Vitalitas credited with curing long stomach ailment
Mrs B B Banigan of New Orleans writes that after five years of stomach trouble and unsuccessful medical care she began Vitalitas four weeks ago and soon felt relief. She reports improved appetite, weight gain, and renewed health and grants permission to publish. Ad claims Vitalitas treats stomach liver kidneys bowels and blood and is sold by Wagner’s Drug Store.
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New Orleans
Vitalitas
the Vitalitas Co
Houston
Tex
St. Louis
South Rampart Street
LaSalle Hotel
Wagner's
Ee Store
Examiner Probes Banks' Affairs In Chicago
State bank examiners under Daniel V. Harkin continued the report on the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank and four nearby banks closed last week. No resources-liabilities statement issued yet, and Harkin refused comment on a $1,000,000 proposed contribution or possible top officers' severance. Depositors gathered outside the LaSalle Street bank seeking funds while the city treasurer prepared to apply for $450,000 from out banks.
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Chicago
Daniel V. Harkin
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Examiner Harkin
C. B. Munday
William Lorimer
Munday
Harkin
LaSalle Street
Ee Street Bank
Bank Closure Shocks Marine Illinois Institution
ST LOUIS June 15 The State Bank of Marine Illinois was closed today by the directors for a state audit examination. The action was voluntary. President C B Muney resigned as directors voted after the Chicago banks decision. The bank held deposits around $220000.
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Trarity
ST. Louis
State Bank of Marine
Ill
C. B. Muney
Chicago
Port Bolivar Iron Ore Company Wins Rail Access Bond
The Texas railroad commission approved the Port Bolivar and Iron Ore Company's request for access register a bond of 168000 and issue of 50000 in stock on the 22 mile Port Bolivar to ore fields line.
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Tock and Bonds
Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Port Bolivar & Iron Ore Poorkhgery
Port Bolivar
Italian Rioters Set Fire to 10 Churches
Rioters in Senigallia set fire to the Cathedral the Church of Peace and the Church of the Holy Cross while cavalry protected the cathedral interior. Walls remained of the Holy Cross and 100 yards of rail line between Modana and Mantua were torn up with telegraph poles damaged near Mirandola. Police reports to the Pope cite 14 churches burned 39 damaged and 23 looted amid the general strike.
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Bologne
Italy
Church of Peace
Church of the Holy Cross
Senigallia
Adriatic
Modana
Mantua
Mirandola
Rome
Ravenna
Feril
Cesana
Rimini
Lugo
Faenza
Parma
Jean
Work Resumed Under Guard in Ancona Italy
In Ancona Italy June 15 workers returned to duties after a general strike across Italy, while troops and sailors patrolled city streets to enforce order amid ongoing repression.
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Ancona
Italy
Agitation Persists as Naples Rail Strike Continues
Naples June 15 agitation among railroad workmen persists as strikers seek new accessions to complicate government punishment of those who left state line work. Despite the effort, enough men stayed at posts to allow nearly normal train service.
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Naples
Trial Deferred In Duval County Audit Case
Ed C. Lasater and other Duval County property owners seek a writ of mandamus to force an audit of county books. The application was postponed due to a trial in progress and may resume Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. Lasater and Parr are political figures. Parr is a state Senate candidate and Lasater a former gubernatorial nominee. The case dates to January and involves funding and access disputes over an audit. The motive claimed is to determine lawful spending of taxpayers’ money. American Photographers Meeting. Photographers Association of America opens its 34th annual convention in Atlanta with hundreds of delegates. first southern-hosted meeting. The Russian agriculture ministry funds 5665 dollars for reorganizing the Moscow Museum of Agriculture, to mark its 50th anniversary in 1916.
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San Diego
Tex
Ed C. Lasater
District Court
Duval County
Archie Parr
Lasater
Parr
County Commissioners’ Court
State Senate
Texas
American Photographers Meeting
Atlanta
Photographers’ Association of America
M. W. Tyree
Raleigh
N. C
Association
Southern City
Greenville group to build second cotton mill here
A Greenville driven plan to establish a Texas Refining Company mill on Frank and Dignowity streets near Katy spur with an investment between 106000 and 125000 and operation aimed by September. F J Phillips president of Greenville National Exchange Bank also heads the mill venture. T L Peeler and local Chamber of Commerce aided securing the San Antonio site. A pottery plant and more factories are being pursued by the Chamber of Commerce industrial division under Franz Groos and F G Chamberlain with a planned committee meeting later this week.
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San Antonio
Greenville
Carcern
Frank
Dignowity
Katy
Southern Pacific
Texas Refining Company
F. J. Phillips
Phillips
Greenville National Exchange Bank
J. D. Middleton l
Cmpany
T. L. Peeler
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
T. A. Coleman
R. R. Russell
G. N
The
Carrington
Franz C. Groos
F. G. Chamberlain
Prohibition Party Heads to National Conference in Clinton
H P Faris of Clinton, treasurer of the national prohibition committee, predicts a wet vs dry fight in 1920 and a prohibitionist White House. He says constitutional amendment is hopeless and urges electing the party to power to end liquor traffic. The conference runs all week with speakers including Eugene W. Chafin and former Governor Hanly.
