Global News Roundup Of Labor, Tariffs And Crises
Samuel Gompers testifies before the house lobby committee as lawmakers probe organized labor's influence on policy. Major tariff legislation passes in the Senate with party shifts, while treasury funds aid crop movement amid bank delays. refugee relief, consuls and diplomatic missions adjust to crises overseas, and weather and crop data hint at a turbulent economy.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Lobby
Organized Labor
Congress
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Thornton and
Ransdell
Louisiana
la Follette
Poindexter
Treasury Department
Washington
Baltimore
James M. Sullivan
Santo Domingo
Charles K. Hathaway
Puerto Plata
United States
Bardas
Alexander M. Thackara
Berlin
Paris
P. J. Donahue
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Rain Deluges Sweep Texas Then Hurt Some Cotton Crops
Heavy showers and scattered clouds spread over most of Texas with varied effects. Some regions gain from rain while others, especially blooming cotton, suffer damage. Other notes include Thaw’s release, Willis water works vote, a large Electra oil well, a San Francisco collapse of Waller Baker, and Texas ginners reporting 500,208 bales of cotton in August.
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Texas
Harris
St. Louis
American Health Association
Colorado Springs
Cole
Harry K. Thaw
Canada
United States
New Hampshire
Alfred Hampton
Galveston
Galveston Station
John H. Kirby
Houston
Willis
Electra
Waller
Baker
Waco
San Francisco
Cal
Department of Agriculture of Texas
Austin
Venustiano Carranza Likely Presidential Candidate
A Northern rebel representative in Mexico City says Venustiano Carranza will run for president in October if guaranteed by the Huerta administration and will honor the election results. Also noted are Missouri girls forming pick and shovel clubs for good roads, the German airship L-1 wreck near Heligoland with fifteen dead, and Mokaro Abe's assassination in Tokyo triggering mass protests.
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Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists
Republic of Mexico
Mexico City
Huerta
Missouri
National Congress of Mothers
Heligoland
Germany
Edmund Rousseau
Paris
France
Mokaro Abe
Japanese Foreign Office
Tokio
Japan
Hibiya Park
China
Panama
Alfonso
Spain
Balboa
Pacific
Canal
Buena Ventura
Mexico
Top Working Fruit Trees An Instructional Treatise
Prof. O B Whipple from the Colorado station notes local soils suit certain fruits and top working offers quicker returns than replanting. Grafting methods include cleft, stock and cion matching cambium, with fall budding preferred. avoid overloading trees and ensure buds unite with stock.
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O. B. Whipple
Colorado Experiment Station
Rome
Whipple
Vegetable Garden Promises Year-Round Harvest for Growers
Farmers and fruit growers burdened by lean profits can boost annual results by dedicating daily garden work to produce a full supply of choice vegetables for the table throughout the year, improving the year end balance sheet.
Prevent Bursting Heads in Cabbage via Stalk Jerk
A method to prevent cabbage heads from bursting involves giving the stalks a sharp jerk to break some roots and disturb the root system. This retards further development and helps manage pressure in the head.
Mayor Gaynor Dies Aboard Baltic En Route Home
New York City Mayor William J. Gaynor died at sea on the steamer Baltic while seeking strength for a reelection bid. He suffered heart failure as he rested in a deck chair, with his son Rufus and ship’s doctor nearby. Ardolph L. Kline, president of the board of aldermen, became acting mayor and planned funeral arrangements.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
New York City
Baltic
Europe
Robert Adamson
Rufus W. Gaynor
Adamson
Lusitania
Liverpool
Gaynor
Ardolph L. Kline
Board of Aldermen
Kline
Board of Estimate
Japanese Ultimatum to China Demands Indemnity and Punishment
Pekin President Yuan Shi Kai and advisers weigh Japan's ultimatum demanding apology and punishment for insul ts to the Japanese flag after three killings at Nankin and mistreatment of Japanese officers in Hankow Shan Tung and consular messenger. Indemnity amount to be arranged later.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Nankin
Hankow
Shan Tung
Japan
Stolen 71900 Sealed Cash Vanishes From Train
Savannah officials report 71900 missing from a portable safe aboard Atlantic Coast Line train No 89 en route from Jersey City to Savannah. The seal on the envelope was intact and 50000 was due at Savannah Bank and Trust Company with the rest to other banks. The loss became known Thursday.
