German American Society Urges Vigorous Texas Campaign
The Texas Staatsverband of the Deutsch-Amerikanischenbund ended a special session in San Antonio urging a strong statewide campaign to defeat the state wide amendment. They plan a July election push and propose funding a German monument at Washington with congress offering 25 000 dollars if Germans in Texas raise a matching amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Staatsverband
Deutsch-Amerikanischenbund
San Antonio
Hermann Sons
Washington
Edgar Schramm
Schramm
Congress
G. A. Heilig
la Grange
E. Dietzel
F. Altermann
Railroad Timetable Details and Abbreviations
The notice outlines a railroad timetable with abbreviations such as EE TE Is HG AR Fe Ne BE Ae TE He. It signals a coded schedule or index of station stops and times, inviting readers to interpret the short forms.
Train schedule fragment from Union Station listings
A dense list of train numbers with origins and departure times across multiple lines including G N L N, S L & A P, H and S A, and Victoria division. Entries show origins such as Houston, Dallas, Kerrville, El Paso, Laredo, Galveston, Waco, and Cuero with varied north east west and coast destinations.
State association holds meeting and election plans
The local option condition was discussed as vital to the state's welfare with July elections in view. John Windlinger submitted his resignation as secretary, which the meeting did not accept. The annual state association meeting is set for San Antonio on November 14.
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John Windlinger
State Association
San Antonio
Boy prank causes illness at West Lafayette dorm
In Coshocton Ohio on April 22 twenty West Lafayette college girls fell violently ill before a prank by college boys was uncovered. Oil was found in the girls dormitory milk supply triggering fears of an epidemic. Also Chicago reports a $20000 theft of gold watch cases from an express wagon, trunk found six miles away.
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Coshocton
Ohio
West Lafayette College
Beck
Chicago
Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Seneca Street
Arthur B. Borer
Boston Club Hearings Rally Against Tariff Policy
Senator La Follette Young of Iowa called reciprocity with Canada a swindle and urged resistance to tariffs in a Boston City Club address. He accused New England of treachery to the west and criticized Governor Foss of Massachusetts as a Democrat amid sharp exchanges on trade policy.
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Young
Foss
Boston
Mass
Canada
New England
Governor Foss
Massachusetts
la Follette Young
Iowa
Boston City Club
Patrick After Pardon
Albert T. Patrick, serving life in Sing Sing for the Rice murder, again seeks a presidential pardon after a new move toward clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Wage War Talks Begin On Rail Firemen Dispute
Chicago April 22 Officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen opened talks with representatives of twenty four western railroads to settle a wage dispute that could trigger a general strike by the firemen.
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Cenfer
Chicago
Ill
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ensenada Residents Flee as Threat Looms
Ensenada residents evacuate as the steamship San Diego departs for San Diego with prominent locals aboard. General Simon Berthold allegedly warned Governor Vega of a planned attack within 24 hours on Ensenada.
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Ensenada
S. C
San Diego
Simon Berthold
Vega
Lawmakers Seek Explanation for Hill Resignation
A House resolution requests President Taft provide Congress with the reasons behind David Jayne Hill’s resignation as ambassador to Germany. The plea is led by Representatives Lover of South Carolina and Brantley of Georgia, presented in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
House
Congress
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Lover
South Carolina
Brantley
Georgia
Judge Directs Verdict of Acquittal in Arkansas Timber Fraud Case
In St. Louis on April 22 Judge Trieber directed a verdict of acquittal for Henry S Whitener Gilbert V Whitener George B Gate George M London and James A London Jr after taking the Arkansas timber fraud cases from the jury. Spring humors pimples and boils are cured of Gods Sarsaparilla the great blood purifier.
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Acquitta
ST. Louis
Trieber
United States Circuit Court
Henrys. Whitener
Gilbert V. Whitener
George B. Gate
George M. London
James A. London Jr
Arrhenius Questions Life on Mars During Boston Lecture
Dr Svante Arrhenius director of the Nobel Institute in Stockholm, visiting Boston, argues canals on Mars resemble earthquake lines and that water vapor on Mars is likely minimal, casting doubt on life existence there. He compares Martian features to Italian Calabrian quake lines and subsidence centers.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Svante Arrhenius
Nobel Institute
Stockholm
Mars
Lowell Institute
Earth
Calabrian
Italy
Arrhenius
Toronto man dies after sixteen day fast for illness
Herbert Deverell of 129 Chester Street Toronto dies in the city after a sixteen day fast intended to cure a minor illness. He had previously fasted for three weeks and fifteen days two years earlier, and his wife’s relatives avoided interference given his prior endurance.
