Bulgarians Protest Atrocities In Mass Meeting
In Sofia a large procession with black flags and tolling bells marched to Cathedral Square to denounce massacres of Bulgarians by Mussulmans at Kotchana where over 140 were slain on August 2. Speakers urged government action to aid Macedonian and Adrianople Bulgarians. A crowd sought access to King Ferdinand but was blocked. no disorders occurred.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Cathedral Square
Mussulmans
Kotchana
Macedonia
Adrianople
Turkey
Ferdinand
Bond Issues Approved for Austin Public Works and Schools
The attorney general's department has approved four municipal bond issues by the city of Austin totaling 750,000 dollars. The issues include 250,000 for streets, 250,000 for sewers, 150,000 for schools, 50,000 for hospitals and 50,000 for cemeteries.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Caldwell
City of
Booth's Condition Deteriorates as He Remains Blind
London Aug 14 General William Booth commander in chief of the Salvation Army, operated on last May for cataract removal from his left eye and now totally blind, is reported to be growing worse.
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Booth
London
William Booth
Salvation Army
Troops Return to Camp Mabry After Maneuver
The Texas Louisiana cavalry units completed a ten day hike to New Braunfels and back, returning to Camp Mabry in good condition. They marched in cool weather and rested indoors during the heat while receiving further camp duties training. Disbandment and homeward departures are planned for tomorrow.
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Austin
Tex
Texas-Louisiana Cavalry
Camp Mabry
New Braunfels
Mabry
Texas State Cavalry
Louisiana Guard
Rockhill Urged as Advisor to China Regime
Unofficial reports from Rockhill, the American minister to Constantinople, discuss his possible appointment as advisor to the new Chinese republic under President Yuan Shikai. Negotiations are tentative. Rockhill weighs the offer, given his experience in Peking and knowledge of Chinese governance. If he declines, a European statesman may be chosen instead.
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Washington
Yuan Shi Kai
W. W. Rockhill
Constantinople
Rockhill
Peking
Child Dies of Tetanus in Beaumont
Mary Louise Gidden nine years old died after tetanus developed from a foot splinter. The incident occurred in Beaumont Texas with the death reported yesterday following a ten day illness.
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Beaumont
Tex
Mary Louise Gidden
Agen
Bankers Aid Whitman in Rosenthal Probe
New York reports show gamblers and illegal house operators paid hundreds of thousands yearly for police protection. Banks cooperate with District Attorney Whitman to reveal four police inspectors and suspect officers’ large deposits, aiming to expose graft linked to gambling rings.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Uptown
East Side
Ald Whitman
Whitman
Rosenthal
Becker
Newsboy King
Bald Jack
Rose
Grand Jury
Jack Sullivan
Lieutenant Becker
Sullivan
Bridgie Webber
New York Clearing House Committee
Clearing House
Schepps Missing From Hot Springs Hotel Witness in Rosenthal Case
Sam Schepps, held as a witness in the Rosenthal murder case, has not been seen by reporters since his removal from a downtown Hot Springs hotel last night. He may be in the mountain district five blocks from the main street. Whitman’s representatives are expected to arrive today.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Sam Schepps
Rosenthal
Mountain District
Whitman
Hen Joins Shoppers as Poultry Wagon Escapes
A white hen escaped a poultry wagon on Alamo street and joined shoppers. Two newsboys chased the bird through traffic while onlookers cheered. The hen was captured atop a car and dragged down as the poultryman urged them toward an ice cream run.
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Biddy
Alamo Street
Chase
Progressives to Wage Contest in New Jersey
The New Jersey Progressive Party met in Trenton and organized for the campaign. Former Governor John Franklin Fort was named state chairman. The party plans contests for presidential electors, as well as Congress and the state legislature.
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Trenton
N. J
Progressive Party of
New Jersey
John Franklin Fort
Congress
Jubilee Exercises End for Father Fuhrwerk at St Joseph’s
Silver jubilee services for Rev. Father Fuhrwerk, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, closed with a high mass, German sermon by Father A Wack, and a bishop's tribute. A banquet and 4 pm vespers followed, then Beethoven hall performances of Elmar and a reception.
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Father Fuhrwerk
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Beethoven Hall
Father A. Wack
New Braunfels
Bishop Shaw
St. Joseph’s Hall
Elmar
Fuhrwerk
Emperor Franz Joseph at 82 Shown in Action on English Pony
The article notes Emperor Franz Joseph, aged 82, is photographed during a shooting expedition on his English pony The Brat. Arch Duchess Gesela and the Empress herself did not know of the pictures, which will be shown on his 82nd birthday August 18 at Ischl in the Tyrol.
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Franz Joseph
Gesela
Ischl
Tyrol
Father Diaz Refuses Jail Duties for Son In Murder Case
Domingo Diaz Sr. leaves his post at Bexar county jail where son Maurecio Diaz is held on murder charges tied to Juana Consuela Garcia’s death. A substitute officer now guards the cell as the father seeks legal counsel and aims for a preliminary hearing in Justice Fisk's court. The Hernandez woman at the scene recalls a quarrel but knows few details of the dispute between Diaz and Garcia.
