San Antonio Dairyhand Flees After Rich Rancher Ad
A San Antonio dairyhand who posed as a wealthy Texas rancher for a mail marriage scheme has vanished after a flood of responses. The ad promised a wife aged 18 to 30 and listed 3000 acres, 15000 dollars, 1000 cattle, 1000 head of mules and 200 horses. Over 500 replies poured in from across the nation, provoking fear and flight as the man reportedly spent late nights drafting letters.
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San Antonio
Oliver Cromwell
Martial Martinet
Chicago
Thurston Avenue
Tex
Injunction Forbids Denial Of Precinct Access In Nueces County
District Judge Hopkins granted an injunction requiring the Nueces county democratic executive committee to permit supervisors to enter election precincts across the county tomorrow. The court also struck down a June 17 resolution demanding voters swear they had voted the democratic ticket in 1908 and 1910. The Good Government league has posted a $1000 reward for proof of vote buying and selling.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Hopkins
Nueces County
Democratic Executive Committee
Good Government League
Mystery Deepens in Dorcas Snodgrass Disappearance
Dorcas Snodgrass vanishes from Mount Vernon prompting a wide search. Detectives probe an evening Greenwich, Connecticut car dash involving two men and a shrieking girl. Her mother, Mrs. John T. Snodgrass, travels from Berryville, Virginia, to learn of the case amid concerns for her daughter's safety. Vote for James R. Davis for county judge.
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New York
Dorcas Snodgrass
Mount Vernon
Greenwich
Aero club designates Chicago race course for Gordon Bennett event
The Aero club of Illinois picks a site 10 miles southwest of downtown Chicago for the Gordon Bennett world aeroplane race with a 124.28 mile course of 30 laps on a 4.14 mile loop. A $15,000 fund improves ground safety and spectator protection at a 240000 spectator limit. The 400 foot wide surface allows aircraft up to 100 mph and keeps spectators 200 feet back.
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Chicago
Aero Club of Illinois
Camp Fire Girls Hold First Regular Meeting Honors Awarded
Fire lit in Indian regalia marks inaugural regular camp fire gathering at the Young Women's Christian Association. Four new members initiated Kathrine Ramstetter Sammes Bennett Eleanor Pierce and Hester Williams as Elizabeth Wright serves as guardian. Seven wood gatherers and healthcraft honorees listed with notable feats including a forty mile ten day walking record.
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Toni
Young Woman's Christian Association
Elizabeth Wright
Ruth Muir
Katherine Ramstetter
Sammes Bennett
Eleanor Pierce
Hester Williams
Hono
Mildred Hall
Portia Thweat
Edwina van Riper
Angeline Haenel
Latrette Merriam
Ruth Gray
Esther Shields
Arthur
Annie Fellows Johnson
Helen Schenck- Wyschetzki
Final word to the voters of San Antonio from Citizens' League
The Citizens' League thanks campaign workers and urges voters to defeat the Huntress-Chambers ticket. It accuses opponents of backroom candidate selection and political log-rolling, calls for a new era, and asks citizens to vote tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to redeem San Antonio and Bexar county.
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San Antonio
Citizens’ League
Bexar County
Huntress-Chambers
Hotel Arrivals List at St Anthony With Wide Traveler Roster
Long hotel guest ledger shows arrivals scattered across cities including Chicago New York Dallas Fort Worth and Houston. Names such as J W Loney C W Patterson and many others appear among a diverse group of travelers with Mrs B E and Mrs F Kujanski noted among. The roster spans multiple states and includes visitors from Dallas Uvalde Galveston and Mexico City. Majority entries are individual guests families and small groups.
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St. Anthony
J. W. Loney
C. W. Patterson
Chicago
Leon Ables
New York
W. C. Miller
Dallas
T. Rebert
Burge Mc Fall
Mexico City
Martin Canall
Kansas
Over-confidence ad urges voters in Citizens' League drive
Political advertisement warns that over confidence cost two battles and urges citizens to vote. It promotes acceptance of Sunday Light want ads until 10 o'clock Saturday night and notes telephone submissions with later billing. Mentions reduced Berlin to Peking travel time due to Siberia shortcut plans.
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Citizens’ League Campaign Committee
Siberia
Berlin
Peking
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