Safety campaign kicks off at national manufacturers meeting
The seventeenth annual convention of the National Association of Manufacturers opens May 21 in New York. Highlights include motion pictures on accident causes and remedies, an accident exhibit with 2000 photos, safety at sea demonstrations, fire prevention symposiums, and a report on high explosive sales regulation. Renowned speakers and industry leaders will address accident prevention and workmen’s compensation.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
National Association of Manufacturers of the United States
Waldorf Astoria
Ford C. Schwedtman
James A. Emery
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James P. Bird
John Kirby Jr
United States
E. Wisconsin State Industrial Commission
United States Steel Corporation
trans-Atlantic Steamship Companies
Franklin H. Wentworth
National Fire Protection Association
Milk Herd Tests Ordered By State Official
Dr J A Abbott the state pure food and drug commissioner in Austin informs Dr Q B Lee city bacteriologist that milkmen must have their cows tested by a competent veterinary surgeon to detect disease. He says examinations are not public records and will be used to enforce the law. Prosecutions will follow if diseased cows are found and the dairyman has not acted to remove them.
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J. 8. Abbott
Pure Food and Drug
Austin
Q. B. Lee
Abbott
Staacke Bros Offer Carriages at Low Prices
A listing notes Staacke Brothers selling many carriages buggies and phaetons at very low prices alongside roast turkey at White Horse Tavern amid a sale of transportation items.
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Staacke Bros
White Horse Tavern
Businessmen back Fiesta San Jacinto as city asset
Prominent local business leaders praise Fiesta San Jacinto as a boon to trade and tourism and urge continuation as an annual event. They propose improvements including longer planning, night parades, a larger auditorium for the queen’s coronation, and replacing street shows with broader features.
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San Jacinto
Fiesta Association
H. E. Hildebrand
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Company
United States
Texas
Wolff & Marx Company
San Antonio
Absorbs Skin and Cancels Wrinkles Gains Lost Youth
A Home Queen reader Emily Colsen recalls using mercorized wax and saxolite wash to absorb withered skin and erase lines, enabling her to attend a wedding she feared missing. Carnival letters praise San Antonio’s fiesta and urge continued growth and larger venues for future events.
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Emily Colsen
Home Queen
Hair Health Ad Promises Gray Hair Solution
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Hays Hair Health as a simple remedy for gray hair and dandruff. It claims benefits for both women and men and notes Bexar Drug sells it for 50 cents to 1 dollar with a money back guarantee.
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HAYS
Hay
Bexar
Local Business Leaders Named in Historic San Antonio Trade Group
Star Brewing Company and J F Mc Gowan with manager Menger Hotel figures organized a trade alliance including George S Lupton general passenger agent A and A P railroad Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Household Furniture and J M Ball with the San Antonio Brewing Association to coordinate commerce and supply lines.
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Star Brewing Company
J. F. McGowan
Menger Hotel
George S. Lupton
A. & A. P. Railroad
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Company
Household Furniture Company
J. M. Ball
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San Antonio Brewing Association
Antarctic expedition reports major discoveries and glacier plans
London cable notes Dr. Mawson of Australia and Captain Davis leaving Hobart aboard the Aurora for the South Polar regions. Discoveries include Termination Land and numerous islets along the Great Barrier, with charted unknown coastlines. Landing party aims to reach what may be the world’s greatest glacier as the expedition prepares for a southward return.
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London
Dr. Mawson
Aurora
Davis
Hobart
South Polar
Mawson
Clairie
Wilkes
Challenger
Gauss
Great Barrier
Mr. Wild
Reuter
Dr.Mawson
Adelie Land
Kaliser Wilhelm Land
Ninnis
Aurora Strikes Rocks Forcing Alert At Macquarie Island
Frank Wild's February 18 letter from the western base details a rough voyage from Hobart to Macquarie Island, where the crew rebuilt huts and wire masts and hauled gear up a glacier 100 feet high to establish winter quarters after the Aurora drifted onto rocks.
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Frank Wild
Miners approve tentative deal and vote to return to work
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on May 18 the anthracite miners meeting in convention voted 323 to 64 to ratify the operators tentative agreement and to return to work at once.
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Wilkesbarre
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Franklin Brush
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Joske Bros. Co
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L. J. Hart
W. M. Morgan
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St. Louis
Saratoga Restaurant
Schober Ice & Brewing Company
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