New Trial for Millionaire in Canada Is Denied
Ottawa reports that Thomas Kelly, millionaire contractor, was refused a new trial after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud Manitoba in the Winnipeg Parliament building project. Royal commission testimony charged bid manipulation, alterations for extras and a campaign fund, with figures totaling about $1.75 million.
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Ottawa
Ont
Thomas Elley
Manitoba
Winni
Supreme Court
Winnipeg
Montreal
Thomas Kelly & Sons
Kelly
F. W. Simon
Liverpool
England
W. W. Horwood
Horwood
Royal Commission
Conservative Party
Rodmond Roblin
Dr. Montague
J. H. Howden
G. R. Coldwell
Montague
Aged Woman Credits Vinci for Restoring Strength
Mrs. John Wickersham of Russellville recalls a run-down year and says Vinci restored her. The product’s beef and liver peptones and glycerolphosphates are cited as the key elements in rebuilding a weakened system. Distribution through multiple Texas druggists and pharmacies is noted.
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Ohn Wickersham
Russellville
Vinci
A. M. Fischer
Meier
Harmacy
Sap
Main Avenue Pharmacy
George Keene
L. Wagner
Appnn
F. Prossel
Antonio
Texas
One Minute Electric Service Chats on Private Enterprise
A profile praising private electric service as cheaper bigger and more efficient through science enterprise and organized labor. It argues public benefits arise from private investment and innovation while government overreach hinders progress. The piece promises more discussion on service future.
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E Electric Service
Victor Carlstrom Sets Nonstop Chicago to Erie Flight Record
Aviator Victor Carlstrom last week established a new nonstop flight record by flying from Chicago to Erie Pennsylvania. Engine trouble forced an early descent before he could reach New York. he completed the journey the next morning. He carried letters from Chicago Mayor Thompson to President Wilson and from Illinois Governor Dunne to New York officials and Major General Wood.
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Victor Carlstrom
Chicago
Erie
New York
Carlstrom
Thompson
Wilson
Whitman
Mitchel
Dunne
Ilinois
Thomas H. Barry
Leonard A. Wood
Manitoba Royal Commission Forms After War Contract Probes
The 1915 Manitoba investigation into contracts and payments led to a royal commission ordered after a public accounts inquiry deemed a whitewash. Witnesses faced delays. trials and civil suits followed as politics shifted with the Roblin government’s resignation and the Liberals’ 41 of 46 seat victory.
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Public Accounts Committee
Douglas Cameron
Royal Commission
Horwood
Rochester
Minn
Robert Mills Simpson
Roblin
T. C. Norris
Liberals
A. B. Hudson
Kelly
Conservative
Rodman Roblin
Old-Time Cold Cure Tea Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Hamburg Breast Tea as a German remedy for colds and grip. Instructions say take a tablespoon of the tea, steep in boiling water, strain, and drink a teacupful to open pores and relieve congestion. Claims looseness of bowels helps break the cold. described as inexpensive and vegetable.
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Hamburg
UT Faculty To Attend Texas Teachers Association Meet
About fifty members of the University of Texas faculty will attend the Texas State Teachers Association annual meeting in Fort Worth during Thanksgiving week. Many UT faculty members are slated to speak at the gathering.
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Fort Worth
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Glass number plates for homes brighten night visibility
New glass number plates are designed to be attached to ceiling light fixtures, allowing the house numbers to be read easily at night. The devices mount near ceilings for quick viewing from outdoors.
Class Holds Banquet for James Lewis Baraca Anniversary
The James Lewis Baraca Class of Government Hill Methodist Church marked its tenth anniversary with a Tuesday banquet at the Original Mexican Restaurant. Rev. J. A. Groseclose served as toastmaster as speakers reviewed the year and future opportunities.
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James Lewis Baraca
Government Hill Methodist Church
J. A. Groseclose
H. B. Vooine
J. Floyd Smith
Willard L. Boone
Helen Schenk
Batchelor
W. C. Murphy
J. B. Horton
Banting Licenses In Demand For Nonresidents
AUSTIN Nov 8 A surge of applications for non resident hunting licenses signals heavy hunting by sportsmen from the North and East. County clerks are authorized to issue these licenses but most applicants prefer direct to the state game commissioner. County license issuance is also rising, indicating widespread hunting activity across Texas.
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Austin
Tex
State Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Texas
Plan for new El Paso School of Mines
Plans for a new school of mines to replace the El Paso buildings destroyed by fire will be submitted to the university board of regents with six site offers from El Paso. President R E Vinson says classes continue in the dormitory as efforts to keep the school active proceed. Fire losses, after insurance, are about 20000 dollars for building and equipment.
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School of Mines
Austin
Tex
el Paso
Board of Regents
The
University
R. E. Vinson
How Mission Play Made
This story profiles John S. McGroarty who expelled professional producers to stage the San Gabriel Mission Play. The venture, to be shown at the Shubert theater next week, has drawn attention in Kansas City after hype and mixed reports from San Gabriel California.
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John S. McGroarty
San Gabriel “Mission
Shubert Theater
Kansas City
San Gabriel
Cal
McGroarty’s Mission Play Builds Theatre in San Gabriel
John McGroarty, ex Los Angeles Times editor, pursues a California mission play after trials of church founders. He secures support from Lyman Abbott Henry Van Dyke and David Starr Jordan, travels the mission country, rewrites the script, and finances a private theatre at San Gabriel despite growing debt of $50,000 as production proceeds.
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Des Moines
Los Angeles Times
Oberammergau
Missions of California
Lyman Abbott
Henry van Dyke
McGroarty
San Gabriel
McGroarty’s Debt Rescue and New Pump Invention
The account notes men aided a figure to deepen debt then helped him recover. A Mission Play ran forty four weeks at San Gabriel, debt wiped out, and an equal sum saved for emergencies. McGroarty avoids comment on professional producers while a new tire inflation pump is mentioned.
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San Gabriel
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