Master Bakers and Retail Merchants Seek Federal Probe
The Master Bakers Association and the Retail Merchants Association plan a mass meeting in San Antonio to urge a federal investigation of rising food prices. Secretary I W Pflughaupt and Secretary Grasso say a resolution will call on allied groups to join a protest to the government over wheat and grain price hikes.
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Master Bakers’ Association
Retail Grocers’ Association
Retail Merchants of
San Antonio
Retail Merchants’ Association
I. W. Pflughaupt
Allf
Grasso
Merchants’ Association
National Grocers’ Association
Caruso to Sing 30 Buenos Aires Opera Shows
Enrico Caruso signs a contract for thirty performances at the Colon opera house in Buenos Aires this summer. He will receive 200000 dollars, about 86666 per show, more than twice his Metropolitan salary, and likely the largest season payoff for an opera singer.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Italy
Buenos Aires
Colon Opera House
Metropolitan
Fifteen City Officers Dismissed Amid Court Ruling
Chief Lancaster ordered by Mayor Brown to dismiss fifteen men deemed by Judge Tayloe not de facto or de jure officers. Stars and equipment must be surrendered. Vacancies will be filled by the commissioner as affected names include Bass Kohr Hobbs Neals Eason Beadle Workman Moore Schaffenberg Autrey and others.
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Brown
Lancaster
G. Tayloe
Uhr
Steves
R. Bass
Joe Kohr
W. Hobbs
George Neals
B. Eason
Tom Beadle
Fred Workman
Green Moore
M. L. Moore
T. C. Schafenberg
George Autrey
Whistle Lost Then Found On Bluff Line Train
A Bluff line passenger engine near Hettick Illinois blew its whistle away after passing through Hettick. The train paused while the conductor went back to retrieve the missing whistle. Passengers helped search and found the whistle further along and reinstalled it, and the southbound train resumed.
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Hettick, Ill
Bluff Line
Hettick
Dad" Jones
Truck Growers Seek Hearings on Refrigeration Abuses
Roy Campbell and about 1000 truck growers in Southwest Texas filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington against the Frisco Refrigerating Company and the St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico railroad lines. They seek pre cooling rights and initial icing at their own risk, with a hearing set for San Antonio and relief similar to that granted California Fruit Growers’ Association last year. Frank H. Wash expects a decision within ten days.
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Frisco
St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico
San Antonio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Roy Campbell
Texas
Frank H. Wash
Commission
California Fruit Growers’ Association
Wash
Worthless-check suspect held in Devine
A young white man from Devine Texas was jailed Thursday afternoon by Clary Detectives Harvey and Proudfoot on six counts of passing worthless checks. Investigators expect more bogus checks to surface within about 24 hours before possible transfer to county authorities.
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Devine
Tex
Clary
Harvey and
Proudfoot
Judge Lowther Returns From Southern Trip
Judge George Lowther of the corporation court has returned from a visit to Memphis Tennessee. He also traveled to Mobile and New Orleans during the trip.
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Lowther
George Lowther
Corporation Court
Memphis
Tenn
Mobile
New Orleans
Stolen Horse Arrests and City Police Notes
Two Mexican youths, 17 and 18, were arrested by Officer Neal on horse theft charges after a horse and buggy were taken from 1119 Menchaca Street. The suspects were found driving the outfit on the city’s west side and jailed. A prowler alarm at 913 Dallas Street led to a pistol shot by Mrs. Rahn, but no suspect was found.
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Karnes City
Ruhnke and Guerra
Neal
J. E Bubble
Menchaca Street
Len
Rockett Street
BE. Rahn
Dallas Street
Persia at San Antonio Circus Pageant Opens Oct 14
Barnum Bailey presents Per sia or the Pageants of the Thousand and One Nights in San Antonio on Saturday October 14. The show features 1250 characters wearing 3500 costumes and accompanied by 350 instrumentalists in a lavish Oriental display.
