Mulhall Testimony Before Lobby Committees
Senate lobby panel spends six hours detailing Martin Mulhall's political activities including labor union relations and strikes. He identifies about six hundred letters and memoranda about efforts to reelect Maine Congressman Littlefield and the Maryland campaign against ex-Congressman Pearce. Senate plans to finish the inquiry before Mulhall transfers to the House. copies of his letters to be reviewed by House members.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Lobby Committee
Martin Mulhall
Mulhall
Littlefield
Maine
Maryland
Pearce
Senate
House
Convention Ends as Francis Clark Delivers Closing Address
The Christian Endeavor Convention in Los Angeles wraps with a farewell message from local pastors and the closing address by President Francis Clark.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Francis Clark
Superintendent Walker Returns From Kansas City
Superintendent A. E. Walker of the Rock Island returned to Amarillo Sunday after being at the bedside of his wife's father in Kansas City. His father in law died a few days ago following a telegram announcing the illness.
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A. E. Walker
Rock Island
Kansas City
Amarillo
Building permits show Texas cities top in six months
Texas cities issued 13.95 million dollars in building permits over six months, led by Dallas with 5.12 million, Houston 2.88 million, and Waco 1.84 million. June total reached 2.51 million, the heaviest month, while February was lightest at 1.60 million.
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Dallas
Texas
Houston
Waco
Tate
Dallas Houston
Ft. Worth
Galveston
San Antonio
Fl Paso Austin Beaumont
New Forest Appeals Officer Named to Hear Homestead Claims
Secretary Houston created a law officer for forest appeals and appointed Thomas G. Sherman to decide appeals from the chief forester on homestead claims for agricultural lands in national forests grazing privileges and timber sales.
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Washington
BD. C
Houston
Thomas G. Sherman
Forest Service
Sherman
Pittsburg Bankers Kuhn Brothers Lose Control Amid Bank Failures
James and William Kuhn, tied to First-Second National Bank of Pittsburg and other institutions, saw their control evaporate as several banks suspended payments. A receiver was named for Kuhn & Co while the Kuhns faced scrutiny over irrigation financing and a large American Water Works and Guarantee Company network.
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J. 8
W. S. Kuhn & Co
American Water Works and Guarantee Company
Kuhns
Tariff Debate Delayed as Senate Hears Economists
Washington July 14 The formal opening of the tariff debate on the Senate floor was postponed from Wednesday to Thursday to help the finance committee finish its report on the Underwood Simmons bill. Senator Thomas of Colorado will speak tomorrow on how tariff relates to the panic of the nineties. Senator McCumber spoke against the bill from the farmers' viewpoint, and Senator Smoot proposed a substitute to the wool schedule.
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Washington, BD
Senate
Finance Committee
Thomas
Colorado
McCumber
Smoot
Government Allows Autos to Enter Yellowstone Park
After a ten year contest the government grants permission for automobiles to enter Yellowstone Park and officers work to widen the loop approaches from the southeast and west. Tourists will transfer to carriages within the loop. Congress has not yet considered allowing autos to enter the loop.
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Washington, D. C
Yellowstone Park
Army
Congress
Houston Expands Cotton Compression and Storage Capacity
Houston will add six cotton compresses with 3,000,000 bale annual capacity and 214,500 bales storage. Three new compresses and three double deck storage houses for Merchants' Compress Co. are approved, forming a half million dollar plant by the Chamber of Commerce. The system grows as cotton movement climbs past 2,000,000 bales yearly. The city has recovered from last year’s Fifth Ward fire.
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Houston
Texas
Merchants’ Compress Co
International Congress of Free Christians Opens in Paris
Delegates from the United States and Canada converge on Paris for the sixth International Congress of Free Christians and Other Religious Liberals. The event opens with a Wednesday reception, retiring president Karl Schrader of Berlin hands over to new president Professor Emile Boutroux of the Academy of France, as Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York is among the speakers.
