Carnegie Hero Medals for Acts of Bravery 1913 Texans honored
Pittsburgh reports the Carnegie hero fund awards from a spring meeting. Gold, silver and bronze medals recognized fifty-two heroes nationwide with pensions for ten who lost their lives and education and housing grants totaling thousands. Texans Emmet Headlee of Teague saved a boy from drowning in 1913 and several Bryan residents earned silver medals for efforts during the Brazos river flood near Pittbridge in December 1913.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Emmet V. Headlee
Teague
William L. Fielder
Albert May
Franklin R. Ramsey
Henry Berger
Albert B. Worley
Bryan
Charles M. Watson
Shreveport
Brazos River
Pittbridge
Texas
Smithville Shop Force Ordered in Katy Merger Case
Judge Calhoun in Austin Texas grants the motion of the attorney general to keep a consistent work force at Katy railroad Smithville shops equal to January 25 1913 levels. The order fulfills a key compromise in the Katy merger suit.
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Austin, Tex
Katy Railroad
Smithville
Calhoun
Fifty Third District
Katy
$50,000 Sprinkling Plane Awarded to Imperial Sugar
One of the Souths largest sprinkler contracts was awarded to the Imperial Sugar Company of Sugarland Texas this week. The installation costs exceed $50,000 and will add fire protection for nearly $2,000,000 of property.
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Sugarland
Tex
South
Imperial Sugar Company
Texas
Woman appointed to labor distribution branch in immigration service
President Wilson issued an executive order waiving civil service rules to appoint Mrs. Lucy Jones Harris of Morganfield Kentucky to lead labor problems as they arise in the immigration service. She will serve in the labor distribution branch in New York.
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Washington
Immigration Service
Wilson
Civil Service
Lucy Jones Harris
Morganfield
Service
New York
Hermann Estate valued at 2.6 million dollars in probate
Appraisers in Houston valued the George H. Hermann estate at 2,600,000 dollars. The late Houston benefactor gave 500 acres for a city park and left most of the remainder to endow a large hospital in his will.
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Houston
Tex
George H. Hermann
Wife Dies Shielding Husband at Crichton Station
Mrs. C. W. Lang was shot and killed at the Crichton railroad station in Red River parish while shielding OC. W. Lang during a gunfight between him and another man. Lang, an oil field worker, escaped uninjured as the assailant opened fire.
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Shreveport
C. W. Lang
Crichton
Red River Parish
OC. W. Lang
Burman Wins $5,000 Oklahoma City Sweepstakes Race
Bob Burman won the $5,000 sweepstakes automobile race on the Oklahoma City course finishing 200 miles in 2 56 with an average speed of 67.8 mph after a 30 lap duel with Dave Lewis who finished second. Johnny Raimey and Eddie Hearne took third and fourth money.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Bob Burman
Dave Lewis
Johnny Raimey
Eddie Hearne
Will of Chicago meat packer leaves estate to family
The will of John Cudahy, a meat packer and grain man from Chicago and Alabama, filed for probate Monday, bequeaths the entire estate to his widow and four children. The estate value is estimated at $1,500,000 by the testator's counsel.
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Chicago
John Cudahy
New Commissioners Elected in Port Arthur City Election
Port Arthur Texas voters elected R. H. Dunn Joe Gorman and C. W. Rhode as city commissioners on Saturday facing opponents backed by the good government league.
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Port Arthur
Tex
R. H. Dunn
Joe Gorman
C. W. Rhode
Good Government League
Venezuela elects Gómez president for 1915 22 term
Caracas reports General Juan Vicente Gómez was elected president by a unanimous ballot in congress for the 1915 to 1922 term. He assumes leadership following the legislature’s vote and will head the government during the period.