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Sheherizade
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Persia
San Antonio
Barnum & Batley
Arabian Nights Spectacle Debuts In City Arena
The performance features forty richly caparisoned elephants bearing oriental princesses, 500 blooded horses of Arabian strain, and a caravan of 30 camels. The lavish scene, identical to the Madison Square Garden first production, promises kaleidoscopic brilliancy at the current show.
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Orient
Desert
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Obituary Kendall Fellowes dies at 35 in New York City
Kendall Fellowes died in New York City on September 27 from inflammation of the brain. He was 35, sole son of the late Eugene J. Fellowes and grandson of George Wilkins Kendall and Mrs. B. F. Dane. Educated at the Cornwall-on-the-Hudson military academy, he served in the Spanish-American War as a bugler, rose to sergeant, was wounded, and received honorable mention and a medal. Funeral services will be held Friday in New York at the Church of the Heavenly Rest and interment will be in Boerne cemetery.
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Kendall Fellowes
New York City
Eugene J. Fellowes
George Wilkins Kendall
B. F. Dane
Military Academy
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Spokane
New York
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Boerne Cemetery
Funeral for Frances Edward West Veterans’ unit member
The funeral for Frances Edward West 19 of the Texas Field Hospital Company No 1 was held at 3 pm Friday September 29 from Ludwig Undertaking chapel. It was a military service conducted by Rev Father Fletcher of St Marys Church with burial in St Marys cemetery. Survived by brother George P West an uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Thomas H Philips and cousin Ford Philips of San Antonio.
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Frances Edward West
Texas Field Hospital Company No. 1
Brownsville
Ludwig Undertaking Company
Father Fletcher
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
West
George P. West
Thomas H. Philips
Ford Philips
San Antonio
Italian native dies in San Antonio sanitarium
Louis Turano aged 27 died at 10 am Friday in a San Antonio sanitarium. He was born in Italy and had lived in the city twelve years. He is survived by his widow and a young child. A funeral will be held at 4 pm from 614 North San Saba Street with interment at San Fernando.
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Louis Turano
San Antonio Sanitarium
Italy
San Ntonio
San Saba Street
San Fernando Cemetery
Judge Sends Unaddressed Package Mistaken for Book
Milwaukee court scene unfolds as a former federal judge, Jenkins, plans to mail a book to a Maine recipient but leaves it unaddressed. A cigars mail bundle arrives for the judge and is mistakenly sent to Maine with the book, creating a mix up in the federal building.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Jenkins
Federal
Maine
John
Seguin Day at Guadalupe Fair Opens With Record Gate
Seguin Texas September 29 Attendance at the Guadalupe County Fair surpassed expectations with gate receipts over ten thousand. A special train from Gonzales brought visitors while Seguin Day paused local business at noon. Jockey injuries were minor as two racing events were delayed. Officials plan facility upgrades as judging wraps up today. A notable exhibit highlights the colored community led by J W Wesley. Prominent guests including Senator H B Terrell and C M Cureton praised the fair. A barbecue on the Guadalupe riverbanks honored the officials.
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Seguin
Tex
Yestersday
Guadalupe County
Gonzales
Yesterda
J. W. Wesley
H. B. Terrell
C. M. Cureton
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Caruso
Duliiig Printing Company
Richter
Perkins
Gibbs
Dr. Foster
Gibbs Bldg
Vineta
Hermann Svs
Cappuyns’ Orchestra
White
Myrtle Inman
Aare
R. E. Moss
B. E. Witte
All Grocers
Bexar
Willett Orch
Kehoe Loan Co
Horace E. Wison
State Bank
Tan
F. F. Dalley Co.,ltd
Buffalo, N. Y
Houston
Uhr, Lambert
Garland
P. Brown
Gunter Bldg
Clarence Warfield
Hicks
Trans Jewelry Co
Alamo Plaza
J. F
Rk. H. Ward
Bedell Building
O'Connell Loan Co
Houston St
Curry & C
Swearingen
Cademy Hall
Navarro
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Guadalupe Fair
Henry
Omar
Indianapolis Star
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