Celebration Plans Go Ahead For Washington Birthday Event
A large meeting of executive and subcommittee members approved plans for a four day Washington Birthday celebration in February. The event will feature band concerts, parades, carnival attractions, Indian dances, athletic sports, and various displays led by Fort McIntosh officers. The National holiday will be observed February 23 with a grand street parade including civic, military, school groups, Red Men, cowboys, and decorated floats, while the sham battle is dropped.
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Washington
Red Men's Hall
Joseph Netzer
War Department
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Third Artillery Band
Fort Sam Houston
Third Cavalry Band
Fort McIntosh
J. W. Falvella
B. M. Alexander
A &. Richter
Ike Alexander
Colonel Blocksom
Major Cadwell
Conrad
Lieut. Zane
George R. Page
Sam Mackin
Dr. C. F. Kenney
A. Saft
Robert McComb
Leopoldo Villegas
F. E. Scovill
R. K. Mims
Ray McLane
Personal notes mention many visitors and residents in Encinal
Encinal social column lists A O Coleman from Encinal and J D Jennings from Brownsville guests, Walter Thompson of Pearsall at the Hamilton, P Nichols from San Antonio on business, J M Daniel returning from San Antonio, and J Wiley King of the I N G N visiting for the railroad interest. Also announces Mrs Julius Herbeck recovering from illness and several names visiting or staying at the Hamilton and Albert H McLane Jr. Several long lists of names and places follow, including Ross and Hamilton households and a reunion of locals reacquainting with old friends.
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Walter Thompson
Pearsall
Hamilton
P. Nichols
San Antonio
J. Wiley King
J. D. Jennings
Brownsville
J. Wallis
Julius Herbeck
John M. Green
Catalinas
City
The
Worms the cause of your child's pains
A vintage advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as safe relief for children's worm pains and associated symptoms. It claims to kill worms and provide a laxative cleansing effect, urging purchase at 25 cents from local druggists or by mail.
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Kickanoo Indian Med. Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Wonderful Cough Remedy Dr King’s New Discovery
Edison Tennessee merchant PF Lawson praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the most wonderful cough, throat and lung medicine sold in his store. The remedy relieves obstinate coughs and colds and lung trouble quickly, recommended for family use. Available 50 cents and 1.00, from Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis by mail.
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Dr. King
PF. Lawson
Edison
Tenn
I. BE. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
When That I Loved A Maiden
Poem by Alfred Noyes about love and loss. The speaker recalls a maiden who inspired heavenly joy and deep grief. Her departure breaks his soul freeing the imprisoned god and leaving him king of a vast inner realm. The verses blend celestial imagery with personal heartbreak.
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Alfred Noyes
Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorsement Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the ideal laxative for all bowel troubles. The copy claims gentle natural action on stomach and liver, to tone the system, with a 25 cent price and distribution through H E Bucklen Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
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Dr. King
H. E. Br
Brokers to Oppose Owen Bill in Regulation Hearing
Washington officials report that New York Stock Exchange leaders will oppose key Owen bill provisions when a hearing opens next week. The measure seeks federal oversight of exchange practices, with option for incorporation under state law or direct postmaster general supervision. Exchange reps contend disciplinary powers would erode if club structures are disrupted. They call for government control of security issuance similar to Britain’s Companies Act.
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Washington, D. C
Owen
New York Stock Exchange
Gvernment
Pujo “Money Trust
New York
Exchange
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Fast Skin Relief
For frost bite and chapped skin Bucklen's Arnica Salve is sold as the best remedy. It stops pain at once and heals quickly for skin diseases itching eczema tetter and ples. A 25 cent vial is available at all druggists or from H. J. Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St. Louis.
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Bucklen
H. J. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York State League Meeting Opens Season Preparations
Officials and club owners of the New York State Baseball League met in Wilkes-Barre to discuss the schedule and make necessary arrangements for the upcoming playing season. The league circuit will remain unchanged from last year.
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Wilkes-Barre
Padan
New York State Baseball League
Railroad Red Book Opens With Optimistic 1914 Outlook
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad releases its annual Railroad Red Book featuring telegraph replies from major western dailies on the 1914 business outlook. Governors of Colorado Utah New Mexico Nevada and California contribute signed articles on growth and development for their states.
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Railroad
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Santa Fe
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Wells
Elko
Winnemucca
Sacramento
Quakland
San Francisco
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
California
Railroad and steamship officials survey onion districts
A party of prominent railroad and Mallory Lines officials arrived in the city to inspect onion districts and growers. J M Ball of I G N Ry and J W King of L N Ry spoke on readiness to handle this year's onion shipments, with Mallory Lines officials P Nichols and F Rennie noting improved ship and dock capacity from Galveston to New York. Maynard said New York docks are closer to the vegetable market than any rival line.
