Vitalitas GO Denies Patent Medicine Claim
Vitalitas GO declares it is not a patent medicine and not produced by any patentable formula. The Vital Remedies Co. notes its trademark is copyrighted and aims to protect the public from imitations. The letter explains crude Vitalitas is mined, oxidizes over months, then processed with water, containing no alcohol or narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitalitas
Washington, D. C
Texas
THE
Vital Remedies CO
John S. Akin
Houston
Tex
Tayl or Farmers Union safe blown. thieves vanish
A steel safe in the Tay lor Farmers Union Warehouse Company office was dynamited Monday night. Neighbors heard the blast and saw three men depart. No money or valuables were inside the safe, and the cracksmen reportedly escaped. Constable Byrd sent notices to nearby towns to watch for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tex
Taylor Farmers” Union Warehouse Company
Byrd
Regents Approve Candidates and Scholarships at University Meeting
The University of Texas board of regents approved department candidate recommendations from the deans. Two scholarships were awarded the Prather and Austin University Association funds. Miss Fannie Simms of Chicago and Miss Elizabeth McGuire were named instructors in domestic science, and Miss Carrie G. Patton was appointed as library cataloguer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Regents
Austin
Tex
Board of Regents of the University
Grace Prather
William L. Prather
Austin University Association
Fannie Simms
Chicago
Elizabeth McGuinr
Carrie G. Patton
Last Day of Convention Ends as Baraca-Philathea Meets
The eighteenth annual Baraca-Philathea Union convention closes in Waco Texas with the morning addresses by President Marshall A Hudson of Syracuse and other national officers. Cities including Los Angeles Birmingham and Eureka Springs seek the 1915 meeting and the executive committee will decide after delegate sentiment is gathered. An open air banquet closes the event tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Baraca-Philathea Union
Marshall A. Hudson
Syracuse
N. Y
Los Angeles
Birmingham
Eureka Springs
Family Row Ends in Fatal Shooting Near Waco
In Waco Texas June 10 F L poll aged 35 was shot and killed by T H Lankford his brother in law at Levi fourteen miles east of Waco yesterday afternoon. Kes suffered shotgun and revolver wounds while Lankford had a bullet wound to the hand. Lankford is jailed here and refuses to talk. Family troubles blamed for the tragedy. Oakes lives in Waco while Lankford has a brother in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
F. L. Poll
T. H. Lankford
Levi
Kes
Lankford
Oakes
Lankord
White Horse Tavern Ady Ady Chicken Dinner Listed
A brief local ad notes a chicken dinner fundraiser at the White Horse Tavern in Ady with pricing details implied by the listing. Proceeds support the community event and tavern hosting duties are attributed to local organizers.
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White Horse Tavern
Booth Promoted to Commercial Agent of I G N Railroad
R W Booth promoted from freight agent to commercial agent at I G N Railroad replacing T W Trifford who resigned. Lawrence Goforth will succeed Booth as head of the San Antonio claim department. Goforth has 12 years with the office and rose from messenger boy. John M Dunn, seaman on Amphitrite, awarded silver life saving medal for rescuing a drowning seaman at Mare Island Navy Yard. Dunn is from New Orleans and has four years in service. medal awarded by Secretary Daniels.
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R. W. Booth
T. W. Trifford
Lawrence Goforth
San Antonio
The
Road
Mr. Booth
Goreth
Washington, D. C
John M. Dunn
Amphitrite
Treasury Department
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Dunn
New Orleans
Navy
Daniels
Monument to Women of the Confederacy Erected in Raleigh
A Raleigh ceremony unveils the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy monument amid a large crowd. Funded by the late Ashby Horne, the statue honors NC women with bas reliefs of a grandmother storyteller, a marching soldier, and the returning veterans.
Woods Full of Poison Ivy Warns Readers
An advertisement urges readers to take 8 8 8 blood purifier to prevent poison ivy and related skin issues. It warns that minor skin cuts can lead to serious trouble and promotes buying the product from druggists, with a note to avoid substitutes. The text directs readers to contact The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for an illustrated book on skin diseases.
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Swift Bidg
Atlanta
Memorial Unveiling in North Carolina honoring donor's kin
The unveiling drew North Carolina Confederate veterans led by Gen. Julian Carr. Ashley Horne, grandson of the donor, removed the veil from the statue. Dr. Henry J. Stockard read a poem, and Long presented the memorial to the state in a brief address, Governor Locke Craig responded.
