August 5 in History From Tuesday's Daily
On this date history records a series of events spanning centuries including Iroquois raids near Montreal in 1689, the first partition of Poland discussions in 1772, Lafayette’s treason accusations in 1792, Francis I of Austria declaring war in 1805, Decatur’s capture in 1813, Cabul taken by Britain in 1839, Farragut's Mobile Bay assault in 1865, the Statue of Liberty cornerstone in 1884, the 1894 collapse of the American Railway Union strike, and the 1912 Progressive party convention in Chicago.
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Montreal
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Poland
Lafayette
National Assembly of
France
Cabul
Afghanistan
Farragut
Morgan
Gaines
Mobile Bay
New York
Laredo Fashion Notes and Local Boosters Call to Corpus
Washington reports a Wilson policy outline on Mexico. Times fielded anxious calls. Star theater shows four reels of fine pictures and music. Local fashion notes describe autumn dresses with sheer bodices, draped skirts, and shellacked hats. County road report to be featured tomorrow. boosters urged to send a train to Corpus Christ. Otto Winter and Dario Sanchez, Jr. in federal custody. shoe and rubber ads appear throughout.
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New York
R. J. Potts
Times
Otto Winter
Dario Sanchez, Jr
Nuevo Laredo
Saft’s
Laredo Eyes Big Delegation to Southwest Boosters Meet
The Young Men's Progressive League executive board discussed sending a large Laredo contingent to the Southwest Texas Boosters convention in Corpus Christi on August 15 and 16. A committee will recruit members and a strong delegation is hoped to secure the next convention for Laredo, with Judge Hal Greer to speak on the city’s case. Those willing to join should notify Secretary Potts promptly.
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Young Men's Progressive League
Laredo
Southwest Texas
Hal Greer
Potts
Henry Brodribb Irving Chronicales a Stage Career Rise
Henry Brodribb Irving born August 5 1870 in London son of Sir Henry Irving. He studied law at Oxford but pursued acting joining Comyns Carr 1894 and George Alexander 1896. Noted roles include The Admirable Crichton and tours to America. Married Dorothea Baird in 1896.
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Henry Brodribb Irving
Sir Henry Irving
London
Oxford University
Mr. Comyns Carr
Comedy Theater
George Alexander
St. Jame’s
Mr. Irving
District Court Cases Disposed Since Yesterday Morning
The district court partly dismissed an injunction in the Randolph versus Hirsch et al. case. Virginia Pena won an order to recover money deposited as surety in a civil suit. The foreclosure suit of Brown trustee versus Chapin was continued to the next term. The district court will adjourn for the term this afternoon.
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J. D. Randolph
M. A. Hirsch
Virginia Pena
Ramon Pena
Fen Brown
D. ©. Chapin
Bound Over to Grand Jury in Theft Case
Guillermo Leal and Lazaro Cruz charged with theft over 50 dollars from J. J. Czar alleged to have robbed a safe weeks ago. They had a preliminary hearing before Justice Foster, bound over to the next grand jury in 500 dollars each. In default of bond they were remanded to the county jail for summer vacations.
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Guillermo Leal
Lazaro Cruz
J. J. Czar
Justice Foster
The Best Palin Killer Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad
An ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal skin healer for cuts bruises sprains burns and scalds claiming immediate pain relief and lists E Chamberlain of Clinton Maine as a testimonial and Reed Drug Store offering the product for 26 cents.
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E. Chamberlain
Clinton, Me
Reed Drug Store
Remarkable Cure of Dysentery
A Snow Hill North Carolina man describes suffering from dysentery for two months starting mid July, weight dropping from 145 to 125 pounds, before using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After two bottles he reports permanent relief and the product is offered for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
B. W. Hill
Snow Hill
N. C
Personalities Visit and Notable Arrivals in Laredo
Local society notes list visitors and travelers in Laredo from Rochester Milan and San Antonio. Notables include J W Brewster, Antonio Salinas, Nat Zulzbacher, Miss Lucile Bickford, and Norwood who plans to settle in Laredo after favorable impressions. City officials and educators also rotate through, with multiple mentions of relatives visiting relatives and trips to Brownsville or San Antonio.
