Treaties May Hold Over To Next Congress
The United States faces possible delay on arbitration treaties as the waterways commission prepares to meet around September 1. The commission will review plans for river improvements and hydroelectric development along the St. Johns Richelieu St. Lawrence Rainy Lake of the Woods Milk and St. Mary waters on the Canada US border and Niagara Falls.
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Waterways Commission
United States
Canada
Secretary Root
Washington
St. Johns River
Maine
New Brunswick
Richelieu River
Lake Champlain
Charges Made in Famous Wiley Case
At a committee meeting Solicitor McCabe admitted altering words in a Missouri court judgment published by the agriculture department to remove benzoate of soda from the decree, stirring charges of impropriety and evidence suppression in the Wiley investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Dr. Wiley
Hay Committee
McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Missouri Pure Food
Booker T. Washington Speech Blocked in Texas Capitol
In Austin the Texas House declined to advance a resolution to allow Booker T. Washington to speak in the state capitol during his September or October visit. Representative Schluter introduced the measure, but it failed to receive a second reading as opposition voices filled the chamber.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Representative Hall
State Capitol
Schluter
Travis
Sailors Save Town in Forest Fire at York Beach Maine
Boastwain's Mate J J McKenna ship fitter J W Gessner and Coxswain G W Pyle of the cruiser Montana aided in fighting a July 13 blaze at York Beach Maine. Acting Secretary Winthrop sent commendatory letters to each man for helping save the town from destruction.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Blue Jackets
York Beach
Maine
J. J. McKenna
J. W. Gessner
G. W. Pyle
Montana
York Harbor
Winthrop
Fire at Elm Street buildings causes heavy losses in Dallas
A Dallas blaze at 1209 to 1211 Elm Street, likely from spontaneous combustion, caused about 250000 in losses last night. The Art Wall Paper Mills, Kaufman Myers Furniture, and Texas Wall Paper Co. suffered major stock losses. buildings owned by M N Baker and Rose and Shields were also damaged. two firemen were injured. water and smoke damaged additional stock.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
A.lieved
Elm Street
Art Wall Paper Mills
Texas
Art Wall Paper Mills of
M. N. Baker
J. J. Miller
Harness and Saddlery
Kaufman-Myers Furniture Company
Rose & Shields
M. E. Warren
Texas Wall Paper Company
Kaufman- Myers Furniture Company
Curtis-Clark Company
Many Witnesses to Testify in McNamaras Case
Prosecution for the McNamaras dynamiters will summon about 150 witnesses, with the defense similar in number. Detectives will canvass the United States to locate witnesses, aided by women detectives who have located many subpoenas in San Francisco while male detectives failed.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
McNamaras
United States
District Attorney's Office
San Francisco
General Luther R. Hare Returns from Cuba
General Luther R. Hare United States Army retired passes through San Antonio en route to Austin on business. He gained fame in the Philippine campaign for rescuing Lieutenant Gilmore and was breveted a brigadier general. The Luther R. Hare Camp No. 1 of United Spanish War Veterans is named for him.
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Luther R. Hare
Austin
Hare
San Antonio
Cuba
Thirty-third Infantry
Gilmore
United States Navy
United States Army
Taft and Knox Golf Partners in Washington
In Washington on August 9, President Taft and Secretary of State Knox have grown closer since reciprocity and arbitration treaties with Britain and France. They reportedly ride to the State Department in Taft’s car, then play a round at Chevy Chase club golf links with Vic Major Butt. Both men credit the other for recent successes.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
France
Taft
State Knox
Knox
Congress
Mr. Knox
State Department
Vic Major
Chevy Chase Club
Fire Threat Near Mount Shasta Mines
A forest fire at Mount Shasta base has burned over twenty four hours and threatens two large copper mines. The blaze covers about three miles by four miles, and the Mount Shasta mine lay within fifty feet of the flames before crews halted the advance after hours of effort.
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Mount Shasta
Seaboard Gulf Steamship Aims to Make San Antonio a Regional Hub
The Seaboard and Gulf Steamship company, formed by Texas shippers, plans to run ships from New York to Aransas Pass and Port Arthur, with the goal of yielding lower freight rates and boosting San Antonio as a key Southwestern distributing center. Local directors include Jake Wolff, F. W. Cook, and Capt. Charles Schreiner. the firm cites a 54 percent drop in New York to Texas water rates and savings of 3 to 5 million dollars for shippers.
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Texas Cities
Kansas City
St. Louis
Seaboard and Gulf Steamship Company
Texas
New York
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Houston
Valesco
Port Arthur
Jake Wolff
F. W. Cook
Charles Schreiner
Kerrville
Max Beals
Seaboard
Santonio
Beals
Dallas Man Found Dead in Rooming House
The body of John Slober of Dallas was found fully dressed in a rear apartment of a rooming house on East Commerce Street at 10 50 this morning. A bottle labeled strychnine was found in a pocket of the clothing and carbolic acid on the dresser. Coroner Umscheid ordered removal to the Riebes morgue for burial preparation.
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John Slober
Dallas
Bea
East Commerce Street
Slober
Umscheid
Kentucky
Stother
Building for University Adds Quarantine Hospital Wing
Senator Kauffman secured a nearly $14,000 balance in the quarantine fund for a new hospital building at Galveston as part of the University of Texas medical branch. Galveston city donated the adjacent ground, and the Senate Finance Committee approved the appropriation.
