Wreck inquiry opens into Yazoo & Mississippi train crash
The Louisiana state railroad commission began an inquiry into the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley excursion wreck that killed 14 and injured about 90. The Interstate Commerce Commission will have representatives present. Illinois Central officials blamed flagman M H Cunningham for failing to flag the freight train that struck the stopped excursion near St Charles parish. District Attorney Marrero investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
State Railroad Commission
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Commission
Ilinois Central
M. H. Cunningham
Marrerro
St. Charles Parish
Blackburn's Royal Pills Promise Pleasurable Purifier
Better Than Castor Oil offers a tasteless tonic and purifier named Blackburn's Royal Pills. Each package costs 10 or 25 cents and is guaranteed to satisfy. Sold at all good drug stores. Try them tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Cumberland to Decide on Manslaughter Charges Against Cunningham
The local docket considers whether charges of manslaughter will be filed against Cunningham. The decision rests with the prosecutor and the investigative findings from the case. No further details are provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
Lewis
Lewis Baker
College
College-Ellwood Sts
Dayton
Ohio
State education chief protests rifle clubs in schools
Montgomery Nov 14 State Superintendent H J Willingham protested the war department plan to establish rifle clubs in public schools arguing that boys should be trained in peace rather than killing. The notice ends with an ad offering Berwick Bay Oysters at Riverside Restaurant for 25 cents per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
H. J. Willingham
Federal
War Department
Mr. Willingham
Berwick Bay
Riverside
Will Build 60 Miles of Road in Grimes County
Austin Texas November 14 The attorney general's department approves issue of 125000 Grimes county road district bonds district no 1. Sixty miles of road will be built from the proceeds of these bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Grimes County
Household Economy How to Make the Best Cough Syrup at Home
A home remedy guide shows how to craft effective cough syrup at low cost. It outlines ingredients, simple steps, and safety tips to save money on cold season remedies.
Pinex based cough syrup recipe offered for home use
A home remedy instructs mixing granulated sugar with warm water to create syrup and adding Pinex to a pint bottle for a cheap cough syrup. It claims rapid relief from severe coughs, with laxative and tonic effects, plus a money back guarantee and sourcing details for Pinex from The Pinex Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
United States
Canada
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Orozco Jr Reported Near El Paso for Talks with Junta
Reports from El Paso indicate Orozco Jr is nearby and seeking to visit leaders of the local junta. Secret service officials refuse to confirm details as tensions rise along the border with U S and Mexican troops moving. Federal sources say he was in the Burro Mountains awaiting ammunition and may cross soon into Chihuahua for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Pascua
Orozco Jr
Secret Service
Juarez
Orozco
Burro Mountains
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Gomez cautious amid neutrality case rumor spread
Emilio Vasquez Gomez said he would not visit the army post unless requested, fearing suspicions of plots. He denied contacting Orozco Jr. for months and claimed to be in the city awaiting U S court action while under bond for neutrality law violations. He also stated that the younger Orozco may be in Canada and dismissed reports of his presence near Juarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
United States
Orozco Jr
Chihuahua
Canada
Orozco
Juarez
Mrs Orozco Reaches San Antonio To Be With Detained Husband
Mrs Amada Vesquez de Orozco wife of Colonel Pascual Orozco Sr arrived in San Antonio after telegraphic news that her husband was brought from El Paso in US Army custody. She is staying at the Bowie hotel with Ysmael Vasquez and says she came to be with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amada Vesquez de Orozco
Pascual Orozco Sr
San Antonio
el Paso
United States Army
Martinez Arrestes in Mexico City Rebels Linked
General Macio Martinez former Puebla governor and Diaz regime figure was arrested on charges of involvement with revolutionary movements including General Aguilar. Ex-governor Pablo Escandon of Morelos denied rebel money allegations but remains imprisoned. In the State of Mexico Major Gonzales defeated rebels after three hours of combat with fifteen rebels killed and one federal wounded.
Three Survivors Found After Steamboat Sinking
Ottawa dispatch reports the Mayflower went down on the Madewaska river Tuesday night with eleven feared dead. Three survivors, found on an island three miles downstream, are too weak to recount the incident.
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Ottawa
Ont
Madewaska River
Lttle
Des Moines Arrives in New Orleans After Vera Cruz Action
The United States cruiser Des Moines under Captain Charles F. Hughes has reached New Orleans after being at Vera Cruz to respond to Felix Diaz's revolt. The ship anchored to grant shore leave for its crew.
