Gettysburg Commemoration Opens With Veteran Leaders
Thousands of blue and gray veterans gathered on the Gettysburg battlefield for the semi centennial celebration. Speakers included General Alfred Beers and General Bennett H. Young as Army surgeons noted veterans’ endurance amid the heat. Secretary Garrison praised Gettysburg as a stage for a great historic drama and the uniting power of war.
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Bennett H. Young
BP Contader
Henry Dixon
Pennsylvania, State Health Department
Gettysburg
Regular Army
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Red Cross
J. M. Schoenmaker
Pennsylvania
Tener
Garrison
Alfred B. Beers
Bridgeport
Conn
Grand Army of the Reublic
Bennett H.young
Kentucky
WA. Co. V
Beane
Preservation of Trees and Galveston Run at San Antonio Auto Club Lunch
The San Antonio Automobile Club held a noon luncheon at the Menger Hotel where tree preservation amid a parasite infestation was discussed. L A Bryson recommended treatment, W H Furlong Jr outlined a dancing pavilion plan and stock sale progress, and H A Reuter spoke on AAA sanction for a Galveston endurance run. Fred C Groos offered a 7500 personal accident policy for the best total score finisher, with L F Rick winning five gallons of lubricating oil as the prize. J F Kline toasting next week.
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Galveston
San Antonio Automobile Club
Privce
Menger
L. A. Bryson
Bryson
W. H. Furlong Jr
Furlong
H. A. Reuter
Fred C. Groos
Newark
Wilson Takes A Rest Cruise From Washington
President Wilson leaves Washington aboard the Mayflower for a three day rest cruise in lower Chesapeake Bay with Dr. Carey Grayson as his only companion. He plans to return to the White House Thursday night and attend the Gettysburg reunion on Friday before visiting Cornish, New Hampshire for a three day family stay.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Chesapeake Bay
Carey Grayson
White House
Cornish
N. H
Mulhall Lobby Story Confirmed By Labor Leader
Senate lobby inquiry presses disclosures expected after Mulhall reports. Samuel Gompers of the AFL confirms Branden burg bribery tale and outlines attempted manipulation to remove him. Testimony looms from labor leaders, politicians, and officials as investigations loom.
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Mulhall
LABOR
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Broughton Brandenburg
Sing Sing
National Association of Manufacturers
Brandenburg
Federation of Labor
Kirby Ready to Testify in Senate Lobby Probe
John J. Kirby Jr. and David M. Parry, former presidents of the National Association of Manufacturers, will go to Washington to testify before the Senate committee probing lobby activities. They canceled ship passages to the Antipodes, delaying their voyage and incurring costs of 3000 dollars each. Kirby said Mulhall sold records and papers to the New York World, affecting their plans.
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Brandenburg
National Association of Manufacturers
Gompers
Duncan
Federation
Senate
Representative Sherley
Kentucky
Overman
Sherley
House
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Paul Cravath
Maxwell Evarts
New York
David Lamar
Wall Street
San Francisco
Cal
John J. Kirby Jr
Martin M. Mulhall
Kirby
David M. Parry
Transportation
Washington
Mulhall
New York World
Association—Records
War Camp On Bowen Island With 108-Man Goal
Company A Second Infantry Texas National Guard camps along Bowen's Island after returning from Austin. Sixty six members sleep in tents while seeking volunteers to reach 108 men and move south if ordered. Adjutant General says no orders exist and camp may serve to protect Alamo workers. Insurance board appointment news follows.
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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
Genmene Hutchings
Insurance Board
Tex
Insurance Commission
Wallace Inglish
Insurance and Banking
R.L. Pollard
Granitord and Granocrete Pavements Advert Published
An advertisement promotes Granitord and Granocrete as economical pavement options. It markets The Economical Pavements and The Modern Pavements with claims of affordability and modern construction.
Drama works dominate Carnegie library new catalog
A Carnegie library list shows drama dominates with twenty six books including Motherlove Saints and Sinners and The Crusaders among others by Strindberg Jones Rostand Wilde and Masefield. The catalog also notes an enormous 120 foot electric Pearl beer sign to rise on Alamo plaza engineered by S X Callahan.
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Carnegie Library
The
Crusaders
H. A. Jones
Sylvia
Jeanne d’Arc
Fenris
Wolf
Bussy D'Ambois
George Chapman
Nan
John Masefield
August Strindberg
Salome
Oscar Wilde
Alabama
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Gustaf Janson
Corporal Cameron
C. W. Gordon
Ulster
Birmingham
Alamo Plaza
City Brewery
Pearl Beer
San Antonio
S. X. Callahan
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Tlammoth Fire and Manufacturers
Dalkowitz Bros. Company
Main Ave
North Flores St
Abraham Lincoln
Commerce Street
Mazda
Craham & Collins
W. Commerce Street
Auto Club
President
Fischer Drug Co
Washington, D. C
Louis J. Siebold
Association
Board of Directors
Company A Dons Panoply OF War
Grove
Corpus Beach
W. A. Roachman
Corpus Christi
Texas
Wolfson
Paris
Saul Wolfson
Foley
Adv
Frank Bros
Edwin Clapp
Oxfords
Stein-Bloch
Strouse Bros
Kuppenheimer
Panamas
Bangkoks
STN
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