Air of Mystery About Vitalitas Promises Health
Traveling salesman Pennybacker touts Vitalitas from a San Antonio drug house, claiming it brings health to many in Central and Southwest Texas. He cites a Rio Grande man who says it helps him walk better, though he cannot explain how. The ad claims relief for stomach, liver, kidneys and blood. Sample Vitalitas on display at Wagner Drug store.
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Vitalitas
Mr. M. 5
Pennybacker
San Antonio
Texas
Rio Grande
Cracky
Wagner
Reno Divorces and Society in the Nevada Colony
Reno society chronicles the closing of Nevada six month residency for divorce, detailing crowds of newcomers and crowded hotels as the divorce boom wanes after December. It notes performers and socialites, the mass arrival of divorcees, and scenes of city life amid the surprising public interest. It also mentions a carnival game and a note on Buffalo planting trees.
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Reno
Nevada
Secur
Grand Opera House Promises Big Country Store Night
Tonight the Grand Opera House hosts a country store night with Manager Whittles giving away hundreds of presents including valuable articles. The event starts at 8 30 with Roy Rogers performing rag time songs. Tomorrow is home talent night featuring Justine Seigel and Grace Ellis, followed by a universal moving pictures program starting tomorrow night at the same prices.
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Country Store
Whittles
Grand Opera House
Roy Rogers
Grand
Justine Seigel
Grace Ellis
Whittels
Universal
Royal theater reels showcase five first run features
The Royal presented five first run feature reels including a Vitagraph comedy The Pickpocket with Bunny and Mrs. Finch and a Broncho two reel drama Grandad with war story scenes. Current events covered world happenings. Tomorrow two amateur shows join the regular lineup. Next Monday and Tuesday preview The Miracle four reel spectacular.
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the Royal
Royal
Vitagraph
Bunny
Obituary notices for Emma Schonberg and Elille Chavez
Emma Schonberg 69 died at home at 711 Mason street in San Antonio after 19 years in Texas. Survived by husband three daughters Martha Graham Rose Morgan Lottie Glaze and son Eugene Schonberg. Funeral 4 pm from residence with burial in National cemetery. Elille Chavez 60 died at 450 Peace street home of Mrs Lozano. Survived by father three brothers a sister and granddaughter Eleanor Van Sierberger. Funeral 5 pm from Lozano residence with Rev. O Hartmann officiating. burial in Hermann Sons cemetery.
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Eleanor van Sierberger
San Antonio
Chavez
Louise Schuetze Lodge
Order of Hermann Sons
Myrtle Grove
Woodmen Circle
Lozano
O. Hartmann
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hermann [Sons
U S Demands Prompt Action Over Mexican Shootings
President and Huerta government face sharp U S representations after the Dixon shooting and the detention of miners Bissell and McDonald. Ambassador Wilson sends two strong telegrams urging arrest, court martial, punishment, and immediate release of detainees. Bryan adjusts tone as dispatches go out.
Plot ties Wilson to Mexican revolution and killings
The article reports Governor Nicolas Camara Vales of Yucatan accusing Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson of involvement in the February 1913 Mexican revolution and Madero’s assassination. It also details related shootings, arrests, and investigations at Juarez across the border, naming Alfredo Alvarez and other figures, with Dixon and inspector Dixon’s shooting and hospital status.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Nicolas Camara Vales
Yucatan
Piedras Negras
Wilson
Coahuila
Mex
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington, D. C
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
Ambassador Wilson
Mne
Huerta
Republic
Madero
Suarez
Ile
Senor
Alfredo Alvarez
Chamber of Deputies
Puebla
Vales
National Palace
Mexico
Senor Alvarez
Wales
Dixon Taken to El Paso After Juarez Shooting
U S immigration inspector Charles R. Dixon Jr. was shot by Mexican soldiers in Juarez and later moved to El Paso after American Consul T. D. Edwards demanded his release. Mexican and Chihuahua officials interceded, urging arrest and trial of the assailants amid strong Washington pressure.
