Mulhall Testimony Opens In Wool Lobby Probe
Senate committee hearings begin as Martin M. Mulhall prepares to testify about his charges that wool industry lobbyists influenced Congress. Witnesses discuss a $5000 gift to S. N. North and a separate silver service presented after 1903, with letters and memos cited to illustrate the influence network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
Mulhall
Winthrop L. Marvin
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
E. F.green
Boston
William Whitman
Association
Whitman
S. N. D. North
Senate Finance Committee
Dingley
North
George Sykes
Benjamin Phipps
James, Philips Jr
Rufus Greely
National Association
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At Eight A M
Weather report from multiple cities at eight o clock with temperatures winds and brief rain or clear conditions. St Louis 72 clear 8 southwest. Chicago 66 clear SE 10 with possible rain tonight. Milwaukee 54 partly cloudy SE 4 with rain. St Paul 60 raining 24 south with rain Saturday. Kansas City 74 cloudy 18 south with rain and cooler. New York 66 clear 18 northwest with Saturday fair. Boston 66 clear 14 west with Saturday fair. Washington 70 partly cloudy 4 northeast with possible rain Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Supreme Court to hear Nick Carter trademark case
The Nick Carter character, famed from novels, is at issue as a New York publisher claims a St. Louis film company infringed its trademark by using the name in a detective movie advertisement. After circuit court review, the case goes to the Supreme Court for final consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Nick Carter
Supreme Court
Nick
New York
Publishers Today
St. Louis
Girl Loses Voice in Thunderstorms in Wisconsin
Lucy Sephalia, 12, of Cellar Bay, Idaho, repeatedly loses her voice during electrical storms in Marinette. Six weeks ago she first suffered the condition and regains speech after a prank fright. each storm since has repeated the pattern with a prearranged shock restoring her voice. Several physicians are studying the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Wis
Lucy Sephalia
Cellar Bay
Roosevelt Leaves Greenway for Silver City Trip
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his two sons departed Deming New Mexico in automobiles yesterday bound for Silver City. Captain C A Greenway of Bisbee Arizona, a former Rough Rider, accompanies the colonel as his guest on the Arizona journey.
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Guest
Greenway
Deming
N. M
Theodore Roosevelt
Silver City
C. A. Greenway
Bisbee
Ariz
Arizona
Cooperative Local Dealers and Manufacturer Advertising
Local dealers should cooperate with manufacturers who place ads in the community paper. They should boost sales when told an item will advertise and reference national ads in their own promotions. Implement window and interior displays, train clerks with ad copies, and stimulate demand for the product. Dealers may write to the Bureau of Advertising in New York for involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
World Building
New York
Terrific storm devastates Italy cools Rome period
A fierce July storm sweeps across Italy causing widespread devastation and crop losses. Rome reports temperatures under 60F at noon, an anomaly for mid July since 1813. The Pope, advised by physicians, remains healthy and worried by Balkan frictions between Bulgaria and Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Vatican Gardens
Balkan
Bulgaria
Roumania
Violent Tempest Ravages Mesina Straits Area
A fierce storm with heavy rain near the Straits of Messina wrecks crops and floods force residents from huts they had occupied since the earthquake years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Italy
Straits of Messina
Naples Sees Heavy Rain and Vesuvius Debris Flood Areas
Reports describe relentless rain and flooding across the countryside for two days as torrents wash water mud and ashes from Vesuvius into villages. A cold north wind and near freezing temperatures accompany the weather with snow reported in the Alps.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Alps
Storms and quakes frighten Calabria peasants
Terrifying hurricane and minor earthquake shocks have unsettled peasants in the COSENZA region for two days. Isolated villages remain shaken by the aftereffects of the June earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosenza
Italy
Steamship Line Urged For Brazil Trade By Coffee Men
Secretary Bryan attended a dinner honoring Dr Laura S Muller Brazilian foreign minister in New York. Muller urged a direct Brazil line with fair freights and steady traffic as reciprocity and tariff concerns shape trade. He thanked the President and the public for their reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William J. Bryan
Laura S. Muller
America
Muller
Brazil
Italian agents to fetch Porter Charlton for murder trial
Two Italian government agents leave Italy to seize Porter Charlton in New Jersey and return him to Italy for trial over the alleged murder of his wife during a honeymoon at Lake Como on June 7, 1910. The Hudson county jail is ordered to hand him over under a Supreme Court mandate. Mrs Chariton was the divorced wife of Neville H. Castle, a San Francisco lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Italy
Porter Charlton
Murer
Lake Como
Hudson County
Jersey City
United States Supreme Court
Chariton
Neville H. Castle
San Francisco
Bryan to Make Lecture Tour This Summer
Secretary Bryan will depart on July 19 for a six week lecture tour with engagements mainly in Indiana Illinois and Iowa. In his absence John Bassett More counsellor of the department will act as secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
John Bassett More
McCombs Advances After Appendicitis Operation
Paris July 11 William F McCombs chairman of the Democratic national committee shows rapid recovery after an appendicitis operation. Doctors say he may leave the hospital soon and return to duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCombs
Paris
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Ki George Visits Liverpool
Ki George visits Liverpool as many exchanges close for the day and the Cotton Exchange will remain closed tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ki George
Liverpool
Liverpoo
George
Cotton Exchange
Secretary Garrison announces army post inspection tour
Secretary Garrison outlines a multi city itinerary with Major Generals Wood and Aleshire. The tour begins in Atlanta and lists stops including Chattanooga Memphis Little Rock Texarkana Galveston San Antonio El Paso Fort Huachuca Tucson Los Angeles San Diego Castroville Monterey San Francisco Portland Seattle Spokane Missoula Helena Bismarck Billings Sheridan Edgemont Deadwood and ends returning to Washington August 28. The trip spans July 18 to August 13 with a final return after inspecting remaining posts in the North and Middle West.
