European Contract Syndicate Reorganizes to Meet Texas Obligations
London reports the European Contract Syndicate Limited has restructured its leadership for the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railway project. R Mounsey resigns as chairman, replaced by Walter P Wethered of the Canadian Finance and Land Corporation. Pattinson of Liverpool cooperates to secure early financing. Negotiations aim to meet Texas obligations and proceed with the road under the original program. Mounsey retains personal interest and aids the new chairman in arranging financing despite Balkan bond-market issues.
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London
European Contract Syndicate, Limited
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican
R. Mounsey
Walter P. Wethered
Canadian Finance and Land Corporation
Pattinson
Liverpool
Wethered
Texas
J. A. Kenyon- Lees
the Light
Mounsey
Mounse
Goode
Need Not Pay Duties Law Relieved for Aguinaldo Era Trade
The Supreme Court ruled that exporters who paid customs to Aguinaldo's Philippines government before Spain peace treaty ratification need not pay duties to the U.S. government. British firm McLeod & Co. can recover duties paid on rice imported at Cebu while Aguinaldo controlled the port. Justice Day announced the decision.
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Washington, D. C
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Spain
Supreme Court
McLeod & Co
Cebu
Manila
Justice Day
Father and son to graduate in same Indiana law class
Willis Hickam of Spencer Indiana will graduate next week in the same class at Indiana University Law School as his son Hubert Hickam. The elder Hickam began studies in 1877, the school disbanded, and after eleven years the program was restarted. He finished his work privately and rose to prominence in Indiana law. He petitioned the board of trustees to complete the course and the request was granted.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Willis Hickam
Spencer
Hubert Hickam
Hickam
Indiana
Indiana Legal Circles. Recently He Petitioned the Board of Trustees
The
University
City votes bonds for municipal telephone plant in Mitchell
In a special election held yesterday in Mitchell South Dakota bonds totaling 690000 were approved to build a municipal telephone plant. The vote follows a five year dispute between the city and a telephone company after the council declined to renew the companys franchise.
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Mitchell
S. D
Tex as Cattle Raisers chief denies governor bid
Fort Worth Texas June 11 Al McFaddin president of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association denied reports he would run for governor next year. He said his friends cannot talk him into any office seeking notions.
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Fort Worth
Tex
al McFaddin
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Riot injures twenty at New London silk mill clash
In New London on June 11 police and rioters fought near the Brainerd and Armstrong silk mill after striking weavers, informed of their discharge, attacked police with stones. Twenty disturbers were hurt and several officers injured as clubs were used and many were carried away.
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New London
Conn
Brainerd & Armstrong
Dredging Record Shattered in Panama May Operations
The May dredging record in the canal surpassed all before it with over 1,000,000 cubic yards of earth removed from the two entrances. The Atlantic end saw the bulk of the work, much of it silt washed into the canal.
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Panama
Canal
Atlantic
Weather forecast for San Antonio area showers tonight
San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled weather with showers tonight or Thursday. The forecast notes cooler temperatures and chances of light rain across the city and surrounding communities.
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San Antonio
Weather notes from across major cities
Observations at 8 a m report clear skies and light winds in multiple cities including ST LOUIS CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL KANSAS CITY NEW YORK BOSTON and WASHINGTON Temperatures range from 52 to 64 degrees with east west and southwest winds and outlooks predicting fair conditions or warmer and possible rain in some areas
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Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
An Item Promises Unusual Offer on Page Fourteen
Lieut readers are invited to turn to page 14 for an announcement of unusual interest and a profitable feature. The note claims nearly everybody can avail themselves of this exceptional opportunity, with emphasis on the novelty of the offer.
Assassination of Turkish Grand Vizier in Constantinople
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier and minister of war, was killed at noon in his motor car in Constantinople. Ibraham Bey, aide-de-camp, also died. The attack, carried out by two civilians, is linked to a Young Turk plot, with Nazim Pasha shot earlier in a demonstration.
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Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Turkey
Constantinople
Mahamoud Shefket Pasha
Sublime Porte
Committee of Union and Progress
Young Turks
Ibraham Bey
Mahmud Shefket Pasha
London
Kiamil Pasha
Nazim Pasha
Tchataldja
Bagdad
Abdul Hamid
Germany
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha Was Appointed Chief of the Commissariat
Turkish War Office
Grand Council of the Empire
Young Banker of Dallas Ends Life
Robert E. Gahagan assistant cashier of the American Exchange National Bank of Dallas killed himself at his home by cutting his throat with a razor after shaving. He had just returned from Italy two weeks earlier to recover from a nervous breakdown. His wife is in London and will return. their two sons stay with relatives in Dallas. Friends cite ill health. Gahagan was a well known young Dallas banker born in Vienna Louisiana in 187?
