Detroit Aldermen Face Bribe Conspiracy Charges
Seventeen aldermen and former Council Clerk Edward Schreiter were arraigned as alleged conspirators in a graft scheme. Prosecutors aim to uncover long standing corruption in Detroit city government and to proceed with the preliminary examination of Louis Tossy while a key witness testifies. George Rose, 70, was hanged at daybreak in Nashville for murder of J M Miller from McMinn county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Edward R. Schreiter
Sheppard
Schreiter
Louis Tossy
Brennan
Wabash
Tossy
Nashville
Tenn
George Rose
State Prison
J. M. Miller
McMinn County
Railroads Seen Able to Handle Wheat Crop Load
Judge Robert S. Lovett, head of Harriman line directors, arrived in Portland and after inspecting wheat fields west of the Missouri River said railroads would be able to handle the crop, though it would tax them to do so.
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Portland
Ore
Robert S. Lovett
Harriman Lines
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
An old classified style note lists A. Collman, a plumber at 416 Main Ave, with brief ad text referencing Fletcher's Castoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
A. Collman
Main Ave
Vision dream leads to finding missing woman in lake
Meredith New Hampshire Aug 26 John Blake of this town believed he found a body in Lake Winnipesaukee after a dream and, with a policeman, located the drowned body of Miss Blanche Sinclair of Boston who disappeared August 9. A $200 reward had been offered.
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Meredith
N. H
John Blake
Lake Winnespesaukee
Blanche Sinclair
Boston
Lightning Strike Shocks Prisoner in Tennessee Workhouse
In Chattanooga Tennessee James Dewey a Black prisoner at Hamilton County Workhouse was severely shocked by a lightning bolt that entered via electric wires and traveled along a chain to which Dewey and twenty nine other inmates were handcuffed. None of the other prisoners were shocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
James Dewey
Hamilton County
Dewey
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Aids Women
An advertisement targets middle aged women suffering from hot flashes and other ailments. It touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic to ease backache dizziness headaches and nervous fatigue during life stages from girlhood to old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription Mars
J Iunor of Baltimore Maryland writes a testimonial praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Smart-Weed claiming rapid recovery after a difficult birth. She states weight gain from 102 to 125 pounds and multiple inquiries from Indies about the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars. J. Iunor
S. Bentalon Street
Baltimore
Dr. Pierce
Digestit tablets offer fast relief for indigestion
A bold advertisement promotes Brown's Digestit as a certain quick relief and permanent remedy for indigestion upset stomach gas belching and related disorders. One dose supposedly digests food stops fermentation and restores health and is guaranteed with money back if not satisfied. Schwab McElroy Four Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Schwab-McElroy
Texas Faces 6 Million Yearly Shortfall for State Government
Texas faces a need of not less than 6 million dollars annually to run state government for the next two fiscal years. Departments and institutions seek increases, potentially pushing total requests near 12 million. Deficiencies of about 2 million plus a reduced property tax rate complicate funding for the Thirty-third legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State of Texas
Comptroller’s Department
House
Senate
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Texas
Port Patrick's voyage marred by two steersmen killed
The Port Patrick from New York reached Adelaide after a year of storms with the mate and two seamen dead. A northeast gale tore the wheel and gear, flooding stores, wrecking sails, and crippling the chart house. The mate died of heart disease.