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New Orleans
United States
Des Moines
Charles F. Hughes
Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Aeroplane Tests Show Practical Use in Directing Fire
Fort Riley tests by the war department conclude with successful experiments. Officers say the tests demonstrate the practicality of using aeroplanes to direct artillery fire against an unseen enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
War Department
Fort Riley
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by San Antonio Resident
Mrs. M. Rossmann of 615 Montene St San Antonio Texas praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing kidney trouble. She notes prior endorsement in June 1908 and relays a friend also benefited after using the same remedy. The ad states price 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
San Antonio
M. Rossmann
Montene St
Tex
Dean
Bexar Drug Co
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
General Strike Threatens In Chicago Labor Row
About 30 000 Chicago teamsters chauffeurs and helpers face a possible general strike as 3000 members of local union No 705 walk out over a wage dispute. The strikers reject arbitration and threaten a broad sympathy action across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
No. 705
Builders to rise in Corpus Christi on Chaparral and Mesquite
E L Bernard has bought the Hall property on Chaparral street for 15000 dollars and will start a modern four story brick building on March 1. Mrs FE Furman owner of the Mesquite and Peoples street corner property will begin a two story fireproof brick store building on December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
E. L. Bernard
Hall
Chaparral Street
FE. E. Furman
Mesquite and
Peoples Street
Longworth Loses by 97 Votes in Ohio Race
Cincinnati November 14 The Hamilton County official tally shows Nicholas Longworth defeat in the First Ohio district by Democrat Stanley Bowdie by 97 votes. Bowdie, son of Roosevelt era connections, is declared winner by the county board of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longworth
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Board of Elections
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Stanley Bowdie
Five Pens Condemned In Austin Slaughter Pens
Pure Food Commissioner Abbott ordered five of Austin slaughter pens condemned after an inspection. They must be rebuilt or improved to meet the pure food laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Abbott
Henry to not oppose Clark for new House leadership
Representative Henry of Texas, longtime rules committee chairman, announced he will not oppose Speaker Clark when the new Democratic House is organized after March 4. The decision leaves Clark poised to lead the chamber in the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Clark
Washington, D. C
Texas
Rules Committee of
The
House
Sper
Democratic House
Lodges Consider Consolidation of Owls and Eagles
In Austin on November 14 plans are discussed to merge the Order of Owls with the Order of Eagles. The proposal would have both groups share quarters. The Owls have withdrawn from the national body and renamed themselves the Birds of Wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Order of Owls
Order of Eagles
Owls
Birds of Wisdom
Flower Day Shines at Houston Carnival Parade
Flower parade draws hundreds from Houston society along with the Shriners in a spectacular Carnival Day. Elmina temple of Galveston attends in force as visiting Shriners arrive from many points. Friday is planned as Confederate day for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Shriners
Notsuch
Elmina
Galveston
Brinkerhoff to Wed in Farmington Mo Tonight
A. D. Brinkerhoff former secretary of the Waco Gas company and superintendent of the Southern Traction company now general manager of the St. Francois County railroad to wed Miss Genoa Harrington daughter of Dr. J. T. Harrington in Farmington Mo tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkerhoff
Waco
Tex
A. D. Brinkerhoff
Waco Gas Company
Southern Traction Company
St. Francois
Socialists Sweep Scurry County Vote in Texas
The official Scurry County tally shows socialists leading all parties with 90 votes, surpassing Republicans 30, Progressives 20, and Prohibition 11 in the county results reported from Snyder Texas on November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Tex
Scurry County
Prohibition
Tried GETS-IT The New Corn Cure
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a safe quick corn cure that removes corns calluses and warts without irritation or bleeding. It claims stockings won t stick and relief occurs as the corn shrivels and comes out. Sold by Lawrence & Co at 26 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eb, Lawrence & Co
Santa Claus Arrives and Displays Town Christmas Toys
Santa Claus has come to town and set out a vast array of toys at the big department stores. The display includes dolls, kitchen toys, wind up animals, and musical instruments. Clerks say shoppers have been buying toys for weeks, with a festive, Wonderland atmosphere evident in the toy department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Toy Department
Retailers Prepare Holiday Displays Amid Supply Shifts
Merchants note many high priced toys already sold out as stocks move in. Stores say unpacking continues and window displays won’t start until around December first.
