State bill on railroads curbs foreign ownership and oversight
The measure allows domestic or state railroads to own stock in foreign lines but bans foreign dominance. It prohibits cross state consolidations, requires railroad commission approval for all Texas foreign contracts, and mandates annual record examinations. Offenders face felony charges. Governor and lawmakers plan further actions including liquor law amendments. Chairman Cabell notes Imperial Sugar suit settlement talks are not yet submitted.
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Texas
Texas Line
Railroad Commission
Looney
Allison
Ben E. Cabell
Prison Commission
Imperial Sugar Company
Aee
Colquitt Praised Amid Texas Legislative Roasts
Governor faces a wave of letters and telegrams from across Texas as legislators roast him over recent remarks at the McGregor barbecue and in Fort Worth and Dallas. The scene unfolds as political tempers run high and public opinion swirls around state leadership.
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Austin
Tex
McGregor
Fort Worth
Dallas
Call of the Wild Bisley Dog Killed by Wolves Near Red Lodge
Butte correspondent reports W H Reber's Airedale Bisley led a wolf pack near Red Lodge and was killed. Three wolves were shot. dogs and cowboys pursued the pack, with Bisley identified by brass tag. Separate note says German dirigibles carried 10 291 persons on regular trips last year without casualties.
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Butte
Bisley
W. H. Reber
Red Lodge
London
Edward
Reber
Rosebud Lake
John Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Airdale
Senators Deny Mexican Constitutional Lobby Charges
In Washington on August 9 officials and agents deny lobbying efforts for Mexican Constitutionalists. Senator Sheppard explains he published Romero’s historical statement on the record and asserts no lobby influenced his actions. Sherburne Hopkins and others insist Smith’s accusations are false and stress no lobbying occurred.
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Washington, D. C
Smith
Michigan
Washington
State Department
Congress
Sheppard
Sherburne Hopkins
Washington Constitutionalists Agency
Senate
Madero
Mexico
F. A. Sommerfeld
San Antonio
Constitutionalists
Sherburne G. Hopkins
Romero
Texas
Sommerfeld
Fall
Cananea
Charte
Constitutionalist
Hopkins
Manuel Perez Romero
Juan F. Urquidi
Francisco Escudero
Finance Department
Carranza
Mr. Hopkins
Cockran Defeats McIlwaine In 26 Hole Final
B Warern Cockran of the Baltimore Country Club defeated A G McIlwaine a 17 year old from the national course by 10 up and 8 to play in the 26 hole final round of the first president at Ekwanoko Country Club. Cockran led 8 up after the morning and closed the match early in the afternoon. The day included a clever attack by McIlwaine but Cockran maintained advantage through the back nine. The article also notes Britain uses corks for beer and aerated water and mentions Giessen University being restored as a scientific shrine.
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Manchester
Mass
B. Warern Cockran
Baltimore Country Club
A. G. Mec Tiwaine
Ekwanoko Country Club
Cockran
McTlwaine
McIlwaine
Consul Warns Lind Safe in Republic Amid Mexican Tensions
A Mexican district military commander warns of a possible civil war if rebels gain arms, targeting the Mills building and risking a broader clash with the United States. The note follows El Paso's release of nine Federals wounded at Rancheria, escorted by 24 Constitutionalist soldiers.
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Mexico
New England
New York
New Jersey
el Paso
Battle of
Rancheria
American Red Cross
Washington
Mexico Facing Crisis as Huerta Regime Looms
Mexican ambassador Francisco De La Barra in New York says John Lind will receive full protection on his visit to Mexico and that mob violence is not the view of Mexico's intelligent people. He cites Huerta’s aims and predicts a constitutional election in October and a stable government. He denies returning to politics and urges unity to safeguard suffrage and reforms. Meanwhile reports claim Carranza mobilizes 1500 men at Piedras Negras to march on Laredo, threatening a siege by river.