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Caracas
Venezuela
National Congress
Juan Vicente Gomez
Floods claim lives as Texas rivers flood towns
The toll rises to nineteen with Thomas King and family recovered. thirteen still missing including George Whittington. Ezell and Winkler families bore losses as floods from the Brazos and Colorado rivers wash out rail lines and flood tracks near Houston Rosenberg Thompson and Richmond. Authorities report slow fall and no further rises expected.
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Austin
Tex
Thomas King
Colorado River
Ellen
Harvey
George Whittington
King
Hzell
Waller Creek
Southern Pacific
Houston
Rosenberg
Manchester
Sugarland
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
Brazos
Thompson
Alvin
Texas
Guns Were 20 Miles From Dunkirk
British public impressed by German bombardment of Dunkirk on Friday believed to be from 18 to 20 miles distant according to military circles.
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London
Dunkirk
Iowa Driver Killed in Coffeyville Auto Race Crash
Guy Knease of Iowa City died in a collision during the final event of the motor day in Coffeyville Kansas. He was traveling about 60 miles an hour when the cars came together.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Guy Knease
Towa City
Iowa
Knease
Huerta Plans New York Home After Arrival
Former provisional Mexican president General Victoriano Huerta says he will settle in New York after arriving in the United States a few weeks ago. He announced the plan Thursday, signaling a residence change for the exiled leader.
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New York
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
United States
Crop Enemy Makes Appearance in Pacific Northwest
Washington reports to the department of agriculture confirm the eel worm tylenchus devastratrix has appeared again in the Pacific Northwest, signaling ongoing agricultural pest concerns.
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Washington
Pacific Northwest
Department of Agriculture
Roadway Contracts Let By Police Jury in Lake Charles
Lake Charles Louisiana police jury let contracts for dirt and gravel roads totaling ty miles in length this week. The awards reflect ongoing efforts to improve county thoroughfares and local infrastructure.
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Lake Charles
Dodson's Liver Tone Vs Calomel Promises Safe Liver Aid
An advertisement claims calomel damages health by causing salivation and liver injury. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant tasting, safe vegetable liver medicine that cleanses the liver, improves bowels, and restores vigor by morning with a money back guarantee. It targets bilious, constipated, tired individuals and promises quick relief.
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Dodson
Was Not a Floral Tribute
Margaret Blake steps to the stage amid cheers and gathers floral gifts after a successful performance. A dark haired woman in the box rushes forward, crying in a panic and demanding her hat as the curtain falls.
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Margaret Blake
Miss Blake
Moral Crisis Ahead: A Nation’s Challenge Across Sins
Rev. N. T. Houser warns that corruption in business and politics, intemperance, drug abuse, social evils, moral education, marriage and divorce, and the treatment of dependents threaten the country as powerfully as war. He urges all moral strength be mobilized to conquer these dangers.
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N. T. Houser
Oldest Writing Found On Sumerian Tablets at Penn Museum
Ancient tablets reveal 4000 B C writing about locusts and caterpillars cursed by a farmer named Liodor Uarton. Other tablets describe a canal opened by Naram-Sin near Nippur and a land and grain transfer valued in bronze money. Gold and silver existed but were not currency.
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George A. Tarton
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Museusm
Liodor Uarton
Babylonia
Naram-Sin
Nippur
Rabslonia
Seeing the Invisible and Human Strength in Solitude
Edwin H. Eland argues that great deeds begin with solitary pursuit of God. Leaders like Moses Jesus and Paul retreat from others to wilderness or desert for divine strength and visions guiding their lifework.
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God
Moses
Midian
St. Paul
Arabian Desert
Edwin H. Eland
True Christian Spirit in a Life of Gratitude
Orville Dewey expresses devout thanksgiving for all aspects of life. He notes perseverance through suffering and weariness, gratitude to the great Author of being for joy and sorrow, health and sickness, success and disappointment, virtue and temptation, life and death, believing all is meant for good.
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Orville Dewey
Grove's General Tonic Ad Claims Health Benefits
An advertising notice touts Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic as tasteless and valuable as a general tonic. It highlights quinine and iron, claims effects on liver malaria blood building and overall system health, priced at zero cents.
