Kilpatrick and Parade Show At Alamo Plaza
January events display Kilpatrick’s famous life ride from a 75 foot height, balloon parachute drops, a prismatic electric fountain show, Bertie Campbell’s water nymph dance, splash and spray acts, ladder dives into shallow water, the Moore and Gilmore family, and the Oriental Parade in Esplanade with Arabs Turks Hindoos camels burros elephants and other stadium performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’lle
Bertie Campbell
Moore and Gilmore
Miners Dead in Colorado Train Wreck near Trinidad
Denver reports a Christmas evening collision of two heavy freight trains on the Colorado and Southern line near Trinidad. At least thirty lives believed lost as coal miners, heading to Trinidad, were crushed in debris. fifteen bodies recovered and one survivor died later. A miner described fourteen men in a car with him, all killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Colorado and Southern
Trinidad
Sudden Death of Austin Post F Secretary
Robert L. Thielau, 39, longtime Austin resident and manager of a cigar store, collapsed and died this afternoon behind a barber shop on East Sixth Street. An inquest indicated apoplexy as the cause. He leaves a wife and one child and was a secretary of post F, T. P. A. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Robert L. Thielau
East Sixth Street
Post F., T. P. A
Mortuary notices for San Antonio residents and a death
The obituary notes the death of Matthew Jackson a longtime San Antonio resident born in Alveston England who after marriage to Elizabeth Ilooley emigrated to the U S and worked as a bookkeeper for the Aransas Pass Railway and later for T Johnston Co He leaves a wife a daughter Mrs Otto Dullniz and a nephew in San Antonio plus two sisters and a brother in England The funeral for Joseph Cohen is set for 4 pm from 116 California Street with interment in the Jewish cemetery Mrs Cora Hamilton aged 31 died at 816 East Houston Street after moving from Longview and will be shipped back to Longview with her husband E B Hamilton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Jackson
San Antonio
Alveston
England
Elizabeth Ilooley
America
Aransas Pass
T. Johston & Co
Otto Dullniz
Joseph Cohen
California Street
Cora Mr. Hamilton
East Houston Street
Longview
E. B. Hamilton
Bartenders' Officers Elected by Local Union No 12
Local 12 of the Bartenders' League Wednesday canvassed results from Friday's election naming Otto Felder as President Albert Persch as Vice President Joe Braden as Financial and Recording Secretary Aug Gimble as Chaplain Frank Grimsinger as Treasurer D McGee as Inspector H Collmann as Guardian B Hart Jim Stevens Aug Gible as Trustees Frank Zizik Paul Steffler J C Scott as delegates to the Trade Council and Otto Felder Joe Braden as delegates to the National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartenders’ League
Otto Felder
Nice
Albert Persch
Joe Braden
Aug. Gimble
Frank Grimsinger
D. McGee
H. Collmann
B. Hart
Jim Stevens
Aug. Gible
iTradeg Council
Frank Zizik
Paul Steffler
J. C. Scott
Currency Legislation and a Slave-Borne Cane Gift
Washington reports that Secretary Shaw doubts any currency relief bill will pass in the Senate this session, while President Roosevelt receives a carved cane from James Atkinson of Rome, Georgia, an ex slave, with 103 images including Washington and Roosevelt. Blockade risks in Venezuela persist as observers fear potential U.S. intervention if bonds remain unsettled and ships break the stalemate. Senate maneuvers over the omnibus Statehood bill for Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona stall progress amid party splits and veto threats, complicating Cuban reciprocity and related treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Shaw
Congress
House
Senate
Comptroller of Currency’s Bureau
Roosevelt
Georgia
James Atkinson
Rome
George Washington
Queen Victoria
McKinley
Venezuela
United States
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Quay
Beveridge
Senator McEnery
McEnery
Two Seniors Die in City Dwellings Interments Planned
Sophie Hulize aged 65 died December 24 of exhaustion at 414 Ninth Street. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Bartolo C Fuentes aged 95 died December 27 of senility at corner San Marcos and Callaghan Streets. Interment at San Fernando Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Hulize
Ninth Street
Odd Fellows
Bartolo C. Fuentes
San Marcos
Callaghan Streets
San Fernando
Fifteen Cents Light Ad Could Double Your Money
A brief want ad notes fifteen cents buys a light advertisement with the promise of doubling money. The piece presents a bold sales pitch urging readers to invest small amounts for larger returns.
