Swearingen to Manage New Bender Hotel in Houston
Byron Swearingen, long associated with F. M. Swearingen at the St. Anthony, accepts management of the new million dollar Bender hotel in Houston. Built by Bender Brothers, it will have 280 rooms with room for a large annex and will affiliate with the St. Anthony without changing Swearingen’s role there.
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Byron
Swearingen
F. M. Swearingen
St. Anthony Hotel
Bender
Houston
Bender Brothers
St. Anthony
B. S&s
Behles and Boelhauwe Architects at 228 West Commerce Street
The entry notes the architectural firm Behles and Boelhauwe located at 228 West Commerce Street. No additional events or context are provided in readable text.
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Behles & Boelhauwe
West Commerce Stret
Fire Prevention Day Aims To Unite Citizens In Fire Brigade
Chicago Association of Commerce proposes Fire Prevention Day on October 9, the Chicago fire anniversary of 1871. A nationwide effort would enlist every citizen as a firefighter with annual October celebrations to educate the public and cut fire losses.
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Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Air tours the fad as continent embraces airship trips
Paris Aug 11 The vogue for dirigible balloons grows in Europe with daily Zeppelin excursions lasting hours from Baden Baden. A steamship line handles bookings and organizes observation car parties with a restaurant furnished aboard.
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Associated Press
Paris
Baden Baden
Boston Lawyer Will Creates Peculiar Church Fund
John D. Bryant's will leaves a share of his 250000 estate to Christchurch in Boston with a trust that lasts only while worshippers sense the divine presence and no vested choir exists. The document emphasizes worship without turning to find the Deity and seeks ongoing reverence within the church.
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Boston
Associated Press
Christchurch
John D. Bryant
Castoria Purchase Mentioned in Tangled Ad Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text hints at Castoria purchase and signature reference linked to India. No clear event, date, or full names from available readable lines.
Coroner Suggests Woman Shot Self in Atlanta Bedroom
In Atlanta on August 11 the coroner concluded Mrs. M. W. Flemister died by her own hand. She was found lying across her bed with two bullet wounds to the breast and a revolver nearby. The widow suffered from nervous trouble.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
M. W. Flemister
Farm product prices fall overall despite potato surge
Washington August figures from the Department of Agriculture show farm prices on August 1 down about 2.9 percent from a year earlier for most products, with potatoes alone up 109.6 percent. Other items like hay, barley and corn varied, while cattle, eggs and wheat also fluctuated.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
ST MACH TROUBLES Acid Phosphate Health Claim
Horsford's Acid Phosphate is advertised as aiding weak and disordered stomachs and as an excellent strength builder, promising healthy activity and improved digestion.
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ST Mach
Horsford
Tamba Maru Sail With Admiral Togo Convoyed by Warships
The Japanese steamer Tamba Maru carrying Admiral Togo will sail from Seattle to Yokohama on August 22. It will be escorted to the open sea by the cruisers West Virginia and Colorado.
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Seattle
Wash
Togo
Yokohama
West Virginia
Colorado
Mineral Wells Chosen For Texas General Passenger Agents Meet
Mineral Wells was selected as the next meeting site of the Texas General Passenger Agents association during their session in Wichita Falls Texas on August 11.
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Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas General Passenger Agents’ Association
Unfilled Tonnage Report by United States Steel
United States Steel reports July unfilled tonnage at 2,584,085 tons, down from 3,361,078 on June 30. Newark claims Col J M Foster files with state department against Mexico over the death of his foster son Dr Arthur N Foster in Alamo Mexico last June while treating wounded insurgents.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Mexico
Newark
N. J
Col
J. M. Foster
State Department
Arthur N. Foster
Los Angeles
Foster
Alamo
Mex
Fort Worth Professor Hogg Dies at 81 in Baltimore
Prof. Alexander Hogg of Fort Worth Texas, longtime hospital patient in Baltimore, died yesterday at age 81 after a period of illness.
