Mass of humor from rash plagued infant in Toronto tale
A Toronto birth in 1908 is recalled as a baby suffered a severe rash with blistering across the face and body. After failed remedies the family found relief with Cuticura treatments starting May 1909, and the child’s skin cleared with no recurrence. The note promotes Cuticura Soap and remedies sold by Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Duluth
Robert Mann
Proctor
Minn
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Maliced Tree
Aviation schools banned by United States government
Detroit June 29 The government disclosed that aviation schools selling detailed correspondence courses have been banned. E Maynard Harrison was arrested by Special Agent Sennenberg for Charles F DeWoody, and will be taken to Chicago for arraignment. Harrison allegedly posed as a U S Army lieutenant and promised students government flying squad placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
United States
E. Maynard Harrison
Sennenberg
Charles F. DeWoody
Investigation Bureau
Department of Justice
Chicago
Harrison
United States Army
War Department
Fort Worth Southern Traction Company Formed
Articles of incorporation filed in Austin for Fort Worth Southern Traction of Fort Worth with capital stock of 1.5 million dollars. The firm plans to build and operate an interurban line between Fort Worth and Cleburne. Incorporators are G. H. Clifford W. C. Forbes and W. A. Hanger all of Fort Worth.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Fort Worth Southern Traction Company of
Fort Worth
State Department
Capital Stock
Cleburne
G. H. Clifford
W. C. Forbes
W. A. Hanger
Governor Colquitt in Cameron for Confederate veteran reunion
Governor Colquitt traveled to Cameron Texas on June 29 to deliver a non political speech at a Confederate veterans reunion and return the following day. He may review the recent Thorndale lynching during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Cameron
Thorndale
General Order 95 as a humorous army supply essay
The piece treats General Order No. 95 a quirkily excessive field supply list from the U S Army quartermaster division noting rubber bands erasers ink and office supplies while critiquing overmined bureaucratic detail and calling for pragmatism in administration. It cites J Franklin Bell and Henry P McCain as signatories and lampoons minutiae in wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Schreiner
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
Hopkins
le Boeuf
War Department
J. Franklin Bell
Henry P. McCain
United States
Washington, D. C
Fort Sam Houston
Seat Rings And Casement Adjusters Ed Steves & Sons
Heat wave extends across the country with showers in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Cooler in the upper Ohio valley but extreme heat remains in the central and western states. Temperatures reach 90 to 96 degrees along the Rockies, Arkansas, Mississippi valleys, and the Atlantic coast from Atlantic City to Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Dakotas
Cotton Section
Florida
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Middle Western
Rocky Mountain
Arkansas
Mississippi
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic City
N. J
Jacksonville, Fla
Superintendents Confer Overcharges in Austin Meeting
In Austin on June 29, superintendents from Wells Fargo Texas Pacific and American Express met with the railroad commission to discuss numerous complaints of overcharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Wells-Fargo
Texas Pacific
American Express
Railroad Commission
Band concert and anti prohibition speakers draw 500 in New Braunfels
About 500 people gathered on the plaza Tuesday night for a band concert and anti prohibition speeches. County Chairman J. R. Fuchs introduced speakers F. J. Maier F. G. Cheim Herbert Leonard Representative Haux hausen and Carlos Bee. Haux hausen spoke in German praising Gov. Colquitt as a man with courage.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Plaza
J. R. Fuchs
F. J. Maier
F. G. Cheim
Herbert Leonard
Hauxhausen
Houston
Carlos Bee
San Antonio
O. B. Colquitt
Instant Relief for Sore Feet
A testimonial claims TIZ relieves tender swollen feet for policemen, noting it clears pores, removes toxins, and prevents soreness. The ad asserts superiority over powders, promises no more limp pain, and offers TIZ at 25 cents per box from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Cunard Lines Agrees to Recognize Seamen Union
Liverpool June 29 The Cunard steamship company agreed to recognize the seamen union including the dockers organization. Strikers are returning to work after the dispute over food supply distribution shortages caused by the halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Liverpool
Cunard Steamship Company
Seamen's Union
Dockers’ Organization
Seamen strike gains key wage concessions in Britain
London reports rising success for strikers as lines yield to demands. Canadian Pacific railway and Allen Line accepted higher wages, Cunard expected to follow, Empress of Britain stewards return, Tunisian loading resumes. Arabic, Bovic, and Suevic stewards quit to picket ships ahead of Saturday sailing.
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London
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cunard
White Star Line
Boston
Bovic
Suevic
Strikes Halt Zealand Arrival and Food Shipments
Liverpool faces port disruption as shore gangs strike, halting the Zealand from Boston. Passengers disembarked by tender. bacon cheese lard and butter litter the quays as deckhands block handling. Manchester trade also disorganized with 40 to 50 ships tied up and perishable cargoes delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Liverpool
Zealand
Red Star Line
Boston
Manchester
Rehearings Denied and Transfers In Texas Appellate Court
Rehearings were denied in four civil appeals this morning while fifteen cases transferred to the new El Paso court and twenty one moved from Galveston to this court. Motions were overruled in several cases and a dismissal denied in Hamblen vs American Warehouse. The court ordered papers transmitted to El Paso and will hear remaining motions through next Saturday before October adjournment.
