San Antonio Breweries Read Signs to Be Removed
Brewery officials decide to remove electric beer advertisements in San Antonio. The large Airdome sign on East Houston street and Avenue EB and the eagle effigy on Alamo plaza will be taken down this week as part of a business policy. Previously all beer signs in front of city saloons were removed.
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San Antonio
Nonger
Airdome
East Houston Street
Avenue EB
Otto Wahrmund
Conroy
Alamo Plaza
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Cough Remedy
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective for coughs and colds for both children and adults. It notes the product contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is sold in a yellow package with a preference for non substitute options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Mexican Held for Assault
Manuel Martinez, a Mexican woman, was severely cut with a knife and bruised on the face head and body Saturday. G Trevino, a Mexican laborer, waived examination on a charge of assault and was committed to the county jail to await grand jury action. Trevino was taken to Georgetown jail by Deputy Wayne Magill.
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Taylor
Tex
Manuel Martinez
John F. Black
G. Trevino
Trevino
Georgetown
Wayne Magill
Time Extended for American Tobacco Securities
The period for depositing the stock and bonds of American Tobacco Co. for the reorganization ordered by the Supreme Court has been extended to September 15 for stock and September 17 for bonds. A conference of committee members collecting security holders’ interests agreed to the postponement. the original deadline was today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court
Tobacco Company
Mexican Is Transferred for Safekeeping in Abilene
Leon Martinez the Mexican condemned to hang for murder near Saragossa and later respited for thirty days was moved to Abilene for safekeeping last night. The transfer was ordered by Governor Colquitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Abilene
Tex
Leon Martinez
Emma Brown
Saragossa
Lax-Fos Promotes Full Body Strength and Liver Health
An advertisement touts Lax-Fos as strengthening the liver stomach kidneys and bowels while acting as a systemic tonic. It urges readers to buy the first bottle on a money back plan then ask for a second bottle, claiming uniqueness and total internal health benefits.
Sam Antonio man held on theft charge in Corpus Christi
Clarence Jobe of Sam Antonio was examined by Judge Whelan and bound over $500 to await grand jury action. He faces theft charges for jewelry and other valuables taken from the natatorium pier office last Saturday night.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Clarence Jobe
Sam Antonio
Sap Antonio
Whelan
Jobe
Natatorium
Railroad retrenchment sparks unrest among Harriman lines
Railroads cut 1870 jobs over the past year saving 94 million annually and faulting interstate commission for blocking freight hikes. The report signals potential spread of strikes from Union Pacific and others to Chicago and North Western where wage talks resume next month. Illinois Central federates may rely on international unions to decide on strikes after secret talks.
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Associateld
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman Lines
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Ilinois Central
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Illinois Central Federated Workmen
Illinois Central
Brotherhood Clerks Meet In New Orleans On Strike Pulse
In New Orleans the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and allied unions of the Illinois Central railroad held a large meeting to discuss the strike, with speakers noting local workers would follow the leaders in Paducah and Chicago.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and Allied
Ilinois Central Railroad
Paducah
Chicago
Katy System In Better Condition Than Expected
Railroad Commissioner Wortham and Engineer Parker surveyed 1122 miles of the Katy line in Texas finding overall better condition than anticipated. They noted recent improvements on the southern section and expect to file an official report within a few days.
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Austin
Tex
Wortham
Parker
Texas
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Railroad Income Shows Increase Across Texas Lines
The Texas Railroad Commission released a comparative statement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911. Total revenue reached 98,297,008.09 dollars, up 3,9138,354.07 or 4.15 percent from the prior year. Operating expenses rose to 75,576,737.91 dollars, up 3,630,707.69 or 5.02 percent. Income from operation totaled 22,420,267.18 dollars, up 294,646.38 or 1.29 percent.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Relief Claim
E M Stewart of 1034 Wolfram Street Chicago reports hay fever relief during hot summer months using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He claims great improvement and suggests others with similar symptoms will benefit from his experience. The notice is from The King Pattison Drug Ob.
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Foley
E. M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Chicago
Stewart
Fire at Kilgore Causes $30,000 in Damages
A Kilgore blaze last night destroyed three brick stores and a warehouse with $30,000 damage. A bucket brigade contained the fire as Longview firefighters prepared to respond. In Corpus Christi, Mrs. W A Clark died at 64 after long illness, survived by husband six children.
