Roosevelt Campaign Funds Drive Aids Progressives in Michigan
Ex-President Roosevelt expanded his campaign into Michigan's upper peninsula on October 9 with a new fundraising feature. A financial bureau representative traveled with the Progressive delegation to collect contributions from crowds at the Colonel's rallies, first tested in Detroit.
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Mackinaw City
Mich
Roosevelt
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Financial Bureau
Detroit
Progressive Party Fundraising at Meeting Ends Soon
Before the colonel arrives, subscription blanks are handed out to the crowd, the hat is passed, and buttons and certificates of membership in the progressive party are sold. Nearly $1000 was raised.
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Progressive Party
Woman Charged With Murder Arrives for Jail Stay
Mrs. Adam Smith indicted for murder in Falfurrias. she will be moved to Corpus Christi jail with Deputy McBryde. John With, held in Falfurrias, is charged as an accomplice. Accusation cites poisoning of her husband in April. Riverside Restaurant ad ends the item.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Adam Smith
McBryde
Falfurrias
John With
Road too narrow for safety verdict on race road
Milwaukee coroner’s jury ruled the road used for the Vanderbilt Cup race was too narrow for safety after investigating the death of automobile driver David Bruce Brown who went into a ditch before the race last week. The jury returned the verdict yesterday.
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Milwaukee
Wis
David
Bruce Brown
Taxable Valuations Rise in Travis County 1912
Austin Tex Oct 9 Tax rolls completed by Tax Assessor J E Hill show Travis county valuations total 86192520 up 652480 from last year.
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Travis
Austin, Tex
Travis County
J. E. Hill
Sixth Ward Chooses Clean-Up Day For San Antonio Campaign
The Sixth ward holds a large meeting at Milam school to widen the city clean-up drive. Oct 17 was set as clean-up day with women to lead ward committees and inspectors, as more garbage wagons are requested to speed the effort.
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San Antonio
Ward
Sixth Ward
Milam School
Milam
W. A. King
Citizens’ Auxiliary Committee
Board of Health
M. J. Bliem
J. A. Shirley
van Ness Street
W. D. Wyatt
P. C. Plank
William B. Mathews
G. C. King
William Will
J. Muir Jr
E. B. Alling
Judge Proctor backs inter urban line between Lockhart and Austin
Judge F C Proctor of Beaumont representing Gulf Pipe Line said promoters of the proposed inter urban between Lockhart and Austin will carry out the project after his business visit to the general land office in Austin Texas.
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Austin, Tex
F. C. Proctor
Beaumont
Gulf Pipe Line Company
General Land Office
Proctor
Lockhart
Austin
May Break Solid South May Break Solid South
Baton Rouge reports the solid south may fracture this year as Woodrow Wilson could lose three Louisiana electoral votes because of a misreading tied to recent state redistricting. Progressive party leaders say they will oppose Democratic efforts to correct the error.
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Baton Rouge
Woodrow Wilson
Louisiana
Progressive Party
Special Judge Appointed in Navarro County Case
The governor appointed R. R. Owens of Corsicana as special judge of the Navarro county court to preside in a case from which Judge J. N. Glanding is disqualified.
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Austin
Tex
R. R. Owens
Corsicana
Navarro County
J. N. Glanding
Glanding
Vapor Treatment for Gatarrh Golds and Goughs
The HYOMES vapor treatment is recommended for stubborn chronic catarrh. Use daily before bed by inhaling vapors from Booth's HYOMES. a bottle costs 50 cents, complete outfit $1.00. It promises to end catarrh and breathing-gland illnesses without stomach dosing.
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Booth
Montreal man shoots wife then kills himself in hotel dinning room
Bert Boulanger of Montreal fired two bullets into his wife's arm and two into his own heart in a crowded Vancouver hotel dining room. He had followed her across the continent after she left him for cruel treatment. He died early today, after the midnight incident. Mrs. Boulanger survived with non serious injuries.
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Vancouver
B. C
Bert Boulanger
Montreal
Houston Lawyer Fleece Case Nets Swindle Reports
Houston detectives seek an alleged swindler who fleeced A E Heidinsfelder a prominent Houston attorney out of more than 3000 dollars. A man hired the lawyer to obtain a divorce and produced a 3240 draft from an Oklahoma bank. The lawyer cashed it after verifying authenticity, kept 60 as fee, and handed the rest to the client who then vanished. The Oklahoma bank refused payment saying the draft was misused and not payable to the Houston operator.
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Houston
Tex
A. E. Heidinsfelder
Oklahoma
Heinze Wife Denies Divorce Rumors in Texas Visit
Mrs. F. Augustus Heinze vows she can keep her husband and dismisses reports that her spouse and Mrs. Hobart French appeared together in Texas. She notes Heinze would not divorce and cites his recent marriage as proof of stability.
