Tariff bill passes with scant majority as Democrats hold 49 votes
The tariff bill sails through on a narrow margin as Democrats secure 49 votes, a bare majority of one. The vote underscores tight party cohesion and slim margins in the chamber.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
1
Democrats Back Tariff Revision Bill with Intention to Support
Forty seven Democrats promised to support the Underwood Simmons tariff revision, giving the party a slender one vote majority with VP casting a tie if needed. Ransdell and Thornton of Louisiana refused to promise. Hitchock and Culberson were absent. Shaffroth voted against the resolution while Ransdell and Thornton abstained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ransdell
Thornton
Louisiana
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Culberson
Texas
Underwood-Simmns
Newlands
Nevada
Shaffroth
Colorado
Hereford May Be Renamed Water town in Irrigated District
Hereford Texas July 7 A proposal to rename Hereford to Water town gains traction as the Hereford Country district proves the underflow will irrigate every acre. Supporters argue water is the region’s prized asset and a new name would reflect this abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Tex
Watertown
Will of Sir John Murray Scott Sustained in Suit
London July 7 The will of the late Sir John Murray Scott leaving nearly five million dollars to Lady Sackville was sustained by a jury that heard the contest. Relatives of Sir John had brought the suit claiming undue influence but the jury found none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Sir John Murray Scott
Lady Sackville
Sir John
New Hereford Groceries Set to Open
Hereford Texas July 7 two new grocery firms plan to begin operations Brumley Holman already stocked and trading while Smith Son led by Clarence Smith and his son Leslie expect to start by July 15 The postmaster R H Barnett awaits commission and will take charge once approved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Texas
Brumley & Holman
Smith & Son
Clarence Smith
Leslie
R. H. Barnett
Weather Brief: Mild Tuesday With Faint Temperature Range
Generally fair Tuesday. Yesterday’s data show low temperatures near .67 and highs around .95. Record highs list 1912 at .95 and .62 low.
Weather Summary Across Texas and Nearby Areas
Dallas clear. Wichita Falls hot. Abilene part cloudy. Waco clear and hot. Houston clear and hot. San Antonio clear and hot. Galveston clear and hot. Texarkana clear and hot. Longview clear and hot with temperatures around 97 to 104 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Waco
Houston
San Antonio
Galveston
Texarkana
Long View
Washington Forecast
Washington forecast for Tuesday July 7 calls for fair weather in the capital region with warm daytime temperatures and light breezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington, D. C
Mrs Stetson Claims Eddy Is Rising From the Dead
Augusta E. Stetson, expelled from Boston Christian Science Church, asserts Mary Baker Eddy is not dead but rising to a final demonstration of life. She says Eddy is the universal church head while Stetson leads the branch church as spiritual head, defending her appointment to the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta E. Stetson
Christian Science Church
Boston
Mary Baker Eddy
Governor appoints Kyser pension commissioner in Texas
Governor selects Judge George W. Kyser of Lockhart Caldwell County to be state pension commissioner effective July 15. The move follows R A Buford’s resignation due to health. A special legislative session is called for July 21 to consider the general appropriation bill direct election of US senators and penitentiary system revision. The news also notes the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners opens its annual convention in Omaha with many US and Canadian cities represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
George W. Kyser
Lockhart
Caldwell County
Kyser
R. A. Buford
United States
Dyers and Cleaners
Omaha
Neb
National Association of Dyers and Cleaners
Canada
William Morgens
S St Louis
National Education Association hears calls for reform
Nine meetings opened in Salt Lake City at N E A sessions. President Fairchild urged radical reorganization. A joint committee on health problems argued more attention is given to cattle than to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Education Association
Fairchild
Joint Committee On
Farmers Institute Formed After Lecture in Hereford
Maj. W. J. Duffel of the state department of agriculture spoke in Hereford Texas on Friday. Deaf Smith County Farmer's Institute organized with over 100 members. KR Cook was elected president and D F Ashbrook secretary. Five delegates will be sent to the Farmers' congress at A and M College on July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
Texas
W. J. Duffel
State Department of Agriculture
Deaf Smith County
