Veteran Confederate veteran found dead near San Pedro creek
R. A. Campbell, 73, a Confederate veteran, was found with a bullet wound near Southern Pacific tracks along San Pedro creek. A discharged 22 caliber rifle and a note addressed to Mrs. Ontee Pinney were found at the scene. The note hints at possible self harm and mentions hospitalization in Edwards county and prior life in Mexico. The body is with Riebe Undertaking Company awaiting advice.
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R. A. Campbell
San Pedro Creek
Southern Pacific
Mr. Campbell
San Antonio
Edwards County
Mexico
Arkansas
Riebe Undertaking Company
Reopening San Antonio Press Club Planned at Losoya
The San Antonio Press Club advances toward reopening in new Losoya street quarters after a board meeting. Furniture purchases and interior refurnishing are underway with a formal opening planned later in the season. Otto Vinke elected secretary. Henry J. Menger joins board. treasurer reports financial health.
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San Antonio
Henry J. Menger
The
Southern Messenger
Otto Vinke
Remarkable Stop Watch Revolutionizes Factory Timing
A Popular Science monthly note highlights new time study watches from a Swiss maker that let managers and rate setters determine output directly without paper and pencil. The device replaces race track timers and speeds up cost and efficiency calculations in industrial settings.
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Popular Science Monthly
Rate Setter Ag Wenl
World's Largest Town Namiquipa a vast cooperative community
The article describes Namiquipa in Chihuahua as the world’s largest town by area, spanning 444 square miles with about 300 residents. Land is owned jointly by all inhabitants, with water rights tied to river strips, and livestock managed through cooperative practices inherited from colonial grants. Isolation has kept the town largely cut off from outside events.
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Namiquipa
Chihuahua
Oreyond
Sermon Ends With Quiet Prayer as Beadle Teases
A young probationer delivers his trial sermon at a northern parish church and, after finishing, prays at the pulpit. The congregation is surprised by the silent act while an old Scottish beadle climbs the steps and jokes, telling him not to take it to heart.
San Antonio Considers $1,000,000 Bond for Public Buildings
City officials debated a proposed June 29 election on a $1 million bond issue to fund public improvements. The money would finance an auditorium museum and art gallery owned by the city, with building designs suitable for use by the Bi Centennial Association and others.
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Brown
Gillette
John H. Cunningham
Kearny, Garland
Uhr
Albert Kronkosky
Rock Quarry
San Antonio
Redell
Lange
Edward H. Lange
the Fair Association
San Francisco
Madison Square District
Barone Hardinge Seen as Coming Force in Imperial Affairs
In London Barone Hardinge is hailed as the future leading figure in imperial matters. Former viceroy of India and from 1906 to 1910 permanent under secretary for foreign affairs, he has been reinstated in that post in a makeshift arrangement to keep him close to key issues. His management of the Irish troubles inquiry receives broad praise.
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Barone Hardinge
London
India
San Francisco Tax Values Rise as City Expands
The city plans for four years of growing taxable values totaling about 40 million dollars inside current limits. Overhead for police and fire services will rise slightly but remain manageable. As growth continues, the tax rate is expected to drop to around 30 cents per hundred in four years.
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San Francisco
Armored Autos For Citizen Soldiers
Indianapolis report says Fort Benjamin Harrison will host a citizen soldiers training camp July 5 to October 5 with four armored military automobiles supplied by Northwestern Military and Naval Academy of Lake Geneva Wisconsin. The program runs in three one month camps and will include a US Army corps and ambulance plus many local business employees attending without loss of salary.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Citizens’ Military Training
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Lew Wallace Jr
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
Lake Geneva
Wis
United States Army Corps
Central Department
Bulgaria Plans War Funds At Home To End Dependence On German Loans
Sofia report says Bulgaria will seek to fund further war costs domestically instead of continuing German loans. The Sobranje will convene in June to consider treasury notes or an internal loan as options, with debate allowing opponents to voice views though unlikely to alter military aims in the Balkans.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Treasury
Radoslavoff
Balkan Peninsula
Emperor William Praises Sailors After Jutland Victory
Berlin reports the emperor praised the fleet at Wilhelmshaven for the Jutland battle. He said Britain’s sea supremacy was broken, the English fleet defeated, and the victory would frighten the enemy as Verdun and other Allied advances continued. He urged perseverance in the war effort.
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Berlin
London
Wilhelmshaven
Jutland
Great Britain
Albion
Trafalgar
Verdun
Notable visitors and guests stay at San Antonio hotels
A list of guests and registrants includes B Brant of El Paso at the S J Anthony J M Batley of Chicago at the Menger EF Goodwin of Mineral Wells at Gunter Miss Nettie Tilley of Abilene at St Anthony John J O'Donald of Baltimore at the Menger J A Robertson of Galveston at the Gunter D Winnings of Dallas at the St Anthony Edward Ortloff of New York at the Menger E L Reel of Chicago at the Gunter Charles A Froh of Stephensville at St Anthony B W Taylor of Asherton at Gunter Mrs Edward Wright of Dallas at Gunter A L Harper of Dallas at St Anthony Cecil Burt of Columbus at the Menger J Hiltirone of Dallas at Gunter H B Mayes of Fort Worth with Mr and Mrs Charles P Wallace of Houston at the Menger George W Armstrong of Fort Worth at the Gunter.
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B. Brant
el Paso
S J. Anthony
J. M. Batley
Chicago
Menger
EF. Goodwin
Mineral Wells
Gunter
Miss Nettie Tilley
Abilene
St. Anthony
John J. O’donald
Baltimore
J. A. Robertson
Galveston
D. Winnings
Dallas
Edward Ortloff
New York
E.L. Reel
Charles A. Froh
Stephensville
St Anthony
B. W. Taylor
Asherton
Edward Wright
A. L. Harper
Cecil Burt
Columbus
Tex
J. Hiltirone
H. B. Mayes
Fort Worth
Charles P. Wallace
Houston
George W. Armstrong
German Women Furnish Iron Rings During War Effort
The article recalls that early in the war German women reportedly donated gold jewelry to fund national needs, though now many have been given iron rings by the government to replace their former gold ornaments as Prussia faced hardship after Napoleon.
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Prussia
Iron Jewelry From Cast Iron Replaces Royal Gold
A Toronto jeweler holds a remarkable set of cast iron jewelry created during a period of poverty in a kingdom. The pieces include earrings a necklet a locket and bracelets praised for strength lightness and exquisite workmanship. The set's durability remains as strong as when first forged.
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Toronto
Acorn Pride Sparks Banter Over Oak Tree Growth
An Irish neighbor jokes that planting a dead cat yielded a sanitary inspector, dismissing a Scotchman’s tale of a fine oak grown from an acorn as overrated. The quip highlights humorous contrasts in rural wit.
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Begorra
Pat
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