Quiet at the Capital Texas Delegation in Washington
Texas members in Washington for holidays meet officials to press constituent interests. Lanham Cooper and Bailey attend to duties while Bates McKee nuptials unfold. New post office opened in Meeks and Meigs list postmasters for Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Texas
National Capital
Representative Cooper
Beaumont
Cooper
Metropolitan Hotel
Meeks
Bell County
Tex
Oriole
Houston County
Leonidas B. Liodie
Chesterville
Doris
F. Mitchell
Griffin
E. L. Usry
Kokomo
John T. Simpson
Morton
New Fair President Elected As Brown Retires
San Antonio International Fair directors met in Frost building rooms. John W Kokernot was elected president with Homer Eads as vice president and J M Vance as secretary. Otto Wahrmund named treasurer and T A Coleman chaired the executive committee. Resolution of thanks adopted for Brown’s faithful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Frost Building
Main Plaza
John W. Kokernot
J. M. Vance
Frank Arnold
S. B. Weller
M. Goggan
Y. P. Brown
D. J. Woodward
T. A. Coleman
Homer Eads
Otto Wahrmund
Brown
Weller
J. M
Homer Wads
Hads and
Goggan
New Years Eve At Beetho ven Hall Event Ad
Friends gather at Beetho ven hall for New Year’s Eve festivities with Hayseed Fernleaf Ivy club members hosting to ensure a pleasant evening for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Hall
Bonds for the International & Great Northern Railroad Granted
The Railroad Commission in Austin authorized the International & Great Northern Railroad to issue bonds totaling 614000 dollars. Bonds were registered in the state department, covering the Fort Worth division. Judge N A Stedman noted trains will resume to Fort Worth in two to three weeks once track repairs from heavy rains are completed. He predicted Texas railroad mileage will grow as several new lines and extensions begin work, including eighty miles for the Trinity and Brazos Valley to be finished by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
International & Great Northern Railroad Company
State Department
Fort Worth
N. A. Stedman
Judge Stedman
Stedman
Trinity and Brazos Valley
Democrats Call for City Primary January Fifth
A large conference of San Antonio Democrats adopted a plan to run a straight party ticket in the upcoming city election. R B Minor was named chairman and C C Craife secretary. An executive committee was appointed to organize the campaign, with mass meetings set for Mission Garden and further gatherings to mobilize Democratic support before the January 5, 1903 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo Business College
R. B. Minor
C. C. Craffe
J. A. McCormick
T. W. Knox
Mission Garden
Be Merry and Sober Caution in Christmas Merriment
The Austin Statesman warns that celebrating Christmas by drunken merriment harms both the reveler and friends. It condemns excessive drinking as foolish and destructive, urging temperance during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Austin Statesman
Inaugural Ball Arrangements Ready for Capital City
Austin December report details the committee personnel for the upcoming inaugural ball to be held in the capital city next month. The article lists executive, music, transportation, finance, decoration, press, invitation, reception and floor committees with chairmen and members, noting preparations for guest entertainment and hotel accommodations for a large interstate and Washington delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Washington
Jeff McLemore
St. Louis
John L. Peeler
E. M. House
R. H. Baker
Joe Lee Jameson
John W. Hornsby
Walter Tips
C. F. Drake
Wr. H. Richardson, Jr
Frank BE. Scovill
H. P. Haldeman
E. P. Wilmot
O. L. Brailey
A. C. Baldwin
H. 8. Baxter
W. H. Stacy
P. J. Lawless
C. L. Maillot
S. A. Patrick
John C. Lewis
J. C. Pray
J. M. Lee
E. Simmons
C. L. Isherwood
A. J. Silers
Yancey Lewis
A. C. Goeth
Bob Barker
Sam Hirshfeld
J.M. Shumate
B. F. McDonald
C. H. Page, Jr
Drake
F. H. Bruce
Press
Carl F. Drake
C. G. Norton
