Vitalitas Mound Story Prompts Cure Claims for Malaria
A Texas oil man recalls a tale from years ago near the Vitalitas mound where locals removed lava for cures. He describes a sick foreman who drank mound dirt soaked in water, then quickly recovered from malaria chills and gained strength. The piece promotes Vitalitas as a universal remedy available at Wagner's drug store on East Houston Street.
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Texas
Wagner's
Vitalitas Mound
Sonny
Bill
Vitalitas
Wagner’s Drug Store
East
Houston Street
Tax Board Hears Protests Over Intangible Asset Rise
The State Tax Board chaired by Tax Commissioner Love met in Austin to hear protests by railroads over an increase in tangible assets. Preliminary estimates show intangible assets for 1913 at 171,702,274 dollars, up 9,312,496 from 1912.
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Tax Board
Austin
Tex
State Tax Board
Love
Railroad Commission
The Economical Pavements Granitord and Granocrete Adv
Ad article promotes Granitord and Granocrete as economical pavement options. Highlights cost savings and durability claims aimed at city planners and construction firms.
Night shooting in San Antonio leaves two injured
Laborer Charles Garner and Alma Johnson suffer pistol wounds at their homes on Ruiz and Castro streets around 2 am. Police say a single male shooter, a negro, fired then vanished near Shaw dairy area. detectives follow leads from a dairyman report.
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Charles Garner
Ruiz Street
Alma Johnson
Castro Street
Jesse Yantis
West End
Shaw Dairy
Axe Man Rumor Disrupts Mt Zion Alley Neighborhood
Police investigated reports that a so called axe man visited Mt Zion alley prompting fear among about six negro families. Officers concluded the scream was mistaken and no individual was observed despite several attempts to glimpse or shoot at an unseen visitor.
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Mt. Zion Alley
Ruling on Charter Powers in Texas Cotton Industry
The Attorney General’s Department ruled that a cotton seed oil mill charter cannot own and operate cotton gins for the public. Charters cannot have multiple unrelated purposes. a gin operation is only allowed as an incident to oil manufacturing.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
SAP Improvements Filed For San Antonio & Aransas Pass
AUSTIN June 12 Material improvements have been made on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway. J B a general manager and Judge A W Houston general attorney reported to the railroad commission and Allison Mayfield. The statement notes where work has occurred and where progress is ongoing. Commission scrutiny will determine if the improvements meet requirements. Officials also secured approval for a contract to buy ten locomotives for next fall at a cost of 140000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Allison Mayfield
Railroad Commission
A. W. Houston
Parker
Commission
The
Sap
San Antonio
Senators Tour West Virginia Coal Field
Five United States senators began a tour of the Paint and Cabin Creek coal districts near Charleston to view the strike battlefield. A special train carried the committee as it planned visits to principal mines amid disruption after former Governor Glasscock failed to reach Charleston. John Goldsborough testified that his letters were opened at the Boomer mine post office in the High Coal field.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States
West Virginia
Paint
Cabin Creeks
Glasscock
Senate
Cabin Creek
John Goldsborough
High Coal
Boomer Mine
Field
Sixty-first St. Mary's College Commencement Tonight
The sixty first annual commencement of St. Marys College will be held at Beethoven Hall at 8 15 p m. Diplomas and bachelor degrees will be awarded to Arthur H Hynes T Griffith Jones Henry F Schmidt and St Joseph Yamin. Griffith Jones is valedictorian Schmidt salutatorian. The Sullivan medal goes to the top mathematics student whose identity will be announced tonight. a 95 average earns a diamond setting.
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St. Mary’s College
St. Mary's College
Beethoven Hall
Arthur H. Hynes
T. Griffith Jones
Henry F. Schmidt
St. Joseph Yamin
Henry F
Heavy rain breaks Panhandle drought with heavy soaking
Heavy rain drenched the Panhandle of Texas and adjacent areas in New Mexico and Oklahoma last night. Falls ranged from 1 to 4 inches across the region, ending a period of drought conditions.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Tex
Texas
New México
Oklahoma
Beauty Remedies From Mme D MIll e For Complexion And Hair
The column advertises home beauty treatments including a magaine lotion with witch hazel for complexion and sun protection, a shampoo called Mothers Shampoo to remove dandruff, and a delatone paste for temporary hair removal. It promotes quick, simple remedies for skin and hair care.
