Vitalitas beacon light touted by San Antonio user
Mrs. M. C. Morrison of 139 Carolina Street reports Vitalitas cured her long standing bloody dysentery after multiple treatments failed. She says after six bottles she gained ten pounds and credits Vitalitas with her recovery and praises it as a beacon to the sick worldwide. For sale at Wagner's drug store 407 East Houst.
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Vitalitas
M. C. Morrison
Carolina Street
San Antonio
Fate
Europe
Wagner’s
East Hous
Majestic Troupe Arrives After 24-Hour Houston Trip
The Majestic Theater troupe of 28 performers reached the city after a 24 hour journey from Houston. They planned three performances this week and might reroute via Austin if rail service is interrupted. The group traveled about 300 miles.
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Houston
Majestic Theater
Austin
Majestic
Richmond Flood Claims Two Rescuers and Shuts City
The flood toll includes rescuers Henry Berger and Albert Worley who drowned and were not recovered. Funeral services for Asa J. Robbins and C. B. Elzie were held with city ministers. business paused for an hour by mayoral proclamation. Elzie's body was sent to New Orleans. Sanitary concerns rise as dead animals litter the bottoms.
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Henry Berger
Albert Worley
Asa J. Robbins
C. B. Elzie
Elzie
New Orleans
Trains Run Amid Flood Disruptions North Texas Service
Missouri Kansas and Texas operates a 7:15 a.m. departure to Fort Worth and Dallas with about 300 travelers taking the chance to leave. A second train leaves Wednesday morning, with limited service using day coaches due to softened track. International and Great Northern runs three daily trains to Milano, linking to Santa Fe. Houston connection via G H and S A is cut off by floods.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Brazos
San Antonio
Houson
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Waco
International & Great Northern
Milano
Santa Fe
Houston
G. H
Colorado
Victoria
Glidden
Flooded Texas rail line delays repairs to Fredericksburg
Houston trains detoured via Austin Brenham and Rosenburg reach destination Tuesday. Fredricksburg Road president says a train will reach Fredericksburg by Thursday or Friday. No bridges or track lost. washouts hindered material delivery. San Antonio & Aransas Pass services between San Antonio and Kerrville resume August 8. Waco division may reopen Tuesday. otherwise conditions unchanged.
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Houston
Austin
Brenham
Rosenburg
R. A. Love
Fredericksburg Road
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Aransas
Leon Springs
Kerrville
Waco
Terrible Flood Reports From Rosenburg and Rio Grande Region
A Tuesday dispatch from Rosenburg to San Antonio describes Brazos River floodwaters overflowing piers and streets. rail service halted. refugees, mainly African Americans, housed in empty railcars. motor boats rushed to Hungerford and Richmond. Crests threaten Rosenburg and surrounding towns with 10,000 to 15,000 people needing rescue as relief efforts surge. A separate Columbus report notes a man seen drifting down the Colorado River captured in a dazed state, with rescue attempts failing from the 15 mile bend.
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San Antonio
F. H. Bednark
Rosenburg
Mimms
Richmond
Brazos River
West Switch
Hungerford
Tower
Santa Fe
Booth
Thompson
Sugarland
Oyster Creek
Houston
Stafford
Rosenborg
Brazos
Colorado
Rosenberg
United States
Schumann-Heink
Columbus
Tex
Colorado River
Galveston party aids Brazos flood refugees at Kopples Bridge
The Galveston relief party camped at Kopples Bridge after laboring on the Brazos until after sundown. They rescued 69 marooned men, women, and children without food or warm clothing. About 400 refugees camp nearby with fires on hills signaling waiting relief. Boats head upriver to rescue more and reach Jones Bridge by nightfall.
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Koppes Bridge
Tex
Galveston
Brazos
Jones Bridge
San Antonio Mail Movement Amid Flood Delays
A mail movement from San Antonio to northern and eastern points has been secured with only remote congestion expected due to floods. Houston and other eastern areas remain largely cut off, but trains via Waco and the Katy line to Houston are delivering mail. A Katy train left San Antonio at 7 15 Monday night and should reach Houston Tuesday night.