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Clinton
United States
Prohibition Party
White House
H. P. Faris
National
Prohibition’ Committee
Faris
Eugene W. Chafin
Arizona
Hanly
Indiana
Policeman Guerra Bonded On Alleged Illegal Killing
A police officer, T. F. Guerra, released on $500 bail after shooting Alvin Irwin early Sunday. Police say Irwin attempted a robbery as Guerra, off duty in civilian clothes, reached for his weapon. Irwin died from a shot to the temple. Gate identified the body of an older Mexican man found in the San Antonio river as Davila, missing from Southton for four weeks.
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T. F. Guerra
Alvin Irwin
Justice of the Peace Fish
Guerra
Labor Street
Vit
Serra
San Antonio
James Galbraith
Davila
Southton
Riebe Undertaking Company
Folderols Take Up Students Time At Main Avenue High
San Antonio school officials blame excess social activity for a record 187 students failing finals at Main Avenue High. Despite tougher study, 81 boys and 56 girls failed to pass, the largest number in school history, while graduation honors went to two young men.
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Main Avenue
San Antonio
Henry Seekins Dies Suddenly at 53
Henry M Seekins traveling salesman for the Pruitt Commission Company died suddenly at his home 135 Aver Avenue after a throat complaint. Strangulation was listed as the cause. He leaves a widow and son Henry Seekins Jr a daughter Mrs Lee Marshall and sister Mrs Cora Scott. Funeral set for 10 20 Tuesday at St Marks Episcopal with burial at Mission Park. Pallbearers named J B Dubose Frank Winerich H S Affleck Dr Hargis Ed Lamm and H A Hevck.
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Henry M. Seekins
Pruitt Commission Company
Aver Avenue
Seckins
Seekins
New York City
Henry Seekins Jr
Lee Marshall
Whitesboro
Tex
Cora Scott
New York
Philip Cook
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Mission Burial Park
J. B. Dubose
Frank Winerich
H. 8. Affleck
Dr. Hargis
Ed Lamm
H. A. Hevck
Medina lake seeks 50000 bass from hatcheries
Medina Valley Irrigation Company manager T B Palfrey asked the bureau of fisheries for surplus bass from the San Marcos hatcheries to stock Medina lake. He notes fishing is excellent at the dam and a Sunday crowd of about 400 enjoyed the outing. Palfrey aims to keep the lake well stocked for San Antonians.
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Medina Lake
T. B. Palfrey
Medina Valley Irrigation Company
Bureau of Fsheries
Department of Commerce
San Marcos
Palfrey
Vanderbilt Trustees Meet Amid Church Controversy
Nashville June 15 The Vanderbilt University board of trustees opened a session expected to address university conduct and board control after the Tennessee Supreme Court ruling. Eight vacancies exist on the board. Chancellor K. K. Kirkland faces term expiration. Attorney General J. G. McReynolds attends the meeting.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. (. McReynolds
Wheat threshing under way in Quanah County fields
Wheat threshing started today in Quanah Texas and will be well under way by midweek. Wheat is ripe and shattering in many localities. Harvesting occurred Sunday with traction engines pulling four binders. Blacksmiths worked across the county Sunday as cotton crop promises a fine yield.
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Quanah
Tex
Ballot Decided by Lot for Bexar County Democrats
The Bexar County Democratic executive committee, meeting at the courthouse, struck H Jaeckle from the ballot for county commissioner No 4 after determining he was not a legal resident. Balloting would place candidates by lot with M D Slater list first and Slayden second. party officials discussed primary costs and fixed fees per office.
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Bexar County
Democratic Executive Committee
H. Jaeckle
Henry Meyer
Jaeckle
Court House
H. 5
Hildebrand
A. P. Barkett
Mr. Jaeckle
Arlington Hotel
Mesquite Street
Lot
M. D. Slater
Congress
James L. Slayden
Thomas H. Ball
Leopold Morris
James Ferguson
William F. Robertson
C. C. Weaver
J. T. W. Lee
B. B. Sturgeon
W. P. Hobby
Lee Brashear
J. M. Edwards
Charles Gears
J. L. Franklin
E. B. White
Terrell
Frank Sykes
C. C. Mayfield
O'Donnell
Harris
Kane
Lane
Garrett
Porter
Lowry
McLemore
Humphrey
Shields
Davis
D. Slater
James L. Slaven
Eugene S Nordhaus
Augustus McLloskey
Ben Kiolbassa
Jacob Klaus
Leon A. Baer
Edwin Routledge
Albin Seidel
J. A. Pirie
R. J. Boyle
John H. Cousseneas
H. E. Hildebrand
C. S. Fowler
Fowler
Hildebrand Maps Team With Appointed Committee
Mr. Hildebrand will be assisted, to some extent, by the primary committee he appointed at the meeting. Members of this committee include John H. Cunningham, Emil Lodovic, H. S. Churchill, J. M. Vance and R. J. Boyle.
