Trade Bill Nears Passage With New Alien Enemies Clause
Debate on the administration trading with the enemy bill neared its final stages in the House. Passage by tonight seemed assured. A new provision would designate natives of enemy countries as alien enemies when they are citizens or subjects, replacing a prior clause. The House also struck a ban on mailing letters and similar items to enemy countries, sparking opposition citing existing espionage law.
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Toronto strike halts trolley system many workers idle
A Toronto Railway Company trolley strike began July 11 involving more than 1600 motormen and conductors. The stoppage disrupted service across the city as workers walked off the job.
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City leaders urge Thursday guard duty and recruiting
A joint proclamation by Mayor Bell and County Judge Davis asks business firms to grant Thursday afternoon off for National Guard recruiting. Nonmembers wishing to enlist in San Antonio units should receive special hours. A Wednesday parade and Alamo Plaza speeches aim to spur patriotism and fill new unit vacancies.
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German Crisis Is Transitory Says Belief Here
Dispatch notes that since July 1914 the mobilization order preceded war. Ministers of empire and kingdom attended with emperor’s military and naval cabinet. Report says council may push a Prussian franchise bill granting universal suffrage and secret ballot. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg spoke to Reichstag committee but critics remained unsettled. Berlin dispatch to Cologne.
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Germany Faces Internal Strife as Reform Talks Continue
Berlin dispatch reports ministers Helfferich and eee set to retire. Reichstag debate shows opposition to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg on internal reform while Stresemann attacks foreign policy. Plan touted for peace terms, coalition ministry, and Prussian franchise reform, not conquest.
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Hollweg Silent on Crown Council Meeting Details
Amsterdam July 11 Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg refused to reveal to the Reichstag main committee the proceedings of the crown council session held Monday amid widespread speculation. The committee adjourned after the issue was raised, according to a semi official Berlin statement.
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Fall of Halicz Confirmed by Petrograd
Reported continued on page one describes Russia's commander praised by Petrograd authorities after a daring escape from Austria. General Korniloff resigns and_later commands the Eighth Army as a wave of volunteer units forms across Siberia Caucasus and other regions. Women volunteers seek enlistment, storm battalions grow, and officers from Odessa to Orenburg head to battlefronts.
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Pastoriza Funeral Procession Heads to Cremation in St Louis
J J Pastoriza former Houston mayor lay in state at City Auditorium before a train carried his body to St Louis for cremation as thousands queued to pay respects. Elks held memorial services at the bier with C A Teagle delivering the funeral oration. The escort included policemen firemen jitney drivers and many newsboys in line with mourners.
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Second match round under way at Midlothian links Chicago
The western amateur championship moves into its second round at Midlothian Country Club as sixteen leading amateurs from Boston New York New Orleans and Chicago face 36 holes. Notables include Francis Ouimet Jesse Guilford Johnny Anderson J B Worthington Jack May Reuben Bush and Ned Sawyer with Bobby Jones eliminated yesterday. Ouimet defeats A S McIntyre 3 up 1 to play.
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British Air Raid Targets Turkish Fleet Off Constantinople
British war office announces an air raid on the enemy fleet off Constantinople. Bombs hit the Turkish cruiser Ywuz Sultan Selim formerly the Goeben, with unspecified damage. Constantinople war office headquarters were attacked and a direct hit scored. no casualties reported.
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Sinn Feiner Elected to Parliament in East Calire
Professor Edward E. Valera of Dublin University, a Sinn Feiner, wins a seat in the House of Commons from East Calire, vacant after Major William Redmond's death. Valera was arrested during last year’s revolution and recently released from prison.
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Rioters Identified in East St. Louis Massacre Inquiry
Coroner's jury reports four white rioters named and several black mob participants identified. The rioting, which began July 22, has raised deaths to 28 with Scott Clark among the victims. Efforts to rename East St. Louis post office are urged to avoid confusion with St. Louis. Illinois military authorities plan an inquisition starting soon to determine what occurred on July 2.
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Free Lunch and Beer Price Change for New York Saloons
The Retail Liquor Dealers Association of New York announces an end to free lunch and a nickel large glass of beer starting next Monday. The shift will save about 25,000 dollars daily for 3,000 members. Beer pint price rises to 20 cents. A dealer predicts 25 percent of city saloon keepers may close due to higher costs.
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Italian Crops Show Promise Across Regions
Crop prospects in Italy look bright with wheat at average levels nationwide and exceptionally good in the south. Potatoes, planted in Seneto quantities, are also reported as good.
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Draft cards missing. mail bags not yet delivered
Los Angeles July 11 draft officials report more than 1000 selective draft registration cards sent Friday to the Adjutant General in Sacramento have not arrived. The cards were due Saturday morning and the issue is now under postal authorities review.
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Morsford’s Acid Phosphate touted for digestion relief
Advertised remedy claims to ease disordered stomach and weak digestion. It presents as a tonic and invites readers to buy a bottle marketed by Morsford.
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Canners urged to cut prices to ease bumper home crop
Herbert C. Hoover sent a letter urging cannery operators to lower prices as home canneries have expanded output due to backyard gardening campaigns. He warns that excessive production could embarrass manufacturers in selling this year’s stock.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert C. Hoover
Nebraska Council accuses professors and Lutherans of disloyal activity
The Nebraska Council of Defense issued a statement charging certain University of Nebraska professors and prominent Lutherans with disloyal activity and passivity that allegedly aided Germany as an enemy.
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Germany
Banked pride ends in apology overdrawn tale
A Pennsylvania girl boasted of a flawless checkbook balance until an overdraft revealed the truth. She wrote a courteous note and sent a final payment with the line This will put matters right, to restore goodwill with the bank.
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