Parsons details sugar trust origins and party role
Former American Sugar Refining counsel John ParsonS testifies before a special congressional committee. He traces formation of the Sugar Refineries company to 1887 and links political party pressure, notably Tammany Hall, to efforts to disorganize the North River Refinery. He asserts belief in combining capital and labor across interests.
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Associated Press
New York
North River Refinery Company
Mr. Parsons
Tammany Hall
Parsons
North River Company
Evolution of the Kitchen and Campbell Soups Innovation
The article traces the kitchen’s rise from open hearths to a modern, specialized space and highlights Campbell Soup Company as a leading example. It details sanitary, efficient soup production and the range of Campbell’s soups, plus a menu booklet offer for housekeepers seeking ready meals and guidance.
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Campbell Soup Company
Camden
N. J
Campbell
James Cummings Testifies in Stokes Letter Theft Case
Private detective James Cummings testifies about missing letters from W E D Stokes to Miss Lillian Graham amid a police guarded room scandal. He claims he took some letters from the room and presented them in court but knew nothing of others alleged by Graham.
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James Cummings
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
Cummings
Stokes
Lillian Graham
Graham
Court critique of North River affair and refinery case
A speaker recounts a sequence where a $350,000 North River property was dismantled and an individual named Searles joined the Sugar Refineries company as a partner after killing the North River company’s actual self. The court of appeals ruled this illegal, effectively undoing a fatal action interpreted as death by own action. The speaker argues there is buncombe in the highest court.
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North River
Searles
North River Company
Sugar Refineries
Court of Appeals
Mr. Parsons
Buncombe
Vacancies Filled on Election Boards and Polling Place Change
The commissioners court announced a polling place move for the prohibition election to precinct 5 at B. Herrera's place 903 South Leona. Vacancies on election boards were filled across precincts including 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 22 28 29 31 35 86 40 and 41 with named officers and clerks such as Jeff Miller Ignacio Cassiano Felix Bonne maison Gus Haas Henry Mareshal Pat OToole I Wolff H O Skinner Sam Goodman Tom McGehee Henry Rappold Louis Cassanova Paul Magadieu J E Johnson Louis Fischer and John G Dull.
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Commissioners’ Court
B. Herrera
South Leona Street
South Leona and
Guadalupe Streets
Jeff Miller
Ed Neal
B. J. DeWitt
Ofice
Ignacio Cassiano
Felix Bonnemaison
J. Guerrero Jr
P. Guerrero
P. Sanchez
Aug. Ahr
Henry Mareschal
Charles Franz
Gus Haas
James Tafolla
H. F. Reiden
George P. Mon
Ed Foreman
Fred Belohtaveh
Harry Hertzberg
R. G. Reed
Pat O’toole
I. Wolff
H. O. Skinner
John B. Fest
Sam Goodman
Tom McGehee
W. S. Fraser
Henry Rappold
Louis Cassanova
Paul Magadieu
J. E. Johnson
Louis Fischer
John G. Dull
Postpone Inquest Into Campbell Couple Deaths Indefinitely
The inquest into the deaths of C A R Campbell Jr and Winnie Turner Campbell is continued due to the illness of Mrs J B Turner mother of Mrs Campbell and witness. An attempt to resume failed as Mrs Turner remains in a nervous state from the shock and cannot testify yet. The hearing will resume later.
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C. A. R. Campbell Jr
Winnie Turner Campbell
J. B. Turner
Campbell
Umscheid
Turner
Cummins Says Reciprocity Bill Won’t Be Unreasonably Delayed
Milwaukee News reports Senator Cummins states he does not wish to delay action on the reciprocity bill unreasonably while signaling some talk about timing.
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Cummins
Milwaukee News
Same Old Dead Weight
The Atlanta Constitution notes Colonel Bry an remains heavy despite the hottest summer, continuing as he was before with no weight loss observed.
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Bryan
Atlanta Constitution
Better Clothes for Less Money Big Store Value Event
Beginning Friday morning every suit of Men's Youths and Boys' clothes in this store is priced lower with no exclusions or restrictions. Joske $25 suits compare with $30 elsewhere, now $15.75. The sale promises maximum value with better clothes at the same price or less and assures you cannot buy more for your money.
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Joske
Third Brigade Mayes in Review and Band Concerts
The Third brigade under Brig. Gen. R. W. Hoyt will march in review at 7:30 a.m. on the mounted drill grounds with four bands led by Neilson. A massed band concert is planned next Monday in front of division headquarters. The Third field artillery, led by Lieut. Col. Sturgis, will break camp next Wednesday and move to San Antonio, with transport bids to Fort Meyer and Fort Sam Houston.
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Third Brigade
R. W. Hoyt
Neilson
Seventeenth Infantry
Third Field Artillery
Sturgis
Leon Springs
San Antonio
Fort Oon
King Pattison Drug Co Sells Dr Howard’s Specific Half Price
Local drug firm offers Dr Howard's constipation cure at 25 cents per bottle with a money back guarantee. Company credits quick introductory sale to Dr Howard Company and notes no returns have occurred. Readers are urged to try the remedy for constipation dyspepsia liver trouble and general malaise with full refund if unsatisfied.
Gift Day Flowers Reach Sick in Hospitals Tomorrow
The city is urged to bring flowers to ill and lonely patients on Gift Day. A physician notes flowers lift hope and aid recovery, with blooms from fields and parks gathered and kept in water overnight. Deliver to The Light office before 11 tomorrow.
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Light
Not Old Enough to Know Better Says Ex-Wife
Edna Goodrich, a former wife, teases Nat with excerpts from his upcoming book calling him “old” in a Chicago Record-Herald jab, reflecting lingering tension and media ribbing about his age and reputation.
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Nat
Edna Goodrich
Chicago Record-Herald
To the Editor Letters Demand Beer Privilege Rights
The writer argues that denying any man a glass of beer in hot weather is tyrannical and unreasonable. The letter appears under a policy note about letters to the editor and includes an ad for Riebs Undertaking Gr. and an ambulance service at 221 E. Com. with phone 341.
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Theodore H. Banks
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Joske’s
Says
Corporation
John E. Searles
Eagle
Regul
Panama
Hoyt
King-Pattison Drug CO
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