Widow of Gen Weaver Dead at Advanced Age
Clare Weaver widow of the late General James B. Weaver and twice Populist presidential candidate died at her daughter's home of bronchial pneumonia at nearly eighty-two in Des Moines Iowa on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bz Associated Preva
Des Moines
Iowa
Clare Weaver
James B. Weaver
Rebels Lose 40000 Rounds In Zaragosa Skirmish
In a clash near Zaragosa twelve miles east of Juarez, rebels lost 40000 rounds of ammunition and were driven back toward Guadalupe. Federal forces under General Salazar captured the ammunition and moved it to Juarez as Toribio Ortega’s detachment unsuccessfully attempted to receive a fresh supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Zaragosa
Juarez
Rebela
Guadalupe
Toribio Ortega
Yeleta
Ortega
Zaragozn
Cen
Salazar
Juares
Quadruple alliance rumors roil Balkans amid Turkish threat
The Reich reports parlours that Greece Serbia Montenegro and Roumania are moving toward a new quadruple alliance. Rumors say Turkey may threaten war if Bulgaria does not evacuate Rodoetu and the Marmara coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersbburg
the Reich
Pour
Greece
Servia
Montenegro
Roumania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Rodoetu
Marmora
King and heir depart London for Lancashire visit
The king and the teen left London for Knowsley in Lancashire, residence of the Earl of Derby, to remain a week. They will undertake daily motor tours to numerous locales and visit major industries during their stay in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Knowsley
Lancashire
Earl of Derby
Balkan War Update Shows Bulgarian Force Near Varina
Belgrade reports indicate a large Bulgarian army near Varina threatening Servian retreat with confirmed reverses feared. Only meager reports come through amid strict censorship from Belgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Variana
Belgrade
Innocent Victim Testifies Before Senate Lobby Committee
Edward Lauterbach told the Senate lobby investigating committee that he was an innocent victim and a vicarious sacrifice in negotiations with prominent New Yorkers. He admitted many facts but said others concealed details or made misrepresentations against him. The Wool and Sugar lobby probe resumes with Mulhall letters expected midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Edward Lauterbach
David Lamar
Senate Lobby
Wack London to be operated on appendicitis
Oakland California July 7 Jack London is in a hospital preparing for an operation for appendicitis Doctors expect his recovery in about ten days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wack London
Oakland
Calif
bJack London
Canadian Forestry Association Meets in Winnipeg for 15th Convention
The fifteenth annual convention of the Canadian Forestry Association opens in Winnipeg for a three day session. It draws a large attendance from central and western Canada and prioritizes western Ontario and prairie province reforestation. Shelter belts farm forestry and fire protection of Amber lands are key topics on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Forestry Congress
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Forestry Association
Dominion
Priirie
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Immigration unprepared by coast states after canal
Seattle report outlines state unpreparedness to receive immigrants after the Panama Canal. German Taylor of Chicago presented findings to the national conference of charities and corrections on distribution and assimilation of immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Panama Canal
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
German Tayior
Chicago
Committee On
Mulhall Lobbyist At Center Of Senate Inquiry
Colonel M M Mulhall longtime lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers has confessed to bribing labor leaders and ministers. His published confessions accompany a widening investigation by the Senate's Oversight Committee amid denials from those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. M. M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Man Committee
United States Senate
Senate Committee
Mexicans Brutal ToU Five Guezeng Event
Guaymas describes U S protest over treatment of Americans in the gulf port district. El M Morrison, a Toría construction worker, was imprisoned over three months and forced to march fifty miles after a retreat. Twenty six soldiers died of thirst. A P Browning of Guaymnla also held by troops under General Ojeda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
Taylor
Guaymas Haa
State Department
Washington
Gulf Port District
EL. M. Morrison
Toria
Torin
Morrison
A. P. Browning
Guaynnla
Ojeda
Teachers Begin Their Convention in Salt Lake City