Death of Civic Improvement league founder Joseph Carr
The Civic Improvement league adopted resolutions of sorrow on the death of Joseph Shannon Carr a founder and longtime director of the organization at the time of his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Improvement League
Joseph Shannon Carr
Carr
State Recovers 9000 Acres in Webb County Land Case
The Texas third court of civil appeals reformed the ruling in Claude Hamilton et al v Texas, enabling the state to recover 9000 acres of Webb County land and $600 in back rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Claude Hamilton
Book Dealers Meet in Waco Texas
The Texas Retail Book Dealers association met in Waco with good attendance. President L. J. Reynolds of Sherman led discussions on whether retailers should keep handling state textbooks at a ten percent margin, a figure some regard as too small for profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco. Tex
Texas Retail Book Dealers’ Association
L. J. Reynolds
Sherman
Inglish to Probe Gainesville Fire at State Training School
State Fire Marshal W S Inglish left for Gainesville to conduct a thorough investigation into the fire that destroyed the barn and feed stores at the state training school for juveniles. An investigator is already on the scene. The Light readers are urged to use want ads to find good homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglish
Austin
Tex
W. Inglish
Gainesville
The
Light
Telephone Company Enlarges
The South Texas Telephone company of Austin has amended its charter to add Bexar and about a dozen southwest Texas counties for future business. Headquarters were moved to Waco.
Obituary of Dickerson Clifton H Dickerson 28
Clifton H Dickerson died at his home 2421 Wyoming Street after a long illness. A Mississippi native, he is survived by his widow and a daughter in San Antonio and his father W H Dickerson of Johnson Station Mississippi. Funeral at 3 pm tomorrow from Sloan Hagg Undertaking parlors.
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Dickerson
Clifton HH. Dickerson
Wyoming Street
Tfe
Mississippi
San Antonio
W. H. Dickerson
Johnson Station
Miss
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles claim
Advertises Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder issues including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. Claims it regulates bladder troubles in children and offers mail order for $1.00 with two months treatment and common success, listing Dr. E W Hall in St Louis and druggist availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
E. W. Hall
Oliveton St. Louis
Family China Passed Down Through Generations
Dialog hints at a multigenerational heirloom, focusing on care and preservation of a fragile family china. The scene centers on Mary and a warning about handling delicate heirlooms. The tone suggests domestic drama and emotional stakes tied to heritage.
Doctor's health advice column offers home remedies
The column presents various reader questions about health and beauty. It prescribes tinctures, syrups, and tonics from drugstores for conditions like bed wetting, catarrh, hair problems, weight gain, rheumatism, bronchial trouble, stomach disorders, insomnia, obesity, and constipation.
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Wunderhose
Alamo Plaza
Louisiana
Kondon
Kondon Mfg CO
Tue
France
Orozco UN
Mrs. Orozco SR
Gomez
Mrs. Orozco
Cirry
Corpus
Ealamo
Chocomattes
Five-Point
N. Flores Street
T. A. Black
Fredericksburg
Woodlawn Grocery
North Flores Street
Monarch Grocery Co.,, Inc
Flores and Mistletoe
T. E. Blundell
MC Peters
Leona
Zavala
E. J. H. Meier
West Commerce Street
Depot Pharmacy
Herman
Medina Street
EM. Hertzfelder
San Marcos and
Perez Sts
E. Aenae Groceries
Colorado
William
Rieden & Bros
Commerce St
Kahn & Camacho’ Grocery CO
En Keene
C. ‘A. Soule
South Flores Street
Garden Street
Catalina Bros. Nichols Grocery Company
Schafer Drug Company
Charles A. Rische
Apmann & Serger
Julius Horn
Tenth Streets
Co. BE. Fritsch
H. Weber
Aul Kurts
William Appmann
Bond Delicatessen
H. A. Nester
Urban Grocery
L. Kunke Armenians Cream Cone Company
Laurel Cash Grocery
Callanek Ave
Bergman & Hassbauer, Fuos-Taylor Grocery CO
J. CG
Carl &, Bon
Ben Overton
G. Livingston
Post’ Exchange
New
F. Webb
San’ Pedro Ave
Louis Spahn
Commerce
Army Post Drug Store
Hood’s Drug Store
G. A. Duerler Manufacturing CO
Mary
China
Elsie M
Hazeile
G. B
C.K
Burte
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