Fire Claims Two Lives At Robstown Hotel Blaze
Two men die and two are injured as a blaze at the City hotel in Robstown destroys the frame rooming house and a brick store next to it. Victims include Eli Foward and Clarence McGough. injuries shift to Denham and Buck Lee. Property loss estimated at 15000. Local line workers aided and rescued others before perishing.
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Clarence McGough
Robstown
Tex
Bobstown
City Hotel
Eli Foward
Southwestern Telephone Company
Michigan
Clarence M’gough
San An Antonio
Denham
Goliad
Ineman
Buck Lee
Beeville
Corpus Christi
McGough
City
E. A. Easman
Wasson & Vickery
Kingsville
Spahn Hospital
Women Demand Higher Pay for Teachers
In Boston on May 8 the Associated Press reports a teachers committee argues women teachers deserve a higher wage scale than men claiming living costs push single women to $1240 annually while unmarried men require $8335. The board of education proposed $720 yearly for young women beginners, a figure the committee says is not a living wage.
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Boston
Mass
Board of Education
Rath completes third global walking trip in New York
Julius Rath of St. Louis returns to New York after finishing his third walking voyage around the world. Since 1897 he aimed to cover 50,000 miles by 1915, having logged 47,500 miles at about ten miles daily for thirteen years. Mayors and dignitaries from many cities signed his journey, filling over a hundred books as he wore out 400 pairs of shoes.
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Associated Press
New York
Julius Rath
St. Louis
Eight Hour Day Set for Western Union Telegraphers
New York May 8. The eight hour day will begin June 1 for all telegraphers in Western Union offices. Wages will rise so top workers earn $100 a month instead of $85 or $95. President Van of AT&T opposes discrimination against union members.
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Associated Press
New York
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Van
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Prohibition Campaign Opens in Taylor Texas
Rev. Mr. Faulk a Waco Baptist preacher and State Anti Saloon League representative opened the statewide prohibition drive in Taylor Texas speaking on Christian Citizenship at the First Methodist church. All city churches dismissed services for the occasion.
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Taylor
Tex
Faulk
Waco
State
Police Commissions Appoint 300 Special Officers for Voting
Three hundred men including whites Mexicans and Negroes were named as special policemen to guard polling places tomorrow. Commissions signed by Mayor Callaghan and tested by the assistant city clerk were issued by Chief Newnam who said the officers would serve for the day only. Additional appointments may follow and precincts will have 8 to 10 officers on duty.
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Bryan Callaghan
Simpson
Sam Cook
Newnam
Corporation Court Room
Callaghan
Joseph Ryan
Council
Dietz Qualified as Judge
A San Antonio voter, asserting he was wrongly rejected as an election judge, explains he is qualified, voted in the charter election, paid poll tax, and received credentials after the city clerk noted his name was misspelled Dietz as Deitz on the judges list. He claims a fair impartial election is the people's demand.
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Dietz
Deitz
San Antonio
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Endorsed for Mothers and Children
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long trusted remedy used by millions of mothers for sixty years. It claims to ease colic wind pain and diarrhea in children, noting the product is harmless. The ad urges readers to demand Mrs Winslow's and warns against other brands, priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Rockefeller to Alter Roof Plan at Pocantico Hills Estate
In Pocantico Hills New York a three ton chimney cap could not be removed leading John D Rockefeller to drop plans to raise the roof for ten new rooms He now intends to raise the eaves and flatten the roof keeping the chimney intact Rockefeller remains in Lakewood New Jersey.
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Rockefeller
Associated Press
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Lake Wood
N. J
Organizing Taylor Retailers Movement Reaches Texas
W J Edgecombe of San Antonio, organizer of the Retail Merchants Association, is in Taylor to organize local retail merchants. A number of merchants have already encouraged the effort.
