San Antonio academy graduation honors six in valedictory contest
Six graduates received diplomas and prizes at San Antonio academy last night. Principal W. W. Bondurant praised the class for leading in scholarships for 25 years. Albert Powers won the declamatory prize. Harold Weiner, Clarence Fenstermaker, and William Copeland spoke. Walter Booth received the alumni trophy. other honors went to J. Bryant Powers, Bryant Powers, and Charles A. Morris among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
San Antonio Academy
W. W. Bondurant
R. E. Vinson
Austin
Leslie Powers
Glee Club
Harold Weiner
Cicero
Cataline
Albert Powers
Bernado del Carpi
Clarenee Fenstermaker
Religns
William Copeland
Benedict Arnold
Marshall Hicks
J. D. Crenshaw
E. G. Howe
William Coped
Harris Cobb
J. Bryant Powers
Chester H. Terrell
Walter Booth
University of Texas
Louis Jordan
Gay Hugo
Harry Harrison
Virginia University
Bryant Powers
Tulane University
Charles A. Morris
Washington and Lee University
Lesile Flowers
Charity Work Increases As Aid Applications Surge
Thirty applications for aid were filed at the San Antonio branch of the Associated Charities in the past three weeks. The heaviest period of the year for filings and investigations coincides with winter residents leaving the Alamo City, especially those with tuberculosis. Seventeen of the thirty applications for transportation to other cities or states have been granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Charities’ Association
Alamo City
Taft Grants Clemency in Lifer Daniel Jones Case
President Taft commuted the life murder sentence of Daniel Jones of Leavenworth after evidence raised doubts about the original killing. Jones had served 27 years of a life term following a prior Texas sentence and a disputed powder burn on the victim’s wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
President Taft
Daniel Jones
Leavenworth
Jones
Texas
Indian Territory
William
William Jones
Taft
Huge fossil find on Rosehill farm in Oklahoma
On H F Sears farm in Rosehill township the southeast quarter of section 12 reveals a growing fossil bed. He has dug a 10 by 30 foot area with bones at every deepening point and a single tooth weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and measured 56 inches long. Oklahoma and Kansas universities show interest and scientists are examining the site. Multiple bones suggest more than one animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulhall
Okla
H. F. Sears
Section 12
Rosehill Township
Oklahoma
Kansas
Fasting Cures Deafness as Telegraph Operator Ends Thirty Day Fast
Clarence Patrick a 34 year old telegraph operator and student completed a thirty day fast in Oklahoma City to cure deafness and rheumatism. He reports his hearing improved his vision senses sharpened and rheumatism vanished while his weight fell from 145 to 125 pounds. He plans to continue fasting another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Nude woman plunges five stories at Chicago Opera House
Crowds gathered as a nude woman paused on a fifth floor window ledge and fell to the pavement. Police and an ambulance responded to the tragedy, with witnesses horrified by the sight of the body in the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Life‑size Venus cast displayed in fifth floor window
A life sized Venus de Milo statue stood in a manicure parlor window on the building's fifth floor. The odd placement drew curiosity from passersby and palm readers nearby, with locals speculating on the art display's purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus de Milo
Sixteen Indians accused of bigamy in Oregon
In Klamath Falls sixteen Indians from the Klamath reservation were detained by authorities after asserting they could end marriages by destroying the marriage certificates. They sought new unions under a belief that destruction of the certificate equated to a divorce and may face grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klamath Falls
Ore
Klamath Reservation
Portland
Redskin Bigamists
Grand Jury
Redskins
Red fingerprints irk Speaker Clark over Indian land bill
Sixty-six Chippewa fingerprints dipped in red pokeberry juice were sent to Speaker Champ Clark in Washington. The marks, said to be from Chippewa Indians of the White Earth reservation, protested proposed legislation affecting Indian lands and accompanied signatures of an agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
White Earth Reservation
Branding incident leads to arrests in St. Louis
Bisan Saffron, 26, told police of a Wednesday conspired branding with hot irons. Samuel Frenn admits burning Saffron while Charles Aboud denies involvement. both men were arrested. Frenn says Saffron wooed his wife, Mrs. Frenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prici
Wae As
Mien
Royce
Kaufman
Rochester
Wien
Emerson
Empson
Abbatemaggio
Camorrist
A. Collman
Main Ave
Theo
Arizt
Oregon Redskins
Rogers
Sunkist
California
Secon
California Fruit Growers
Clark Street
Chicago, Ill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!