Steel saws found in jailbreak youth shoes
Deputy James Galbraith seized Henry Terrell a seventeen year old jailbreaker as he transported him to San Antonio. The youth had fashioned two steel saws from shoe sole strips hidden in his footwear and used them to cut jail irons before being recaptured. He previously escaped from Bexar and El Paso jails and freed himself from Douglas Arizona irons.
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Henry Terrell
James Galbraith
el Paso
Terrell
Bexar County
Douglas
Ariz
San Antonio
Galbraith
Is lying ever justifiable when provocation exists
The piece surveys San Antonio leaders on a Kansas City court of appeals ruling allowing a wife to lie to her husband to preserve $125,000. Most reject lying, but some fault laws or circumstance. Brackenridge notes state laws forced the lie, while others insist truth remains paramount and urge adherence to honesty.
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Kansas City Court of Appeals
Kansas City
San Antonians
Marks
F. W. Kirby
San Antonio Mission
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
Equal Franchise Society
San Antonio Congress of Mothers
Belo
M Lucchese Remembered as San Antonio Leader
Obituary notes the death Monday of M Lucchese former president of the C Colombo society and prominent Italian citizen of San Antonio. He was 47. The piece also discusses views on truth telling and the ethics of veracity with reflections on intention silence and the moral duties of individuals in society.
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C. Colombo Society
San Antonio
Diapepsin Claims Fast Relief for Indigestion
An ad promotes Pape s Diapepsin as a stomach remedy. It promises relief from sour stomach, indigestion, and related symptoms in five minutes, claims harmless taste, and urges readers to buy the 50 cent package to cure stomach misery and avoid laxatives.
City Faces Question On Police Auto Collision Liability
A mounted city policeman in service damages a car, raising whether the city is liable. City Attorney Joe Ryan says no, while others disagree. The finance committee will consider the issue after reviewing a $47.35 repair bill from last June and a city attorney opinion.
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Joe Ryan
E. H. Elmendorf
Republican Leaders Hold A Conference In Texas
Taft campaign figures MacGregor McDowell Marvin convened in San Antonio to discuss Texas efforts. J A Harvin and J M Oppenheimer joined as national and local officials assess progress and Taft's prospects for November. MacGregor planned closer campaign oversight during Washington absence.
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H. F. MacGregor
Texas
San Antonio
D. K. McDowell
J. A. Harvin
Taft
Siluria
R. G. Dowe
J. M. Oppenheimer
Bexar County
MacGregor
Sixth Ward Clean Up Delayed By Weather
The Sixth ward cleanup is postponed for an extra week due to rain. Garbage wagons are scarce and trash piles up as crews report strong local interest and no opposition. Ward chairwoman Mrs. J A Shirley says once weather clears they expect to finish the cleaning. Interest in the Seventh ward cleanup is rising with precinct 45 chairwoman Mrs L K Wells asking for reports of dirty spots.
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J. A. Shirley
Sixth Ward
A Re
Cascarets Stool and Stomach Cure Ad
An old advertisement promises quick relief from sour stomach upset and belching by using Cascarets. It claims cleansing effects for stomach, liver, and bowels, with a 10 cent box providing months of regularity for adults and children.
Indictments Returned in Metcalf Double Murder Case
Caddo parish grand jury indicted Albert L. Watson and Mrs Eva Walls Bailey for the double murder pact. Watson’s wife died by poisoning, Bailey’s victim by an axe in Metcalf. The deaths occurred in Cass county Texas. Both suspects have confessed.
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Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Albert L. Watson
Eva Walls Bailey
Watson
Bailey
Metcalf
Cass County
Tex
Cotton Seed Cotton Burned at Prosper Gin Plant
A fire at the Prosper Gin company plant in Prosper, twenty miles northeast of Denton, destroyed 125 bales of seed cotton this morning. The loss is estimated at 10,000 dollars with partial insurance.
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Denton
Tex
Prosper Gin Company
Prosper
Here
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