What is beer asks new inquiry by food board
Washington July 31 The agriculture department’s board of food and drug inspection led by Dr Harvey W Wiley opens hearings to define what constitutes beer malt beverages and malt extracts for the pure food and drug act scope Brewers barley and malt raisers from across the country attend and many submit views by mail The investigation seeks accepted ingredients fermentation coloring carbonation and the use of foreign names on labels Consumers groups assist in the effort noting much beer may be corn or rye based and some products mislead the public
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Associated Press
Washington
Agricultural Department
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Harvey W. Wiley
Consumers’ National League of Chicago
The
Society of Inquiry
Night watchman shot at near city asphalt plant
E Flores, a night watchman on Victoria street, was fired upon Saturday night at about 10 o clock. The attacker fled down Walnut street after the volley, leaving lead marks on a rock pile. police found only clues and suspected a double barreled shotgun with buckshot was used.
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E. Flores
Victoria Street
Flores
Walnut Street
Jead
A NERVE TONIC Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
Advertisement for Horsford’s Acid Phosphate as a nerve tonic to relieve insomnia fatigue and impaired nerve force. Claims to invigorate the entire system.
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Horsford
Flower Giving Movement Seeks San Antonio Flowers
The Light invites volunteers to donate flowers for the bi weekly auto delivery to hospitals and charity institutions. Bring blossoms to The Light office before 11 tomorrow morning, tie them in small bouquets with a card, and they will be sent to patients during rounds every Tuesday and Friday.
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San Antonio
Light
Rockefeller Admits Wealth Is Burden
John D. Rockefeller acknowledged that vast wealth is burdensome in a conversation with Rev. Car ter Helm Jones in Cleveland. Jones preached wealth carries a royal weight, diminishing life and peace, a point Rockefeller called solemn and true and he agreed it was one of the best sermons he heard.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Carter Helm Jones
Oklahoma City
Jones
Dr. Jones
Europe
Mr. Rockefeller
Stores to Close Early Under San Antonio Agreement
A San Antonio meeting of the Merchants and Traders League announced a compromise with merchants to close stores at 8 pm on Saturdays and 6 pm on other nights. E Stephens chaired talks for President John M Rowland and a seven member committee was formed to finalize the promise with three additional appointees to join.
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San Antonio
Young Men’s Christian Association
Merchants’ and Traders’ League
E. Stephens
John M. Rowland
N. H. King
A. B. Stephens
J. P. Smith
Sixty Eight Boys Vanish in Two Weeks in Chicago
Police report 68 boys aged 7 to 15 have disappeared in the past two weeks in Chicago. Parents say many left home seeking to become cowboys, prompting a citywide search.
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Chicago
Quarantine Lifted in El Campo Over Diphtheria
El Campo Texas ends diphtheria quarantine as limit expires. Public gatherings including church services resume after disease appears controlled with improved conditions. restrictions removed yesterday evening.
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EL Campo
Tex
Murder Mystery Near Mitchell Lake Farm Rocks San Antonio
Ex soldier J T Watson was found dead in Abina home after a night in a saloon with Abina, his horse and buggy missing. Police hunt Abina and his wife, long whip and Abina hat found. knife wounds reported but no weapon recovered. Watson had ties to 3307 South Flores and a San Antonio wife unlocated.
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Leoniers Abina
J. T. Watson
Stevens
Galbraith
San Antonio
Abina
Sheriff's Office
Watson
South Flores Street
C. O’neal
Iowa Street
Sheriff's Department
W. Henry
Mitchell Lake Farm
Henry
Woman found murdered in New York apartment
Mrs Rose Spinol an 80 year old widow is found dead in a third floor Second Avenue apartment. Her head nearly severed and a large jack knife lies beside the body. Bloody fingerprints on the knife handle are the only clue. entry by the fire escape. Spinol lived with her daughter.
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New York
Rose Spinol
Second Avenue
Spinel
Elected as Officers in El Campo Rice Growers
Dr. W. W. Dyson was reelected to the directorate of the Southern Rice Growers association to represent local planters. W. S. Smith was reelected local manager for the coming year. Members urged attendance at the annual convention in Beaumont on August 4.
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EL Campo
Tex
W. W. Dyson
Southern Rice Trowers' Association
Smith
Southern Rice Growers’ Associaton
Beaumont
Neck Broken Two Days Still Lives
William Co Schroeder a carpenter who broke his neck in a fall Saturday remained conscious at New Orleans hospital and spoke with his wife all day Sunday. He guided her on how to manage without him and to care for their two children.
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New Orleans
William Co. Schroeder
Galveston Carnival Draws 12000 Visitors on Third Day
Twelve thousand visitors filled Galveston as the cotton carnival reached its third day. Today features include talks by Hardy Dial and Malcolm Graham at 5 pm and a Boston Tea Party reenactment by Red Men at 8 pm. Auto races begin next Thursday with practice drives along the beach. Band concerts are scheduled throughout the day.
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Galveston
Tex
Hardy Dial
Tecumseh
Okla
Malcolm Graham
Gulf
Dallas Auto Club Tour Heads to Galveston Beach Races
Thirty automobiles carrying two to four persons each left Dallas at 8:30 this morning for Galveston to attend the beach races starting Thursday. The two day trip includes a first overnight stop at Marlin Springs and includes many automobile owners from north Texas cities.