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San Antonio
Houston
Waco
Katy
Train service resumes in Texas after disruption
Lockhart Texas reports outside communication resumed Monday afternoon on the M. E. T. from San Marcos the first since last Wednesday. The San Antonio and Aransas Pass issued Yoakum passenger service today the first since Wednesday. Road beds need days to permit schedule time. Daily papers sell on streets for 15 to 20 cents.
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Lockhart
Tex
San Marcos
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Sad Reflection on Education and Burden of Grief
A customer in an antiques shop laments a sad life lacking formal education, while a dealer gently chides him about time-tables, highlighting a clash between desire to learn and personal limitations in a humorous Punch style excerpt.
Carranza Replies to Hunt on Mexican Civil Strife
Carranza replies to Governor Hunt noting U S sympathy but arguing for lawful, measured responses in the Mexican conflict. He defends executions of Huertista officers, praises gradual reforms, and pledges to enforce laws while sparing the innocent. Also reports on British discontent and a Constitutionalalist currency shipment to Carranza.
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Huerta
George Hunt
Arizona
Carranza
Hermosillo
Hunt
United States
Lord Cowdrey
Colombia
Francisco Escudero
New York
England Keeps Hands Off on U S Interference
London advices from Miguel Corruvias received by Constitutionalist leaders in Washington say Great Britain will interfere in no way with the United States. The report, dated December 9, notes London’s stance as noninterference.
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London
United States
Washington, D. C
Miguel Corruvias
Great Britain
Constitutionalist raid nets dynamite from Tuxpam gunboat
In the Tuxpam area near Tampico Constitutionalists under General Candido Aguilar slipped around the town to board the gunboat Tuxpam, disabled its machinery and guns, and escaped with dynamite. Reports say the attack followed purported federal carelessness.
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Mexico City
Candido Aguilar
Tuxpam
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Chester
Wheeling
Frank F. Fletcher
Rhode Island
Altamira
Fire Chief Testifies At Norris Trial Fort Worth
Fort Worth fire chief Bideker testified about fires at the First Baptist Church and its parsonage connected to Rev J Frank Norris. Witness described a New York evidence review and an alleged meeting to drive Norris from town while defense questioned the timing of his statement to a coworker.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church
Office of Justice of the Peace
Maben
Bideker
New York
Burns Detective Agency
Norris
E. C. Reece
Waterways funding urged for 1915 river projects nationwide
The chief of engineers asks Congress for more than 41.48 million dollars in 1915 for 261 river and harbor works across the United States. Major Texas items include Galveston channels, Houston ship channel, Sabine-Neches and Sabine Pass projects, with detailed allocations for locks dams and harbor improvements.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Missouri River
Columbia River
Delaware River
Army
Secretary of War
Congress
United States
Texas
Galveston
Texas City
Port Bolivar
Houston Ship Channel
West Galveston Bay
Galveston and
Brazos River
Matagorda Bay
Aransas Pass
Pass Cavallo
Victoria
Turtle Cove
Corpus Christi
Velasco
Washington
Old Washington
Waco
Port Lavaca
Port Aransas
Sabine-Neches
Thaw Case to Federal Court Admits Bail Hearing
Judge Edgar Aldrich ruled that Harry K. Thew’s mental condition must be determined in federal courts. The decision came during a hearing on Thaw’s petition for bail in Concord.
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Federal Court
Concord
Nhs
Edgar Aldrich
Harry K. Thew
Thaw
Unclear quarrel ends with police involvement
The Baltimore American reports that a heated dispute escalated as Mike tried to resolve the "difficulty" by rough means. He struck the other man and, in turn, was harmed or restrained by police.
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Mike
Baltimore American
Man shoots at girl and chases her with knife
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a man fired at a woman, pursued her with a carving knife, and threw her into a well after she refused his marriage proposal. The piece ends with a grim remark on women and romance.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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