McCarthy Denounces Prohibition Allegations Before Committee
Testimony centers on McCarthy denying a claim he accepted money from mail parcels and denouncing accusations as lies. Witnesses discuss offers to pay speakers and political influence around prohibition. some claimants recant or clarify their positions. The House committee adjourned without meeting that morning.
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Martin
Austin
McCarthy
Spradley
Vaughan
John W. Pope
Dallas
Jack Beall
Jeff Cox
Rockwall
John M. Mathis
Brenham
Clancy Williams
Anti Prohibition
Antis
Joe
Jack Root
Wriskey
House
Bexar County Highway League Elects Directors
The Bexar County Highway League will elect 25 directors from 40 nominees at a 10 AM meeting Tuesday in its offices 229 W East Houston St. Officers will be chosen from among directors. A charter and bylaws was adopted last week and officers and directors are subject to referendum and recall.
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Bexar County Highway League
East
Houston Street
W. S. Hawkins
Linton
San Patricio County
Gulf
Bee County
Nueces River
Nueces County
Shell
Aransas Pass
Gregory
Portland
Hawkins
Bett’s Death Attributed To Fear Of Missiles From Juvenile Home
The 79 year old Mathias Bett reportedly killed himself in San Francisco after fearing missiles thrown by boys from a nearby juvenile detention home. Relatives informed police that the banker was driven temporarily insane by the abuse. Bett’s widow, partially paralyzed, found his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Mathias Bett
Bettsoid
Mysterious eye treatment touted by Prof Samuels cures epilepsy
The article profiles a treatment claimed to cure epilepsy through a clear liquid dropped into the eyes, attributed to Prof Samuels. It cites several testimonial cases, notes druggists stock the remedy, and offers a free 48 page book from Samuels Sales Company in Kansas City.
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Samuels
Earl Deadman
North Seneca St
West Wichita
Kas
Earl
Eadiy
Amt
Ees Hee
Tie Cantwell
Stanley
Prof
Adanta
Uels
Lillie Stubblefield
Joseph
Idaho
Prof. Samuels
Mont
Samuels Sales Company
Kansas City
Atwood Sets Record Flight Toward Ocean
Atwood begins a record making flight following the Chicago and Alton railroad toward Springfield traveling at terrific speed. He aims to set a new pace in early aviation records while the route traces the rail line.
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Atwood
Ocean
Chicago & Alton
Springfield
Atwood Begins 98 Mile Flight To Springfield
Over Carlinville Atwood passes the city at 9 37 this morning completing 60 of the 98 miles to Springfield on the first leg of a flight toward the Atlantic ocean. He is flying high and at a better than a mile a minute pace now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Carlinville, Ill
Atwood
Springfield
Atlantic Ocean
Passing Springfield Flight Across Illinois Record
A flyer northbound from St. Louis sped over Springfield at 10 30 am traveling 50 miles per hour. The 98 mile St Louis to Springfield leg took 2 hours 25 minutes with no landing attempted.
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Springfield
Ill
Atwood
Chicago
Airplane Passes Over Illinois Towns In Flight
Atwood passed Elkhart at 1 25 p m traveling sixty miles per hour. It then crossed Atlanta at 1 51 p m reaching an altitude of three hundred fifty feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ill
Atwood
Elkhart
Wood Passes Here At 800 Feet In Air
Funk's Grove Illinois reports a woodwoodcraft event with a craft passing 800 feet high at 2 02 pm traveling at fifty miles per hour. The site is 136 miles from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funk’'S Grove
Ill
Atwood
Chicago
Fire Bug Delays Selva City Fire Alarm Runs
San Antonio fire houses report no alarm for a change as the so called fire bug rests. Since his first weeks of activity the culprit has caused about $35 000 in losses across the sixth and seventh wards while City Fire Marshal Ingle hunts for clues without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Ingle
Retirement questions swirl over Mexican rail merger leadership
Railway men in Texas and Mexico watch possible succession after E. N. Brown steps down from the National Railways of Mexico. Will J. N. Galbraith, ex general manager of the Mexican Central, succeed him as director and head of the merged system amid recent stockholder influence and Galbraith’s Mexico railroad ties.
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J. N. Galbraith
Mexican Central
E. N. Brown
National Railways of
Mexico
Texas
National Lines
San Antonio
New York
Galbraith
M National Lines
Brown
Waters-Pierce
Bowling Congress Sets Dates for National Tournament
Dates March 2 to 22 set for National American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago. Promoters with President Bryson of Indianapolis consent finalized the schedule last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Congress
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Bryson
Indianapolis
Death of Mrs Ward Shocks City Friends at 46
Mrs Eva Ward aged 46 wife of R H Ward former assistant at the state attorney general's office died suddenly at 7 am Sunday at 728 San Pedro avenue from gastritis. Survived by husband mother and sister. Funeral at 2:15 pm from residence with services at St Mark's Episcopal and burial at Mission park. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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Eva Ward
R. H. Ward
San Pedro Avenue
Ward
S. G. Newton
W. B. Teagarden
J. L. Camp
John J. Stevens
William Cassin
D. Sullivan
W. F. Ezell
J. Hampton Sullivan
G. Newton Jr
Tom J. Newton
W. B. Blocker
B. O. Evans
Strike Epidemic Spreads Across England As Dock Strike Looms
London report notes strike movement expanding across Great Britain with workers in many regions taking action. In London the dock strike escalates as 30,000 dockmen are locked out until they accept leadership terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Truce Called After City Street Car Rioting
Glasgow reports a Sunday riot and strike by municipal street car workers ending in a truce as representatives from both sides plan a conference. Restricted service was allowed without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Glasgow
Harbor tugs strike halts traffic in Rotterdam
Engineers and stokers of all tugs walked out in Rotterdam on August 14 demanding higher wages. The resulting labor action left harbor traffic disorganized and slowed operations.
