Detained Suspect Tied to City Cash Drawer Theft Spree
A black man held by police last night is detained as detectives probe a spree of five to six cash drawer thefts across eastern city businesses in the last four to five weeks. Mrs. P. J. Cappuyns identifies him as the thief who took a cash drawer from her Montana Street store last week, with losses estimated between 50 and 60 dollars. The pattern shows the thief acting when clerks are busy, slipping the drawer and fleeing. one failure occurred at the Haeffel store on Austin Street after a bell rang.
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P. J. Cappuyns
Cappuyns
Montana Street
Haeffe
Austin Street
Glasgow Mills Offers Cheap Made-to-Measure Suits
Morris Joseph of Glasgow Woolen Mills promotes direct sales to cut out middlemen. He claims custom suits can be built for 15 dollars using carload cloth and in-house processing, promising savings and a fashionable fit. He lists 221 E Houston St and warns of imitators in the trade. He also advertises trousers priced at 2.75, copyright 1914.
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Glasgow Woolen Mills
Fellows
Fifth Avenue
Fogey
Morris Joseph
Mgr
E. Houston
Glasgow
Leon Sigman
Robbery Fled with Cash Drawer Contents
A customer robbed a store drawer and fled, leaving the scene with no loot. The drawer held about $400 in currency when the incident occurred.
Bliss Returns From Galveston Port Inspection
Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss commander of the Southern Department comes back to Fort Sam Houston after an annual inspection of the port of embarkation in Galveston. Funds shortage halts further department inspections until Congress or the War Department provide extra mileage money. Col. William D. Crosby begins a War Department funded tour to Fort Huachuca Arizona.
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Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
Fort Sam Houston
Galveston
General Bliss
Congress
War Department
William D. Crosby
Medical Corps
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Crosby
Arizona Post
London land deal seals Regents Park estate transfer
London April 7 8 S P Derbyshire acquired the whole Regents Park estate from Lord Howard de Walden for more than 2 500 000. The 62% acre site includes a police station St Stephens Church four schools and eight public houses. Derbyshire is senior partner in a chartered accountancy firm.
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London
Liquor License Question Decided in Minnesota Cities
In Minnesota on April 7 under the 1913 local option law many cities voted for the first time on liquor licenses. Final results shown in ST PAUL reports indicate varying local option outcomes across cities.
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Minnesota
St, Paul
Minn
End All That Eczema Misery Ends Here
Advertises ZEMO as a new antiseptic liquid that stops itching for eczema. Claims the remedy proves itself, costs a dime to try, and offers a guaranteed, immediate relief. Mentions Wyse family, drug stores, and a San Antonio pharmacy on Gibbs Street.
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San Antonio
Monument to Admiral de Grasse Proposed in Lafayette Square
The Sons of the Revolution plan a naval monument to Admiral Francois de Grasse in Washington. A 50,000 dollar project would honor his fleet and role in Yorktown’s victory, with support from the Navy League and Daughters of the American Revolution. Journal notes April 7.
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Washington, D. C
United States
France
Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse
Washington
Lord Cornwallis
Sons of the Revolution
Admiral de Grasse
Jusserand
de Grasse
Lafayette Square
White House
Yorktown
Lafayette
Rochambeau
von Steuben
Germany
Kosciusko
Pulaski
James Morris Morgan
Df Estaing
du Portail
Daughters of the American Revolution
Franklin D. Roosvelt
Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Lord Cornwellis
Hood
Drake
Port Royal
Martinique
James Rivers
Clinton
New York
Virginia
Congress
Suffrage Convention Set for Dallas Meeting
Dallas officials announce final planning for the state women’s suffrage convention to be held in Dallas for two days. Boston publicist Carl Zubelin will give the principal address at the closing session. Delegates from Texas cities are expected. Miss Brackenridge of San Antonio serves as president.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Equal Suffrage Association
Carl Zubelin
Boston
Texas
Mra
W. W. Sims
Bryan
Joseph B. Dibrell
Austin
Annette Finnegan
Houston
Dodson's Liver Tone Promotes Liver Health Replaces Calomel
An old advertorial piece touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims the product livens the liver relieves constipation and sluggish digestion without pain or diet changes and offers a money back guarantee through druggists.
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Dodson
California oil bill aims to help independents market production
Secretary Lane plans a bill after talks with the House lands committee to let private producers lease California public lands and pay royalties to the government, easing title disputes and enabling oil sale amid industry concerns. The move follows Standard Oil's reluctance to buy oil from wells with disputed ownership.
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Washington,d. C
California
Lane
House Lands Committee
Standard Oil Company
Music and Sirens Prompt Quickstep Laughter
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes Smith asks about music influence and Brown replies that a nearby automobile siren makes him start a quickstep, reflecting lighthearted street humor.
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Smith
Brown
Birmingham Age-Herald
Every Man Read This A Home Treatment For Nerve Health
An East reputed remedy promises to fortify the nerve force and health, aiding the nervous and physically impaired. It claims benefits for writers and professionals tired by late hours and indulgence, with a home recipe using syrups and tinctures, to be taken after meals and at night.
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East
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Henge
Sons of Revolution
Admiral DeGrasse
State Woman' S Suffrage
Otto Riede
North Rt
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