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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
7
In Shreveport Louisiana 18-year-old Joe ODwyer is jailed on murder charges after he shot and killed 48-year-old Thomas P Whitehead. Eyewitnesses say ODwyer slapped Whiteheads daughter and drew a pistol as the man remonstrated at the front gate. Whitehead leaves a widow and eight children.
A second injunction suit to keep the eight Roosevelt electors from Kansas' general election ballot was filed in federal court at Red Oaks, Ia. A temporary restraining order was issued.
No danger of stomach distress or indigestion if you take Digestit after eating. Two or three tablets prevent the full uncomfortable feeling and digest all the food. Digestit is an aid to digestion, relief for indigestion, and a permanent remedy for stomach upsets. It is harmless for children and adults and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Obtain a package today and test its effect after meals. Schwab McElroy Drug Stores endorses it.
Texas railroad officials promote Galveston as the transshipment point from rails to steamers for the 1912 cotton crop. The Katy Railway runs a daily special cotton train from the San Antonio district to Galveston, handling about a thousand bales daily and projected to rise with the season. I and G N reports heavy tonnage as the International and Great Northern leads Texas cotton traffic, with Southern Pacific and Santa Fe also moving large portions. 24,420 bales were received at Galveston yesterday, about 20 percent from near San Antonio.
Governor Wilson announced the staffing of the Chicago and New York headquarters for the Democratic campaign. Named to Chicago are Gore Burleson Reed King Crane with Secretary Davies. New York lists McCombs McAdoo Wells Morgenthau Daniels Saulsbury Palmer McGillicuddy and Senator O Gorman.
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