New Earth Forge Brings Freedom From Ailments
Mr L Blount of the Texas Company at 1912 Elizabeth street Fort Worth reports Vitalitas cured his wife’s appendicitis and indigestion. The ad touts Vitalitas as nature’s remedy for liver kidney and blood issues offering a cleansing tonic from an earthly source sold at Wagner's store 407 East Houston street and by druggists.
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L. Blount
Texas Company
Elizabeth Street
Fort Worth
Mr. Blount
Nature
Wagner's
East
Houston Street
Bandit John Bostick Suspected in Southern Pacific Train Heist
Police in Los Angeles investigate John Bostick for the December 1 train robbery and Horace Montague’s death. A black derby and Chicago newspaper strips found in his room hint at Iowa origins and a Chicago route to California recent months. The proprietor received a hotel lure from Iowa with a mysterious sender after Bostick registered.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John Bostick
Southern Pacific
Horace E. Montague
Bostick
Iowa
Chicago
California
Pardue Homestead Sold on San Te Avenue
The Pardue homestead at 725 San Te Avenue was sold Friday to E. T. Green, proprietor of the St. James hotel, for 13 800 dollars. Mrs. E Green said plans are tentative and the property may become their home for the time being, with possible later use as a hotel or apartment house.
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E. T. Green
Prietor
St. James
Sothern and Marlowe to Present Shakespear and If I Were King
Sothern and Julia Marlowe headline a program of plays tonight and tomorrow including Romeo and Juliet and If I Were King. The duo will perform with a skilled company led by Wilson and a full supporting cast.
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Sothern
Wilson
Marlowe
Shakespeare
Themves
Miss Marlowe
Ampers
Frederick Lewis
George * Ison
Walter Connolly
J. Saure Wiley
Sidney Mather
William Arris
John
O'Brien
Elizabeth Entine
Helen Singer
Millicent Ughlin
Ina Goldsmith
Wilson discusses interstate trade commission and trust questions
Article notes possible establishment of an information bureau under a proposed interstate trade commission to clarify Sherman act boundaries. It would aid courts in enforcing dissolutions and guide presidential discussions after holidays. President Wilson reads Calumet disaster reports and enjoys golf with family.
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Interstate Trade Commission
Commission
Bureau
Wilson
Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
Department of Labor
Helen Woodrow Bones
Christmas shooting ends in grandfather's death
In Dallas Texas Lexie Mapes 18 fired a 22 caliber rifle at his grandfather W Freeman 74 while celebrating Christmas returning to the home Freeman died three hours later from a head wound inflicted as bystanders heard groans. The elder Freeman was a Confederate veteran visiting the Mapes household.
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Dallas
Tex
Lexie Mapes
W Freeman
Freeman
Mapes
Ex Soldier Hamblen Arrested At Fort Sam Houston
Ex soldier R Hamblen of Troop E Third Cavalry U S A was arrested Thursday at Fort Sam Houston by Deputy Marshal J L Dibrell. He faces a criminal code violation. The complaint was sworn by Corp Dexter Hailey. He waived examination before U S Commissioner Edwards and was held to the May grand jury on $500 bond.
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R. Hamblen
Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
United States
J. L. Dibrell
Corp
Dexter Hailey
Hamblen
Edwards
Senator Kern's Daughter Weds in Roanoke
Miss Julia Kern daughter of United States Senator John W. Kern of Indiana married George Lawson of Roanoke at Kern chapel near Hollins. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Arthur Rowbotham with no attendants. The couple then left for a extended trip in the South.
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Kern
Roanoke
Julia Kern
John W. Kern
Indiana
George
Lawson
Kern Chapel
Hollins
Arthur Rowbotham
South
Katy Merger Suit Soon
The transcript of state testimony in the Katy merger suit, about 500000 words, was filed in the Fifty third District Court by special commissioner Thurman Barret. The case is set for trial on January 6 for the January term, with the state ready per Assistant Attorney General Nickels.
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Katy
Austin
Tex
Fifty-third District Court
Thurman Barret
Dallas
Nickels
Boy Shot By Playmate In Orange Texas
Albert Harmon age 14 son of Mr and Mrs Sam Harmon of Orange Texas was shot in the eye by a playmate with an airgun. He was taken to a hospital in Beaumont and doctors fear the sight of the eye may be destroyed.
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Orange
Tex
Albert Harmon
Sam Harmon
Beaumont
Japanese Welcome to Mexican Envoy De La Barra in Tokyo
Thousands greet Francisco de la Barra in a national welcome marked by lantern processions speeches and fireworks. He visits the imperial palace receives the Grand Cordon and a letter from Huerta thanking Japan for its centennial participation.
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Tokio
Francisco de la Barra
Mexico
Japan
Senor de la Barra
de la Barra
United States
San Francisco
Imperial Palace
Yoshihito
Huerta
Huerta Extends State Guard Plan to Federal District
President Huerta will extend his plan to organize state guards to the Federal District after January 1 a 5000 man garrison for the capital and environs will be set aside and not available for other service. The district is treated as a territory and not part of the 1000 militia per state plan. Enlistments for the district guard are already completed ready for duty. Reports of constitutionalist activity near Tampico continue though no clashes have occurred recently. Christmas festivities unite Mexicans and Americans in the capital.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Federal District
Federal District Guard
Tampico
Villa Forces Prepare Assault on Ojinaga
Federal garrison at Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas has fortified positions and prepares for a siege as General Francisco Villa's Constitutionalist army advances from Chihuahua toward the border town. The outcome could force Federal units to split or retreat into the United States.
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Juarez
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Ojinaga
Oposite Presidio
Tex
United States
Villa
Home Rule and the Monthly Household Budget
The article argues that woman’s home rule includes managing a monthly budget and ensuring value for money. It urges reading daily advertisements in The Light to compare shops and prices as the new year approaches.
