Vitalitas advertised as health remedy by San Antonio resident
A San Antonio woman Mrs. F. Sobey urges use of Vitalitas claiming it cured her long running nervous fatigue. She says two bottles improved her health, and that Vitalitas helps with nervousness indigestion rheumatism biliousness and various ailments. She recommends asking Wagner Drug Store for a sample and speaking with the Vitalitas man.
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Vitalitas
Wagner Drug Store
Vitalitas Man
Comptroller Zane Can Block Liquor Permit Renewals
Austin Texas July 3 Comptroller Zane may suspend renewals of liquor permits if he finds the applicant’s record unclear. Attorney General Looney issued the ruling as the comptroller holds up hundreds of renewal applications, with mandamus as the remaining recourse for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Zane
Looney
Granitoia and Granacrete Pavements Ad
An advertisement promotes Granitoia and Granacrete as economical pavement options branded as The Economical Pavements and The Modern Pavements for construction use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granitoia
Granacrete
Ady
Detective Al Massey Injured In Pursuit of Suspected Theft Gang
City detective Al Massey was injured when a buggy overturned during pursuit of a gang of boys suspected in thefts near Collins' gardens. Detective W A Harvey freed Massey and helped capture several youths after the buggy capsized in an irrigation ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Massey
W. A. Harvey
Collins’ Gardens
Harvey
Massey
Record year for liquor and tobacco use in 1913
U S government tax records show Americans drank 143.8 million gallons of whiskey and brandy and drank 64 million barrels of beer in the year to June 30 1913. Cigars and cigarettes set new highs at 17.7 billion and 14.0 billion respectively, with snuff at 33.2 million pounds and 450000 liquor sellers remaining. Revenue receipts peaked at 244.4 million dollars, the highest ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Board
United States Treasury
Interest Pours In Delay Forfeiture Declarations In Texas
Land Commissioner J. T. Robison reported Austin that delinquent land accounts bring in so much interest that forfeitures cannot be declared under new laws. He said entries and checks will take a week or ten days. The department has received about $200,000 recently, enabling the board of education to pay off the last portion of the scholastic apportionment of $6.85 for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
J. T. Robison
Board of Education
Assistant Inspector Named in Texas Masonry
Austin July 3 I A Fisher of El Paso president of the Texas State Conference of Bricklayers was named assistant state inspector of masonry by State Inspector J B Nitschke and the appointment was confirmed by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Explosion Burns 1500 Gallons Oil at Beaumont Refinery
A massive blast at Magnolia Petroleum Co. refinery in Beaumont Texas destroyed fifteen hundred gallons of coal oil and caused about 10000 dollars in damages. The explosion's roar woke residents early this morning.
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Beaumont
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Company
French aviator begins long flight from Issy les Moulineaux
Francis Gilloux the French aviator who previously flew 1000 miles from Biarritz to Kollum starts a new journey from Issy les Moulineaux aiming to fly to Casablanca Morocco.
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Frenchiman
Issy Les Moulineaue
France
Francis Gilloux
Biarritz
Kollum
Holland
Casa Blanca
Morocco
Sunday deliveries halted after July at Union Meat Co
Union Meat Company announces no Sunday delivery from its plant on and after July 6. Late deliveries will shift to Saturday and Monday morning starting at six o'clock. A.v.
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A.v
Union Meat Company
Corpus Beach Hotel Ad Invites Vacationers
The Corpus Beach Hotel promotes itself as strictly fire proof with every convenience and a cool atmosphere on Corpus Christi Bay. The descriptive folder is available from W. A. Roachman, resident manager, Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Corpus Beach
Corpus Christi Bay
W. A. Roachman
Corpus Christi
Texas
Consuls Asked for Reports on Mexican Outbreak
Washington July 3 The State Department seeks consul reports on conditions in northern Mexico after reports of mistreatment of women and children during the Durango confrontation. The Wilson administration has avoided warning the Huerta or Constitutionalist authorities and Bryan stays silent on policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Durango
State Department
Mexico
Wilson
Taft
Huerta
Bryan
Department of State
Saltillo Is Isolated in Mexican Civil War Actions
A 23000 strong Constitutionalists force under Generals Candido Aguilar and Eulalio Gutierrez has surrounded Saltillo, cutting it off from outside communication. Provisions are running short as the city braces for an attack while railway repairs toward Monterey continue with scarce rails and lighter ties from Allende.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
Candido Aguilar
Eulalio Gutierrez
Saltillo
Piedras Negras
Boeatoche
Allende
Monterey
Tamaulipag
Carranza
Smalley
del Rio
Winterburn
United States Grand Jury
Circuit Court
S. G. Collins
Durango
Mexico
Collins
Sierra Madre
Mazatlan
Collis
J. J. McGrath
Cpeque
Aftermath of Mexican Conflict From Durango to Monterey
Collis describes ruin along the Durango to Monterey route with only one Pedricena steel bridge standing. Most wooden bridges burned, rails stations and water tanks destroyed, freight cars and car parts burned. He warns peace requires external intervention and notes consuls urging Americans to depart.