St Marys Parochial School Holds Commencement Exercises
The 8:15 a m Friday service at St Marys Church marks the commencement of St Marys Parochial School with Rt Rev J W Shaw bishop of San Antonio presiding He will say mass deliver the sermon and distribute diplomas to grammar graduates A banquet follows in the school dining room The program includes music recitation and diploma distribution Names listed include Mary Mehan honor graduate Mary Lewis Rosa Kelly Della Smith Ruby Layton Anna Cayne and Lillian Bessler Annie Kelly earns Mann memorial medal for eloquence and Mary Way receives gold medal for Irish history
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St. Mary's Parochial School
Anthony
St. Mary's Church
J. W. Shaw
D. D
San Antonio
Grammar
Mary Mehan
Mary Lewis
Rosa Kelly
Della Smith
Ruby Layton
Anna M. Cayne
Lillian Bessler
Mary Way
Order of Hibernians
Annie Kelly
Mann
Police Chief Warns Officers On Duty Drinking
Police Chief Fred Lancaster declares whiskey and six-shooters do not mix and a sober eight hour shift is required. He cites a recent stripping of an officer by Captain Coy and says repeat drunken incidents will not be tolerated.
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Fred Lancaster
Captain Coy
Salary Change Watched by County Officials
Court house employees under officials subject to the fee bill await the July 1 salary decision. The law grants permission to raise salaries but makes it optional. Some county officers want to see amendments, while at least two favor a raise funded by yearly transfers to state and county.
Beestung Team Killed Near Luling
A mule and horse drawing a wagon were stung to death by a hive of bees near Luling Texas yesterday. The team, driven by Quintus Biggs, balked when a hive was knocked over and died within an hour from the stings.
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Luling
Tex
Quintus Biggs
Defense Hires Payne for Essary Holdup Trial
William P. Payne of Payne & Tyler arrived from Lynder Scurry county to lead Grover and Rob Essary defense in the No lan streetcar hold up case that caused Frederick Ammann's death. Ben White's defense may be handled by another.
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Essary Boys
William P. Payne
Payne & Tyler
Lynder
Scurry County
Grover
Rob Essary
Ben White
Nolan
Frederick Ammann
Thirty-seventh
Payne
Kansas sues 85 insurers to halt rate increases
Leavenworth Kansas June 12 Attorney General Dawson filed suit against 85 fire insurance companies charging a conspiracy to restrain trade and violate the anti trust law. He seeks injunction preventing any rate rise without approval from the superintendent of insurance. The action covers all insurers doing business in Kansas.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Kansas
Dawson
Clean Methods in Advertising Urged by Association
Baltimore June 12 The Associated Advertising Clubs of America pressed for clean advertising methods and truth in circulation figures. A committee including William H. Ingersoll O J Gude and James Keeley was formed to draft a plan enforcing honest reporting and securing ads from reliable firms while banning exaggerations and offensive content. The convention will consider a flat rate plan and other rules at its final session Friday.
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Baltimore
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
William H. Ingersoll
O. J. Gude
New York
James Keel
Truthful advertising standards for periodicals
The text argues that rebates and concessions in ads must reflect genuine low prices and that bargain announcements be truthful. It calls for periodicals to exclude fake comparisons and for advertising managers to ensure cooperation from sources of advertising information.
Clothes Delay Escape In City Store Theft
A Mexican man attempting to flee with 18 suits valued at $180 was stopped when a clerk and Motorcycle Officer Flores pursued him at 5 45 pm yesterday. The thief and a accompanying customer are detained in the city jail pending formal charges of theft over $50, a felony. They are said to have arrived recently from Mexico.
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Commerce Street
Flores
Justice Court
Mexico
Explosion Kills and Wounds Several in Lisbon Parade
A dynamite bomb detonated from a window during a Lisbon procession killing several people and wounding many others as it tore through the crowd today.
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Lisbon
Presbytery Nominates Wade H. Boggs for Pulpit
Wade H. Boggs was examined by the Presbytery of West Texas at First Presbyterian Church and will preach his trial sermon tonight at 8 o clock ahead of ordination on Sunday morning. He will serve as assistant pastor at First Presbyterian Church under Rev. Arthur G. Jones with duties over youth activities and parish administration. Boggs, a South Carolinian, is a Davidson College and Austin Theological Seminary graduate. Twenty five million tons of shipping rounds Cape Cod annually.
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Wade H. Boggs
Presbytery of
West Texas
First Presbyterian Church
Boggs
Westminster
Utica
Pine Street
Arthur G. Jones
Davidson College
Presbyterian Theological Seminary At
Austin
Boy Seeks Summer Work to Help Mother
An 11 year old boy frets to earn money for his mother and wishes to work this summer. His mother hopes to place him on a farm or large ranch for chores and stable hours. She has applied to the Associated Charities for assistance and information.
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Associated Charities
Aged Explosion Victim Rallies Amid Opiate Care
August Taylor, 76, severely burned in a gasoline blast at a hamburger stand on Alamo plaza, remains in Santa Rosa Hospital under heavy opiate sedation. Fire Chief Wright reports some day to day improvement but recovery is uncertain while Taylor lies on a hospital cot in St. Joseph's ward after transfer.
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Alamo Plaza
St. Joseph’s
Santa Rosa Hospital
Wright
Chief Wright
Taylor
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