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The
Light
Regulaers Flee Across Border As Huerta Rival Remains At Chihuahua
The text notes that regu lars pressed into the Huerta army face forced service while General Villa holds Chihuahua. It suggests Federals may seek safety across the border as a final scene unfolds.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Federals prepare to fight at Ojinaga across the border
From Presidio Texas December 26 federal outposts across the border at Ojinaga report no opponents visible. The advance of the Constitutionalists under General Ortega from Chihuahua is expected in three to four days. Authorities fear a prolonged siege if invasion occurs, while food supplies will be easier to secure for the Federals from Presidio.
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Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Ortega
Chihuahua
Large force destroys Federal convoy train north of San Luis Potosi
Word from Washington reports that Constitutionalist forces 60 miles north of San Luis Potosi destroyed a Federal convoy train on Thursday, killing 34 Federals. Traffic north of San Luis Potosi is suspended and Tampico situation remains unchanged. Philip Mc Laughlin and his mother are reported safe at Chihuahua.
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Mmr
Washington
State Department
National
San Luis Potosi
Tampico
Philip McLaughlin
Chivahua
Cardinal Rampolla Will Missing in Rome
The sealing of Cardinal Rampolla’s apartments is denounced as illegal by some. Questions arise over legality since no judicial authority approved it and a notary acted at the request of Monsignor Di Vossino administrator of St. Peter’s. No trace of the will has been found.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
Monsignor di Vossino
St. Peter's
Ticino Imposes Annual Tax on Household Musical Instruments
The Ticino cantonal authorities decided to levy an annual tax on musical instruments within households. Mayors across towns villages and rural districts are ordered to register pianos violins and similar items. The note adds that Ticino lies on the Italian side of the border with Switzerland.
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Berne
Switzerland
Ticino
Canton of
Society Leader Joins Deaconess Life in New York
Miss Romola Dahlgren granddaughter of Rear Admiral Dahlgren will enter the Protestant Episcopal Deaconess home in New York. She has long supported deaconess work and plans to begin religious life soon.
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New York
Romola Dahlgren
Dahlgren
Protestant Episcopal Church
Spark Plug Halts Aviator's Flights in San Antonio
Miss Katherine Stinson, the wintering aviator in San Antonio, faced two abortive Christmas flights when a faulty spark plug stalled her Wright bi plane. She plans to resume aeronautical stunts Friday at Fort Sam Houston if wind allows, drawing crowds eager to see a woman flyer.
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Katherine Stinson
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Miss Stinson
San Antonians
Fritzi Scheff Marries Again in New Rochelle
New Rochelle wedding ties light opera star Fritzi Scheff to her leading man and manager George Anderson. Scheff has been married twice before, each marriage ending in divorce, according to a published notice.
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Fritzi Scheff
New York
New Rochelle
George Anderson
Son kills mother in porch misfire incident
Carl F. Carlson fired at what he believed was a marauder on his Lincoln Nebraska veranda. The shot struck his mother who had stepped onto the porch and died an hour later. Mrs. Carlson lived alone with her son.
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Lincoln
Neb
Carl F. Carlson
Uncle of President Woodrow Wilson Dies in Ohio
Henry W. Woodrow an uncle of President Woodrow Wilson died suddenly at his Chillicothe home. He was a lawyer and a prominent figure in the citys business and financial circles.
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Chillicothe
Henry W. Woodrow
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow
Poll tax payments slow in Travis county
In Travis county Texas by December 26 the poll tax receipts issued reach 1712 of about 8000 registered voters with roughly half the time left in the payment period.
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Austin
Tex
Dee
Travis County
Real Estate Transfers Report Late 1910s City Lots
A dense list of 1913 to 1918 property transfers including Josephine Gabriel to Jeff Gabriel on 159 acres tract 4. Alamo Home Builders to Gabriela Bretado in Vista. numerous lots in city blocks and subdivisions. prices range from $10 to $13,800 with notes and releases recorded. includes a Los Angeles Heights parcel and several trust releases. Fourteen killed by explosion reported in ROMB.
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Josephine Gabriel
Jeff Gabriel
J. M. Orocha
Alamo Home Builders
R. A. Richey
Gabriela Bretado
Vista
New City
Loma Lee R
Lourdes Kruger
James Madison Young
Wyoming Stree
Pp. E
Lillian E. Gragg
T. B. Chadwick
Carters
State Bank & Trust Company
J. H. Haile
P. E. Gragg
Los Angeles Heights Company
George Hagelstein
Tillie Geissler
Los Angeles Heights
Dick O. Terrell
Sethy
Searcy
Summit Place
J. L
Daisy Crawford
Herbert A. Wood
Main Avenue
Bodies found in ruins of Torre Annunziata fireworks factory
Rescue teams recovered fourteen corpses from the two story facility at the foot of Mount Vesuvius after a devastating explosion. Five workers remain seriously injured and the cause of the blast is still unknown.
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Torre Annunziata
Mount Vesuvius
Admiral Dewey Celebrates Fifty-Sixth Birthday at Navy Board
Admiral George Dewey marked his fifty sixth birthday by arriving early at the navy general board to oversee duties as president. He received numerous gifts and congratulations from across the country.
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Washington, D. C
George Dewey
Navy
Navy General Board
School playground size ruling sparks curb on city blocks
Henry 8 Curtis reports a bulletin from the United States Bureau of Education requiring each city school to have at least one full block of ground. The block size must be two to three acres or even ten acres in places like Salt Lake City Utah, depending on the city layout.
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Henry 8. Curtis
United States Bureau of Education
Salt Lake City
Utah
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