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Mr. Hildebrand
John H. Cunningham
Emil Lodovic
H. 8. Churchill
J. M. Vance
R. J. Boyle
Artillery Duel Rages as Mazatlan Banquet Held
In Mazatlan on June 14 federal forts and Constitutionalist batteries exchanged heavy fire all day. While guns roared over the city the governor hosted a banquet for officials and friends as the fighting continued.
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California
Mazatlan
San Diego
Thirteen Counties to Work for Roads
Secretary D E Colp of the Bexar County Highway League reports enthusiastic support for better highways after visiting thirteen counties along the western division of the Colorado to the Gulf route. Plainview officers of the Colorado to the Gulf Highway Association were elected and voted to make the road part of the Puget Sound to Gulf National Highway running from Seattle to Corpus Christi. Colp traveled by automobile with A L Westgard of the National Highways Association, accompanied by C O Lee who shot motion pictures. Westgard will proceed to Raton New Mexico then return to Texas, with plans to visit Houston en route.
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Amarillo
D. E. Colp
Bexar County Highway League
Plainview
United States
Seattle
Washington
Corpus Christi
Col
A. L. Westgard
National Highways Association
C. O. Lee
Westgard
Raton
N. M
Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Slaughter Pens to Be Inspected in Texas Cities
Austin June 15 Aggressive campaign against unsanitary slaughter pens in leading Texas cities will be waged per the pure food department Inspectors will inspect pens in Dallas San Antonio Fort Worth Galveston Houston and other points If pens fail to meet sanitary standards complaints may be filed against owners
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Austin
Tex
Pure Food Department
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Fragmented exchange echoes in New York alley
A garbled OCR item captures a brief street exchange in New York City with a puzzled narrator asking a man if he is the same person as yesterday and receiving the muted reply that he is not. The fragment hints at circulating identity confusion on a busy urban street.
Envoys Try to Select Man for President
Mediation efforts at Niagara Falls continue as Carranza sends a full reply to mediators. Constitutionalists pause Canada travel until mediator reception is assured. Archbishop Mora says the United States seeks no war with Mexico. Huerta plans retirement, and a July election may bring a different leader to enable a peace conference progress.
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Mexican Republic
Mora
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Niagara Falls
Carranza awaits reply at Niagara conference talks
Carranza reports no official word on sending representatives to the Niagara conference with identities not made public. Calderon departs to Torreon after talks with Ysidro Fabela while other delegates are in the United States. Carranza orders release of six carloads of hides and warns against improper seizure of foreign property. He directs payment for corn taken from American haciendas and threatens punishment for minor looters. He pledges protection for Germans and instructs Obregon to shield foreigners if fighting erupts at Guadalajara. Villa and Villareal told to bargain with Laguna cotton growers over the wheat tax. Benton and Bauche inquiry commission to report soon. George C. Carothers heads to El Paso. Zacatecas remains held by Natera with reinforcements pending from Villa.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Laredo
Carranza
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Torreon
Ysidro Fabela
Carranza Cabrera
Vasconcelos
United States
Huerta
Guadalajara
General Carranza
Obregon
General Villa
General Villareal
Laguna
General Prunstro
Benton and Bauchec
Pope Hosts Mexican Archbishop in Private Audience
In Rome on June 15 the Most Rev. Jose Mora y Del Rio archbishop of Mexico was received in private audience by the pope. The meeting occurred during the archbishop’s visit to Rome to discuss mediation efforts and church affairs.
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Rome
Mexico
Jose Mora Y del Rio
Zacatecas siege expected as Constitutionalists close in
Stout defense anticipated as General Natera surrounds Zacatecas while Huerta troops hold Galera north of the city. Federals evacuated to Fresnillo after a brief skirmish and prepare for a stout, possibly lengthy, siege if cut off.
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Torreon
Mex
Zacatecas
Natera
Huerta
Galera
Fresnillo
Poison Looks The Part Yet Green Dye Is Harmless
A pharmacist questions a bright green coloration of a compound claiming it is poisonous. The druggist notes the green portion is only a harmless dye added to make the poison appear fearsome. The scene underscores appearance versus reality in chemical labeling.
Not Very Attentive in a National Monthly Note
A noted line in a National Monthly item recalls a social scene where a prominent man is urged to condole with a widow. He asks if the late husband left her well, and she replies that he came to her nearly every night.
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The
National Monthly
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Russian Department of Agriculture
Moscow Museum Ofgriculture
Europe
Greenville Capital
PROS
Henry M. Scekins
Vanderbilt Board of Trustees
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Slayden
New York Mall
Frank Bros
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