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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1911

Page

5

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited in Woman's Recovery

A Creston Iowa woman reports long inflammation and pain relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after other medicines failed. She praises the product's herbal formula and recommends it to other suffering women. The ad notes thousands of testimonials and offers free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.

Creston Ilona Lydia E. Pinkham Mrs. WM. Stars W. Howard St Iowa

President Taft Aide Receives Two Old Fashioned Quilts

Major Archie Butt, aide to the president, will have two traditional quilts in his Washington home. A Georgia contest organized by Albert Howell Jr. selected 278 entries. The winning designs are Sunflower and Hexagon. The quilts were chosen to honor Butt’s Georgia trip and will be sent to Howell’s office for examination.

Atlanta Archie Butt Washington Georgia Taft Albert Howell Jr Major Butt Howell Washington State White House

Paper crisis looms as Canada holds pulp wood power

Senate hearing hears John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association warn that only by adopting the paper clause of the reciprocity treaty with Canada can cheap paper and a domestic print industry be secured. He cites Canadian export bans and provincial controls as pressuring U S mills and proposes free wood exchange as a remedy.

Associated Press Washington Canada United States John Norris American Newspaper Publishers’ Association Senate Finance Committee Norris Quebec America Senate Hale Mann Committee Gifford Pinchot New York State Pennsylvania Minnesota Vermont New Hampshire Maine

Heat Kills Fan at New York Baseball Game

Edmund F Bierbaum collapsed and died in his seat at the American League Park during the New York vs Pittsburgh game. Officials cite heat induced heart failure amid a string of prostrations as temperatures reached 83 degrees with several others overcome by the heat.

Associated Press New York Edmund F. Bierbaum

Motherhood Comforted by Mothers Friend Emulsion

The ad promotes Mother's Friend a lubricating oil emulsion for external use to ease pregnancy and aid recovery. It claims to prepare the system for the onset of labor and reduce suffering, urging purchase at druggists and offering a free book for expectant mothers from Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia.

Brug Bradfield Regulator CO Atlanta, Ga

Confirmation at St Marys Taylor 120 Confirmed

The Right Reverend N A Gallagher bishop of Galveston presided over confirmation at St Marys Catholic church Taylor. A class of 120 was confirmed and services continued past noon. Assistants included Rev Theodore Drees and Rev Precker. G B Brieger began work on a new convent at East Fourth and Elliott streets.

Galveston G. B. Brieger St. Mary East Fourth and Elliott Streets

Negro man Owen Kiese dies at 110 in Luling Texas

Special to the Light Luling Texas May 23 Uncle Owen Kiese a negro died at his home here yesterday He was said to be 110 years old He served as slave and servant to many distinguished southerners including the late J J Storey Pioneer Taylor Man Dies Taylor Texas May 23 H G G Smith 51 a pioneer resident and lawyer of Taylor died Sunday afternoon and was buried Monday in City cemetery He was born in Fayette county and came to Taylor in 1883 He is survived by his wife formerly Miss Lula Peterson two brothers John Smith Fort Worth and J E Smith Austin county two sisters Mrs M Friedenhaus Houston and Mrs W A Livingston Elgin

Laling Tex Owen Kiese J. J. Storey Taylor H. Gg. Smith Mr. Smith Fayette County Lula Peterson Hallettsville John Smith Fort Worth J. E. Smith Austin County M. Friedenhaus Houston W. A. Livingston Elgin

Woman mountain climber Peck seeks continent's summit

New York May 23 Miss Annie S Peck the woman climber will leave for Panama next week to search unknown Andean summits for a top higher than Aconcagua on the Argentina Chile border. After four years she reached Mount Huascaran but later measurements lowered its height below Aconcagua. Five horses were found diseased and to be examined by a veterinarian while old and disabled animals are moved to a humane society pasture. Drivers request another week to improve their stock.

