Gyroscope Inventor Demonstrates Aviation Aid At Camp
Prof. Montraville M. Wood arrives in San Antonio to showcase a two foot diameter gyroscope as a plane stabilizer before the army aviators. He will lecture at the YMCA tonight with slides of Moisant Chazer Hoxey and Brennen demonstrations and outline his single gyroscope system and monorail car. He plans to issue a public challenge to wrestlers who might throw the device, noting past attempts by Gotch.
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Montraville M. Wood
Berwyn
Ill
San Antonio
France
Prof. Wood
Brennen
Wood
Third Brigade
Moisant
Chazer
Alps
Hoxey
Brooking
Loop
Chicago
Ely
Pennsylvania
Sir Hiram
Maxim
Gotch
Lansing H. Beach
The
Engineers
New Orleans
Beach
Counterfeits Clumsy Warn Banks and Public
W H Moran acting chief of the secret service issues warning to banks businesses and ticket offices about two new counterfeit bills in circulation. A $20 national bank note from Los Angeles check letter B 1902 1908 shows misspellings and the word national with an I. The other is a $10 United States note with check letter C and a reddish brown back instead of green.
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Associated Press
New York
W. H. Moran
Secret Service
United States National Bank of Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Moran
No Fund for Camorrists in Buffalo
Buffalo police under Chief Michael Reagan report no local fund raising for the defense of the Camorrists on trial at Viterbo. A detective checked the Italian community and found no evidence of threats or intimidation influencing contributions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Michael Reagan
Buffalo Police Department
Viterbo
Reagan
Grand last night features La Tosca and varied vaudeville
Sarah Bernhardt closed her Grand engagement in La Tosca as Dixieland entertainers Morris and Sherwood wowed crowds. Ventriloquist Kayne and contortionist Maitland drew laughs with bold novelty acts, while Germanic comedy and Romany duo performances plus new singing routines kept audiences in roaring applause.
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Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
la Tosca
Maddern
Migent
Morris and
Sherwood
Dixieland
Morris
Milt G. Barlow
Star's all star show features mighty weight lifting act
The Star touts an all star theater bill with three acts led by Oscar Staar and company. Staar lifts a 125 pound barbell with one arm and supports 1000 pounds total, including 500 pounds of live weight. He claims to be the champion weight lifter of the era.
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Oscar Staar and Company
Staar
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By San Antonio Testimony
A San Antonio resident from 308 Dolorosa Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills permanently relieved a constant backache and night kidney secretions after using them from Bexar Drug Co. The advertisement notes the product is for sale by all dealers, price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. as US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
San Antonio
Gonzales
Dolorosa Street
Texas
Bexar Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Miss Robson Triumphs In The Rejuvenation Of Aunt Mary
Miss Robson opens London season at Terry's Theatre in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary. The three act comedy shows her versatile mix of grave and gay acting. Review praises her dignified restraint and suggests she will undertake greater roles in future productions.
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Miss Robson
States
London
Terry's Theater
Mary
Lonon
Arrest of Murder Suspect Bessie William Francis
The St Louis Police report a telegram from Durham North Carolina that a man named Bessie William Francis, described as a Negro, has been arrested there on a murder charge. A $5500 reward is offered for Francis. The 1901 case involved Miss Mary Henderson of Columbus Missouri who, before dying, accused Francis of the shooting on August 27 1901.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Young
Durham
Bessie
William Francis
Francis
Mary Henderson
Columbus
Girls to Form Camp Fire Girls of America
New York April 10 report that sisters of the Boy Scouts plan a parallel organization named Camp Fire Girls of America. Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton supports the effort as a leading mover. A temporary group is formed with aims of national reach to emphasize outdoor life.
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Associated Press
New York
Little Sisters of
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Fire Girls of America
Ernest Thompson Seton
Boy Scouts
50 Cent Dinners Highlight Elite Cafe in San Antonio
Elite Cafe in San Antonio advertises 50 cent dinners with good service and meals. Patrons are invited to dine daily or Sunday from 12 to 12 p m for a trial of the affordable offerings.
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San Antonio
Elite Cafe
Death Toll Rises At Banner Mine Disaster
At 9 o clock this morning forty five bodies had been removed from Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron company Banner mine after Saturdays disaster. Officials say 128 dead or unaccounted for, with most bodies removed by nightfall. Two white convicts still missing.
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Associated Press
Banner
Ala
Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
New York Student Killed in Street Attack
Luigo Usay, 28, once an archism convert and Bible Teachers' Training school student, died from a skull fracture after a street fight. Otto Schaffer, a laborer, is jailed on assault charges. Usay had been assisting as an pastor and was to be ordained soon. The attack occurred last evening without an apparent motive.
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Associated Press
New York
Luigo Usay
Otto Schaffer
Usay
Bible Teachers’ Training School
February Stock Levels and Monthly Decline
The report shows 90,094 and stocks on hand at month end totaling 29,931. The decline is largely due to February short month with February stocks at 30.8 percent of normal versus 26.9 percent a year ago.
Family narrowly escapes fatal house fire near Blackford
The Eli Breatley family near Blackford Kentucky escaped death when their country home burned yesterday morning. They woke to their dog’s barking and fled just as the roof collapsed, preserving themselves from the blaze.
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Associated Press
Blackford
Eli Breatley
Here
Organize to Hunt Rats
In Old St. Louis near Columbus Indiana male residents formed a rat hunting party with dogs and killed 265 rats while female residents stayed indoors yesterday as the town dealt with an overrun rodent problem.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ind
Old St. Louis
Red headed girls scarce in Louisville business world
James B. Camp a former politician and cafe owner reports advertising for red headed freckled waitresses and finding only one acceptable of a dozen applicants. He says the red headed woman is a trade attraction and upbeat asset for business in Louisville.
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Louisville
James B. Camp
Camp
Business Conference Sparks Player Signings Inquiry
The boss calls for an office visit as the crew discusses new player signings. The office boy resists, insisting the aim is to discover which new players have joined, per the Courier Journal from Louisville.
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Nix
Tfe
Louisville Courier-Journal
Spring Need for S S S Tonic Emphasized as Blood Purifier
The piece urges SS S as the ideal spring tonic and blood purifier to bolster weak systems. It warns against nerve stimulants and notes SS S is made from roots herbs and barks. Sold at drug stores via The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
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Cardus
S.S
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
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