Army plots border defense as rail strike threatens nation
Military officials fear a nationwide railroad strike could paralyze transport. About 150000 troops guard the border while officers debate spare-troop needs and possible government takeover of railways to keep feeds and shipments moving. General Bliss and Funston inspect border forces and rally Illinois units marching to Camp Wilson.
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Mirage of Camp Wilson Greening a Dusty Army Street
Wisconsin Battery B at Camp Wilson transforms a dusty company street into a green oasis with whitewashed rocks, plants, and parklike features. Other units follow with rock monograms and portraits as visitors tour Fort Sam Houston's camp.
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Katy Emploes Picnic at Landa Park
The M. K. T. railroad in the San Antonio district held its annual employee picnic at Landa Park on Saturday. A special train carried workers from San Antonio to the event. The program included boat and swimming races and general picnic sports. Over a hundred employees and their families attended.
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Renowned surgeon Dr John B Murphy dies on vacation
Dr John B Murphy a 58 year old Chicago surgeon famed for the Murphy button and pioneering intestinal surgery died suddenly of heart disease at a Mackinac Island hotel while on summer outing. He had been in poor health months and was knighted by Pope Benedict for his surgical work.
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Third Victim Dies From Mundelein Banquet Poisoning
Dr John B Murphy the third Chicagoan to die after the Mundelein banquet poisonings at the University Club. Doctors say deaths were not due to the soup's after effects but coincident with declining health since the dinner. Andrew J Graham and Judge Richard F Burke also died or fell ill after the feast.
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Incubators Prove Slow as Birds Do Not Lay Yet
A Pittsburg Post reader quotes a neighbor noting four incubators bought two weeks earlier have not produced a single eye, reflecting a hesitant start for the small farming buyers.
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Pittsburg
Reversion to Old Law by Bexar Lunacy Commission
The Bexar county lunacy commission of six physicians held its last meeting, after which insane persons will be tried under the old law. A jury of six men will hear evidence and render verdict, with an exception allowing dual-law trials upon relatives request to validate the trial.
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Bexar County
County lunacy trials cut costs with medical juries
In Bexar County the trials for insane persons cost about 200 dollars weekly. Medical jury trials cost over eighty dollars each while jury trials cost not more than 27 dollars. Over the past year lunacy trials ran three to five per week.
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Commission of Physicians
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