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San Francisco
Cal
Port Patrick
New York
Adelaide
Australia
Auto summon for Central Christian Sunday school children
Waco Tex Aug 26 A plan by the Sunday school of Central Christian church sends a car to fetch any child with no way to attend Sunday school. The Home Mission society started the service and several cars may be needed to cover the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Central Christian Church
Home Mission Society
Prominent San Antonio Cafe Proprietor Praises Plant Juice
H A Pittman proprietor of the Crockett hotel cafe and a well known city figure says Plant Juice is a remarkable tonic restoring liver stomach and nerves after years of debility. He testifies it did more than expected and plans to recommend the remedy to friends at Fischers drug store Alamo plaza and Houston street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
H. A. Pittman
Crockett Hotel Cafe
Pittman
Fischer’s Drug Store
Alamo Plaza
Houston Street
Best Detectives in Land Aid Flynn in City Probe
New York August 26. William J Flynn head of the local secret service is named chief investigator of the aldermanic inquiry. A corps of top detectives will aid Flynn to uncover police blackmail amid the Rosenthal murder case and Becker defense preparations. Subpoenas will target landlords of disorderly houses and gambling dens before the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William J. Flynn
Secret Service
Aldermanic Investigation Committee
Flynn
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Jack’ Rose
East Side
Rosenthal
Canada
DebsAccepts Nomination With Simple Newspaper Notice
In Terre Haute E V Debs accepted the socialist nomination by informing newspapers to print his acceptance address. No committee or ceremony occurred, and Debs planned a trip to Fergus Falls Minnesota to speak tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
E. V. Debs
Debs
Fergus Falls
Minn
Fire destroys ice plant in Waco Texas
The Big Four Ice and Refrigerating Co. plant owned by Alfred A. Beel suffered an entire machinery room fire this morning. Engines boil ers and pumps were ruined stopping ice production for the season. Estimated damage is $40,000 with no insurance. About $50,000 worth of cold storage goods are jeopardized as telegraphic efforts to protect them continue. Fire began in the boiler rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Big Four Ice and Refrigerating Company
Texas
Allfred A
State fire marshal urges zones on moving picture shows
USTIN Tex Aug 26 The state Insurance board through State Fire Marshal Wallace Inglish recommends city authorities in all Texas towns adopt ordinances regulating moving pictures The shows are seen as hazardous and a model ordinance is being mailed to fire marshals for transmission to city officials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ustin
Tex
State Insurance Board
Wallace Inglish
Texas
Drozgo and Salazar Rebels Clash Near Ascension
In El Paso dispatches six dozens rebels were killed and several captured in a federal clash at Ascension sixty miles southwest of Juarez. Reports say Orozco and Salazar joined forces near Palomas Land and Cattle company ranch with about 900 men. Rabago's federals pursued the rebels, trapping Orozco who reportedly escaped.
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EL Paso
Tex
Ascension
Juarez
Ravage
Orozco
Hachita
N. M
Salazar
Rabago
Extermination Campaign Suppresses Mexican Rebels
In Mexico City on August 26 the government announced a campaign against rebels from Orozco and Zapata, suspending constitutional guarantees and allowing officers to impose summary punishment. Reports from Toluca and Torreon describe rebel activity and federal victories with casualties on both sides.
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Madero
Mexico City
Orozco
Zapata
Toluca
Mexico
Torreon
Guerrero
Zapatistas
State of
Benjamin Argumedo
Murillo
Huerta
Campos
Campo
Fernandez
Rojas
Sonora
Salazar
Chihuahua
Ligue
Argumedo
Jiminez
Conejos
Monterey
Rosario
Sanjines
Cervantes
Murder Favorite Pastime in Civil War Mexico
A letter from Zacatecas reports gruesome violence in Mexico with photos showing rebels and government soldiers killing prisoners. It notes mass hangings on telephone poles near Torreon and ongoing fighting, indicating a brutal cycle of reprisals and atrocities amid the civil conflict.
Mexican Revolution Trenched Violence Near Zacatecas
The report describes rebels nearing a Mexican city and killing soldiers. Government troops travel by train with civilians, risking attacks where passengers are shot and even young boys 14 or 15 years old have been killed near Zacatecas. Dr. Austin left Mexico when the revolution began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Zacatecas
Dr. Austin
Villages Near Toluca Sacked by the Rebels
Rebels overrun towns within twenty miles of Tenancingo capturing Zumpahuacan Ixtapan de Sol Tomatico and Coatepec among others. A Zapatista camp of 900 men near the Tenancingo bridge blocks artillery and locals flee to Toluca as federal troops stay defensive. In Oaxaca Ixtepeca Indians burn a rural mail carrier accused of spying.