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Taylor, Tex
W. J. Edgecombe
San Antonio
Retail Merchants’ Association
Railroad Shopmen Strike at Glenwood Firm
Pittsburgh May 8 shop men employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Glenwood, numbering over 200, struck today over a long dispute about piece work. The action is connected with the Pennsylvania shop men's strike.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Glenwood
Pennsylvania
Class Takes First Communion in Taylor
Taylor Texas May 8 Rev Theodore Drees rector of Saint Mary's Catholic church administered first communion for a class of seventy five children at the church Sunday morning.
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Taylor
Tex
Theodore Drees
Saint Mary's Catholic Church of
Highwayman and City Marshall Shot in Paton Clash
Jefferson Iowa May 8 A bank robbery at Paton post office yielded several hundred dollars in stamps and cash. Deputy Sheriff Busby was killed when he opened a school house door during pursuit. A fierce firefight followed as robbers and the posse traded shots with Busby’s body used as cover.
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Associated Press
Jefferson
Iowa
Mmarshal Busby
Paton
Busby
Reward Offered in East Taylor School Fire Attempt
Taylor fire marshal reports the National Board of Fire Underwriters offers a 150 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the recent attempt to burn the East Taylor negro public school. The latest attempt failed. two prior arsons destroyed the colored school, leading to a new building on the eastern side of town. Insurance was canceled, and a night watchman is now employed by local residents.
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Taylor
Tex
P. C. Goebel
S. W. English
National Board of Fire Underwriters
New York City
East Taylor
Board of Trustees
Taylor Public Schools
Oklahoma
Katy
New broom politics urged in Webb ticket header
Letter writer argues long tenure in office harms prosperity and urges laboring men to vote for Judge J. E. Webb. He says a new administration brings a full dinner pail and prosperity, suggesting husbands defer to wives for the decision.
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San Antonio
J. E. Webb
Webb
T. A. Stephens
Malaria Tonic Ad Promises to Build Up System
An old advertisement touts Grove’s Taste Less Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and system builder for both adults and children, priced 60 cents. The ad lists Behles & Boelhauwe, architects at 228 West Commerce Street as distributors.
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Behles & Boelhauwe
West Commerce Street
Parson Will Erect $150,000 Parsonage in Richmond Mass
Reverend William Crane of Rich mond Massachusetts, rector of a 150-person parish, plans a hilltop parsonage costing $150,000. Crane, a New Yorker and Harvard 1902 graduate, recently inherited wealth but intends to devote most income to parish work.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Mass
William Crane
Taylor Party Fishing Trip Heads East Texas Reserve
Messrs James A. Thompson J W Womack Rev Hugh W Hoon C T Everett F E Ripley of Taylor and Marvin Heinatz Sam Davis of Gr anizer leave Taylor for Lake Stanmire East Texas to spend two weeks fishing and hunting. They will be joined by other business men and friends from Mart and Austin.
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Taylor
Taylor, Tex
James A. Thompson
J. W. Womack
Hugh W. Hoon
C. T. Everett
Marvin Heinatz
Sam Davis
Granizer
Lake Stanmire
Texas
Mart
Austin
Hall's Texas Wonder Promises Quick Kidney Relief
Local testimonials claim Hall's Texas Wonder provides permanent relief for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatic issues with rare failure. Ad copy credits Dr. E W Hall of St Louis Missouri and notes selling through druggists.
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Hall
E. W. Hall
St. Louis
Women painters begin work in Fort Worth disguise
Mrs Minnie Taylor and Miss L Johnson start house painting at Judge Humphreys home under Vance Baldwin. Baldwin positions women as a tactic against the Painters union amid a crowd of union painters who photographed them. The women cite low store wages and ill fitting gear as reasons, insisting painters may wear what they please.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Minnie Taylor
L. Johnson
D. W. Humphreys
West Fifth Street
Vance C. Baldwin
Baldwin
Local Social Roundup From Normanna Tex
Normanna notes list visits and onlookers from Tuleta Beeville Skidmore Pettus and Mineral Wells. People named include James Roberts Dana Lee Roberts Mrs C I Swan Dr Turner Mrs W T Roberts and Dr Sarah F Herdmann with brief arrival and home visits across the week. Phone details for Dr Herdmann are listed.
