Watsons En Route to Waco in Watsons Murder Case
Sheriff’s office reports Sheriff Fleming of Waco has custody of the Watsons and is transporting them in a car. Governor Ferguson met with officials to discuss the indictments against T. R., J. E., and W. R. Watson for the murder of John S. Patterson, state commissioner of banking and insurance.
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Waco
S. S. Fleming
Watsons
J. E. Ferguson
C. M. Cureton
J. B. McNamara
J. E. McKinnon
Newt
Lud Williams
Williams Brothers
T. R
J. E
W. R. Watson
John S. Patterson
Banking and Insurance
Senators Weigh Strike Impact on Embargoes
Washington August 31. Discussion of the strike situation and its effect on embargoes is reported from Senate members. The article notes potential policy actions and the stance of key lawmakers as the situation develops.
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Washington, D. C
Senator denounces railroads amid food embargo protests
In the Senate today Senator Thomas denounced railroads for embargoing shipments of foodstuffs and urged relief legislation amid a looming strike. Telegrams from shippers and chambers of commerce were read, including one noting 5 million dollars of fruit refused in California depots. Senator Reed attacked railroad heads for provoking the strike, citing financial powers and New York figures who could stop it.
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Senate
Thomas
Chambers of Commerce
Phelan
California
Reed
Wilson
New York City
Fairbanks Notified of His Nomination for Vice President
In Indianapolis on August 31 Charles Warren Fairbanks received formal notification of his Republican nomination for vice president. U S Senator Lawrence Y Sherman of Illinois delivered the acceptance address as Fairbanks discussed campaign issues on the Fairbanks lawn. Republican leaders from across the country attended the ceremony alongside Willcox Hert and other organizers at the state headquarters.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Warren Fairbanks
United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Fairbanks
William R. Willcox
A. T. Hert
Republican Western
Proctoring Talk on Mexico by Local Assn
The International American Protective Association plans a Thursday night meeting in the St. Anthony Hotel ballroom to hear the second paper on Mexico. Speakers include R. B. Creager Republican gubernatorial candidate J W Moore of Devine and Judge J M Woods of Seguin. All interested are invited.
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Mexico
International American Protective Association
St. Anthony Hotel
R. B. Creager
J. W. Moore
Devine
J. M. Woods
Seguin
Rainfall Near Normal After Tuesday Storm in San Antonio
Heavy Tuesday afternoon rain brought San Antonio's yearly rainfall to within .20 inch of normal. Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau said the total since January 1 reached 18.84 inches, with Tuesday's rain accounting for 3.01 inches.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
Striking Trainmen Prepare as Railroads Recruit New Force
Rail labor leaders say nearly all workers will refuse to operate trains next Monday while officials expect some holdouts among older staff. A San Antonio recruiting office reports experienced applicants from former Mexican railroads and assurances of permanent jobs if they prove reliable. Freight embargoes raise prices as Houston and area shippers brace for the impact.
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Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Bexar Hotel
F. L. Pittillo
Pittillo
Mr. Pittillo
Texas Road
Santa Fe
New Orleans
Katy
Pittilio
Barr
Washington
Fred Barr
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Houston
Sabinas
Karnes City
Railroads face strike as arbitration plan urged
Railroad leaders reject arbitration with eight hour day as the railways press for peaceful settlement. W. G. Lee warns Wilson bill could settle the dispute, while embargos clamp freight on most main tracks and Monday strike preparations continue.
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Wilson
Brotherhoods
Ripley
Congress
W. G. Lee
Rail yards to see new watchmen amid anticipated strike
Rail officials seek police commissions for men to serve as watchmen in local yards as a strike nears. Sheriff Tobin says requests for deputy commissions from International and Great Northern and Southern Pacific workers were considered but not granted unless the railroads request them.
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Lancaster
International & Great Northern Railway
Sheriff Tobin
International & Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Tobin
County approves emergency stockpiles for possible railway strike
The Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to buy two weeks of canned food for the Aged and Juvenile Homes and store 1000 gallons of gasoline for county vehicles. Auditor Van H H Howard said costs may reach about $1000 as local merchants resist fixed contracts amid volatile prices.
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Bexar
van H. Howard
Howard
A Strengthening Tonic Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
Describes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a tonic vital in warm climates. Claims it boosts resistance to disease and increases strength. Presents it as unrivaled for enervating conditions and tropical environments.
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Horsford
Strike Pressure Builds Across New York and New England
With an embargo due to start tonight, a looming railroad strike prompts widespread disruption in New York and New England. Companies recruit workers for strikebreaking while agencies seek trolley motormen electricians and engineers.
