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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1912
Page
3
The notice urges vigilance against Castoria counterfeits produced under Charles H. Fletcher for over 30 years. It stresses checking the black signature on the wrapper and red signature on the bottle, warning mothers to scrutinize products given to children and noting dangers of imitations for families.
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Aston, Tex, Oct 14 The infirmary reports detective Joseph R Free is alive but in danger from liver and upper abdomen injuries. Buckingham, a traveling salesman from California, shot Free during an attempted arrest. Free was killed. Officer E A Mitchener was shot yesterday afternoon. Myrtle McKinham and a jealous motive are mentioned in local reports.
Franklin, a well known newspaper figure, is appointed professor at the University. He will oversee practical instruction in news gathering, editing and rewriting for the third year of the program.
In St Louis on October 14 a fourth trial is set to start to prove the death of George A. Kimmel. The suit seeks 14 000 from a New York insurance company and is led by Edna K Bonslett of Chicago, Kimmels sister. Andrew J White a former convict claiming to be Kimmel may testify after an operation restored his memory. The original Kimmel left a Kansas City hotel in 1898 after serving as a bank cashier in Arkansas City Kansas and was born in Niles Michigan.
Charles W. Short Jr. of Boston will marry Countess Camilla Hoyos of Fiume, in a London wedding set for November 15. The countess, youngest daughter of the late Count George Hoyos of Austria, has spent summers in Newport as a guest of Mrs. Joseph H. Choate. Short, Harvard 1908 graduate, is an architect in Boston and the son of a Cincinnati lawyer.
San Benito streets are rapidly being graded and put in excellent condition. Considerable paving work is also being done.
Nathan Tannenbaum resigns after two years as physical director at the Y M C A and forms a partnership with Nat Davis as Davis and Tannenbaum a spot cotton brokerage in the Washer building. He will continue as physical director for two to three weeks until a successor arrives. Negotiations proceed with C M Howe of Pittsburg and G D Arison of Jonesboro Ark to fill the post with a decision expected this week.
Detectives Krause and Hanes arrested a white man suspected of robbing J. D. Pulliam's saloon at Grayson street and New Braunfels avenue on October 11. About $6.95 in small change and a $40 diamond ring were taken. part of the money and the ring were recovered. The prisoner reportedly confessed, saying he entered the open saloon at night and hid on the second floor before robbing after midnight. Charges were to be filed in the justice court this afternoon.
Corpus Christi, Texas, October 14. L. G. Collins of the city will construct a modern reinforced concrete theater. Work starts within sixty days. The venue features an auditorium and balcony with seating for 900.
Reddins Andrews of Taylor the socialist party nominee for Texas governor and Editor Ij A. Hickey of the Halletts ville Rebel socialist nominee for lieutenant governor will address the Taylor opera house Tuesday afternoon as part of a state wide campaign.
A large new sugar mill is ready to begin operations tomorrow in a region with over 2000 acres of cane. The mill is expected to run at full capacity for an extended period, signaling a major boost for local sugar production.
America's greatest fighting fleet lay on the Hudson for a presidential and secretary of the navy review before a mid day Mayflower visit. Ensign Butler drowned returning to the Rhode Island after a night in New York. six sailors rescued eleven others from the river.
An old time ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets linking good digestion to business vigor and daily resilience. It claims the tablets aid stomach function, digestion, and nutrient absorption, and advises buyers to consult a druggist, buy a package, and take one or two after meals. Price listed as 60 cents.
El Paso friends press to secure release of John T. Cameron, a wealthy cattleman taken from a Mexico Northwestern train 200 kilometers south of Juarez. Rebels demand a $10,000 ransom. he carried a large sum and planned to buy cattle near Casas Grandes.
Reports say Gen Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz, is under surveillance by government agents. Rebels led by Cheche Campos skirmished Mapimi near Torreon for two hours. reinforcements arrived and communications with Torreon were interrupted again. Emilio Zapata operates in the State of Mexico while General Aguilar continues recruiting in Vera Cruz and Oaxaca.
William Jennings of the Blocker ranch near Musquiz said 38 rebel soldiers were lined up and shot by federals at Esperanza Coahuila. He reported federals were in hot pursuit of about 100 rebels retreating toward the Rio Grande. Riverside Restaurant ad note follows.
William F. McCombs, New York, chairman of the national Democratic Committee, testifies before the Clapp committee. He says about $208,000 was contributed to the fund this year for Governor Wilson and that he began the campaign in May 1911, directing efforts from his office.
Salem mass is reporting eight jurors still need seating when the joint trial of Industrial Workers of the World members Joseph Ettor Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso resumes. They face charges tied to the death of Anna Loplizzo during a January Lawrence strike riot with Caruso charged as principal and Ettor and Giovannitti as accessories before the fact.
Federal grand jury returns indictments charging several people with shipping impure food across state lines from Houston. The first trial set is for Charles Fredericks accused of shipping impure eggs to another state, with a trial expected to begin Wednesday.
Colonel Roosevelt refrained from speaking to rest throat muscles after a soreness developed yesterday. His scheduled speeches in Illinois and Northern Indiana were canceled due to the condition.
Digestit, a new indigestion remedy, is promoted as a quick lasting relief for stomach disorders. Letters from users support its merit and Brown's Digestit tablets are advertised as harmless and easy to swallow with an absolute money back guarantee if relief is not found. Schwam McElroy's 4 Drug Stores.
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