New York Cotton Exchange Adopts Rule Amendments
The New York Cotton Exchange approved five rule amendments including government type standards and monthly spot quotation revisions. It also eliminates grades Good ordinary to fair and revises commission law procedures with the commissions committee handling complaints and a stricter first offense penalty up to twelve months.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Commission
Committee On Commissions
Great San Antonio Flood Strikes Again Urges River Course Change
San Antonio faces another historic flood eclipsing the 1865 event with the river rising to record heights after heavy rains and inflow from Olmos watershed. Four lives lost in the prior surge prompt pleas for action as sea walls prove inadequate and redevelopment encroaches on riverbeds.
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San Antonio
Olmos
Main Plaza
Jad Salts Promoted as Kidney Cleanser
An advertisement claims backache and kidney discomfort stem from heavy meat intake. It urges using four ounces of Jad Salts nightly in water to relieve sluggish kidneys, cleanse wastes, and curb bladder irritation. The product is described as a grape lemon lithia tonic, inexpensive and life saving for meat eaters.
San Antonio River Flood Swamps City and County
The San Antonio River rose dramatically flooding basements and streets from the riverfront to Houston and Market streets. Four lives were lost near Berg's Mill and extensive property damage hit businesses along the river with totals around $550,000. A proposed remedy is to straighten the river channel to prevent future floods. An insert notes B L Baldwinson, Icelandic born deputy provincial secretary of Manitoba, now in Toronto, once a shoemaker and former member of the provincial parliament.
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Olmos
San Antonio
Berg's Mill
St. Mary's Street
Gunter Hotel
Gunter Building
Southwestern Telephone
Houston Street
Crockett Street
Navarro
Market
Commerce
Kampmann
B. L. Baldwinson
Manitoba
Canada
Toronto
Get-S-It Corn Cure Claims Swift, Painless Relief
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a two second apply, painless corn remedy that shrivels and vanishes corns warts calluses and bunions. It promises no flesh damage no bandages or tools and claims universal effectiveness sold at druggists for 26 cents by FE Lawrence Co Chicago.
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FE. Lawrence Co
Chicara
Kansas City Women Plan Egg Boycott
Kansas City women organized by the Housewives League announce a citywide boycott of eggs at home until prices drop from 40 cents. The group backs a 32 cent retail price for storage eggs and draws support from several civic organizations. In Pittsburg, prices for selected eggs rise to 50 to 52 cents as DoJ agents probe egg costs.
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Kansas City
Housewives’ League
National Housewives’ League
W. Q. Church
Kansas City Council of Clubs
The
Athenaeum Society
Society of Jewish Women
Consumers’ Leagu
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pittsburg
Department of Justice
Graft case taken up in New York
District Attorney Whitman presented testimony to a special grand jury on highway graft tied to the John Doe inquiry. Indictments were anticipated. Three men named are Everett Fowler Kingston Arthur A McLean Democratic state committee treasurer and Thomas Hassett former state engineer's office aide. Madison Aldrich a Poughkeepsie contractor testified paying Hassett 1500 to speed a state payment.
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New York
Whitman
John Doe
Everett Fowler
Kingston
Arthur A. McLean
Democratic State Committee
Thomas Hassett
Madison Aldrich
Poughkeepsie
Hassett
Aldrich
The Man Who Neglects Himself Kidney Trouble Warning
An advertisement urges men to use Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder health. It claims backache soreness and dizziness signal trouble and promises relief with regular use. The notice credits Fischer's Drug Store as the supplier.
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Fischer's Drug Store
Cornell Men Expelled Over Widow Temptation Issue
Austin G Parker of Helena Montana and Archibald B Johnston of Pittsburg Pennsylvania, editor in chief and art editor of the Cornell Widow, have been expelled from Cornell University for the objectionable content of a recent issue. They appealed to the student committee for reinstatement.
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Ithaca
Austin G. Parker
Helena
Mont
Archibald B. Johnston
Pittsburg
Cornell Widow
Cornell University
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound touted against croup
An advertisement from Fischer's Drug Store praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the best safeguard against croup citing a Middleton Georgia family. In New York a murder case unfolds as Mrs Agnes Guth is found slain with four stab wounds and a Swiss former husband suspect vanishes.
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Foley
P. H. Ginn
Middleton
Fischer
New York
Agnes Guth
Futh
West Side
Artesian Belt Railroad to Vote on Bonds and Extensions
The Artesian Belt Railroad calls a stockholders meeting for January 31, 1914, at 10 a.m. in San Antonio to decide on issuing bonds secured by a first mortgage and on amending the charter to permit extensions. President H. E. Hildebrand signs, W. B. Hamilton attests.
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Artesian Belt Railroad
East Houston Street
San Antonio
Bexar County
Tex
H. E. Hildebrand
W. B. Hamilton
Train Service Discontinued As Floods Worsen at Belton
Floods continue to affect Belton Texas as Nolan Creek rises again and Leon River floods roads. Regular train service stopped. a crossing cable is used to ferry a Polk child’s body. A brick business house is planned nearby.
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Belton
Tex
Nolan Creek
Leon River
Polk
Historic Belden building torn down in Corpus Christi
The old Belden building in Corpus Christi Texas dating to the Mexican and civil wars is being torn down to make room for a modern structure. It served as officers quarters and hosted General Grant and General Taylor.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Belden
Grant
General Taylor
Young Women Warned of Hidden Kidney Ailments
An advertisement claims many young women suffer from backache dizziness nervous spells dull headaches and weariness caused by kidney and bladder troubles. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a prompt relief without habit forming drugs, available at Fischer's Drug Store.
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Fischer's Drug Store
Come to lunch at St Mark's Festival
St Mark's Festi val will hold a lunch event on Saturday December 6 at St Mark's Parish House advertisement invites parishioners and neighbors to attend a community meal at the parish hall.
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St. Mark's
St. Mark's Parish House
St.Mark’s Patt Wal
St. Parish House
Ady
Optical illusion blamed on eye twitch during lightning
A German scientist says zig zag lightning appears as an optical illusion due to the eyes twitching when flashes occur. The eye movement creates the perception of jagged paths rather than true lightning lines.
Navajos Embrace Scott After Meeting at Gallup Jail
General Hugh L. Scott received a warm farewell from the Navajo chief and seven Indians at Gallup county jail in New Mexico signaling their confidence. Scott, returning to El Paso to resume command of the cavalry division on the Mexican border.
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Scott
Albuquerque
N. M
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Gallup
el Paso
Caves Alry
West Virginia police chiefs vow strict liquor law enforcement
Ninety two police chiefs in Huntington pledged to enforce the state prohibition laws becoming effective next June. The conference concluded with a commitment to strict enforcement, as residents were urged to observe the upcoming rules.
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Wall
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
N.Y. Cotton
E. Franklin
Henry Carter
F. E. Williams
T. F. Sexton
Bankers Trust Co. OF
ST. Louis
Cuite
National Bank of Commerce Building
ST. Louis, MO
Nueces Valley
North Pleasanton
Atascosa County
Texas
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
M. E. Leming
H. W. Reich
B. D. Hatcher
J. E. Franklin
Travis
Cornell
Schlitz
Heberer
Water Street
Milwaukee
Anve
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Supreme
Hart Shaffner & Marx
Fomby-Jones Company
East
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