Taft loyalists weigh patience as firings stall
Taft's Texas backers, led by Julius Oppenheimer, urge support for re election while delaying further dismissals of federal staff. Only two officials have been discharged, with insiders noting the Chicago nominating convention and the forthcoming election shape the purge.
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Vexas
Taft
Julius M. Oppenheimer
Bexar County
Republican Committee
Chicago
H. F. MacGregor
Houston
Col
Cecil A. Lyon
R. W. Dowe
Eagle Pass
United
Oppenheimer
Congress Opens Tuesday Special to The Light
Indianapolis reports the National Conservation Congress begins a four day session Tuesday with focus on conserving human life occupational diseases worker insurance sanitation and employer liability. Addresses cover vital resources forests lands minerals and food by prominent scientists and politicians.
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Indianapolis
United States
National Conservation Congress
Proam
Gray hair to dark brown remedy promoted in home recipe
A traditional home formula promises to darken gray hair to a natural brown without harsh dyes. Mix Barbo Compound with bay rum glycerine and water, apply weekly until desired shade, then biweekly. Ensure Barbo Compound is supplied by your druggist.
Artificial Rain For San Antonio Parks Reported
Fire Chief Wright administers artificial rain to park foliage in San Antonio at Mayor Jones request. The water project has revived grass and greenery in San Pedro park and Madison Square, using a fire steamer, six firefighters, and hundreds of feet of hose since the scheme began.
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San Antonio
Wright
Jones
Man Bitten by Stray Dog on Porch Last June
A man was bitten by a stray dog while seated on his porch last June. The wound was cauterized and no further treatment or complications were reported.
Railroad Men Strike Spreads in Spain
Paris, Sept 28. Spanish railroad workers strike widely after a call for a general stoppage. Sus pension of the constitution is momentarily expected. Cabinet may appoint a temporary dictatorship if the strike grows, with General Weyler named as a possible dictator. Street meetings banned in many cities as soldiers run the few trains in Northern Spain.
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Paris
Weyler
Spain
Sabinal First to Use New Insurance Rate Credit
Sabinal in Uvalde county becomes the first Texas city to adopt an ordinance offering a reward for arson offenders, triggering a two cent credit on the key rate. The city council notified the state insurance board, cutting Sabinal’s key rate from 81 to 79 cents once actuaries issue the new rate for policies issued after the change.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Sabinal
Uvalde County
State Insurance Board
H. C. King
Man Declares Readiness as Rabies Takes Wife and Four Children Witness
John Muler a 69 year old wealthy resident of Haledon New Jersey told his family and Rev Warren P Coon that he was ready for death after being told science could do nothing for his rabies He dictated his will and divided his estate among relatives then slept away Thursday night his death imminent as the case progressed
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New York
John Muler
Haledon
N. J
Warren P. Coon
Methodist
Muler
Woman shoots boarder in Fulton Missouri showdown
Rosa Russell 20 fired a shotgun at Louis Backer 40 as he confronted her at her Fulton home. Backer was struck in the chest on the front porch and taken to a doctor with a serious condition. Russell claimed the shooting was accidental.
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Fulton
Louis
Backer
Rosa Russell
Russell
T. H. Douglass
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