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Grove
Money to Fight Pests in Sight
The Florida House approved a bill authorizing a $160 000 appropriation to combat crop pests. Of this sum $125 000 targets eradication of citrus canker in the state.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
New Oil Field Is Augmented At Thrall Texas
The Thrall oil field near Taylor Texas increased daily output Sunday by a little over four thousand barrels through the bringing in of two new productive wells.
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Taylor, Tex
Ground Itch Cure Tetterine Proclaimed by Savannah Firm
An 1890s advertisement touts Tetterine as a cure for eczema ground itch and other skin diseases. Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Ga credits 15 years of suffering ended by Tetterine after doctors failed. The ad invites readers to purchase from druggists or by mail for 50 cents via J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
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Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
Tetterine
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Ady
Team in good form as spring trip fades
Baseball notes say the team is playing pretty good ball these days and has practically shaken off the lingering effects of its spring training trip as they settle into the season.
Outbursts of Philosophers Stir Comic Debate
Alexander Akinside proclaims seven of ten are bores while J Fuller Gloom counters that only three may be interesting. The exchange showcases sharp banter between a dispeptic lecturer and a misanthropic figure.
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Alexander Akinside
J. Fuller Gloom
Arkansas Women Honored for Civic Improvement
Muskogee Oklahoma Arkansas was awarded the flag of merit of the women's auxiliary of the Southern Commercial Congress Thursday as the state in the South that has accomplished most toward civic improvement in the last year.
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Muskogee
Okla
Arkansas
Women’s Auxiliary
Southern Commercial Congress
War Loan Oversubscribed in Berlin Drive
Berlin reports the latest war loan reached 1.6877 billion dollars with three quarters paid, more than double the required amount at the time, signaling strong public support for wartime financing.
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Berlin
Dramatic Criticism on Scribbl ers Play Fails to Move
In a witty exchange a critic asks about a new Scribblers play and notes it provoked no reaction from a reserved aunt. The jab highlights a tepid reception and the dull effect of the production.
After the Honeymoon Marriage Begins to Resolve
A fragment notes domestic life shifting into a guessing contest as the couple adjusts post wedding routine and expectations. The quirky remark hints at uncertainty in early matrimony and social observation.
fragmentary advice column scribble about a health remedy
A fragmented OCR style note mentions druggists and health remedies with unclear terms and possible misprints. It reads like a stray tip or consumer alert but lacks coherent details or names to pin down.
Refraining From Hair Combing Hides Bald Spot Says Man
A humorous note suggests that if a man avoids combing his hair over a thinning spot, others are unlikely to notice baldness. The quip plays on social vanity and common appearance concerns.
Wireless in Great War Complications of Early Teleg
Wireless shows limited use in the current campaign due to range and secrecy limits. Aeroplanes carry wireless gear but messages travel to all within range, aiding both sides and risking cryptographic breaches while obstructing decisive military advantage.
Literary club in town discusses brazen neighbor
The group of women in a small town forms a literary club. Louise recalls their afternoon topic as the neighbor who recently moved in across the street and the philosopher Nietzsche.
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Louise
Nietzsche
Castoria Ad Highlights Trusted Infant Remedy
Mothers urged to examine bottles of Castoria for the signature of fisher for safe use in infants and children. The ad notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and mentions children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Outclassed Member Resigns From Anarchist Society
A member announces resignation citing hazards in the device business and questioning peers while the president questions the move. The protest highlights internal tensions within the Yemen Anarchist Society Gen.
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Anarchist
Gen- Yemen
Brozzer
Memher-Achder
Punceh
Farmer's Wife Too Into Work
Kasota Minnesota woman Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped Mrs Clara Franks regain strength and ease pelvic pains after a year of weakness. She urges other women to try the medicine and notes personal physician approval was less effective.
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Kasota
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Franks
Maples Crest Farm
Kasota, Minn
Lydia
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