Police puzzled by death of Mrs Judell at city hotel
Mrs Max Judell died after a fall from a third story hotel window in downtown St Louis. Police seek a young man who registered with her as R Pappas and wife. A negress witnessed the fall and two men left the scene. Several suspects were held but not identified. Also, W D Orr resigned as chief engineer at the Menger hotel to start a San Antonio business.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Max Judell
City Hospital
Judel
W. D. Orr
Menger Hotel
San Antonio
Pope Pius' Condition Not Alarming
In Rome doctors report Pope Pius is not in normal condition but remains not alarmed. They expect his holiness to resume normal routine soon.
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Pope
Rome
Pope Pius
Report Denied Over German Border Incidents
An official Paris statement refutes a report that Germans crossed from Lorraine and cut telegraph wires. It also notes two Germans were arrested by French soldiers and sent to prison.
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Paris
Lorraine
Paris orders send D Estres to Haiti from Sydney
Harry orders received from Paris dispatched the French cruiser D Estres from Sydney at full speed bound for Haiti.
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Haiti
Sydney
C. B
Harry
Paris
English aviator dies at Brooklands in gust accident
London, Germald Napier, a young English aviator, died when a sudden gust drove his aircraft to the ground during a flight with a passenger at Brooklands. The passenger escaped unharmed.
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London
Germald Napier
Brooklands
Guests Escape Fire in Pyrmont Hotel and Kurhaus
A crowded Pyrmont hotel and kurhaus belonging to the Prince of Pyrmont burned. Several hundred guests escaped, among them some Americans. The report notes a separate historical point on poll taxes in ancient Rome and their introduction to England in 1380 sparking Wat Tyler’s rebellion.
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Pyrmont
Germany
Kurhaus
Prince of Pyrmont
England
Wat Tyler
Appropriation Bill Faces Hard Fight In Texas Legislature
Texas lawmakers plan to take up the general appropriation bill later this week after hearings. Senator Weinert and Chairman Cox push to pass the measure and repeal the automatic tax board law, arguing it failed and should rest with the legislature. A bill to repeal the law is in preparation for introduction in both houses to set new ad valorem tax rates.
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Austin
Tex
Cox
House
Willacy
Finance Committee
Senate
Weinert
Campbell
Automatic Tax Board
Three Survivors From Forty Foot Sloop Rescued At Sea
The three man crew of the Theresa left Providence June 14 for Africa reached New York aboard Erika from Huelva. After 33 days at sea with a leaking hull and wrecked gear, they were rescued 120 miles west of St. Michaels by a boat from Erika. Captain Joaquin Rene Jose Fonseca and Manuel Andredo survived continuous storms and a missing rudder.
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Associated Press
New York
Theresa
Providence
R. I
Africa
Erika
Huelva
St. Michaels
Joaquin Rene
Jose Fonseca
Manuel Andredo
Hack Stands Pay High for Street Occupancy Fees
New York reports twenty one taxi firms and stablemen pay hotels clubs and restaurants 362000 dollars yearly for curb frontage permits. One hotel pays 30000 another 20000 and a dozen between 3000 and 10000.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City Population Tops Five Million
New York health department figures show the city reached 5,000,000 residents on August 1, up about 230,000 in the year. The 1910 census counted 4,706,883.
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New York
Associated Press
New York City
Health Department
United States Census Bureau
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College budget push
E W Knox vice president of the Farmers congress announces a push for a larger A and M college appropriation. He and other officers plan a Austin conference with Governor Colquitt to seek about 100000 for new buildings and upgrades in animal husbandry machinery dormitory laundry and water and electric facilities.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
E. W. Knox
Farmers’ Congress
College Station
Congress
Colquitt
Austin
Knox
Shey
Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted for All Ages
An advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic touts its malaria-fighting properties and health-boosting effects for both adults and children. The product is priced at 50 cents.
Monument funds urged by Vicksburg park commission
The Vicksburg park commission in Washington asks relatives of officers from the siege to donate bronze portraits for the park. It seeks corps, division, brigade leaders and fallen field officers from both sides, with Lt Gen Stephen D Lee already represented. An eventual $125,000 memorial honoring the Confederate navy on the Mississippi is proposed, with a $50,000 estimate submitted to Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Vicksburg Park
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi River
Congress
Auxiliary Formed for Luther R. Hare Camp in Spanish War Veterans
A women’s auxiliary to the Luther R. Hare Camp No. 1 of United Spanish War Veterans was formed at Moose hall with Mrs. Sarah B. Fox elected president Miss Beatrice LeStourgeon secretary and Mrs. J. C. Farrington treasurer. Fifteen members signed the charter. Delegates to the national encampment were named for Oklahoma City August 21 22 23.
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Luther R. Hare
United Spanish War Veterans
Moose Hall
Sarah B. Fox
Beatrice LeStourgeon
J. C. Farrington
Oklahoma City
Henry Quasso
A. B. Hillan
C. C. Ferguson
W. Granbury
C. A. Bailey
G. le Stourgeon
Department of Texas
O. P. Storms
Dallas
National Army of Spanish War Veterans
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Adolph Wagner
West Texas Bank & Trust CO
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State Bank Guaranty Fund
W. F. McCaleb
Joseph FP. Green
J. H. Savage
Leon N. Walsh
W. B. Hamilton Jr
State Depository
Fourteenth Congressional District
State Bank & Trust Company
Hicks Building
Maverick-Glarke Lithogo
Entists
Hicks
American Bank& Trust Co
St. Anthony Hotel
Gunter Hotel Company
the Menger
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