Two Candidates Enter Lt Governor Field in Texas
In Austin on February 23 the lieutenant governor race opens as Wiley Mangum Imboden of Rusk announces his bid. Other contenders include Will Mayes of Brown, while incumbent A B Davidson retires. State Senator Henry B Terrell weighs re election.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
W. F. Ramsey
Wiley Mangum Imboden
Rusk
Imboden
A. B. Davidson
Intboden
Will Mayes
Brown
Mayes
Henry B. Terrell
West
McLennan County
The Lax Fos Way Medicine Ad Promotes Liver and Digestion Health
An advertisement touts Lax-Fos as a tonic for the liver stomach kidneys and bowels and promises a money back plan. The pitch urges asking a druggist to sell the second bottle after the first.
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Oregon
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
James G. Kent
S. Street
S. E
Washington, D. C
Staacke Bros Offer Best Tins of Delivery Wagons
Staacke Bros advertise the best tins of delivery wagons ever sold in San Antonio, highlighting quality and value for customers in the city market.
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Staacke Bros
San Antonio
Doctor Tallman Takes Eighteen Patients to Los Angeles
Dr. W. Lewis Tallman leaves with eighteen locomotor ataxia patients from across the United States to spend the winter in Los Angeles. The party includes Hugh del Vincent of New Orleans, Dr. L. S. Sloan of Boston, Thomas Wheelis of St. Louis, and Dan Sheridan of Mt. Clemens Michigan. Dr. Tallman left his San Antonio office in charge of Dr. R. Max Nicholson.
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United States
W. Lewis Tallman
Los Angeles
Cal
Hugh del Vincent
New Orleans
St. Anthony
L. S. Sloan
Boston
Thomas Wheelis
St. Louis
Dan Sheridan
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Tallman
San Antonio
R. Max Nicholson
Gunter Hotel stockholders pledge support for Hart leadership
Nearly a hundred San Antonio Hotel Co. stockholders and guests gathered at the Gunter hotel dining room to pledge cooperation with newly named managing director L. J. Hart. The event honored Washington's birthday and highlighted Hart as a city builder, with praise for the hotel’s role in San Antonio’s prosperity and for contributions by Mrs. Jot Gunter and other women.
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Gunter
South
San Antonio
L. J. Hart
Washington
Hart
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Jot Gunter
Caroline Kampmann
Eleanor Stribling
H. E. Hildebrand
Houston
H. L. Beach
F. G. Huntress Jr
Floyd Pa J. H. Kirkpatrick
Jake Off
Anxious to Do Border Duty
Captain O E Roberts of Company H Second Infantry Texas National Guard met with the adjutant general to plan the annual inspection on March 30 led by Captain James Justice US Army. He said the unit would eagerly accept border duty if needed as they monitor developments in Mexico.
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Austin
Tex
O. E. Roberts
Co. H. Second Infantry
Texas National Guard
Adjutant General’s Department
Roberts
James Justice
United States Army
Mexico
Boy Scouts Greet Baden-Powell in Louisville
One thousand Boy Scouts from Kentucky Indiana and Ohio welcomed Lieutenant General Sir Robert Baden-Powell in Louisville. He reviewed the group at the armory spoke at a hotel dinner and addressed a downtown church audience before heading to Nashville.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Robert Baden-Powell
Armory
Baden-Powell
Nashville
Seguin to Vote on Commission Form
Seguin mayor H. H. Weinerthe ordered a special election for March 22 to decide whether Seguin will adopt the commission form of government. Supporters and opponents prepared for a high-profile vote in the Texas city.
San Antonio Event Aims to Boost Sewanee Endowment
T B Palfrey Milton J Vance and Rev Mercer G Johnston head the San Antonio committee to raise 250000 for Sewanee endowment at a Gunther hotel dinner. W S Claiborne tours the south to support the drive as plans include a new science hall and a completed gym. Attendees include George L Clem Rev Philip Cook F L Hall Arthur Mitchell and others from Houston and beyond.
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T. B. Palfrey
Milton J. Vance
Mercer G. Johnston
Gunter Hotel
University of the South
San Antonio
W. 8. Claiburne
Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic promotes malaria defense
An old advertisement urges readers to choose Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic as a simple tonic containing quinine and iron. The ad claims the bottle shows the formula clearly and markets it for both adults and children, priced at 60 cents.
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GROVE
Staacke Bros Rubber Fire Carriage Work
Advertisement notes Staacke Bros offer rubber carriage firing with Kelly Springfield rubber described as the best there is for carriages and buggies.
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Staacke Bros
Kelly’Springfield
Doctor A R Beat Lungs Nose and Throat Practice
Dr A R Beat operates a clinic in the 208 Gunter Building focusing on pulmonary and ENT care. The practice serves patients with respiratory and nasal concerns in the downtown area.
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Dr. A. R
Gunter Building
Travis Club Plans Grand Opening In New Seven Story Building
Directors arrange a grand opening with Governor Colquitt possible attendance and 500 members invited. Only dues-paid members may attend. committees to recruit, collect arrears, and invite new members. Treasurer reports funds to complete the $80,000 building and furnish the quarters at $25,000.
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Travis Club
Colquitt
St. Anthony
A. H. Danforth
Walter F. McCaleb
Treasury
Pastor Called to Lockhart Baptist Church
Special to The Tight reports Rev. R. C. Blailock of Fort Worth has been called and accepted as pastor of the Lockhart Baptist church. He previously led churches in Laredo and Pearsall, while former pastor Rev. E. C. Routh pursues field work as associate editor in Southwest Texas for the Baptist Standard based in San Antonio.
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Lockhart
Tex
R. C. Blailock
Fort Worth
Cousin of Horace Greeley Dies in California Home
Samuel Greeley Smith aged 80, a first cousin of Horace Greeley and Cyrus Sulloway, died yesterday at the National Soldiers' Home in Los Angeles where he had lived for years. He is survived by a brother at the old homestead in Hanover, New Hampshire.
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Horace Greeley
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Samuel Greeley Smith
Cyrus Sulloway
New Hampshire
National Soldiers’ Home
Hanover
High Elk Official Promoted
An official from High Elk received a promotion in a move announced by local authorities. Details emphasize career progression within the department and the responsibilities accompanying the new role.
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High Elk
THE
To Lay Wires Underground in Corpus Christi
The telephone company will start laying underground cables in Corpus Christi's business district on Monday. Conduits are in place and the project should finish by April 15. A new Lawrance Street home costing $30,000 has been completed and the exchange will move in late April.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Lawrance Street
Mexican boy Leon Martinez Jr awaits Texas court ruling
The Court of Criminal Appeals has not acted on Leon Martinez Jr's death penalty case for the Pecos murder of Miss Emma Brown. The Mexican youth, jailed in Waco, faces possible appeals to the Texas Supreme Court and then the U.S. Supreme Court over citizenship and residency questions.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Leon Martinez Jr
Pecos
Emma Brown
Court of Appeals
Martinez
Waco
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
Mexico
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