Lodge rooms blamed for spreading tuberculosis in 1916 notice
A 1916 notice cites Dr Eddie Gladman from Southern Pines Sanatorium claiming lodge rooms incubate tuberculosis due to spitting habits and poor air. It warns spittoons and precautions are needed as many victims are unaware they carry the disease, linking to broader destitution and orphans. The rest of the fragment references political races and poll tax issues.
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Eddie Gladman
Southern Pines
Doctor Gladman
A Cold Blooded Murder at Alpine Texas Beach Shot Dead
The well known Alpine citizen S D Beach was killed in his home last Thursday evening. A 13030 rifle shot through a window left him fatally wounded while he sat playing solitaire. Sheriff Walton arrested Howard Seay as a suspect with a bond set at 2500 as investigators gather more circumstantial evidence. Beach leaves a wife and six children, with funeral held in Alpine. He was district agent for Singer Sewing Machine Co and active in local politics. He had many enemies but few true friends.
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D. Beach
Alpine
Heriff Walton
Judge Ragin
Jassassine
Beach
Fini
Middlebrook
Elsie Beach
Dr. Middle
Brook
Mr. Beach
Wilcox
Howard Seay
Walton
Seay
Alpine Cemetery
Praetorian Lodges
Mexican teen in Mara thon axe attack on man in room
A 16 year old Mexican girl struck Pascual Garcia with an axe after a quarrel over living arrangements in Mara thon. Garcia died days later after sustaining two skull fractures. The girl was held on a $100 bond for grand jury appearance, with local citizens as sureties.
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Marathon
Maresmma Valera
Struk Pascual Garcia
Garcia
Gracia
Lorcia
Ragin
Weather Outlook For Bank Customers Seeks Clarity
Bank patrons review upcoming weather forecast to plan expenses and daily activities. The report notes advisory details and cautions for financial planning amid anticipated conditions.
Mary-1 Lanl Moves Back Home for Election Year 1916
In the 1916 election climate Mary-1 Lanl has returned to the ratio household. The move is seen as a step toward stability as she resumes knitting and domestic routines.
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Mary-1lanl
Ratio
Health officers raise vigilance over Mexican influx
With the continued influx of the lower class of Mexicans from the stricken country across the Rio Grande, state and county health officers will have to use unusual vigilance to prevent an epidemic of smallpox typhus fever and other diseases.
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Rio Grande
Pine banks maintain steady leadership amid public trust
The Al pine banks report no changes in management and no public dissatisfaction. Each bank is described as well governed with ample stability, leaving little room for improvement in their current administration.
Telephone installed at our site for patrons use
To Our Patrons We have installed a telephone at our site so people may reach us for services. For assistance call 47 Lacy & Davidson.
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Secon
Lacy & Davidson
Burke as Candidate for Brewster County Treasurer
A Brewster County Democratic primary announcement states M. F. Burke is a candidate for County Treasurer. The notice calls for voter action at the July 1916 primaries to decide the nomination.
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Burke
Ofr
Brewster County
Awed Citizen Dead At Alpine After Pneumonia Attack
J J Gardiner a longtime Alpine resident and English native died at home Saturday from pneumonia. He was over 70 and survived by his wife and several children. The remains were shipped away for burial.
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J. J. Gardiner
Gardiner
England
Go To Church Sunday Flyers Promote Union Service
Churches in Alpine announce a Go To Church Sunday to urge everyone to attend. An advertisement committee led by A B Burton Homer Furgerson and Herschel Hord plans a union Presbyterian service Sunday night. A B Sandifer runs a steam press shop opposite Alpine Mercantile Co for garment cleaning.
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Alpine
Messrs
A.B. Burton
Homer Furgerson
Herschel Hord
Presbyterian Church
Jos. T. Tart
A. B. Sandifer
Alpine Mercantile Co
Citation Notice in Brewster County Court 1916
Court citation commands Sheriff to summon Juan Vega and Rosa Vega for cross action in the District Court at Alpine. Notice states publication in county newspapers weekly for four weeks prior to February 7, 1916. Dewees seeks judgment on warranty claims connected to a 1915 deed and notes.
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Juan Vega
Rosa Vega
Brewster County
Alpine
Texas
James Gallego
Joseph Casas
Andy
Dewees
Plains
I. A. Dewees
Alpine Town
Juan
I. Ja
Rosa
Bella Casas
Sach
Juan and
W. H. Least
District Court
Allpine
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Alpine Publishing Company, Incorporated
Postotice
Second Clas.s
Campbell
Brooks
Henry
Colquitt
Moses
T Wether
At. SD
Sam
Sare Ie Mat Smith
Tex
State of Texas
Brewster
W. H. Lease
W. P. Hinson
Pecos
R. B. Slight & Co
Merchants' Bureau Meeting
St. Louis
Dallas
F. W. Ater
E. J. Naylor
G.F
P. A. Sam Angelo
Mitchell-Gillett Co
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