Texas State Teachers meet in San Antonio December
Special to The Light Austin Dec 9 Prof A N McCallum announces the next annual Texas State Teachers association meeting will be in San Antonio December 27 28 29 and the Superintendents and Principals session December 26 27 with a full program of papers discussions and officers elections at the high school and Beethoven Hall plus notes on reduced rail rates and visitor assistance.
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Austin
Tex
A. N. McCallum
Associaton
Texas State Teachers’sociation
Antonio
Exas State Teachers
Beethoven Hall
W. J. Knox
San Antonio
Teachers Meeting Program for Three Day Session
The document lists the three day program for a teachers association meeting to be held December 27 to 29. It details opening and keynote talks by superintendents and professors from San Antonio Denton Dallas Baylor Texas University including topics on boards finances life of Col Prather and later sessions on primary teaching English teacher preparation city superintendent roles uniform study courses and music education. It notes section meetings in the high school and names county superintendents and chairs.
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L. L. Pugh
Houston
J. A. Monroe
Paris
County Institute
F. P. Guenter
Hallettsville
Stella Anderson
Waco
8. M. Mosby
Dallas
Sarah S. King
San Antonio
W. D. House
Florence R. Brooke
Austin
Effie Graves
F. W. Simmonds
University of Texas
Annie Jary
Texas Hisere
G. Littlejohn
Galveson
O. A. Wansten
Ernest McAnelly
Jaco
Margaret Culbertson
Cree T. Work
Denton
E. Augusta Durant
N. S. Hunsden
Wm. Shumway
W. G. Smiley
J.B. Hubbard
Belton
Thos. Fletcher
Temple
H. A. Carr
J. B. Pearce
Trinity, University
Texas Colleges and Universities
B. H. Carroll, Jr
T. S. Clyce
Sherman
H. Y. Benedict
J. B. Eskridge
Teachers’ Association
Wednesse
Beethoven
L. B. Wolfe
J. Jones
Salado
Music
J. L. Carlisle
J. L. Long
W. L. Prather
W. S. Sutton
J. W. Cantwell
Corsicana
H. L. Hargrove
Baylor University
J. E. Blair
Texas State Normal
WY. M. Fulton
Cleburne
C. Wilson
Huntsville
A. W. Birdwell
Tyler
C. A. Summers
Porter Newman
Crockett
Real Bargains at N Becker Jewelry Sale
N Becker at 315 West Commerce Street announces a large sale of reliable jewelry. The San Antonio jeweler, with fifteen years in business, offers bona fide reductions due to overstock. Holiday shoppers can save a large percentage as goods are clearly marked. Store open 9 a.m. Monday and runs through the holidays.
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N. Becker
West
Commerce Street
Mr. Becker
San Antonio
Holliday
Sewing machines for rent and repair and phonographs offered
M J Hewitt at 110 West Commerce Street advertises sewing machines for rent and repair services and a full line of Edison phonographs and Victor Talking Machine records with Edison phonographs repair offered.
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Son
Edison Phonograph
Victor
Edison
Garden Street Stables and Grace Church Notices
The safest and best horses and finest carriages at Garden Street Stables with phone 212 exist. Grace English Evangelical Lutheran church on Avenue E and Fifth Street lists Rev J C Pelger as pastor living 417 Ninth Street old phone 1962. Sunday school at 9 30 a m Sunday morning services at 10 30. Sunday night preaching at 7 30 with sermon on The Fourth Commandment.
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Garden Street Stables
Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Avenue E
Fifth Street
J.C. Pelger
Ninth Street
Old Phone
Wills and the wisdom of estate planning in history
The London Standard notes famous cases of writers and judges who died intestate or left flawed wills. It cites Ben Jonson Dryden and Isaac Newton as examples of misfortune from estate neglect and quotes Lord Coke on wills' constructions. The piece mentions Sir Samuel Romilly Chief Baron Thompson and Bradley the conveyancer to illustrate legal will mistakes.
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Ben Jonson
Dryden
Sir Isaac Newton
Bacon
Butler
Westminster Abbey
Lord Coke
H. Halford
Canning
Henry
Samuel Romilly
Baron Thompson
Bradley
Lord Thurlow
London Standard
Foreign Etiquette Across Nations: Odd Manners and Rules
A London Mail piece compares cultural etiquette quirks across countries. It cites French, German, English, and Hungarian practices from manners to household items like hairbrushes, noting what is considered rude or insulting in each culture.
