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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
5
The San Antonio Driving Club announces a four race card for Friday matinee at the fair grounds race course with green pacers and seasoned winners. Highlights include Dead Easy in speedy workouts and a free for all pace featuring Dr. Allerton seeking Orphan Boy’s scalp.
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a tonic for backache kidney and bladder trouble rheumatism congestion of the kidneys bladder inflammation and urinary irregularities. It targets middle aged and elderly people and women with claims of prompt relief. KING PATTISON DRUG CO.
William H. Prince, wanted in Shreveport Louisiana for obtaining 30000 to 40000 by false pretenses, was arrested in Chicago after Sheriff J P Flournoy notified authorities. Prince, an official of the Mutual Advertising Manufacturing Co, allegedly sold unlawful exclusive sale rights across Kentucky to defraud Howard and about forty others.
Washington reports a state department agent says an American firm won a contract to supply outfits for 3000 Roumanian soldiers, forecasting full adoption of American equipment for the Roumanian army. In Seattle a former Minnesota teacher, Mrs Porter Ageno, seeks divorce from her Japanese husband, alleging cruelty after eleven days of marriage.
San Francisco on August 3 three prominent California polo players Cyril Tobin George Parsons and Percy Selby start an ocean voyage in a twenty foot craft from this port the smallest boat ever to leave for an ocean voyage from San Francisco Their nautical experience is limited to riding bronchos on the hurricane deck.
President W. D. Huber of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America arrives in Houston and plans an address to boost local membership during his Texas tour.
Lieut William V Tomb of the US Navy attached to the Mary land crawled under twenty feet of water amid barnacles to search the ship bottom after a sailor fell overboard on July 21. With a life rope tied about him he dived in, refusing to await diving gear as officials watched.
Acting Secretary Winthrop writes to Lieut ant Tomb praising his bravery in a formal acknowledgment. The note records official recognition for courageous actions during an incident.
Esther Kadell Olsen filed a district court petition to change her name to Esther Kade Smith. Judge Steele granted the request, stating she may be called Miss Smith and that she had adopted the Smith name years ago. The former Miss Olsen will hereafter be known as Miss Smith in Minneapolis.
Mr Perry A Pitman of Dale Texas states he was bedridden four months with kidney and bladder trouble and gall stones. One bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured him well and sound. Ask for it King and Pattison Drug Co.
President Taft signed a proclamation reducing the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona from 95 to 40 square miles based on George P. Merrill's report. Merrill says outside the new boundaries little worth preserving. two large tracts within the park are set aside for specimens of silicified woods by museums and others authorized by the Interior Secretary.
Joseph Farr former general superintendent of logging in the Indian service sues Robert G. Valentine commissioner of Indian affairs for $50,000 in district court alleging false and malicious charges led to his removal from government service.
Governor Johnson approves requisition papers from Louisiana for John Nelson a Black man wanted in New Orleans for the murder of two women and held in Los Angeles NY.
Norfolk authorities report the revenue cutters were ordered to sea to locate the yacht Coronet believed in distress off Cape Hatteras with about fifty members of the Holy Ghost and Us society aboard. No further details provided.
The Cleveland ball club recalled five players who were sent to minor league teams last spring. Ed Hohn horst with Toledo Jack Adams with Memphis Benjamin Demott with Omaha Henry Knaupp and Dave Callahan with New Orleans will report at the close of the seasons of their leagues.
Houston July tax collections totaled 365,029.08 dollars according to Collector Welch. The report cites city receipts for the month in Houston Texas.
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