Pardon Revoked for Ben Bess in South Carolina
Governor Richards revoked the May pardon of Ben Bess, a man sentenced to thirty years for attacking a white woman. Bess had served thirteen years when an accuser signed an affidavit later recanted, claiming false testimony. The pardon reversal and conflicting statements sparked a debate over executive action and compensation for time served.
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Columbia
8.C
Richards
Ben Bess
South Carolina
Sini
Bess
Min
Iecislaturn
Berra
Florence County
Ross
Frederick
Spotlight Highlights and Local Social Notes in San Antonio
San Antonio social scene features Mr and Mrs Kk Baldwin guests at Davenport Hotel Spokane. Rev G T George Africa missionary speaks at Bengall Hill Baptist Church with idols exhibit. Hoover Curtiss Wurzbach club opens HQ at St Anthony with daily hours. Aline society card and dance at St Cecilia’s church lawn Friday July 20. Numerous local residents travel, visit, and return from trips across Texas and beyond.
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Snd
Kk. B. Baldwin
San Antonio
Davenport Hotel
Spokane
Wasi
G. T. George
Bengall Hill Baptist Church
George
Africa
Hoover-Curtis- Wurzbach Club
St. Anthony Hotel
Advle Grant
Aline Society of
St. Cecilia’s Church
Old Folks Say Doctor Caldwell Was Right
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a simple vegetable laxative for constipation and related ailments. It claims safety for all ages including babies and the elderly, asserts long market presence since 1875, and offers a free sample bottle by mailbox request.
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Doctor Caldwell
Caldwell
Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Trans-Atlantic Phone Service Links U S and Switzerland
The Alps and San Antonio will be on speaking terms Thursday as trans Atlantic telephone connections are established between Switzerland and the United States. San Antonio calls will cost 58.4 dollars for the first three minutes and 10.50 dollars for each additional minute. Harry Martyn, manager of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, notes service will be maintained from 4 pm to 5 pm Central Standard Time.
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Alps
San Antonio
Switzerland
United States
Harry Martyn
Southwestern Fell Telephone Company
Labor Secretary Davis to inspect immigration offices abroad
Secretary of Labor Davis will sail from New York on the George Washington this Saturday to study immigrant offices run by the labor department in major European countries. He will attend the World Fraternal Conference beginning July 29 at Cardiff Wales and expects to return to the United States in September.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Davis
New York
Department
Labor Department
Cardiff
Wales
United States
Plane lands for radio installation near Madison
Bert J. Hassell of Rockford plans a flight to Steckbolay within three weeks to install and test a radio set. He landed his Stinson at a Madison field to prepare for air and ground communications with the test station of a radio-battery firm.
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Madison
Wir
Bert J. Hassell
Rockford
Mir
Aytor
Steckbolay
Fadio-bartery
Fire crews rush to trash blaze at Alamo National Bank
All downtown fire apparatus were summoned early Wednesday when a trash pile near the elevator shaft on the second floor of the Alamo National Bank building caught fire. The blaze was contained before any damage occurred.
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Alamo National Bank
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San Francisco
Ida A. Chatten
Virginia Boulevard
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Westpont
Robert Wilkinson
Sam Antonio
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Waller
Mugeles
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Nes Maines
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Mineral Wells
Texas
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Eagle Pass
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Atarsag
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Tejas
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Worth Luckett
U of Texas
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon House
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Bandera
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Carnegie Library
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Douglas Means
Pamlera
Dallas
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