No Mexican Raid Marathon Near Terlingua Report Probed
An army report found no basis for claims that a Sixth United States cavalry troop killed seven Mexican raiders near Terlingua. Lieutenant H. E. Taylor led sixteen men to Big Bend to check reports of intoxicated Mexicans, but no trouble occurred. Petroleum deposits at Levador have been studied by scientists and will be developed commercially.
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Sixth United States Cavalry
Terlingua
H. E. Taylor
Sixth Cavalry
Big Bend
Ievador
Reed Urges Peace Policy Then Attacks Hughes in Senate
Senator Reed of Missouri declared that a Hughes victory would force America toward war and end Wilson era reforms. He contrasted Roosevelt era policies with Hughes and noted rising bank deposits and resources under Wilson, arguing the admin achieved far greater gains than Roosevelt or Taft.
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Missouri
Senate Today
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Bank Data Collection by Chambers for Federal Land Banks
Clearing House Association and Chamber of Commerce groups will meet at the Chamber building Tuesday afternoon to prepare data for the federal bank board touring the country. The meeting starts at 4 o clock. Representing the Clearing House are W. W. Collier Joe H. Frost and George D. Campbell. Chamber of Commerce members are Jake Wolff W. B. Tuttle and Greorge B. Taliaferro.
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Federal Bank Board
Federal Land Banks
W. W. Collier
Joe H. Frost
George D. Campbell
Jake Wolff
W. B. Tuttle
Greorge B. Taliaferro
Culberson Maintains Lead in Bexar Runoff Amid Missing Boxes
With only two precincts unreported in Bexar County the Culberson lead over Colquitt stands at 611. Colquitt 2361 Culberson 2972. City of San Antonio favored Culberson by 995 but country votes narrowed the edge. Final tally awaited from boxes 59 and 61 near Oak Island and Bexar County. Joe S. Newton said results due Tuesday afternoon.
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Culberson
Texas Quarantines State for Infantile Paralysis Spread
The Texas state health board declared a quarantine on arrivals under sixteen to Texas. All entrants must show health certificates signed by auditing health officers at the border. The board approved twelve sanitary hotel inspectors to serve without pay, six from the United Commercial Travelers and six from the Travelers' Protective Association.
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Travelers’ Protective Association
Monkey in Deer Pen Stumps Zoo Keepers
A mischievous monkey escaped its cage at the city zoo and hid in the deer pen. Animal Keeper Fetzer struggles to lasso the creature. The veterinary plan involved apple laced with morphine, but the monkey spit out the pills and rejected the drugged treat. A new milk-based attempt is planned to calm the animal.
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Simjan
Two Bits Origin Traced to Southwest Slang History
The piece explains how the term two bits arose from Spanish currency and early American shillings, tracing its use across regions. It notes that six eight ten and twelve shillings were common trade amounts, and that dos reales equaled two shillings, with dos reales later becoming a quarter in value as the Southwest popularized the term.
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Milwaukee News
Mexico
Spain
California
United States
Oregon man seeks Kansas return over rainwater tale
An Oregon man told a businesshouse crowd that his wife plans to return to western Kansas. He said she longed for rainwater to wash clothes, a desire sparked by life in Oregon, and now after two months she wants to go back to Kansas to dry the laundry.
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Oregon
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Attachment invented to expand suitcase capacity
A newly described attachment for suitcases straps to one side and expands capacity by crowding items toward the opposite wall. The device promises to increase packing space without altering the case’s exterior dimensions.
Stolen Silver Spoons and Local Theft Roundup
Reports show Mrs. A W Chatfield 1308 Garden St inventories ten silver spoons taken from her home during a week of break ins. Police note thefts concentrated in Seventh and Eighth Wards with multiple residences affected.
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A. W. Chatfield
Garden Street
Lineman Killed by 2300-Volt Wire in Corpus Christi
Word reached the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company on Tuesday morning that Alex Cannon, a 23 year old telephone lineman sent to Corpus Christi to repair storm damage, was killed when he touched an electric light wire carrying 2300 volts. A. C. Reed, chief clerk, said little is known about him but that he may have a sister living somewhere in San Antonio.
