Texans name advisory board for prison reform work
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth selects fifty four Texas leaders for her advisory board for Texas prison reform and the Hope Hall project. The list includes Col. J. E. Farnsworth, T. A. Coleman, Rabbi Henry Cohen, James E. Ferguson, W. W. Hobby, and many others from Dallas, Houston, Galveston, San Antonio, and across Texas. Captain W. H. Iiff announces the full roster.
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Maud Ballington Booth
Austin
Tex
Texas
Hope Hall
W. H.liff
Booth
J. E. Farnsworth
C. Lombardi
Clarence Dubose
Dallas
T. A. Coleman
San Antonio
J. M. Kirwin
Henry Cohen
Galveston
Thomas H. Ball
John
Radford
Rufus Cage
H. Baldwin Rice
Taliaferro
Harry
Warner
T. House
John H. Thompson
James A. Baker
Harriett Levy
E. Raphael
Houston
James E. Ferguson
Temple
O. B. Colquitt
J. EE
Farnsworth
R. L. Warren
Terrell
John S. Radford
W. W. Cameron
Waco
Ed Rotan
W. P. Hobby
Beaumont
J. H. McHaney
Longview
W. W. Hair
John N. Gilbert
I. Z. T. Morris
Fort Worth
Henry Fox
F. X. Alexander
Haskell
Baldwin H. Rice
C. S. Lattimore
A. B
William Thornton
Newton
Harry Warner
T. W. House
R. L. Austin
Bryan
N. A. Shaw
Texarkana
R. A. Deen
Tyler
W. E. Spell
S. Menger
H. H. Smith
J. A. Owen
Wills Point
William Bacon
Greenville
G. H. Duncan
LaGrange
J. A. Baker
Dona Saye
Comanche
L. A. Kidd-Key
Sherman
C. B. Colquitt
Ocean Accident & Guarantee accepts workmen's comp rates
The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation of London has wired Texas officials that it accepts the workers' compensation insurance rates promulgated and approved by the Texas commissioner of insurance and banking and will operate under these rates. This brings to eight companies, including the Texas Employers' Insurance Association, to have accepted the rates, plus one reciprocal concern.
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Austin
Tex
Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation of
London
England
Department of Insurance and Banking
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Health Official Probes Charbon in Texas Counties
Dr. M. H. Boerner assistant state health officer travels to Galveston Liberty and Gillespie counties to investigate charbon reports from residents claiming cattle infections. He will study the outbreak and recommend measures to check and stamp out the disease.
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Austin
Tex
M. H. Boerner
Galveston
Liberty
Gillespie
Health Department
Boerner
Presidents of U8 Parade Sets Fourth of July Pageant
A San Antonio Fourth of July program will stage scenes from U S history and feature a parade of presidents from Washington to Wilson impersonated by locals. Miss Bernice Duggan will read the declaration at Luna Park as troops lead the procession with veterans groups and bands in attendance.
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United States
John Smith
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Bernice Duggan
Columbia
E. G. LeStourgeon
Spanish War Veterans
Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Bowie
Real Estate Listings in Bexar County Adverts
Real estate notice lists landowners and acreage in Bexar County with a map for sale by the San Antonio Light. Item priced at 50 cents, with Otto Riebe funeral home listed at 177 North yb Private chapel and phone 341. Ads also mention Better Palm Beach Suits by Lentz.
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Bexar County
San Antonio
Otto Riebe
Many Seek Promotion to Naval Academy From Pacific Fleet
Rear Admiral Howard reported 49 enlisted men in the Pacific fleet asked to stand examinations for midshipman appointments to Annapolis. Secretary Daniels sought 25 but a compromise set 15 from the fleet for the annual academy designation. Daniels praises the enlisteds eagerness to advance.
