Bombs Raise Fear in New York Italian Colony
The New York Italian community faced a fresh blast as a bomb exploded before the offices of leading Italian bankers. No injuries were reported but the incident sharpens fear of retaliation against Giuseppe Costabile "The Fox" now facing possible indictment for carrying a bomb and violating weapons laws.
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New York
Guiseppe Costabile
Fox
Blackhand
Ital
Cos
Costabile
Dabney and Rives Wed in Cleburne Home
Austin E Dabney of Taylor and Mrs. Alice Rives of Cleburne were married at the bride’s sister Mrs Francis’s home in Cleburne last night. They will spend ten days in Galveston then return to Taylor to reside. Dabney has run a local drug business for years.
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Taylor, Tex
Austin E. Dabney
Alice Rives
Cleburne
Francis
Galveston
Taylor
Dapney
Belgian tenor Imbao Yofimbert de la Tour dies
The Associated Press reports the death of Belgian tenor Imbao Yofimbert de la Tour in Brussels on September 9. The obituary notes his prominence in European music circles and performances in major venues.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Imbao Yofimbert de la Tour
Water Transportation Advocated by Midcoast Group
Galveston Port hosts Texas Midcoast association meeting led by C. B. E. Holland urging cooperation to create coastwise fleets. Haines argues water service could trim inland freight costs, citing rice and cotton savings and potential road-building funds for Brazoria Matagorda Jackson and other counties, but only with sustained merchant support.
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Port O’connor
Texas Midcoast Association
E. Holland
Congress
W. G. Sterett
J. H. Hawley
Coast Good Roads Association
H. H. Haines
Galveston Commercial Association
Haines
Midcoast
Galveston
Brazoria
Matagorda
Jackson
Wharton
Colorado
Fort Bend
Calhoun
Victoria
Port Lavaca
Matagorda Bay
Brazos River
First German Aviatress Becomes Pilot in Germany
Nellie Besse, a sculptor, qualified for a pilot license in Berlin on September 8 and became Germany's first aviatress. She joins a growing cadre of women pilots shaping aviation’s gender balance in the country.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Nellie Besse
Germany
Two Italians Shot Dead in Port Amboy Quarrel
In a laborers quarrel at a boarding house in Port Amboy New Jersey two Italians were killed and a third wounded. Police hunt for Marino Bornio named as the assassin.
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Associated Press
Port Amboy
N. J
Marino Bornio
Fraser Tailor Aims for Nation's Best Dressed City
Fraser, a tailor, expresses ambition for the city to achieve the highest average of well dressed men in the country. He notes the store’s expanding reach will lift the standard of citizen attire year by year.
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Fraser
The Oracle solicitous plea for a dime
A humorous verse portrays a braggart claiming bold knowledge of finance weather health and election outcomes. The speaker offers free advice while begging for a dime and a gigigey, promising a shortcut to wealth and success.
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Willy
Gas on the Stomach and Pink Pills Claim
An Savannah reader describes gas and stomach distress from poor blood supply and fermentation. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring appetite, strength, sleep, and flesh after years of illness. The article urges sufferers to try the pills when ordinary remedies fail.
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John D. Young
East St. Julian Street
Savannah
Dr. Miam
What to Eat and How to Eat offered free by request
A copy of our diet book will be sent free on request to anyone interested. Dr Williams Pink Pills, old by all druggists, or delivered postpaid at 60 cents per box, six boxes for 2.50, by the Dr Williams Medicine Company of Schenectady New York.
Young Gates Plans Port Arthur Residence After Father’s Death
Charles G. Gates and Mrs. John W. Gates return to Port Arthur Texas from New York and confirm plans to reside there and carry out their late father’s development aims. Gates also confirms engagement to Florence Hopwood of Minneapolis and notes probate of his father’s will in Beaumont soon.
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Associaten
Beaumont
Tex
Charles G. Gates
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Texas
New York
Mr. Gates
Young Gates
Florence Hopwood
Minneapolis
West
The
Texas Company
Street Car Manager Is Given Jail Sentence
W R Crawford manager of the Seattle Benton and Southern Electric railway was sentenced to 30 days in county jail for violating a five cent fare rule within Seattle. He appealed to the superior court and was released on a 500 dollar bond amid clashes with patrons and a public scene denouncing United States Judge Cornelius S Hanford with a crowd hanging his effigy.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
W. R. Crawford
Seattle, Benton & Southern Electric Railway
Public Service Commission
Crawford
Superior Court
United States
Cornelius S. Hanford
A Harmless Way to Darken the Hair
Sage and sulphur are praised for restoring hair color and vitality. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy by Wyeth Chemical Co is sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to perform. W C Kalteyer, 408 East Houston Street.
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Wyeth Chemical Company of
New York
Wyeth
W.C. Kalteyer
East
Houston Strees
Whips Highwayman in Pueblo Robbery Case
In Pueblo on September 8 Associated Press report says F. M. Blaze chased one of two highwaymen after a hold up. Blaze struck the gunman and knocked him senseless, while the other robber fled but was later captured and jailed with his injured accomplice.
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Associated Press
Pueblo
Colo
Classifieds Notice on Fletcher's Castoria Ad Acceptance
Want ads accepted until 10 o'clock Saturday night for Sunday's light to appear under proper classifications. Ads taken over the telephone and billed later. Whither phone 176.
Lavaca River association plans work for year at Waelder
Special to the Light reports Lavaca River association workers met in Waelder on Monday to outline the organization's planned projects and activities for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Gonzales
Tex
The
Lavaca River Association
Waelder
Farmer Fights Rattlesnakes Near Kyle
On a Kyle farm two miles from town B Kuhn hunted a rattlesnake nest. He killed four teen, one large and thirteen small snakes about ten inches long after being attacked and driven away from his work.
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Kyle, Tex
Kyle
B. Kuhn
Copperas Cove Man Marries Local Woman at Parsonage
J. J. Sharp of Copperas Cove and Mae Root of Gonzales quietly married at the Methodist parsonage at 2 o'clock yesterday evening with Rev. Gaston Hartsfield officiating.
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Gonzales
Tex
J. J. Sharp
Copperas Cove
Mae Root
Gaston Hartsfield
Easterners Toboggan Down Pike's Peak in Five Minutes
Two easterners, R. O. Green of New York and M. H. Hayden of Detroit, rode a greased board with cleats on the cog railroad from above the half-way house to Manitou, five miles in five minutes and 37 seconds. Shooting the peak was a once popular sport halted by officials due to hazards. Fraser, tailor, notes the finished garment is an irresistible advertisement.
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Colorado Springs
Col
R. O. Green
New York
M. H. Hayden
Detroit
Pike’s Peak
Manitou
Taylor Welcomes Two New Business Houses This Week
Two new stores open in Taylor. Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills of Waco lease space in the Goldstein building on North Main as W. H. Laster opens a men’s clothing shop to operate by Saturday. J. A. Hill manages Taylor Furniture in the Goldstein building on West Fourth Street.
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Taylor
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