Army officers barred from Rochester hotels prompts questions
Secretary Garrison doubts if army popularity is universal after a Minneapolis resident reported three Fort Snelling officers were refused lodging in Rochester due to their uniforms. He seeks to confirm if this is isolated while praising army condition and endorsing a three year enlistment with reserve discharge. He also supports vocational training and opposes a large standing army.
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Washington, D. C
Garrison
Minneapolis
F Army
Fort Snelling
Rochester
Minn
Minnesota
New England
Middle States
Aviation Aids Army General Praises Air Support
General Pau, commanding northern troops in the Granada maneuvers of the French army, declares aviation vital to modern warfare. He says he is astonished by the results and that his aviation contingent provides incalculable value, with daily 10 o’clock updates on enemy positions and intentions.
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Auch
France
Pau
Granada
Houston Plumbers Strike Halts Large City Buildings
Houston union plumbers walked out on Monday forcing work stoppages on many large buildings. They seek a raise to $7 a day from $6 and demand noon Saturday payment on site rather than after hours. Efforts push for an open shop.
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Houston
Tex
Self Help For Nervous Persons
Coffee has no food value and is a deceitful friend. it irritates nerves and makes them overly sensitive, causing minor health variations to seem more serious to the person.
Auto racing meet eyed for San Antonio in November
Dr. W A Hering of the Automobile Club plans a major racing meet in San Antonio early in November. A 4 pm meeting of Chamber of Commerce and Automobile Club directors will discuss costs, sponsorships, and national racers, including Peugeot and Ohio cars, with rail excursions expected to boost attendance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Automobile Club
San Antonio
W. A. Hering
East
Louis Disbrow
Wild Bill
Endicott
Tornado
Case
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Disbrow
Raimey
Hering
J. W. Collins
Colling Auto Company
Detroit
Indianapolis
Dorris Motor Car Company
St. Louis
Dorris
Collins Auto Company
Warning Ignored on National Forests Graze Rule
Washington reports 144 grazing trespass cases in the last fiscal year across 138 million acres of national forest. Forest service credits local stock raisers for cooperation. Twenty trespassers were dismissed for lack of evidence while others faced prosecution and fines. Over twenty million head of stock grazed under permits and 33,000 permits issued.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Forest Service
New Ships Completed In August Across U S Shipyards
American shipyards produced 143 vessels in 26 working days in August. Most were built on Atlantic and Pacific coasts with the Great Lakes contributing a small fleet. The total new tonnage exceeded 21 900 tons, led by the Narragansett a 3443 ton steel steamship built at Wilmington Delaware.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Navigation
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Wilmington
Del
Taylor Schools Open for 1913 14 Year
Taylor Texas reports the public schools opened with over 1000 students in attendance. The system includes three white schools and one negro school, with 23 instructors plus Superintendent John F. O Shea.
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Taylor
Tex
Taylor Public
John F. O'Shea
Delegation Attends Mexican Independence Anniversary in San Antonio
A group of Mexican citizens from San Antonio visited the Mexican consulate for Independence Day observances. The program included music, speeches in English and Spanish, a telegram to Provisional President Huerta, and a large night program at San Pedro Springs with green and white flags and the refrain Viva Mexico.
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San Antonio
Victoriano Huerta
San Pedro Springs
Mexico
Rafael Fernandes
Henry B. Cline
Maria Sanchez
Junta Patriotica
Trinidad Zertuche
Harry Hertzberg
Deep Cracks on Joints Promised Relief by Cuticura
Jack Harrison reports 1911 to 1912 skin and joint misery from cracked lips fingers toes and red inflamed skin. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he recovered in nineteen days and recommends the product with free samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura Dept T Boston.
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P.O
el Paso
Texas
Jack Harrison
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
Former State Senator McKamy discusses Dallas fair plans
Former State Senator W. C. McKamy of Dallas and secretary of the State Fair Association toured Austin with the comptroller’s department. He said extensive preparations are under way for the fair, set to open October 18 and run through November 2.
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Austin
Tex
W. C. McKamy
Dallas
State Fair Association of Dallas
Comptroller’s Department
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy tasting remedy for sour stomach indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims five minute relief, no need for laxatives, and a cleaner, fresher stomach after use.
