New York Dragnet Tightens on Rosenthal Killing
Round-up in New York centers on gambler Herman Rosenthal murder. Police, led by Commissioner Dougherty and Attorney Whitman, seek conspirators and pay for private probes. Suspects like Vallon and others yield or threaten to turn state evidence. questions of police-gambler links linger as investigations widen.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Harry Wallin
Rosenthal
Ien
Doughert
Whitman
Dougherty
Ofew
York
Perioea Rosenthal
Serioter Authority
Matty
Whit
Aubor
Com- Dougherty
Lon
Ry Horwitz
Gib
Letty Duke Va “Whitey” Lewis
Vallon
Egin Aly
Ragu
Mien Vallon
McNally
Wi Beiven
Colm Dougherty
Walton
Chicago
Commissioner Dougherty
East Side
Shapiro
Libby
State
Becker
Paul
Webber
Supreme Court
Oklahoma Farmers Talk of Dynamiting for Rain
Tulsa July 23 report says water scarcity threatens oil field operations and crops. Ex-plosives expert Barney Horrigan claims 150 pounds of dynamite can produce rain within 24 hours, prompting farmers and oil operators to consider blasting to trigger rain.
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Tulsa
Okla
Aca
Barney Horrigan
Progressives Plan Full Ticket in New Jersey
Asbury Park N J July 23 Leaders of the New Jersey progressives after an all night session decided to file a complete ticket including presidential electors and state office nominees. Debate raged over whether to stay with the Republican organization or run a separate ticket. Edward B Osborne Roosevelt committee chairman predicted the divorce option would lose out at the convention.
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Asbury, Park
N. J
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Edward B. Osborne
Roosevelt Committee
Republican Party
AFL Leader John Mitchell Sentenced in DC Court
John Mitchell, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, was sentenced to nine months in prison for contempt of court in the Bucks Store and Range company case. An appeal was filed and $4000 bail posted. Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison received longer terms in the same case.
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Washington, D. C
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Bucks Store and Range Company
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
Taft Hints at Repeal Talk on Canadian Reciprocity
President Taft indicated to Republican leaders in the Senate a desire to hear views on repealing the Canadian reciprocity act. The Senate has passed repeal provisions as amendments to tariff bills, with a separate repeal bill favorably reported by the finance committee. Taft has not committed to repeal but wants to discuss it if Senate leaders push for the measure.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Finance Committee
Weather Snapshot For San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Wednesday unsettled conditions prevail with chances of rain and cool temperatures. Expect variable clouds and patchy showers impacting local travel and outdoor plans.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations from multiple cities
a.m. readings show temperatures ranging from 60 to 80 degrees across cities including St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington Winds vary up to 14 miles per hour with southeast south and northwest directions. Some locations expect possible rain Wednesday with lows near 56 to 76 degrees.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
AP Leased Wire Carried Elsewhere Not Fact
The claim that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Citizens League Sets Precinct Conventions for Mayor Fight
The Citizens' league announces 49 precinct conventions to select delegates for a Tuesday city convention to name a mayoral candidate to oppose William L Richter. Delegates will meet Monday night at Beethoven Hall to choose a standard bearer in the race sparked by the death of Bryan Callags.
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Bryan Callags
A. H. Jones
Citizen’s League
Citizens’ League
Star Chamber
Beethoven Hall
William JL. Richter
Legislation Sought To Let Commerce Court Review IC C Rulings
Washington July 28 The senate Interstate Commerce Committee heard support for a bill to grant the commerce court jurisdiction to review negative orders by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Luther M Walters Chicago spoke for the bill aiming to let shippers appeal IC C findings in tap line cases. E E Williamson Cincinnati shippers urged access when rates from Cincinnati to Chattanooga were not reduced. John H Marble secretary of the commission warned the measure could widen appeals for both sides beyond current limits.