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Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
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Corpus Christi
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Telephone Company
San Antonio
Army Officers Receive Class and Relocation Orders
Today's orders detail Second Lieutenant Cushman Hartwell of the Eighth Cavalry to attend the next class at the army signal school. First Lieutenant Frank K. Ross of the Seventh Cavalry is ordered to Barneaville Georgia. First Lieutenant John G. Livingston, retired, is relieved.
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Eighth Cavalry
Army Signal School
Frank K. Ross
Seventh Cavalry
Barneaville
John G. Livingston
Morrin Leaves Leavenworth Prison for St Louis Home
Paul J. Morrin of St. Louis, convicted in the 1912 dynamite conspiracy case at Indianapolis, was discharged on good behavior and left Leavenworth for home today. His wife and daughter met him on arrival. he had been serving a three year term.
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Paul J. Morrin
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Swiss Officers to Reorganize Colombian Army
A Swiss military mission of army officers will depart for Colombia to reorganize the Colombian forces along Swiss lines, sent at Colombia’s request. The mission follows a formal request from the Colombian government as part of defense collaboration.
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Berne
Switzerland
London
Colombia
Mysterious back-to-nature figure foiled in Indiana lake shore
A University of Chicago graduate known as the modern Eve near Valparaiso fledgling hermit life on Lake Michigan's shore prompts crowds and jitneys. A reporter learned she wears simple garments and seeks nature to cure eye trouble blamed on a doctor’s misdiagnosis. She refuses to reveal her name.
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Lfe
University of Chicago
Lake Michigan
Threepenny Bit Reunites with War Charity Ruthlessly
In Scotland an old shopkeeper’s keepsake threepence, saved for Red Cross donations, returns as payment from a schoolboy. The shopkeeper accuses soldiers of spending the funds, angering the minister who sought an explanation for the coin’s reappearance in Tuesday’s payment.
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Patent Granted For Cable Suspended Observation Car
A Philadelphia inventor has received a patent for an observation car suspended by cables from two airplanes. The design aims to provide steadier observation than a single aircraft.
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Pauline Frederick at Empire and The Law Decides return
The Empire screens Pauline Frederick in The Woman in the Case for the last time tonight before a return engagement tomorrow for The Law Decides. Crowd reaction praises Frederick and the Paramount film as among her best. The Queen Theatre showed The Law Decides last night with Dorothy Kelly and Bobby Connolly praised for strong acting. The Grand announces a winter season opening with Emma Bunting for a four week stock engagement.
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Majestic Theaters Ends Silent Drama Week With Early Show
The Majestic stages the first Triangle program under new policy with Monday Tuesday silent dramas and five day vaudeville. Final showings run from 1 PM to 11 PM. Henry Walthall leads Ince's Pillars of Society with a strong cast. Also featured are Bessie Barriscale Louise Glaum Charles Ray in Home and The Surf Girls Keystone comedy with twelve "surf girls."
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Inece
Albert Taylor Stock Company Ends Run at Don-Ton Park
The Albert Taylor Stock Company presents A Message From Mars for the last time at Don-Ton Park tonight with strong support from Mr. Taylor and Miss Hollingsworth. Jimmy Williams, Alma Clark, Marie Williams, and Frank Kelton deliver notable turns. The program closes with Pavlova in The Dumb Girl of Portici showing at 10, 12, 2, and 4.
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Albert Taylor
San Antonio Bid Notice for Street Improvements on Romana and Elm
City of San Antonio invites bids for Romana Street from Augusta to North Flores, and Elm Street from Burnet to Nacogdoches. Plans and specs available Sept 1, 1916. Bids due Sept 11, 1916, 4 PM with guaranty checks. awards subject to city ordinances and maintenance requirements.
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City Ceil
Victoria Man Dies In San Antonio Home
Albert Edward Noble 74 died Tuesday morning at his San Antonio apartment. A Victoria resident, he had been in the city for months. Survived by wife two sons Howard of Oklahoma and Albert Edward of Victoria and daughter Mrs L N White of San Antonio. Body sent to Victoria by Sloan Hagg Undertaking at 8 1 Tuesday. Funeral planned in Victoria at 5 p m Tuesday.
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Albert Edward Noble
San Antonio
Victoria
Howard
Oklahoma
Albert Edward
L. N. White
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Wireless Telegraphy Links Far-Flung Kongo Settlements
Widely separated settlements in the Kongo Free State are connected by a system of wireless telegraphy spanning miles of jungle, bringing civilization to the distant African interior.
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Kongo Free State
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