St Helena Paradise Beside Alcatraz in Civilian Tale
A guard recalls Alcatraz as a hellish exile site near San Francisco. He contrasts it with St Helena, noting Alcatraz’s isolation, barred escapes, weekly supply boats, rock-breaking labor, and barren conditions. He calls for congressional action to end the “disgrace” of the U S prison.
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Rescuer Fatally Injured After Well Rescue near Richardson
In Dallas on June 10 Roy Jackson attempted to save his brother and a negro from a gas-filled well near Richardson. He tied ropes to the men as they were hauled up but fell at the rim, suffering injuries that may prove fatal, while both men were overcome by gas.
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Richardson
Texas
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Elite Cafe 50-Cent Dinners Tempt San Antonio Patrons
Daily or Sunday service from 12 to 12 at Elite Cafe in the Gibbs building promoting 50 cent dinners. Dr Sarah F Herdmann osteopath advertised with New Phone 3055 blue and contact details for reservations.
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San Antonio
Elite Cafe
Sarah F. Herdmann
Gibbs Building
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Fire Warden Struggles With Blazing Wires In City
A fire department duty man patrols burning buildings to cut live wires as fires rage. He works amid clamor, gongs, crowds, and frantic sounds while the fire chief speeds by in a whirlwind of equipment and noise.
Fire brigade horse team speeds to flames and saves life
In San Antonio a small emergency station from the San Antonio Gas Electric Light and Power Company responds to fires fast. Three men work eight hours each with two horses on duty, a trap and gear ready to race through narrow streets. One horse, Sam, is nearly blind yet highly reliable under the driver’s command.
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San Antonio
Sam
Noted Educator Secures Rise in Austin Academy
Twenty-one young men will graduate from the Austin academy as it closes a successful season. Most graduates enter the University of Texas. Under Prof. Paul Metzenthin and Prof. J Burton Rix attendance rose and the teaching staff doubled. Prof William S Rix elected principal next year. Rix a Dartmouth graduate and former owner of Utica Preparatory school affiliated with eastern colleges. Austin academy plans to transfer affiliations directly.
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Paul Metzenthin
J. Burton Rix
William 8. Rix
Metzenthin
Rix
Dartmouth
Utica
Texas cannot attend American Land and Irrigation exposition
Commissioner of Agriculture Kane said Texas cannot be represented at the American Land and Irrigation exposition at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 3 due to lack of appropriation and constitutional prohibition. He noted urging from T J Anderson of Houston, Sunset Central lines.
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Kane
Texas
Madison Square Garden
New York
T. J. Anderson
Houston
Sunset Central Lines
Mushroom Corn Remedy Promises Quick Foot Relief
In this home remedy note, mushroom corns are treated by dissolving Calocide powder in hot water and soaking the feet for fifteen minutes. Repeated sessions may be needed for a full cure, with olive oil smoothing the area afterward. Calocide is advertised as a doctor level preparation available through druggists.
Bank Heist in Peru City: Burglars Tunneling Method Exposed
In a daring crime a major Peru city bank was looted as criminals rented a nearby house and dug a tunnel under the building. They used local workers as lookouts and packed excavated soil in boxes to avoid suspicion before fleeing with the loot by steam boat.
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Peru
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