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J. M Ball
Houston
J. W. King
San Antonio
H. BE. Maynard
Mallory Lines
New York
F. T. Rennie
Galveston
Prees Nichols
Ball
Maynard
Taxpayers urged to pay state and county taxes by deadline
To Tax-payers. Call and pay your state and county taxes on or before Saturday January 31st and avoid the ten per cent penalty provided by law. Office hours 4 a.m. to 12 m and 2 to 5 p.m. H LIGARDE, County Tax Collector.
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H.ligarde
Knights Templar Elect Officers for Malta Commandery
At the last regular meeting of Malta Commandery No 82 Knights Templar officers were elected for the ensuing year. R L Sutton Eminent Commander W H Conway Generalissimo John Colman Captain General J M Daniel Senior Warden Don Mims Junior Warden W St Mims Recorder T A Bunn Treasurer A number of appointive offices were also filled.
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Malta Commandery
Knights Templar
R. L. Sutton
W. H. Conway
John Colman
J. M. Daniel
Don Mims
W. St Mims
T. A. Bunn
Villa delays attack on Torreon in Juarez visit
Gen Villa arrives in Juarez planning several days with mining and smelting men to discuss resuming business in rebel territory. The trip delays the attack on Torreon, as Villa's forces head toward that target.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mex
Villa
Torreon
Rebels Capture Concepcion del Oro in Zacatecas
Brownsville report states rebel Gen. Gutierres overran Concepcion del Oro with a 400 man garrison of federals, claiming control of a 400 mile long territory previously held partly by federal forces.
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Brownsville
Texas
Constitutionalists
Concepcion del Oro
Zacatecas
Gutierres
Court upholds Oklahoma Jim Crow law
St Louis January 28 The United States circuit court of appeals upheld the Oklahoma Jim Crow law in a ruling that preserves segregation in the state. The decision extends 20th century segregation jurisprudence and affects enforceability of local race based ordinances.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
American bankers plan banks in South American nations
Washington and St. Petersburg report groups of American bankers weighing the establishment of banks in South American countries under new laws. In Russia formal steps progressed toward a charter for a Russian American bank to safeguard trade with the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington, Jan
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Judge Denies Injunction on Deportation of Labor Leaders
Pretoria South Africa January Supreme Court Judge Wessels refused yesterday to grant an injunction restraining deportation of labor leaders He said today that with the information now available he would have granted the injunction and he permitted action against three cabinet ministers who ordered the deportation.
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Associated Press
Pretoria
South Africa
Supreme Court
Wessels
Shelby M Cullom Dies At Ripe Age In Washington
Former Illinois senator Shelby M Cullom died in Washington at age 83 or 84. Born in Kentucky in 1829, he began service during Lincoln’s era and served as Illinois governor twice before entering the Senate in 1883. He left the Senate in 1913 in ill health but remained intellectually active and chaired the Lincoln Memorial Commission, hoping to see the memorial completed for his long ally Lincoln.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Cullom
Kentucky
Senate
Congress
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Commission
Proposed to Work Convicts on Roads Sparks Debate
Fort Worth Texas January 28 resolutions proposing to work convicts on roads caused much discussion at the Good Roads Association meeting. Another proposed measure would exclude narrow tires from roads improved by bonds.
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Good Roads
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Texas
Good Roads Association
California Storm Water Recedes After Widespread Benefit
California’s high water is subsiding after a heavy storm that caused minimal new damage. Officials note moisture was badly needed and the event did more good than harm, aiding drought relief across the state.
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California
Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Hari
Canada Paid Large Sum Yearly for Ad In Canada Circulation
George A. Joslyn of Omaha told the Senate lobby committee that for twelve years Canada has paid the Western Newspaper Union about $42,000 annually to circulate material inside patent insides to induce Americans to emigrate to Canada. He did not view the circulation as unpatriotic.
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Associated Press
Washington
George A. Joslyn
Omaha
Western Newspaper Union
Senate Lobby Committee Today
Canada
Dominion
Joslyn
White and McClure seek Prohibition elimination convention
Austin, Jan 28. Charlen A. White, candidate for comptroller, asks T. I. McClure of Anson to submit their candidacies to the Fort Worth Prohibition elimination convention. Both are Prohibitionists. There is only one Anti in the race.
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Austin
Texas
Charlen A. White
T. I. McClure
Anson
Fort Worth
Women Golfers to Meet in New York Tomorrow
Final arrangements for the annual meeting of the Women s Metropolitan Golf association are completed in New York. Officers for the year will be elected and a site chosen for the annual championship tournament, with Plainfield Country Club favored to host.
