Strong and saloons driven from Texas urged in campaign
Austin Aug 14 Sterling P Strong campaign manager says no let up until every saloon is out of Texas. He predicts sweeping victory as prohibition is submitted. He notes Republican support and Negro votes could swing the result while convention goals are kept to next winter. Also reports on Terrell law second primaries and county treasurer tie in Haskell county. Dallas and Paris seek to keep current school tax books and valuations.
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Austin
Sterling P. Strong
Dallas
Texas
Attorney General's Department
Terrell
Haskell County
Board of Education
Automatic Tax Board
Dallas and
Paris
State Board of Education
Taft Confers on Campaign Plans as Weighing Fears Fade
Hot Springs Virginia August 14 President taft jokes about weighing in during training for the Cincinnati race. He praises golf for fitness while noting it may have hardened his muscles. He declines a Boston Post horse gift and describes campaign correspondence and requests for photos and patronage.
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Hot Springs
Mr. Taft
Boston
Boston Post
Hitchcock
Taft
Balloon Explosion Kills Two at Franco-British Exhibition
London reports an early morning explosion at the Franco-British Exhibition destroyed the envelope of Captain Lovelace’s balloon. Miss Hill, 18, secretary to Captain Lovelace, perished burned to ashes alongside a man and six others injured. The blast occurred as preparations for ascent began, with a lighted match cited as the probable cause. Captain Lovelace escaped injury aside from burned clothing.
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London
Lovelace
New York
Miss Hill
Woman Forces Two Officers to Station House in Fort Worth
Fort Worth August 14 Mrs F O Rainey proprietress of a downtown rooming house seized and led two policemen to the station with hands up after they searched her home without a warrant She charged unlawful entry by officers and demanded legal protection. The same date in Fort Worth the Democratic executive committee heard Zeb Jenkins contesting the election of W P Fitzhugh for representative 127 votes apart and delay in ruling due to alleged legal irregularities in county memberships.
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Fort Worth
F. O. Rainey
Davidson
Tarrant County Democratic Executive Committee
Zeb Jenkins
W. P. Fitzhugh
Ayers
Tarrant
Jenkins
Fulton, Mo
J. B. Stephenson
Japanese Navy increases ships and armament in arsenals
Tokio reports naval arsenals built one battleship two armored cruisers and one second class cruiser in the last year. Two dispatch boats were built at Mitsubishi docks and engine works completed at Kobe. Armament work continues on Satsuma and Ikoma while Mikasa and other warships receive repairs.
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Tokio
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Dockyard
Nagashi and Kawashi Shipbuilding Dock Yard Company
Kobe
Satsuma
Ikoma
Mikasa
Mitsubishi Yard
Kawasaki Yard
September term set for Mrs Duke trial in Duke case
At September term icago Judge Kerstens set the September term for hearing arguments on a trial for Mrs Alic Webb, former wife of Brodie L. Duke. Mrs Duke was recently convicted of cashing a worthless check for 50 dollars on the Great Northern hotel.
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Icago
Kerstens
Alic& Webb
Brodie L. Duke
Duke
Great Northern
City Council Adjourns After Brief Session In Bryan
Bryan Texas city council met in regular session with little business done and adjourned to next Friday. Mayor Maloney presided as Aldermen Saunders Fountain and Derden attended. The meeting approved a secretary report showing trial balances and funds, and discussed water drainage issues near the S E portion of town. The council ordered enforcement of unpaid fines and weed cutting ordinances, planned billboard removals, and debated county mule feeding responsibility.
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Maloney
Saunders, Fountain and Derden
Clarke
City Council
Bryan
Texas
A. W. Wilker
S. E
Tower
W. W. Harris
G. Bade
D. C. Vick
R. R. Ellis
J. D. Martin
G. Bittle
W. E. Johnson
Marshal Boyett
Main Street
City Commission
Fountain
Boerd
C. M. Spell
Banking law marks third anniversary with 848 books formed
Austin report on the third anniversary of the state banking law notes 848 banks organized since enactment, 828 now operating in fine condition.
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Austin
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Tulahoma, Tenn
Stella Hamilton
West Side School
Frank Clarke
City National
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G. S. Parker
E. H. Astin
A. W. Wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
Asst
Stevenson Machine and Repair
Mae
Sowie
John Wittman
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Bulte’s
Excellence Valley
Sanders Bros
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