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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1911

Page

6

Blackmail Case Involving Duchess De Choiseul Praslin

London reports Duchess de Choiseul Praslin testifies in a case against Alex Andre Tschermacieff accused of conspiring with Count D Aulby de Gatigny to extort money by withholding letters the duchess allegedly wrote to D Aulby. She recalls a $200000 claim and notes letters may be missing or sent to Boston.

London Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin Chas. Hamilton Paine Boston Alexandre Tschermacieff D’aulby de Gatigny D'Aulby D’aulby Urs France Herwyers Tschermacieff

Fur nished rooms ad rates and contact lines

Ad for renting furnished rooms noting flexible rates 15 to 75 cents and two phone lines 176 for placing a classified notice. Text promises results and easy payment later.

Seventeen Story Capitol Planned For Washington State

Olympia plans call for a white marble two story state house with a seventeen story tower and a subway linked elevator to the waterfront. Architects Gould and Champney estimate the cost at 2 million dollars as the capitol commission met informally and did not act on present bills.

Olympia Wash Supreme Court Washington Gould & Champney Seattle Capitol Commission

Thebes the Hundred Gated City in Thebes Egypt

Luxor March 10 Thebes the hundred gated remains the most impressive city seen in ruins Thebes towers over Cairo and Alexandria as a memory of Egypt The hypostyle hall at the temple of Ammon with 134 columns and 66 feet high central avenue shows the lasting grandeur of Thebes The Pharaohs have gone yet the stone columns endure and the Egyptians built to last.

Luxor Egypt Thebes Karnak St. Paul’s St. Peter's Madelaine Cologne Ammon Cairo Alexandria Britain Nile Pyramids The

Man Believed Dead Lives After Needle Test

In South Norwalk New York seven days after apparent death William Shirdivine lies in his home still warm with no respiration or pulse. Doctors say there is no life until a needle to a nerve center elicits a quick body movement proving he lives despite the lack of breath and pulse.

New York William Shirdivine Ely Avenue Norwalk Shirdivine John Dollmer

Hall's Texas Wonder Promise Cure for Kid ney Bladder Rheumatic

Advertisement claims 60 days of treatment in a $1 bottle of Hall's Texas Wonder cures kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles. Offers testimonials and directs readers to Dr. BE Hall at 2926 Olive St St. Louis MO with druggist availability.

Hall BE. W. Hall Olive St. St. Louis

Striking Suicide on Tenement Roof in New York

A man stood on a tenement roof in New York on March 10 and fired two bullets into his head, dying as his body fell to the street below. An unused bottle of strong acid was found near the ledge.

New York

Waves threaten Ross Bay cemetery in Victoria damage shows erosion

Widespread storm waves erode the Ross Bay cemetery walls for over two hundred yards and wash out several graves. Two identified remains, David Harrison and an Indian woman, were carried to sea as coffins. The cliff has eroded fifty feet in five years despite efforts, with plans for piling to create a breakwater and halt further encroachment.

Victoria B. C Ross Bay David Harrison

Scotty Again Brings Gold From Hidden Riches

Reno reports Death Valley Scotty appears in Winnemucca wearing his usual outfit and produces several small bags of gold nugget from his clothing. He remains silent on the source of the wealth, continuing his mysterious persona.

Reno Nev Death Valley Scotty Winnemucca

Editor defends Diaz and urges peace at Eagle Pass lecture

J H Collard asserts his talk at Eagle Pass followed by Mexican insurrectos and locals confirming his account. He defends Diaz as a strong ruler if needed for order, opposes universal suffrage as dangerous, and argues revolution is not the remedy. Omitted details include audience reactions and corroboration by local figures.

The Light Buano Diaz United States South Commission San Antonio Mexico Lerdo Porfirio Diaz Eagle Pass J. H. Collard

Clark Will Honor Son of Old Speaker

Americus Georgia March 10 Charles Crisp city court judge and son of former Speaker Crisp received a telegram from Champ Clark offering him the post of clerk to the speaker and house parliamentarian He accepted and will report March 21 for duty

Associated Press Americus Charles Crisp Crisp National House of Representatives Champ Clark House

Inmates Patent Gain From Jail Thresher Attachment

Clinton Buchanan, jailed in Walla Walla on worthless check charges, received 12000 dollars yesterday from J. P. Kirner of Spokane and B. C. Holt of Walla Walla for a patent attachment to a threshing pony that he perfected while in jail.

Spokane Wash Clinton Buchanan Walla Walla J. P. Kirner B. C. Holt

Actress Marries Chinaman in Vancouver Event

Miss Anita Deschentz a 22 year old actress wed Lew Ting a wealthy Chinese merchant from Hogiuam Washington in Vancouver Washington today. Deschentz is of Spanish descent and described as unusually attractive.

Vancouver Wash Anita Deschentz Lew Ting Hogiuam

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