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Dixon
Castro
Juarez
E. W. Berkshire
United States
Berkshire
el Paso
Clarence Gatley
Alfredo Miranda
Sainz
Inez Salazar
Miranda
Salazar
Henry Bell
Bell
Salazar Command
Tucumcari
Santa Fe
N. M
W. J. Tappan
Tex
Charles R. Dixon Jr
Juarez Hospital
T. D. Edwards
Guillermo Porras
Chihuahua
Mexiicanls
Washington
Edwards
Paso
Reyes to Leave Capital in Mexican Crisis
Official reports say Rodolfo Reyes minister of justice will depart on a foreign mission, leaving Huerta with one cabinet member after Esquival Obregon quit as finance minister. United States recognition hopes rise amid Washington talks, while Casillo Brito forces suffer heavy losses and Governor Carranza moves south of Terreon.
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Rodolfo Reyes
Esquival Obregon
Huerta
Felix Diaz
David de la Fuente
United States
Ambassador Wilson
Wilson
Mexico
el Pais
Washington
Bryan
Interior Urrutia
Castillo Brito
Chipias
Hichuakalpa
Grijalva
Carranza
Terreon
Mexican gunboat fires on Constitutionalists at Rio Grande mouth
A telegram from Point Isabel life saving station reports a Mexican federal gunboat fired on Constitutionalists at the mouth of the Rio Grande at 7 this morning. No further details were provided by the telegram to Captain Hutchings in charge of the Ninth district.
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Galveston
Tex
United States Life Saving Station
Point Isabel
William Hutchings
Ninth District
Rio Grande
San Luis Potosi Captured by Constitutionalists
Lieut. Col. Luis Horcasitas arrives in Piedras Negras with news that San Luis Potosi has fallen to Constitutionalists, following reports of Torreon’s capture and rumors of Culiacan and Mazatlan surrenders in Sinaloa. He recounts a torpedoing assault on Torreon with federals surrendering after heavy fighting.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Torreon
San Luis Potosi
Luis Horcasitas
Piedras Negras
Culiacan
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Horcositas
Cuatro Cienegas
Battle updates from Mexican conflict report
Horcasitas reports at San Luis Potosi that Constitutionalists seized a full trainload of provisions and munitions. Carranza sends 4000 troops to attack Saltillo. No federal forces met between Zacatecas and Hermanas, a 500 mile stretch, with heavy losses on both sides.
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San Luis Potosi
Horcasitas
Carranza
Saltillo
Zacatecasa
Hermanas
Garner Says Criticism Hurts
CORPUS CHRISTI July 28 Congressman John N Garner of this district here today declines to discuss the Mexican situation beyond noting criticism of the government hurts. He says the tariff bill is not what he wanted but will support it from start to finish. He favors the administration currency bill. He proceeds to Uvalde tonight.
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Garner
Corpus Christi
Tex
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Villistas plan attack on Juarez say Constitutionalist chief
American newspaper men visiting Col. Toribio Ortega's camp at Guadalupe 45 miles southeast of Juarez reported Ortega stating that General Francisco Villa intends to move on Juarez within a few days.
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EL Paso
Tex
Toribio Ortega
Guadalupe
Juarez
Ortega
Francisco Villa
Quiet at Guaymas Reported by Admiral Cowles
Admiral Cowles, commanding the American squadron off the Pacific coast of Mexico, reported to the Navy Department that all is quiet at Guaymas. He has no word on conditions in Topolobampo.
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Guaymas
Washington, D. C
Cowles
Pacific
Mexico
Navy Department
Topolobampo
Author P S McGeeney shoots illustrations for novel
Local author P S McGeeney and 30 Orpheus Dramatic Club members staged photo sessions at Mr and Mrs C P Wells home on Conception road. Cast included Miss Courtney Griffin as heroine and Victor Flato with E Weigand as leads. Picnic followed as shots captured woodland and night rider scenes from The Power of Love set in the Midwest and Virginia.
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P. S. McGeeney
Orpheus Dramatic Club
C. P. Wells
Conception Road
Mr. Wells
San Francisco Rebuild Boom After Great Earthquake
Since the quake, city records show about 50 000 new buildings rising in San Francisco. Builders, engineers, and planners report rapid reconstruction across neighborhoods, signaling a swift but uneven recovery with safety and zoning challenges ahead.
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San Francisco
Legislature Faces Heavy Workload with Limited Penitentiary Action
Austin July 28 lawmakers resume work with little progress last week. House moves on general appropriation bill while Senate has passed only one measure, a bond retirement plan. Penitentiary bills appear unlikely, prompting focus on Humphrey reform and possible repeal proposals affecting fire insurance and co insurance clauses.
