International Red Cross Conference Opens in Washington
Delegates from Red Cross societies worldwide gather in Washington for the ninth international Red Cross conference opening in the Pan-American building. Senator Root calls the session to order with Taft’s protection in mind as experts discuss wartime organization, gender roles, and wartime relief efforts. The Empress Marie Feodorovna funds 9000 dollars in prizes for battlefield aid devices, including ambulances and X-ray equipment, with a Russian nurse doll auctioned for charity.
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Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Senator Root
New York
Taft
Japan
China
Siam
India
Southrica
Adrew Carnegie
George Horney
United States Army
Sg Museum
Ed Cross
Gaff
e@ movement
Boy Scouts
United
Mount Vernon
Marie Feodorovna
Russia
Judge Maxey Disposes 11 Docketed Federal Cases
Eleven May term cases were disposed this morning by Judge T S Maxey. Six were continued to the next term. two were compromised. Jung Ming, appealing deportation, was dismissed. Northwestern Life Insurance Co. v Clifton George favored the defendant on mortgage for 28000 dollars. Grand jury to report. session may run to month end. Several cases continued. Bundren suits against Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone compromised.
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Federal District Court
T. S. Maxey
Jung Ming
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Clifton George
Anvil Queen Weds Argentine Navy Lieutenant
Mrs. Silvano A. Andrew, once Harriet Fisher White known as the anvil queen for leading Fisher Anvil Works, has married Silvano Alfredo Andrew a lieutenant in the Argentine navy. She is a prominent American businesswoman and heiress.
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Silvano A. Andrew
Harriet Fisher White
Anvil Making
Silvano Alfredo Andrew
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Blood Purity and Health
An old health ad urges readers to expel germs from blood and strengthen the body by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. It emphasizes purifying the blood to prevent illness during a vulnerable season.
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Hood
Railroad Commission Docket set for nine items in Austin
Special to The Light reports the Texas Railroad Commission will discuss nine topics next Tuesday. Most are minor. key item is a proposal to equalize rates so a direct route does not cost more than a longer, indirect route. An anecdote praises Foley's Honey and Tar with a cough cure claim.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Wm. A. Allen
Chacon
New Mexico
Allen
Foley
Edwards King “Drug Co
Misses Ura III
Garland Bonner
Houston
May Fury
Paris
Mary Colquitt
Hotel Arrivals List From St Anthony and Surrounding Towns
A long hotel arrivals log lists guests by name and origin including W H Rives Elgin J L Martin Austin J H P Davis Richmond Tex and many others from Rich mond Bay City Seguin Waco New Orleans Chicago and Dallas. The roster notes Mr and Mrs and junior travelers along with several named cities across Texas and beyond.
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St. Anthony
W. H. Rives
Elgin
John L.martin
Austin
J. H. P. Davis
Richmond
Tex
T. A. Wessendorf
A. D. Thompson
Bay City
Charles E. Tips
Seguin
C. A. Milam
C. A. Milam Jr
Glen Rose
E. L. Taylor
Waco
A. Breton
New Orleans
Joe
Lake Charles
David Murphy
Mexia
E. D. Walker
Ballinger
Walton Nash
Dallas
Robert W. Prosser
Camp Hudson
L. A. Schreiner
Kerrville
George M. Tagg
Memphis
Albert Mayer
F. Goodnight
H. T. Fry
Wills Point
Bexar
Emma Moore
B. J. Moore
Uvalde
Charles H. Morton
New York
M. L. Tantry
Smithville
H. C. Poe
Eastland
Earl Fry
Shiner
T. Stockton
Malone
Will Stockton
Mart
J. R. Wallace
Coolidge
la Forge
T. Brown
Luling
Jacob Gray Jr
J. E. Aughey
Palestine
Savoy
W. T. Childress
P. S. Jones
Cairo
Shriners Gather for Imperial Council Meeting
The Associated Press reports the first imperial council meeting opening in Los Angeles during the thirty eighth annual Mystic Shrine conclave with an address by M. H. Flint. Mayors and city officials received the keys to the city as charters were granted to San Diego Montgomery Fort Smith Nashville Grand Island Roanoke Parkersburg Manila and Panama.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Imperial Council
Order of the Mystic Shrine
M. H. Flint
Amalaikah Temple
Alexander
San Diego
Montgomery
Ala
Fort Smith
Ark
Nashville
Uncle Sam Employs Cold Storage Cats in the Islands
The government runs a small army of cold storage cats in the Philippine Islands at about 15 dollars per year each. This quirky program highlights wartime or colonial animal management practices and the role of animals in official operations.
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Sam
Iippine Islands
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Victor Goods
Victor Victrola
Dandruff
Lowell, Mass
Harlandale
Harlandale Land Company
Ramsay C. Bogg
H. J. Benson
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South Flores
Mission Loop
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Acoustigrande
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