Gettysburg commemoration marks half century of unity and memory
Thousands of blue and gray veterans gathered on the Gettysburg battlefield for the semi centennial ceremony. Governor Tener welcomed attendees as Secretary of War Garrison delivered the day’s oration, praising the threefold heritage of battle valor Lincoln’s prose and postwar reconciliation.
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Eee
Henry Dixon
Pennsylvania State Health Department
Gettysburg
Regular Army
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Red Cross
M. Schoenmaker
Pennsylvania
Tener
Garrison
Alfred B. Beers
Bridgeport
Conn
Grand Army
Reage
Bennett H.young
Kentucky
WU. C. V
Preservation and plans dominate San Antonio Auto Club lunch
The San Antonio Automobile Club met at the Menger Hotel to discuss tree pest control at the clubhouse, plans for a dancing pavilion, and the Galveston endurance run. L A Bryson outlined treatment methods, W H Furtong Jr. spoke on club facilities and stock sales, and H A Reuter announced pending A A A sanction for the run. J F Kline was named next week’s toastmaster.
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Galveston
San Antonio Automobile Club
Menger Hote
L. A. Bryson
H. A. Reuter
Leity
Fred C. Groos
Newark
Oriental Oil Company
L. F. Rick
J. F. Kline
Wilson Takes A Rest On Mayflower Cruise
President Wilson sails from Washington for a three day rest cruise in lower Chesapeake Bay aboard the Mayflower with his physician Dr. Carey Grayson. He plans to return to the White House Thursday night and attend the Gettysburg reunion before visiting Cornish New Hampshire with his family.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Chesapeake Bay
Carey Grayson
White House
Cornish
N. H
Disclosures promise major lobby inquiry developments
Washington July 1 disclosures expected after the Senate lobby investigation reopens. Mulhall testimonies and bribe allegations surface as labor leaders, politicians, and figures like Gompers face scrutiny. The report details Brandenburg’s 1907 plan to neutralize labor leaders and the offer to shield Gompers’ future.
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Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mulhall
Broughton Brandenburg
Sing Sing
National Association of Manufacturers
Brandenburg
Federation of Labor
Kirby Willing to Appear Before Senate Lobby Inquiry
John J. Kirby Jr and David M. Parry, former presidents of the National Association of Manufacturers, are en route to Washington to testify before the Senate committee probing lobby activities. Kirby asked for a delay of several months for his appearance, while both canceled their Venura sailings and faced a $3060 cost to shift plans. He claimed Mulhall sold records and papers to the New York World.
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Washington, D C
Senate
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Louis J. Siebold
New York
Mulhall
Brandenburg
Gompers
Duncan
Federation
Sherley
Kentucky
Overman
House
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Paul Cravath
Maxwell Evarts
David Lamar
Wall Street
Lave
San Francisco
Cal
John J. Kirby Jr
Kirby
David M. Parry
Transportation
Washington
New York World
Association—Records
Texas National Guard Camp on Bowen's Island Disputed
Company A of the Texas National Guard camps on Bowen's Island near Garden Street bridge after returning from Austin. Captain D K Lansing says orders were issued to recruit to 108 men and train camp duties, while Adjutant General Hutchings says no such orders exist. Rumors link the camp to workman protection at the Alamo. Governor Colquitt expected to appoint an insurance commission member. Wallace Inglish likely to be on the board. Also noted are Grove's Tonic and Corpus Beach Hotel advertisements.
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Texas National Guard
Bowen's Island
Garden Street Bridge
Austin
D. K. Lansing
Adjutant General's Department
Garden Street
Hutchings
Lansing
General Hutchings
Alamo
Colquitt
Genee Hutchings
Insurance Board
Tex
Insurance Commission
Wallace Inglish
Insurance and Banking
R. L. Pollard
Granitdad and Granocrete Pavements Adv Promote Economical Methods
An advertisement promotes Granitdad and Granocrete as economical pavement solutions. It touts durability and cost efficiency for modern streets and avenues, appealing to city engineers and contractors seeking long lasting roadway finishes.
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Granitdad
Granocrete
Drama is Popular at Carnegie Library Readings and Plays
A Carnegie library list shows drama dominates the 26 new books with works by Strindberg, Yeats, Wilde, Rostand, and others. Poetry is scarce, with only two poems and three song volumes in the catalog. A street project in Alamo plaza plans a 120 foot high beer sign for City Brewery Pearl beer, engineered by S. X. Callahan. An ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a non narcotic cough remedy over opiate options.
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Carnegie Library
August Strindberg
Julia
H. A. Jones
Sylvia
Jeanne d'Arc
Fenris
Alamo Plaza
City Brewery
Pearl Beer
San Antonio
S. X. Callahan
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Dalkowitz Bros. Company
Main Ave
North Flores St
Bennett H. Young
Abraham Lincoln
Commerce Street
Mazda
Craham & Collins
W. Commerce Street
Auto Club
President
Fischer Drug Co
Mulaallot
LABOR
Associaton
Association
Board of Directors
Company A Dons Panoply OF War
Grove
Corpus Beach
W. A. Roachman
Corpus Christi
Texas
Wolfson
Paris
Saul Wolfson
Wolf't
George Chapman
Nan
John Masefield
Oscar Wilde
Alabama
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
War
Gustaf Janson
Corporal Cameron
C. W. Gordon
Ulster
Birmingham
Foley
Frank Bros
Edwin Clapp
Oxfords
Stein-Bloch
Strouse Bros
Kuppenheimer Akd
Areaa
Iain
Kear Chee
Panamas
Bangkoks
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