Skeleton and Knife Unearthed At Rand Building Site
Workmen uncover a human skull and a rusted hunting knife on Houston Street and Main Avenue, sparking theories of a long ago murder. Town rumors tie bones to 1850s disappearances and battles near Veramendi Palace during the Alamo siege. In Pueblo Colorado a separate tale reports a man suiting his goat for damages over whiskers being eaten.
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Rand
Houston Street
Main Avenue
Veramendi Palace
The
Alamo
Pueblo
Colo
George Carlson
Carlson
Billy
Bullet Shatters Plane Hole In Flight Over Mineola
A shooter struck the aeroplane piloted by Cc O Hadley near Mineola New York damaging a propeller and engine. The craft, owned by Dr. William Co Christmas of Washington, was to run the first aerial mail service between New York and Washington when the engine failed at 700 feet forcing a long glide to the ground. A $1000 reward was posted for information leading to the assailant’s arrest.
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Mineola
N. Y
Cc. O. Hadley
William Co. Christmas
Washington
New York
Hadley
Compressed air accident kills man in Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wis., June 11. Michael Volokus died after escaping air from a tube connected to a compressed air tank tore flesh and forced air into his abdomen. He lived four hours, and police investigate possible prank by fellow workers.
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Kenosha
Wis
Michael Volokus
Volokus
Houston Homicide Over Elopement Proposal
Lloyd Jackson was killed in Houston as Miss Hazel Moody and her father dispute claims of an elopement. Jackson, visiting Moody at her home, staged a second story conversation when Moody’s father fired the fatal shot, a claim Moody denies. She says Jackson climbed to her window seeking an unexpected visit. The motive and details remain contested.
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Houston
Tex
Lloyd Jackson
Miss Hazel Moody
Jackson
Miss Moody
Moody
Miss Hazel
Marriages of Stepdaughter and Stepfather Stir Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 11 Charles K. Gleason aged 36 married his stepmother 46, widow of Edwin P. Gleason. Gleason's firm Edwin P. Gleason & Son spans Philadelphia and New York with son Percy. The trio, including the stepbrother now stepfather, had just returned from Europe where the bride secured the betrothal.
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Philadelphia
Charles K. Gleason
Edwin P. Gleason & Son
New York
Edwin P. Gleason
Percy
Europe
Gleason
Hunt's Cure Claim Promises Quick Itching Relief
A bold claim promotes Hunt's Cure as a universal remedy for all itch disorders with guaranteed single-box cure and immediate application effects. The ad-style text asserts rapid, permanent relief from various kin diseases through one treatment.
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Hunt
The Best Coffee Ever Made El Merito Sale
A historical ad offers El Merito coffee at 35 cents per pound. Deal advertised as the best coffee ever made, promoting a strong value proposition for buyers.
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Father
Merchant
Whiteaker & Washington Civil and Contracting Engineers
Moore Building
San Antonio, Texas
Palestine
Novelty Manufacturing Company
Texas
E. Emmert
Main
Houston, Texas
Gunter Building
Jaby G. Baldwin
San Antonio
Albert R. Beal
J. Goldblum
DR. L. Hirschfeld
Gibbs
W. C. Hirzel
Dr. B. F. Kingsley
Hicks
San Antonio, Tex
S. T. Lowry
Grocers
McEvoy Wireless
J. H. McEvoy & Company
J. C. Dielman
Carbolineum
E. Commerce St
Bureau OF Publicity
Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association
SOS
Main Street
Dallas
A. School OF Xo Wexia Culture
San Antonio School
BEE Supplies
S. A
Fulmer & Brittain
Flores St
Kentucky
Staver
Connorsville
Surries
Ohio
Shafer & Downey
Machine Illustrated
Germania Refrigeration & Machinery Co
Hays & Cherry
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