Asher G. Smoot
Julius Schutze
Geo. Mendell, Jr
J. A. Fernandez
Henry Hutchings
Harry Haynes
W. M. Thornton
W. D. Hornaday
Alex Daussen
R. W. Finley
H. L. Wilson
W. W. Wilcox
F. M. Covert
S. B. Hudson
T. A. Taylor
J. H. Chiles
C. Q. Horton
Isaac Bledsoe
Jasper Wooldridge
Vandervoort
Benton W. Randolph
Will ‘T. Caswell
N. L. Hilgartner
Geo. W. Patterson
John W. Brady
Robert L. Pollard
Will C. Hogg
W. A. Boswell
J. A. Barbisch
C. F. Gydeson
Ed. Rosengren
W. G. Sneed
Joe G. Booth
B. H. Httelson
John A. Lo
A. M. Belvin
J. Gordon Brown
W. R. Brush
John Bremond
George Calhoun
T. B. Cochran
Nelson Davis
F. BE. Daniel
Ira H. Evans
R. Fisher
Jamess. Hogg
Z. Trimore
T. W. Gregory
Gould
William P. Gaines
W. RK. Hamby
Lewis Hancock
J. A. Hooper
John T. Houghton
L. Heidenheimer, Jr
D. T. Iglehart
Jefferson Johnson
R. H. Kirby
G. W. Littlefield
A. W. Terrell
John D. McCall
L. Taylor
Moore
C. H. Miller
L. Mezes
F. P. McLaughlin
George S. Matthews
John Orr
A. P. Wooldridge
Dr. Goodell Wooten
W. B. Wortham
G. Zimpleman
W. Hi. Richardson, Jr
H. Finley
F. D. Glover
W. W. Moore
Henry Ladd
Ernest Nalie
Ed. Robinson
Eugene Tips
Louis J. Wortham
W. P. Allen
H. L. Borde
A. M. Barton
Rumor of Train on Time Sparks Laredo Excitement
The Laredo Times reports a rumor that the L&GN train was on time causing brief excitement. The train arrived about two and a half hours late, suppressing the stir as the I&GN is known for good service in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Ilwt
Wstad
International & Great Northern
San Antonio
Petition for Mandamus Reinstates Lost Howard County Lands
A. T. Wooten seeks a mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court to compel Land Commissioner Charles Rogan to reinstate four sections in Howard County lost after C. R. Scott’s illness and absence. Scott, an actual settler, died after Parkinson’s and paralysis while his heirs and a third party conveyed the land. proofs showed absence beyond six months, prompting cancellation and market sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
A. T. Wooten
Charles Rogan
Howard County
C. R. Scott
Hot Springs
Said Scott
Scott
Crown Princess of Saxony Plans Escape to America
Vienna reports Crown Princess Louise of Saxony intends to flee to America with French tutor Andre Giron to avoid confinement after eloping with him. Her brother Prince Leopold Ferdinand and Fraeulein Adamoyie accompany the party. Giron vows to marry her once free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Louise
Saxony
America
M. Giron
Leopold Ferdinand
Fraeulein Adamoyie
Leopold
Salzburg
Andre Giron
Louise Antoinette Maria of
Building Permits for Repairs and Erection on Local Streets
W P OConnell to repair dwelling on Austin street at a cost of 140 dollars. Tulis Sortiz to erect room box house on North Flores street with a coat non ve ML. Mumme to erect stable on De Vilbiss street for 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. O'Connell
Austin Street
Tulis Sortiz
North Flores Street
Buy a light want ad with us and double your money
A brief, plain spoken notice offers an opportunity to place a light want ad and claims a promise to double the return on investment. The wording implies a sales or promotional pitch with emphasis on financial gain.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Opera House
Evergreen
Finnigan’s Ball
Aiden Benedict
Marie Correlli
Thelma
Gorton’s
Minstrels
Empire Opera House
Ashley Rush Co
United
Charities
Alamo
Gaskill-Mundy
Prof
Mundy
Johnstown
Backman
Kilpatrick
Chas. A. R. Campbell
Alamo Plaza
W. W. Walling
Crockett St. Roth
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co
Stockdale
Adkins
Hedwig
Carpenter
Lavernia
Sutherland Springs
Colorado
Mortuary
Columbia Gramo
Universal Talking Machines
Dubinski Electric Works
Wester Savings CO
E. Houston St
Bates-Mc
Washington City
Lanham
National Hotel
Senator Bailey
Riggs Hotel
White House
NEW Fair President
Vorses P. Brown
G. N
Capital City
Nel
R. Scott
Giron
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!