Captain's Bride Aids In Fighting Chinese Pirates
The Opolis crew recounts a 60 pirate raid on the four masted clipper in the Kwai River region. Captain Frank Downs and his wife Nettie Carter Downs repelled attackers with hoses pistols and her rifle. Pirates were later executed in Canton as retribution for the attempted looting.
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Associated Press
New York
China
Backas
Frank Downs
Nettie Carter
Baltimore
Opolis
Kwiang
Presbyterian Assembly backs church union and reforms
The 123rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Atlantic City endorsed uniting with the Reformed church and opposed government acceptance of the silver service for the Utah battleship depicting Brigham Young. It backed a six million dollar fund to aid disabled ministers and widows and heard testimony in Rev. William Grant’s heresy case. Before union, presbyteries must approve.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Reformed Church
Silver Service
Utah
Brigham Young
Mormon Tabernacle
Wm. D. Grant
North Cumberland
One Hundred and Twenty-Third General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Plan Hospital for Rich Will Be Built in Boston
A private hospital exclusively for wealthy patients will be built in Boston as an investment by leading physicians led by Dr. Arthur Cabot. It will offer luxuries and greater facilities than current private paying hospitals to satisfy protests from Back Bay residents against treated as charity cases in other facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Arthur Cabot
Back Bay
Rathskellar in San Antonio Opens for 12 to 12
The Rathskellar in San Antonio offers round the clock service with good staffing and a deli style menu featuring short orders and entrees. Elite Cafe is listed nearby along with plumber A Collman at 416 Main Ave.
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San Antonio
Elite Cafe
A. Collman
Main Ave
Night School Debating Society Anniversary Observed
Tomorrow night the first anniversary of the Night School Debating Society will be celebrated in the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. A committee of invitation includes Charles Parr Arthur Deninger George Schneers Guillermo Gonzales and Anton Czeszinzki. The program features addresses and a declamation contest for the Hertzberg medal with readings by George Schneers Rudolph Schussier Guadalupe Tamaz Otto Weiss Claude Simpson William Parr William Levin and Barret Fournier.
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Charles Parr
Arthur Deninger
George Schneers
Guillermo Gonzales
Anton Czeszinzki
C. J. Lukin
William Veltin Jr
William Parr
New South
Rudolph Schussier
Texas
Guadalupe Tamaz
Otto Weiss
Abraham Lincoln
Claude Simpson
Jerusalem
William Levin
Barret Fournier
Real Estate Leaders Plan Temple Convention Program
W A Hill secretary of the Texas State Realty exchange met Hall P Street president to discuss the first annual convention set for Temple on July 10. Indications point to strong attendance with exchanges from across the state to be represented. A directors meeting Thursday will outline the convention program and directors will attend the San Antonio Real Estate exchange luncheon at the St Anthony Hotel to discuss progress and provide talks on Texas development. The luncheon program is being specially prepared by the local exchange.
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W. A. Hill
Texas State Realty Exchange
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Hall P. Street
Temple
Truck Land Sold Near San Antonio in 38 Acre Addition
Land adjoining San Antonio sold at over $1000 per acre with 38 acre addition bought by Frank Simmang and 8. Lestard for $40,000. John Letora negotiated via J. Tom Williams company. Tract lies beside Collins gardens on Letora Place and is split into smaller parcels for truck growing. New owners plan further improvements and marketing to small farmers and truck growers.
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San Antonio
John Letora
Frank Simmang
8. Lestard
J. Tom Williams Company
Collins’ Gardens
Letora Place
Flier Navigates City Air With Tilt Controls
Aviator Chas. Walsh flew an eight mile circle over Portland’s residence district with rudder wires jammed and steering gear useless. He guided the airplane solely by tilting planes and returned to the start as thousands watched, unaware of his predicament.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Chas. Walsh
Foley Kidney Pills Advertised as Fast Acting Tonic
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills are a healing antiseptic and tonic. It cites quick action and a motherly trust, and lists the Jefferson at 442 Soledad Street as a location with Behles and Boelhauwe architects at 228 West Commerce Street.
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Mother’s
the Jefferson
Soledad Street
Railroad Time Table Fragment With Multiple Train Listings
A scattered timetable lists arrivals and departures for numerous trains. It includes destinations such as the north, Palestine, Mexico, Laredo, Houston, Galveston, Kerrville, Kerrville Sunday service, El Paso, Cuero, Victoria, and Santa Fe lines with varying times and service notes.
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el Paso
East
Dsessees
West
Victoria di Pmehs
Cuero
Victoria
North
Greeks to Send King 100000 for His Army
Greeks in the United States will remit one hundred thousand dollars to the king of Greece for military and naval improvements. The action was announced at a Chicago banquet honoring L. L. Castanzoglu, Greece’s charge d affaires in Washington, hosted by Salopoulos and Greek merchants.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Greece
United States
L. L. Castanzoglu
Washington
Salopoulos
Burned Hands Charged Woman Held Boy to Fire
Henderson Kentucky reports Lizzie Alvers a black woman is charged with cruel and inhuman punishment for forcing her three children ages 7 to 10 to hold their hands in flames. Evidence shows welts and severe beatings with the oldest son not crying during whipping.
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Associated Press
Henderson
Lizzie Alvers
Music lesson enrollment drive at Texas Conservatory
School vacation near prompts parents to enroll children in violin mandolin or guitar with a double special inducement for new students. Interested parties should visit the Texas Conservatory at 210 Mackay Building or call for details.
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Texas Conservatory of Team
Mackay
Y M C A Plans Summer Work And Free Swimming Lessons
An important Y M C A meeting is set for 8 30 this evening to discuss continued work through the summer. Director Tannenbaum has launched a second year of free swimming lessons for boys aged 12 to 15, with school blanks signed by parents for registration. Tomorrow ten young men will instruct and oversee classes of twenty five boys, and prizes in the form of embossed buttons will be awarded to those completing the four lesson course. Baseball practice is underway for seniors and intermediates, with business boys ball tossers preparing for the diamond this week.
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Tannenbaum
Hall's Texas Wonder Cure Claims Wide Range of Ailments
Old advertisement for Hall's Texas Wonder from Dr. E W Hall lists kidney bladder trouble rheumatism gravel diabetes neuralgia and weak back as treatable by one bottle. Claims testimonials and druggist backed sales from St Louis Missouri address 2926 Olive Street.
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Hall
Texas Wonder
E. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Robins Delay Train By Nesting On Brake Ladder
In Buffalo New York on May 23 Admiration for two robins nesting on a brake ladder inside an empty car on the Hamilton Ontario to Buffalo run led to the car being sidetracked. Patrolman Mooney found the nest with four eggs and the car was kept on a dead siding until the birds raise their young.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Hamilton
Ont
Mooney
International Bridge
Foley Kidney Remedy Praised by Satisfied Patient
M N George of Irondale Alabama reports long standing kidney trouble improved within three days of using Foley Kidney Remedy. He says back pain eased kidney action cleared up and now strongly recommends the product.
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Foley
M. N. George
Irondale
Ala
New osteopath listing for Dr. Sarah Herdmann
Dr. Sarah F. Herdmann osteopath announces contact numbers for the Gibbs building. New phone 3055 blue and ring up 1255 blue for the antiseptic Laundry in Rosa district.
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Sarah F. Herdmann
Osteopath
Gibbs Building
Rosa
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