Parade of Elks Big Feature of Meeting
Fifteen thousand Elks paraded Portland streets with thousands more spectators. Lodges from every state and key territories were represented as 30 brass bands led the marches despite a musicians’ ban. Winners included a Denver drill prize of $500. Pacific coast residents dominated most contests. The grand lodge adjourned after installing officers and approved $30,000 for tuberculosis relief and Elks home relocation plans.
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Portland
Ore
Union
Key Island Territories
National Association of Musicians
Aberdeen
Wash
Pendheton
Oregon
Denver
Colo
Pacific Coast
Grand Lodge
National Elks Home
Redford
Hail Storm Ravages Crops Near Mexico City
Severe hailstorm strikes the valley and Texcoco district causing heavy crop damage. Reported hail depths reached two inches in places with stones as large as eggs, though total losses remain unestimated.
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Mexico City
Texcoco
Lorimer Fights Hard to Retain Seat in Turbulent Senate Battle
Lorimer pledges to reveal the truth despite a Senate verdict while defending his integrity. He cites support from his friends and Democrats, claims Illinois deep waterway efforts were at stake, and accuses minority committee members of poor attendance. He contrasts Republican leaders with Tennessee ally Lea.
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Lorimer
Lee O'Neil Brown
White
Kern
Lea
Kenyon
Senate
Illinois
Great Lakes
Gulf
Slinois
Tennessee
Wheeler Mercantile Company Dissolves in Texas
Special to The Light from Austin Texas July 13. The Wheeler Mercantile company of San Antonio filed a certificate of dissolution in the state department. Incorporators listed as John A Kerr Mrs Elizabeth Kerr and W C Wheeler.
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Austin
Tex
State Department
Wheeler Mercantile Company of
San Antonio
John A. Kerr
Elizabeth Kerr
W. C. Wheeler
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted In Early Medicine Narrative
The piece cites Dr. R. V. Pierce and the Golden Medical Discovery as a revival of simple herbal cures using native roots like Golden seal and mandrake queen's root. It includes a testimonial from J. Donald Matheson of Ossining praising relief from stomach and nervous-heart issues after using the Discovery and Pleasant Pellets.
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N. Y. World
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute of
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas
San Antonio & Aransas Pass to enlarge Aransas Pass terminals
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway bought a two-block land tract adjoining the depot at Aransas Pass to expand yards. The 600 by 4200 foot parcel, owned by Aransas Pass Terminal Railway, will host up to 35 tracks for growing traffic due to deep water at Harbor Island. A team and industry track will be built with warehouses, with further tracks added as shipping rises.
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San Antonio
Aransas Pass
J. S.S. Peter
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Peter
Houston of Texas Placed in Nomination for Prohibition Candidate
Andrew Jackson Houston of Beaumont Texas son of General Sam Houston was nominated as the prohibition candidate for president at the Atlantic City convention. Virgil Hinshaw of Portland Oregon was elected national chairman after a wrangling night. the convention rejected a plank calling for perpetual separation of church and state.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Andrew Jackson Houston
Beaumont
Texas
Sam Houston
United States
J. L. Campbell
Eugene Chafin
F. W. Emerson
California
Virgil Hinshaw
Portland
Ore
Mrs. Rena Morrow on Trial for Husband Murder
Chicago July 12 testimony opened in the murder trial of Mrs. Rena B. Morrow accused of killing her inventor husband on December 2. Assistant State Attorney Northrup argued suicide was physically impossible, while Mrs. Morrow claimed her husband died by his own hand.
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Chicago
Rena B. Morrow
Northrup
Col Wynne Dying At Confederate Home In Austin
Special to the Light reports Col. R. M. Wynne superintendent of the Confederate Home in Austin Texas is sinking rapidly from complications of diseases and is not expected to survive the day. He has been ill for some time though his condition only recently worsened.
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Austin
Tex
R. M. Wynne
Brakeman Praises Plant Juice In San Antonio Ad Vitally
J Schonfeldt a Southern Pacific brakeman living at 925 Burnett St recounts his life in San Antonio and extols Plant Juice as the best medicine for stomach and bowel disorders. He claims it cured years of indigestion and chronic constipation and urges others to visit Fischer’s Drug Store at Alamo and Houston.
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J. 8S. Schonfeldt
Southern Pacific Railroad
Burnett Street
San Antonio
Fischer’s Drug Store
Fischer's
Alamo
Houston
Vasquez Gomez May Be Called to Head Rebels
Vasquez Gomez dismisses rumors of a bid to lead a counter revolution against Orozco. He says he is not involved in the Mexican conflict and notes the Plan of Tacubaya remains in his countrymen’s hearts. Two Vasquista leaders, de la Fuente and Robelo, have left San Antonio for New York amid rumors of fresh financing.
