Two Soldiers Wounded In Fort Sam Houston Assault
Soldiers Gus Chambliss and Edward Lindquist at Fort Sam Houston Post Hospital were seriously wounded when attacked by two Mexican assailants armed with a razor shortly before midnight Monday. One suspect was arrested by Mounted Officer R. C. Trevino and jailed. authorities may transfer him on assault to murder charges.
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Gus Chambliss
Edward Lindquist
Fort Sam Houston
R. C. Trevino
Chambliss
Lindquist
Post
West Side
Pedestrian Sees Move From Building To Sidewalk
A pedestrian reports stepping from a building to the sidewalk. No injuries or further details provided.
Governor commutes death sentence for Jeorges Rios
Austin May 9 The governor commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence for Jeorges Rios a Mexican condemned to hang at Linton San Patricio county on May 25 for the killing of a woman.
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Austin
Tex
Jeorges Rios
Linton
San Patricio County
Rios
Italian officer losses amid war reach three nine hundred
Berlin reports private German statistics show 3900 Italian officers lost since the war began. Among them are five generals, 62 colonels, 104 majors and 544 captains. The tally counts killed, wounded or missing.
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Berlin
Sayville
Germany
Doctor O J Cook Reports on Mexican Expedition
City health officer of Laredo and first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps arrives in San Antonio on leave after serving with the battalion of engineers in Mexico. He says the expeditionary force is doing effective work and Villa’s prestige is shattered, as soldiers prove themselves as real fighting men to Mexicans.
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O. J. Cook
Laredo
Medical Reserve Corps
San Antonio
Battalion of Engineers
Mexico
No Action Taken In Bank Suit Hearing Tuesday
City seeks to block payout to unsecured depositors of West Texas Bank & Trust Company. Judge Chambliss unavailable a week. Judge Anderson unable to preside due to his own docket. State officials file general demurrer contesting district court jurisdiction and the claim that deposits are not eligible for guaranty fund payout.
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West Texas Bank & Trust Company
F. G. Chambliss
Jourdanton
Chambliss
W. S. Anderson
Anderson
West Texas Bank
John 8. Patterson
Insurance and Banking
S. G. Tayvloe
Guaranty Bank
Guaranty Fund
Seek Workable Plan for West Texas Bank Reorganization
Stockholders and depositors committee hopeful for a bank reorganization. Commissioner John S. Patterson works on a plan and asks for secrecy until a formal proposal is ready, promising protection for creditors and stockholders. Patterson also favors a legal path to a new bank to assume West Texas assets and liabilities.
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West Texas Bank
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
John S. Patterson
Patterson
West Texas
Impudent Minx Mirrors Dusty Reflections
A light quarrel plays out as a woman mocks a dusty mirror while another retorts with a sharp quip. The exchange carries a cheeky domestic tone typical of the era in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Henford’s Pacifist Stance Cited in Boston Transcript
Fragmentary OCR records reference Henford as a pacifist and include a tense exchange about cartridges and paper for a dimmer com Boston Transcript. The readable text hints at personal beliefs and a domestic context without clear events or dates.
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Henford
Boston Transcript
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Praised by Neighbor
Mrs Redkamp of Covington Kentucky recounts advising a neighbor whose young child had croap to try Foley's Honey and Tar. The neighbor was pleased with the quick relief from coughing and croup. The syrup is described as effective for both old and young.
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Foley
Bargain Fabric Listing From Store Ad
A local ad promotes long cloth at 89 cents per ten yards and 36 inches wide. Undergarment crepe 1.10 for 10 yards and 30 inch width. Mercerized underwear checks 1.49 for 10 yards, 36 inches wide, on the second floor.
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Pryor
Vessella
Conway
U. S. Marine Band
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
Victor
Victrola
Mexican
Razor
Sarah Tyson Rover
McIlhenny Company
Avery Island
Louisiana
Wolfson’s
Brussels
Copenhagen
Warner
Saul Woltson
Redfern
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