Vivid City Council Transition Promises Early Clashes
The outgoing and incoming aldermen face a lively start as Mayor Callaghan reshapes committees and confirms appointive posts. With departures and reassignments, expected clashes center on finance and police chairmanships as the new board prepares for a June seating.
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Callaghan
Board of Aldermen
B. J. Mauermann
John
Brich Mayreet
John Kinney
Nomin Sta
Budget Preparations Underway For City Departments
The article notes aldermen face a budget session with a quorum required. The mayor has department heads preparing annual reports and estimated expenditures for the coming year. These figures will form the partial basis for the budget to be presented to the council for approval.
Miss A N DeBoyster Dies After Illness at 28
Miss A N DeBoyster, 28, died Friday night in a local hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her mother and two sisters of Pearsall, who were with her at the end. She arrived in the city May 4 for treatment. Sloan & Hagg Undertaking prepared the body and took it to Pearsall for burial.
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Dboyster
A. N. DeBoyster
Pearsall
Miss DeBoyster
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Notable Guests Check In at San Antonio Hotels
G L Skidmore and wife at the Gunter. F L Selleck a Houston businessman is in the city on a three day business trip and registered at the Menger. A A Fariey of Bryan is a guest at the Menger. Mr and Mrs Kasan B Mitchell of Tapachula Mexico are staying at the Crockett. Dr J L Melvin a Guthrie Oklahoma physician arrived and is at the Menger. J Hofmann A G Baker and J H Sheep registered at the Menger. J Ward Travis of Teague is a guest of the Menger. Many people arriving in San Antonio from Dallas already registered at the Menger.
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G. L. Skidmore
Gunter
F. L. Selleck
Houston
Mr. Selleck
Menger
A.A Fariey
Bryan
Kasan B. Mitchell
Tapachula
Mexico
Crockett Hotel
J. L. Melvin
Guthrie
Okla
Melvin
San Antonio
Dallas
J. Hofmann
A. G. Baker
J. H. Sheep
J. Ward Travis
Teague
Swallowing Diamond Heist Reported in Wilkes-Barre
Max Marcus of Pittston claimed a $150 unmounted diamond after wagering he could swallow it. In Fassen's store Marcus swallowed the stone with water, then paid $50 to Fassen and left, insisting the cost to him was the price of the diamond.
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Wilkes-Barre
Max Marcus
Pittston
Harry Fassen
Marcus
Fassen
Dog worth ten thousand dollars reported missing in Brooklyn
A general alarm was sent for the recovery of Li Hung Chang III a valuable dog missing from the home of Dr Henry M Kalvin at 1612 Avenue U Flatbush Brooklyn The diplomat Li Hung Chang III is valued at about 10000 dollars according to Dr Kalvin
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New York
Brooklyn
Li Hung Chang III
America
Henry M. Kalvin
No. 1612
Avenue
U, Flatbush
Li Hung Ng
Kalvin
Tragic Northwest Mounted Police Diary Shocks Ottawa
The diary of Inspector Fitzgerald and Constables Taylor and Carter details a deadly 1910 11 polar trek. Hunger and exposure forced a death by gunshot and a final will written with a burnt twig. The group hoped for rescue or Indian aid as they dwindled.
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Ottawa
Canada
Northwest Mounted Police
Fitzgerald
Taylor
Carter
Frederick White
Mounted Police
Dempster
Constable Taylor
Inspector Fitzgerald
Constable Carter
Halifax
Kinney
Wind River
Dawson
McPherson
Diary Fragments Reveal Ills of Ill-Fated Patrol
Inspector Fitzgerald notes anxiety to perform the patrol at Fort MacPherson as heavy trail ice and frigid conditions left three strong young men exhausted and unable to return. Corporal Dempster states the men had wasted to shadows despite their health.
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Inspector Fitzgerald
Fort MacPherson
Corporal Dempster
Deaf and Dumb Beggar Swears After Surprise Motive
The Rev Edgar H Jackson of Maspeth Long Island hosted a visiting youth who claimed to be deaf and speechless after scarlet fever. A note begged for help to obtain an education and the rector arranged aid with John G Godfrey of the charities bureau. A trolley mishap exposed the deception as the youth regained speech and spoke up.
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Edgar 8. Jackson
Episcopal Church
Maspeth
L.I
Edward Helcey
Bureau of Charities
Brooklyn
Godfrey
Man Walks Into Delaware River While Asleep
New York May 20 Dreaming his employer called him to work John Smith a painter for Augustus Carter Burlington N J walked into the Delaware river from Stacey street pier Shad fishermen pulled him out He recalled waking when a rescuer grabbed him and said he slept through the event previously and often sleepswalks to work calls.