New York Annie S. Peck Panama Andes Aconagua Argentina Chile North South America Huasacaran Humane Society The

Humane Society Plans Public Fountains for Horses

The Texas State Humane Society, through its local branch, will erect public drinking fountains in the city to care for old, disabled, and diseased horses once diseased animals are removed. Veterinarians warn glanders is incurable and spreads rapidly, even to humans. E M Collins, mounted humane officer, conducts citywide investigation and reports progress finding a remarkable situation.

Texas State Humane Society E. M. Collins Mounted Humane

Widow Kennedy assigns interest in estate to Texas man

Mrs. 8 G Kennedy of Leadville Colorado says she is widow of mining millionaire W B Stratton and assigns a quarter of her claim against his estate to R L Parker of Center Texas. Parker then assigns half of his interest to Rufus Trice of Center Texas. Parker is county clerk of Shelby County Texas and records hint at a 1874 marriage between Kennedy and Stratton in St Augustine Texas.

Colorado Springs Colo Mhs G. Kennedy Leadville Stratton R. L. Parker Center Texas Parker Rufus Trice Tex Shelby County

French Industrialist Held on Deportation Claim

Ferdinand Darrent Dabbadie an iron manufacturer from Evereaux France and Helena Benoit his former governess were seized from the Lake Champlain on arrival in Quebec May 23. They used aliases Mr and Mrs W F Wye and denied identity until questioned separately then admitted who they were and said they were not married awaiting an examining board decision on deportation.

Quebec Ferdinand Darrent Dabbadie Evereaux France Lake Champlain Helena Benoit W. F. Wye

Seguin Hold Convict's Funeral After Escape Incident

Harvey King, an escaped inmate, surrendered to officers in Seguin Texas. The white accomplice who attempted to flee and was fatally shot by an officer was buried yesterday with a flowered grave site attended by many women.

Seguin Tex Harvey King

Alaskans Plan Unauthorized Coal Mining expedition

Nearly 100 Cordova residents departed for the Bering River coal fields near Katalla to stake claims and mine coal for local merchants and Alaska towns. They raised funds by subscription and intend to work the mines immediately without government action, threatening to mobilize a force if opposed. The party sailed in four launches and a barge.

Associated Press Cordova Alaska Bering River Katala Here

Alaska coal claims delay prompts Taft appeal

A Seattle protest resolves to speed up adjudication of Alaska coal claims and urges President Taft to take action. The gathering notes frustration over the slow process and seeks executive intervention to resolve the dispute.

THE Associatedness Seattle Wash Alaska Taft

Alaska coal lands withdrawal order urged by citizens

A mass meeting adopted a resolution calling for executive action to withdraw Alaska coal lands from entry. The measure highlights hardships from high imported coal prices while abundant high grade coal deposits are nearby.

Alaska

Survivors of Juarez Battle Seek Return to El Paso

American Legion members stranded in San Antonio after the Juarez fight sell personal effects including their weapons to raise funds for returning to El Paso. They say lecturing is hard and they will rejoin insurrectos if fighting resumes. The Light’s Garibaldi timing error is corrected: he arrived 36 hours after fighting began and joined the action.

American Legion Juarez Mexico San’ Antonio Soldiers of Fortune el Paso Garibaldi

Union Men Accused of Plot 10 Dynamite

Los Angeles May 23 The Associated Press reports H Conners and J Mansell Parks longtime union men linked to the Losane Structural Iron Bridge Workers were arrested for allegedly plotting to dynamite the county hall of records last September weeks before the Times building blast Conners was at a ticket counter to Seattle and Parks was nabbed at Conners home Detectives say arrests cap months of surveillance The district attorney says there is no evidence yet connecting J J McNamara J B McNamara or Ortie McManigal to the Conners Parks case Meanwhile B F Peoples a Texas landowner and dealer is in San Antonio on business over several under way land transfers

Associated Press LOS_ANGELES Cal H. Conners J. Mansell Parks Losane Union Structural Iron Bridge Workers New County Hall of Records Times Conners Seattle Parks B. F. Peoples Evon Milam County Texas Antonio

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