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Washington
D. C
Garrison
Leonard Wood
Aleshire
Quartermaster Corps
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tenn
Memphis
Little Rock
Ark
Texarkana
Galveston
San Antonio
el Paso
Fort Hauchica
Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Los Angeles
San Diego
Castroville
Cal
Monterey
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Spokane
Missoula
Mont
Helena
Bismarck
N. D
Billings
Sheridan
Wye
Edgemont
S. D
Deadwood
8. D
North
Middle West
Plan Election Work for Bond Issue at City Hall
Mayor Brown schedules a Monday night meeting of precinct managers in the council chamber to review election officers and turnout plans. Officials anticipate possible late opposition to the bond issue, but expect a larger margin than the street improvement assessment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Council
Forest fire season in national forests nears mark
About 30,000 acres of national forest land have burned this season, according to the forest service. The 163 forests under federal supervision face variable conditions with four fires burning in the Conconico forest of Arizona and 58 fires in Arizona and New Mexico over the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Forest Service
Conconico Forest
Arizona
New Mexico
Americans Freed Demand Sparks Negotiations
Secretary Garrison ordered Col Edwin P Brewer of the Fourteenth Cavalry at Fort McIntosh Texas to demand release of five Americans, 350 cattle and 0 horses held by Mexican Constitutionalists at Hidalgo Mexico. Secretary Bryan requested the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Brewer
Hidalgo
Washington, D. C
Col
Edwin P. Brewer
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort McIntosh
Texas
Mexico
Bryan
Governor Eberhardt Travels East with Guarded Party
New York reports Governor Adolph C. Eberhardt arrives with a large staff including four generals and six colonels for his East tour. The Minnesota governor leads 400 Gettysburg veterans en route to Albany to meet Governor Sulzer. Hartford notes the death of inventor Burton E Baker, who developed the X ray tube after nine operations failed to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolph C. Eberhardt
East
Minnesota
Hudson
Albany
Sulzer
Hartford
Conn
Burton E. Baker
Philadelphia
Maine Whiskey Raids Net Large Hoards
Seizures of whiskey were made yesterday in Portland Augusta and Bangor. The raids, described as the most significant in Maine since the Webb law barred liquor shipments to prohibition states, uncovered fifteen kegs hidden in one spot six hundred twenty gallons elsewhere and three thousand pints in a third location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Portland
Bangor
San Antonio Light leans on AP Day Wire coverage
The San Antonio Light features the leased AP Day Wire report as its primary daily general news service, supplemented by a large internal news department. The combination aims to deliver broad national and world events alongside local reporting for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
War Declares on Bulgaria Roumania Leads Balkan Shifts
London dispatches report King Charles of Roumania declares war on Bulgaria to secure a share of Balkan territory. Roumania may occupy a Danube to Black Sea strip, including Silistria. Greek forces seize Demir Hissar as Bulgarians retreat leaving guns and supplies behind. Rumors swirl of Ivanoff surrender near Demir Hissar and Daneff’s downfall foreseen amid harsh Balkan war criticism.
