Lord Mayor's Show Held in London
Sir T. Van Sittart Bowater was installed lord mayor of the city of London in a ceremony with the oath given by Sir Rufus Isaacs. The Lord Mayor's Show, called the triumph of time, featured old floats and detachments of soldiers in Waterloo and Trafalgar era uniforms. London’s civic authority covers fewer than 20 000 residents, with warehouses and offices dominating.
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London
T. van Sittart Bowater
City of
Rufus Isaacs
Waterloo
Trafalgar
Chance to become Philippine lumber king offered
Washington November 10. The War Department bureau of insular affairs invites bidders to secure a 20 year concession to log and market government timber in 90 000 acres containing about two billion board feet. A certified check of at least 50000 is required to qualify. Markets in China and Japan are cited for nearly all lumber produced.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Insular Affairs
The
War Department
Islands
China
Japan
France Plans Pacific Port Network To Guide Panama Trade
Paris reports outline a French strategy after Panama Canal completion with Tahiti Papeete as a key port of call. Lighthouses planned north of the Tuamotu archipelago to guide ships, plus improvements at Pointe a Pitre and Fort de France. France cites benefits to North American and U S shipping and aims to strengthen ties with the western coast of North and South America.
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Paris
France
Panama Canal
A. Monzie
Marine
Foreign Office
M. Monzie
M. Baudin
Papeete
North Atlantic
Australasia
United States
Canada
New York
Sidney
Panama
Liverpool
Suez
Tahita
Rapa
New Zealand
San Francisco
Auckland
Tuamotu
Pacific
M. Jean Morel
Berenger
French Antilles
Pointe-a-Pitre
Fort-de-France
Fort de France
Central America
South America
North America
War Department Plans Changes in Present Law
Retired army officers may be forced to command troops when a post is left garrisonless. Current law withdraws officers from command and limits them to staff duties not involving troops. Major General James B. Aleshire recommends allowing retired officers to command posts temporarily, with active pay during service.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
Medical and Quartermaster Corps
James B. Aleshire
Quartermaster Corps
Plant Juice hailed by San Antonio officer in local tonic push
Police officer Albert P. Martin, a well known San Antonio policeman, endorses Plant Juice. He says the tonic helped his health after a period of illness and recommends it. The ad touts Plant Juice as a cure for stomach, liver, kidney and blood derangements and claims it aids digestion, sleep and vitality. Sold at Fischer's drug store.
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Albert P. Martin
San Antonio
North Flores Street
Texas
Fischer's
Southern States Lead In 1909 Cotton Mill Labor
The 1909 census reports the cotton mill industry employed over 625 million dollars in goods, ranking third in jobs and seventh in output among US industries. It notes rapid Southern manufacturing growth, westward limits, and that Alabama, North and South Carolina had about 19 percent of mill workers under 16, while Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island employed more women.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Census Bureau
Mississippi
Massachusetts
North Carolina
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Georgia
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Alabama
South
Surgeons Gather for Fourth Clinical Congress in Chicago
CHICAGO Nov 10 Three thousand surgeons from this and foreign countries registered at the opening of the fourth annual Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America. Plans for today include clinics in thirty hospitals with 200 to 300 operations to be performed by Chicago surgeons.
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Chicago
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America
Pimples the Leading Public Health Danger and a Blood Purifier
An advertorial claims pimples spread dangerous blood troubles and touts 8 8 S as a revolutionary vegetable blood purifier. It asserts the remedy cleanses without minerals, contrasts with mercury and arsenic, and promises mailed information from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta. Ga. It cautions against counterfeit products and urges readers to obtain a bottle today.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift
Atlanta. Ga
Fergely
Mindanao May Get A Civil Governor
Governor General Harrison traveled to Mindanao with Major General J Franklin Bell. A civil governor is expected to be appointed, troops have been withdrawn, and the Philippine commission sits without American members. Many vacancies remain, and offices of acting secretaries are referred to Washington, halting department business until a reply arrives.
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Manila
Harrison
Mindanao
J. Franklin Bell
Philippine Department
Philippine Commission
Washington
Officer Harris cleared in fatal shooting incident
Mounted Policeman Joe Harris was released from custody after a self defense shooting that killed a Mexican man. Harris waived preliminary hearing, bond set at $1000, and police officials said the act was justifiable and aimed to disarm the assailant as he backed away from an approaching knife. The dead man’s identity remained unconfirmed.
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Joe Harris
Justice Fisk
Police Department
Harris
Lancaster
Lawrence
Detective Bureau
Rotary directors plan Texas statewide meeting in Waco
Rotary Club state directors will convene in Waco for a three day session from Tuesday to Thursday. They aim to establish a Texas state convention of Rotarians to be held in Fort Worth on November 27. Carnival Opens in Houston with King Nottoe arrival and No-tsu-oh festivities featuring parades, midway shows, poultry show, band concerts, confetti battles and night illumination.
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Waco
Tex
Rotary Clubs
Texas
Fort Worth
Houston
Nottoe
Red Rooster
Markham Visits Beaumont For Annual Hunting Trip
C H Markham president of the Illinois Central formerly of Beaumont and Mrs Markham arrived in Beaumont on November 10 for a trip believed to include his annual hunting expedition with local friends.
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Markham
Beaumont
Tex
C. H. Markham
The
Illinois Central
Texas secretary of state to receive 1914 corporation reports
The secretary of state’s department will notify about 12 000 Texas corporations to report their condition as of January 1 1914 between January 1 and February 1 1914. The 1913 amendment requires more information including officers and directors names addresses indebtedness and dividend data. The franchise tax is calculated from these reports, with about 300 000 dollars in revenue typically collected.
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Austin
Tex
Secretary of State's Department
Texas
Children Cry For Fletcher s Castoria Ad
An old newspaper fragment advertises Fletcher s Castoria with claims of being best for children. It includes contact lines for a Coliman plumber and two phone numbers 897 and another blurred. The ad blends medical claim with local business references typical of classified spots.
Pioneer revisits city on his first San Antonio trip in 45 years
J P M Richards arrived at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio on his initial visit since staging a stagecoach ride 45 years ago. He previously traveled here to sell firearms to settlers and recalled wild turkeys hanging from the Menger’s patio. He also looked up old views of the hotel and nearby structures.
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San Antonio
J. P. M. Richards
Menger
Mr. Richards
Campaign Begins to Raise Four Million Dollars
New York November 10 The Young Men and Young Women’s Christian Associations start a world encircling prayer urging 2,000,000 members to join for one minute at 9 am New York time for a two week drive to raise 4,000,000. Charles S. Ward director general has raised over 20,000,000 in eight years. Volunteers total several thousand across ten committees. A daily luncheon of 400 workers reports progress to W Perkins. An electrically lighted 30 foot clock atop the Metropolitan tower and a 15 foot clock in a downtown skyscraper will record the campaign’s progress.
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New York
Charles S. Ward
New York Movement
Young Men’s Christian Association
North America
W. Perkins
Metropolitan
Aged Pioneer Wellborn Dies at Center Point Texas
8S. H. Wellborn, aged 76, longtime Center Point resident dies at his Guadalupe valley home after 42 years in the area. He leaves three sons and four daughters, all but one present at his death. Funeral set for 5 p.m. under Masonic auspices.
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Center Point
Tex
H. Wellborn
Guadalupe Valley
Wellborn
Masonic Fraternity
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