Border clash near Ruidosa prompts probe of Texas troopers
A seven man Texas Cavalry patrol crossed into Mexico near Ruidosa and clashed with ten Mexicans. One American horse was killed. no confirmed casualties. Corporal Rogers may face trial for crossing border without sufficient cause. General Funston and staff observed the Austin parade of 14,000 troops afterward.
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Joseph A. Gaston
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Corporal Rogers
Texas Cavalry
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Texas Squadron of Cavalry
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Texas
Austin
Fort Sam Houston
Ferguson
Capitol
Camp Mabry
St. Elmo
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Mabry
Eight Hour Law defended by President in public remarks
The president argues for the eight hour day, stressing labor as a human relationship within a broader partnership. He cites conflicts between labor and capital, arbitration limits, and the need for mutual trust. He recalls lessons from railroad labor talks and notes the 80 cent gas case as a cautionary example.
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Congress
Pyramid Pile Treatment Promises Home Relief
Readers are urged to try Pyramid Pile Treatment at home with testimonials of hope for hopeless piles. The ad offers a 60 cent box price from a druggist or a free trial coupon and warns the act’s confiscatory tone.
Obituary of Julius Posert Jr a 79 year old resident
Julius Posert Jr 79 died Saturday afternoon at 509 South Alamo where he had lived 50 years He was born in Germany and became a San Antonio resident 55 years ago He is survived by his widow two sons Julius F Posert Jr and Louis F Posert a daughter Mrs Louise Baudever two sisters Mrs Anton Kneupper of San Antonio and Mrs Gerlach of San Francisco and a brother Frank Posert of California The funeral will be at 5 pm Sunday from the residence with interment in St Josephs cemetery Active pallbearers are R L Bodkin Fred Sturr Albert Reidner Frank Jud B P Converse and Joe McAllister Honorary pallbearers include August Kravitz John Kemp J C Dielmann Nic Tengg Herman Harms and B Bergley
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Julius Posert Jr
South Alamo Street
Germany
San Antonio
Julius F. Posert Jr
Louis F. Posert
Louise Baudever
Anton Kneupper
Gerlach
San Francisco
Cal
Frank Posert
California
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
R. L. Bodkin
Fred Sturr
Albert Reidner
Frank Jud
B. P. Converse
Joe McAllister
August Kravitz
John Kemp
J. C. Dielmann
Nic Tengg
Herman Harms
B- Bergley
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and related supplies with contact via phone 971 for inquiries and orders.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Silk sausage skins from raw silk reported in Europe
The New York Times notes Germany is making sausage skins from raw silk as reported by the Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung. Experiments before the war produced hollow silk casings for meat filling and the Elberfeld ribbon factory now produces long casings. With meat shortages, vast casings are not needed and silk casing price equals ordinary skins. Berliner Lokal Anzeiger cites a Berlin inventions bureau briquettes for meat transport resistant to insects.
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Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung
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Berliner Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin Inventions Bureau
Pyramid Drug Company Free Sample Request
A reader from Marshall Michigan seeks a free sample of Pyramid Pile Treatment in a plain wrapper. The message requests delivery to a full name street city and state.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Redtop the Telephone Girl and the Modern Office
Edward Mott Woolley details a New York business office where a tele phone operator nicknamed Redtop earns $15 weekly, later $25, for handling calls and studying company activity. The piece argues that the operator’s social grasp and vocal inflection are vital to customer relations and corporate image, likening her to a bank teller in influence.
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New York
Edward Mott Woolley
McClure’s
Redtop
Grand Sport Misquoted Evening Exchange
A jumble of old quotes describes a cockney sportsman with guns and ferrets enjoying a day of hunting. Host and guest banter recalls a jovial weekend, with chatter about squirrels and success. The clipping blends stray phrases from Philadelphia Ledger and Boston Transcript about dust bags and folding fans from posts and battleships.
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Hunter
Capital Sport
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