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Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Galveston
J. A. Frazer
J. M. Box
L. B. Gill
Clay County
R. M. Ellerd Et al
H. C. Randolph
Hale County
A. Cohen
J. I. Broyles
Josephine Crosby
Theo. W. Ardoin
Richard A. Palma
R. L. Daniel
Adelaide G. de Ortiz
el Paso Foundry & Machine Company
Sam_ Bennett
Southern Pacific
G. P. Storey
el Paso & Southwestern Railway Company
P. C. Kramer
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Capudine Headache Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Capudine claims to target cause of any headache from heat or cold to grip and stomach trouble. It promises rapid relief from feverishness aches and nervousness, restoring normal condition. Liquid form is easy and pleasant to take with 10 25 and 10 cent sizes at drug stores.
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Owl Drug Store
Deadlock in Illinois Waterways Fight Stands at Ease
Springfield June 29 The Illinois house stood at ease after a quorum break by one side and a recess dispute with the other over the deep waterway bill. The administration measure would issue 20 million dollars in bonds, with 500 thousand set for immediate use along the proposed route as amended by the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Senate
Noah Johnson 10 Sentenced By Judge For Theft Of 270
Noah Johnson appeared before Judge Dwyer in Thirty-seventh district court over a missing 270 dollars from a buggy ride. He admitted buying watches bicycles and candy with the money and giving some to Jim. The judge placed him under two years of maternal supervision, not prison, as safer training for a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Johnson
Dwyer
Thirty-seventh District Court
Noah
Jim
Scipio Africanus
Obituary of Edward N. McRae Sr. 44 at 609 Ruiz Street
Edward N. McRae Sr. died Wednesday night at 8 30 at his home after a 17 month illness. Survived by wife Minnie and children Edward N. Jr. and eight others, plus his mother Martha McRae and five brothers and several sisters. A San Antonio native and former county license inspector, he was a state manager for Loyal Americans and member of Odd Fellows Rebekah Modern Woodmen Woodmen of the World. Funeral arrangements announced later.
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Austin
McRae
San Antonio
R. W. McRae
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
Loyal Americans
Odd Fellows
Rebekah Degree
Modern Woodmen
Woodmen of the World
Delfina Stockbridge Charles to Wed Jose A Salas
Mrs. Jennie Stockbridge Charles announces the engagement of her daughter Delfina to Jose A Salas of Mexico. The marriage is planned for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Stockbridge Charles
Delfina
Jose.a. Salas
Mexico
Notable visitors and residents at local hotels in the city
William L. Rockwell, Texas Irrigation Department, returned from Northwest Texas. Mrs. I. N. Mitchell of Cuero guests at Crockett hotel. A. R. Ponder of Crystal City registered at Gunter. W. H. Farmer of Corpus Christi at Maverick hotel. B. F. Johnson, the bol weevil man, arrived from McKinney and registered at Gunter. Eugene P. Warren of Del Rio, called the man who put down the Mexican revolution, visits with his bride and marries secretly. A. B. Jackson of Luling staying at Gunter Co. B. Grifin of Lufkin at Menger. Mrs. Ed Funnel family from Fort Stockton registered at Crockett. Rev. L. J. Kavanaugh of New Orleans visiting, registered at Menger. J. F. Sloan of Houston at St. Anthony.
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William L. Rockwell
Texas Irrigation
Department of Agriculture
Texas
I. N. Mitchell
Cuero
Crockett Hotel
A. R. Ponder
Crystal City
Gunter Hotel
W. H. Farmer
Corpus Christi
Maverick Hotel
B. F. Johnson
McKinney
Marshall Eugene P. Warren
del Rio
Warren
A. B. Jackson
Luling
Gunter, Co
B. Grifin
Lufkin
Menger
Ed Funnel
Fort Stockton
L. J. Kavanaugh
New Orleans
J. F. Sloan
Cheek- Neal Coffee Co
Houston
St. Anthony
Sevastopol First Russian Dreadnought Launched
Russia’s first dreadnought Sevastopol was launched at Baltic works in St. Petersburg. Displacing 23 000 tons with 42 000 horsepower, it is slated for 23 knots, armed with twelve 12 inch and sixteen 4.7 inch guns. sister ship Poltava to follow on July 10.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Sevastopol
Baltic
Poltava
Gov Dix vetoes Grady bill on suspect criminal photos
In Albany on June 29 Governor Dix vetoed the Grady bill that would prohibit photographing and measuring suspected criminals. He said the measure would hamper police in obtaining the standard means of criminal identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Grady
Dix
Canadian Farmers Send King Bread Basket Gift
Twenty thousand Saskatchewan wheat growers send a silver twelve pound bread basket filled with Saskatchewan flour bread as a coronation gift to King George. The bread went missing en route, and was not found upon arrival in England.
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Associated Press
London
Saskatchewan
Canada
King George
England
Voliva bans relations and hobble skirts in Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, leader of Zion City, issues a decree via Leaves of Healing forbidding church women to associate with enemies. He condemns fashionable dress and mocks opponents, insisting moderate attire aligns with Christian doctrine. The edict targets young women keeping company with foes of his faction.
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
North Shore
John Alexander Dowie
Voliva
Leaves of Healing
Paris
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Cutiura
THE
Steves & Sons
T. Felix Gouraud
Orientsa
Dream Or Magica! Beautifier
L. A. Sayre
Haute Ton
Gouraud
Uraud
Europa
T. Hopkins
Great Jones Street
New Yorky
J. R. Burnett
Digeott
Ed Steves & Sons
Cunard Lines
Court of Appeals
Hicks’ Capudine
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Alkemeyer
New Navy
Theo
Artzt
Catarak
Botanic
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
SAN Antonio Brewing Assn
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