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Austin
Tex
Kauffman of
Galveson
Senate
Galveston
University of Texas
Medical College
Senate Finance Committee
Georgia Assembly Likely Drops Near Beer Bill
Prohibition supporters concede the Tippins near beer bill faces no chance this session as the Georgia assembly nears adjournment. Indications from Atlanta on August 9 suggest no prohibition legislation will pass this session.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia Assembly
Wild West carnival planned at Exposition Park week
Arrangements are under way for a San Antonio Exposition Park carnival featuring cowboys and free nightly concessions. The joy wheel and laughing tub will be free for coupon holders tonight and tomorrow, with Friday offering a free merry go round. The Doctor starring Roy Peck draws praise alongside George Hanna Earl Noel and Katherine Shepard in supporting roles.
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Exposition Park
San Antonio
Roy Peck
Crumley Chuggs
George Hanna
Professor Plunker
Earl Noel
Jimmie
Katherine Shepard
Fannie. Mayfield
James Peck
Dillington
Mr. Peck
Newman's Theater Presents Diaz Taft Bridge Meeting Films
Newman’s Theater at 614 East Houston street offers two features The Last of Diaz and The Meeting of Taft and Diaz on the International Bridge at El Paso. The second film covers Diaz’s journey from Mexico City to the Taft on the El Paso Juarez bridge handshake and reception by the U S. officials. It also shows Diaz’s escort and Taft’s army guards and the welcome on American soil. The program highlights Diaz’s route via Aguascalientes Zacatecas Gomez Palacio Ortiz Chihuahua and Juarez plus Diaz’s arrival in Juarez. Extra fans have been installed and the roof center raised for fresh air. Mrs M Newman is spotlighted for her popular singing.
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Newman's Theater
East Houston Street
Diaz
Taft
International Bridge
el Paso
Mexico City
Juarez
United States Army
United States
M. Newman
San Antonians
Newman's
Ex Soldier Sandlin Bruised in Streetcar Accident
Ex soldier P M Sandlin recently retired from company B Fifteenth Infantry sustained multiple bruises when dragged by a streetcar near Houston and Navarro streets at 10 30 last night. Onlookers described his body snagged on the car and dragged along the street. Dr Douglas Largen took Sandlin to Kenney sanitarium 209 Ogden street where the wounds were dressed within twenty minutes.
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P. M. Sandlin
Company B
Fifteenth Infantry
Houston
Navarro
Sandlin
Douglas Largen
Kenney Sanitarium
Ogden Street
Mare Bark Under Multiple Flags Puzzles New York Officials
The Mare, a bark flying the British flag, arrives from Montevideo with dry bones cargo and no health or clearance papers. She has shifted flags from Germany to Uruguay to Britain, faces court actions, a $2100 bottomery bond, and a potential $5000 fine for the captain as libels mount and the vessel sits in U.S. marshal custody.
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Associated Press
York
New York
Montevideo
Pensacola
Antevideo
Ruguay
Barbadoes
Boston
Government to establish large army maneuvers camp near Oakland or Mountain Lake Park
The United States government plans a permanent maneuvers camp at Oakland or Mountain Lake Park in the Alleghenies. Negotiations to buy land have been under way, with Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as the likely seller, holding about 30,000 acres at Oakland and possibly more for a total 40,000 acres. The army seeks a minimum tract of 10,000 acres.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
United States
Oakland
Mountain Lake Park
Alleghenies
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Army
Woman Driver Fined In Denmark After Copenhagen Visit
Chicago woman Mrs. George Rasmussen, returning from Copenhagen, reports thirty fines during thirty days of motoring in Denmark. Police repeatedly called to specify the violated law and the amount. Fines included passing a street car too fast, crossing an omnibus bowl, driving on restricted streets, and possessing a horn with unpleasant tones.
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Chicago
Denmark
Associated Presss
New York
George Rasmussen
Copenhagen
Corpus Christi Sees Brisk Summer Tourism Surge
In Corpus Christi Texas August 9 crowds flock to downtown hotels as interior visitors flood the coast for summer outings. Dallas businessman T B Brown praises the city calling it the finest little resort proposition in the south and vows to spend part of each summer there with his family.
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Corpus Ctinetl
Corpus Christi
Tex
T. B. Brown
Dallas
Cotton Gins in Nueces and San Patricio Counties
Special to the Light reports Nueces County has 14 cotton gins across Corpus Christi Clarkwood Robstown Calallen Bluntzer Agua Dulce London Driscoll Bishop Kingsville Riviera. San Patricio County holds 11 gins in Sinton Taft Gregory Port Aransas Angelita Sodville Odem Mathis.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Taft
Gregory
Portlana
Angelita
Sodville
Odem
Mathis
Railroad Man Promoted in Sap City
YOAKUM Tex Aug 9 W E Bryan longtime stenographer in the Sap City mechanics and works department is promoted to chief clerk of the same department in a move announced today
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Yoakum, Tex
W. E. Bryan
Mechanics and Works
Sap
Good Cotton Crop In Yoakum Region
Reports from reliable farmers in Yoakum Texas indicate a good fall cotton crop for the surrounding area. The cotton already opened is being gathered quickly.
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Yoakum
Tex
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