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Washington
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Luther M. Walter
Chicago
Commission
Southwest
E. E. Williamson
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
John H. Marble
Plan for Harvest Jubilee Meeting of Chamber of Commerce
A general executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce meets at 4 30 this afternoon to discuss plans for a fall harvest jubilee replacing the fair. The chamber will aid the festival and a special soliciting committee has raised 2500 toward a 20000 total. The committee includes Albert Steves Jr Charles Graebner Harry L Miller Fred W Cook and John Carrington.
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Chamber of Commerce
Albert Steves Jr
Charles Graebner
Harry L. Miller
Fred W. Cook
John Carrington
Senate panel backs labor department and industry relations commission
The Senate committee on education and labor endorsed a proposed Department of Labor and will report for passage. The panel also backed Senator Borah's bill creating a commission on industrial relations to study general labor conditions, a bill that has passed the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. Cgc
Department of Labor
House
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Borah
Commission On Industrial Relations
Governor Wilson Begins Work On Acceptance Speech
Governor Wilson started writing his acceptance address in Sea Girt New Jersey, to be delivered August 7 after official nomination. He will restrict visitors, work daily through Thursday, aiming for a brief but substantial speech.
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Gov. Wilson
Sea Girt
N. J
Wilson
Mikado of Japan Slowly Improves
Tokio July 23 The condition of Matsuhito emperor of Japan continues to improve a court bulletin reports at 1 o'clock. His majesty slept through the morning and his temperature is 98.70 with no other changes noted.
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Tokio
Matsuhito
Jim
Practicing Attorneys Endorse Judge Townes
Nearly 200 San Antonio lawyers endorse Judge John C. Townes for associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court. The San Antonio Bar Association cites Townes’s university ties and mentorship, predicting strong support at the polls Saturday.
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John C. Townes
University of Texas
Supreme Court of
San Antonio Bar Association
Judge Townes
Texas
Townes
San Antonio
Wage hearing underway in New York on engineer pay dispute
At the arbitration commission in New York the wage controversy between locomotive engineers and fifty-two eastern railroads continued. B A Worthington of Chicago and Alton testified after presenting 115 tables arguing engineers' pay rises drive general wage scales and that other workers gain with engineers.
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New York
Arbitration Commission
Chicago
B. A. Worthington
Chicago & Alton
Iie
Texas & Gulf railway tariff amendment adopted
The Texas and Gulf railway and Port Bolivar Iron Ore railway receive a tariff change by the railroad commission. A new provision sets a 5 cent per 100 pounds rate for concentrates moved to carload points within 60 miles, with refunds if shipments depart over the two rail lines. Effective July 25.
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Austin
Tex
Texas & Gulf Railway
Railroad Commission
Port Bolivar
New Road Files Rates Suit For Cane and Veggie Transport
A. Robertson, president of the San Benito and Rio Grande Valley railway, filed with the railroad commission for rates on transporting sugar cane and vegetable products. The interurban line has 45 miles built and is operated by contractors. 42 miles remain, linking with the Frisco system.
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Austin
Tex
A. Robertson
San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railway
Railroad Commission
Brownlys
United States urged to act against Mexico over Diaz overthrow
In a senate speech Senator Fall criticizes the US for failing to secure redress for American injuries and property losses from the Mexican war. He urges a War Department investigation into cross border damage at Douglas and El Paso and accuses the state department of inaction while Mexico is pressured by other nations for restitution.
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Washington, D. C
Fall of
New Mexico
Senate
Mexico
China
Germany
United States
State Department
Madero
Diaz
Mr. Fall
Fall
War Department
Douglas Aziz
el Paso
Tex
Tie
Orozco
Conditio
Swanson
Virginia
Sunset Lines executive meets Army officers at Fort Sam Houston
W G Van Vieck vice president of Sunset Lines spent the morning at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio conferring with army officers. He arrived in the Southern Pacific car Texas. He planned to leave for the east this evening. He said the trip was an inspection to assess track arrangements and what changes might be desired, but the official involved was absent and no decision was reached.
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W. G. van Vieck
Sunset Lines
Fort Sam Houston
Ter
Coercion Co. Boston Railway Strike Allegations
The piece notes a Massachusetts statute bans forcing employees to join a union. The state board reports over 200 men were discharged for union activity, justifying strikers’ belief in coercion by railway officials.