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Paris
United States
Anada
Paria
Sixth International Congres
Free Christians
Karl Schrader
Berlin
Emile Boutroux
Academy of France
Stephen S. Wise
New York
France Hails Bastille Day With Paris Festival
France marks the 124th anniversary of the Bastille fall with crowded boulevards in Paris and street performances. President Poincare, en route to Longchamps, is cheered along the parade route, joined by the cabinet and ambassadors in the presidential tribune.
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France
Bastile
Paris
the Bastile
Fugelere
Mile Giciana
Strataburg
Place de la Concorde
Poincare
Longchamps
Railroad Strike Averts Action Under Newlands Clayton Act
Railroad workers see an immediate resolution as arbitration proceeds under the Newlands Clayton Act, with final adoption expected soon. The move aims to prevent a national strike and stabilize freight and passenger services through legal arbitration.
Arbitration Victory Averts Rail Strike Across Eastern Lines
Representatives of conductors and trainmen and railroad managers agreed to arbitrate under the Newlands Clayton act after White House talks. President Wilson and congressional leaders promised a quick bill, while the union and rail executives declared an armistice until Wednesday night.
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Washington, Ty
Wilson
White House
Brotherhood
Board of Mediation and Permanent Commission
Italian Woman Candidate Aims for Chicago Ward Seat
Mrs Anna Blasi announces candidacy to represent Chicago's first ward in the city council. A leader among Italians she previously backed Hinky Dink Kenna and Bath House John Coughlin.
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Associated I Res
Chicago
Anna Blasi
Hinky Dink Kenna
Bath House
John Coughlin
Denmark Accepts Bryan Peace Plan Principle
Denmark becomes the twenty first nation to accept Secretary Bryan's peace plan though treaty negotiations under the plan are not expected before tall.
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Washington, D.C
Denmark
Bryan
Tall
Train Collision Kills Fourteen in California
A Vineyard Station electric train wreck leaves fourteen dead and over one hundred fifty injured. Officials blame the conductor and the motorman while a coroner's jury is empanelled as the inquest begins tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Vineyard Station
California
Rocky Mountains
Secretary Garrison to Attend Frontier Day
Cheyenne Wyoming July 14 Secretary Garrison has accepted an invitation to attend Frontier Day from August 2 to 23 and has adjusted his itinerary accordingly.
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Garrison
Cheyenne
Wyo
Daniels would save millions through armor plate factory
Secretary Daniels told Congress expert figures showing a government armor plate factory could yield a net profit of over one million dollars annually. He urged a full investigation of costs for a government plant versus private production to determine the best path.
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Washington
BC. C
Daniels
Congress
Former Amarillo pastor Sensa baugh visits on vacation
Pr O F Sensabaugh, once pastor of Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo, passed through the city last night en route to California for a vacation. He is currently presiding elder of the Dallas district, one of the largest in the North Texas conference, and is well remembered by Amarillo residents.
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Pr. O. F. Sensabaugh
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo
California
Key
Sensabaugh
Dallas
North Texas
Kansas and Nebraska Endure Searing Heat Wave
Omaha dispatch reports temperatures climbing to 104 in the state capital area and 112 at Clay Center Kansas as hot winds sweep across Kansas and Nebraska. The hot spell continues through July with oppressive conditions forecast.
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Fly Associated Prensa
Omaha
Neb
Sovernment
Clay Center
Kan
Col Roosevelt Plans Hunting Trip Across Four Reservations
Grand Anon Arizona July 4 Colonel Roosevelt with his sons Archibald and Quentin and nephew Nicholas left for a hunting trip in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. They will visit the Hopi Moki and Navajo reservations and parts of the Arizona desert. Longshoremen in Session.
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Grand Anon
Ariz
Roosevelt
Archibald
Quentin
Nicholas
Arizona
Utah
Arizona Desert
Bar Harbor Society Buzz Over Miss Katherine Force Engagement
Bar Harbor social circles discuss the engagement of Miss Katherine Force sister of Mrs. Madeline Astor to Henri Harnickell a New York broker. Miss Force and her sister have summered at Bar Harbor and the wedding is likely in September.