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Durango
Torreon
Pedricena
Monterey
Contreras
Collis
Mexico
United States
Villa Orders March Toward Juarez as Forces Move
A report from Fort Bliss says General Francisco Villa orders his Ascencion troops to march on Ciudad Juarez. Federal Colonel Landa with 600 cavalry heads toward Juarez to reinforce the garrison, bringing total to about 1500. Ortega’s 700 cavalry seized Guadalupe and San Ignacio, 40 miles downriver, amid martial law and steady cross-border exodus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Border Patrol
Columbus
N. M
Palomas
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Ascencion
Ciudad Juarez
Juarez
Manuel Landa
Chihuahua City
Landa
Toribio Ortega
Guadalupe
San Ignacio
Ortega
General Ambrosio Figueroa Executed in Iguala Guerrero
Federal troops report the execution of Gen Ambrosio Figueroa a revolutionary figure tied to Maderos revolt and later the rural guards. He was captured at Iguala de la Independencia Guerrero and execution confirmed from Cuernavaca. Huerta plans reinforcements from Manzanillo to aid troops in Sonora with aims at Guaymas Punta Lobos and Altar.
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Mexico City
Ambrosio Figueroa
Madero
Diaz
Iguala de la Independeia
Guerrero
Juvenco Robles
Cuernavaca
Figueroa
Huerta
Manzanillo
Sonora
Guaymas
Punta Lobo
Altar
Merchant Garcia Cleared of Smuggling Charges in Eagle Pass
United States Commissioner Bonnet dismissed charges against J. B. Garcia a prominent merchant of Eagle Pass for intending to smuggle into Mexico one thousand khaki suits seized at the railroad depot. The clothing was ordered returned due to insufficient evidence. He also faced a charge over two cartridge reloading outfits which he testified he did not order and were returned to the express company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
United States
Bonnet
J. B. Garcia
Mexico
Exile of Fitzger ald Slocum From Mexico Under Article 33
Mexico City July 3 Fitzger ald Slocum correspondent for a Los Angeles paper was expelled under constitutional article 33 for pernicious foreign influence. He was escorted to Vera Cruz during the night and to be boarded on a steamer to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Fitzgerald Slocum
Los Angeles
Mexico
Earthquakes Demolish Towns in Border Area
Guasa Bas and Grandados Sonora, opposite Douglas Arizona, have been demolished by shocks since May 17. Adobe structures nearby razed and rockfalls damage mountainsides. About 3000 residents are living in tents without permanent shelter.
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Douglas
Ariz
Guasabas
Grandados
Sonora
Guaymas Falls Imminent Says Constitutionalist Sources
From Douglas Arizona unofficial reports state that principal federal positions at Guaymas have been captured and the seizure of the city is imminent, with fall expected at any moment according to Constitutionalist sources.
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Douglas
Ariz
Guaymas
Quarterly Tax Due for Texas Corporations
About 2000 Texas corporations must pay the quarterly gross receipts tax for the last quarter. Payments go to the state treasury and the gross receipts report is filed in the controller’s department. A 10 percent penalty applies if payment is late after August 1. The state expects around $100,000 from this source.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Comptroller’s Department
Hesok Eee
General Revenue Fund
Gettysburg Veterans Reunite for Governor's Day Events
Thousands of Civil War veterans gather at Gettysburg for Governor's Day. Pickett's division and Philadelphia brigade survivors meet, shake hands, and plan a $250,000 monument. Governors Tener McCreary and Sulzer speak. ex-Confederates praise the United States and pledge loyalty to the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Battlefield
Cairo
Pickett
Philadelphia
Congress
Tener
Pennsylvania
McCreary
Kentucky
Sulzer
New York
Marshall
Washington
The
United States
Southland
Confederacy
Travelling Man Recommends Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey
Mr Chas W Gittleman of Brooklyn endorses Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a medicinal tonic since 1906. He cites relief from pneumonia and cold prevention and notes outdoor work as a stimulant. The ad claims government taxation as medicine and promotes purchase from druggists at $1.00 per bottle with free medical advice offered.