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New York
John Smith
Augustus Carter
Burlington N. J
Delaware River
Stacey Street
Smith
Bristol
Hubbard causes stir with secretary as Indians in hotel lobby
In New York May 2 a grocers clerks convention drew crowds as Elbert Hubbard and his secretary, seen as a “small edition” of Hubbard, were mistaken for Indians when a delegate shouted the cry. They recovered bearing and learned Hubbard planned to address in South Bend Indiana. Riordon of Interlaken School at Laporte Indiana was noted as soon to become superintendent of Hubbard’s school for boys at East Aurora.
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New York
Sherman
Elbert Hubbard
Elbertus
Neycrofters
Lord
Elbert
Frn
South Bend Ind
Raymond Riordon
Interlaken School
Laporte
Ind
Riordon
Hubbard School For Boys
East Aurora
Will of John Henry Flagg Leaves Major Bequests
The late John Henry Flagg of 114 West Fifty-eighth Street filed in New York details a $6000 bequest to his physician Edward Quintard for devotion and skillful services, $10,000 to brother Fred A. Flagg of Troy, $12,000 to sister Ellen E. Fairbanks of Ellenville, and portions to nephews and nieces. The residue goes to the brother and widow.
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New York
John Henry Flagg
West Fifty-eighth Street
Theatrical manager Stuyvesant faces larceny charge in Springfield
Roland De Witt Astor Stuyvesant of New York, posing as an international theatrical manager, appeared in Springfield police court on larceny charges after advertisements for a partner drew responses. He admitted borrowing money and blamed joblessness, idly noting his composite name from prominent New Yorkers. He paid a fine and promised to leave town. Porter F. Loring is ill at home. Dixie Social Chub shirtwaist hop scheduled for Wed 24 at Fest hall with Artzt music.
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Springfield
Mass
Roland de Witt Astor Stuyvesant
New York
Stuyvesant
Dixie
Explorer Ernest Leffingwell Sends Arctic Letter Home
Dr. C W Leffingwell of Knoxville reports his son Ernest Leffingwell, the explorer, wrote from Flaxman Island October 20, 1910. The letter traveled 300 miles by dog sledge to Herschel Island then via royal northwestern mounted police to Dawson, postmarked April 17, 1911, describing geographical and geological surveys along the Arctic coast and inland mountains in northern Alaska.
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Galesburg
Ill
C. W. Leffingwell
Knoxville
Ernest Leffingwell
Alaska
Flaxman Island
Herschel Island
Royal Northwestern Mounted Police
Arctic
Dawson
Leffingwell
United States
Peruna Praised By Utah Doctor For Dyspepsia Relief
Helen A. Maxfield M D of Lyman Utah reports she is sixty years old and after two weeks of Peruna experiences marked relief from long standing dyspepsia and constipation.
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Helen A. Maxfield
Lyman
Utah
Doctor in Bellevue Ward Injures While Pursuing Cat
Dr Menus Gregory chief alienist at Bellevue Hospital psychopathic ward pursued a blue ribbon bulldog that chased a yellow cat. He slipped at cellar stairs and was carried to his apartment with broken ribs and concussion. He is expected to recover. the dog and cat escaped.
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New York
Menus
Gregory
Bellevue Hornital
Boston
Golden Bar
Bellevue
Dr. Gregory
Carlisle
Smith
Woman's talkativeness not bar to trusteeship
In Pougkfepsie New York on May 20 the court overruled objections to Mary B Norton becoming trustee of a James Baxter trust. Critics claimed Mrs Norton talked too much yet the surrogate noted she might manage funds as well as Rockefeller and upheld her appointment despite the concerns.
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Poughkfepsie
N. Y
Hopkins
Mary B. Norton
James Baxter
Nortan
James Baxter Jn
Norton
How Did We Lose In The Kickers Misstep
A coach questions team missteps after a key player is ejected for sawing the umpire. He criticizes the generalship and urges better instruction for players to focus on kicking and discipline.
Quickest Relief for All Foot Troubles
Traditional remedy promises swift foot relief using Calocide dissolved in hot water for 15 minutes nightly. Claims include relief from soreness, peeled corns, reduced bunions, and improved sweaty or swollen feet. Available from druggists for twenty five cents, historically used by professionals.
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Surters
Valley of Ice
Hostetter
GRUG
Israel
Jacob Faitlovitch
Falashas
Abyssinia
Ilovitch
Jerusalem
Somnambulist
Hubbard
Hotel Sherman
J. &. Plage
Quintard
Porter F. Loring
Shelley-Loring
Arctics
Czarevitch
Russia
Alexis
Russian Empire
Peruna
Mrs. Wilson Robinson
Cat
Dog
The
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