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Savannah
Southern Express Company
Atlantic Coast Line
Jersey City
Savannah Bank and Trust Company
Mexico to punish murderers in Chihuahua incident
The Mexican federal government ordered the military governor of Chihuahua to investigate at once the killings of Americans Edmund Hayes and John Henry Thomas at Madera. Authorities under Francisco Cordova were urged to punish the guilty parties following representations from Charge O Shaughnessy acting for the U S State Department.
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Washington
State Department
Chihuahua
Edmund Hayes
John Henry Thomas
Madera
Francisco Cordova
O'Shaughnessy
Department
Lamar Arrested in Capital for Impersonation Scheme
David Lamar, a conspiracy figure linked to a senate lobby investigation and under New York indictment for impersonating members of Congress, was arrested Thursday by order of Attorney General Mc Reynolds and released on a $3,000 bond.
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Washington
David Lamar
Senate
New York
Congress
McReynolds
Border Smugglers Kill Deputy in Dimmit County Battle
Laredo Texas deputy sheriff Ortiz was killed by alleged ammunition smugglers after a Thursday clash near Carrizo Springs in Dimmit County. Sheriff Buck was captured but reportedly released.
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Laredo
Tex
Ortiz
Carrizo Springs
Dimmit County
Buck
Court Decides Gov Sulzer Was Regularly Impeached
Kingston N Y Justice Hasbrouck of the state supreme court on Thursday ruled that Governor Sulzer of New York was regularly impeached and, while awaiting impeachment trial, was divested of executive powers including the pardoning authority.
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Kingston
N. Y
Hasbrouck
State Supreme Court
Sulzer
New York
Calves Bring $27.50 a Head Sold in Coleman Texas
Mrs. M. Tye, the leading stock owner in Coleman, has sold her entire bull calf crop to Ralph Harris of San Angelo for 27.50 per head. The calves come from a well bred Hereford herd, noted as one of the state's best.
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Coleman
Tex
M. Tye
Ralph Harris
San Angelo
Red Men Convention Adjourns in Portland Choice
The sixty sixth convention of the Improved Order of Red Men adjourned Thursday after selecting Portland Maine as the next meeting place.
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Washington
the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men
Portland
Maine
Leading Citizen Outshines Turkey Gobbler in Village
A fragment notes a leading villager outshining a turkey gobbler in status within the town. The oddly quoted line suggests local pride or satire involving community figures and agricultural life.
Rub My Tism Advertisement For Rheumatism Cures
A historic classified style ad claims RUB MY tISM cures rheumatism and a range of aches pains including neopalsy cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns. Describes as antiseptic anodyne with price 25 cents.
Fortune in Round Chumbers Queried by Assessor
A surreal exchange features an assessor asking for fortune in round chumbers while a capitalist answers with a nonsensical string of zeros, illustrating a bizarre economic dialogue or satire.
Wall Without Art for Paris Jurors Requests Portrait Display
French jurymen protest the court room walls call for better surroundings. They urge the minister of justice to hang Prudhon's "Justice in Pursuit of Crime" print in every courtroom to relieve the monotony of legal proceedings.
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France
England
Paris
Prudhon
Hurry Up That Order In The Down South Eating House
A traveler frets about missing his train in a southern railroad eating house. The waiter reassures him by declaring the order is already done, easing the traveler's anxiety with a light, affable exchange.
The Doctors Gift Food Worth Its Weight in Gold
A Penny doctor shares a patient letter praising Grape Nuts for curing indigestion and biliousness. The writer claims rapid improvement within weeks and renewed vitality, noting clear thinking and youthful energy after regular use. The ad ends with a plug for Postum Co. and a suggestion to read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Amertatta
Sa Eta Cruz
Gary
Walter M. Fleming
Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
America
Mount Vernon
Census Bureau
South
County Commissioners Court
Beaumont
Alpine
Weinert
Colquitt
Texas Board of Prison Commissioners
Thomas Hubbard
Peary Arctic Club
Admiral Peary
Denmark
Navy
Cliff
Greenland
Rasmussen
Josey-Miler Company
Weather Bureau
J. C. Lindsey
State Agricultural Department
W. D. Lewis
Fort Worth
Texas Farmers’ Union
National Congress
Plano
Ill
North Carolina
Foreign News
Lamar
Capital
Gov. Sulzer
Dr. Peery
Hostetter
Fletcher
Thea
Harry
Thelma
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