Citizens Oppose 70 Cutting Park in Alamo Plaza
About thirty residents gathered at the Plaza Theater to protest Crockett street extension through Alamo Plaza Park. A plan diagram showed park portions cut 182 feet north and 158 feet south. The Battle of Flowers Association backed a park beautification committee and opposed using the plaza as a back stand.
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Plaza Theater
Crockett Street
Alamo Plaza Park
T. L. Conroy
Ernest Steves
A. W. Houston
Steves
Houston
C. C. Gibbs
F.F. Collins
J. M. Young
H. D. Brown
Vanlandingham
Commerce Street
Battle of Flowers Association
P. S. McGeeney
Olney Declines Governor Post on Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson receives Richard Olney's letter declining the federal reserve board governorship. Olney cites the act requiring full-time service and personal duties as insurmountable obstacles. No replacement chosen yet as the search continues, with possible New England selection to balance regional representation.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Richard Olney
Federal Reserve Board
Olney
Congress
New England
Hamlin
Sec
the Treasury
Boston
Eely
Board selection hints at governor choice in New England ship
The excerpt notes a ship to the New England region will have a board with governance by one of four men already chosen. It mentions either W. P. Harding of Birmingham Alabama or Paul Warburg of New York as possible governors for the board.
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New England
W. P. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
Paul Warburg
New York
President Wilson Enjoys Circus Night Out
President Wilson set aside the Mexican question and legislative work Tuesday to attend a circus. He laughed at clowns, watched acrobatic stunts, stayed for the grand concert with daughter Margaret, Helen Bones, Dr Grayson, Senator Hughes, Tumulty, Thomas Pence and Otto Carmichael.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Margaret
Helen Bones
Grayson
Senator Hughes
New Jersey
Tumulty
Thomas Pence
Otto Carmichael
Railroad Commission docket lists thirty propositions for May hearings
The Railroad Commission of Texas in Austin announces a docket of thirty propositions scheduled for hearing on Tuesday May 12. The matters cover varied questions and include items previously set for April but continued to May.
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Railroad Commission
Austin
Tex
Just
Colorado Strikers Split Over Surrender of Arms
In Trinidad Colorado on May 6 strikers urged men to surrender arms to officers while insisting rifles and revolvers belong to their owners. Federal forces under Col James Lockett prepare final troop distribution as the Colorado legislature may act to assume control. An inquest into Forbes battle resumes amid testimony that strikers started the attack.
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Trinidad
Colo
San Rafael
Starkville
James Lockett
Colorado
Eleventh Cavalry
Lockett
Reed
Forbes
Five Measures Presented in Colorado Labor Session
Denver May 6 lawmakers resumed the special session to push five measures aimed at settling Colorado labor troubles. One proposal calls for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes, introduced yesterday in both houses.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Emphasizes Appetite Revival
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla restores appetite and vitality. It asserts stomach strength, improved digestion, pleasant eating, and richer, purer blood, with steadier nerves.
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Hood
The South’s Yesterday Talk by Mildred Rutherford in San Antonio
Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens Ga speaking at the Gunter Hotel on correct education about the South before the war. She contends Southerners did not slave trade and many Confederate fighters were not slaveholders. Her tales of old slaves and masters illustrated affection and loyalty amid war years with remarks on insubstantial insanity myths. The program included musical selections by local artists.
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Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Athens
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Gunter Hotel
Miss Rutherford
San Antonio
Barnard E. Bee
South
University of Georgia
Floyd Robertson
Alta Robertson
Dixie
Nellie Lytle
Io Fuller
Lilly Kline
Ed Goldstein
Edith Goldstein
Annie Laurie
I. K. McKellar
Douscha Henderson
Bonnie Blue Flag
A. A. Gray
Revolver Fails Twice in San Antonio City Hall Incident
A theft suspect in San Antonio drew a heavy revolver and tried to shoot Detective John Henry Long in a city hall corridor. The gun misfired twice, prompting Long and Detective Harvey to intervene as the suspect threatened the detective with the weapon.
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Long
John Henry Long
San Antonio
Harvey
Vinol tonic advertised amid scattered crime tale fragments
An ad touts Vinol cod liver and iron tonic as a cure for winter illness and poor appetite, citing a Knoxville case and a money back guarantee. Separately a chaotic crime scene describes a failed assassination attempt with a suspect claiming trouble and a city hall incident.
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Vinci
Knoxville
Tenn
Carrie King
A. M. Fischer Druggist
San Antonio
Tex. P. S
Pastor Praises Plant Juice Remedy in Dallas
The Rev A D Cardwell of Dallas testifies Plant Juice eases nervous prostration stomach trouble and debility. He says it improves appetite sleep and liver function, claiming it cures stomach disorders and uric acid in blood. Sold at Fischer's Drug Store.
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A. D. Cardwell
Craig Street
Dallas
Mineral Wells
Cardwell
Dallas Mineral Wells
Fischer's
Progressive party letter seeks broader legislative action
Marie D. Vincent, a Progressive leader, prepared a letter for Governor Ammons and submitted it for signatures by ten Progressive Assembly members. The letter argues the governor's limited special session scope blocks effective measures. It proposes House and Senate resolutions incorporating the letter, as disarmament remains central to pacifying strike districts.
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Ammons
Marie D. Vincent
Progressive Party
Assembly
Vincent
House
Senate
Westguard to Inspect Southern National Highway Route
A. L. Westguard, vice president and director of trans-continental highways for the National Highways Association, will arrive in San Antonio around May 27 from New Orleans to inspect roads along the Southern National Highway between those cities. The trip completes the Texas leg, following a prior abort due to bad weather, and will continue across the middle West and Northwest on a several thousand mile itinerary.
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A. L. Westguard
National Highways Association
San Antonio
New Orleans
Westguard
California
Texas
Middle West
Northwest
Vitalitas Liquid Promoted as a Spring Tonic
A Wartime style advertisement touts Vitalitas as a pure nature product that cleanses and vitalizes the body. It claims to relieve a range of ailments from digestive issues to nervous exhaustion and encourages readers to buy at Wagner's drug store on Houston Street and from other druggists.
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Wagner's
Houston St
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