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Charles W. Gittleman
Gates Ave
Brooklyn
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
President Wilson to visit Gettysburg amid security deployment
The report recalls the Union’s destruction as a display of failed secession efforts and notes President Wilson arriving in Gettysburg at 11 am with full state police coverage. He will speak briefly at the tent before leaving for Philadelphia and New Hampshire. Victims of the Gettysburg hotel dining room incident are recovering with Charles Ensor still at risk but unlikely to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert EF. Lee
Wilson
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
New Hampshire
W. B. Henry
Charles Ensor
Assessors Busy as Property Owners Render for Assessment
City Assessor Garland reports heavy activity with 50 days left for properties to be rendered for city rolls. June set a record with about 45 percent of owners voluntarily submitting property, easing year end rush and reducing errors. Alderman Uhr’s stance on unrendered rolls fueled the early rush.
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Garland
Uhr
City Council
San Antonio Building Permits Fall in June Activity
City records show 232 permits issued in June with total improvements valued at 160 002 dollars, down from May’s 275 156 dollars. Inspector Jackson cites fewer large projects such as business houses and apartments as the main cause for the month to month drop and a decline from June 1912.
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San Antonio
Jackson
Decree Filed Dissolving UP SP Merger in Utah Court
A decree dissolving the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger, received from St. Paul, was filed in Salt Lake City and will be entered next Monday in the United States District Court. The suits named United States versus Union Pacific Railway Company and others were filed February 1, 1908.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
St. Paul
United States District Court
United States
Union Pacific Railway Company
Rheumatism Cure Claim via Foley Kidney Pills
An advertisement claims rheumatism settles in the heart and disturbs valves. It credits Foley Kidney Pills with toning kidneys to keep blood free of poisons and uric acid crystals, preventing swelling, backache, urinary issues, and heart action disturbance. Fischer Drug Co. advert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Fischer Drug Co
Adv
Notable Guests at Local Hotels Mentioned in City Notices
A long list of visitors staying at hotels includes Mrs. Sam R. Scott and Mrs. H. C. Crawford of Waco, Nathan I. Ellicott of Dallas, E. W. Brown of Orange, J. W. Jones of Yoakum, J. M. Daniel of Laredo, J. M. Strong of Houston, and others. Also advertised is Mr. M. Capp, a converted Jewish evangelist from Kansas City, holding meetings in a tent at Victoria and Plum streets, nightly, with directions to take South Heights car.
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Sam R. Scott
Waco
The
Menger
W. B. Godspeed
Seguin
Crockett
Nathan I. Ellicott
Dallas
Bowie
C. W. Fairchild
Houston
Bexar
Jesse O. Wheeler
Brownsville
St. Anthony
A. Mann
St. Louis
Gunter
R. A. Lewis
New Orleans
Savoy
H. C. Crawford
R. J. Slagle
Smithville
B.L. Bassett
Topeka
J. W. Jones
Yoakum
E. W. Brown
Orange
E. Grooshouser
Mercedes
J. M. Strong
H. R. Orts
J. W. Holt
B. L. Hays
Bonham
G. H. Carlton
T. W. C. Karney
Hearne
W. J. Rosborough
Marshall
J. S&s Tobey
Mathis
J. M. Abcott
M. Luckle
Austin
H. M. Andrews
A. Groesenbeck
Bastrop
R. C. McCane
Victoria
Ed Barr
Galveston
Bowle
K. R
Gonzales
J. P
Bexare
A. Olmstead
Fort Worth
L. P. Shepherd
Kingsville
M. Capp
Kansas City
Victoria and
Plum Streets
Boles Named as Probation Officer
Ross Boles was appointed probation officer for Bexar county by Judge James R. Davis from three candidates submitted by the county commissioners. He will oversee a new newsboys club and will be backed by a supervisory board of governors. The club aims to be run by the boys, with their own laws and courts, modeled after successes in larger cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Boles
Bexar County
James R. Davis
Davis
Boles
Newsboys
Commerce
Crockett Street
Kansar City
Denver
Dallas
Houston
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Alamo Plaza
F. Sobey
Sherman Street
Sobey
Lane
Officer
H. ©. Rees
Land Department
Duffy
Chas. W. Gittleman
Wolff & Marx Co
County
Harlandale
Harlandale Bath House Coo
Flores Street
Grand Opera House
G. A. Duerler Mfc. CO
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