Duluth Wins Fight Over Lower Freight Rates
Duluth Minnesota gains partial victory before the Interstate Commerce Commission as eastern rates to Duluth are reduced for lake and rail traffic while Duluth’s demand to break rates at its wharves is rejected. Tariffs must be submitted by October 1 to end discriminatory practices affecting Duluth and nearby towns.
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Washington, D. C
Duluth
Minn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wduluth
Indiana and
Illinois State Line
Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Great Lakes
Twin Cities
Superior
Commercial Club of
Bankers Plan Action To Aid Kuhn Bank Failure Fallout
Chicago financiers meeting here with bankers involved in the Kuhn banks failure at Pittsburgh discussed a plan to rescue the American Waterworks and Guarantee Company. J S Kuhn’s firm president, and Ralph Van Vechten of the Continental and Commercial Savings Bank, indicated Chicago backers may fund the rescue to restore the company to solvency and remove receivership. The American company operates waterworks systems in over eighty cities.
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Chicago
Kuhn
Pittsburg
American Waterworks and Guarantee Company
J. 8
Ralph van Vechten
Continental and Commercial Savings Bank
Attorney Sent To Jail After Dramatic Court Entrance
Marion T. Clinkscales, an attorney, sat in a district jail cell convinced he faced the worst treatment by local courts. He awaited a $1000 bond after a second embezzlement indictment, while his $500 bond remained in the first case. Frank Johnson, his first case surety, confronted him in city hall corridors and carried him to the criminal court where Justice Gould set a $1000 bond Clinkscales could not meet.
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Washington, D. C
Marion T. Clinkscales
Clinkscales
Frank Johnson
Brown
Johnson
Criminal Court
Justice Gould
Gould
Charters Issued for Several Texas Firms in July Action
Texas firms including Texas Progressive Farmer in Dallas La Grange Building in La Grange United Fuel and Power in Wichita Falls and Nueces Oil in Corpus Christi formed with capital stocks ranging from 5 000 to 37 000 and various incorporators. South Texas Mortgage of Houston filed an amendment reducing capital stock from 200 000 to 265 000.
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Texas Progressive Farmer Company of
Dallas
Capital Stock
Clarence Poe
B. W. Kilgore
Tait Butler
la Grange Building Company of
la Grange
HH. C. Zingelmann
H. W. Spreckels
W. L. Turnage
The
United Fuel and Power Company of
Wichita Falls
J. W. Dyson
Andrew Urban
E. New
Health Campaign Plan Reveals $1 Billion Foundation
London reports Walter H. Page, the American ambassador, praised at the Anglo-Saxon club banquet for the creation of a foundation totaling 1 billion dollars to fund an international health campaign.
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London
Walter H. Page
Automobiles Move in San Antonio Trade Show
The Alamo Auto Sales shows 1914 Rauch Lang electrics with worm drive for better mileage and quiet ride. Reo touring cars sold out through Citizens Auto. Gasoline price discrepancy noted between Waco and local dealer. W L Scott resigns from Alamo Auto Sales to join Guarantee Motor Car. American Motor Sales reports sale of a 1914 Underslung to R Adams of Kenedy. Labadie Automobile tests Maxwell Six efficiency conclusions conclude.
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Alamo Auto Sales Company
Rauch & Lang Electrics
Waco
W. L. Scott
Guarantee Motor Car Company
The
American Motor Sales Company
8. R. Adams
Kenedy
J. H. Labadie
Labadie Automobile Company
Yester
Municipal Test Shows Car Reaches 15.2 MPG On Varied Roads
The report details a city and country road test with 15.2 miles per gallon on mixed terrain from Alamo Heights hill to smooth streets. Observers included Messrs Taylor Auld and Reinhardt of the Taylor Auld Investment Company. Mr Labadie plans further tests using kerosene.
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Alamo Heights
Labadie
Messrs
Taylor, Auld and Reinhardt
Taylor-Auld Investment Company
Local driver Burt to enter Galveston endurance run
O M Burt of this city announces his intention to compete in the Automobile Club endurance run to Galveston. Burt owns a Franklin roadster and has set many notable records on Southwest Texas highways.
