San Antonio Free Clinic plans 17000 hospital fund letters
The Free Clinic association works to popularize subscriptions for a new hospital in San Antonio by mailing about 17,000 letters. Plans include $1, $5, and $10 asks, plus urging recipients to act as agents to recruit more donors. The board reported strong community interest and several large pledges, with over $10,000 already raised in three weeks.
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Free Clinic Association
Plaza Theater
Lenora Mitchell
San Antonio
Travis
Bedell Moore
Public Hearings on Houston Police Terminated
Public hearings before Mayor Rice and city commissioners in Houston ended with private sessions. Conclusions are expected to be announced after witnesses declined to appear before the council and instead requested to testify before the grand jury. Evidence before the inquiry was mixed, with several witnesses praising Chief Ransom’s administration.
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Houston
Tex
Rice
Ransom
Bank Robbery Attempt Sparks Mountaineer Style Battle
In Bokchito Oklahoma on June 21 five robbers blasted the First State bank with eight dynamite charges. The clash drew more than 50 shots as townspeople defended the town and the criminals escaped with about $3000. Two residents were wounded.
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M’alester
Okla
First State Bank of
Bokohito
State Registrar Reports Meningitis Deaths in April Epidemic
State Registrar of Vital Statistics Babcock cites 819 deaths from meningitis in the recent epidemic per the April bulletin. Of these 371 occurred in March, with likely over 1000 total deaths and many other cases recovering. He criticizes physicians and health officers for delayed reporting of vital statistics.
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Austin
Tex
Bulletin of Vital Statistics
State Health Department
Department
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Babcock
Inspectors Sweep Panhandle Under Pure Food Law
The Panhandle section sees a wave of pure food department inspectors in Amarillo Lubbock Wichita Falls and other towns to check milks drugs and food sales compliance. First Amarillo milk batch arrives for rigorous analysis to test purity and detect adulteration.
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Austin
Tex
Panhandle
Pure Food Department
Amarillo
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Seguin Business Men Back Lutheran College Plan
Directors of Seguin's Business Men's club met with Rev. Rohmberg and Rev. Steinmann. They proposed donating 5000 dollars if trustees raise 20000 more to finish the Lutheran college and cover running expenses.
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Lutheran College
Seguin
Tex
Rohmberg
Steinmann
Lutheran Church
Scholastic Population Decreases in Gonzales County
The Gonzales county scholastic census finds 7370 children of school age, down 85 from last year due to removal of many Mexicans. City of Gonzales has 965, Smiley 193, Nixon 299, Waelder 325, the latter four as independent districts.
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Gonzales
Tex
Gonzales County
Smiley
Nixon
Waelder
The Lax Fos Way Promises Liver Stomach Kidney Strength
An advertisement touts Lax Fos as a universal tonic that strengthens the liver stomach kidneys and bowels and claims a money back plan. It urges readers to buy the first bottle and ask their druggist about a second, asserting Ling Fos is unrivaled and memorable.
Light want ads promise quick finds for valuable items
A brief classified line extols the effectiveness of Light want ads in locating items and buyers. The note implies that if something is available it can be found, and if it has value a Light ad will help set a price or attract attention.
Shriners Mark 21st Birth Anniversary in Austin
Ben Hur Temple celebrated its twenty first anniversary with a ceremonial session in Austin Texas a street parade initiated nine candidates followed by a banquet and toasts The initiates were H A Glass H S Lawson R N Martindale John A Week T S Carpenter S B Second Kam schatka Dr Duff R P Caben and A D Harmon The conferring officers were W G Franklin George Fiegel C A Soule D H Doom G W Hood D C Pace H E Ford C M Bartholomew and John Q Gaines all Austin except Soule from San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
Ben Hur
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Ben Hur Temple
Temple
H. A. Glass
Lawson
Bluff Springs
R. N. Martindale
Martindale
John A. Week
Ballinger
T. S. Carpenter
Kyle
S. B. Second
Kamschatka
Dr. Duff
Elgin
R. P. Cabeen
A. D. Harmon
San Angelo
W. G. Franklin
George Fiegel
C. A. Soule
D. H. Doom
G. W. Hood
D. C. Pace
H. E. Ford
C. M. Bartholomew
John Q. Gaines
Mr. Soule
San Antonio
Health Board Endorses San Antonio Spinal Meningitis Actions
A San Antonio health board meeting read a letter from Col. D W Appel of Fort Sam Houston endorsing the board and its handling of the spinal meningitis period. The letter approves Dr S Burg's Epidemic conduct and criticizes the New York Medical Record for a speculative article.