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Washington, D. C
Howard
Pacific Fleet
Daniels
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hotel Clerks Convene for Texas Association Meet
Hotel clerks from across Texas gather in Dallas for the sixth semi annual convention of the Texas Hotel Clerks Association. Seventy five members will attend a chicken dinner closing the event tomorrow night. Delegates will attend business sessions and social entertainments. Cc C Wheeler of San Antonio serves as president and E A Walker of Fort Worth as secretary.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Texas Hotel Clerks’ Association
Cc. C. Wheeler
San Antonio
E. A. Walker
Fort Worth
Tablet Reveals New Version of Flood and Fall
Philadelphia reports confirm Yale Langdon translation of Sumerian tablet from Nippur. The fragment, dated about 2500 B C, portrays Noah as sinner in the garden tale and cites Enki tempting Noah, shortening human lifespans. Langdon and Proebel studies suggest a two tablet hymn of creation with ten pieces in total.
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Philadelphia
London
Stephen Langdon
Jesus College
Oxford
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Nippur
Langdon
Proebel
Abrahan
New Regulations For Shipping Livestock In Interstate Trade
The Department of Agriculture announced new rules effective July 1 to ease interstate shipment of livestock from quarantined areas or public stock yards. Cattle dipped once under supervision may be moved to markets with dipping facilities for a second dip before sale. Hog transportation from stock yards is enabled by a new serum making swine immune to hog cholera, expected to boost hog production and pork supplies nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Rotary Club to host visiting rotarians in San Antonio
The Rotary Club will meet at the St. Anthony hotel at noon Friday to discuss娛樂 entertainment for visiting rotarians Saturday. About 1000 rotarians are expected in San Antonio as the Texas loop tour of delegates to the Houston convention begins. The club seeks public loan of cars 9:30 am to 3 pm Saturday, coordinated by W. H. Furlong Jr., contactable via Gunter hotel.
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Rotary Club
St. Anthony
San Antonio
Texas
Houston
W. H. Furlong Jr
Furlong
Gunter Hotel
Polishing Costs Money Driven by Abrasive Industry
The Geological Survey reports last year’s polishing costs to the American public at 4 582 469 with abrasive materials valued as the largest in the industry’s history, 665 056 above 1912. Domestic production and imports of natural and artificial abrasives rose alongside. Kansas City Mo June 25 James Thompson jailed in Kansas City Kan identified as Jack Porter, indicted for wire tapping fraud and linked to Hot Springs pool ring. Porter may face charges in Fort Smith Arkansas.
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Washington, D. C
Geological Survey
Kansas City
James Thompson
Kan
United States
Jack” Porter
Fort Smith, Ark
Hot Springs
Ark
Thompson
Porter
Fort Smith
Automobile Owners Map for Sale at Light Office
Bexar county map valued at two dollars offered for fifty cents at the Light office. Display shown in today’s paper highlights the sale and urges readers that the map is essential.
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Bexar County
Local Ads Include Suits and Jeweler Offers
This week only promotion features Better Palm Beach suits from Lentz Advy and an Excursion Medina dam priced at 3.00. Chas Gildemeister, a trusted watch and jewelry expert, advertises at 516 E Houston with contact ring 123 for inquiries.
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Medina Dam
Chas. Gildemeister
Houston
New Democratic postal card replaces McKinley portrait
The Post Office Department announced a new Democratic postal card issued in green ink replacing the red card that carried the late President McKinley. The update also changes the portrait to Thomas Jefferson.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
McKinley
Thomas Jefferson
County and Acreage Shown on Bexar County Map
A Bexar County map displays ownership details for properties tied to Palm Beach Suits and related parcels. The document notes the county parcel numbers and the acres owned, clarifying property extent and mapping boundaries for the listed holdings.
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State Bank & Trust CO
R. R. Russel
J. H. Haile
Geo. D. Campbell
Thos. E. Mathis
A. G. Engelke
Assi. Cash
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
F. O. B. Detroit
Ford Sales Company
East
Houston Street
Crockett
Palm Beach
Navy
Rotarians
St. Anthony Hotel
Hostetter
Washer Bros. Co
Madras
Norfolk
Supreme Court
State of Texas
Jose Gallardo
Travis County
Hidalgo County
Gallardo
Smedley
Supreme Court of the United States
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