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Federal
United States
Wilson
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
New York
Francisco de la Barra
France
Diaz
John Lind
de la Barra
Lind
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Washington
Huoerta
Huerta
National Civic League
Pablo Gonzales
Carranza
Piedrag Negras
Laredo
Mr. Lind
Congress
State troops active threaten Monclova and Torreon
Jesus Gloria Jr and Eduardo Castro report imminent attack on Monclova and a likely siege of Laredo by Colonel Jesus Carranza. They say Torreon could fall soon, with Major Elias Uribe leading Constitutionalists nearby Monclova and additional forces closing in.
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Monclova
Laredo
Jesus Carranza
Torreon
Jesus Gloria Jr
Cuatro Cienegas
Eduardo Castro
San Buenaventura
Elias Uribe
Senor Gloria
Siege of Torreon Holds as Federals Retain City
Two Americans who traveled 500 miles from Torreon report that as of August 2 federal troops still hold Torreon with about 5 000 inside while 10 000 Constitutionalist forces surround the city. They say July 22 marked the first assault and describe ongoing nightly shelling and a possible starvation siege.
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Torreon
Chihuahua
Mexico
United States
Presidio
Galveston
Vera Cruz
General Huerta
Lerdo
Gomez Palacio
Toreron
Wilson Considers Lifting Arms Embargo Over Mexico
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan weigh options as Envoy Lind reports from Mexico. Observers split on a quick arms embargo lift to defuse Huerta tensions, while officials deny foreign power agreements and urge bipartisan action in Congress.
Mexican foreign minister pledges safety for Lind
Manuel Garza Aldape issued a statement denying rumors about Mr Lind and Huerta. He said Lind may travel freely, and all foreigners will be protected by Mexican laws and government guarantees.
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Mexico City
Bryan
Manuel Garza Aldape
Huerta
R. Lind
Lind
Grave fears for Lind in Mexico City trip
Mexico City reports grave fears for Lind safety if he travels to the capital after being declared persona non grata. Frederico Gamboa takes oath as foreign minister. La Tribuna closed for publishing fighting at Aguas Calientes. Huerta parade preparations promise a large event, not anti American in character.
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Mexico City
May Lind
Frederico Gamboa
la Tribuna
Aguas Calientes
Huerta
Madero
Kansans to Pray for Rain
Wichita churches will offer up a prayer for rain as pastors convened to launch a statewide call. The meeting urged as many churches as possible to join in the prayer observance tomorrow.
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Wichita
Kas
Building in Motion and the Pulse of Structures
By day or night a modern city is never at rest engineers measure building vibrations with delicate instruments. The readings guide court decisions on damages and reveal that public perception overestimates or understates the amplitude of these movements.
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Christian Herald
Surprising Wind Effect Hits Office Buildings Hard
The article notes that the fiercest vibrations occur in solid low to mid rise offices rather than the tallest towers. A motion of about three sixteenths of an inch is very violent while one hundredth of an inch is easily noticed. Records reveal a pendulum like rhythm as buildings sway through a fixed arc.
Cotton Ginnings Increase in Texas July Totals
Commissioner Ed R. Kane announced state ginners reported 5307 bales of cotton ginned in July, up from 1187 bales in July of the previous year 1912.
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Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Agriculture
Ed R. Kane
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Seek Lost Indian Empire Explorer Millward Plans Guatemala Return
Russell Hastings Millward, young American explorer and Royal Geographical Society fellow, plans to return to Peten Guatemala from Belize and Honduras. He aims to study the Maya and will rely on one hundred Maya guides while charting the interior on a renewed 2000 mile trek. Divorces per 100000 in the U S average seventy three. Austria reports eighteen.
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New York
Russell Hastings Millward
Peten
Guatemala
Millward
Belize
Honduras
Royal Geographical Society
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Giessen University
Liebig
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O. K
Fomby-Jones Company
East Houston Street Outfitters
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