Colquitt Defends 1914 Cotton Loans and Rio Grande Role
Former Texas governor Colquitt, speaking at Don Ton Park, argues the 1914 loan denial to cotton planters while aiding Wall Street spinners was corrected by the Wilson administration. He recalls troop deployment on the Rio Grande and defends his criticisms of Washington as vindicated by later policy. The speech draws warmth from 1500 to 2000 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ton Park
Colquitt
United States
National Democratic
Wall Street
Rio Grande
Columbus
Washington
Texas
W. A. Wurzbach
Culberson Club
Dallas
T. T. VanderHoeven
Wurzbach
Bush
VanderHoeven
Claude V. Lirkhead
Colyjuitt
Wilson
Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Huerta
Come-back aid in Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised
An advertisement claims Haarlem Oil Capsules, labeled Gold Medal, restore strength after overwork and illness. It touts three capsules daily for uric acid, kidney, bladder, stomach issues and general recovery, with money back if no benefit and prices of 26c, 50c, and $1.00.
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Haarlem
Holland
Culberson and Colquitt Clash Over Democratic Loyalty
Governor Colquitt accuses Senator Culberson of bolting the party and supporting silver coinage in 1896, citing historical splits and a Princeton professor who backed Palmer and Buckner. He defends his own Democratic record amid calls of Republican alignment.
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Culberson
Sheppard
J. F. Wolters
Houston
Colquitt
John H. Reagan
Charles A. Culberson
Goliad
Mr. Colquitt
Charley Culberson
Democratic Party
Palmer
Buckner
Barry Miller
Fort Worth
Senator Culberson
Texas
Princeton University
West
Bryan
Soldier and Girl Shot Near Brownsville Shootings
Corporal Carl Dunches of the U S Army quartermaster unit faces murder and assault to murder charges in Cameron county for the killing of Corporal James Clement of the Second Virginia Infantry and wounding Senorita Josefita Valdez. Clement died defending the Mexican girl. Dunches fired three shots at himself, only wounding himself slightly. The girl is expected to recover. A double guard was kept at the camp and Clement’s body likely to be sent to Warrenton, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Carl Dunches
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
Cameron County
James Clement
C Company
Second Virginia Infantry
Senorita Josefita Valdez
Clements
Warrenton
Dunches
Clement
Second Virginia
Warrenton Va
Fire from Matches Damages Hagy Home in Buena Vista Street
Spontaneous combustion in a box of matches caused a kitchen pantry fire at 2510 Buena Vista Street damaging the J W Hagy residence. Neighbors alerted the 9 o clock blaze, preventing total ruin. The one story frame house valued at 2500 with 2000 in furniture and 1300 insurance was unoccupied.
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J. W. Hagy
Buena Vista Street
Wright
Property Owners Demand Bond for Railroad Franchise
Highland Park citizens and their lawyers push to require cash deposits or bonds to cover damages before granting the San Antonio Belt and Terminal railway right of way. Katy railroad argues bonding conflicts with construction financing and could halt the project, while city attorney says existing ordinances protect property owners from damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
San Antonio
Gillette
New President Named for St. Mary's College
Rev Father Robert W Mass appointed president of St Marys Catholic College in Clayton Missouri replacing Rev Father Joseph C Ei who becomes director of Chaminade College Clayton Mo Other clerical transfers include Rev L A Tragesser provincial at Clayton and Rev Francis Meyer named president of Chaminade College Clayton Mo The changes will take place soon emerging from the Order of Brothers of Mary and related houses in St Louis Winnipeg and New Orleans
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Robert W. Mass
St. Mary's Catholic College
Central House
Clayton, Mo
Michael Scheich
Switzerland
Order of Brothers of Mary
Europe
Father Joseph C. Ei
Chaminade College
Mays
St. Mary's College
San Antonio
L. A. Tragesser
Clayton
Joseph M. Weckesser
Edward Leimkuehler
St. Louis College
Julius Kroeschell
St. Mary’s College
St. Alphonsus’ College
New Orleans
Charles Aul
Winnipeg
Canada
A. Schmelzel
Joseph Daventester
William
St. Mary
Hamburg Merchant Fined Over Rubber Liver Sausage
A Hamburg merchant was fined 2000 marks for selling a liver sausage that analysis showed contained macerated rubber finely ground hair and gelatine with no liver or fats. The case highlights a rare pure food offense reported by the Associated Press Correspondence from Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hamburg
Boys at Market Warn Clock Set By Courthouse
A six year old boy and his four year old brother visit the market with their mother. Bob's watch has stopped and their mother tells him to set it by the courthouse clock. The younger boy cautions against it fearing someone might steal the watch.
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Bob
Bobbie
Indianapolis News
Train Your Hair as An Actress Does
An article notes actresses invest time in hair care and warn against DIY cleansers. It claims canthrax dissolved in hot water creates an effective shampoo costing under three cents, dissolving dandruff excess oil and dirt, leaving hair fluffy, lustrous, and a healthy scalp that supports growth.
Morgan named chief of publicity bureau in western GOP setup
W Y Morgan publisher and Kansas lieutenant governor was appointed chief of the publicity bureau at the Republican national committee western campaign headquarters. Alvin T Hert announced Fletcher Maddox to lead the speakers bureau. They assumed duties today in Chicago.
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Chicago
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson
Kas.) News
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
Fletcher Maddox
Great Falls
Mont
Discard Returns at Princess in European Scenes
The Discard, an exciting melodrama headlined by Virginia Hammond and Betty Brown, plays at the Princess today and Friday with scenes set in Europe including Paris resorts. A gang of international swindlers blackmails the wealthy as Chaplin headlines One A. M. enacting the entire two reels solo. The Princess fall season opens Sunday August 27 with Pantages vaudeville and a deluxe feature, bills changed twice weekly.