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Charles of
Roumania
Balkan Peninsula
Turtukai
Danube
Baltchik
Black Sea
Silistria
Demir-Hissar
Serres
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Berlin
Ivanoff
Struma River
Bulgarian City Silistria Taken by Roumanians
Roumanian troops occupy Silistria on the Danube without Bulgarian resistance. The ancient Danube fortress, with over 12 000 inhabitants, long served as a bulwark of the Ottoman empire. Romania to notify Bulgaria of cross border action and participate in partition talks.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Silistria
Danube
Turkey
Russian press sees Balkan peace near as campaign losses mount
In St Petersburg on July 11 the Russian press and officials voiced hope for a near Balkan peace due to Bulgarian army defeats and Serbian losses. The Russian Red Cross Society will not send detachments to the front. Publicist N Taburno, Montenegrin by origin, died of heart disease after writing on the Balkan war amid mounting tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Balkan
Servia
Russian Red Cross Society
N. Taburno
Roumanian Minister Resigns as Bulgarian Frontier Crossed
Sofia July 11 Roumanian minister to Bulgaria resigns after informing Bulgarian government that Romanian army crossed the frontier. Bulgaria decides not to resist the invasion by its northern neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Terrell In Favor Of A Commission
The Good Roads Congress in Corpus Christi Texas enters its second day with Governor Col quitt’s possible highway commission proposal gaining support. Dr. L I Hewes spoke on good roads as civilization and George D Marshall on sand clay and gravel roads. A telegram from Senator H B Terrell urged action and a resolution to submit the highway commission question to a special legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Good Roads Congress
Warren
Congress
South
L. I. Hewes
Washington, D. C
Department of Public Roads
George D. Marshall
San Antonio
Wade
H. B. Terrell
West
Colquitt
Della, Potter
Tucson
Ariz
Southern National Highway Association
Good Roads
Robert J. Potts
College Station
Texas
Ben Cabell
Dallas
State Penitentiary Commission
North Carolina
New York
Colorado
Albert Indicted on Charge of Homicide in Havana
Havana July 11. Fear of popular excitement followed the indictment of Gen. Ernesto Ashbert governor of Havana province for homicide in the death of Gen. Armando Riva head of the Cuban national police. The government imposed strict guard measures and night patrols. President Menocal signed a decree suspending Ashbert from office.
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Havana
Ernesto Ashbert
Armando Riva
Cuban National Police
Menocal
Ashbert
Navy to Be Increased With New Dreadnought No 39
The United States Navy expands with the signing of the contract for battleship No 39. Secretary Daniels approves plans for a sister ship to the Pennsylvania, with a cost limit of 7 435 000 dollars exclusive of armor. Built at Brooklyn Navy Yard, this ship will exceed 31 400 tons, 600 feet in length, and 97 feet in breadth with a main armament of twelve 14 inch guns and four submerged torpedo tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Navy
Daniels
Pennsylvania
Congress
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Portland Couple Feared Lost on Mount St Helena
Clinton B. Smith and his wife of Portland are missing after a blizzard on Mount St. Helena. a week without contact, with other party members returning exhausted. Authorities fear they perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Clinton B. Smith
Portland, Ore
Mount St. Helena
Somers system under study in Texas cities
Officials in Bexar County and San Antonio explore the Somers property assessment method as an alternative to traditional valuations. The Light announces a forthcoming series explaining its origin calculation method and operation to help residents understand the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
San Antonio
San Antonians
Light
Federals Hall for Monclova in Mexican conflict
Reports from Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras describe conflicting accounts of General Maas advancing toward Monclova with Federals while Governor Carranza moves from Candela to counter the threat. Shelling, railroad damage, and a prisoner train accompany the shifting positions as troops maneuver near Monclova.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
Monclova
Maas
Carranga
Candela
Reata
Pa«nuco
Color
Béca
Toche
Bocatoche
Piedras Negra
Carranza
Sabinas
Constitutionalists
Charges Against Americans Stir Mexico City Debate
Reports in Mexico City discuss American involvement with the Constitutionalists. Allegations include U S consul at Matamoros aiding federalists, and claims that an American lighted ship at Guaymas aided the Constitutionalists. Other charges target American officials tied to Tampico and Laredo.
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Mexico City
Oat
Jesse H. Johnson
United States
Matamoros
Wrom Elias
Elias A
Frank Rabb
Laredo
Tex
Guaymas
Tuxpam
Tampico
Fed
Naco
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Wool Association
Dingley Bill Passen
Phillips
Senator Walsh
Serena Payne
National Wool Manufacturers Association
Aldrich
Walsh
Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor
Carroll D. Wright
Clark
David Lamar
Edward Lauterbach
Lamar
Lauterbach
Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Roosevelt
Foraker
Ledyard
Steges Lauterbach
Ween
M. Ween
Moving Picture Concern
Charlton
Record
Eberhardt
Balkans
Demir
Hissar
London
Daneff
Russia
Savoff
Terrell
Cabell
Albert
Somers
Sra
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