Sisters Deny Custody After Cruelty Allegations
In the Forty-fifth District Court on Friday Tréssa and Mary Dockner aged 5 and 18 refused to return to their mother Mrs. Daisy McCarthy wife of a Camp Travis sergeant amid claims of repeated beatings with ropes sticks and a scrub brush. Judge Tayloe ruled the children should remain with relatives but permit maternal visits noting it would be unjust and inhuman to place them back with their mother. Mary and Tréssa described escalating abuse including nose injuries and swelling and an army hospital report confirmed a nasal fracture and infection.
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Tréssa
Mary Dockner
Forty-Fifth District
Daisy Mr McCarthy
Camp Travis
St. Michael’s School
Tressa
Mary
S. G. Tayloe
Tayloe
Illinois
Camp Travia
Ste
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Patient
Greenville Texas woman Mrs J B Porrenan says monthly cramps headaches and chills vanished after four bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She suffered since youth and credits the medicine with relief after doctors offered no cure. Product sold by druggists nationwide.
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Greenville
Texas
Lydia E. — Pinkham
J. B Porrenan
E. Marshal St
Lydia E. Pinkham
France Aims Self Sufficient Wheat For Bread
France seeks bread independence from foreign crop risk as Minister Queuille plans a legislative program. Aims include cheaper German fertilizers, abolition of fertilizer duties, lower railway freight on agricultural inputs, and tax cuts to encourage wheat planting.
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Paris
France
Queuille
Cotton Mill Plans for Texas Cities District
A group of Central Texas businessmen under Texas law plans to build mills in San Antonio San Marcos and Austin. They urge San Antonio citizens to join the board of directors and form a 10 000 spindle cotton mill with minimum organization costs and rapid progress backed by local cooperation.
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San Antonio
Mystery Balloon Drifts Across City Over San Antonio
A balloon floated over San Antonio at 2 AM bidding for help cries heard by A A Bindhard and family at 203 Jackson Street. The hazy craft drifted north toward San Pedro Park as police investigated and could not locate anyone in the basket while strange noises were attributed to the drifting gasbag.
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San Antonio
Brooks Field
R Oelock
Mysters
Batlcott
A. A. Bindhard
Jackson Street
San Pedro Park
Rubberd
Escaping prisoners shoot policeman in Cleveland chase
Patrolman Michael Bahnel, 28, was fatally shot with his own revolver during a confrontation with two escaping prisoners from Shaker Heights. He was found wounded about a mile from the scene, his badge and revolver missing, as doctors prepared to perform emergency surgery to save his life.
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Cleveland
Michael Bahnel
Hauhnel
Shaker Heights
Hahnel
Red Cross regional conference set for San Antonio 1925
San Antonio will host the Red Cross regional conference of 1925. Herbert J. Hayes and Mrs. Mabel Ferris were reelected to lead the region. Delegates discussed the Red Cross duty to ex service men, with Mrs. G. M. Doyle of Kerrville citing ongoing service as long as veterans exist.
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San Antonio
Red Cross
St. Anthony
Herbert J. Hayes
Mabel Ferris
Ralph Durkee
American Red Cross
G. M. Doyle
Kerrville
Senate funds alleged for LaFollette bid shock voters
The Senate investigative panel heard Frank P. Walsh claim a Republican slush fund of up to 12 million dollars is being raised for the 1924 campaign. He cited three sources, including the national committee and bankers, plus letters soliciting funds in Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Senate
Frank P. Walsh
LaFollette
Walsh
Republican National Committee
Phe
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Fonds
Time Tellers On Night Shift At Merchants Transfer
In San Antonio the clocking of time by hello girls at Merchants Transfer Company reveals why many callers seek the time early mornings. A few regulars use the service as a clock, some don’t own watches, and others confess insomnia or late study hours. Operators describe the volume, averaging around 800 calls daily after 7:30 am, and note they enjoy delivering the time as part of their job.
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William
Avelntesa
San Antonio Light
Morris Stern
The
Red Cross
McTatosh
McTutosh
Redross
Merchants Transfer Company
Aid
Travis
Mrs. @Kage
Aeolian Building Brings $7 060 008 Profit
New York real estate report shows the 11 story Aeolian Building on West 42nd Street near Wirth Avenue delivering a $1 million profit to Schulte Cigar interests after purchasing from Aeolian three months ago. A real estate operator has become the latest purchaser.
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Associated 1
New York
Aeolian
West 42Nd Street
Wirth Avenue
Schulte Cigar Stores
Schulte
Aeolian Company
Teapot Dome Sundaes and Other G O P Sundaes
A San Antonio drug store reports brisk sales from political themed sundaes during the 1924 presidential campaign. Items titled Teapot Dome Sundaes Hell and Maria Sundaes John W. Davis Sundaes and Davis Bryan Sundaes attract customers, with clerks noting strong demand.
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San Antonio
John W. Davis
De Zavala Pupils Stage Dreamy School Work Dramatization
Pupils at De Zavala School presented a clever dramatization about dream time creatures. The show, staged Friday afternoon with the PTA providing refreshments, featured a “fish pond” led by Mrs. Charles Wernwey and Mrs. Charles Swanzon.
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de Zavala
ABC
DeZavala
Charles Wernwey
Charles Swanzon
Coast coast artillery plan eyed for Southern California
War Department plans to station a long range railway artillery train in Los Angeles to guard the entire Southern California coast against sea invasion. Major George Rubien Jr. commands Fort MacArthur coast defense and cites the project as essential to coastal security.
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The
Associated Press
Los Angeles
California
George Rubien Jr
Fort McArthur
Victims identify St. Hedwig suspect in latest robbery
Police report Horace linked to multiple St. Hedwig robberies after arrest. Officers found a pistol he bought in Kingsville. his brother’s was from the same dealer. Four robbery by assault charges filed. victims named include Sergeant Sweeney, Miss Monroe, George Stowe, and Miss Connell. Further calls to police may link to the Franklin Usry case and a fatal highway shooting on St. Hedwig road.
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St. Hedwig Road
Kingsville
St. Hedwig
Horace
Duke Carver
Franklin R. Usry
Usry
St. Hetwig Road
Justice Court
Sweeney
Miss Monroe
George Stowe
Connell
Police Find Body of Tong War Victim in Corona Tea Garden
Police found the mutilated body of an aged Chinese in a Corona tea garden on Long Island. Evidence indicated a violent struggle, and the site had been closed to customers since Monday, marking a sixth Tong War fatality in greater New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Greater New York
Corona
Long Island
The Romance of San Antonio Water Supply Book
Alexander Potter reports to the mayor that San Antonio has the best water at the lowest price. A 24 page illustrated booklet traces water’s history from ancient times to modern distribution, praising local progress and inviting requests for a free copy.
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San Antonio
Alexander Potter
Tobin
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