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Germany
Hungary
London Mail
Marine Leapers. Notable leaps of tarpon and tuna in sea
The article highlights sea leapers like the tarpon or silver king, famed in Florida waters, with leaps powerful enough to place a four foot fish in a captain's lap. It also notes Pacific tuna leaping up to several hundred pounds, turning midair and spraying foam over large areas as they jump.
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Florida
St. Johns
Pacific
Monkey With Spectacles at Breslau Zoo
A spider monkey at Breslau Zoological Garden underwent cataract surgery and soon wore spectacles. After a long healthy period it grew quiet, was examined, and treated. within a month the monkey was fitted with eyeglasses and wore them with gravity.
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Breslau Zoological Garden
Zoo
Eye Hospital
Family Feud Over Age Ends With Shocking Accusation
Two women argued over their ages when one woman finally broke the dispute with a confession. She claimed she never knew her mother who deserted her as a baby and hinted the other woman might be the heartless parent. The exchange turned deadly as tensions escalated and led to a fatal confrontation.
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Gear
Poetry’s Beauty Shines in a Grand Art Show
A lyrical tribute notes poetry as the central art, with painting, architecture, and music as its handmaids. The piece praises the lavish display and the illumination it brings to a society, inviting audiences of all ages to attend this cultured showcase.
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Srts
Charlotte Cushman
George and Kitty Hear Proposal Plans From Father
George struggles to propose to Kitty and asks for help. Kitty suggests asking her father for permission, saying George has finished with her, then directs him to pursue the formal Talk. The scene centers on hesitation, family influence, and social customs surrounding marriage.
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George
Kitty
Papa
Quotation on Spite and Reputation in Penn Verse
A brief epigraph-like remark notes that some men begrudge others a good name while seeking one for themselves. The line suggests motives of envy and personal reputation. It frames a moral observation attributed to Penn.
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Penn
Fitzsimmons Prank Set On Sail During Ocean Yacht Venture
The piece recalls Roberto Fitzsimmons staging a practical joke on a yacht trip with his wife, sister Theo, and others. The victim was aboard a 16 by 7 craft when Fitz attempted a fake drowning, escaping with a splash while others watched as he struggled in the water.
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Pacific
Robert Fitzsimmons
Gym Bagey
Fitz
Roberto
Gus Ruhlin
Bergen Beach
Geof Thorn
Thorn
Geof
Fits
Vic
Theo. Percy. Williams
Colonial
Orpheum
George Dawson
Chicago Athletic Club
Mr. Fitz
Prince Albert
Banjo
Mr.Williams
Mr. Dawson
Tin Roof and Gut Repair by G W Pillsbury
G W Pillsbury offers Tin Roof and Gut repairs and new work. Located at 324 South Flores Street with a new phone number 785 for contact.
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G. W. Pillsbury
South Flores Street
Christmas at the Russian Embassy
Grace Porter Hopkins describes a Christmas Eve gathering at the Russian embassy where Mademoiselle Rosen and classmates join Madame in a festive night. The event includes early service at the embassy chapel and marriage fortune games using jewelry and water in a dish, reflecting traditional Russian holiday customs.
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Madame
Embassy Chapel
Washington
Grace Porter Hopkins
San Antonio Fire Department Ordinance on Staffing and Pay
The 1905 ordinance prescribes one Chief, two Assistant Chiefs, and up to fifty six firemen plus twenty call men, with salaries for the Chief at 1800 annually, First Assistant Chief 1400, Second Assistant Chief 1000, firemen up to 75 monthly, and call men up to 10 monthly. Commissions must be issued by the Mayor. only commissioned personnel receive pay. All conflicting ordinances are repealed.
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Fire Department
City of
San Antonio
Council
Bryan Longs
Frank Cassiano
San Antonio City Police Pay Ordinance Passes
The ordinance creates the City Police Department with a City Marshal and two assistants plus up to fifty three policemen. The City Marshal will earn two thousand dollars yearly, the two assistants thirteen hundred twenty each, and policemen sixty five dollars monthly. Salaries require mayoral commissioning and warrants, with clothing and allowances specified by the council. Bryan Callaghan, mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
City of
San Antonio
Bryan Callaghan
Frank Cassiano
Wettest Place in the World: Cherrapunji Tops Rain Records
The Russian Meteorological Journal notes Cherrapunji in Assam as the wettest location with an average annual rainfall of 11 223 meters from 1895 to 1903. Debundscha in Kamerun records 10 454 meters yearly, with extraordinary single-day totals in 1902.
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Revue Scientifique
Cherrapunji
Assam
Bombay
Debundscha
Kamerun
Cherrapaji
Parisian
Java
Sumatra
Literary Digest
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Julia Runge
W. D. Butler
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C. C. Cody
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