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Europe
Paris
Virginia Hammond
Betty Brown
Charlie Chaplin
Taylor Brings Albert Taylor to Don Ton Park Cast
Don Ton Park announces Albert Taylor will star in a several week engagement of high class drama. Booth Tarkington’s The Man From Home will open with Myrtle Hollingsworth in the lead female role. Additional cast includes Nick Baker Eva Lang Brandeis stock. twelve regulars plus vaudeville acts will perform between scenes.
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Mr.Taylor
Nick Baker
Alcazar Stock
San Francisco
Eva Lang
Kansas City
College Theater Stock
Chicago
Brandeis Stock
Omaha
Albert Taylor Company
Mr. Baker
San Antonio
Vasili-Vasilivitch
Mr. Taylor
Concert at Fort Sam Houston by Nineteenth Infantry band
The Nineteenth Infantry band will perform at Fort Sam Houston staff post Thursday night starting at 8 00. Chief Musician Oscar Biermann arranged a program including The Conqueror Overture Jolly Robbers Italian Nights and El Capitan among others. One militia band will also be heard next Monday.
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Nineteenth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Oscar Biermann
Peike
Sousa
Pera Saerrews
Sivas
Hacker
British steamer Chinese Prince faces appeal over $25000 fine
Manila reports the British steamer Chinese Prince may appeal a $25000 fine for failing to deliver about 2000 packages to Manila consignees. British seizure at Penang prompted the action, with Captain Chambers contesting responsibility and seeking relief as Manila customs weighs penalties. The incident follows the Fernando Poo loss and British seizures elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Manila
Consignees
San Francisco
Penang
Bank of the Philippines
Stanley
The
Steamship Company
C. W. Chambers
Standley
Fernando Poo
Sulu Sea
Singapore
Philippine
Soldiers' oath case to be decided by circuit court
The fate of many soldiers on the Mexican border and mobilization camps who refused the federal oath will rest with the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. A special sitting will hear the government's appeal from Judge Dodge's habeas corpus ruling for Alexander M. Emerson of Boston, a National Guardsman detained at Framingham.
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Boston
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Attorney's Office
War Department
George W. Anderson
Court of Appeals
Judge Dodge
Federal District Court
Alexander M. Emerson
Ruling Ends U S A Lettering on Officers’ Cars
General Funston bans private use impression by removing U S A from privately owned police and officer vehicles in the Southern Department. About fifty cars carried U S A. municipal rules allowed Texas plate swaps. All government vehicles bear Q M C C plus U S A. War Department says the appropriation bill did not require War Department lettering.
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Southern Department
General Funston
Texas Register
Q. M. CC
War Department
Funston
Army
Seaside Ethics of a Daring Rescue and Engagement
In a seaside town a rescuer recalls saving a girl and getting engaged. A new incident tests the engagement as another man allegedly pulled the same woman from the surf, raising questions about the prior claim and social expectations.
Counterfeit Silver Certificates and Treasury Notes Foiled
William J. Flynn and associates thwart a plot to manufacture one million dollars in counterfeit silver certificates and treasury notes. Arrests total eight after raids in Grant City Staten Island and East Ninth Street New York. A full counterfeiting setup with presses and inks was found plus an illicit liquor plant. Joplin forger’s outfit seized at express office from Tulsa with forged checks and related items.
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New York
United States Treasury
William J. Flynn
Government Secret Service
Grant City
Staten Island
East Ninth Street
Express
Joplin
Tulsa
Okla
Joseph Johnson
Arkansas
Little Rock
Food frauds exposed by German war usury bureau
The German war usury bureau reports reveal wide scale food frauds with about a dozen leaders and up to a hundred accomplices smuggling hundreds of tons of wheat rye and barley flour from West Prussia to Berlin. Flour was hidden in pots and shipped as potatoes or machinery on night trains for profit. Some ring leaders are said to be government officers and stationmasters, with demands for punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
London
West Prussigg
Berlin
Roosevelt to Speak in Battle Creek Campaign Speech
Republican headquarters disclosed Roosevelt will address a campaign rally in Battle Creek Michigan on September 30. The notices add a Lewiston Maine stop on August 31 and Fairbanks indicates readiness to accept nomination with two Maine dates planned for September 5 and 6.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Battle Creek
Mich
Coloner
Lewiston
Charles W. Fairbanks
Maine
Landsthing Debates West Indies Sale Amid Danish Politics
The Landsthing met as a committee to discuss Denmark’s sale of the West Indies to the United States. Forty seven of sixty one members favored delaying decision until after elections. Premier Zahle proposed resigning to form a cabinet, risking further delays amid election tensions.
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Copenhagen
London
Landsthing
Zahle
Folkething
Radical Government
Islanders favor sale of Danish West Indies to U.S.
In St. Thomas on August 17 unofficial balloting showed strong support for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. Of votes cast five thousand favored the proposition and eleven opposed it. St. Croix population was 18,590 in 1901.
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ST. Thomas
Island
St. Croix
Will arrest dairymen in adulterated milk charges
Fifteen dairymen will be named as defendants in charges to be filed in justice courts Thursday afternoon. Charges allege selling milk adulterated with water or skimmed milk. Secretary Herring and Inspector Johnson of the Pure Food and Drugs Department aid prosecutions. Warrants to arrest are expected Friday morning. trials to begin soon.
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Justice Courts
Herring
City Health Departement
Johnson
Pure Food and Drugs Department of Texas
Austin
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Robert W. Mays
Father Ei
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West Point Military Academy
Chas. J. Lukin
Texas Refining CO
P. Press Bureau
Kas
Princess
POST
Spahn
E. Commerce
Travis
Central Tire CO
Secret Service
Roosevelt
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