Pinchot Defends Alaska Map Data In War Department Scan
Gifford Pinchot supports Miss Abbott’s claim that vital Guggenheim related Alaska records vanished from War Department files. He hurried to Washington to review a purported pre dated map showing an amended Controller Bay railway site sought for wharves and docks, prompting scrutiny of Ryan surveys and insider access.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
M. F. Abbott
Guggenheim
Alaska
War Department
Pinchot
Cunningham
J. B. Cavanaugh
Engineering Corps of the War Department
House
Dear Dick” Ryan
Controller Bay Harbor
Abbott
Controller Bay
Ryan
Mr. Pinchot
Stimson
Controversy Over Alaska Coal Field Control Deepens
The document trail links an alleged "Dick to Dick" letter between Richard A. Ballinger and Richard Taft with the Taft administration. Secret map disappearances and Pinchot testimony bolster Miss Abbott's account, fueling renewed scrutiny by the expenditures committee about Guggenheim influence at Controller Bay and Alaskan coal fields.
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Oliver
Richard §. Ryan
Richard A. Ballinger
Taft
Charles P. Taft
Controller Bay
Miss Abbott
Pinchot
Guggenheim Responds To Alaska Coal Charge In NYC Interview
S R Guggenheim defends the family coal interests, says the Alaska deposits should be opened by Americans, not government. He asserts the firm seeks only to serve as a common carrier and warns rivals may be pressuring to drive capital from the United States. He cites global investments and potential moves to other regions.
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Wickersham
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Guggenheim
Alaska
Daniel
Europe
Alaskan
Guggenheim
Japan
Pacific
Horn
United States
I Brothers
Mexico
South America
Chile
Africa
Libera
Energe
Building Permits Reported for Local Homes
Frank Talerice listed a 5 room house on Leona street costing 1200 dollars. Co O Van Dyke builds an 8 room house on Lakeview avenue for 500 dollars. Mary Jones plans two 3 room houses on Carter street for 750 dollars. Boreland files 4 room house on Avenue A for 400 dollars. George Newnam adds something for 100 dollars. G A Hoefling builds a 3 room house on Avenue D for 400 dollars.
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Frank Talerice
Leona Street
Co. O. van Dyke
Lakeview Avenue
Mary Jones
Carter Street
Boreland
Avenue A
George Newnam
G. A. Hoefling
Avenue D
New Evening Tribune Publishes First Corpus Christi Issue
The Evening Tribune debuts in Corpus Christi as a four page seven column afternoon paper. It arrives in San Antonio with E. C. Bowen listed as general manager and Mainwright Randall as city editor in its inaugural edition.
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Corpus
Evening Tribune
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
E. C. Bowen
Mainwright Randall
Paris Singers Emma Eames and Emilie De Gegorza Wed
Famous sopranos Emma Eames and Emilie De Gegorza married in Paris city hall on June 12. The ceremony marks the end of a noted romance and unites two renowned voices in French music circles.
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Mme
Emma Eames
Emilie DeGegorza
Paris
Foulois to be guest at Press club luncheon
Lieut. B D Foulois receives honors from the San Antonio Press club with a formal 8:30 pm luncheon at the Gunter hotel tea garden. The event honors his aviation meet work and announces his imminent orders to Washington.
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Lieut
Foulois
B. D. Foulois
Press Club
Gunter Hotel
Lieut. Foulois
Washington
San Antonio
United States Army
Phil Parmalee
Laredo
Eagle Pass
City Well Advertised by Publicity League Report
The June publicity league report shows 242 papers served from San Antonio with live news matter. Of these 209 papers used the stories, totaling 111,486 lines. Magazines and trade journals printed 2864 inches of the material, with fourteen pictures sent to outlets including Manufacturers' Record and The Tradesman.
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Publicity League
United States
San Antonio
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
the Tradesman
Chattanooga
Town Development
Chicago
The
Municipal Journal
Bloomington
New Fire Insurance Rates Take Effect in Texas
The general basis schedule set by the safe insurance board on June 5 became effective today in Austin. Insurance companies must adopt the new rates, with a likely slight overall rise for mercantile risks and a 10 to 15 percent increase for dwelling houses, as agents adjust policies to the new law. Captain R L Pollard notes exact comparisons are unclear but the system aims to be more equitable.
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Austin
Tex
Safe Insurance Board
R. L. Pollard
Night Ocean Snores Awake Nahant Maid
A Nahant resident recalls a Boston servant Mary saying she could not sleep because the ocean’s snoring kept her awake all night. The remark appears in the Boston Transcript as a humorous anecdote.
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Nahant
Boston
Boston Transcript
New Books at Carnegie Library Receives Many Volumes
The Carnegie library Adds a diverse list of new titles across subjects including art history science language literature and social studies. Notable works cover painting, archaeology, municipal government, education, and biographies reflecting broad public interests.
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Carnegie Library
Alden
Bailey
Burch
Call
Chapman
Chesley
Cox
Cronson
Deperet
Dreier
Dunn
William Howard Taft
Eaton
Goodnow
Gostling
Hartman
Shakespeare
Holland
Tyrol
le Rossignol
New Zealand
Mahan
America
Osborne
Octrom
Radcliff
Richardson
Bond Yields Move With Consular Rates in Market
English consols sell at a price yielding the buyer a little over 81 8 per cent. United States Panama canal 8 per cents with bank circulation privilege trade in advance quotations near 103 or yield about 2.9 per cent to the buyer.
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United States Panama Canal
French Judge’s Breach of Promise Suggestion Spurs Interest
A French judge who presided over a breach of promise suit proposed including a damages clause in engagements to marry. The idea has attracted attention from American men and women as a possible standard for future agreements.
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France
French Mutual Aid Society
the Bastile
Businessman Explains Easy Money Concept
A business man explains that saying money is easy means the supply exceeds demand. His wife expresses shock at the idea and questions its possibility.
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Boston Transcript
House and Contents Destroyed by Fire
Explosion of oil in a lamp near Bed causes disastrous blaze tearing through the one story frame residence of Mrs. M A Neal at 740 Lubbock street. Alarm at 10 55 PM Fire Chief Bishop reported flames too advanced to save the property of P C Neal with furnishings valued at 1500 destroyed and Mrs Neal sustaining minor burns while attempting to fight the fire.
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M. A. Neal
Lubbock Street
Bishop
P. C. Neal
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M. EF. Abbott
Hertzberg
New York
S. R. Guggenheim
Great Corporation
Wickershaim
Elberton
N. J
J.f.fentiman
Alamo Plaza
Alamo
Willie
Duke of Connaught
Edward VII
England
Canada
George
Peace
Fall of Bastile
Alfred Lanner
Friends of the Society
Louis XIV
Lockhart
Galveston, Texas
Galveston
Atlantic City
South
Dixieland
United States Life
Gulf
Cotton
Gulf Coast Land
Texas
Leif Ericson
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