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O. M. Burt
Automobile Club
Galveston
Mr. Burt
Franklin
Texas
Odd Fellows Close Semiannual Texas Convention
The Southwest Texas Odd Fellows Association finished its semiannual gathering in Bexar County Encampment No. 11 with 25 candidates receiving degrees. Cash prizes in Rebekah work were awarded to several members, and the convention plans to meet next in San Antonio with dates to be set by committee chair G. Mellif t.
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Southwest Texas
Odq@ Fellows’ Association
Bexar County
Rebekah
T. W. Dustin
G. E. Melliff
Noble
Mattie Jensen
Amelia Blank
E. M. Hawk
T. W. Duatin
San Antonio
G. FE. Meilitf
St Anthony Roof Garden Dazzles With Lugaro Solo
The St Anthony Roof Garden draws patrons tonight with vocal and instrumental music headlined by Signor Arturo Lugaro the noted baritone. The venue promises a refined dining and listening experience in a stylish setting.
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St. Anthony Roof Garden
Arturo Lugaro
St. Anthony Botel
Icebergs as Real Dangers at Sea Warned by Ocean Patrol Captains
Captains Johnston and Gamble report iceberg perils during Atlantic patrols from April to July. They urge stopping in thick fog and moving slowly at night, reject temperature drop as a iceberg signal, and question searchlight and echo methods. Lookouts high on large ships may still miss bergs, and murre presence signals icebergs sometimes, though not reliably.
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Washington, D. C
C. KE
Johnston
A. S. Gamble
Seneca
Miami
Johnson
Murres
Building work to resume in Chicago after strike
Chicago reports $40 million in suspended building projects to restart Monday after an agreement between labor groups and builders. A permanent arbitration board is established, aiming to stabilize operations long missing. About forty thousand workers had been idle during the strike as concessions were made by both sides.
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Chicago
Constructor Employers’ Association
Grand Opera House showcases Wild Life and Big Game film
Cherry Kreaton presents a three reel feature at the Grand Opening for a two day engagement. The film depicts hunting lions tigers and elephants in the African jungles with native hunters. Prof Norwood will lecture daily 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 11 PM. Roy Rogers performs ragtime tonight.
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the Grand
Cherry Kreaton
Grand Opera House
Prof
Norwood
San Antonio
Roy Rogers
Two three reel features at Royal Theatre
Today at the Royal Theatre offers two three reel features. Tannhauser by the Thanhauser stock company is a lavish three reel production with elaborate costumes and scenes. The cast includes many beautiful girls and the bathing scene adds value. The second feature is Kelly of the Emerald Isle starring Barney Gilmore in a top detective drama with startling suspense and capable support.
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The
Royal Theater
Thanhauser Stock Company
Tannhauser
Kelly
Emerald Isle
Barney Gilmore
Elder Sisters Weave Carpet for Mrs Wilson in White House
In Elkin North Carolina two elderly sisters Miss Caroline Mc Hargue 74 and Mrs Martha Walker 76 are hand weaving a carpet rugs and portieres for the bedroom of Mrs Woodrow Wilson in the White House. They learned weaving before the Civil War and now color with barks and herbs. The sisters support themselves weaving cloth and quilting. Portland Oregon will open new playgrounds for children this summer.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Elkin
Here
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Caroline McHargue
Martha Walker
South
Roy Hearne retires as Texas National Guard head
Brigadier General Roy W. Hearne of San Antonio is retired from active service and placed on the retired list at his request. He served over twenty years in Texas militia and saw national service in the Spanish American War, with a career spanning multiple commands from 1892 to 1910.
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Austin
Tex
Roy W. Hearne
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Adjutant General's Department
Yesterady
State of Texas
Hearne
Organized Militia of
Texas
Third Infantry
First
Texas Voluntes
Denver newspaper executives indicted over ads and paintings
Four Denver daily newspaper executives were indicted on charges of printing medicines ads in violation of state law and reproducing indecent pictures of bathing girls and the painting September Morn. The charges were filed by the Citizens' Protective League. French postal authorities test American automatic telephones in two cities with plans for Paris adoption if successful.
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Denver
Colo
Citizens’ Protective League
Paris
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