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Nat Zulzbacher
San Antonio
City
Ross
Lucile Bickford
Victoria
Texas
Chas W. Cook
St. Mary's Academy
Letters Advertised in Laredo Post Office List for Aug 4 1913
Post office in Laredo lists letters remaining for the week ending Aug 4 1913. The advertised items include numerous names such as Encarsacion Andrade Ayala M M Alcorta Jesus Ayala F F and others, with a note that undelivered letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on Aug 11 if not claimed. Recipients are asked to mention advertised status when inquiring.
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Laredo
Policy Touches Mexico Recognition And Currency Debate
Associated Press reports President Wilson will not announce Mexican policy until his envoy Lind arrives in Mexico City to study conditions. Lind, ex governor of Minnesota, will press for recognition of a constitutional government and provisional presidency. Separately a resolution by Rep Stephens seeks repeal of arms export ban and urges US neutrality. The Texas house advances funding for a girls training school and Kenedy bill on Senate elections passes with amendments. In the Senate currency debate, Owen's bill faces intraparty opposition led by Hitchcock and Smith raises tariff focus.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Lind
Minnesota
Mexico City
Mr. Lind
United States
Huerta
Unofficio
Ambassado
Mexico
Stephens
Texas
Rules Committee
Austin
Senate
Owen
Banking and Currency Committee
Smith
Georgia
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Constitutionalist Clash Drives Federals From Monclova
In Coahuila on Aug 5 federal forces attempting a sortie from Monclova were repelled by constitutionalists, driving the federals back into the town with considerable loss.
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Constitutionalist
Coahuila
Monclove
Constitutionalists
Railroad track scales need rebuilding, says ICC report
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports most track scales nationwide should be rebuilt at once due to irregularities in weighing freight. The find says these discrepancies impose unreasonable charges, constituting discrimination comparable to freight-rate differences.
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Washington
Interstate Commere Commission Today
Probe of Mulhall Western Cattle Takes New Form
Washington Aug 56 Congress opens its inquiry into Martin Mulhall lobbying with Louis Seibold of the New York World testifying about Mulhall’s revelations and letters. former Senator Foraker denies Mulhall influenced him while the hearings begin. Kansas City buyers note a cattle rush from drought areas with 30,000 unloaded yesterday and 16,000 today as prices fall rapidly.
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Mulhall
Force Tee Market
Associated Press
Washington
Congressional
Martin Mulher
Th House
Louis Seibold
The
New York World
Senate
Foraker
Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Lawton Festival Opens For Oklahoma Settlement Anniversary
Lawton Oklahoma August 5. Lawton annual festival marks the anniversary of Oklahoma opening to settlement with large attendance from across Oklahoma and neighboring states. Open air attractions abound and both natives and visitors enjoy three days of merriment and fellowship.
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Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Minnesota Golf Tourney Opens With Record Entry at Interlaken
The thirteenth annual Minnesota State Golf Association tournament began at Interlaken Country Club in Minneapolis. An entry list unmatched in size and class for the association started play this morning, with rounds scheduled each morning and afternoon through Saturday for the championship final.
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Minneapolis
Min
Minnesota State Golf Association
Interlaken
Machias Hosts Three Day 150th Anniversary Pageant
Machias Maine Aug 5 a three day celebration marks the 150th founding anniversary with an outdoor pageant depicting key town history. The show includes La Tour’s 1633 visit to the trading post Talleyrand’s Machias visit and the first naval clash of the Revolutionary War when the Unity captured the Margaretta.
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Machias
la Tour
Tallyrand
Unity
Margaretta
Locomotive Engineers Open Their Annual Montreal Session
Montreal hosts the Canadian division of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for the first time in ten years. The convention opened today and will run through Thursday with Warren S. Stone of Cleveland, Grand Chief, among the notable attendees.
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Montreal
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren S. Stone
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Long Tom Hughes Aims to Be Umpire After Pitching
Washington pitcher Long Tom Hughes says he plans to become an umpire after his pitching days end. Cincinnati Red Birds stars Tinker Bescher Marsans and Berghammer have been sidelined by illness.
