Kendall county fair opens third day after record turnout
Boerne Texas September fair draws about 25 000 attendees with 5 cent adults and 15 cent children tickets. Exhibits include cattle goats sheep swine poultry and dairy stock judged by state and local experts. Officials announce plans for a larger fair next year as dry farming tips and seed selection are urged by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Ed Cone.
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Boerne
Tex
Kendall County Fair
Herff
Sam Bell
San Antonio
Kendall County
Gus Wollscraeger
G. C. Scully
Seguin
Berkshire
Anton Rush
al Wiprecht
Agricultural Department of
W. T. Rieve
Wiprecht
Ed R. Cone
Texas
Cone
Avon
R. Harz
H. J. Vogt
H. O. Adler
C. A. Herff
H. R. Harz
E. W. Slouston
J. H. McCrocklin
Paul Esser
T. O. Codrington
Fritz Potschernick
C. C. McFarland
A.S. Toepperwein
Gus Wollschlenger
Gus Langbrein
Gus Sewald
Otto Cowan
J. L. Copenhaver
P. J. Villaret
Oscar Bergmann
Ben Gravey
J. W. Lawdon
Joe Dienger
J. F. Nooe
Dr. L. Zoeller
Allen Howard
W. J. McAteer
W. F. Hays
Hugo Wollschlaeger
William Dirks
Louis Wiedenfeld
Ladies’ Department
Martha Fabra
Cc. A. Herff
Bob Green
A. L. Snenrath
F. C. Dodge
Adolff Amman
Oscar Bergman
Gus Bower
Gus Dietert
Allen Snell
C. L. Ellsworth
August Vogel
Max Toepperwein
William Potter
Arthur Pabra
A. L. Spenrath
Jack
Fritz Nichol
Oscar Saremann
Angora
Wollschlaeger
W. L. Sill
Antor Rush
Charles Perrin
Edward Whiteworth
Raymond Seuer
Fritz Nichols
Grace Gray
A. G. Gilat
J. F. Nopes
J. Goolee
C. Schraeder
C. Herme
R. L. Davis
Ludwig Ort
L. A. Lamm
McCarthy
William Sill
Fritz Reinhard
C. Schmitt
Lee Cravay
Reid Pfeiffer
Bertha Dietera
E. W. Houston
James Thompson
Paul Nelson
Theo Holekamp
C.L. Ellsworth
Anton Phillip
Charles Sherwood
Thaw Takes Full Charge of Publicity Fight
Concord dispatch says Harry K. Thaw assumes full control of publicity in his legal battle and vows to dismiss any staffer who leaks information about him.
Meets Carnegie and Loses $100
Akron man Peter Alcox recounted to city detectives how he met a man he was told was Andrew Carnegie and J Pierpont Morgan in a Liberty avenue hotel. He lost $100 and his gold watch after paying for a stranger claiming rich relatives and a gold mine.
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Pittsburg
Peter Alcox
Akron
Andrew Carnegie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Liberty Avenue
California
Alcox
Mr. Morgan
Rules for the Atlantic crossing prize by Royal Aero Club
The Daily Mail offers 10000 pounds for the first America to Great Britain Atlantic crossing in 22 consecutive hours. Open to aviators with IAF certificates, entries sent with 100 pounds to the Royal Aero Club, London, 14 days before first attempt. Start may be land or water, with coast crossing rules, and aircraft marked for identification.
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New York
Daily Mail
London
Atlantic
America
Great Britain
International Aeronautical Federation
Royal Aero Club
Piccadilly
The
Extraordinary Electrola hair removal pitch promises free trial
An advertisement touts Electro la hair removal for all body areas claiming permanent hair root destruction without skin irritation. It offers a liberal trial package by sending name and address with a 2 cent stamp and a full size $1.00 product with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Free trial offer for Cleo-tre-la treatment
A reader is invited to fill in name and address on dotted forms and mail to Anna Burton in Chicago with a 2 cent stamp to receive a free trial package of Cleo-tre-la. The notice emphasizes an immediate shipment of the product.
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Anna Burton
Chicago
Cleo-tre-la
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Praised by Users
A letter from T. A. Neall of Roanoke Texas lauds Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for curing pains heart trouble neuralgia gastric issues and gall stones after five treatments. The piece urges trial of one dose and notes a free booklet from Geo H Mayr Mfg Chemist Chicago, with San Antonio availability at Sommers' drug stores.
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Mayr
T. A. Neall
Roanoke
Texas
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Ill
San Antonio
Sommers’ Drug
Alamo Plaza
Houston Street
Houston
Soledad Sta
Negro murderer Johnson faces gallows with calm resolve
Lee Johnson, condemned for Dr. Augustus Maverick's murder, refuses to speak to reporters and says he will go to the gallows like a man. He is seen reading the Bible, wearing a rosary, and remains cheerful as the scaffold lies within 30 feet of his death cell.
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Lee Johnson
Augustus Maverick
Joe Chadwick
Johnson
All Girls lose to New York-Nine in Allenhurst heat
In Allenhurst New Jersey the All Girls baseball team fell to New York Nine in seven innings amid intense heat. Captain Catherine Aghetto starred at third base and could have pitched as a masculine battery with Robert Hahne on the mound. May Singh spoke of the upset as the horrid men turned a scratch hit into a homer and an umpire called the game.
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New York
Allenhurst
N. J
Catherine Aghetto
Frank Baker
Robert Hahne
Tom Albertson
May Singh
Ughetta
Helen Simon
Bessie Waters
Nana Raynolds
Catherine Ughetta
Adelaide Raynolds
Lucia Towle
Bride Marry in Hospital as Groom Dies After Illness
In Lebanon Pennsylvania Wal lace Van Sickle of Macon Georgia dies in hospital amid smallpox fears. Miss Miriam Bowman from a Lebanon family marries him in the hospital after both were vaccinated. The couple wed as he remained in the hospital bedside until death.
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Lebanon
Wallace van Sickle
Macon
Miriam Bowman
van Sickle
Bermuda’s 300 Islands Draw Winter Americans
Bermuda noted as the only British colony named in Shakespeare with the archaic form Bermouthes. The archipelago spans under nineteen square miles and lies about 600 miles from the U S coast. Its mild climate makes it a popular winter resort for about thirty thousand visitors annually, including Mark Twain.
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Bermuda
United States
Mark Twain
Would Maintain Its Status
A quirky classified item notes a sentimental young lady and a humorous exchange about an oak and an elm. It also lists a Collman plumber with two phone numbers and a price of 97 dollars for an advertisement.
Senate blocks burlaps duty in tariff bill talks
Washington Sept 20 Senate managers yielded on several amendments but warned the House they will not permit burlaps to be placed on the dutiable list. South senators threatened to reject the conference report if the burlaps item remains, while the House pressed for a duty on burlaps as the bill moved toward final settlement. The unresolved items include lead and zinc-bearing ores and wool dates.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Stockale Rejects Commission Incorporation Vote
In STOCKDALBE Texas on September 20 the town held a vote on adopting a commission form of government. The measure failed with 55 votes against and 48 in favor as the community considers its municipal structure.
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Stockdalbe
Tex
Eskimo Child Named Woodrow Wilson Honoring President
A mission letter from northern Alaska reports an Eskimo boy born March 28 named Woodrow Wilson in honor of the president. The president acknowledged the gesture this afternoon.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
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