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Katherine Force
Madeline Astor
John Jacob Astor
Henri Harnickell
New York
Federals Secure Reinforcements Delaying Harbor Attack
In Nogales Arizona on July 14 federal forces report receiving 1000 reinforcements from the south. Insurgents delaying an assault while awaiting more artillery and the dropping of bombs from an airplane on harbor ward ships.
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Nogales
Ariz
Iuayimas
Hereford Auto Fatalities Claim Hughes and Cucksee
Special to The News Hereford Texas July 14 Two men J Cucksee and John Hughes were killed Saturday afternoon in an auto accident near Texaco Hughes of Hughes Grain Co Cucksee foreman on the W Gordon ranch died as their car turned turtle at three miles per hour Both men were from Hereford Hughes leaves a wife and baby Cucksee was single Auches was buried here yesterday Cucksee's body shipped to Tennessee Vote Skidmore the driver is badly injured but expected to recover The party was returning from a trip to Clovis
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Hereford
Texas
J. Cucksee
John Hughes
Texaco
Mr. Hughes
Hughes Grain CO
Mr. Cucksee
Tno
W. Gordon
Uate
Huses
Cucksee
Auches
Tennessee
Vote Skidmore
Clovis
Sermon Series at Polkatrees Church Draws Large Audience
Rev EB Ki Robbeda preached the third in a five part series on the theme of Modern Society at Polkatrees Methodist Church Sunday night. The sermon addressed seeking a path for Christ with a large congregation present and plans for the fourth service next Sunday.
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Polkatrees Methodist Church
EB. Ki. Robbeda
Sarly
Rey Kobigason
Claude man dies by self inflicted shot amid illness
A Claude man identified as J. Cameron 65 years old killed himself at his home Sunday morning after doctors warned he could not recover from consumption. He arranged his wife’s nearby errand, fetched a revolver, and fired while covered by bed clothes. He leaves a wife and a young child. his father arrived Monday. Burial details were pending.
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J. Cameron
Claude
Claude Monday
Monany
Russian Peace Proposal Fails to Win Servia and Greece
London July 14. Sir Edward Grey says the Balkan conflict will end by mutual exhaustion. Serbia and Greece ignore the Russian call for a cessation of hostilities and will only seek peace by battlefield negotiations without third party intervention. Fighting pauses briefly as Turkish advances continue with no Romanian pushback.
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Associated Press
London
Edward Grey
Servia
Greece
Texas Ethnic Populations Reach Across State Lines
A census bulletin shows Texas hosts 702 Red men 595 Celestials 340 Japs, confined to counties. Ten years earlier counts were 470 Indians 36 Chinese 13 Japs, with Indians up 222 and Japanese up 327 while Chinese decline. Kinney County leads Indian totals 200, El Paso tops Chinese with 253, Harris County highest Jap numbers at 92.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Lone Star State
Eit
Kinney County
el Paso
Harris County
Methodist Pastor Reunites After Revival Efforts
Rev. W. S. Caughran of the Inchanan and Houston street churches returned near Honey Grove after assisting in a revival led by Stev J. D. Cunningham. Caughran spent about three weeks in the state, reporting successful meetings and good hopes for the region.
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W. S. Caughran
Inchanan
Houston Street
Deputy In Auto Case Acquitted Before Judge Derden
A case before Justice David Derden concluded with the defendant acquitted yesterday at noon. The trial centered on alleged improprieties in auto operation and license display. The state failed to prove its charge, and the defense prevailed.
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David Derden Montt
Reed
Admission policy change at Glenwood Electric Park
The Glenwood Electric Park announces free admission on weekdays until further notice. Sun and holiday admissions remain as before, with movies shown and a charge on those days. The manager indicated the admission policy applies to weeknights as well.
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Glenwood Electric Park
Heated debate over bond issue in U S Treasury talks
The conference of House currency committee members pressed three hours of argument on Treasury Secretary McAdoo's plan to refund two percent and end with a three percent issue. Members adjourned, McAdoo's position unresolved.
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Associated Press
Washingtn
D. C
Etary
Treasury
McAdoo
Ictor
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