Overcrowded Supreme Court faces three year delays
Washington February 22. The Supreme Court docket is crowded with over 150 undecided cases awaiting decisions after hearings. Key cases include state railroad rate issues the newspaper publicity clause and the white slave act along with Alaska interstate commerce jurisdiction and Pueblo Indian land questions.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
White
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska
Steamboat and Railroad Trust
Cision
United States
Sandoval
Southwest
Santa Clara Pueblo
New Mexico
Kingdom of Spain
Juan Pico
Manila
Atlanta
Columbus
Macon
Georgia
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Nashville
Tenn
Mississippi
Ohio River
Nashvillle
Commerce Court
Mary R. Peabody
Cambridge
Mass
Pocahontas
Kitttery Point
Maine
Fort Foster
Oil Strike Near Somerset Prompts Large Scale Drilling
Carl Kurz has struck a probable oil vein near Somerset, seventeen miles southwest of San Antonio while boring for artesian water. The well, about half a mile southeast of town, flows roughly half a barrel daily and is accompanied by natural gas. Kurz plans a larger second well, wells to follow, and leases in surrounding land for multiple borings as firms organize the Somerset Oil & Gas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
San Antonio
Carl Kurz
Kurz
Somerset Oil & Gas Company
No Longer Cranky About His Meals
A newspaper ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective digestion aid. It claims to improve digestion and liver and bowel function, suitable for all ages, with a guarantee and free sample offer by mail. It promotes slower eating but emphasizes the product as a family remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Quinn
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Horse Startling Town Row Over Old Mare Worth
Kansas City area dispute in ates Kan suburb Rosedale pits taxpayers group against Mayor Samuel W Clasen and officials. Court issues temporary injunction stopping salaries and spending until charges are heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ates Kan
Taxpayers’ Good Government League
Rosedale
Samuel W. Clasen
New Spring Arrivals in Women's Wear and Children’s Hats
New arrivals include sheer voile blouses with lace trim and printed crepe highlights, low neck lace frills, and val lace details. Coats feature light spring weights and satin linings with versatile use from street to evening. Corsets from La Vie Neme Bien Joile and others, plus undergarments from Kayser’s, offer wide choices. Children’s hats, wool skirts in check and Bedford tones, and boys’ wash suits are showcased with limited quantities.
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W. B
Warner
Madame Trene Co
Kayser’s
Uderwear
Bedford Co
Largest Concrete Beam Cast for Majestic Theater Unobstructed View
The H. L. Stephens Construction Co. set the world’s largest reinforced concrete beam for the Majestic theater near the Stowers building on Main Avenue. The 76 foot long beam weighs over 200 tons, supports two balconies, and is designed to carry 1000 tons, eliminating interior posts for an unobstructed view from any seat. The beam cost over $8000, features 25 foot cantilevers, and includes a doorway through its interior. Construction resumes this week with completion planned before September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Stephens Construction Company
Majestic
Stowers
Main Avenue
Forsythe Theater
Atlanta
G. A. Stowers
Sixty-Year Debt Repaid Across Generations
A Chicago man, A Y Stembarger of Columbus Indiana, received a 12 dollar draft from A B Leonard of Robersville Missouri as payment for a debt sixty years old tied to Isaiah Stembarger the elder. Leonard, long dead, wrote he wished to settle the rent owed for his father’s blacksmith shop before passing. Also noted is a separate item: South Africa seeks 100000 white women as nurses and dressmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. Y. Stembarger
Columbus
Ind
A.B. Leonard
Robersville
Stembarger
Isaiah Stembarger
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Washi
E. F. Blackwell
Kansas
McKinley
Bryan
Wilson
Blackwell
MR. L. J. Quinn
Braden-O’neill CO
Presa
Crockett
East
Houston Street
Travis
Nia
Boston Transcript
New York
Paris
Laredo
Majestic Theater
South Africa
Sohook Ashe
Emmet Bank
West Commerce Street
T. L. Conroy
E. J. McCormick
J. Frank Gallagher
Ass't Cashier
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