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Fort Worth
Baltimore, Md
Alexander Hogg
Tex
Hogg
Montana Cherries To Go On Sale In New York
A carload of cherries from Montana's Bitter Root Valley will be sold in New York next week. The unusually late shipment comes after a season that normally ends by July 4. The fruit comes from land that was once wilderness and has been reclaimed by irrigation.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Fruit Trade
Bitter Root Valley
Montana
Government Opposed Premier to Debate Borden in Quebec
Writs for 221 constituencies were issued as Canada gears up for the September 21 election. Premier Laurier and Opposition Leader Borden plan speeches Tuesday, while a high profile debate between Lemieux and Henri Bourassa is slated for Sunday in St Hyacinthe. Ontario Premier Whitney will oppose Laurier and reciprocity.
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Associated Press
UAWA
Ont
Canada
Laurier
Borden
L. P. Brodeur
Marine, Fisheries and Navy
Supreme Court
Lemieux
Fisheries and Naval
H. S. Beland
Beauce
Quebec
Henri Bourassa
St. Hyacinthe
Ontario
Whitney
Nationalist Navy Question Dominates Quebec Campaign
In Montreal on August 11, the Quebec election focus centers on how many seats the nationalists win from the Laurier government. F D Monk, former Jacques Cartier MP and party leader, runs again. The nationalists push navy issues while Monk and conservatives clash over reciprocity, promising a hard fought race in Quebec especially Maurier’s stronghold.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Laurier
F. D. Monk
Jacques Cartier
Monk
Quebec
Maurier
Favor Reciprocity As Grain Growers Back Their Men
Tremendous interest in the reciprocity referendum shown across the west as dominion registrars open in Winnipeg and Brandon. Registrations run 40 percent above prior years. Grain growers push their own to nominate by Liberal names, signaling their support for reciprocity.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Man
Dominion
Brando
Liberals
Grain Growers’ Association
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Infants
Rest and health to mother and child. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for sixty years by millions of mothers for their children with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhea. It is absolutely harmless and costs twenty five cents a bottle.
Seize Ring and Flee in Brooklyn Robbery
Two youths gained entry to Mrs. Anna Rockmore's Brooklyn apartment under the pretense of seeing her husband, a lawyer. They seized her, tore a $500 Semone ring from her finger, fled by trolley, were chased, and were caught after a cyclist alerted a policeman. one suspect's impeded speech revealed the ring.
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Associated Press
New York
Anna Rockmore
Brooklyn
Lell
Roosevelt Leaves on Hunt to Pinacate Mountains
Kermit Roosevelt and guides depart Yuma Arizona for a hunting trip into the Pinacate mountains 130 miles southeast. The party includes Charles Utting, Winn Praebster, and two Mexican guides. They plan to travel to Wellton by rail then by horse and expect to be away two to four weeks.
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Kermit Roosevelt
Yuma
Arizona
Associated Press
Pinacate Mountains
Charles Utting
Winn Praebster
Wellton
Kermit
Premier of New South Wales Supports Women's Suffrage
Mrs. J. S. T. McGowen and her husband the premier of New South Wales advocate voting rights for women. The premier told a New York interview that women voters have improved his state, noting ten years of the ballot prove women are admirable citizens.
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J. S. T. McGowen
New South Wales
New York
London
Congo Province Revolts as Hostages Are Won
Dispatches report the Oriental province of the Congo Free State in revolt with natives holding a Belgian magistrate hostage. In Mexico City J. N. Galbraith, Waters-Pierce executive, is elected to the National Railways board succeeding M. G. Ribon.
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Brussels
Oriental
Congo Free State
Mexico City
The
National Railways
J. N. Galbraith
M. G. Ribon
Galbraith
Waters- Pierce
Mexico
Convention called for Catholic party candidates in August
A call was issued in Mexico City for a Catholic party convention on August 16 to name presidential and vice presidential candidates. In Brussels two Americans Delforge and Black managers of the American Boma company drowned on the River Boch off Lispa and their bodies were not recovered.
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Madero
Mexico City
the Republic
Brussels
Congo Free State
Messrs. Delforge and Black
Boma Company
Boch
Lispa
Forest Fire Threatens Penobsquis Village
A vast area of Kings county timberland was swept by a major forest fire that endangered Penobsquis. Residents abandoned homes on the village outskirts as all available men joined to fight the blaze.
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Associated Press
ST. John. N. B
Kings County
Penobsquis
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Joseph F. Green
Savage
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Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Prop
Hot Wells Hotel
Morales Transfer Co
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E.J.M. Hopkins
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Fred Hummert
Ward Paper, Paint and Artists
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