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F. Augustus Heinse
Texas
Parisian meets miner in elevator tale of love
Helen Le Clerque a Parisian woman arrives in New York and travels to Toronto to wed Harold Saunders a mining engineer from Cobalt Ontario. They first met trapped in an elevator high in the Eiffel tower during a thunderstorm. After rescue she agrees to marry and he vows to learn French with her teaching.
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Helen le Clerque
Paris
New York
Toronto
Harold Saunders
Cobalt
Ont
Eiffel Tower
Saunders
Dan Cupid
Mlle. le Clerque
Townsend Named City Comptroller in Atlantic City
Miss Bessie M. Townsend was appointed Atlantic City city comptroller, becoming the first woman to hold the post in this country. She has served as bookkeeper in the comptroller’s office and succeeds Barrett, who with Solicitor Wootton was removed from office and has appealed to the courts.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Bessie M.townsend
City Commission
Miss Townsend
Barrett
Wootton
Supreme court actions list October 9 Texas
Reversed and remanded in Faucher vs Metcalfe DeWitt Dallas Tarrant and other dockets. Rehbriefs denied Western Union appeals Cates Fitzhugh Harris True Conner etc. Mandamus granted Crowder vs Conner transfer denied Anderson vs Farmers Insurance set for Oct 30 Adams vs Texas set for Oct 30 and other cases submitted.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Faucher
C. B. Metcalfe
Tom Green County
Western Union Telegraph Company
Elizabeth Cates
DeWitt
D. K. Fitzhugh
M. T. Johnson
Ector
May Harris
Dallas
City of Dallas
Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Company
J. R. True
Tarrant
Nannie Crowder
T. H
Court of Criminal Appeals Proceedings In Austin October List
Proceedings held in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals with submissions on briefs and arguments for several appellants and state. A lengthy list of cases set for October 23 includes numerous names from cities such as Dallas Harris Hale Galveston and mentions a flirtatious quip about giving up cigarettes.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Doc Parish
Shelby
Gee, Pitchies
Dallas
Reuben Meiferd
Hale
A.& Sheppard
Harris
J. Brewer
Arpeal
Rufus Delaney
L. Tatum
el Paso
J. W. Woods
Johnson
J. C. Burrough
J. M. Coley
Howard
Warren Follis
Wrath
Jim Fox
McLennan
Will Pate
Smith
Ed Bailey
Hunt
Ed Knowles
Titus
Austin Tyler
Galveston
Joe Valigura
Lavaca
Roscoe Wiseman
Wilbarger
Ambrose Williamson
Fioods Sarsaparilla Claims Cures and Vital Strength
An advertisement touts Fioods Sarsaparilla as eradicating scrofula and all humors, curing effects, and enriching the blood while strengthening vital organs. It promotes liquid form and Sarsatabse chocolate tablets for daily use.
Escaped convict surrenders in Texas after three years
Sidney Porter, an African American escapee, walked into the Texas governor's office and surrendered. Convicted in Dallas County in 1909 for the murder of Jim Hamp, Porter was sentenced to 20 years and later escaped from a state farm. He will be returned to Huntsville.
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Austin
Tex
Sidney Porter
Executive Department
Porter
Dallas County
Jim Hamp
Huntsville
Yoakum to Issue Bonds for Sewer Work
Yoakum Mayor J M Haller presented to the attorney general for approval a plan to issue 32000 in sewer bonds. The move aims to fund city sewer improvements and was announced from Austin on October 9.
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Yoakum
Austin
Tex
J. M. Haller
Attorney General's Department
Haller
Plans for Modern Sewer System Unveiled
The issue has been sold to Yoakum State Bank at a premium of 14 percent. Officials announced plans for constructing a modern sewer system.
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Yoakum State Bank
Judge Bryan enters race for U S Senate short term
Nashville Tenn October 9 Judge M T Bryan a prominent Democrat and director of the national rivers and harbors congress announces his candidacy for the United States Senate short term. The move follows a petition by a mix of independent and regular Democrats, with Newell Sanders holding the seat after succeeding R L Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Nashville
Tenn
M. T. Bryan
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
United States Senate
Newell Sanders
R. L. Taylor
Dr Saunders Surgeon Office at Maverick Bank Building
Dr. Saunders, physician and surgeon, maintains an office in the Maverick Bank Building. old telephones noted in the listing.
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Dr. Saunders
Maverick Bank
Feel Bully Head Glean Otomagh Sweet Bowels Right Galarets
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle cleansing laxative. It claims quick relief from headache coated tongue foul breath and digestive issues by morning. It targets adults and children with promises of regular bowels and improved mood.
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Beaco
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Tame Kaza F. M. Hoyt Shoe Company, Makers
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UNION
Terrill
Terrill Medical and Surgical Institute
Mrs. Shirley
James Vanlandingham
Third Ward
George Surkey
Fourth Ward
Daniel
Davis
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The
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
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