive Street
Charles F. A. Hummel
Mandrill with Big Circus Appearance in Barnum Bailey Show
Feature describing a rare black-faced African man in the Barnum and Bailey circus. The piece likens the animal to a rainbow palette and a Sunday newspaper supplement blown by the breeze, noting it as a first of its kind in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Salazar Quits Rebels and Flees Across Border
Salazar deserts rebel cause and crosses into Mexico. The report notes Maximo Bello’s ten day raiding spree near Orizaba, including the kidnapping of a wealthy married woman and a judge from Peria, Vera Cruz, for whom they defended Tansom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salazar
Aguilar
Maximo Bello
Orizaba
Peria
Vera
Neutrality Violation Charges Involving Madero Regime
In Douglas Arizona R H McDonald and D J Mahoney waived examination and were held for bond on charges of violating neutrality laws linked to a June plot to blow up bridges on the Mexican Central railroad. The case ties to E L Carpenter a former secret agent for the Madero government now jailed in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Madero
Mexican Central Railroad
Orozco
Bachimba
el Paso
McDonald
Mahoney
B. 5
O'Reilly
Tex
BE. L. Carpenter
Aguilar Defection Sparks Mild Reactions in Mexico City
In Mexico City on September 26, Gen Heginia Aguilar, once said to command a rebel force on the Puebla Oaxaca frontier, defection prompts jokes rather than alarm. Estimates of his force range from 200 to 2000 men as reports place him in Vera Cruz towns shouting support for Calero. Manuel Calero denies knowledge of Aguilar’s moves and plans to return to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Heginia Aguilar
Federal Army
Puebla
Oaxaca
Aguilar
Orozco
Vera Cruz
Imparcial
Viva Calero
Republic
Manuel Calero
Washington
Orozco Sr. Wanted in Chihuahua Telegram Sent
Governor Colquitt received a telegram from Chihuahua asking that the elder Orozco be held for theft and robbery. The message was sent to Sheriff Peyton Edwards in El Paso County for action, but officials fear Orozco may be in federal hands and state action could be limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orozco Sr
Chihuahua
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Mexico
Orozco
Peyton Edwards
el Paso
De La Fuente Released After Extradition Time Limit
Col. David de la Fuente, artiller chief under General Orozco, was freed in El Paso as extradition proceedings expired after forty days. The Mexican consul who helped arrest him admitted lack of proof to present. In Tiangistango, Zapatista rebels were driven from the town by government forces led by Col. Jasso and federal troops returned to control. Looting occurred before retreat, with houses burned and reports of abducted young women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de la Fuente
EL Paso
Tex
Col
David de la Fuente
Tiangistango
Mex
Zapatistas
Jasso
Real estate transfers including several San Antonio block sales
A string of property transactions records in 1912 showing transfers by various owners and companies. Notable deeds include F J and B J Miller to Home Building and Investment Co for lot 9 block 1 Halliday addition, and LA Post and Anna Louise Post to J P Ward for north half of lot 6 block 12 New City block 409 Martin street, among others in Los Angeles Heights and Alamo Heights. Amounts range from 200 to 14625 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J
B J. Miller
Home Building and Investment Company
New City
Halliday Addition
C. Co
L. Berry
Frank J. Miller
Los Angeles Heights
Mary E. Chambers
M. Standifer Et al
C. A. Goeth
J. Ex. Webb
New City Block
J. A. Raby
Hillyer-Deutsch- Jarratt Company
Lakeview Gardens
J. G. Newton
J. D. Burgin
Hillcrest Addition
Alamo Heights Co
Charles Koch
Alamo Heights
Riverside Land & Improvement Co
Breed
Riverside Park Addition
A. N
Henrietta Haliday
Henry Lozano
Morales Street
Grace Deadrich
Johnson City State
Rosedale Arks
PILES Cure Promises Quick Relief and Attracts Buyers
An advertisement touts PILES cure with claims to absorb tumors and stop itching instantly. It offers immediate relief as a poultice and lists mail orders at 50 cents or one dollar, with Sela via A. M. Fischer for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Fischer
Kavanaugh Re-elected President of Deep Waterways Association
Illness kept Missouri Governor Hadley from speaking at the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways convention in Little Rock. William K. Kavanaugh of St. Louis was re elected president. other officers named were Col. E. Conway of Chicago S. O. Neely of Memphis and C. H. Enis of New Orleans with a board including Tucker Oklahoma Houston Texas Farmer Tennessee and Glenn Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kavanaugh
Deep Waterways Association
Gets
Little Rock
Ark
H. 8. Hadley
Missouri
Thomas H. Lovelace
Association
Peoria
Ill
William K. Kavanaugh
St. Louis
The
New Orleans
T. Tucker
Oklahoma
A. J. Houston
Texas
T. H. Farmer
Tennessee
D. A. Glenn
Marconi Injured In Automobil Accident Near Borghetto
In Spezia Italy Sept 26 William Marconi inventor of wireless telegraphy suffered a head wound eye injury and bruises after a collision near Borghetto. His wife escaped harm and tended him through the night. King Victor Emmanuel expected to visit Marconi today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spezia
Italy
William Marconi
Borghetto
Marconi
Victor Emmanuel
Mr. Marconi
Free theater seats offered to readers by The Light
The Light will award 21 free tickets for the Old Homestead at the Grand opera house next Wednesday. Readers answer five questions about The Light and the newspaper business for a chance to win prizes including box seats and orchestra seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Light
Grand Opera House
San Antonio Light
Texas
San Antonio
Old Homestead
America
Light Office
Want Ad Department
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Fletcher
Adaee Astor
Chas. H. Fletcher
Oeacon
OA d
Centaur Company
Murray Strcet
New York City
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
Ohio
Central
Williams
Tite West Commerce St
Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology
Heberer
Water Street
Milwaukee
Hadley
W.M. Bloeker
Nielsen- Maurer Optical Company
L. P. Nielsen
G. A. Maurer
Optician
Ave
Gibbs
Reliable Union Partness
West Commerce
Union Painless Dentists
West Commerce St
Spears CO
Losoya Street
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