Harakiri Knife Exhibit Uncovered at Witte Museum
Two bloodstained harakiri knives found in Albert Steves collection at the Witte Memorial museum will be displayed as historical evidence of Japan’s ritual suicide tradition. The smaller blades resemble scalpels, one hilt bears a relief of a kneeling Japanese disemboweling himself, while the larger curved blades were imported from the Orient in 1910.
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Albert Steves
Witte Memorial Museum
Ellen St. Quillin
Cécilla Steinfeldt
Steves
Motorcade to Mexico City for Pan American Highway congress
Plume and delegates plan a motorcade from San Antonio on September 12 to Mexico City for the Pan American Highway congress opening September 15. The trip includes hotel registration, garage checks, and border services by American and Mexican auto groups.
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Pan- American Highway Congress
Mexico City
W. AH. Furlong
Travellie Servier
Jose Rivera
Mexican Automobile Association
Charles M Upham
American Road “Builders’ Association
Washington, D. C
Tetttallve
San Antonio
Pullong
Rt. Anthony
Sara
Monterrey
Watles
Border Service
Euch
Furlong
Confessed Slayer Faces Sanity Evaluation
Richard Martin Wexello, 16, confessed slayer of Mrs Margaret Hing, was arraigned before Judge Ralph J. Cady. The court rejected the plea to the indictment and ordered an examination by Dr Albert Fal of Rockford at the Wilans sanitarium to assess his mental state. case continued.
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Wogrstock
Richard Martin Wexello
Margaret Hing
Olrcutt
Ralph J. Cady
Abert Fal
Rockford
Wilans Sanitarium
Wesoli
Gygle Forge Doveal i Goven New Motorcycle Division
The traffic division will transfer all men from the second patrol detachment to the Baltic division in San Antonio Bundy. W G Dickman promises the move will double motorcycle officers to 14, operating in five detachments from morning until night. Officers will be ordered to conduct vehicle safety checks and prevent wasteful traffic around the yards. Police Commissioner P I approves the reorganization amid a deadly train yard incident where an ambulance and fre trucks were blocked, costing a life.
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San Anetonio Bundy
Gapl
W. G. Dickman
Baturany
Diekman Sale
Uwata
Weston
Fee
Police Commissionar P
Derson
Dicken
Anderson
Jaim
Difficult to Shut Off Alarm Clock Incident
Orval Adams in Hello Washington slept late and barely turned off his alarm. He rolled over for forty more winks before waking in a hurry to find two four foot rattlesnakes on the floor beside him, tied near his bed.
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Orval Adams
Bee sting tongues man in Ratle Walnquist tale
In Minneapolis on August 2 a man named Walnquist suffered a sudden tongue sting after a bee allegedly settled on his tongue while he relaxed with candy. He reported difficulty explaining the incident and its swift swelling.
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Minneapolis
Ratle T Walmquist
Halmquist
AWAKENER OF AMAZON TO BE BURIED IN SAYVILLE
John James a San Antonio born explorer known as the awakeners of the Amazon dies in Sayville NY after a career in Para Brazil and Fordlandia. He leaves a widow Elinor Oxholm James, mother V L James, and siblings Agnes Agnes E. James Carl Groos G H Hartwell Guy Pickett Charles Edge. Burial in family plot planned. services held at Dr Gustav Oxhelm's home.
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John James
Yawakeher
Amazon
Sayvile
Agnes L. James
King Wilam
James
Winston Lee James
Col. A. B. Andrews
Charles Edge
Bryan
Para
Brazil
United States
Gustav Oxhelm
Jan Sayville
Panera
Oxhelm
San Antonio
Amazon River
Henry Ford
Fordlandia
Digesh
Desmond Holdridge
Classified Ads Window Ends Saturday at 6 PM
The Big Sunday Lebt Diet F-12901 advertises end of proper classifications by 6 p m Saturday.
Unclear Classified Ad Request
The provided text is fragmented and does not describe a specific news item. It appears to be a garbled ad request for writing services and listings. No identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or events are present to summarize into a proper card.
Former Al. Implore Die Former Al. Implore Die
William Hams ton Scruggs aged 80 died at his Alice home after a lengthy illness. A longtime A and P railroad employee, he lived in Alice 41 years after moving from San Antonio. He helped organize the local Methodist church and remained active in services. Funeral at 5 pm Saturday at Alice Methodist Church with burial in Alice. Survived by widow, sons Marion New Orleans, Dan and Arbey of Alice and San Antonio, daughter Mrs. P. A. Prescott of Alice, five grandchildren.
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Alice
William Hamston Scruggs
A. P
South Texas
Scruggs
San Antonio
Methodist Church
Aliee
Bulluxday
Alice Methodist Church
Marion Scruggs
New Oheatis
Dan Scruggs
Arbey Scruggs
P. A. Presnall
Gandchildren
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Steel Colotties
DuPont Dulax
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Kelly Field
J.C. Lockridge
Adwriter
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Implove
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Shaw
Rage
Houston ST
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Timken
Amoys David Bradley Hemmer King Mill
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