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Toronto
Ont
Herbert Deverell
Chester Street
Governor proposes state supervision of city finances
Boston headlines report Governor Foss recommending legislative action for state oversight of municipal finances. He cites expert analysis and about 850000 dollars in trust funds diverted to regular expenses in small towns.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Foss
Girls Made City Detectives After Notable Arrests
In Sapulpa Oklahoma on April 22 Mayor Denton appointed four young women Mabel Burton Vivian Carter Gertrude Mack and another to city detective posts after they helped trap a negro couple Henry Cleveland and his wife who confessed to stealing a handbag and other robberies. They declined the commissions.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Henry Cleveland
Vivian Carter
Mabel Burton
Gertrude Mack
Denton
Veterans Hold Reunion of Cairo Expedition Survivors
Survivors of the Cairo expedition, 625 Illinois troops first to reach the Civil War front, met in what may be their last reunion in Chicago. Fifty years after marching from the Illinois Central station, the two score veterans answered roll calls and recalled how Cairo’s arrival prevented Confederate occupation and secured control of navigation on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
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Chicago
Cairo
Illinois Central Station
South
Ohio
Mississippi
Paper and Pulp Group Adopts Trade Resolution in Chicago
In Chicago on April 22 the American Paper and Pulp Manufacturers' Association adopted resolutions opposing the proposed reciprocity treaty with Canada and protesting any tariff reduction on paper pulp and related wood products.
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Chicago
Ill
Canada
American Paper and Pulp Manufacturers’ Association
Decrease in Coal Car Surplus Reported by Association
The American Railway Association reported a total freight car surplus of 187 219 with coal cars down 16 971 over the last two weeks while box cars rose by 6993.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Railway Association
Bowes Promoted to Vice President at Illinois Central
Chicago April 22 Directors of the Illinois Central rail road elevated Frank B Bowes from general traffic manager in charge of freight traffic to vice president in charge of all traffic Bowes will oversee traffic operations nationwide and report to the board.
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Bowes
Associated Press
Chicago, Il
Illinois Central Railroad
Frank B. Bowes
Free Prescription for Weak Men Promised by Dr Robinson
An offer outlines a home cure for nervous debility and weakened manhood with a free prescription. Dr Robinson of the Luck Building in Detroit claims the remedy, developed from a physician with 4% study, is the best restorative and urges men to request a copy without charge.
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Dr. . Robinson
Luck
Detroit
Mich
Sovereign steam yacht launched with 35 mph speed goal
The Sovereign, a 158 foot steam yacht built for M. C. B. Borden of New York and Fall River, is launched in New York. Target speed 35 miles per hour marks the vessel as possibly the fastest steam craft yet. She features a 16 foot beam, 4 feet 6 inch draft, twin propellers, four funnels and a bronze keel.
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New York
M. C. B. Borden
Fall River
New York Yacht Club
Drainage Expert to Be Stationed in Brownsville
C G Elliott, head of the bureau of drainage investigations in Washington, DC, announced in Brownsville that the Department of Agriculture will station a drainage engineer at the South Texas gardens permanently or as long as farmer need remains. Previously engineers visited periodically but funding did not allow a permanent post.
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Brownsville
Tex
C. G. Elliott
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Drainage Investigations
Department of Agriculture
South Texas Gardens
Elliott
The Only Rathskellar Opens in San Antonio
The Rathskellar in San Antonio runs from noon to midnight offering good service and a choice delicatessen with short orders at Elite Cafe.
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San Antonio
Elite Cafe
Colleges Protest Conference Upholds Four Year Undergrad Rule
In Galesburg Illinois April 22 the conference of midwest colleges closed with a strong protest against universities recruiting students away and in defense of four year undergraduate courses. Colorado College president chaired and motion to withhold approval from universities not requiring four year undergrad study before admission to graduate programs passed unanimously.
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Galesburg
Ill
Middle West
Stuents
Ated
Colorado College
New Post for Professor at Princeton Reported
New Post for Professor at Princeton is reported as the trustees consider retaining Dr. Henry van Dyke after his resignation as professor of English literature. If he stays, he may be assigned duties in religious instruction and worship.
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New York
Princeton
Henry Va Dyke
Tim
van Dyke
Redmain
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