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Bexar County
Maurecio
Juana Consuela Garcia
Domingo Diaz Sr
Diaz
Grove's Chill Tonic Promoted for Malaria and Health
An old advertisement touts Pale Delicate Women and Girls as a target audience for Grove's tasteless Chill Tonic. It claims to drive out malaria and build up the system for grown people and children, priced at 60 cents.
Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse robbed in London
Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse, sister of the German emperor, was robbed of priceless jewelry at Victoria station as she departed for Germany last Saturday. Police attempted to keep the theft quiet, but Scotland Yard circulated descriptions of the property.
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London
Frederick Charles of Hesse
Victoria Station
Germany
Scotland Yard
Opposition Leader Questions Panama Canal Exemption
Alfred Dekin pressed Premier Fisher in Parliament asking if Australia would seek imperial high authority over the American senate decision to exempt Panama Canal to its coastwise shipping. Fisher replied that the move contradicted the Anglo American treaty and said he had already contacted the imperial government.
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Melbourne
Australia
Alfred Dekin
Premier Fisher
House of Representatives
American Senate
Panama Canal
Fisher
Law Is Losing Force Druggists Argue Sherman Act Amended
President H. C. Shuptrine of Savannah Ga told the National Association of Retail Druggists in Milwaukee that the Sherman Act may need amendment as law enforcement weakens. He spoke at the convention here yesterday outlining perceived legal changes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
H. C. Shuptrine
Savannah
National Association of Retail Druggists
Sherman
Antitrust Law Debate Reaches Retailer Demands Plea
A speaker argued the antitrust law is taking clearer form and will soon be amended to satisfy retailers. He urged the pharmacists executive committee to use all efforts to overthrow the Owens bill.
Missouri Valley Tennis Tourney Withdrawals Mar Play
On the second day in Kansas City withdrawals mar the event as H. V. Jones of Kansas City defeats F. E. Simms of Radford Oklahoma 6 0 6 0 in a decisive match highlighting a disrupted day.
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Kansas City
H. V. Jones
F. E. Simms
Radford
Okla
Vicksburg Baseball Team Abandoned Over Support Shortage
The Vicksburg Baseball association quits the local Cotton States league team due to lack of support. Only three teams remain in the league, but President Lewis says the circuit will continue.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Vicksburg Baseball Association
Cotton States League
Lewis
Resignations Fill Key Southern Pacific Posts at Denison
GOES TO DENISON H. B. May chief clerk under Superintendent J. E. Taussig resigns to join H. F. Anderson of M. E. and T. at Denison. George B. Sido, formerly Taussig’s Houston aide, to succeed May. H. L. Goldbeck resigns to become traveling accountant for Katy with Denison headquarters. J. L. Lockwood to replace Goldbeck.
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H. B. May
J. E. Taussig
Southern Pacific
H. F. Anderson
Denison
May
Anderson
Katy
Taussig
George 8S. Sido
Houston
H. L. Goldbeck
Southern Pacificl
San Antonio
Sunset Fa
Goldbeck
J. L. Lockwood
The
More Cats Than Humans in Chicago
Hugo Krause of the Anti Cruelty Society says Chicago has about 1,000,000 homeless cats and an estimated 2,000,000 with homes. He warns the stray cat population threatens public health.
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Chicago
Ill
Hugo Krause
The
Anti-Cruelty Society
Railroad line from Algood to Livingston sold for 50000
In conformity with a federal court order the Overton county railroad line from Algood to Livingston Tennessee was sold at Livingston to satisfy a 285000 judgment. Thomas A Fitzsimmons of Chicago, believed to represent bondholders, purchased the line for 50000.
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Nashville, Tenn
Overton County
Algood
Livingston
Tenn
Thomas A. Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Roads to create state highway engineer office
State good roads groups push for legislature to establish a state highway engineer's office funded by a nominal automobile tax. With about 80 000 cars in the state they argue a small levy could sustain a highway department to improve roads to standard designs. D E Colp of the Chamber of Commerce highway division has sent 1000 inquiry letters seeking opinions and ideas.
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D. E. Colp
Chamber of Commerce
Shakespeare Scholar Dr Horace Furness Dies in Philadelphia
Dr Horace Howard Furness noted Shakespearean scholar dies at 79 from pneumonia at his Wallingford home near Philadelphia. The longtime bibliophile and editor of the Fourth Folio passed away yesterday.
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Philadelphia
Horace Howard Furness
Wallingford
Here
Taft nominates Schurman as minister to Greece and Montenegro
President Taft sends to the senate the nomination of Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University, to serve as minister from the United States to Greece and Montenegro, announced from Washington on August 14.
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Schurman
Taft
Washington
Senate
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
United States
Greece
Montenegro
Strengthen the Nerves with Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
A teaspoonful in a glass of cold water makes an invigorating refreshing beverage. The ad touts Horsford’s Acid Phosphate as a nerve-strengthening tonic to boost vitality.
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Ake Horsford
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