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Dallas
Tex
Robert E. Gahagan
American Exchange National Bank of Dallas
Gahagan
Italy
London
Vienna
Texas
Waxahechie
Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Telephone Tax Law
The Michigan Supreme Court affirmed the 1909 law shifting taxation of telephone companies from assessed value to earnings. The ruling upholds the mechanism used to compute taxes for the state’s phone providers.
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Michigan
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Dies From Pistol Wound in Cleburne Incident
Sherman Jennings died after being accidentally shot through the heart in Cleburne Texas. He was displaying a pistol when it discharged yesterday evening. The fatality occurred earlier today with investigators reviewing the circumstances.
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Cleburne
Tex
Sherman Jennings
Four Die and Five Missing in Barge Explosion
Racine Wis June 11 Four men were killed two hurt and five missing as boilers on the barge E M Peck exploded. The stern of the craft was blown away and the barge is on fire according to the casualty list.
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Racine, Wis
E. M. Peck
Home Rule Bill Passes Commons Amid Heated Debate
The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Ireland home rule bill without a division. An amendment by Mr. Balfour to reject it failed 368 to 270. Liberals and Nationalists cheered as opposition speakers warned of civil war if enacted.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Ireland
Illinois woman suffrage bill clears lower house by vote
Springfield June 11 The woman suffrage bill passed the Illinois Senate recently and today the lower branch approved it by 77 ayes a bare constitutional majority. The bill allows women to vote for all statutory offices amid speeches and a delay to adjourn.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Court seeks injunction to bar aviators at Meadowbrook polo match
New York June 11 A Supreme Court injunction to stop aviators from flying over Meadowbrook polo field during the international tie next Saturday will be sought by John J Graham for the Meadowbrook Club. A pilot who flew over the field yesterday at about 160 feet had engine trouble above the grandstand and landed safely, but organizers fear risking spectators.
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New York
Meadowbrook
John J. Graham
Graham
Wool sale to be held at St. Anthony Hotel
A wool sale of over one and a half million pounds was likely this afternoon at the St. Anthony Hotel. Captain Charles Schreiner of Kerrville directed the sales, representing Kerr County growers, with buyers from several markets led by Boston. A deal was not concluded in the morning and a further meeting was set for the afternoon.
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Charles Schreiner
St. Anthony
Kerrville
Kerr County
Boston
French aviator breaks Paris to Warsaw distance record
Paris June 11 Marcel G Brinde jones es Moulinas, a young French aviator, flew from Paris to Warsaw via Berlin covering about 933 miles in 13 hours nonstop. He averaged 93.3 mph, faster than the Nord Express which needs 18 hours Paris to Berlin and 27 hours Paris to Warsaw.
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Paris
Marcel G. Brindejones Es Moulinas
Warsaw
Berlin
Mrs Roosevelt Heads Abroad for Summer Visit
Mrs Theodoro Roosevelt sailed for Cherbourg and will proceed to Porto Maurizio Italy to stay with her sister Miss Carew who is ill. Mrs Roosevelt plans to spend the summer there. Colonel Roosevelt, with Quentin and Archie, will depart July 9 for a western open trip.
Arson Suspects Arraigned in London Racecourse Fire
London reports Kitty Marion and Clara Elizabeth Given arraigned on suspicion of setting fire to the Hurst Park race course stands on Monday. Each suspect was remanded on $15,000 bail.