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San Antonio Board of Health
D. W. Appel
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Health Board
S. Burg
San Antonio
New York
Lillian Brown Weds Harris Moore In San Marcos Wedding
Miss Lillian Brown married Harris Moore of St Louis at 5 30 PM Wednesday in the Brown home San Marcos Rev C C Booth officiated. The couple plan a brief wedding journey to San Antonio and Corpus Christi then return to San Marcos before heading to St Louis. Out of town guests include Asa Belvin Austin Carrie Belvin Sam Houston Huntsville Turner Moore Fulton Mo Cornelia Mitchell Ed A Christian San Antonio Glenora Malone Houston Robert McKenzie Fort Stockton Spencer Kane Douglas Arizona.
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San Marcos
Tex
Lillian Brown
O. T. Brown
Harris Moore
St. Louis
CC. Booth
Moore
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Bank bandits slain as robbery ends in tragedy
Ben Jones was killed and Ot to Burrow and Liftus Davis were captured when three masked men tried to rob the Citizens Bank of Mammoth Springs Arkansas. Sheriff Caruthers and deputies intervened as they entered the back room. Jones reached for his gun and was shot. Burrow and Davis surrendered. Lee Burr ow was found wounded later and Dr Jones and Howard Sears were arrested.
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Mammoth Springs
Ark
Ben Jones
Otto Burrow
Liftus Davis
Citizens Bank
M. Caruthers
Asher
Jones
Burrow
Davis
Lee Burrow
Dr. Jones
Howard Sears
Prominent Couple Wed in Corpus Christi
Trabue Clarkson of Houston and Miss Philipine Franklin of Corpus Christi married at 8 pm in the Presbyterian church with Rev H S Springal officiating. Clarkson, a Houston traveling man, and the bride from a prominent local family will tour Frisco, Austin, and Galveston before settling in Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Trabue Clarkson
Houston
Philipine Frankin
Presbyterian Church
Springal
Ouston
Galveston
Fourth of July plans in Corpus Christi draw 16000 visitors
Secretary Blake of the Commercial Club outlines a major Fourth program in the city. Indications point to the celebration being the most successful yet with about 16 000 people taking advantage of low rates to spend July 3 and 4 in Corpus. The revenue cutter Windom will arrive in port on July 3, per advices received.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Blake
Commercial Club
Corpus
Windom
Poco
Robbery Incident Wounds Two Officials on Street
Prompted by a rash pursuit, a rash shooting spree erupted on the streets leaving Judge J. W. Meek and John Cunningham slightly wounded. Eyewitnesses recalled excited men engaging in indiscriminate gunfire as authorities arrived.
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J. W. Meek
John Cunningham
Alderman Opposes Petition On Market Street Hucksters
Alderman John Kenney, head of the market house committee, will not report favorably on a petition by commission merchants along West Commerce street to repeal an ordinance allowing hucksters to occupy space near the hay market. He noted those filing the petition already restrict the poor hawkers while the commission houses crowd the sidewalks with wares.
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John Kenney
Market House
West Commerce Street
Commerce Street
Hay Market
Alderman Kenney
Gen Edward S Bragg Dies at 85 in Wisconsin
Gen Edward S Bragg longtime Iron Brigade leader and former Wisconsin congressman died yesterday in Fondu Lac at age 85 after years of frail health. He also served in diplomacy roles in Mexico Cuba and China and rose to national prominence at the 1884 Democratic convention.
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Fondu Lac
Wis
Edward S. Bragg
Iron Brigade
General Bragg
Congress
Wisconsin
United States
Mexico
Cuba
China
Grover Cleveland
On du Lac
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