Daniels Confirmed to Interstate Commerce Commission After Senate Revolt
The Senate confirmed Winthrop M. Daniels of New Jersey to the Interstate Commerce Commission after a three day fight. Daniels had asked President Wilson to withdraw, but Wilson refused. The session saw a revolt led by LaFollette with nine members opposing closed meetings and pressing for rule changes.
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Washington, D. C
Winthrop M. Danels
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Daniels
Wilson
White House
Capitol
LaFollette
Cummins
Kenyon
Norris
Congress
New Jersey Public Utility Commission
Passaic
Cardui cited by Mrs Anderson in Virginia town
Mrs M L Anderson of Ontario Virginia says she found relief after trying Cardus the women’s tonic for indigestion and other ailments. Her daughter also improved from womanly troubles and she urges others to write for instructions and the Home Treatment for Women booklet.
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Richmond
Cardus
Cardui
N. B
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation of Nation's Railroads
The I C C moves to value the country’s rail networks as the commission begins a nationwide valuation program. Authorities say the study will map rail lines and assets to set fair rates and improve oversight.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Plan to reroute Nolan Streetcar to Dignowity Hill area
Residents of the Sixth ward seek changes to the Nolan streetcar line to abandon north of Hays or Burnet crossing the Southern Pacific tracks and extend tracks east to New Braunfels avenue. The traction company asks to take up North Pine Street tracks and extend to North New Braunfels Avenue about six blocks. A Calvary Baptist Church meeting Saturday night will decide support for the plan, with city council to consider next Monday.
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Sixth Ward
Nolan Street
Hays
Burnet Street
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pine Street
Hays Or Burnet Streets
New Braunfels Avenue
Traction Company
Dignowity Hill
Calvary Baptist Church
Dignowity Hilldis
Mexican migrant eludes officer through three cemeteries and a tree
Tomas Martinez, about 35, fled Mounted Officer Bader through East Commerce cemetery and other grounds, using a tombstone and a tall tree to hide before being arrested for vagrancy. Judge Lowther sentenced him to 200 days in jail after the chase ended with Martinez coming down from the tree.
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Tomas Martinez
Bader
Lowther
Mexico
East Commerce
Palmetto
Trade Excursion Plans and Local Notices Featured
Plan for a trade excursion to Corpus Christi by San Antonio business men is noted with dates between April 21 and 27. Local social and civic items include dances at Redmen hall and Cotillion hall, a class banquet at McKinley Avenue Methodist church, and notices on licensing tax payments, insurance, and civil service roles. Also mentioned are trench work on East Commerce street and personnel updates in city services.
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Corpus Christi
San Antonio
McKinley Avenue Methodist Church
Ben Clark
Steve Johnson
Special Rates For West Texas Diocese Bishops Consec May Day
Special excursion rates on all railroads approved by the Texas passenger agents for the meeting of the council of the Diocese of West Texas and the consecration of Bishop Coadjutor William T. Capers on May 1 at the designated church location.
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Texas Passenger
Diocese of
West Texas
William T. Capers
Norwell Texas land boom urged with railroad near
A letter from an unnamed land investor extols Norwell in McMullen County as a premier speculative site 55 miles south of San Antonio. He notes low lot prices of 50 to 75 dollars with 20 percent down and 20 percent monthly payments, warning prices rise after May 4 as railroad expansion nears. The piece highlights expected population growth to 1000–2000 and urges quick purchases before price increases.
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Norwell
Texas
McMullen County
San Antonio
Christine
Juvenile Branch Formed by WCTU in San Antonio
Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott, state secretary and organizer, formed an additional juvenile branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in San Antonio. She returned from Gonzales after days of temperance work and lecturing locally. Special parish rates apply from all diocese points on April 28 and trains into San Antonio on the 29th with extension to May 5.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
San Antonio
Herbert B. Linscott
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Linscott
Gonzales
Paris Declares War on Rats Across City
Paris launches a city wide extermination campaign against rodents with an estimated three million rats infesting the capital. The central market and stock yards are heavily overrun by the pest.
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Paris
Foley Kidney Pills Reported Successful for Ailments
A customer from Ogle Texas states after using two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills his rheumatism and kidney trouble are completely gone. The ad claims relief for backache rheumatism and bladder issues with safe and effective use. Fisher's Drug Store promotes the product.
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Foley
P. J. Boyd
Ogle
Texas
Fischer’s Drug Store
Best to You: Ady Otto Riebe Undertaker Ad
Funeral notices note Otto Riebe, undertaker at 177 North Street, private chapel, phones 341, urging readers to seek quality service.
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Otto Riebe
North Street
Weave It Unless You Ask for It Perfection Lard Ady
Ady advert uses bold phrasing to tout perfection lard with playful insistence on weaving and never asking for it. The copy leans into a catchy slogan style likely from a mid century consumer page.
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Ady
Juntas Active in Panama Amid Regional Revolutions
In Panama City many regional juntas operate openly with former Latin American citizens using a Plaza Central hotel as a headquarters. They discuss revolution freely though filibustering is banned. A Panamanian faction aided Ecuador’s revolt, and Honduran Nicaraguan Salvadoran Guatemalan and Venezuelan juntas are present.
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Panama
Plaza Central
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Bexar
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Clarke Citho Co
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Mother
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Palmetto Avenue
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Lowell
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Main Ave
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Nashville
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