Ridder Questioned in Senate Reciprocity Hearings
In Washington on June 26 the Senate finance committee resumed hearings on the Canadian reciprocity bill. Herman Ridder, former president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, was pressed after Senator McCumber charged one of his statements as an absolute falsehood. Senators Stone and Bailey defended Ridder, while McCumber agreed to modify his remarks to say he believed Ridder’s claim was unfounded.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Herman Ridder
American
McCumber
Petition Withdrawn for Union Irrigation District
About six hundred residents in the Raymondville Sebastian Lyford area asked the county to form the Union Irrigation District and hold an election on bonds but withdrew the petition due to insufficient publication. One hundred residents traveled to Brownsville for the hearing. the petition will be resubmitted at the August term.
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Brownsville
Tex
Raymondville-Sebastian- Lyford
Union Irrigation District
Lady Duff-Gordon in U S raid on dress firm
Lady Duff-Gordon wife of Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon head of Lucile Limited New York and Paris dressmakers is entangled in a federal probe. The New York store and its contents were sealed after customs officials arrested the firm’s manager Thomas J Dugan and another man on charges of conspiring to defraud the government through undervaluation of imported dress goods. A federal subpoena requires Lady Gordon-Duff to appear before a grand jury.
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Cosmo
Edmund Duff- Gordon
Lucile, Limited
New York
Paris
United States Customs
Thomas J. Dugan
Gordon-Duff
Grand Jury
General Murray Coming McCormick Aeroplane Turmoil At Fort Sam
Rumors spread at Fort Sam Houston that the maneuver division would be disbanded by July while militia officer details arrive for duty on June 12. Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray reportedly to command the division. Leon Springs water issues and Col. Walter Scott’s upcoming retirement are noted as context. A McCormack-Romme aeroplane trial ends with the propeller damaged and trailer bent after a motor test.
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Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Duncan
W. S. Scott
Normoyle
Ladd
Toto
North Carolina
Michigan
United States Army
Washington
Murray
Arthur Murray
Grant
Fort Clark
Leon Springs
Schasse
Scott
Walter 8S
Fifteenth Infantry
San Antonio
McCormack-Romme
SHOOTS AT ROCK THROWER LEADS TO ARREST ON VAGRANCY
Two pistol shots fired behind a North Flores street house led to the arrest of Willie Jackson, a.victim of a rock dispute. She refused to name the shooter, later confessed to the shooting, and was fined ten dollars. No one was injured.
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North Flores Street
Willie Jackson
Bonus committees report due today on Brownsville road project
Investigation committees in San Antonio prepare to hear bonus pledges from towns along the proposed route to fund construction and equipment. Up to noon no reports had arrived. final figures expected by midweek as landowners are polled for donations. If enough funds are pledged a 6 percent stock assessment will finance an engineer and solicitors to secure the needed bonuses. Towns named include Jourdan-ton, Crowther, Pleasanton, Oakville, Shatter, Alice and San Diego.
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San Antonio
Brownsville
Henry L. Halff
Jourdanton
Crowther
Pleasanton
Oakville
Shat@ffer
Alice
San Dieio
Houston Woman Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
Miss Emma Hirsch, an employee of Stowers Furniture factory, drank carbolic acid at work this morning and died en route to the hospital. Relatives reside at Tom Ball, Texas.
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Houston
Associated Press
Tex
Emma Hirsch
Stowers Furniture Factory
Tom ,Texas Ball
Limantour in St Louis on way to visit daughter
Jose Yves Limantour former Mexican minister of finance rests in St Louis en route to France to visit three daughters. Travel and destination details anchor this brief sighting during a June layover.
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Limantour
St. Louis
Associated Press
Jose Yves Limantour
Mexico
France
Ad Men Meet Tuesday In San Antonio
The San Antonio Advertising association plans a 12:30 PM meeting at the St. Anthony hotel to discuss removing fake solicitors from among legitimate ad men. Members regard unscrupulous swindlers as a menace and drastic actions to purge fakirs are expected, with other topics on the agenda and large turnout anticipated.
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San Antonio Advertising Association
St. Anthony Hotel
Vast Fourth of July Blowout Talk Sparks Club Debate
Lloyd Spencer clashed with a fellow Press club member over the planned Fourth of July celebration. The exchange reveals a secretive, intensely American event with grand novelty, not about China or Japan beyond fireworks, and discussions remain behind closed doors among a few governors.
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Lloyd Spencer
Press Club
Japan
China
Spencer
Chinee
Board of Governors
San Antonio
Yungee
Mayai
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Battle Creek, Mieh
Mike Goggan
Texas
A. B. Chase Pianos
A. B. Chase
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Mendelssohn Pianos
Kranich & Bach
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Houston Street
Sterling
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Yungee, Tsle Yang
Klun Tsu Oui
Muchee Wand
Oi Keyehe
Soui
Yungtu Tese Kiyi Tehangelee
Miyang
Central Trust Building
Commerce
Navarro Streets
Commerce Street
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