Flames spread rapidly as Tex fire destroys multiple buildings
The Associated Press reports a major fire on Upper Main Street in WN Texas causing about 175000 dollars in losses with total property valued near 1 million possibly wiped out. Four city blocks including the Stowers, Mason, Temple Latham and several others perish while water pressure and heat hindered firefighting efforts.
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Associated Press
Tex
Censer
Upper Main Street
Stowersiding
Mason
Temple Latham
Stowers
Major fires devastate Houston retail district buildings and firms
Large losses reported as Stowers Furniture and 20 other firms suffer fire damage. Notable properties hit include Mason building owned by M. E. Foster and Temple building. Captain Wagner of the San Antonio fire department reports Captain F Wagner of Houston paralyzed by wall collapse. local dispatches note unclear Houston injury.
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Stowers Furniture Company
Mason
Bayou City
Wagner
Last Tributes Paid To Dr Ferdinand Herff Sr In San Antonio
The city mourns as Dr Ferdinand Herff Sr eminent physician and public benefactor dies. Funeral from 308 East Houston Street at 4 30 pm with services by Rev Philip Cook. Burial at City Cemetery No 1 beside Mrs Herff. Honorary bearers include Dr Frank Paschal and Dan Oppenheimer Sr. Active bearers list names several of his sons and colleagues.
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Ferdinand Herff Sr
East
Houston Street
Philip Cook
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
City Cemetery No. 1
Alex Sartor
G. A. Duerler
Thomas H. Franklin
George W. Brackenridge
Dan Oppenheimer
John B. Herff
Adolph Herff
F. Herff
Charles Dittmar
Alfred Duerler
W. Wolf
Auto plunges into river five drowned in Chicago
Five persons—three men and two women—died when a car driven by John Buchanan plunged into the Calumet River at the Ninety-second Street bridge in Chicago. The vehicle owned by Mrs. C. F. Spalding, 1800 Astor Street, careened after the driver lost brakes as the bridge swung open. A woman rescued herself from the river and survived.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Calumet River
Ninety-second Street Bridge
C. F. Spalding
Astor Street
John Buchanan
Dolly Madison Breakfast Prominent Democratic Women Gather
Washington May 20. More than 400 prominent democratic women met at the Willard hotel for a Dolly Madison breakfast honoring the first lady and showcasing descendants of famous political families. Tables of notable spouses and debutantes reflected ties to Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson, Cleveland, Wilson, and other leaders.
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Washington, D. C
Dolly Madison
White House
New Willard Hotel
United States
Mary Cutts Craig
Fanny Virginia Burke
Lneal
Thomas Jefferson
Tylor
Monroe
van Buren
Jackson
Camp Clark
Craig
Miss Burke
Samuel L. Grouveneur
Mary Wilcox
Adlai Stevenson
Grover Cleveland
The
Willard
Democrats
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Henry D. Clayton
Washington
Robert C. Wickliffe
Louisiana
Bryan
Harmon
Norman B. Mack
Hearing Set in San Diego Triple Killing Case
Three men Frank Robinson Charley Gravis and Dr F M Roberts are held in Corpus Christi on a San Diego election row murder. They were to be moved for examining trials but the date was postponed to Tuesday morning. District Attorney Klieber arrived to conduct the examination with sheriffs from Nueces and Jim Wells counties. Five rangers from Brownsville will stay until trials.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
San Diego
Hipnant
Frank Robinson
Charley Gravis
F.M. Roberts
Klieber
Brownsville
Wright
Nueces
Hinnant
Jim Wella
Pastors Exchange Posts in Smithville Texas
Rev. R. E. Duke resigns after six months as Smithville Methodist pastor for health reasons and exchanges with Rev. J. D. Waltrip of Center Point Texas, heading there.
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Smithville
Tex
R. E. Duke
Methodist Church
Center Point
J. D. Waltrip
Notable Endorsements Push Plant Juice Remedy
Prominent Texans including Jake Zurn endorse Plant Juice as a stomach tonic and cathartic. The San Antonio notice highlights Zurn’s authority and calls on malarial or stomach sufferers to visit Fischer's Drug Store for testimonials and local demonstrations.
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Jake Zurn
Texas
San Antonio
Dillingham
Fischer’s
Alamo & Houston
Despondent nobleman ends life in Chicago hotel
Henry Spruck von Armenthal a member of German nobility and large landowner in Oregon Washington and Idaho shot himself in a Chicago hotel room. A revolver and a photo of Mrs Frances Rosenblatt were found with the body. He left a note blaming drink and a lost romance with Rosenblatt and instructed his Seattle lawyer and his brother to dispose of his estate.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Henry Spruck von Armenthal
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Frances Rosenblatt
Nelson Morris
Packer
von Armenthal
Seattle
Phillip Spruck Baron
Samms Staubach von Armenthal
Hessen-Darmstadt
Germany
Los Angeles
Walter D. Jones
Rosenblatt
Fearful Axman Murders Spark San Antonio Tense Night
San Antonio blacks fear axe attacks amid a reported attempt to pry open Leander Johnson's home at 902 East Crockett. Johnson fired at a fleeing man, then two shots at a second. A rock shattered a wall as police investigate threats sent to the Johnson family. Neighbors appeal for protection and deputies are pressed into night duty.
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San Antonio
Axman
Leander Johnson
East Crockett Street
Johnson
Tobin
Newnam
Invitations for Mass Meeting Encourage All Attendees
The Citizens' League urges broad attendance for the ratification meeting at Beethover hall Thursday night. A. H. Jones says the group sends many invitations but wants no one to feel left out or unwelcome due to being overlooked in the mailing. The aim is to mobilize supporters against "one man rule" with a record turnout.
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Citizens’ League
Beethover Hall
A. H. Jones
Citizen's League
Advertising Club Convention Opens in Dallas
Dallas hosts the Associated Advertising Clubs of America meeting with President George Coleman reporting a 70 percent membership rise from 6776 to 9781 across 130 clubs. Gov. Colquitt and Mayor Holland welcome delegates as cities pitch for the 1913 convention, with tours, parades, and plans for future gatherings through Thursday.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
George Coleman
Association
Baltimore
Toronto
San Francisco
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Austin
William H. Holland
Julius Schneider
Chicago
George W. Coleman
National Organization
Maine
Hawaiian Islands
Ontario
Georgia
California
Coleman
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Frisco
Piltion
Nurse on Trial for Poisoning Nine Babies in Brooklyn
Wilfred Ankers a nurse faced trial before Justice Scudder in Brooklyn accused of poisoning nine infants by adding oxalic acid to their milk. The babies died months ago at a Brooklyn infant’s hospital where she worked. The defense claims she is a victim set up by the actual poisoner and is being railroaded to prison.
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Associated Press
York
Monument to Hatton to be unveiled at Lebanon
A Confederate monument topped by a statue of General Robert Hatton will be unveiled this afternoon in Lebanon Tennessee. Bennett H. Young of Louisville, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, will deliver the principal address.
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Robert Hatton
Lebanon
Bennett H. Young
Louisville
The
United Confederate Veterans
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