Royalist Battle Against Republicans Near Chaves
Royalists led by Henrique de Paiva Couceiro and Camacho clash with republican troops in Tras-Os-Montes and Montalegre. The three hour battle ends with royalists retreating into the mountains, some crossing into Spain, while the chamber of deputies authorizes measures suspending constitutional guarantees and extending the state of siege. The republicans imprison Joao Almeida and vow continued loyalty from army and navy amid royalist sympathy in disturbed districts.
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Lisbon
Chaves
Tras-Os- Montes
Montalegre
Henrique de Paiva Couceiro
Camacho
Chamber of Deputies
Villa Real
Joao Almeida
Darrow Reputation Backed By Chicago Depositions
In Los Angeles on July 9 judicial readings of depositions aimed to bolster Clarence S Darrows good name in his jury bribery trial. The testimony featured many jurists and lawyers while non lawyers included Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones of All Souls church and Rev Father John C Gillon.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
Darrow
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
All Souls Church
Father John C. Gillon
Ecuador Pays Part of U.S. Rail Debt After Note
Washington reports Ecuador has paid a large portion of the bill for American owned railways. The debt covers troop transport during the revolution and government subsidies. Arbitration is being sought to resolve remaining issues between the government and owners on the Quito to Guayaquil line.
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Washington
Ecuador
United States
State Department
Quito
Guayaquil
Record of railroad bond registrations under two administrations
Acting secretary of state D A Gregg reports Colquitt administration registered railroad bonds totaling 42 030 520 91 in eighteen months, while Campbell administration registered 32 341 629 91 in the same period, a net increase of 10 289 000.
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Austin
Tex
D. A. Gregg
Colquitt
State Department
Campbell
Houston Markets Overstocked With Fruits and Vegetables
Houston markets report a glut of melons vegetables and fruit with peaches scarce on demand and cantaloupes selling for 10 cents a dozen in early trade this morning.
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Houston
Tex
Optimism Returns As New Orleans Floods Prompt Calls For Protection
New Orleans residents and the flooded district remain hopeful after high waters. Savoy Hotel manager Robert A. Coquille reports scenes in the flood area including cows at second-story windows and poultry stranded on roofs. Businessmen urge greater protection and larger government funding to preserve property and life.
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New Orleans
Robert A. Coquille
Savoy Hotel
Police raid five loan shark offices in New York
New York police with warrants charging banking law violations raided five loan shark offices yesterday and arrested five suspects. A woman ran an Nassau Street office and was seized. her father was also jailed for obstructing police. One proprietor fled to a safe, which was carried to headquarters.
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New York
Nassau Street
Texas Moves to Eradicate Hookworm in Schools
Dr. Morris H. Boerner announces the state laboratory is ready to examine hookworm patients. He returns from ten days in North Carolina where methods were found up to date. The Texas campaign to eradicate hookworm, supported by leading schools, is now fully launched.
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Austin
Tex
Morris H. Boerner
State Board of Health
Boerner
North Carolina
Texas
Runaway injures man in Texas timber escape
Henry B Pagel was seriously hurt when a pair of young men driving a rake runaway through timber. He was thrown to the ground and dragged over stumps as the lines tangled about his knees. The rake struck a tree and stopped the team, ending the danger.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Land Transfers for Railway Right of Way in Bexar County
Property owners along the San Antonio Uvalde Gylt railroad corridor in Bexar County filed 43 deeds of transfer yesterday in the county clerk's office. Total consideration amounts to 9045 dollars and 55 cents for small land parcels.
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San Antonio, Uvalde & Gylt
Bexar County
Railway line fights telephone poles in court bid
The Beaumont Sour Lake Western railroad, a Frisco line east to New Orleans, seeks to block the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company from paralleling its right of way with poles. The railroad won a temporary injunction in the Fifty-fifth district court and barred use of the road’s right of way for poles. No date was set for a final hearing.
