Troops Rushed to Border From Fort Sam Houston
One troop of the Third cavalry and a battery of the Third field artillery were rushed to the border from Fort Sam Houston. Two special trains were prepared on two hours notice. Artillery to Laredo and cavalry to Brownsville with about a thousand more in readiness. Railroads pledged equipment for 500 men and horses in 36 hours.
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San Antonio
Tex
Third Cavalry
Third Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Laredo
Brownsville
Typhoid Cases Linked to Pools and Travel
Dr. C M Starkhoff reports sixty four typhoid cases in St. Louis with 18 percent linked to private or public swimming pools. Forty two percent traveled to counties or small towns and drank well water. Bacteria in pool water were colon bacilli rather than typhoid. Steam boat operators must obtain health certificates for water purity. Mississippi River water is used by many boats.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
C. M. Starkloff
City Health Department
United States Marine Hospital
Health Department
It is Better to Talk Plain Than Whine
A short editorial urging plain speech over constant complaints, noting that direct talk can resolve issues more effectively than persistent whining, with the author advocating clarity and restraint in public discourse.
Free Advice to Sick Women From Lydia E Pinkham Co
Women with any form of female illness are invited to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confidential woman to woman correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are opened read and answered by a woman and kept private. The firm offers knowledge from extensive experience and asks only good will in return. They also offer a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Advertising Gap Delays New Jersey Woman Suffrage
Assistant Attorney General Gaskill ruled that failure to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment renders ratification by the legislature this winter impossible. The constitution requires two successive legislatures and three months of newspaper notice before elections, meaning advertising should have begun August 4.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Gaskill
Miss Jessie Wilson Involved In Vermont Horse Accident
Charles W. Worthen found Miss Jessie Wilson unconscious beside a road near North Hartland Vermont while riding with her fiancé Francis B. Sayre. Dr. Worthen treated her and she regained consciousness before being taken to Fred Smith’s home. President Wilson notified.
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Associated Press
White River Junction
Charles W. Worthen
Plainfield
N. H
Seton
Jessie Wilson
Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Worthen
France and States to Exchange Professors
Paris August 28 The French government created a special bureau under the ministry of public instruction to organize cultural exchange with the United States. Jules Coulet was named director and the bureau announced lectures by Jean Baptiste Perrin at Columbia, Ariel Jules Maurice Le Franc at Chicago, and Pierre Boutroux at Princeton.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
United States
Jin
Ministry of Public Instruction
Jules Coulet
Jean Baptiste Perrin
Faculty of Sciences
Columbia University
Ariel Jules’ Maurice le Franc
College de France
Chicago University
Pierre Boutroux
University of Poitiere
Princeton
Three Cornered Mayoralty Fight in New York
The city faces a three way mayoral race as Mayor Gaynor declares an independent bid. Tammany backs Edward McCall while Fusionists nominate John P. Mitchell. Roosevelt urges Prendergrast to avoid fusion ticket conflicts and Whitman weighs Tammany offer for district attorney.
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Associated Press
New York
Gaynor
Tammany Hall
Edward E. McCall
Public Service Commission
John Purvey Mitchell
Mr. Mitchel
Fusion
William A. Prendergrast
Progressive
George McAneeny
Board of Aldermen
Glynor
Theodore Roosevelt
Prendergrast
Germany
Mitchel
Roosevelt
Independent League
League
McAneny
Tammany
Charles S. Whitman
Whitman
German Sailors Prep For Fifth International Race Series
Margleheal Mass August 28 The German helmsmen and crew for the Son der yachts Angela VI Serum and Wit telsbach X arrive to compete in the fifth international series with the United States. Six yachts three from each side have been weighed and measured within Sonder rules. Angela VI owned by Crown Prince William of Germany and Prussia will be the first royal yacht to race in this country.
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Associated Press
Margleheal
Mass
Sonder
Angela VI
Serum
Wittelsbach X
Germany
United States
Cima
Ellen
Sprig
William
Prussia
Meteor
American
Imperial Navy
San Francisco Call to Enter Afternoon Field
Announcement that the San Francisco Call will launch as an evening paper on September 1. New owners Kellogg and Spreckels take controlling stakes. DeYoung sells equipment except color presses. Chronicle remains as morning paper alongside the Morning Call’s former owner.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Call
M. H. DeYoung
San Francisco Chronicle
F.W. Kelloge
John B. Spreckels
Morning Call
Chronicle
Saminer
The
Bulletin
the Post
News
Newcomer
Lynching of James Comeaux Near Jennings
In Jennings Louisiana, James Comeaux a Black man was taken from the jail by a mob after midnight and shot to death. His body lay at the jail door until found by a night watchman. Comeaux had been arrested for assaulting A W Joseph an Italian merchant who claimed dirt on the defendant's shoes. Two of Joseph's relatives were arrested in the investigation.
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Associated Press
Jennings
James Cemeaux
Comeaux
A. W. Joseph
Itallian
Joseph
Lynch. Ing
Ashland Sawmill Worker Fatally Cut in Accident
Adolph Johnson, 24, was guiding timber at a local sawmill when a timber shifted and struck him, forcing him into the saw. He was torn in two and died from the injuries in Ashland Wisconsin on August 2.
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Ashland
Wis
Adolph Johnson
Suffered Eczema Fifty Years Now Well
A reader testimonial proclaims Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment cured fifty years of tetter itching and skin discomfort. The ad notes price sixty cents and lists Pfeiffer Chemical Co as the maker with Van Antwerp Drug Corp as Philadelphia distributor.
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S Mall
Pfeiffer Chemical CO
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Gale
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Vie
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