Waco Produce House Fire Destroys Buildings in City
AP dispatch reports a morning blaze in Waco Texas destroyed the wholesale produce house of V Kemendo and Eagles club rooms. Losses are estimated at twenty thousand for Kemendo with insurance over half, three thousand for the Eagles and eight thousand for the J C Walker estate. A H Mitchell and his son Jesse escaped from the Eagles rooms and Alton Clark’s body was removed from an undertaker’s next door.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
V. Kemendo
Eagles
Kemendo
Louisiana
J. C. Walker
A. H. Mitchell
Jesse
Alton Clark
Fall & Puckett
Pass the Law Examination
John W. Kincaid a stenographer for the court of criminal appeals and Will M. Ward a railroad commission stenographer have passed the recent legal examination for the fourth supreme judicial district at San Antonio. They do not plan to practice law immediately.
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Austin
Tex
John W. Kincaid
Court of Criminal Appeals
Will M. Ward
Railroad Commission
Board of Legal Examiners
Fourth Supreme Judicial District
San Antonio
Clerks Strike On Galveston Harrisburg Line Not Detrimental
A R Atkinson states no resignations on the New Orleans to El Paso route during the clerks strike in Houston and confirms 23 clerks left Houston but were quickly replaced. He condemns the strike as ill timed and notes the San Antonio office did not follow the order. An advisory note on middle age kidney issues promotes Foley Kidney Pills.
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A. R. Atkinson
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
New Orleans
el Paso
Houston
Atkinson
San Antonio
Waters-Pierce Ex- Comptroller Edward Stanley Ends Life
Edward Stanley former Waters-Pierce Oil comptroller committed suicide in Denver. He was regarded as an expert accountant and reportedly the first auditor of United States Steel and the innovator of the company’s current bookkeeping system.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Edward Stanley
Denver
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
Venomous Snake Performer Stuns Firefighter and Reporter
At a partly burned reptile shop in Fort Worth Mrs Learn known as Wenonah caressed venomous rattlers and copperheads while Fire Chief Bishop and a reporter watched in awe after a Thursday blaze. She tours as a stage performer with the Dance of Death and has appeared in New York and other cities.
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Bishop
Fire Department
W. O. Learn
West
Commerce Street
Poe
Chief Bishop
Supreme Court to rule on wireless telegraphy validity at sea
Washington report notes a Porto Rico land suit prompting the U S supreme court to decide if wireless communications from a ship in port may affect court actions. Judge Cody extended a bill of exceptions deadline while aboard a vessel near Porto Rico. An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar to ease croup night coughs with parental praise.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Cody
United States District Court of
United States
Foley
H. W. Casselman
Canton
N. Y
Edwards-King Drug Co
Hotel Destroyed by Fire in Halifax West of St. Croix Papers
Fire at the King Edward hotel in Halifax starting from a defective flue swept a wooden five story building and four tenement houses. The warehouse of St. Croix Paper Co. suffered damage and total loss is estimated at 200000 dollars. One hundred fifty hotel guests escaped unharmed though many lost personal belongings.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
King Edward Hotel
St. Croix Paper Company, Limited
Pittsburg Plans Maine Battle Mast Monument
Pittsburg city council adopted a resolution requesting the government to place the fighting mast of the battleship Maine in Pittsburg as a monument to Lieutenant Friend W. Jenkins of the city, who was killed when the ship exploded and sank.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Maine
Friend W. Jenkins
Governor Colquitt to Restore Alamo Buildings
Governor Colquitt returned to Austin from San Antonio where he examined the Alamo property. He stated no new details but promised rapid action to replace the historic buildings as near as possible to their original state.
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Packin
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
San Antonio
Alamo
Austin Fire Chief and Recorder Election Question Likely to Go to Voters
A proposal to abolish the Austin fire department recorder and to have the mayor appoint the fire chief may require a public vote. City council introduced the ordinance but questions arise about whether it can pass without voter approval.
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Austin
Tex
Child Burns Face and Neck Carrying Boiling Water
In Yoakum Texas a 9 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Nath Ward, sustained severe burns to the face and neck after the dishpan of boiling water she carried toppled when she attempted to set it on a table yesterday.
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Yoakum
Tex
Nath Ward
Success Magazine Suspends Publication
J L Gilbert vice president of National Post company announced that Success magazine would suspend publication with the current issue and turn the property over to creditors due to lack of funds. The magazine, founded twelve years ago by Dr O S Marden, faced broader industry pressures.
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Success Magazine
Altuiathd Press
New York
J. L. Gilbert
National Post Company
Success
O.S. Marden
Gilbert
Campaign for Wives Opened by Bachelors
Ulysses Kan December 30 bachelors of Grant county will pursue suitable wives. The Grant County Bachelors club previously secured eighteen wives for eighteen members and now invites national candidates while Kansas girls take priority. An advisory committee includes Hubert McCall Lewis Wilson E M Henthorn W S Truitt D C Sullivan F L Satterlee and Ralph Shorter.
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Associated Press
Ulysses
Kan
Grant County
Kansas
Bachelors’' Club
Hubert McCall
Registrar of Deeds
Lewis Wilson
E M. Henthorn
New Ulysses
W. S. Truitt
D. C. Sullivan
F. L. Satterlee
Ralph Shorter
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Promises Relief
An Illinois man recounts healing from kidney and bladder trouble after using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial from EB A. Kelly cites severe hip pain bladder inflammation and thick sediment, with Edwards King Drug Co. distributing the remedy.
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Foley
Edwards King Drug Co
Belvidere
Ill
A. Kelly
State to regulate loan and building companies in Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking will urge the next Texas legislature to enact state regulation of loan and building companies. He cites daily inquiries and loan difficulties from across the state and notes a letter to the governor detailing consumer troubles.
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Insurance and Banking
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Department of Insurance and Banking
Colquitt
Mexican musicians form twenty five member band club
A band club is organized by twenty five Mexican musicians under Joe A Salas. The group plans an early free concert at Milam Square and states it will be a social and business organization.
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Joe A. Salas
Milam Square
City Poll Tax Must Be Paid to Vote Under Terrell Law
Attorney General Lightfoot rules that under the Terrell election law a citizen must pay any city poll tax before being eligible to vote, in addition to county and state taxes. The ruling was sought by J. E. Proctor, editor of the Texas Carpenter, from Houston.
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Austin
Tex
Lightfoot
J. E. Proctor
Texas Carpenter
Texas State Council
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Proctor
Terrell
Baby Restored to Life After Being Pronounced Dead
An infant in Cincinnati hospital, deemed dead by physicians and neglected for three hours, was revived by a young interne who noticed the heartbeat while stopping to look at the supposedly deceased baby. Immediate treatment brought the child back to life and it cried to its mother.
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Cincinnati, CO
Kyle to Have Postal Bank Soon
Kyle Texas will host a postal savings bank with a government official arriving soon to set up the new service. Postmistress Hartson awaits the formal authorities to establish operations.
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Kyle
Tex
Hartson
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Waco Produce
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Sunny Broom
Bond
Msunny Brook
Jefferson County
Kentucke
Bes
J. Oppenheimer & CO
General Distributors
San Antonio, Tex
Supreme Court
Nova Scotia
Baker’s
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Walters Baker CO. Limited
California Fic Syrup
Baby
Rockport Property
Rockport
Frank Allen
Moore Building
the Alamo. Iron Works
County Court House
American Bank & Trust CO
West Texas Bank & Trust Co
State Bank & Trust Company
Hicks Building
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