Abolish High School Fight Delays Till April 27
County commissioners delay decision on whether to close the Sayers high school and split merged districts Nos. 18 21 and 12 while residents from St Hedwig Adkins and Sayers press for action. Debate centers on keeping a two year tax levy of 20 cents per 100 dollars and maintaining district unity versus returning to separate district schooling.
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Sayers
Bexar County
County Commissioners’ Court
St. Hedwig
Adkins
Igh
Statue of Moses in Moses Park Dims Over Time
A ruined monument in Moses Park at the triangle of Goliad Peach and Dakota streets draws daily wonder from passersby. Once a admired work by Frank Teich it depicted Moses striking the rock to bring forth water. Time neglect vandalism and aging have left the statue an eyesore and local questions linger about its purpose and care.
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Goliad, Peach and
Dakota Streets
San Antonio
Frank Teich
Moses Park
Moses
County Officials Quiet On Election Do Not Know Yet
The article notes a vote in favor of continuing current arrangements and that the county commissioners hold final say on whether an election will occur while remaining silent.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised as Spring Health Booster
Readers are urged to try Hood's Sarsaparilla as the standard spring medicine for cleansing the blood, boosting appetite, and improving energy. Testimonials from Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Gee, and Mrs. Carleton cite eczema, scrofula, and post illness recovery after use, endorsing its efficacy.
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Hood
J. F. Gee
Gould St
Stoneham
Mass
S. L. Carleton
Ayer
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Superior Cure Range
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as superior therapy due to a blend of over twenty ingredients. Warns against inferior substitutes and touts Hood's in liquid or Sarsatabs tablet form at 100 doses for one dollar, sold by all druggists.
Man on Death Row Refuses Escape as Jail Overpowers Deputy
Springfield dispatch reports Eugene Tucker sentenced to hang March 26 declined three escape attempts as two other prisoners overpowered Sheriff H Bingler and freed themselves. Tucker stayed, citing desire to avoid "escaping that way." The fugitives, R Warner alias G E Warner and Charles Farris, fled the jail but were recaptured within an hour after a running gun battle.
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Special Dispatch
Springfield
Liberty
Eugene Tucker
Greene County
H. Bingler
Tucker
R. White
G. E. Warner
Pinkertons
Charles Farris
Criminal Court
DIES OF DOGS BITE IN MOUNT WASHINGTON BOY
A 5 year old boy Carroll Pully dies after a six week battle with rabies from a stray dog bite in Mount Washington Kansas City. He was bitten January 7 and initially recovered with a scar but later developed headaches and convulsions leading to death at 6 am.
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Kansas City
Special Dispatch
Carroll Pully
John Pully
Mount Washington
Governor pardons Caswell Cotton for turkey theft
Louisville Kentucky March 4 Governor Wilson grants a full pardon to Caswell Cotton a Black man given a life sentence as a habitual criminal for stealing a turkey arguing the punishment was too severe and warrants clemency.
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Louisville
Wilson
Caswell Cotton
Brandeis Doctrines Push Chicago Rock Island Efficiency
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroad forms an efficiency committee to standardize and systematize office work across the system. The move follows Louis D. Brandeis doctrines aiming to increase rail road efficiency and economy through scientific systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Dispatch
Chicago, Ill
Louis D. Brandeis
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Woman Known for Fainting Bertha Liebekes Sweeps Jail
Prisoners in Kansas City jail petition Judge Ralph Latham to move Bertha Liebekes called Fainting Bertha to an asylum after she went into violent hysteria. She has been confined in numerous jails, and an effort seeks admission to a St Joseph asylum to avoid overnight confinement.
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Kansas City
Ralph Latham
Bertha Liebeke
Bertha
St. Joseph
Baby born in Freeland with no eyes stirs medical talk
In Freeland near Cleburne Texas a newborn has no eyes. Local physicians from Cleburne consult with a specialist hoping to develop sight. If the infant survives two months doctors believe eyelids may open and eyelashes form, creating a remarkable case.
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Cleburne
Tex
Perry Nichols
Freeland
Coldstream Guards to Tour Canada After Festival
The king approved a plan for the band of his majesty's Coldstream Guards to leave England mid July for Canada. Commanded by Lieutenant J Mackenzie Rogan, they will perform at Toronto's national exhibition, visit Ottawa and likely Quebec, returning to England by late August.
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London
Railway Work Brings Kidney Trouble Warns Former Conductor
Geo. E. Bell of Fort Wayne Indiana, long time Nickel Plate conductor, warns that years of railroading cause severe kidney and bladder issues. He claims Foley Kidney Pills relieved pain across his back and hips and cured him after four bottles, and he now recommends them to fellow railroad workers. Bexar Drug Co.
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Geo. E. Bell
Third St
Fort Wayne
Ind
Foley
Bexar Drug Co
Twin Brothers Mark 60 Years in French Army Celebration
Paris reports a Verdun banquet honoring Jean and Pierre Bounin, 80, twins who completed six decades of service in the French army. The mayor once arranged a moustache distinction to tell them apart. Each fathered twins, making four cousins with matching looks.
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Paris
Verdun
Chalons
Jean
Pierre Bounin
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Used by Millions
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over sixty years by mothers for teething children. It soothes the child, softens the gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and aids diarrhea. Absolutely harmless. Ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, no substitutes. Twenty five cents a bottle.
Floggings Reported at Marquette Prison Under Warden
Testimony in a legislative hearing details punishment of inmates at Marquette prison by warden James Russell and deputy warden Catlin. Prisoners describe flogging with a salt water paddle for minor offenses and being subjected to repeated strikes and hanging, with officials defending the discipline system.
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Marquette
Mich
Marquette Prison
James Russell
Legislative Investigation Committee
Catlin
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Kidney and Bladder Health
Classified pharmaceutical ad claims Foley Kidney Pills neutralize poisons causing backache rheumatism and nervousness and restore natural kidney and bladder function as sold by Bexar Drug Co.
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Bexar Drug Co
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New Bedford
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Canada
Michigan
Hotel Savoy
W. Houston
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Oscar RG
Excelsior Springs
Sweden
Houston and
Navarro
Franks & Kihlberg
Bath
D. M. Guemianee
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Gunter Hotel Company
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