Insurgents Around Manila Ordered to Observe Law
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey and Major General Merritt issued instructions after occupying Manila to enforce law and order and treat all law abiding citizens alike. No joint action with insurgents. only Merritt and Dewey coordinate security. News notes Kaiserin Augusta incident not officially acknowledged.
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Philippines
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A Fight Ahead for the Delegates in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on August 14 delegates debate the advisability of nominating a state ticket. Hawley opposes a state ticket, hoping to aid reelection to Congress, while Green supports one. R. E. Hawney of Hempstead is set as permanent chairman as the platform committee weighs a tentative plank.
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Texas Republican convention settles contested delegations
Fort Worth Texas August convenes and seats 20 contested county delegations after lengthy credentials review. Hawley addressed the body. committees on organization and resolutions chosen. executive committee members announced for districts across the state.
Who's Afraid in the Dark Told by an Owl and Friends
A children’s verse recounts how animals laugh at fear of the dark while a boy, tucked in bed, hides under the covers. The owl, dog, cat, mouse, toad, bug, bird, fish and bee proclaim fearlessness in darkness. The boy remains wary and hidden.
Bear in thewoods inspires a settler boy tale in Vasa
Ida Kays recalls Vasa’s childhood in Northwestern Pennsylvania when forests yielded to clearings. A bear menaced the boy as he fetched shears from grandma’s, yet he crossed the road unseen and outran the beast. Sixty years later the tale survives in family memory told to his grandchildren.
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Swift's Specific hailed as cure for blood diseases
An advertisement extols Swift's Specific as the sole cure for obstinate blood diseases. It quotes testimonials from a Texan family praising relief from wounds and sores after using S S S, claiming cures for scrofula eczema and other blood disorders, with emphasis on its vegetable formula and lack of minerals.
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Swift Specific Co
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Hillsboro
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Austin
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Dublin
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Baird
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Denton
Dreay Arne
Vasa and the Bear
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Treme Kandy Kitchen
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Unders Academy For Music and Next
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