Royalty and Festivities Mark Labor Day Pageant in San Antonio
A Labor Day queen and king were chosen at Exposition Park with 45,526 votes for Mrs. Paul Steffier and 24,018 for Sam Goodman. The coronation followed at 9 PM with a parade, prize jewels, and a park program of athletic events drawing large crowds and morning speeches. Winners in the children’s races are listed for several age groups, including Simon Cohen and Elsie Fritsch.
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King and Queen
Labor Day
Exposition Park
Paul Steffier
Queen
Sam Goodman
King
Edna Mason
Charles B. Smith
William Hoefgen
San Antonio
Simon Cohen
Willard Shields
Robert Ross
Elsie Fritsch
Helen Kress
Elsie Tehas
Ralph Cohen
Bryan Naylor
Ae Beck
Thyra McCarty
Eiicaas Kress
Virginia Weber
Severe Hemorrhoids Relief by Cuticura Soap Ointment
A 1912 testimonial from Bissell Alabama details years of severe hemorrhoids with pain and bleeding. After trying cures, L. R. Cook used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, bathing with the soap and applying the ointment, achieving a cure in three weeks. Additional guidance promotes Cuticura for rough hands and skin.
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Bissell
Ala
L. R. Cook
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
San Antonio Labor Day athletic results and city closure
A long list of event winners includes Lily Feld Gertrude Rossmann Della Walsberger Norma Rossman Mary Rossmann Blanche Haynes Ponton Cobb L. Guelder Herman Raegel Rainald Hueck Roy Snell Donald Brown E. H. Jordan T. P. Lucas Mrs. F. P. Mc Carty Mrs. J. B. Naylor W. C. Bradley J. M. Mills J. O. Sweeney E. 8. Lewis Irene Harvey Vera Thornton. The tug of war featured Brewery Workers defeating Plumbers. City businesses closed and only police and fire departments operated as San Antonio observed Labor Day with a quiet, orderly crowd.
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Herbert Rossman
Bradley Houston
Birdie Lasberg
Lily Feld
Gertrude Rossmann
Della Walsberger
Norma Rossman
Mary Rossmann
Blanche Haynes
Ponton Cobb
L. Guelder
Herman Raegel
Rainald Hueck
Roy Snell
Donald Brown
E. H. Jordan
T. P. Lucas
F. P. McCarty
J. B. Naylor
W. C. Bradley
J. M. Mills
J. O. Sweeney
R. B. Stowe
S. J. Slamchinski
Jerome Barloco
R. Fr. Davis
Roy Williams
J. Hildebrand
F. Converse
H. H. Wagner
M. Wilcod
Albert Auta
San Antonio
City Hall
Court House
Abbott Gasquet Arrives in New Jersey for Lecture Tour
Abbott Tom Gasquet, president of the English Benedictines and Vatican appointed to revise the Latin Vulgate, lands in Hoboken and rests at the Benedictine Abbey before a two week lecture circuit in the United States. He praises American audiences and notes differences with English youth.
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Newark
N. J
Abbott Tom Gasquet
Hoboken
Europe
Abbott
Plier
Knights of Columbus
United States
Abbott Gasquet
England
Gas well blaze lights sky near Mount Leon tract
A gas well about ten miles south of the city on the Fire road caught fire yesterday when a lighted match was held near a leaking valve. The flame was visible from high points and risked a bigger blow if the top uncapped. J L McMahon, lessee, has a guard at the field to monitor the blaze.
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Mount Leon
G. B. Staats
W. E. Hamilton
C. W. Swayne
J. l. McMahon
Foley Kidney Pills Offer Relief From Rheumatic Pain
Advertisement urges relief from rheumatism by addressing kidney weakness. Claims Foley Kidney Pills build up kidneys and stop uric acid crystals in blood. Mentions Fischer Drug Co adv and asserts a Panama Railroad fatalities myth aside from 140,000 ties and 7,000 workers over five years.
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Fischer Drug Co
Advy
Panama
Sausage Ad Displays Fresh Pods and Map Exhibit
An ad urges buyers to ask for sausage with a tin tag to ensure freshness and wholesomeness. It notes a lobby display at Grand Opera House and lists Union Meat Company and A. Cellmann. It mentions an international map exhibit by the International Geographical Congress with polar exploration interest.
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Grand Opera House
Union Meat Company
International Geoaphical Congress
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
Old advertisement claims Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles and related ailments for men and women. It promises bladder regulation in children and offers mail delivery for one dollar. A small bottle supposedly provides months of treatment with high success, directing readers to send payment and order details to a listed address.
