04 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
1
Martin testified about his part in lobbying related to wool activities. The proceedings touched on associations, advocacy steps, and potential influences on policy decisions within the industry.
Senate lobby investigation committee adjourned after two sessions. Henry B. Martin testified about conferences with Lamar on an investigation of United States Steel and influencing Washington matters. A wool manufacturers probe begins Monday and the Mulhall evidence involving the national association of manufacturers will follow, with possible House joint committee if requested.
The Mor gan Line steamer Comus reported a fire aboard the German tank steamer Sioux, bound New York to Tuxpan, near Barnegat. Bad weather hindered reception until the Santa Marta relayed that the fire was under control and no assistance was needed. The New Yorker fire boat responded initially.
Charles F. Golner of Wheeling West Virginia writes to Mayor Fuhrmann offering to give his left leg to supply graft skin for victims of the Hues ted elevator fire. He notes his limb has been useless since an old crushing injury and asks relief workers to cover operation costs.
In Littleton Colorado the grand jury returned one hundred ten indictments against twenty former Arapahoe County officials over improper use of county funds and unsystematic accounting practices.
The government failed to forfeit the $20,000 bond of Jack Johnson the pugilist as Judge Carpenter ruled precedent does not justify forfeiture simply because the defendant leaves the court’s jurisdiction.
At the close of the quarterly conference of state bank examiners in Austin Texas Commissioner Bill reassigned staff. W L McFall was reassigned to the Amarillo district.
Count Stephan Tisza becomes Hungary’s new premier after forming a cabinet. He is described as a man of iron and will govern the turbulent parliament in a strict style, a course watched by Hungarians and Austrians across the United States.
William J. Bryan will serve as acting president tomorrow as the president and vice president are absent. The nation’s business is at a near standstill with the Senate and House recessed and departments closed.
Associated Press reports chaotic Balkan scene with no formal declaration of war yet ongoing fighting. Romania mobilizes forces signaling shifts. observers see it as a setback for Austrian diplomacy amid unclear Greek and Serbian reports.
Five children of W. A. Hays a derryman perished in a Valencia Pennsylvania home fire that destroyed the house while the parents were away milking in a distant pasture.
With large visitor influx and rail rates low Amarillo plans a broad Fourth of July celebration. Groceries close all day most shops stay open until 10 then crowds gather for safe and sane events at Grenwood Electric Park including fireworks at 8 50 p m and riding contests featuring local riders Dynamite the XIT broak will be used to test. The program lists moving pictures tennis baseball dancing fireworks and wrestling through the evening.
Rand district mines join a broad strike crippling gold output. Engineers carpenters and masons refuse work. At Benoni soldiers clash with rioters amid chaotic scenes as strike spreads across South Africa. American physicians sail to Europe to attend the International Congress of Medicine in London.
In Toledo on July 2 a retired farmer named N Marlow shot his wife to death before taking his own life driven by insanity. The tragedy occurred in the couple’s home as police investigated the scene.
Bodine, 24, drowned while swimming in a lake near Emma in Crosbyton County. Searchers continue dragging the lake after he vanished while cramping sank before aid arrived. He leaves a widow and two small children.
San Francisco July 3 Arthur G Fisk postmaster refuses resignation amid demands after a former request from Postmaster General Burleson. He wires no one has right to remove him except the president of the United States.
Miss Jobe plans an expedition from Normal College of New York to explore parts of British Columbia and Alaska. A five foot eight inch graduate, she will travel with only her guide as company, aiming to be among the first women to traverse Arctic and Athabascan regions.
Associated Press reports constitutionalist forces besieging Hay City with numbers over five hundred. The city, home to about five thousand, lacks communications as operations in Chihuahua falter and industries close for lack of land and supplies.
An associate report from San Francisco on July 2 states Arthur M and Charles Taylor, once linked to a major book graft, were convicted as conspirators in a scheme valued at one hundred thousand dollars. leniency indicated in the verdict for the former officials.
Readable fragments describe yesterday's warm and partly cloudy conditions across Wisita Palls Waco and San Antonio with clear hot spells in other areas. Forecast mentions West Texas on Friday and Saturday with warm temperatures and varied cloudiness across multiple towns.
President Wilson returns to the White House after a Chesapeake Bay cruise seeking rest from Washington heat. He plans a brief stop at Gettysburg and a short speech en route to Cornish New Hampshire.
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania on July 3 a reenactment saw 150 Confederate veterans recreate Pickets Charge across the field and Cemetery Ridge. A band led the march and a tattered Confederate flag was carried. Union veterans formed behind a wall with a battle flag as gray and blue veterans met, crossing flags in a gesture of friendship and ending the charge without speeches.
Paris reports Emil Ollivier former prime minister under Napoleon III turns 88 today. His public career largely ended after the Franco Prussian War with Germany. Ollivier remains noted for his role in the wartime cabinet and diplomatic efforts.
The United States and Italy ratify a landmark treaty giving Italian citizens the same right as Americans to sue for damages from a relative’s death, with similar pacts expected with other nations. In Douglas Arizona fighting resumes as authorities report rebels control most of the city except its center.
Washingtons caddie Robert Immet Taylor recalls the Presidents habit of muttering tut tut when play misbehaves. Taylor notes the President sometimes mutters to his golf clubs, but asserts swearing is not required to be a strong player.
Minnesota Supreme Court holds a spectator assumes risk of injury in a baseball grandstand. Club management is not an insurer. The case involving Heho Wells of Minneapolis reversed the lower court ruling after a foul tip struck him.
Austin Texas July 4 The attorney general’s department held that it is a violation of the Allison liquor law for club members to buy beer or other intoxicating liquors on Saturday and take them to the club rooms to drink on Sunday or to store liquor in such clubs. The department classifies such a transaction as a felony under the law.
Leavenworth Kansas July 3 The message from Colonel Shunk calls off the rifle and pistol competition set for July 15 prompting speculation that Texas troops are being deployed to military service.
Newport July 3 Bravery of the engine room crew of the battleship Louisiana saved the vessel after a valve bonnet blew off feeding the starboard engine room. Captain Potts just retired the day before observed the collision drill and bulkhead doors closed. Water was pumped out as mattresses and waste were jammed into the hole and the pump gained on the leak.
A gathering in Waco Texas on July 5 attracts a large number of deaf mutes from across Texas for a three day conference. The main aim is to form a state society to aid social and political betterment of those deprived of the powers of speech and hearing.
Cincinnati mayor Henry Ty Hunt ordered the city to operate seven ice plants seized by the board of health due to a strike that caused an ice famine. The move follows the plants being shut down yesterday and aimed to relieve the shortage.
Washington reports the Underwood-Simmons bill is ready for the Senate after three months of tinkering. The democratic caucus approved a binding resolution for support and an amendment delaying the sugar cut until March 1, 1914. Estimated first year revenue reaches 318 million dollars with income tax included and October 1 as the schedule start.
Washington plans a comprehensive Fourth of July program with band concerts, illuminations, athletic meets, literary exercises, and a grand historical pageant. Events begin at 10 a.m. in Continental Memorial Hall and on the Mon grounds and Howard University campus, ending with the Uncle Sam’s 137th Birthday Party pantomime on the Ellipse.
Delegates from every state and institution gather for the National Education Association gathering in Salt Lake City Utah. The week includes sessions in the Mormon Tabernacle and Saltair with about 15 000 visitors to be cared for and daily departmental meetings.
An Associated Press dispatch from Mexico City reports the execution of General Ambrosio Figueroa, a key figure in the revolution, after his capture in Guerrero. The event marks a significant turn in the ongoing revolt and reshapes regional power dynamics.
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