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A. W. Wilcox
West
Three Rivers
Michigan
Long Tom"Hughes
Washington
Cincinnati Red Birds
Tinker
Bescher
Marsans
Berghammer l
Irrigation Congress Opens At Lethbridge
The Western Canada Irrigation Association began its seventh annual convention in Lethbridge Alberta drawing hundreds of progressive farmers from Southern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and British Columbia. The three day event features talks by agricultural and irrigation experts including F H Newall director of the United States reclamation service.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Western Canada Irrigation Association
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Srittsh Columbia
F. H. Newall
United States Reclamation Service
Masons Meet in Vancouver for Canada Grand Priory Session
In Vancouver British Columbia the Sovereign Grand Priory of Canada opened its annual session as the governing body of the Masonic Order of the Temple. Delegates from the East plan return via Denver for the Knights Templars triennial conclave next week.
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Vancouver
B. C
Grand Priory of Canada
Masonic “Order of the Temple
Denver
Knights’ Templars
Venezuelan Revolution Spreads to Cuban Telegraph Lines
Willemstad Curacao Aug 5 The Venezuelan revolution is said to be spreading rapidly in the states of Cuba and Merida where Castro's adherents have captured all the telegraph lines.
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Castro
Willemstad
Curacao
Cuba
Merida
Rural Carriers Seek More Pay At Michigan Convention
At the Michigan Association of Rural Free Delivery Carriers annual convention in Grand Rapids on Aug 5, members plan a campaign to raise rural carrier salaries from 1100 to 1200 dollars a year. They also seek an extra 300 dollars for horse or motor car hire.
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Grand Rapids
Rich
Michigan Association of Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Association
Mystery over Murder Conspiracy After Dallas Throat Cut Inquiry
Police probe a possible conspiracy in the Florence Brown murder in Dallas. A hospital call to Emergency Hospital half an hour before discovery asked if there was a woman with a cut throat. Investigators seek connections and motive in the case.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Florence Brown
Cify
Carr
Muurder Miss Brown
YACHT CLUBS ANNUAL CRUISE STARTS AT NEW LONDON
New York Yacht Club squadron arrives at New London harbor for the sixty sixth annual cruise. Commodore Dallas B Pratt leads the fleet as racing yachts and fast steamers anchor before a sequence of races beginning tomorrow. The schedule includes Astor cups off Newport and the King's cup, with legs to Vineyard Haven, Province Town, Marblehead, Boston Lightship, and Gloucester before disbanding.
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New London
Coan
New York Yacht Club Squadron
United States
Dallas B. Pratt
Newport
Vineyard Haven
Provincetown
Marblehead
Boston
Gloucester
Tigers Eye Return of Gibson After Southern League
Catcher Frank Gibson of the Detroit Club is making a strong record at Nashville and is expected to rejoin the Tigers after the Southern league season. In the American league youngsters dominate batting while veteran stars Cravath Crandall King Titus Wagner and Huggins lead in the National league.
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Frank Gibson
Detroit
Nashville
Tigers
Cravath
Crandall
King
Titus
Wagner
Huggins
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Bor
American Railway Union
Progressive Party
Chicago
Star Theater
Pricesse and Ife
Republic
John D. Buenz & Son
the Times
Gonzalo Medina
Convent Avenue
Boosters
Corpus
Bautista
Adv
Corpus Christin
Inc. A. Applewhite
Lerhorn
Marine
Lace
Paris
John A. Applewhite
Buick Autos
Christ Church
WILL
Ami
Henry B. Irving
District Court
Grand Jury
Palin
Ady
J. W. Brewster
Rochester
Milan
Antonio Salinas
Martin Ranch
L. A. Reiser
Reiser
Robert McComb
San Austonio
Josephine Staben
San Marcos
A. M. Horner
Brownsville
Messrs
G. J. and
Rom Horner
C. B. Kenedy
Joby Young
D. D. Davis
Cannel Coal Co
Hamilton
Nat Su Zhacher
Chas. D. Adams
Crestonio
J. ZuaZua
Lampases
M Amaya
N. Sambrano
P Vidasenor
H. C. Furlong
N. Y
L. E Johnson
A. Klippe Rochelle
J D. Brooks
M. Lowenthal
D. PD. Davis
Darwin
J. B. Kupperbrock and Son
Minera
L. H. Menson
E. Pohly
L. 8. Murphy
Houston
S. A. Keasler
L. P. Norwood
Jackson
A. J. Barthelow
Mr. Norwood
Ming Wan
Formerl V. Lind
Kenedy
Choen
United Stes
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Locomotive Engineers
Leth
Masons
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Yacht Club
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