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Texas Wonder
Texas
Bay
Olive Etree
Y Druggists
Engineer Baumann risks life to save apprentice in hospital
Washington news reports Albert Baumann an assistant engineer at the naval medical school hospital risked his life Friday night to rescue 17 year old apprentice W. C. Cross from ammonia fumes after a tank burst in the hospital basement. Baumann and Cross were overcome. Baumann is recovering and is the father of nine.
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Washington, D. C
W. C. Cross
Naval Medical School Hospital
Secretary of the Navy
Albert Blaumann
Young Cross
Baumann
Cross
New Massachusetts law limits child labor in mills
Boston report notes a state law banning employment of children under 14 in workshops and capping under 16 workers at eight hours daily and 48 hours weekly. The measure affects about fifty thousand workers as of September 2.
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Boston
Mass
Arlington to host 85 year old captain with full honors
Captain John J. Viall died aged 85 in Washington. General Kilpatrick called him the best quartermaster in the army of the Potomac. He fought in the Civil War and rose to chief quartermaster. His funeral will be at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors tomorrow. A Kansas City evangelist, Mr. M Capp, will hold a tent revival at Hickman and Blanco with no collections.
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Washington, D. C
John J. Viall
Kilpatrick
Army’ of the Potomac
Arlington National Cemetery
Viall
Army of the Potomac
M. Capp
Kansas City
Hickman Street
Blanco Road
Foley Kidney Pills Advertisement Text
Can't afford to have kidney trouble. No man with a family to support can afford it or fear it with Foley Kidney Pills. An honest medicine, safe and reliable costing little but doing much good. Pills eliminate backache and rheumatism, tone the system and restore normal action. Fischer Drug Co. displays in lobby of Grand Opera House.
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Fischer Drug Co. _ v
Lantern-cleanup brigade cleans Roosevelt streets
A Lantern Clean-up Brigade from the Roosevelt Sub-division Improvement Club cleared weeds trash and brush along Drexel avenue in the Seventh Ward last night. Residents served lunch on the Sloop home lawn and plan to continue until their area is brush free. They expect Alderman Hoefgen to observe and help present the effort to the city council while pursuing a new neighborhood school and petition the school board.
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Roosevelt Sub-division Improvement Club
Drexel Avenue
Seventh Ward
Hackberry
Pine
Hyde
Sloop Home
Roosevelt Sub-division
Hoefgen
Roosevelt
Marlborough Place
Rosemere
Witte Terrace
San Antonio motor firms announce new lines and tests
J W Collins of Collins Auto Co will stay at Alamo plaza and by October 1 offer a new line of pleasure and commercial cars with improved service facilities. A B H Staacke Auto Co plans to open at 221 225 West Commerce with George F Wroten as manager, stocking Studebaker Premier and Waverly cars and Kelley trucks, while pledging uninterrupted service. Buick’s B R Webb questions wood vs wire wheels, predicting uptake only if price of second-growth hickory rises. Ford Sales Car Co reports another Ford carload sold, Maxwell distributors ship more touring cars, and Hudson deliveries go to Kerrville and Del Rio.
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J. W. Collins
Collins Auto Company
Alamo Plaza
Collins
San Antonio
al Hazlett
A. Bh, Staacke Automobile Company
Studebaker
Premier
Waverly
Kelley
West
Commerce Street
George F. Wroten
Staacke
B. R. Webb
Buick
Webb
Local auto shipments rise to two carloads weekly
The president of the local concern says shipments are now arriving at a rate of two carloads per week. Today a shipment of 1914 Buick touring cars and roadsters is expected from the Buick branch here. The Woodward Carriage Company reports its third car of 1914 Overlands has been received.
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Local Concern
Buick
Woodward Carriage Company
Girls to Urge Reform Civic Club Organized by Students
High school girls at Grover Cleveland school plan a civic betterment club to aid uplift movements in the neighborhood and school. Principal Frances Sairley and several teachers lead the effort, coordinating with the boys’ club to reform home and civic conditions. Ad features a sale of cook stoves and gas ranges at Ady.
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Washington, D. C
Grover Cleveland
Frances
Sairley
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Abe
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BE. H. Labadie Automobile Company
Maxwell
Hudson Company
Sid Peterson
Kerrville
Roberts & Gilliam
Honda
Flores & Bartoni
del Rio
William Steinhardt
Ady
Emmet Bank
Thos. L. Conroy
E. J. McCormick
J, Frank Gallagher
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Beef and Pork Packers
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