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Toluca
Mex
Villa Guerrero
Tenancingo
Zumpahuacan
Ixtapan de Sol
Tomatico
Coatepec
Here
Mexico City
Ixtepeca
Oaxaca
Imparcial
Ixtepechi
Ripley Named Authorize to Take Depositions in Saloon Cases
Attorney P L Ripley received from Comptroller Lane a state commission empowering him to take depositions of witnesses in four saloon cases arrested earlier for Sunday closing law violations. Hearings set for Wednesday morning. evidence to Austin for action. Suspects include E Ogden, Villanueva, Munoz, and De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Ripley
Lane
Ripley
Austin
Dolorosa
Laredo
Carlos Munoz
Santa Rosa
Manuel de Leon
Pecos
Matamoros
Tobin
Promotions In Order For Post Office Staff
Post Office employees will receive promotions delayed by the late passage of the post office appropriation bill. Assistant Post Master Joseph Fuller expects word from Postmaster General Hitchcock soon confirming the bill’s passage and the promotions. Those in line since July 1 await official word as staffing limits and delays persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fuller
Hitchcock
Federal
Judge Denies Writs in Three Habeas Cases
Judge Edward Dwyer in the Thirty-seventh district court refused discharges for three habeas corpus writs. F. B. Parks faces forgery charges with a $64 bond, Ernesto Martinez is held on forgery with a $250 bond, and Louis Martines charged with burglary and theft is held on a $200 bond. Writ hearings for Orange Hutchinson and Willie Terrell are set for Saturday August 31. J West, a juvenile charged with burglary, was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dwyer
Thirty-seventh District Court
Parks
Ernesto Martinez
Louis Martines
Orange Hutchinson
Willie Terrell
Judge Dwyer
J. West
Dentist Dr Keeling Returns To City
Dr Keeling of Office 517 Moore bulldig and J R Cunningh appeared in the city offices. Old phone 684 TEDPATH is listed for contact and appointment details.
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Dr. Keeling
Moore Bulldig
Ap de
J. R. Cunningh
Tedpath
Unusual Drain Exhausts Texas County Court Funds
With only one exception the Thirty second legislature appropriations for county and district court expenses are exhausted. Large murder trials caused heavy use of funds for sheriff and attorney fees felony cases and witness payments. Funds for district judges outside home counties and examining trials are depleted. Second year appropriations become available September 1 but usable after that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Comptroller’s Department
Comptroller's Department
Mayor orders four more arc lights in city
Mayor Jones ordered four additional street arc lights today with notification sent to San Antonio Gas and Electric by Clerk Fries. The new lights bring total arc lights ordered since his taking office to twenty eight, with locations at Smith and Zavala in the Third ward Cooper and Washington in the Seventh ward Munsey and Lamar and Munsey and Burnet in the Sixth ward. The council had authorized the lights earlier but no erection order had been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Fries
Smith and Zavala
Cooper and Washington Streets
Munsey and
Lamar
Burnet Streets
First Eastbound Special Brings Hundreds to Sutherland Springs
Crowds from the east arrive by special train to Sutherland Springs Texas for the town's springs visit and a baseball game between Sutherland Springs and Cuero on August 26 marking a historic turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland Springs
Tex
Cuero
Saxo Salve Promises Quick Relief for Eczema
An advertisement touts Saxo Salve as a scientific skin remedy for eczema and itching. It claims immediate relief and rapid drying of eruptions, suitable for children and adults, with a money back guarantee from A. M. Fischer, a San Antonio druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jone
A. M. Fischer
San Antonio
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Men's Outfitters
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Doctor Pierce
Mas. Innor & Cup
ONIC
ALL Druggists
E, Fougera & Co., Inc
N.Y
RNY
Travis County
Austin Business League
Walter E. Davis
Carter‘Mullaly Transfer Co
Drozgo
Omlazar
Federal Army
Riala
Walter Lee Austin
Mexican National Lines
BIG Crockery Store
Newton, Weller & Wagner Co
W. Commerce
Dwyer
Mayor Jones
DIM Bridger Optical CO
W. Commerce St
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