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North Carolina
Made In Austin Luncheon Draws Large Crowd
The Austin Chamber of Commerce hosted a "made in Austin" luncheon at its quarters on June 9. Speakers included Dr. T. E. Sampson of the University and A. C. Baldwin, with an in house musical program, and a large attendance noted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Austin Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Sampson
The
University
A. C. Baldwin
Rail demurrage plan approved for Rio Grande line
Railroad Commission grants 50 cent per day demurrage on coal loaded on cars awaiting shipment on the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railway, after free time, valid through September 3, 1914. Funeral procession for Leno Zapata in Brownsville features water carts drawn by burros. Indemnity Company submits rider to Texas Department of Insurance. rider differs from Aetna plan in compensation write charges share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Rio Grande & Heagle Pass
Railroad Commission
Indemnity Company
American Indemnity Company of
Galveston
Department of Insurance and Banking
Aetna Life
Johnson
Aetna
Frisco and Omaha Compete for 1915 Convention
National Travelers' Protective Association members meet in Houston to decide the 1915 convention site with San Francisco favored due to the Panama Pacific Exposition invites. Most other cities have withdrawn. Officers will be elected and public works resolutions urged. Social events and excursions follow as business winds down.
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Houston
Tex
National Travelers’ Protective Association
San Francisco
Omaha
Congress
Department of Public Works
West Indies
Half of Merchants Bridge Sold in St Louis
The eastern half of the Merchants bridge over the Mississippi was sold for 11082 to Percy L. Lusk of Edwardsville real estate. The sale followed the bridge owner’s failure to pay back taxes, with a two year redemption period allowed under Illinois law. The bridge cost nearly 2.5 million dollars.
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ST. Louis
Merchants Bridge
Percy L. Lusk
Edwards
Tll
St. Louis Terminal Railroad Company
Plant Juice Credited By Austin Real Estate Man
John W. Grist of 4006 Duval Street Austin testifies that Plant Juice cures biliousness and aids liver tongue bowels and appetite. He praises its tonic effect and recommends it for stomach kidney liver and blood disorders. Sold at Fischer's drug store.
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Austin
John W. Grist
Duval Street
Mr. Grist
Fischer's Drug Store
Judge rulesDeclaration timing not bar to naturalization
In a Federal Court ruling Judge T S Maxey held an alien who declared intention to become a citizen and filed seven years after declaration is not barred from naturalization. The seven year limit set in 1906 does not require extra waiting for those who declared before that date. Assistant District Attorney C C Cresson opposed granting papers to John Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
T. S. Maxey
Federal Court
C. C. Cresson
San Antonio
John Anderson
United States
Two Firms Back Mutual Plan for Insurance Compensation
The matter was referred to the attorney general for an opinion. Only two companies have chosen to write compensation in surance on the mutual plan.
Railroad grants cotton rate from Eagle Pass to Galveston
The railroad commission approves a rate of 51 cents per hundred pounds for cotton in bales transported from Eagle Pass to Galveston by the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railway. Rates at intermediate points remain unchanged and the rate expires July 5.
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Austin
Tex
Galveston, Harrishburg
Long Named Chief Clerk of Texas Fish and Game Dept
W R Long of Austin has been appointed by Commissioner Sterett as chief clerk of the Texas Game Fish and Oyster Department in Austin. He previously served as chief clerk in the house in the last legislature. Long fills the vacancy caused by Percy McDonnell’s resignation to join the labor department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. R. Long
Sterett
Long
Percy McDonnell
Labor Department
Hearing Set On Audit Access For Duval County Property Owners
District Judge Hopkins in Corpus Christi set Monday June 15 for hearings on writs of mandamus from E. C. Lasater and others to compel Duval County officials to permit examination and audit of county books. Also set June 15 for W. W. Meek et al versus A. W. Tobin for injunction against tax collection for jail and courthouse costs. The petition claims county books have not been audited for fourteen years.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Hopkins
San Diego
E. C. Lasater
Duval County
J. W. Palacios
Hopking
W. W. Meek
A. W. Tobin
Tobin
Lasater
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Vitalitas GO
Fletcher
Sastoria
Confederacy
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Raleigh
N. C
South
Daniel Harvey Hill
D. H. Hill
Bethel
Court Square
Brownsville
Meek Burrows
Leno Zapata
Zapata
Otto Riebe
North Aiso Private Chapel
Frisco and
Austin Man
Frank Brothers
Crockett
Lone Star Brewing Company
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