Expert Employed by State Found Dead in Texas
Dr. Raymond H. Pond plant entomologist at Texas A&M Experiment Station was found dead on his lawn in College Station with a gunshot wound to the head. He had just married Susie Gorman of Waco on June 15, and his wedding ring with hers was found tied by a pink ribbon. Insurance policies and money lay arranged on the dining table. Pond, 86, a University of Michigan graduate, was a Tokepa, Kansas native. For every ton of gold in circulation there are fifteen tons of silver.
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College Station
Tex
Raymond H. Pond
Texas Experiment Station
Susie Gorman
Waco
Dr. Pond
University of Michigan
Tokepa
Kan
Stearns Electric Paste promises quick vermin cure
Stearns Electric Rat and Roach Paste offers overnight kill of rats mice and cockroaches. Sold for 25c and 1.00 with money back guarantee if it fails. Available at druggists from Stearns Paste Co Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearns
Stearns’ Electric Paste Co
Chicago
Ill
Harvester trust links to steel refunds in 1908 inquiry
Washington charges reveal United States Steel Corporation gave Harvester Combine companies a $3 per ton refund on steel used in exported machinery. The Townsend report shows price undercutting abroad, protests over anti trust violations, and a push to tie the steel trust to the International Harvester Company.
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Washington
Charles J. Bonaparte
United States Steel Corporation
Harvester Combine
House “Steel Trust
Stanley
Kentucky
Harvester Trust
Bonaparte
Burdett C. Townsend
Oregon
Wickersham
Townsend
International Harvester Company
Canada
Harvester Companies
International Company
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Steel Committee
Steel Trust
Europe
New York
Chicago
Parsons on Stand in Sugar Trust Hearing
John E. Parsons of New York testified before a House committee investigating the sugar trust. He claimed he fathered the giant industrial combine and had nurtured it from inception until resigning as general counsel eighteen months earlier amid indictments for conspiring to violate the Sherman anti trust law. He asserted the company was not in contempt of law and served the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Parsons
New York
House of Representatives
Republican Organization
Parsons
Keystone and Osborne Firms Tied to Harvester Trust Quiet Purchases
Investigator Townsend reports the Keystone and Osborne companies operated as independent plants but were concealed by the International Harvester company. Purchases were made secretly in directors or stockholders' names held in trust. Abandoned Aultman-Miller and Minneapolis plants suggest aims to destroy competition.
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Keystone Company
Townsend
International Harvester Company
Osborne
Keystone
Aultman-Miller & Co
Minneapolis Company
Notable visitors checked in at San Antonio hotels
A string of guests and registrants arrive in the city. James D. Dawson of Houston and W. B. Wiley of Fort Worth are at the St. Anthony and other notables including Ralph R. Smith of Jourdanton and Bonner Pennypacker of Austin register at the Gunter and various hotels such as the Menger, Bexar, Savoy, Crockett, Maverick, and Gunter, with several staying several days.
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James D. Dawson
Houston
St. Anthony
W. B. Wiley
Fort Worth
Lizzie Belle Mathis
Rockport
J. F. Green
Gregory
Ralph R. Smith
Jourdanton
Tex
Gunter Hotel
G. W. Jalonick Jr
Dallas
Alamo City
Menger
N. E. Ross
Dél Rio
Bexar
D. L. Hughes
del Rio
Maverick
J. E. Pearce
Lockhart
Crockett
W. H. Ethernage
Brownwood
Savoy
Bonner Pennypacker
Austin
Gunter
T. H. McKell
City
James A. Ward
Fort Smith
W. T. Childress
Batesville
H. H. Sears
Vivian Nash
Cuero
The
Daffydil Contest Rules Preview at The Light
A humorous feature describes the ongoing Daffydil contest with jailbird style quips and editor commentary. Readers submit limerick like daffydils. rules mandate blank coupons and proper paper use. prizes include two dollars for best and one dollar for second. Contest closes Friday with Sunday prize announcements.
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Texas
Shreveport
Colquitt
Cone Johnson
Knights of Columbus to Initiate Class in September
At a large meeting in Houston and Navarro streets the Knights of Columbus announced plans to initiate another class of candidates in late September. A San Antonio delegation will attend Columbus Day events in Austin on October 12 with prelates from Galveston San Antonio Brownsville and Dallas expected to participate. A Wooldridge Park outdoor service and a civic parade with floats will close the Texas observance featuring national speakers.
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Knights of Columbus
New Hall
Houston
Navarro
Albert V. Huth
Victor Beze
Mike Goggan
John P. Campbell
Hugh B. Rice
San Antonio
Austin Council
Austin
Texas
N. A. Gallagher
D. D
Galveston
J. W. Shaw
Peter Verdaguer
Brownsville
Jos. P. Lynch
Dallas
Wooldridge Park
Prendergast Enthroned Archbishop of Philadelphia
The Most Rev Edmund Francis Prendergast was enthroned archbishop of the metropolitan See of Philadelphia at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral succeeding the late Archbishop Patrick John Ryan.
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Prendergast
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Edmund Francis Prendergast
St. Peter and St. Paul
Patrick John Ryan
Peruans React to Tacna Arica Attacks Amid Boundary Dispute
Indignation runs deep in Lima over recent attacks on Peruvians in Tacna and Arica by Chileans connected to the boundary dispute. Peruvian authorities impose preventive measures to curb retaliation. Additionally an unrelated note mentions phone based want ads running four days beginning Thursday at three days cost.
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Peru
Associated Press
Lima
Tacna
Aric
Chile
Yoakum Heads North After Texas Inspection
Houston July 26 Chairman B F Yoakum of the Frisco board of directors after reviewing all holdings in this state section departed for St Louis this morning with a possible stop in North Texas along the route.
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Yoakum
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
B. F. Yoakum
Frisco Board of Directors
St. Louis
Texas
Man Kills Himself at Lancaster Cotton Oil Mill
Fred Wilson 47 manager of a Lancaster cotton oil mill killed himself last night by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He leaves a widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lancaster
Tex
Fred Wilson
Permit Granted for Knights of the Modern Maccabees
The Texas department of insurance and banking issued a permit for the Knights of the Modern Maccabees of Port Huron Michigan to conduct fraternal beneficiary business in Texas for the current year.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Department of Insurance and Banking
Knights of the Modern Maccabees
Port Huron
Mich
Luling’s Oldest Citizen Dies at 88
Luling Texas July 26 longtime pioneer and oldest resident Granda Adding died last night at age 88.
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Lales
Associated Press
Luling
Tex
Exposition Park to expand attractions and stage "Raffles"
Amusements note new management at Exposition Park plans include more and free attractions, a larger band, and new concessions to raise Texas resort status. Sins Stock company continues with "Raffles" praised for performance, costuming, and modern scenery. Richard Mandell excels in the title role as the play runs through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Park
Texas
Sins Stock Company
Richard Mandell
Raffles
Plan to Organize Woman's Auxiliary at Luther R. Hare Camp
Colonel John White of the United Spanish War Veterans visits Dallas to help form a local Woman's Auxiliary. He and his wife arrive with Mrs. White the Dallas auxiliary treasurer will speak at a Moose Hall meeting Friday night urging mothers wives and sisters of Spanish American War servicemembers to join. Department Commander E G Le Sturgeon and Henry F. Geyer push participation. White will address how the Luther R. Hare camp could be the banner organization in Texas.
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John White
United Spanish War Veterans
Dallas
Frank Kling
City
Johnson Streets
White
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Moose Hall
Market Street
E. G. le Sturgeon
Henry F. Geyer
Luther R. Hare
Texas
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