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Jim Steves
W. B. Bridge
Charley Wright
Beeville
Mercedes Texas Irrigation Expansion Forecast
The American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation company will spend $20 000 monthly for five months on improvements in and around Mercedes Texas. A 30 000 acre undeveloped tract west of the canal will be sold in 6000 acre parcels. The canal is being extended to irrigate the first tract. Sidewalk street work and two large business blocks rise. six new residences are under construction with more planned.
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Mercedes
Tex
American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company
Brownsville Choral Club Organized in May
Twenty women met in Brownsville Texas Thursday afternoon to organize the Brownsville Choral Club. Elected officers include Mrs F C Sizelan president and Mrs Ira Webster vice president with Miss Anita Kokal ski and Miss Laverne Morris serving as secretary treasurer and librarian respectively. The James Lewis Baraca class at Government Hill Methodist Church met Sunday for devotional exercises and lesson discussion led by A R Smithers with strong attendance and interest.
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Brownsville
Tex
May
F. C. Sizelan
Ira Webster
Anita Kokalski
Laverne Morris
Baraca
James Lewis Baraca
Government Hill Methodist Church
A. R. Smithers
The Expression Turns Stern in Newspaper Portrait
A photographer asks for a softer look before exposing the plate. An unpopular office holder frowns, insisting the picture accompanies a piece titled Mr Squallinger Resigns His Job in Disgust.
New York Star Drive Works Given in Trade
A brief note reports that a New York Star Drive Works transfer occurs as part of a trade. The item change involves a local business exchange and confirms the ownership swap.
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New York
New York Star Dve
Corpus Christi Elects New Mayor and Board After Contest
After a month of dispute Mayor Yease and four new commissioners Griffin Thompson Uehlinger and Moore took office following a judge order mandating canvass and issuance of certificates. The old council again certified Clark Pease as mayor amid protest. Contests to be filed by Hugh Sutherland and the old board.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Yease
Griffin
Thompson
Uehlinger
Moore
Hopkins
Clark Pease
Hugh Sutherland
Board of Commissioners
Steiner Sees Leper Colony Visit to Texas Planned
State Health Officer Steiner completed a week in New Orleans surveying the Louisiana leper colony and will summon the board to locate a Texas leper site within the week. He also plans a board session to locate tuberculosis sanitariums and notes benefits from the recent visit. Dr Garrick will stay in New Orleans to study treatment approaches.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
New Orleans
Steiner
Texas
M. M. Garrick
Lockout Fails to Materialize for Cleveland Bricklayers
The expected general lockout of about 900 bricklayers did not occur today after contractors tried to impose a half holiday last Saturday. The employers had objected to the move and the threatened nationwide action did not take effect in Cleveland.
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Associated, Press
Cleveland
Ohio
McNamara Brothers Face Bail Decision in Dynamite Case
Los Angeles reports no more proceedings today as the McNamara brothers await bail ruling on the dynamite murder charge. The case centers on whether bail should be set for the dynamite charge while other related counts are explored in upcoming sessions.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
John J. McNamara
James B. McNamara
McNamara
Cannon Misquote Clarified After Telegraph Error
In Atlanta on May 8 the misquotation of former Speaker Cannon’s remarks in the House last Saturday is corrected. The report claimed he would kill the Associated Press, but he stated he would not kill it if he could. The error was telegraphic and accidental, but it did him an injustice.
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Cannon
Associated Press
Atlanta
House
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From San Antonio Reader
San Antonio readers learn kidney duty and the remedy Doan's Kidney Pills. W C Sturm testifies of relief from backache and kidney trouble after eight months use. The ad notes the product sells for 50 cents by all dealers with Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
San Antonio
W. C. Sturm
Tex
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan’ S
Appeal for a Fair Election Desiring a Fair Ballot
The People's Party Committee urges a fair election next Tuesday warning vote buyers that evidence will be secured and violations prosecuted under Terrell election law. They insist no bulldozers at polls, promise equal representation by opponents in officials, and call voters to be orderly and lawful to ensure an honest count.
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People’s Party Committee
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