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Dallas
Tex
Galveston
Marlin Springs
Dallas Automobile Club
One Killed in Floresville Fight Multiplies With Deputy Injuries
Special to The Light from Floresville Texas reports a Saturday saloon brawl after a deputy attempted to disarm a Mexican with a knife. Joseph Ludwig died from stab wounds while Rudolph Woelert lay seriously wounded and Deputy Love Allen sustained a broken arm and a broken forearm. Six Mexicans were jailed pending investigation.
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Floresville
Tex
Love Allen
Joseph Ludwig
Rudolph Woelert
Allen
Mexican suspect hunted after car cutting incident
Police seek the Mexican believed responsible for a cutting in an automobile. Authorities say the man who did the injury remains at large as officers continue the search for him.
Important Decision by Commission on Commutation Rates
New York July 31 The interstate commerce commission asserts broad control over commutation passenger fares and through rates. It allows examination and fixing of such rates where a carrier has adopted a commutation system, with the Pennsylvania Railroad named under a special order.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Pennsylvania Road
Tasteless Chill Tonic The Standard for 30 Years
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to be tasteless yet effective, dissolving in stomach acids not the mouth. It markets as suitable for grown people and children alike and as the first and original tasteless chill tonic. Price is 50 cents.
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GROVE
Big merger of lake steamship companies formed
Plans for consolidating major Canadian lake shipping firms are complete. The Northern Navigation, Richelieu Ontario, International Transportation, Niagara Navigation, Hamilton Steamboat, and People's Mutual of Toronto join to form a fleet of about fifty steamers operating on Lakes Erie, Superior, Michigan, Ontario, and Huron.
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Associated Press
Duluth, Minn
Great Lakes
Northern Navigation Company
Richelieu & Ontario
The
International &Transportation Company
Niagara Navigation Company
Hamilton Steamboat
People’s Mutual of Toronto
Lakes Evei
Superior
Michigan
Ontario
Huron
Cloudburst Near Hawley Damages Local Cotton
A near Hawley cloudburst caused damage to cotton in a small area, deflecting a second such storm in a week. Only a few drops reached Abilene. The event occurred last night about 14 miles north of Abilene, Texas.
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Abilene
Tex
Hawley
Here
Government asks Portuguese bishops for any church complaints
Lisbon July 31 The government sent a circular to Portugal’s bishops stating no hostility to the church is intended and inviting them to present any complaints they may have.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance and Theo Artzt Orchestra
Local notices list Riebe Undertaking Co auto ambulance service at 221 East Kentucky Commerce with phone 3841 and Theo Artzt's Orchestra with its phone line. Both lines appear in the mixed classified entry.
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Riebe Undertaking Co
Theo Artzt
Wisconsin Leads in Corporate Tax Revenue Use
A review by the commissioner of corporations shows Wisconsin derives about 71 percent of its state revenue from corporate taxes, more than Ohio Indiana and Illinois. The report compares tax laws, valuations of railways, and revenue uses across five states and notes Wisconsin unique revenue separation and Michigan funds.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
New England
Middle Atlantic
Government buys ship fittings from private manufacturers
Secretary Meyer weighs a policy to procure many equipment articles from private builders to cut costs and reduce work at government navy yards.
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Washington
Meyer
Duel ends in knife and revolver victory in Lexington
In Lexington Kentucky last night a duel ended with Henry Wise the knife fighter killed by Constable John Stivers. The revolver user was the victor according to local reports.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Henry Wise
John Stivers
Walking duo aims for six hundred cities coast to coast
James Marnell and Norman Tarxell, Atlantic City youths, travel from Philadelphia toward San Francisco on a cross country walk to praise Atlantic City. If they complete the trip they receive $500 each from local businessmen. They started with $10 each and may not beg if they run low, must earn a living if needed.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
James Marnell
Norman Tarxell
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Loving Cup Planned for Mayor Gaynor Recovery
New York July 31 a committee will present Mayor Gaynor with a 500 dollar loving cup next week marking the anniversary of his shooting by James J Gallagher aboard the Wilhelm der Grosse at Hoboken pier. Gallagher is serving 12 years for the assault on Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards who restrained him after the shooting.
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Associated Press
New York
James J. Gallagher
Gaynor
Hoboken Pier
Edwards
Gallagher
Sheriff Harrel Faces Extortion Examinations
The examination of E. B. Harrel, sheriff of San Jacinto County, charged with extortion on eighteen complaints by Comptroller W. P. Lane, is set for October 10. Six cases sit before Justice Mendel and twelve before Justice Johnson, with a possible September district court session if hearings are waived.
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Coring
Highen
Austin
Tex
E. B. Harrel
San Jacinto County
W. P. Lane
Justice Mendel
Justice Johnson
Fifty-third District Court
Postal Bank Opener At Yoakum Reports Deposits
Yoakum Texas opened its postal savings bank on Saturday with about twenty six deposits made that day. Postmaster Frank Quota stated he expects steadily increasing deposits each day.
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Postal Bank
Yoakum
Tex
Postal Savings Bank
Frank Quota
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