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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
10
An advertisement explains catarrh arises from inflamed head and throat membranes and impurities in the blood. It claims only blood purification cures catarrh, promoting healing and eliminating discharge, with S S S offered as the remedy and a free book from Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
Nearly five hundred members of the National Electric Light Association attend its 34th annual convention in New York City. Sessions run from tonight through Friday with a key Wednesday meeting detailing an extensive welfare program for the industry including life and health insurance, death benefits, service annuities, and profit sharing. Dr. Sarah F Herdmann, osteopath, Gibbs building, contact numbers listed.
Italian aviator Cirri died during a flight near Voghena when a motor exploded causing his Bleriot monoplane to catch fire. Twenty thousand spectators including his wife and children witnessed the accident as Cirri plunged from his seat after the wings ignited.
A critical look at the proposed eight division system favors keeping quartermaster and subsistence departments in New York Chicago and San Francisco arguing the change would centralize power harm efficiency and burden administration. The piece warns against potential market bias and calls for decentralization with brigade level autonomy for supply matters.
London May 29 frontier guards from Turkey and Bulgaria clashed at Kestendild on the Montenegrin frontier. An Turkish officer and two soldiers were killed and a Bulgarian was wounded. A mixed commission was later appointed to investigate the incident.
Washington May 29 Taft and cabinet members and Congress attended a military field mass for Spanish war dead in the shadow of the Washington monument. About 25000 observers and 9000 marchers including 2000 Spanish war veterans and local militiamen participated in the first such ceremony in the capital with Monsignor Russell presiding and a 125 voice choir.
From Lowell to Topsfield Massachusetts two aeronauts Chas J Glidden and J J Van Valkenburg used a balloon as transport to attend Sunday services. After a 90 minute west wind flight the balloon landed 300 feet from the Methodist Episcopal church and the pair joined the congregation for the service.
A dense roster of passenger trains showing numbered services from various hubs including Palestine Laredo Kerrville Kerrville Sunday Kerrville coast towns Houston Galveston Cuero Victoria El Paso and Dallas Fort Worth. Times range from early morning to late night with many northbound and eastbound departures noted.
W W Campbell director of the Lick Observatory reports Halley’s comet continues its space journey. It lies about 500 million miles from the sun, roughly sixty percent farther from the sun than at its solar approach in 1909, with Curtis photographing it this week.
Daily use claimed to cure kidney and rheumatic troubles with a sixty day treatment. Testimonies promised. Dr. E. W. Hall operates from 2926 Olive St St. Louis and sells through druggists. A Collman plumbing advertised contact numbers.
Advertised fares show a mix of round trips and one way options including 60.00 to San Francisco and return 79.00 to New York and return via boat, 65.35 New York and return, and 93.00 New York and return via St. Lawrence River Montreal Boston.
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