Dynamite Found On Lawn Of Herr Residence
Pittsburg July 3. Details of an apparent attempt to destroy the home of E M Herr head of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co emerged as Robert A Miller a contractor lay wounded in a hospital. Miller said he saw a man near the house and was shot when he challenged him. Dynamite with a fuse was found on the lawn. No arrests have been made.
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Pittsburg
E. M. Herr
Westinghouse Electric Company and Manufacturing Company
Robert A. Miller
Miller
Villa and Carranza reach quick understanding in Mexico
Saltillo reports General Villa will recognize Carranza authority and remain commander of the North. The peace makers at Torreon say the settlement of these points bodes well for resolving other disputes. Vasconcelos heads to Saltillo to convey U S mediation views. The U S and Great Britain pledge to extend protection of Mexican mining properties to Spanish and Swiss holdings.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Carranza
Torreon
Villa
Associated Press
Washington
Jose Vasconecelos
Carranafi
United States
Great Britain
House Appropriations Panel Rejects Salem Fire Relief
The House Appropriations Committee refused to grant fire relief for Salem Massachusetts. President Wilson had asked for two hundred thousand dollars in federal relief to support firefighting and recovery efforts.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Salem, Mass
Wilson
Healthy increase in Texas taxes
Austin Texas July 6 The State Comptroller estimates that Texas assessed wealth will increase about 75 900 000 this year.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
State Comptroller
Huerta May Resign If Election Confirmed In Mexico
Washington reports indicate officials expect Huerta to resign once election results are confirmed, potentially yielding the presidency to Pedro Lascurain or Ruiz. Meanwhile the Constitutionalists vow to press their campaign despite any resignation.
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Washington
Mexico City
Huerta
Pedro Lascurain
Ruiz
Brazos County Singing Convention Celebrates Hospitality at Steep Hollow
The Brazos County Singing Convention met at Steep Hollow over the weekend with large crowds, ample shade, and abundant dinners. Officers reelected: BK. A. Peters, J. C. Cloud, Tobe Tobias. Welcome by Ima Cook. address by W. R. Brown. music led by Tony Dyess. Next convention set for Reliance on July first weekend in 1915.
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Steep Hollow
BK. A. Peters
Harvey
J. C. Cloud
Reliance
Presi
West Texas
W. C. Davis
Railroads Seek Ten Percent Freight Rate Increase
Southwestern rails plan to ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for a ten percent rise in freight charges. The move comes as railroad men in Fort Worth Texas discuss the proposed adjustment and its impact on shipping costs.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Southwestern Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Murdered Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Interred at Arstettin
In Arstetten Austria on July 4 the bodies of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Archduchess Sophie were laid to rest in simple ceremonies following their assassination in Sarajevo.
Fort Smith Saloon Vanishes After August First
Fort Smith Arkansas July 4 The saloons will quit business in this city on August 1 according to the circuit court decision today.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Wilson presses for modernizing the Declaration at Independence Day
President Wilson addressed a large crowd at Philadelphia celebrating the 138th Independence Day. He urged applying founders' principles to business and foreign affairs, praised Congress for keeping a summer quorum, commented on Mexico and tolls, and met Vera Cruz hero’s mother Mrs. Smith who saluted him.
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Ciples
America
Wilson
Washington
Mexico
United States
Liberty
Smith
Vera Cruz
Farmers Institute Begins In Brownsville With Entomology Expert
The first of a series of farm meetings opens in Brownsville as Prof. E. E. Scholl and Dr. H. H. Harrington discuss crop diversification seed selection and insect control with Texas farmers. Events are listed in San Benito Harlingen LaFeria Mercedes Pharr McMillen Mission Raymondville and Kingsville on July 6 to July 11.
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Brownsville
Tex
Agriculturalists of
Texas
E. E. Scholl
State Department of Agriculture
Scholl
H. H. Harrington
Kingsville
San Benito
Harlingen
Vera Cruz Fourth of July Celebration
Vera Cruz Mexico July 4 crowds gather as firecrackers crackle and ships salute with twenty one guns. A marine band performs in the plaza during the American Independence Day celebration.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Marine Band
Waco Pioneer Col E J Gurley Dies at 90
Waco Texas July 4 Colonel E J Gurley aged ninety died here today. He once commanded Gano's brigade a unit of the Trans Mississippi Department during the Civil War.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
E. J. Gurley
Gano
Trans- Mississippi Department
Harlem Bomb Blast Kills At Least Three In Flat
A terrific bomb exploded today on a Harlem six story building, killing at least three and wrecking a third of the structure. People across the street were blown from bed, windows shattered for blocks, and many injured. Police say the blast could have destroyed the entire neighborhood with proper placement.
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New York
Harlem
Texas Building Permits In June Topple State Totals
Fort Worth reports a June tally of 1,815,038 in building permits across nine major Texas cities, led by Dallas with 588,945 and Houston second at 273,379. Six month figures show Dallas at 3,793,448 and Houston at 2,067,674, with rains cited as the main cause of a statewide permit decline versus last year.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Business Men's Association
Dallas
Houston
Austin
Capitol City
Galveston
el Paso
Waco
Beaumont
San Antonio
Lone Star
Airdome to Reopen As Queen Theatres Lag Ends
W R Fairman owner of Dixie and Queen moving picture houses will close the Queen Theatre and reopen the Airdome on East Burleson Street. The Queen will reopen in the fall and be used in summer for Broadway and special features. The Airdome will show the usual Queen bill with good service and a cool place for patrons.
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W. R. Fairman
Dixie and Queen Moving Picture Theatres
Queen
Airdome
East Burleson Street
Queen Theatre
Artillery Buildup Across Frontiers Sparks War Fears
Paris July 7 Extraordinary military activity is reported in Austria Hungary. Forty carloads of artillery left Budapest for the frontier as feverish movement grips the Servian border of Austria. The crisis, intensified by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, threatens a broader war.
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Paris
France
Archduke Ferdinand
Jury fixes and bribes exposed in Chicago case
Chicago seeks details as Associated Press reports Slicky McMahon confesses a nationwide operation to fix witnesses and jurors. Indictment cites fifty+ operatives including three saloonkeepers with field work costing up to 12 000 dollars. McMahon lists prices for fixing juries and intimidating witnesses.
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Chicago
Ill
McMahon
W. B. Cummings
Williams Recalled as Minister to Greece and Montenegro
President Wilson requested the resignation of George Fred Williams American Minister to Greece and Montenegro over public statements criticizing Prince William of Wied new ruler of Albania. The notice was learned upon the president's arrival in Philadelphia on July 4.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Wilson
George Fred Williams
Greece
Montenegro
Williams
Prince William of
Wied
Albania
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