Test of Vitalitas Rain Proofs Rheumatism Relief
A Waco woman credits Vitalitas with ending her rheumatism after heavy Texas rains. Mrs. G. D. Cunningham reports months of pain eased as storms arrived, and she urges others to try the remedy at Wagner's Drug Store. The piece also notes Leon Cardenas Martinez Martinez’s death sentence being carried out unless a federal stay is granted. Reeves County executes the order, with potential Supreme Court intervention.
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Texas
Vitalitas
G. D. Cunningham
North Street
Waco
Wagner's Drug Store
East
Houston
Leon Cardenas Martinez
Martinez
J. G. Griner
San Antonio
Cunningham
Abilene
Maxey
Reeves County
United States Supreme Court
Condemned Man to Die by Hanging on Monday
Governor Colquitt announced he will not interfere further in the case of a condemned man sentenced to hang on Monday in Austin Texas.
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Martinez
Austin, Tex
Colquitt
Maas Holds Two Mien as His Prisoners
Vera Cruz May 8 G H Cox Englishman manager Vera Cruz Street Railway Company is a prisoner of Mexican general Maas at Soledad. Coxan detained there and retaken after an escape attempt. Private C M Parks orderly for Lt Col Elmore F Taggart and two officers horses vanished into Maas lines. efforts to contact Maas failed.
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Vera Cruz
G. H. Coxan
Maas
Fair Weather to Persist After Thursday Storm
After a Thursday evening thunderstorm that eased unseasonable heat, fair and cooler weather is expected to continue for several days. Central state stations logged varying rainfall, with San Antonio at 0.02 inch, Kerrville recording 1.26 inches, and Longlake reporting 1.10 inches.
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San Antonio
Kerrville
Longlake
Mediation Talks Continue Over Mexican Crisis
The War Department notes no formal armistice between the United States and Huerta, with mediation asked to suspend hostilities during negotiations. Consul Silliman's fate unsettled as Brazil reports refugees reaching Cordoba aboard the Esperanza, while State Department seeks his release. Officials discuss delegation names for Niagara Falls talks as Carter Carranza exclusion debated.
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War Department
Funston
United States
Mexico
Bryan
General Huerta
Mr. Bryan
Vera Cruz
Silliman
State Department
Huerta
John R. Silliman
Saltillo
San Luis Potosi
Niagara Falls
Canada
Day and
Pitney
Supreme Court
Gray
Delaware
Lansing
Carranza
Austin Man Praises Plant Juice After Personal Test
Austin linotype operator W. J. Manning of 110 West Tenth street endorses Plant Juice after a thorough personal trial. He reports relief from long standing indigestion and constipation and claims the tonic improves stomach and liver function, biliousness, and general vitality. Sold at Fischer's Drug Store.
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W. J. Manning
West Tenth Street
Austin
Manning
Texas
Fischer's
Carranza Heads to Torreon as Villa Pause Looms
Governor Carranza left Chihuahua for Torreon with a military convoy led by General Maclovia Herrera and his staff. He will stay until Villa moves Saltillo, then establish headquarters of the Constitutionalist government for all Mexico. Several officials remain in Chihuahua.
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New York
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Havana
Juan Zubaran
Cuba
Chihuahua
Washington
Supplies Rushed Forward for Vera Cruz Expedition
Tele graphic orders from the war department accelerated quartermaster activity in Galveston Texas as the Kilpatrick loaded 100 horses for Vera Cruz. The ship sails tomorrow possibly with Satilla and Meade and Sumner waiting to carry troops if Funston’s army is reinforced.
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Galveston
Tex
War Department
Quartermaster's Department
Kilpatrick
Army Pier
Vera Cruz
Satilla
McClellan
New Orleans
Meade
Sumner
General Funston
Iola yacht report prompts state department inquiry
Reports from San Francisco claim the yacht Iola carrying Arthur Payne of Menlo Park was captured by Mexicans while en route to the Tiburon Islands after calling at San Diego on April 8. Payne's relatives sought aid as the incident drew concern.