The national educational association holds its fifty first annual convention in Salt Lake City Utah with 25 000 visitors. The opening general session fills the tabernacle and Sealsland halls across the city as Governor Spry and Mayor Park deliver welcomes alongside state and city education leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Educational Association
Mormon Tabernacles
Great Mormon Tabernacle
Acarcely
Spry
Mayor Park
4 Shools
Elke Grand Lodge reunion opens in Rochester amid crowding
In Rochester New York the forty ninth annual Elke Grand Lodge reunion opens with large crowds as hotels fill and purple and white decorations line the streets. Edward Leach of New York City leads candidates for grand exalted ruler with election widely predicted. New Orleans and other cities contest the 1915 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Elke’ Grand Lodge
Edward Leach
New York City
New Orleans
Unrest Dims Work as South African Miners Rally
In Johannesburg July 7 riot time strikes draw twelve thousand union members to a funeral march. Miners refuse to return to work while militant leaders condemn compromise. Resolutions declare strike action and fear of arson targets grows with soldiers guarding owners’ residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Fire damages Nelson Morris Packing Plant in Omaha
Fire at the Nelson Morris Packing Company plant in Omaha Nebraska caused about 150000 dollars in damage. The blaze threatened to destroy the entire plant and left a five story beer house partially destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Nelson-Morris Packing Company
Woman in Missouri faces trial for double killing
In Harrisonville on July 7 Mrs Ida May Kellar stands trial for the June 10 murders of her husband and seven year old daughter in the Kellar home. Police say she confessed but later repudiated the alleged confession. Court action centers on building insanity claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Ida May Kellar
Kellar
Ohio Kentucky Tennis Tourney Opens in Louisville
The annual WW tennis championship for Ohio and Kentucky begins in Louisville Ky and runs through the week. More than 50 well known players are entered, exclusive from the Louisville Tenota club, on whose courts the meet is held under their auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kentucky
Louisville
Perkins Banker Sentenced for Receiving Deposits at Sturgis
Benzy J. Perkins, a banker, was sentenced to not less than two nor more than four years in prison for receiving deposits after Meade County flank of Sturgis became insolvent. A stay of execution was granted pending motion for new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
Benzy J. Perkins
Meade County
Pendine & Motion
Dispute with Treasury Closes Major Pittsburgh Banks
First Second National Bank of Pittsburgh and allied First National Bank of McKeesport were closed by order of the comptroller of currency. J. S. Kuhn presided as runs began, with the Waterworks and Kuhn companies facing court receivers. Deposits at the First Second total $30 million. capital stock is $3.4 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
First Second National Bank
Comptroller of Currency
First National Bank
McKeesport
Kuhn
Federal Court
Waterworks Company
J. 8
W. S. Kuhn
Waterworks
W. 8. Kuhn
J. H. Purdy
Samuel Bailey Jr
J. K. Duff
Treasury
Pittsburg Bank For Savings
J. S. Kuhn
Los Angeles Hosts International Christian Endeavor Convention
Los Angeles welcomes delegations for the international Christian Endeavor Convention opening Wednesday. By tomorrow about twenty thousand visitors from the United States and Canada are expected. Tents in Fiesta Park with 20 000 seating will host sessions as pastors and speakers from Atlanta Chicago Denver and Oberlin College gather for a largely business-free gathering. The contest for next convention favors Toronto Washington St Louis or Winnipeg with Manitoba leading and decision due next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mecca of Endeavorers
Cal
International Christian Endeavor Convention
United States
Canada
Fiesta Park
United Society of the Christian
Hugh L. Walker
Atlanta
John Balcom Shaw
Chicago
Robert F. Coyle
Denver
Henry Churchill King
Oberlin College
Toronto
Washington
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Chief of Police Mortally Wounded in Havana Raid
General Reva, national chief of police, was shot and mortally wounded during a pistol fight in a crowded prado in Havana Cuba. The raid followed a Saturday night gambling crackdown that led to arrests and heavy fines for many club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
General Reva
Prado
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Mrs. Stetson
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy
Jabboor
Por Kyser
Dep
Erd Suranotas
Hhukboibp
Edward Lautelogoach
Lobby Committee
New York
the of America
Panama
M. M. Mulheal
Tou
Guezeng
VE Guaymas
Chellis
Bite
Kuhn Bank
Chire
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