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Coercion Co
Boston Railway
Massachusetts
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Mystery Baby Reunited With Bakers After On Air Meeting
A veiled woman delivered a baby at a riverside home during a Working Wednesday night broadcast. The infant is reported well and will be raised by Mr and Mrs Baker. The scene unfolded near River Ave and the home yard at about 8 oclock.
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Mission
Oward Baker
Zeppelins newest dirigible joins Metz frontier duty
The war department takes over the modern Zeppelin type airship named Z III after an eighteen hour endurance test. It recorded forty nine miles per hour during trials and will be stationed at Metz fortress on the frontier.
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Berlin
War Department
Metz
Roosevelt outlines new progressive party platform in New York speech
In New York Colonel Roosevelt argues for organizing a new party driven by people and high principles. Chicago Senator Dixon previews the platform for the third party movement and calls for a decisive, human centered document. Applications for press seats at the national convention are due July 29.
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New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
New York State
National Progressive Party
Party of
Dixon
Third Party
Medill McCormick
Progressive party to launch in Mississippi as white man’s group
In Jackson Mississippi the progressive party is announced as a white man’s organization. RB Fridge of Ellisville calls a state convention for August 1 to name delegates to Chicago. Fridge acts under directions from Senator Dixon.
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Jackson
Miss
Progressive Party
Mississippi
RB. F. Fridge
Ellisville
Chicago
Fridge
Dixon
Grand Jury Indicts Louisiana Union Men
Lake Charles La July 23 the grand jury finds the Brotherhood of Timber Workers entirely at fault for the Grabow riot July 7 where three were killed and over thirty injured while Gallo Way Lumber operators and employees acted in lawful defense John and Paul Galloway and their workers are exonerated with indictments for murder against an unknown number of union men Twenty three union men in jail face charges including three murder indictments A L Emerson president of the Brotherhood of Timber Workers is indicted for murder
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Lake Charles
Brotherhood of Timber Workers
Grabow
Galloway Lumber Company
John
Paul Galloway
A. L. Emerson
The
Judge J L Camp Endorsed by San Antonio Bar Association
At a San Antonio Bar association meeting Judge J L Camp of the Forty-fifth district court was unanimously endorsed for associate justice of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals. Judge Arthur Seeligson withdrew. Camp and George Altgelt remained as candidates with Camp winning on the first ballot and the vote becoming unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Bar Association
J. L. Camp
Forty-fifth District Court
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Arthur Seeligson
Judge Camp
George ©. Altgelt
Salary Warrants Issued For June Totals 47 Fifty Five
Acting Mayor Richter announced immediate issuance of June salary warrants totaling 47550.20. The city’s chief executive said no voucher would be hawked on the streets as Auditor Hummel and deputies began preparing warrants, with pay checks distribution expected to start tomorrow.
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Richter
Hummel
Colquitt to Speak in Denton Escort by Ten Autos
Ten automobiles bearing a committee of 50 from Colquitt County visited Sanger earlier today to escort Governor Colquitt to Denton for an afternoon speech. Mayor Ed F. Bates will introduce him.
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Colquitt
Denton
Tex
Sanger
Ed F. Bates
Administrator Approved Fees for Estate Case
An administrator in the estate case d407018 received only 100 for his services after handling the proceedings in the bank.
Huntress Charged With Profiting From Kruse Estate
Probate court record No 6020 details Judge George W Huntress on the Callaghan ticket charging $1000 for assisting in the collection of about $4000 from the Kruse estate. Kruse, a German, died July 27 1911 in San Antonio.
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George W. Huntress
Callaghan
F. Kruse
Huntress
Kruse
San Antonio
Albert G. Riedner
San Antonio National Bank
Cuero Cotton Oil and Manufacturing Company
First State Bank and Trust Company
Cuero
Texas
First National Bank
Beeville
First National Bank of
New Braunfels
German Savings Bank of
New York City
George Dahlgreen
Miguel Flores
Sloan & Hagy
Dr. R. Menger
Riedner
Ing
Kruse Aes
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