Chicago women press mayor to keep Ella Young as school head
Women voters in Chicago plan to urge Mayor Harrison to retain Ella Flagg Young as superintendent. They seek removal of hostile influences from the board and want new board members, including at least three women, to be friendly to Young. A board session is set for Wednesday, with a large women’s mass meeting planned for Thursday protesting her loss.
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Chicago
Harrison
Ella Flagg Young
Board of Education
Young
CURED TERRIBLE HUMOR ON FACE
A Philadelphia reader reports severe facial eruption in 1908 that resisted previous remedies and caused heavy spending. Four months after trying Resinol Soap and Ointment the skin cleared with no eruptions, and the author urges others to try the product.
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Philadelphia
Resinol
Baltimore
Townsend Attacks Tariff Law and Caucus Power
Senator Townsend of Michigan denounces the Payne Aldrich tariff as a misshaped product conceived in secrecy and opposed to American protection. He criticizes executive interference and caucus domination, warns against sensationalism in Congress, and questions administration fear as disaster looms if remedies are pursued.
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Washington
PD. C
Townsend
Michigan
Senate Today
Caucus Chamber
Wilson
House
Senate
Congress
Heflin Attacks Suffrage Backers From Pulpit
Washington July 28 The National American Woman's Suffrage Association denounced Representative Thomas Heflin of Alabama for a church sermon in which he insulted suffragists calling them unmarried fanatics and described male supporters as feeble minded suffrotescent creatures He also coined the term suffrotescent and urged a harsher view of the movement.
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Washington, D. C
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Congress
Schools for Convicts Extend Prison Education Effort
The U S board of education announced that 44 of 62 prisons in the United States and Canada report offering classes with academic and trade subjects. Dr A Hill of the New York state education department says education will expand to all correctional facilities as a societal investment and rehabilitation tool.
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Washington, D. C
United States Board of Education Today
United States
Canada
A. ©. Hill
New York State Education Department
Hill
Two Die In Auto Wreck After Quarrel Near Rochester
Rochester, July 28. E. K. Lankpeal, vice president of a lumber company, argued with his wife and left home. A few hours later an automobile carrying him and Miss Martha Hartlein of Rochester was struck by a train several miles from the city, killing both occupants.
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Rochester
N. Y
E. K. Lankpeal
Martha Hartiebin
Sam_ Cole
Omaha Street
East Commerce Street
Will Allen
Girl champions face setback after royal critique at prize ceremony
London July 28 Sir Thomas Holdrich denounces athletic girls from Princess Helena College of Eating as unworthy imitators. He says sports should foster happiness and temper, noting disappointments when not in first rank and criticizing manners and tidiness.
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London
Princess Helena College of Eating
Thomas Holdrich
Sir Thomas
Custody Bid Filed In Texas District Court
Cliff Perkins through counsel Ben Cowen seeks habeas corpus to gain custody of his daughter Gladys 14 months old from mother Stella Perkins. Judge G. Tayloe granted the writ and set hearing for later this week. Also noted are divorce action Cliff Perkins vs Stella Perkins in the 37th District Court and various local notices and ads.
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Cliff Perkins
Ben Cowen
Officer Sprinting Hero Follows Brass Thefts
Two negroes are jailed for stealing brass and copper from Southern Pacific Railroad shops. Mounted Officer Green and Pound Master J C Applewhite pursued one suspect across nine fences and yards, with Applewhite barefoot in pursuit, until the pair were captured near Flores and Elmira. The recovered plunder is worth several hundred dollars and formal complaints will be filed in Justice Court this afternoon.
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Green
J. C. Applewhite
Applewhite
Macon Street
Officer Green
PEST AT WORK IN TEXAS
Warning from the department of agriculture on the potato tuber moth threatening potato crops nationwide. California and Texas are hit hardest as early potato shipments spread the pest through the United States. Entomology experts urge growers to inspect digs and destroy any affected potatoes and vines, with fumigation using carbon bisulphide advised for seed potatoes.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
California
Texas
Department
United States
Bureau of Entomology
Assault Charge Looms After Nightclub Knife Wounding
A Mexican man was jailed after allegedly wounding J Hahn a groceryman on Concepcion avenue with a knife Saturday night Police expect to file an affidavit for assault with intent to murder in justice court today. Local officers also inspected the Lamm saloon and 216 Dwyer avenue but found no intruder. Edgar Tommins named temporary administrator for Richard Tommins estate.
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F. P. Eiskin
Ruhnke
Southern Pacific Railway
H. Erkel
J. Hahn
Concepcion Avenue
Maltsberger
Justice Courts
Lamm
South Flores Street
Dwyer Avenue
Edgar Tommins
Richard “Dick” Tommins
Davis
Insurance Chief Sentenced for Embezzlement in Shreveport
W C Laning former Pelican Fire Insurance president in Shreveport receives seven years in state prison for embezzling company funds. Andrew Bunch, convicted of manslaughter for shooting his bride of nine days in a local hotel, gets fifteen years.
