Health record praise for Second division camp in Texas
The Second division of the U S Army in Texas City under Maj. Gen. William H. Carter has nine months of camp life with flawless health. Not a single typhoid case among 12 000 troops, seen as an object lesson for civil communities. The unit now functions as a cohesive brigade division, with strong esprit de corps and readiness for war service.
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Texas City
Tex
William H. Carter
Texas
Sani
Persident Madero
Mexico
San Antonio to Host State Teachers Convention
The Texas State School Teachers' convention will meet in San Antonio at Thanksgiving, following a tight contest with Waco. Strong local support led by C J Lukin and P F Stewart helped win the bid, with Carrington of the Chamber of Commerce asserting San Antonio as the state heart and center.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Waco
C. J. Lukin
5. G. Bechtel
Guy LeSt
LeStourgeon
Dallas News
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Rail Way Terminal Postoffices to Reform Parcel Mail
The Postoffice Department starts establishing railway terminal postoffices in cities with large rail facilities to speed parcel post. Planned total reaches 150 by next year end with 44 active this year and 82 more early next year. Routing will occur at terminals to reduce delays and mis-sending while freeing space for first class mail.
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Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
United States Battleships Depart Marseilles
The Vermont and Ohio battleships with Jason and Celtic sailed from Marseilles after exchanging salutes with French batteries. They will meet the remainder of the American squadron off Gibaltar.
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Marseilles
United States
Vermont
Ohio
Jason
Celtic
Gib
Altar
Italy Eyes Panama Canal Boost for Emigration Trade
Italy expects the Panama Canal to expand exports and boost emigration to the United States and Americas. Officials compare trade routes to the era of Suez and note rising Italian imports and exports, with exports to the United States and Argentina leading gains.
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Rome
Italy
Panama Canal
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chili
Mexico
United States
Canada
South America
Suez Canal
America
Atlantic
Argentine
Uruguay
Paraguay
Brazil
River Platte
Euise
Belgium
Germany
England
France
Switzerland
Great Britain
Central America
Pacific
Lyons
Mrs French Wins Divorce in London on Infidelity and Cruelty
Mrs Ida M Wynne French, daughter of a former American consul, was granted a divorce in London today from Captain Hugh Ronald French of the Yorkshire regiment. The court heard she faced repeated beatings and coercive mistreatment, including being dragged about and kicked for refusing early morning entertainments. Custody of their child was awarded to Mrs French under court conditions.
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Ida M. French
Robert J. Wynne
London
Hugh Ronald French
Yorkshire Regiment
Fourth Battalion
Territorial
Seventh Dragoons Guards
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
An old advertisement style notice repeats the phrase Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria with scattered garbled text suggesting a product promotion for a children’s remedy. The readable content centers on the product name and its claimed use for infants and children.
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Fletcher
Elks Plan Reception for Grand Exalted Ruler Ed Leach
Local Elks lodge schedules a Monday meeting to plan events for Grand Exalted Ruler Ed Leach. He arrives in San Antonio Monday December 8 with Mrs Leach and will stay until December 9.
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Edward Leach
The
Elks
Leach
Order
San Antonio
Bonn
United States
New Orleans
Los Angeles
San Francisco
el Paso
Parents Convicted in San Antonio Child Abuse Case
The Mexican father and his wife were convicted in San Antonio courts for beating a six year old girl found near death in a cold San Francisco alley. A $50 fine plus costs were imposed and the court ordered the girl and her four year old brother placed under the care of their aunt.
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San Antonio Humane Society
Fred Davison
The
Santonio Humane Society
San Francisco
Harrison Elected Head of Southern Railroad
Fairfax Harrison was elected president of the Southern Railway Company in New York on December 1, succeeding the late W. W. Finley. The 43 year old Yale graduate and lawyer has long served the line, previously leading the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway. He is identified with the Southern's policies and brings extensive experience in finance traffic and operations.
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New York
Fairfax Harrison
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad Company
The
Southern Railway Company
W. W. Finley
Southern
Road
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Harrison
New York City
Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
Belvoir
Faquier County
Virginia
Washington
Louisville
Indianapolis
Chicago
Finley
Southern Railway
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Hillside to be removed at Culbera cut
Engineers plan to remove an entire hillside at the Culbera cut on the Panama Canal to prevent future earth slides. Dredges are already at work as the Isthmian Canal Commission reports the plastic soil causes slides almost as fast as dredging removes material.
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Washington, D. C
Cucaracha
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal
Forester Transfer for Indian Service Seeks Approval
Secretary Lane requests approval from Secretary Houston to transfer Franklin W. Reed to forester of the Indian service. The position pays $3800 annually. Ad copy notes dining and music at the Horn Palace in a corner of Main Plaza and Soledad Street.
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Indian Service
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Lane
Interior Department
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Franklin W. Reed
Forester
The
Horn Palace
Main Plaza
Soledad Street
Ady
Bison Sent to Wind Cave National Park from Bronx Park
Fourteen full blooded American buffaloes, seven males and seven females from five strains, were shipped from the Bronx park to Hot Springs South Dakota to be released on Wind Cave National Park range. The American Bison Society fulfills a government pledge to donate a herd for repopulating western ranges with these fine animals.
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New York
West
Bronx Park
Hot Springs, & C
Wind Cave National Park
American Bison Society
Franklin W. Hopper
Wind Cave Park
Discharges of Japanese Waiters Hit Chicago Chinese Restaurants
Chicago Chinese restaurants discharged Japanese waiters after proprietors accused Japanese workers of planning a chain of chop suey eateries. The move followed a clash when a Japanese group sought to hire a Chinese cook for their operation.
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Chicago
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St. Mary’s Street
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Gcastoria
Emerson Upright Piano
Saul Wolfson
Railway Company
Ee Ippman Piano Kx Stores
Jesse French
Steinway House
South Dakota
DR. Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Musterole Company
Cleveland
J. C. Budlon South Lynne
Comm
Mae
Bate
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