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New York
Women's Metropolitan Golf Association
Plainfield Country Club
Wisconsin Country Life Conference Opens In Madison
The Wisconsin Country Life Conference began its fourth annual meeting at the College of Agriculture in Madison with a large attendance. The three day sessions feature readings and addresses by Prof. Graham Taylor of Chicago on The Social Functions of the Rural Church and Milwaukee Bishop Webb on Community Responsibility and the Rural Church.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Country Life Conference
United States
College of Agriculture
Graham Taylor
Chicago
Bishop Webb
Milwaukee
Birth of S Baring-Gould noted author and clergyman
Sabine Baring-Gould born January 28 1854 in X. England. Educated at Clare College Cambridge MA 1856. In 1881 took Lew-Trenchard Devon rectory. Prolific writer of religious works travel accounts and novels. gained wide fame for Iceland and other distant locales.
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Sabine Baring-Could
Fixeter
England
Clare College
Cambridge
Lew-Trenchard
Devonshire
Iceland
Cough Remedy Ad Warns Against Opium in Children
An old public health notice cautions parents never to give children cough medicines containing opium. It extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the safest choice for coughs colds and croup for both children and adults and notes it contains no opium or harmful drugs and is sold by all dealers.
Tin production limited to South Dakota and South Carolina
The article notes that tin is produced only in two states, South Dakota and South Carolina, highlighting their unique role in the national tin industry. It discusses regional production limits and implies broader implications for supply and regional mining activity.
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South Dakota
South Carolina
States
Armour Portrait Placed in Illinois Farmers Hall of Fame
In Urbana on January 28 a portrait of the late Philip D. Armour was formally placed in the Illinois Farmers Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois. Presented by L Ogdedn Armour, the ceremony featured addresses by President James of the university, H A Wheeler of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, and Dr Frank W Guisaulus of Armour Institute. Lolita Armour unveiled the portrait.
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Urbana
Philip D. Armour
University of Illinois
L. Ogdedn Armour
Chicago
Iinois Farmers’ Hall of Fame
James
H. A. Wheeler
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Frank W. Guisaulus
Armour Institute
Lolita Armour
Philip J. Armour
Port au Prince Faces Revolution at Legation
Port au Prince Haiti January 28 reports say musillades echoed through the city last night with numerous pillage attempts quickly suppressed. American marines guard the American legation the cable station and the French hospital while German marines protect other legations and several stores.
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Associated Press
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Japan Arms Scare Tarnished as Old Story
The White House called reports of Japan arming Huerta an old story revamped. After a Senate Foreign Relations Committee briefing, some senators urged lifting the embargo, arguing Huerta could obtain arms abroad, with some ammunition allegedly from Japanese commercial houses.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Japan
Huerta
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Mount Rainier Summit Height Set at 14 408 Feet
The summit of Mount Rainier in Washington has been confirmed at 14 408 feet above sea level according to a recent measurement. The finding fixes the mountain's official height and informs climbing guides and geographic records.
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Mount Rainier
Washington
Early planting proved best against boll weevil
Washington on January 28 the bureau of entomology announced that late planting offers no advantage and that early plantings suffer far less injury. The department cites extensive Louisiana experiments last year showing late crops incur greater damage from boll weevil.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Entomology
Louisiana
Katy merger settled after suit over hundred million
Officially unofficial word from Austin Texas says the Katy merger suit is settled with no details given. Reports indicate extensions may be part of a compromise and it is unclear if penalties were involved. The suit sought more than 100 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Katy
Breckenridge Post Office Robbed of Cash and Stamps
A Breckenridge, Stephens county post office was robbed early today. Four thousand dollars in currency and an unknown amount of stamps were taken. The incident occurred in Abilene filed telegraph service reports from Associated Press.
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Abilene
Texas
Breckenridge
Stephens County
Colorado Y M C A Meeting in Denver
Denver has completed elaborate arrangements for the reception and entertainment of delegates to the twenty sixth annual Colorado Y M C A convention. Sessions begin tomorrow and continue over Sunday with several national figures to address the meeting.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Young Men's Christian Association
Meeting of Illinois Dairymen Opens Fortieth Convention
In Freport UL on January 27 members of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association joined by machinery manufacturers and other dairy industry interests gathered for the fortieth annual convention. Sessions run through Thursday with topics including economical dairying profitable herd improvement dairy side lines alfalfa and ensilage.
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Freport
Illinois State Dairymen’s Association
Indigestion and biliousness eased by tablets
A Peru Indiana man R F Erwin reports a year ago he suffered indigestion biliousness and constipation. After using Chamberlain's Tablets he saw prompt relief and now recommends them. For sale by all dealers.
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R. F. Erwin
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Excellent For Stomach Trouble Chamberlains Tablets Ad
Mrs G C Dunn of Arnold Pa declares Chamberlains Tablets relieve bilious stomach trouble from the first dose and after one bottle she feels like a different person. For sale by all dealers. Ady.
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Chamberlain
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