Rural child welfare urged at national conference
Three sectional meetings of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections were held in Seattle. Dr. W H Slingerland of the Russell Sage Foundation urged rural child welfare through more schools and playgrounds, social centers, and modernized country churches. Mr. Cross stressed building a morality code and addressing broken homes and immorality to protect child life.
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Seattle
Wash
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
W. H. Slingerland
Russell, Sage Foundation
New York
W. T. Cross
Columbia
Misouri State Board of Charities and Corrections
Slingerland
Dr. Slingerland
Cross
Top of the Town at St. Anthony Roof Garden
Visit the St. Anthony Roof Garden tonight from 6:80 to 12 o'clock for the coolest city venue with delightful music and good food and drink. Soloists Signor Arturo Lugaro, baritone, and Charles Cameron Bell, tenor, perform. Adv. A Collman, plumber, phones 397.
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St. Anthony Roof Garden
Signor
Arturo Lugaro
Charles Cameron Bell
Signort
Founding Alamo Museum eyed from relics donation
Captain F F Collins offers to donate early Texas and Civil War artifacts to a potential San Antonio museum. The T P A Post D meeting at the Menger Hotel discussed securing more relics and a future membership drive with Texas aim to add 704 members this year. A banquet to mark growth was set for August led by Russell Jennett Frank Bennett and A D James.
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Texas
F. F. Collins
San Antonio
Collins
Menger Hotel
Travelers
Holz
FE. R. Holland
Ed Sachs
Russell Jennett
Frank Bennett
A. D. James
Whist League Opens Twenty-Third Congress in Chicago
More than 100 expert players from across the continent are expected to participate in the twenty-third American Whist League congress in Chicago. The games start this afternoon with sessions through the afternoons and evenings, concluding Thursday.
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Chicago
Insurgents Rise at Elks Convention Contest
Insurgent movement gains steam at the forty ninth Elks convention in Rochester New York. Edward Leach of New York seeks grand exalted ruler against J Cookman Boyd of Baltimore while regulars back Charles A White for grand treasurer facing W A Evans P J Brynnan and George D Locke. Rob inson opposed by Thomas J Darling. Western and Southern delegates key as Denver and New Orleans vie for 1914 convention.
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Rochester
N. Y
Grand Lodge
the Elks
Edward Leach
New York
J. Cookman Boyd
Baltimore
Charles
Price of Oil Reduced in Texas After Ouster Suit
Attorney General Rooney and District Attorney R. L. Maury report a voluntary two cent cut in gasoline and refined oil prices in Texas. They credit the action to their pursuit of the $100,000,000 ouster suit against Magnolia Oil and Petroleum Company and allies, saying the save amounts to about $5,000 daily for residents.
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Austin
Tex
Rooney
R. L. Maury
Houston
Texas
Magnolia Oil and Petroleum Company Et al
Looney
Fort Worth Shops Reported to Move to Big Springs
Tex as & Pacific railroad officials declined to confirm the Fort Worth shops would be moved to Big Springs Texas. Local business leaders largely believed the report true.
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Big Springs
Tex
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Fort Worth
Conspire Against Domestic Harmony Describes a wife’s illness and remedy
A Victorian ad notes husbands failing to understand wives who are ailing and fretful. It claims nine of ten cases stem from organic disorder and touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for severe feminine ills.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Women Plan Monster Automobile Parade for Suffrage
National Women s Suffrage Association officers announced a July 30 motor parade from Hyattsville Maryland to Washington to pressure Congress to pass a constitutional amendment granting women the vote. Suffragettes from many states will join the procession and demand a national decision on suffrage.
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Washington, D. C
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Hyattsville
Capitol Hill
Congress
Jones brothers appeal for new trial in Rev. Lee Jones murder
Charley and Robert Jones, convicted Friday of murdering their father Rev. Lee Jones, filed a motion for a new trial. They were sentenced to 50 years. action on the motion is set for next Monday.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Star- Telegram
Stephenville
Charley
Robert Jones
Lee Jones
Postum
St Anthony Roof Garden Dines and Delights with Live Music
The St Anthony Roof Garden showcases a cool dining and listening venue with soloists Arturo Lugaro and Charles Cameron Bell performing vocal and instrumental pieces. Advertisements note Granitoid and Granocrete pavements and Grove's Ton ic tonic claims.
Senator Stone Denies Dealings With New York Lawyer
Lauterbach testifies for the second time as congressional inquiry into a lobby resurfaces. Edward Lauterbach, a New York lawyer, is questioned about representations to Morgan & Co and the Steel Corporation. Senator Stone denies any dealings with Lauterbach or authorization of actions for Democratic leaders.
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Stone
New York
Washington, D. C
Congressional
Edward Lauterbach
David Lamar
Wall Street
Cummins
Congress
Farmers Union
I. A. Smith
Tennille
Georgia
Farmers’ Union
Lauterbach
Overman
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Clark
J. P. Morgan & Co
Steel Corporation
Ledyard
Henry
Morgan
Lamar
Palmer
Mystery Surrounds Lawyer Linked to Rogers Case
The article notes Lauterbach introducing a man to Mr. Rogers, who later did important legal work for Rogers. It also records Lauterbach denying any discussion with Ledyard about La mar's involvement in blackmailing operations.
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Rogers
Lauterbach
Ledyard
Lamar’s
Gettysburg veteran Joseph Husted dies after re creating Pickett charge
Joseph Husted, a member of the Eighty-second New York Regiment who took part in Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, died at his New York home following the fiftieth anniversary reenactment effort. He fell ill on the anniversary day while others carried out the event.
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New York
Joseph Husted
Eighty-second
New York Regiment
Pickett
Gettysburg
Hottest Kansas Day Hits 106 Degrees in Salina
Reports from across Kansas say yesterday was the hottest day of the season with Salina recording a 106 degree high at the government thermometer. The notice also advertises tin tag sausage and a display at the Grand Opera House lobby highlighting fresh wholesome goods.
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Grand Opera House
Union Meat Company
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Salina
Praetorians to Erect Eight-Story Building in Waco
The Praetorians will start an eight story building at Sixth and Franklin streets in Waco on July 15. A Dallas construction company won the contract, price not disclosed.
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Waco, Tex
Sixth and
Franklin Streets
Praetorians
Dallas
Harvard Professor Develops Hybrid Tobacco Inventions
Cambridge scientist E. M. East of Harvard reports a cross between Sumatra and Havana tobacco producing a hybrid with superior smoking quality and a 50 percent higher yield than either parent. The plant suits sunny tobacco regions of Massachusetts and Connecticut. A second hybrid combining broad leaf and Cuban types shows even higher yield and potential quality gains.
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Cambridge
E. M. East
Harvard
Sumatra
Havana
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Militancy waning says London Mall
The Daily Mail reviews six months of suffragette terrorism and says the movement is broken up after passage of the Cates law. It credits the law with halting militant conspiracy, notes Pankhurst’s rehabilitation, and reports reduced leadership, scattered followers, and fewer supporters due to prosecutions.
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London
Daily Mail
Cates
The
Mail
Emmeline Pankhurst
Holloway
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Recommended for Nerve Relief
A historic advertisement claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate relieves nervous distress and improves overall system strength. The notice emphasizes relief from tired nerves and general debility, promoting the product as a tonic.
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Horsford
Washington Goes Dry Under New Jones Works Law
Washington observes the first Sunday under the Jones-Works excise act with strict enforcement. No liquor is served at hotels to guests with meals and exclusive clubs are barred from serving alcohol.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Jones-Works
District of Columbia
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