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Telephone Company
Houston
Tex
Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway
Frisco
New Orleans
Southweste Telegraph & Telephone Company
Fifty-fifth District Court
Burglary Probed At Hermann Sons Hall
Police and sheriff investigate a burglary and robbery at the Hermann Sons hall on Garden Street. About $100 in cash, several bottles of wine, and cigars were taken from a locked property room after the last member left about 1 am Friday. A person familiar with the place is suspected. The theft was found Friday morning and reported to authorities.
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Sheriff's Office
Hermann Sons
Garden Street
Jamaican Sets Record Panama to United States Run
The British steamship Jamaican arrived at Boca Grande yesterday afternoon after a Panama to United States voyage of 103 hours. The ship left Colon on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock, navigating a choppy sea.
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Panama
Tampa
Fila
Boca Grande
United States
Colon
Seismic Activity Recorded From Alaska Disturbance
Earth shocks attributed to a recurrence of Alaska’s disturbance were logged yesterday by Georgetown University’s seismograph. The event began at 5 13 p m and continued at intervals for forty three minutes, hitting peak violence at 5 19 p m.
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Washington
Alaska
Georgetown University
Cuticura Remedies Said to Cure Dandruff and Skin Disease
An 1911 testimonial from Miss Hattie M. Jones describes dandruff and a hand skin condition improving after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad claims relief and hair regrowth, urging readers to request a free 32-page Skin Book and samples, with products sold worldwide.
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Reynolds
34Th St
Savannah
Cuticura
Dept.t
Boston
Elks Open Annual Session in Portland
Portland July 9 Formal opening of the forty eights grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks occurs with committees finished their work and ready to report. Focus shifts to officer elections Thursday and future convention city sites. Rochester likely to host 1913 38 convention with Cincinnati opposing. Atlanta preparing for 1914 bid.
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Portland
Ore
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Order of Business
John P. Sullivan
Fred Robinson
Edward Leach
Rochester
N. Y
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Plums Shown From Government Farm in San Antonio Region
H Hastings, superintendent of the government experimental farm near the city, presented two plum samples to the Cham ber of Commerce real estate division. One Wick son plum grows large with a small seed and thrives without irrigation, suited to dry farming and new homes. Hastings says it will bear in 2.5 to 3 years and prefers water access for irrigation if available. The Gonzales plum is typical of the area, easy to grow and a reliable crop producer.
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H. Hastings
Chamber of Commerce
Wickson
Hastings
Southern musical circuit books San Antonio shows at Orpheum
A new southern musical circuit plans a thirty two week run opening in October with San Antonio among the cities. The Orpheum theater will host the productions. The circuit was organized recently in New York by Henry Greenwall, Jacob Wells and Clarence Weiss. In addition to San Antonio, nineteen other cities are included in the tour.
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San Antonio
Orpheum Theater
New York
Henry Greenwall
Jacob Wells
Clarence Weiss
Despondent mother kills herself and two children
Mrs Florence Boyd aged 41 used illuminating gas to kill herself and her children May aged 7 and Noble aged 5 at their Westchester home. Illness since April cited. she had been discharged from hospital as cured yesterday.
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Westchester
Florence Boyd
May
Noble
Boyd
Negro Sentenced to Hang in Mounger Murder Case
Sherman Texas July 9 Judge W M Peck of the Fifteenth district court yesterday sentenced Sellars Vines a negro convicted of the murder of Deputy Constable Fred Mounger to hang Friday August 9. This is the same day as Wood Maxey who killed Ernest Johnson and faces a possible reprieve from Governor Colquitt.
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Negro
Sherman
W. M. Peck
Fifteenth District ‘Court
Sellars Vines & Negro
Fred Mounger
Wood Maxey
Ernest Johnson
Colquitt
Bitter bond issues spark Houston election fight
Citizens vote on bonds totaling 2.6 million dollars for sewer paving park school and market house extensions in Houston Texas. The contest is expected to be close amid a bitter clash between city administration and citizens over police affairs influencing support and opposition.
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Houston
Tex
Market House
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