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Shreveport
W. Cc. Laning
Pelican Fire Insurance Company
John R. Land
Andrew Bunch
Arrivals at San Antonio hotels list noted visitors
A long queue of stays includes N. B. Ware Jr of Pandora Texas at the Savoy I N Keller and family from Georgetown guests at the Gunter A C Swanson Brownsville at the St Anthony J E Stevenson Houston at the Bexar 3 C Wall Falfurrias registered Bowie and many more from Chicago Dallas Austin and Houston visiting or hoteling across the city including W M Rice special agent Galveston at the Menger and a broader travel notice with assorted names and origins. Also a paragraph discusses Moros from the Malayan region and a note on Burma rice harvest timing and historic conflicts with Spaniards.
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N. B. Ware Jr
Pandora
Tex
Savoy Hotel
I. N. Keller and Family
Georgetown
Gunter
J. E. Stevenson
Houston
Bexar
3. C. Wall
Falfurrias
Bowie
Cc. P. Hodges
Chicago
Crockett Hotel
T. W. Clarke
St. Louis
Menger Hotel
A. E. Joseph
Cuero
Savoy
Cc. D. Scott
Dallas
Gunter Hotel
R. Walker
St. Anthony Hotel
A. C. Marsden and Family
Beeville
San Antonio
Bexar Hotel
H. L. Hughes
J. H. Smith
W. M. Rice
Treasury Department
United States Government
Galveston
Harry Fiels
Austin
R. O. Gauger
Cotulla
I. R. Saunders
Crockett
A. J. Harris
Waco
W. H. Smith
Ennis
BE. S. Hudson
Karnes City
D. F. Colburn and Family
J. W. Tierner
San Marcos
J. H. Lankford
A. M. McElwee
Fort Worth
Menger
Night march of Third cavalry from Leon Springs
Members of the second and third squadrons of the Third cavalry will conduct a night march returning from the Leon Springs reservation. They will depart around 6 PM and expected to reach Fort Sam Houston around 11 PM. The regiment has been in camp since June 1 with practice shooting and recent activity follows long border patrol service during Mexican revolutionary troubles.
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Third Cavalry
Leon Springs
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Rio Grande
Shooting reunion planned for Camp Perry officers
Lieut. Col. W. S. Scott adjutant of the first cavalry brigade and Maj. Arthur Thayer of the Third cavalry will attend the national and international shooting tournament at Camp Perry, Ohio, in late August. They are detailed from the Southern Department and are noted for their expertise in rifle and pistol marksmanship.
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W.S. Scott
First Cavalry
Texas
Arthur Thayer
Third Cavalry
Camp Perry
Ohio
Thayer
Leon Springs
City Assessor urges Somers tax system for San Antonio
City Assessor J F Garland urges immediate study of Somers tax system for property assessment in San Antonio. He plans a complete investigation, notes Houston and others use it, and proposes a public meeting with J J Pastoriza and William Young to explain the system and its potential adoption.
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Council
J. F. Garl
San Antonio
Garland
Houston
J. J. Pastoriza
William Young
Glyton
Waco
Beaumont
Pastoriza
Young
Sessor Garland
Birth Notices for Four Newborne At City Homes
To Mr and Mrs J E Ferguson 26 1204 Hays street a girl To Mr and Mrs A Brehm July Collins Gardens a boy To Mr and Mrs R Mendes July 218 Buck street a girl To Mr and Mrs George M Conan 25 415 Wharton street a boy
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J. E. Ferguson
Hays Street
A. Brehm
Collins Gardens
R. Mendes
Buck Street
George M. Conan
Wharton Street
Burial Permits Listed For Four Local Residents
Four burial permits issued for Pedro Rodriguez 36, Elmer F Gibens 20, Manuel Solis 24, and Margarita Morales 24. Died on various dates at addresses including 212 South Laredo Street 22 West Virginia Avenue Paloma Alley and 817 Vera Crux Street.
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Pedro Rodriguez
gJrl
South Laredo Street
Elmer F. Gibens
West Virginia Avenue
Manuel Solis
Paloma Alley
Margarita Morales
Vera Crux Street
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Estey
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Watkins
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Victor Records
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Expo. Park
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Diaz Sisters Music
San Antonio Humane Society
Fred Davison
E. A. Heil
Hicks Building
Old Phone
Travis
Health Department
Chaffe
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Park
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West End Lake
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Union Meat Company
Franklin
Degen’s Bottle Beer
O. E. Hicks
Gunter Building
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Fred D. Whiting
Agent Mosler
Dalton
College St. Travis
Union Painless Dentists
West Commerce St
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Laning
A. C. Swanson
Brownsville, Tex
St. Anthony
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Burma
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