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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1917

Page

14

Bandits Hold Up Train in Tennessee

Three masked robbers halted a northbound MoWe & Chip train near Finger Tenn held up engineer and messenger, blew open the express car safe with dynamite but failed to steal valuables. Currency reportedly sent to Corinth, Mississippi for forwarding. Local posses from MacNairy and Madison counties pursue the robbers.

Jackson, Tenn MacNairy Madison Mobile St. Louis Corinth Mise Enzins Finger Tenn Firéwan Esprees Pardner Finger, Tenn

Grave of Mrs. Bingham Guarded at Oakdale Cemetery

Wilmington scene reports guards at Oakdale cemetery for Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham burial. Family declines to confirm exhumation plans amid death cause rumors. Health officer Nesbit would not confirm exhumation permit as details remain uncertain. Mrs. Bingham, who died July 27 in Louisville, left a substantial fortune.

Wilmington N. C Oakdale Robert Worth Broghant Louisville Chase Nesbit Theody Bingham Testal Loutaville

Wealthy Mrs. Bingham’s 70 Million Fortune Mystery

Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham, widow of an oil pioneer and railway official, left a vast estate to her niece Louise Wise Lewis. The 60-year-old New York marriage to Judge Bingham is noted, with questions over a five million bequest to him and who truly influenced her will. Legal sparring continues in Golisville as executors seek clarity.

New York Tiemy MM. Flagler Standard Oil Company Florida East Coast Railway Binghan Tennisville Bingham Maury Lily Kennanavis Louise Wise Lewis Cincinnati J. J Golisville Lewisy Wise Lewis Robert Worth Binghau Mix Brigham Pking Withington Neu. der Atlantic City

Blood Cleanse Fights Skin Ailments Says S S S

An old advertisement argues skin diseases like eczema stem from blood impurities and cannot be cured by local remedies alone. It touts S S S as a lasting treatment, claimed to be sold by druggists and supported by a medical director offering free advice in Swift Memorial Hospital, Ga.

SS. S Awitt Sperta Swift

Botha Files Libel Suit Against Wolmarans in Pretoria

General Louis Botha testifies in libel suit filed against Senator Wolmarans. He claims statements by Wolmarans on the South African campaign misstate motives and aim, denying any plan for annexation or possession of German territory depending on peace terms.

Pretoria Union South Africa Louis Botha Preimley Agricuiture Wolmarans Ada Cumnages

Free Zone relieves corns and caluses instantly

A Cincinnati chemist touts Freezone as an ether compound that freezes and removes corn and callus painlessly. Apply several drops to tender areas and corns or caluses shrink, blacken, and peel away with no pain. Keep Freezone on hand for quick relief.

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Atrocities Revealed by Malian Prisoner Accounts

A Malian prisoner reported widespread torture in Austro Hungarian camps, including shootings and deliberate poisoning. A lieutenant described feeding such atrocities. the source notes Jaill and India connections and intensity of abuse amid wartime communications.

Fuller delays House committee on investigation in Texas

Fuller in day says the House committee of twenty will not be named until one day next week. Speaker Waller cites lack of motivation rather than material, praising the many capable members available. A concurrent Senate resolution by Senator Dayton seeks federal action to fund cotton tax relief for Confederate soldiers and widows amid a Supreme Court challenge to the tax law.

Alswin Tex Fuller Inday Waller Austin Senate Dayton Congress United States Supreme Court

Mrs Cody Injured In Auto Crash At Taylor Texas

Mrs Cody wife of Br Cary Cody, visiting her father James Root, was seriously injured when the automobile she rode in turned over near Taylor Texas. A soldier, reportedly resting, was on the scene as the car tipped and one wheel collapsed. The incident was witnessed by a nurse who described the crash and stated Cody was in a critical but stable condition.

Cody James Root Lyre Taylor Tex Dlrs Br. Cary San Antonio United States Army

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