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Austin
Tex
House
Senate
United States
Missy Hinckley Book Feared by Washington Society
Washington society matrons tremble as first copies of My Experiences in Washington Society by Missy Gladys Hinckley arrive. The young socialite known as the most beautiful girl in America has injected wit into her anecdotes, provoking anxiety among some esteemed matrons.
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Washington Society
Missy Gladys Hinckley
America
Miss Hinckley
Memorial Services and Senate Actions in Austin
In Austin July 28 the Senate held memorial services for late Senators W J Greer and J E Kaufman with remarks by Warren, Darwin, Hudspeth, Gibson, Astin and Westbrook. House considered Humphrey prison reform bills and discussed Senate concurrent resolution directing withholding of Standard Oil penalties until Legislature acts. Senate moved to executive session for appointments including W W Collier as commissioner of insurance and banking. Time not set for remaining appointees. Governor may need to name R W Brahan and L W Tittle as prison commissioners amid anticipated opposition to Ben Be Cabell. Senate debated direct election of US senators with majority and minority reports on interim appointment, 2:30 recess.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
W. J. Greer
van Zandt County
J. E. Kaufman
Galveston
Warren
Darwin
Hudspeth
Gibson
Astin
Westbrook
House
Humphrey
Tarver
W. W. Collier
Insurance
Banking
Looney
R. W. Brahan
L. W. Tittle
Ben BE
Cabell
United States
McGregor
Townsend
Taylor
Gressford
Collier Expected to Qualify in Austin Today
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking W. W. Collier arrived in Austin from San Antonio and is expected to qualify today if the Senate confirms his appointment. He had planned to qualify August 1, but arising matters required urgent sending of his name to the Senate.
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Coller
Austin
Tex
Insurance and Banking
San Antonio
Senate
Monument to rise in San Antonio to honor Alamo defenders
A memorial monument 802 feet tall is planned in San Antonio Texas to honor leaders of the Alamo defense Travis Crockett Bowie and Bonham. The tower will be the world’s tallest after the Eiffel Tower and include four auditoriums a museum galleries and a room for each Texas county. The project cost about 2 million dollars with a granite base sixty feet high.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alamo
Texas
Paris
Travis
Crockett
Bowie
Bonham
John Keble Reluctant Yearly Author Behind Famous Work
John Keble resisted publication of his celebrated Christian Year, yielding only to friends and his father. He refused to put his name on the title page, yet the work endured for 45 years with 158 editions before entering public domain and ceasing copyright.
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John Keble
Veracity Questioned in Austin Over Colquitt Wolters Feud
M H Bowze, president of the Statesman, asserts Governor Colquitt forgot their July conversations while recounting what he told Col Wolters. Bowze says he discussed hotel politicians and Hanger's candidacy, and defends his statements as business matters and policy disclosures.
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Austin Club
Statesman
W. A. Hanger
Hanger
Houston
Col
R. M. Johnston
Clarence Oussey
Colonel Wolters
W. M. Imboden
Colquitt
The
Wolters
Verkoyansk Siberia’s Windbound Coldest Inhabited Town
Verkoyansk in Northeastern Siberia claims the world’s coldest inhabited status with winter temperatures plunging to 85 degrees below zero. The town sits 150 feet above sea level and records an annual average near 3 degrees above zero. The Russian government owns Verkoyansk and plans it as an administrative center while Yokuts fur traders operate locally. almost all inhabitants are Yokuts except a few officials and Russian traders.
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Verkoyansek
Siberia
Deadhead origins traced to ancient Rome theater
R H Broadhead in A History of Pan tomime explains that actors were hired by poets and authors to boost applause. He notes free admission tickets were small ivory death's deeds, with examples in Naples museum.
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Rome
R. H. Broadhead
Naples
Memory for Numbers Outshines Names in Curious Tale
A London Chronicle correspondent reports a man whose memory favors figures. He recalls ages and train times but forgets startup platforms. He can repeat a column of statistics a month later without error, while the river pilot forgets breakfast despite knowing every bend.
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Mark Twain
London Chronicle
New York man charged with cruel poetry scam
The Springfield Republican reports a New York man is charged with a modern cruelty to poets. He advertised for poems to set to music and charged authors $21, promising publication, while poets endure harm in a world of misery.
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Abe Stn
New York
Springfield Republican
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