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San Francisco
Cal
Iola
Arthur Payne
Menlo Park
Payne
State Department
Tiburon Islands
San Diego
Refugee ship Cuba arrives in Havana from Vera Cruz
The cruiser Cuba docked in Havana on May 8 bringing 134 Cuban refugees from Vera Cruz.
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Havana
Cuba
Vera Cruz
Dandruff Cure Claim In Ad for Liquid Arvon
An advertisement urges using four ounces of liquid arvon at night to dissolve dandruff and halt itching. It promises most or all dandruff gone by morning with repeated applications, claiming hair will become fluffy and glossy and that arvon is inexpensive and readily available at drug stores.
Federals Surrender at San Luis Potosi
Washington May 8 San Luis Potosi has fallen to the Constitutionalists according to information Secretary Bryan transmitted to a caller today.
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San Luis Potosi
Washington, D. C
Bryan
Regulars Protect Lower River Border
A telegram from Secretary of War Gar rison to the Texas governor states federal troops will safeguard the border from Brownsville to El Paso. He details troop movements, including six Texas militia companies, and plans to replace them with regulars to allow militiamen to withdraw. Governor Colquitt agrees and instructs Captain Matthews to keep troops on the line until relieved.
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Southern Department
Texas Militia
Mission
Donna
Mercedes
Harlingen
San Benito
Sam Fordyce
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Third Cavalry
Fourteenth Cavalry
Rio Grande City
Twelfth Cavalry
FE Paso
Dallas. Matthews
Texas
Luna Park Follows in Father's Footsteps
Seth Low, former mayor of New York, was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce, a role his father Abbiel Abbott Low held from 1863 to 1867, marking the first time a son has led the chamber.
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New York
Seth Low
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Abbiel Abbott Low
San Antonio April Mortality Report Shows Higher Death Rate
Assistant Secretary McGee completes the April mortality report for San Antonio with a death rate of 15.04 per 1000, driven by high death figures among Mexican residents. 229 burial permits issued, including out-of-city deaths and shipped remains. Infant deaths total 38 for Mexican parentage, 11 for all others. Race and sex show 205 white and 24 negroes, 125 males and 104 females. April births total 142 with 55 males and 87 females, including a Chinese birth.
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McGee
San Antonio
Old Courthouse to Yield to Soledad Street Widening
Demolition of the 1880 stone three story courthouse by a small syndicate will widen Soledad street between Houston and Commerce. Owner L. J. Hart favors keeping wall sections for a two story modern front. Corner stone may reveal relics to be opened with ceremony.
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Soledad Street
Houston
Commerce Street
L. J. Hart
Firemen in Boycott Claim Native-born Only Policy
Fire Chief Wright probes a complaint against a fire station crew accused of a pact to hire only native born Americans. Foreign-born firefighters face harassment until they quit, with one man allegedly lasting three days and others enduring short stints from minutes to days.
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Wright
Man with Knife Wounds Found Dead in Duval Street Room
W C Benton a one legged man about 50 was found dead in a rear room at 103 Duval street Friday afternoon. He died from knife wounds with the main artery severed. A note said he had no relatives and asked burial with the photograph of his wife and children who perished in the Galveston storm. He had lived on Duval street sixteen months and suffered lung trouble. Police turned the body to Riebe Undertaking Company after investigation.
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W. C. Benton
Duval Street
Galveston
Riebe Undertaking Company
Insurance Agents Meeting In Fort Worth Opens
Local, general and special fire insurance agents of Texas began their annual convention in Fort Worth this morning. The event gathers leaders from the state industry to discuss policy trends and regulatory changes.
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Insurance Agents Meeting
Fort Worth
Tex
General
Special Fire Insurance Agents of
Texas
Luna Park Restaurant Ad Promises Tasty Choices
An advertisement for Luna Park restaurant invites readers to choose from its menu touting appealing dishes and affordable options. The note emphasizes inviting dining experiences and quick service in a concise promotional line.
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