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London
Kitty Marion
Clara Elizabeth Given
Hurst Park
Safe Blowers Make Haul
SNYDER Tex June 11 The safe of H L Holley a merchant at Ira fourteen miles southwest of here was blown and robbed last night The amount taken is not stated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Tex
H. L. Holley
Ira
Here
Wilson Nominates New Postmasters in Memphis and Lake Charles
President Wilson yesterday nominated J. C. French as postmaster at Memphis Tennessee and H. J. Geary as postmaster at Lake Charles Louisiana.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
J. C. French
Memphis
Tenn
H. J. Geary
Lake Charles
Leased Wire Day Report From The Associated Press
The San Antonio Light notes it uses the Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press, describing it as the greatest and most reliable general news service in the world. The Light also carries its own large special news service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Riot at New Orleans seamen strike injures many
In New Orleans on June 11 two men were seriously injured and about a dozen others lightly hurt as striking United Fruit Company seamen clashed with strike-breakers at the Julia River dock. Police halted the riot after 115 arrests. The unrest followed a wage cut announcement, with five hundred sailors and enginemen out of work.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Julia River
Herdia
Mayor Feasts On Spanish Mackerel From Alderman’s Gift
Mayor Brown will dine on fresh Spanish mackerel gifted by Alderman Lambert who fishes at Tarpon Island. Lambert's luck shows with two full barrels sent to friends as gifts, as city officials including City Clerk Fries and Chief of Police Lancaster join the mackerel feast with several aldermen.
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Mayor Brown
Alderman Lambert
Tarpon Island
Alderman Fincham
Lambert
Tobin Hill
Brown
Fred Fries
Pancoast
Lancaster
Train Collision Near Riviera Wreck Hurts Six Passengers
A collision between passenger trains Nos. 101 and 104 on the St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico near Riviera Texas left one locomotive badly wrecked and substantial rolling stock ruined. Six people were injured but none seriously, with names of the injured not learned.
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Kingsville
Tex
St. Louis
Brownsville
Mexico
Riviera
On Trail of Incendiaries in Deport Fire
Paris Tex June 11 county authorities investigate the origin of the Deport fire Monday night and say they have a clue guiding the inquiry with the possibility of incendiarism.
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Paris
Tex
Fleet of intercoastal canal boats heads toward Galveston
Freeport Texas June 11. Despite Admiral Holland’s absence the motor craft fleet leaves the canal mouth bound for Mud Island Cut seventeen miles away. About fifty boats from Port Aransas College Port Bay City Palacios Victoria Brazoria Velasco Freeport and other western points join under Commodores Hill Good Cheer Rugely. Daybreak restart planned as rough wind slows progress with West Bay chop feared for small craft.
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Freeport
Tex
Admiral Holland
Jimmy
Galveston
Ship Channel
Mud Island
Intercoastal Canal
West Bay
Brazos River
Port Aransas
Collegeport
Bay City
Palacios
Victoria
Brazoria
Menos River
George Culver
Matagorda
Bert Ayres
Culver
United States Engineer
S. M. Wilcox
United States
Galveston District
Gasoline Explosion Destroys Hamburger Stand Fatally Burns Cook
August Taylor, 55, suffered severe burns when a gallon of gasoline exploded near his hamburger stand in front of Rotter Brothers Saloon at Alamo Plaza and East Crockett Street at 10 am. The blaze damaged the stand about $20 and Taylor, transported to Santa Rosa hospital, showed little hope of recovery. He said he had just started the venture, and his wife and two children died in the Galveston flood.
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August Taylor
Rotter Brothers
Alamo Plaza
East Crockett Street
Taylor
Santa Rosa
Wright
Blum Street
Galveston
Brazilian envoy Laura Muller arrives in Washington for visit
A squadron of cavalry escorts Dr. Laura Muller the Brazilian envoy upon arrival at the Washington navy yard. She comes to reciprocate ex-Secretary Root’s South American visit years ago. Secretary Bryan and Senator Root accompany her as a bright sunny day welcomes the South American delegation.
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Washington, D. C
Dolphin
Washington Navy Yard
Laura Muller
Root
South America
Washington
Submarine Test Off Long Beach Surpasses Record
Six men sealed in a new type submarine boat off Long Beach California surpassed the endurance record. They sank at 5 yesterday morning and expected to stay submerged until 5 this afternoon. The OcTopus held the prior record at 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Octopus
Charleston Probe Opens as Senate Seeks Fast Facts
West Virginia militia, led by Adjutant General Charles D. Elliott, testifies on martial law in coal strike regions. He details trials by military courts, armored trains, and clashes between mine guards and strikers in Paint Creek and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
United States Senate
Charles D. Elliott
West Virginia
Elliott
Kanawha
Raleigh
Fayette
Formeer
Glasscock
Senator Borah
Paint Creek
Mucklow
Hatfielq
Belcher
Borah
Idaho
Senate
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Indiana U
McFaddin
New London, Conn
Senna
Seeernere
Orefalt Pratta
Commissariat
Racine
Wis
Illinois
Imperator
Hamburg-American Line
Hamburg
City
Jones
Col
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