Laredo and San Antonio Merchants Trade Excursion
San Antonio business leaders completed the third Jobbers and Manufacturers league trip, visiting Laredo and Nuevo Laredo with 60,000 club hosts. Speeches at the Elks club, band concerts, and praise for I and G N Rail service marked the return, with plans for another excursion already discussed.
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San Antonio
Laredo
Elks’ Club
Sam Mackin
W. L. Schlesinger
Harry Hertzberg
A. H. Halff
Ben M. Hammond
W. F. Gohlke
F. E. Scoville
I. & G. N. Railroad Company
Woman Recovers After Nervous Breakdown Claim
Mrs. Anna Kounz of Pueblo Colorado credits Dr Miles Nervine with curing her nervous prostration after unsuccessful drugstore remedies. The ad touts the remedy's thirty year track record and offers a money back guarantee through Miles Medical Co.
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Anna Kounz
Mechanic St. Pueblo
Colo
Miles Medical CQ
Elkhart
Inds
Alamo restoration costs prompt call for more funds
Governor Colquitt reports progress on tearing down Alamo buildings but warns the 5000 appropriation will likely be tripled to complete plans. Lumber from the site will be reused for Huntsville sheds while remodeling waits for a formal contract. Delegates at a conference push Congress to pass Senator Borah’s children’s bureau bill.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
San Antonio
The
Alamo
Huntsville
Children’s Bureau Bill Endorsed at Conference Opener
Delegates at the conference on child labor in Louisville opened with practical steps, discarding theoretical talk and changing the session’s order to push for new measures. The Associated Press notes the session focused on actionable agenda items and policy implications.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Conference On Child Labor
Texas land exposition extends show to February 1
Houston report notes growing public interest in the Texas land exposition and delays at the start. The event extends through February 1 with Amarillo day and both cotton growers and lumbermen programs highlighting the agenda.
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Houston
Tex
Amarillo
Kyle Couple Wed in Kyle Texas Special to The Light
Nicholas Joseph Thiele and Miss Lillybell McCall married Wednesday night at the bride’s parents residence in Kyle Texas. Esquire D W Burner officiated the ceremony.
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Kyle
Tex
Nicholas Joseph Thiele
Lillybell McCall
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Laxative Ad Claims “Best”
An old advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as the most efficient, gentle, safe, and delightful laxative. It promises relief from biliousness coated tongue dizziness indigestion and general malaise and urges readers to buy a 5 25 cent box at any druggist. Made in Hot Springs sanitarium of the world and used globally by those who demand the best.
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Hot Springs
Woman Surrenders in Pittsburg Theft Case
Nellie Prince, under indictment in Pittsburg for burglary at the homes of Mrs. William Thaw Jr. and Isaac Kaufmann, surrendered to Chicago police. The Pittsburg break in January 1909 saw Thaw and Kaufmann jewels and furs stolen. some Thaw jewels were later returned. An earlier grand jury charged Prince and three Chicago men.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nellie Prince
Pittsburg
William Thaw Jr
Isaac Kaufmann
Usmann
Y M C A Opens New $75 000 Austin Structure Tonight
The University Y M C A in Austin Texas will formally open tonight with ceremonies. The new building, at Guadalupe and Twenty second street across from the university, features stylish furniture and modern design and is considered one of the finest in the region.
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Austin
Tex
Guadalupe and
Twenty-second Street
University
Poll Tax Receipts Totals for Guadalupe County
Guadalupe county poll tax payments total 2755 to date, excluding exemptions, with many receipts expected in year end filings. Last year the county reported 3646 poll tax payments.
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Seguin
Tex
Guadalupe County
Rush to Pay at Cuero
DeWitt county voters rush to meet tax deadlines as 2569 poll taxes and 54 exemption certificates are recorded. The county collector reports active processing and anticipates about 4000 voters this year.
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Cuero
Tex
DeWitt County
Gonzales Poll Taxes Lag As 200 Of 543 Paid
Gonzales Texas January 26 Poll tax payments in Gonzales are the slowest on record with only 200 of 543 polls assessed paid by morning. The delay raises concerns over city finances and voter participation as officials monitor collection progress.
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Express
Gonzales
Tex
Railroad Commission to Confer With Texas Railroads
The Texas Railroad Commission invites managers of major lines to a conference in Austin to discuss improving railroad service in the state. The telegram, sent on Commissioner Wil’s recommendation, urges active railway managers to attend and plan passenger trains on schedule.
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Austin
Texas
Tex
The
Railroad Commission
Wil
No One Stronger Than His Stomach Emphasized by Dr Abernethy
A London physician Dr Abernethy argues stomach disorders drive most ailments. A modern writer agrees the stomach anchors health and emotions. Mrs G M of Corona California credits Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with stopping pain, restoring appetite, and improving strength after months of illness.
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Abernethy
London
Dr. Pierce
Apeer Lam
Weil
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Kersey Coats
Lonsdale Cambric
Cardenia
Kaufman’s Department Store
Dolorosa and South Flores Street
Southern Hotel
Congress
Senator Borah
Children’s Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Washington
Edward W. Frost
Milwaukee
Z. T. Potter
Buffalo
E. N. Clopper
Cincinnati
Helen T. Woolrick
W. H. Elson
Cleveland
Alice P. Barrows
Annie E. McCord
Pauline Witherspoon
Golden Medical Discovery
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