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Associated Press
Rotterdam
Strike Returns on Philadelphia Coal Docks
The strike reappeared in Southampton as coal trimmers refused to coal the American line steamer Philadelphia without higher wages. The action disrupted loading and highlighted labor tension in the port.
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Southampton
American Line
Philadelphia
Merchants to Meet for Close Ties in City Business
The Retail Merchants' association schedules a combined business and social meeting next Thursday at 8 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. W M Morgan will report on the Denver national convention and August Brian on the Wichita Falls state convention. Secretary Adolph Grasso notes delegates will share insights on modern business methods in Texas and beyond. A luncheon follows.
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San Antonio
Retail Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Morgan
Denver
Brian
Wichita Falls
Adolph Grasso
Texas
Man Charged With Murders Has Hearing
Testimony details a confession by McWilliams and a rambling statement tying a wealthier man to the Casaway killings. Witnesses describe searches, a stolen vest and cap, and McWilliams claiming he knows who did it. The hearing proceeds with few witnesses remaining.
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Will Tobin
McWilliams
Spauty Stevens
Casaways
Tobin
Fort Bend
Casaway
Hamilton
Elizabeth Casaway
Calaway
Mexico
Night riders terrorize Cumberland mountains region
In Spencer and Van Buren county a gang of whitecaps attacked residents after a revenue raid. Dan Whittenberg was whipped near his yard, Slate Morris was shot in a field, and Pete Whittenberg faced threats. Sullivan was killed during the prior raid.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Spencer
van Buren County
Cumberland Mountains
Sullivan
Dan Whittenberg
Whittenberg
Slate Morris
Pete Whittenberg
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Promoted for Ch ildren
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain wind colic and sore throats. It claims safety and seven decades of trusted use with millions of doses fed to children at twenty five cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxs
Winston
Prohibition Faction Faces Governor Over Texas Appropriation Bill
In Austin on August 14, lawmakers from both parties push a broad two year appropriation package. Antis accuse proponents of loading items to pressure Governor Colquitt and threaten a veto stance that could flood state finances. The senate also moves to adjust the contingent expense fund and reopens debate on the automatic tax repeal bill.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
House
Arene Colquitt
Antis
Attorney General’s Department
Colquitt
Mce Nealus
Dallas
Marmon
Ohio
United States
Davidson
McNealus
Weinert
Hudspeth
Admiral Togo to See New York in Luncheon Tour
Admiral Togo arrived in New York and planned visits to the Hudson tunnels Brooklyn Bridge and Metropolitan Tower. A luncheon for 600 honored him with the Japanese and peace societies hosting. The program included a tour of Grant's Tomb and a look at the New York navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Togo
Hudson Tunnels
Brooklyn Bridge
Japanese Society
Peace Society of
Admiral Grant
New York Navy Yard
Leconte Chosen Haiti President by Congress
Port au Prince August 14. Cincinnatus Leconte was unanimously elected president of Haiti by the congress of the republic. Leconte led the larger faction that overthrew President Antoine Simon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Congress
Port AU Prince
Leconte
Congress of the Negro Republic
Antoine Simon
Flint resigns from monetary commission over distance and reform
Former Senator Frank P Flint explains his resignation from the monetary commission, arguing a business man far from Washington cannot give the issue proper attention. He calls for a commission composed entirely of members of Congress to ensure reform measures gain current approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Frank FP. Flint
Monetary Commission
Congress
Coatesville Mob Burns Negro After Policeman Killing
Thousands gathered as Ezekiel Walker killed Edgar Rice in Coatesville Pennsylvania. A masked mob dragged the wounded man from the hospital to a pyre, bound him to a cot, and burned him alive amid cheers. Walker confessed to firing on Rice after a confrontation over concealed weapons.
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Coatesville
Edgar Rice
Chester County
Ezekiel Walker
Walker
Rice
Coates- Ville
Amsted
Gawnthrop
Worth Mills
Newland Farm
Governor condemns lynching in Coatesville incident
Governor John K. Tener of Pennsylvania said he cannot condone lynching in any circumstances after a negro was lynched in Coatesville. He noted such acts occur even in enlightened communities and breach the law beyond local anticipation. He urged calm and adherence to legal process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Coatesville
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Charles Conroy
Charles Thompson
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