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Associated Press
Longview
Tex
Kilgore
Here
Corpus Christi
W. A. Clark
Kerrville Realty sells 134 acres to Oklahoma buyer
Kerrville Texas August 29 The R C Meeker place a 134 acre farm two miles from Kerrville was sold today by Kerrville Realty company for 6500 to R L Brown of Oklahoma The deal closes a local land sale scene with a straightforward transfer of property.
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Kerrville
Tex
R. C. Meeker
Kerrville Realty Company
R. L. Brown
Oklahoma
Kentucky Drouth Broken by Rain in Eastern Kentucky
Rain has fallen for ten hours across most of Eastern Kentucky, ending the state’s worst drought in thirty years and bringing relief to farmers and communities. The steady precipitation marks a dramatic turn in a long dry spell that had strained water supply and crops.
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Kentucky
Associated Press
Lexington
Man Released From Pennsylvania Prison Seeks Austria Home
Andrew Toth, who spent twenty years in a Pennsylvania prison for a murder he did not commit, sails for Austria amid bitterness toward America. He recounts harsh confinement, speaks of his wife and children, and thanks Andrew Carnegie for help while noting Carnegie had no role in his imprisonment.
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New York
America
Andrew Toth
Pennsylvania
Austria
Toth
Andrew Carnegie
Cenguel ‘Alu
Laws Favor State Over Federal Control In Judges Recall Debate
Boston dispatch notes President Edgar H. Farrar of Louisiana addresses the American Bar Association as it opens its thirty fourth annual meeting. Farrar urges state law uniformity for corporations and opposes recall of judges by popular vote, warns it would endanger judiciary independence and liberty. The report also covers proposed bank capital limits and anti consolidation measures, plus a Mason social event in Anchor lodge on the eve of a master Mason families gathering.
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Boston
Mass
Huntington Hall
Edgar H. Farrar
Louisiana
American Bar Association
Farrar
Troops Begin Target Practice at Leon Springs Camp
Regular troops start target practice at Leon Springs and Fort Sam Houston with the Twenty-eighth Infantry and a Twenty-second battalion leading the ranges. Colonel Plummer Major Poore and Major Scott inspect and lay out field firing grounds including skirmish running. The target year ends December 31 with four infantry regiments and two cavalry units to complete work.
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Fort Sam Houston
Leon Springs
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Twenty-second
Plummer
Twenty-eighth
Poore
Scott
Duncan
Arrested on Charge of Forging Checks in Silver City
A young couple claiming to be Mr and Mrs Gilmore were arrested in Silver City New Mexico on forgery charges filed by Dr Thomas A Hogan of Chicago. Hogan said Mrs Gilmore is accused of defrauding him and forging checks against two Illinois banks and identified her maiden name as Juliette Smith.
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Silver City
N. M
Chicago
Associated Presses
Paso, Tex
Associated Press
Aus
Kansas poet Harry Kemp named in Sinclair divorce suit
New York Aug 29 Harry Kemp Kansas poet named as co respondent in the divorce suit brought by Upton Sinclair against Meta Fuller Sinclair said he did not know if he and Mrs Sinclair would ever marry. He said he was content with the present situation and that it would be straightened out to bring happiness to all concerned.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Kemp
Kansas
Upton Sinclair
Meta Fuller Sinclair
Foley Kidney Pills Promote Relief for Kidney Ailments
Advertises Foley Kidney Pills from King and Pattison Drug Co as a quick permanent relief for kidney and bladder issues and urinary irregularities. Highlights tonic strengthening effects and patient gratitude.
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King & Pattison Drug Co
House at Devine Burns Devine in Rainstorm
During a rainstorm last night E A Reason slipped while carrying a lit lamp in his home and the house burned down. Reason was severely burned on arms and hands. Loss around 2800 dollars with 1500 dollars insurance. Rain lasted about three hours with two inches fallen. First rain since May 15 in this section. Bebles and Boethaune architects 228 West Commerce Street.
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Devine
Tex
E. A. Reason
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Sampeck
Benjamin Or
Society
Grewery
Dax-Fos Way
Hoy
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Trip
Luider
Saul Wolfson
Alamo and
Commerce Streets
Bar Association
THE
Perry A. Pitman
Dale
Masons
Anchor Lodge
Sinclair
Bebles & Boethaune, Architects
West Commerce Street
Hicks
Capadine
Petrich-Saur
Petrich-Saur Lumber Company
Lamar Street
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