Mutual Good Faith and Mexican Affairs Debate
A sworn statement by Matthew Gould recounts an attack on him and his relatives by Mexican brigands near Tampico. The piece criticizes President Wilson and Secretary Bryan for alleged suppression of a Senate report on Mexican border outrages and questions the administration's Mexico policy and communication with Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Lient
Matthew Gould
Tampico
Mexico
United States
Wilson
Bryan
Senate
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Washington
John Lind
Lind
Europe
Lawless New York and the rise of vigilance committees
An editorial condemns New York East Side gangs of young criminals and endorses citizen vigilance to curb crime. It argues police fail to stop robberies blackmail and assaults and predicts guerilla warfare if communities act. Southwest residents are contrasted as law abiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Herman Rosenthal
East Side
Southwest
President questions trust in people over leaders
The president urges restraint from Congress on the Mexican issue and cautions that the people should trust him as he trusts them. He warns that mutual good faith is necessary for lasting policy and unity.
Missouri backs down from rate fixing misstep
The Missouri Legislature faced backlash after enacting a law that barred insurance firms from using actuarial data to set rates and presumptively labeled coincident rates as conspiracy. The measure, costly and complex, would have forced single firms to bear data costs and imposed penalties for alleged rate alignment. Public and industry criticism spurred a retreat on the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
United States
Missouri Legislation Clash Drives Companies from State
The Missouri law provoked a mass withdrawal by insurance firms causing business stagnation and halted fire protection in Kansas City. The attorney general dropped prosecutions, deeming the law unconstitutional, and insurers agreed to return, easing regional tensions and highlighting a need for legislative discernment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussouri
Missouri
Kansas City
Texas
Have a good fair or none at all
City council debates buying the old fair grounds for an annual exposition. Authors argue the grounds are inadequate and a poor fair would harm San Antonio’s reputation. better to decide on a worthwhile fair plan before purchasing land. If no quality fair is possible, reject the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
New Union President W D Lewis of Topsey Texas Chosen
W D Lewis of Topsey Coryell county is elected president of the Texas Farmers Union by an almost unanimous vote at the San Antonio session. A practical farmer born in Fayette county, he works the farm daily, helps gather corn and cotton, milks cows in emergencies, and focuses on marketing to secure living prices for farm products.
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W. D. Lewis
Topsey
Coryell County
Texas Farmers’ Union
San Antonio
Lewis
Fayette County
Waco Time Herald
Merchants as Educators in Brownwood Bulletin Opinion
The Brownwood Bulletin notes merchants act as educators through newspapers teaching economical living and reporting on modern business progress. It says merchants without public messages fall behind the times, but mentions two or three in Brownwood lagging.
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Times
Brownwood
Brownwood Bulletin
England and the Exposition at Panama-Pacific
The New York Sun reports England may attend the Panama-Pacific Exposition if Britain grants reconsideration urged by Mr. Bryan. Officials fear displaying resentment over tolls would mislead the public. a financial loss might be preferable to that impression.
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England
Bryan
Panama
The Trombone Follower at the Paris Poste Restante
An 1847 winter tale follows Zimmermann, a thin artist and municipal musician, who repeatedly seeks a letter at a Paris post office. Robertin, a patient clerk, pities him despite suspicion that the dented trombone bearer is not himself the recipient. The tale centers on the unreadable letters from Schwalbach and a silently growing bond.
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Robertin
Zimmermann
Schwalbach
Herr Herr, Zimmermann
Bischwiller
Kantan Schwalbach
Paris
Dancing in Oriental Evening Gown and Parisian Trombone Tale
A feature describes George Widener in a slender Oriental house gown ideal for home dining. The piece shifts to a touching wartime tale of Zimmermann, a trombone player from Schwalbach, who fled poverty to Paris to support Gretchen and nine starving children, sending love letters with seven handwriting lines.
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George Widener
Zimmermann
Schwalbach
Gretchen
Paris
Robertin
Letters To The Light San Antonio Inspector Responds In Defense
A San Antonio inspector signs to reply to critics in The Light. He describes ward visits and scrutiny of backyards for unsanitary conditions, defends spending levels, and urges public support for Mayor Brown. George W. Dering adds a second letter defending anonymous signatures and commenting on Show-me State and Satterwhite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light
Citizens’ League
Brown
San Antonio
Eighth Ward
Showme
Satterwhite
Lancaster
George W. Dering
Light unable to reveal Show-me State name
The Light says it cannot disclose the name of Show-me State without resubmission. The letter was not saved and no memorandum of the name existed when received.
The Alamo Muddle Restore Walls to 1836 Plan
In a letter from Co. A Sterne, the writer urges restoring the Alamo to its March 6 1836 state preserving its original convent walls and ground, recounts memories of Madame Priscilla and Crockett, and calls for faithful reproduction of its historic features.
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Palestine Evening Record
Texas
Alamo
Colquitt
Cradle of
Liberty
The
Priscilla
San Antonio
Nacogdoches
Davy Crockett
Co. A
Sterne
England's meat import dependence grows in 1913 first half
The National Provisioner reports Britain's meat supply increasingly relies on imports. In the first half of 1913, beef imports totaled 438 million pounds with the US supplying 65,700, mutton 289,164,400 pounds largely from New Zealand and Australia, bacon 238,694,700 pounds mainly from Denmark, and pork 20,279,100 pounds chiefly from the Netherlands and minimal US share.
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Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Argentina
Australia
Uruguay
New Zealand
Canada
Denmark
Netherlands
Clifton Suspension Bridge Move From London to Bristol
The Clifton suspension bridge, once at Charing Cross in London, was relocated to Bristol in 1862. The move marked a historic relocation of a landmark structure to serve the new city environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Charing Cross
London
Bristol
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State Department
the Fair Grounds
Union
the Light's Daily Story
the Light
J. W. Satterwhite
Commerce Street
Soledad
Navarro
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