Huerta quarrel over salute to the American flag
An editorial argues Huerta’s demand that a Mexican cannon salute be matched by a simultaneous U S navy reply is an insult and a test of U S resolve. It urges firm stance, warns of Mexico’s passions, and links Tampico events to national honor and peace. It also criticizes San Antonio’s regional posture toward southwest trade and antitrust policy debates.
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Huerta
United States
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Mexico
United States Navy
Two Men Represent San Antonio at Aransas Pass Event
A Tuesday news note says two men went to Aransas Pass to represent San Antonio in the port's tonnage celebration. The report implies the delegation was numerically small, reflecting strained interest between San Antonio and Aransas Pass amid their close commercial ties.
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Texas
San Antonio
Aransas
Port Aransas
Gulf Port
Aransas Pass
Interstate Commerce Commission
Galveston
Southwest
First Halt in Reform Push Slows Trust Policy
The article notes an inaugural slowdown in the administration’s reform program addressing trusts. Democratic leaders propose an interstate trade commission with broad investigative powers, signaling tougher, broader remedies beyond tariff or banking changes. It highlights the era’s view that the commercial system’s evolution toward trusts dates to the 1870s and may require fundamental, far-reaching legislation.
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Congress
Interstate Trade Commission
Defining the Kiss Regulated by German Courts
A satirical piece notes that the German Empire’s Supreme Court has defined kissing as an act requiring consent. It states that kissing without permission is assault and battery, applying equally to all genders and emphasizing personal freedom.
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Supreme Court
German Empire
The Unpopular Hobo Insight in the Fort Worth Star Telegram
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram opinion laments how hobos and tramps face increasing risk and discouragement as vagabond life clashes with changing social norms and stricter economic judgments. The piece critiques permissiveness toward poverty and argues money and manners no longer guarantee respect.
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Fort Worth
Long Distance Fighters in Mexican Civil War Feature
The Philadelphia Record weighs the rival contenders Venustiano Carranza and Victoriano Huerta for leadership of the Constitutionalist revolution. It argues both prefer feasting to marching, notes Huerta’s charmed generals, and suggests Carranza may be the more honest claimant if Villa shifts loyalty.
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Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Victoriano Huerta
Villa
Carranza
Huerta
Chapultepec
Philadelphia Record
Judge Dayton Calls Press Tyranny the Nation's Threat
West Virginia federal judge Alston G. Dayton tells a grand jury that next to the saloon the tyranny of the press is the greatest evil facing the people and civilization. The remarks come amid concerns over government by injunction in the state, with the judge seemingly directing blame closer to home.
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West Virginia
Alston G. Dayton
Beaumont Journal
Loyalty That Kills in Senate Loyalty Clash Over Free Toll Subsidy
A Sioux City Journal opinion rails at Republicans seeking unity to oppose repeal of a free tolls subsidy, calling loyalty to old feuds blind and destructive and likening party devotion to indifference toward harm, implying political expediency governs the stance.
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Senate
Nothi
Ganges
Sioux City Journal
Beauty contest chaos ends in seaside prank
Henry Kepple the tobacconist recalls George Parfitt’s scheme to win a beauty prize through his wife and daughters. The Parfitt clan manipulate a Southcliffe trip for Rosie Gliddon’s win, forcing George to enter a rival contest while his wife controls funds and plans. The farce spirals as the family turns on George and the tension peaks at the pier pavilion.
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George Parfitt
Mr. Kepple
Southcliff
Beachcombe
Gliddons
Rosie
Mrs. Gliddon
Flo Parfitt
Maudie
Mrs. Parfitt
George
Rosie Gliddon
Flo
Old Gliddon
Southcliffe
Gliddon
Parfitt
Carlo
Rin
Double Collar Fashion Hint and Local Pageant Fallout
A feature describes a new sheer organdie or crepe lisse double collar with back flare and a velvet bow to dress up garments. It recalls a local beauty contest where George Parfitt faced ridicule on stage, placed second, and fled town after a note saying he could no longer live under his name.
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George
George Parfitt
Naval Prohibition Sparks Navy Drink Debate in Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal notes wartime Russia Japan banter about sailors carrying officers after banquets and cites Secretary Daniels forbidding alcohol on ships stations and yards. It mocks professionalism and recalls a gag about propriety and a Bunyan reference from the Washington Star.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Russia
Japan
Daniels
Letters to the Light Protest Crockett Street Plans in San Antonio
A reader signs as FAIR PLAY, urging protest against Crockett Street through Ala mo Plaza Park and urging city leaders to notice. The letter corrects a published claim about pay to troops, naming Capt. George E. Stewart Capt. Winters Pay Clerk Von Hartung and Mr. Hoevenhoff and stating the troop payment occurred in twelve minutes.
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Crockett Street
Alamo Plaza Park
San Antonio
George RB. Stewart
George E. Stewart
H. Winters
von Hartung
Hoevenhoff
Army
Cuba review hints parcel post treaty with U S
The Cuba Review reports a probable parcel post treaty with the United States enabling Cuban tobacco exports in small packages. It would greatly aid Cuba’s cigar and cigarette industries, as shipments under 3000 cigars were previously barred, with Cuba until now opposing such deals due to limited small-package products.
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Cuba
United States
Cuban State Department
Republic
Government A Baldy Excerpt Shows Railroads’ Burden
A New York Herald extract argues railways are state serviced and overregulated. It claims full crew laws, federal regulations, and postal service costs burden railroads, forcing higher expenses for services while underpaying the lines by 29 million dollars yearly. The piece portrays government as a bully toward the nation’s largest industry.
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The
New York Herald
Shamrock Diet Across Ages and Athletes
A London Chronicle excerpt questions modern athletes using shamrock in diet. It cites seventeenth century notes from Mundy and Linnaeus about Irish folk nourishing themselves with shamrock, a purple clover, claimed to aid speed and nimbleness.
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London Chronicle
Farm Times
Mundy
Oxford
Linnae
Psychology and Crime Study In Cleveland
Detroit Free Press reports Cleveland forms a commission to study crime causes and treatment options for arraigned offenders in the municipal court. A physician will examine crime psychology to guide decisions, raising questions about legality and deterrence.
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Detroit Free Press
Cleveland
H. R. Cooley
Publc Welfare
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