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Pape
Veteran Tour Battlesfields in Tennessee
Chattanooga hosts the forty seventh annual G A R encampment with veterans visiting Chickamauga battlefield. Governor Hooper and other leaders speak as Army Nurses meet and a veterans parade plans unfold. Forrest’s Cavalry may lead the Ohio division in the parade. A foot race for veteran speed pits 69 year old Colonel J L Smith against Private M Wolf and three other Union veterans in a three mile run.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ben W. Hooper
Tennessee
William D. Atchley
Department of Tennessee
T. C. Thompson
Chickamauga
Richard B. Randolph
Chickamauga Park Commission
National Association of Army Nurses
Women's Relief Corps
Ladies of the G. A. R
Sons of Veterans, Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
National Association of Naval Veterans
National Association of Union ex-Prisoners of War
National Association of Civil War Musicians
Loyal Legion
United States Veterans, Signal Corps Association
Gates P. Thurston
Nashville
Society of the Cumberland
Forrest
Ohio
Henry N. Hanson
Toledo
J. L. Smith
Detroit
Mich
M. Wolf
Chamberlain Field
Colonel Smith
United States
George W. Howe
Fort Huron
8. G. Barnes
Pittsburg
William A. Heinschon
Cleveland
Kendall County Fair Adverts Texas Route
Kendall County Fair at Boerne on September 19 and 20 promotes the fairest fair in Texas with round trip from San Antonio at 75 cents and 50 cents for the 20th Only.
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Kendall County
Boerne
Texas
San Antonio
Enormous Increase in Imports of Beef
Washington reports a sharp rise in foreign beef imports for June July and August totaling about three million pounds. Australia and Argentina supply most of the batch, nearly matching the entire previous fiscal year. Prices range 7 to 10 cents at origin plus transport and duties. more refrigerated lines and tariff changes are expected to boost trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Australia
Argentina
United States
Dallas to Lower Lighting Minimum Charge Offer
Dallas officials hear a hearing on city lighting rates as the lighting company offers to cut the minimum monthly charge from 1 dollar to 50 cents for one year as a test. The city commission is reviewing the proposal.
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Dallas
Tex
Long Ford convoy completes 1000 mile desert run to Los Angeles
Col Robert D Read of Fort Bliss and W H Tuttle of El Paso drove two Ford touring cars from El Paso to Los Angeles in under 15 days. They crossed the Maramoth Wash dunes in 11 hours on an 88 mile leg. Mrs Read accompanied Colonel Read, and the party relied on camping gear but spent only one night outdoors.
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el Paso
Los Angeles
Robert D. Read
Fort Bliss
W. H. Tuttle
Ford Sates
Maramoth
Yuma
Brawley
Arizona
Colonel Read
Kidney Trouble Remedy Ad Promises Relief
An advertisement urges men with families to use Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief from backache rheumatism and kidney issues. It touts the medicine as honest reliable and capable of toning the system and normalizing kidney and bladder function. Fischer Drug Co. adv.
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Foley
Fischer Drug Co
Advy
Adv
Electrical Workers Meet Opens Biennial Convention
Three hundred fifty delegates from the United States Canada and the Panama canal zone attend the biennial convention of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Boston. The two week gathering marks the first time women were seated as delegates on the floor.
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Electrical Workers
Boston
United States
Canada
Panama Canal Zone
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
The
Brotherhood
Grafton Assumes New Ties In State Board Role
E G Grafton of Ellis county arrives in Austin to assume duties as a member of the state board of examiners after recent appointment by State Superintendent Doughty. Grafton formerly led Ellis county schools as superintendent.
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Grafton
Austin
Tex
Ells County
Doughty
State Board of Examiners
Professor Grafton
Ellis County
Grandma Uses Sage Tea to Darken Hair
An old advertisement touts Sage and Sulphur remedies to darken gray faded hair naturally and evenly. It claims quick results, reduces scalp itching and hair loss, and promotes lush shine with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold for about fifty cents a bottle.
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Wyeth
D. D. D. Prescription Heralded as Skin Cure by Professor Budlong
Professor Budlong of South Lyme Connecticut cites D. D. D. Prescription as a life changing eczema remedy. A local pharmacist endorsement notes instant relief and lasting signs of cure, with the Fischer Store offering a full size bottle guarantees.
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Cc. J. Budlong
South Lyme
Con
Fischer
Gibbs
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New York
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Yank
Johnny Reb
Wolfson
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Schulenberg
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Woodward
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Frank A. Winerth
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