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New York
New England
West Shore Railroad
Weehawken
Rail strike could hinder supply of dishes and hit theaters
Railroad men and provision dealers warn residents in eastern cities may face shortages of favorite foods if a strike occurs. Wholesale dealers anticipate protecting customers, while theatrical producers fear travel and attendance declines could affect at least 20,000 workers.
Embargo Hit Southern Railroads Over Imminent Strike
Across the South railroads ordered embargoes on perishable goods likely to spoil before a possible nationwide engineer and train crew walkout. New Orleans and Memphis report stockpiles lasting a month or more while officials forecast varying impact on fruit and melon shipments.
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Atlanta
South
New Orleans
Memphis
Southern Roads
Southern Railway
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Central of Georgia Railways
Washington
Wilmington
Savannah
Illinois factories face shutdown if railroad strike
Chicago August 31 Practically every factory in Illinois would be forced to close affecting about 600000 wage earners if a national railroad strike occurs Samuel M Hastings president of the Illinois Manufacturers Association warned today He said each idle day halts $10000000 worth of production and costs wage earners $2400000.
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Chicago
Illinois
Samuel M. Hastings
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Hastings
Milk delivery by auto trucks planned in strike
Boston news reports drivers from the Bay State Automobile Association have formed a committee to count available motor trucks for milk delivery and members will use their passenger cars if railroads halt service. The move aims to keep milk and supplies flowing into the city during a potential strike.
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Boston
Mass
Bay State Automobile Association
Guardsmen Volunteer to Operate Trains If Strike Occurs
In El Paso Texas interim reports say experienced Pennsylvania guardsmen stationed there would man railway trains if a strike happens. Plan calls for military runs from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific to prevent frontier company losses. Mexican newspapers note keen interest and warn Mexican subjects against involvement with the strike.
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EL Paso
Tex
Pennsylvania National Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised as back pain remedy
An advertisement extols Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a daily cure for backache promising relief tomorrow. It highlights Holland origin since 1696 and urges customers to buy only the genuine product in sealed packages with money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Satevo Retaken as Villa Bandits Flee
Reports say Carranza troops retook Satevo Chihuahua after Villa forces captured it last week. A bloody battle followed as bandits were driven into the hills. Villa reportedly commanded personally and an incendiary attack killed a widow and her son Augustin Ruiz after they allegedly aided American expedition forces.
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Chihuahua City
Satevo
Chihuahua
Carranza
Jacinto Trevino
Elizondo
Villa
Here
Ruiz
Augustin Ruiz
Mexican Troops Deploy Along Juarez Border
More than a thousand Mexican soldiers have arrived in Juarez from the south for border patrol duty in anticipation of the withdrawal of the American punitive expedition. Others are sent to garrison towns along General Pershing's communication line. Colonel Cortina's force was moved from Tamaulipas.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Commandencia
Pershing
Cortina
Tamaulipas
Congress at Work to Prevent Strike
Senate debates a railroad dispute over eight hour days and wage issues as labor leaders demand a settlement without force. Samuel Gompers and Garretson urge voluntary arbitration while warning against conscription and legislative limits on workers.
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Newlands
Congress
United States
Brotherhood
Garretson
Four Brotherhoods
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of
Mr. Garretson
Brotherhoods
Gompers
Federation
Coal Shortage Casts Shadow Over Kansas City Market
Kansas City faces a coal shortage with many plants at risk of halting within five or six days. Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas mines push coal supplies to the city while electric power should last twenty to twenty five days. Ice famine looms and potato prices jump from 1.45 to 1.75 a bushel as the market notes limited grocery shifts.
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Kansas City
Charles
Keith
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas City Light & Power Company
Kansas City rail shops refuse sympathy strike pledge
Negotiations for an eight hour day and wage readjustment between the railroads and shop employees are not to be affected by a threatened strike of trainmen and shop workers. The text notes that shop workers in Kansas City will not join or aid brotherhoods.
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Gompers
Newlands
W. .G. Lee
Lovett
Kansas City
Unions pledge to keep working amid talks and strike vote
Martin F. Ryan, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, and representatives of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders announced that workers will continue at work while negotiations proceed. A strike vote among members is mentioned for September, but timing is uncertain. The unions encompass boilermakers, carmen, machinists and helpers, blacksmiths, metal workers and electricians.
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Martin F. Ryan
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and
Iron Shipbuilders
Mr. Ryan
Carmen
M. and O. Trainmen Strike Action at Cairo
Trainmen on the Mobile and Ohio railroad at Cairo Illinois declared they would not work today. It is unclear how widespread the stoppage is among M and O employees.
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Cairo
Till
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mobile & Ohio
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