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Juarez
Orozco
Vasquez Gomez
Tacubaya
Gonzgles Enrile
Mexico
Zapata
David de la Fuente
Ricardo Gomez Robelo
San Antonio
New York
de la Fuente
Escalon
Lic
Gomez Robelo
Rebels Driven From Sauz North of Chihuahua City
Information from rebel sources says federal troops chased insurgents from Sauz near Chihuahua on the Mexican Central. Only a small rebel force remained at Sauz and retired before heavier government cavalry. Skirmishes are expected as federal troops move north and rebels retire toward the American border.
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Juarez
Mex
Sauz
Chihuahua
Orozco
Pascual Orozco
Gallege
Here
Huerta
Casas Grandes
Madera
Bustillos
Georgia Governor seeks help locating embezzler from Chihuahua incident
Georgia Governor Brown telegraphed the American Consul in Juarez asking him to locate an alleged embezzler after Chihuahua shifted from federal to rebel control and back, entangling the status of prisoners. The report from El Paso notes the Mexican revolution movements affecting prisoner custody and consular aid.
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SL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Brown
Georgia
Eawards
Juarez
Smith Held Over Bank Embezzlement Case In Atlanta
J Wiley Smith accused of embezzling 80000 from a National bank in Atlanta Ga. He was arrested in Chihuahua last February on request of Ambassador Wilson and held by Mexico awaiting extradition. Rebels occupied the city and he was freed last Saturday as insurgents evacuated. the American consul opened an investigation today.
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J. Wiley Smith
Atlanta
Smith
Chiihuahua
Wilson
Mexico City
Forces Mobilize From Chihuahua in Early War Alert
A total of 8000 men from three branches with thirty cannon and thirty six machine guns will depart Chihuahua before tonight. About 2000 infantry and artillery moved toward Juarez yesterday with 500 cavalry following. Today 3000 more go north with 1500 cavalry behind. A 1500 man garrison remains in Chihuahua.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Juarez
Serva
Hair Care and Facial Beauty Aids From Everyday Essentials
A vintage guide lists dry shampoo from orange root powder to remove dust oil and dandruff. It also describes delatone paste to remove unwanted hairs, pyroxin to strengthen lashes and eyebrows, and magatone in witch hazel for a lasting complexion polish.
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Herox
Corpus Christi Mayoral Contest Trial Opens After Delay Denied
District Judge Hopkins overruled a continuance request by Mayor Pease in the Corpus Christi election case. The contest pits H. R. Sutherland against Pease for mayor following the 1911 municipal election. Fifty two indictments resulted from that election.
Rates Ordered Suspended by Interstate Commerce Commission
Increases from $1 to $18.50 per car for transporting horses and mules from Chicago and St. Louis to Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and other points were suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission until November 12.
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Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Defendants Win Case In Federal Court In Austin
Judge Gordon Russell ruled in favor of defendants Mildred G. Donaldson et al. against J. L. Hume et al. The report by master in chancery Joseph D. Sayers was sustained and the complainants were denied recovery. Appeal noted to the circuit court in New Orleans over a Bean estate settlement worth about 400000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Gordon Russell
Mildred G. Donaldson
J. L. Hume
Joseph D. Sayers
Ramsey to Speak at Denton Tonight
Judge W. F. Ramsey will speak in Denton Texas this evening traveling from Decatur by car. He will be greeted by a reception committee meeting him en route and introduced by former State Senator Emory C. Smith. A note mentions railway workers in Rengeen India gaining lower prices via a cooperative store for their benefit.
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Rengeen
India
New Alien Ruling Grants Citizenship to Entire Family
Secretary Nagel ruled that naturalization of an alien confers citizenship on the applicant, his wife, and all minor children, even if none have entered the United States, reversing prior policy.
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Washington, D. C
Nagel
Mrs Laduque Freed on Insanity Defense in Dallas
Insanity outlined as defense at examining trial for the wife of a hotel clerk charged with killing her husband. Mrs W A Laduque released on $7500 bond. Testimony said she was kept in a disreputable Oklahoma City place affecting her mind.
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Dallas
Tex
W. A. Laduque
Laduque
Oklahoma City
Republican Executive Committee Meets for July 13 Conventions
Halletsville Texas July 12 The county Republican chairman has called a meeting of the Republican executive committee for July 13 to arrange precinct and county conventions.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Republican Party
Republican Executive Committee
Negro Wife Slayer To Hang At Austin
John Henry, a black man, was scheduled for execution at 8 p.m. in Austin after a September killing on an East Austin street. He admitted guilt but claimed an unfair trial. He ate breakfast, spoke with visitors, and awaits the noose following a swift trial and conviction.
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Austin
Tex
John Henry
Henry
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