Court sides with Uhr on power to nominate police and fire chiefs
Fourth Texas Court of Civil Appeals upholds police and fire commissioner Robert Uhr’s authority to nominate every employee in the police and fire departments. The ruling limits mayor Clinton Brown to four appointees and condemns aldermanic control as a relic of the spoils system.
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Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
W.S. Fly
Clinton G. Brown
W. F. Ezell
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Fly
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Galveston
San Antonio
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Poison in Liquid Form Says Coroner at Orpet Trial
Wauke g a NL June 14 Dr John L Taylor coroner testified today at the trial of Will H Orpet for the alleged murder of Marian Lambert that the cyanide of potassium causing death was taken in liquid form He based this on stains on Miss Lambert s person that were sediment not crystal form The state holds that Orpet bought a two ounce bottle from Charles Hassinger in Madison Wis The defense may argue Miss Lambert brought the corrosive in crystal form The coroner described sediment and an impalpable powder on Miss Lambert s hand and a streak from the corner of her mouth toward her forehead She also testified Miss Lambert was often down and threatened death by her own act in a love affair with Orpet No confirmation of reports that Josephine Davis would be charged with perjury.
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Waukegan
John L. Taylor
Will H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Miss Lambert
Young Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Charles Hassinger
Madison
Wis
Josephine Davis
Orpet
Marconi to Introduce Ship Collision Preventer
Announcement from London states William Marconi will soon release a device to prevent ship collisions in darkness or fog. The simple bridge operated contrivance aims to improve safety at sea.
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London
William Marconi
Irish Bishop Thomas A OCallaghan Dies in Cork at 77
The Most Reverend Thomas A OCallaghan Roman Catholic bishop of Cork died today in Cork Ireland at age 77. He was appointed bishop of Cork in 1886.
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Thomas A. O’callaghan
Cork
Ireland
Thomas A. O'Callaghan
Weather forecast for US cities from The Light
NOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS reports city by city forecasts. St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City and Washington show temperatures ranging from 64 to 70 with cloudy and partly cloudy conditions and light to moderate winds. Thursday likely to be clear or cloudy with highs from 74 to 89 and lows around 60 to 68.
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Kansas City
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Canadians in Charge Retake Lost Trenches at Verdun
British release says Canadian troops seized a former British position southeast of Zillebek, over 1500 yards, despite heavy shelling. Three officers and 123 men were captured, and raids near Ypres and Bois Grenier yielded additional enemy losses. A British column under General Sykes reached Kerman in Persia.
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London
Zilisebeke
Zillebeke
Sanctuary Wood
Ypres
Bois Grenier
Reuter
Teheran
Sykes
Kerman
Persia
Verdun Battle Wanes As German Assaults Continue
Paris reports the Verdun front quieted after renewed German attempts north of Thiaumont. An entire Bavarian and Pomeranian division suffered heavy losses in twelve assaults. French artillery held Vaux plateau, with limited gains on Hill No. 321. In the Vosges, French ski troops captured prisoners in a surprise southern Son Ger detachment action.
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Thann
Russians Press Czernowitz Front as City Near Fall
Reports from the eastern front say Russia is advancing on Czernowitz the Bukowina capital. The Austrian communications are disrupted by a railway cut north of the city as heavy fighting rages in its outskirts. Russian cavalry reportedly near twenty miles from Czernowitz.
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Czernowitz
Bukowina
Reuter
Petrograd
Rome
Italy
Austrians Repulsed Along Posina Line
Rome reports Austrian attacks along the Posina line in the Southern Tyrol were repulsed by Italian forces after intensive artillery preparation on Monday night according to the war office.
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London
Posina
Tyrol
War Office
Preparedness Parade Led by President in Washington DC
President Wilson led a 75 000 strong preparedness parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to stress the need for a strong army and navy. He reviewed the line from a White House stand as crowds cheered and a later address on America First was planned. Senator Sheppard of Texas marched behind the president, the only Texas official in the parade.
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Briand Urges Unity at Entente Economic Conference
Paris June 14 Premier Briand welcomed delegates to an economic conference of the entente allies. He urged diplomatic and economic union to ensure world economic liberation and restore healthy commercial methods. The secret sessions involve ministers of commerce and finance from allied nations to craft postwar policy.
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Paris
Briand
Germany
Toxicologist to Testify in Orpet Murder Trial
Waukegan Illinois June 14 Dr Ralph W Webster toxicologist is expected to testify today in the murder trial of Will H Orpet charged with killing Marian Lambert He will discuss his analysis of the dead girl's stomach which showed grains of cyanide of potassium The testimony follows Josephine Davis who reaffirmed Marian's depression and threats of self harm yesterday.
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Ill
Ralph W. Webster
Will H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Webster
Marian
Josephine Davis
Americans Back Wilson in Democratic National Convention
At St Louis June 14 Martin Glynn urged unity and defended Wilsons neutrality and policy. He framed Americanism peace preparedness and prosperity as core Democratic aims and praised the Federal Reserve Act and Underwood tariff while urging broad support for the President and his programs.
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Martin H. Glynn
New York
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Americas
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Lincoln
Hamilton
Jefferson
Lusitania
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Harrison
Blaine
Grant
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South America
No Petty Politics Says the President
Washington June 14 Efforts to insert a platform plank banning federal judges from leaving the bench for elective offices will not be countenanced by President Wilson Administration officials said he sent word to St Louis that he did not want any petty politics played.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
St. Louis
Mutual efforts to unite Hughes and Roosevelt
New York reports that mutual friends pursue a meeting between Charles Evans Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt. Everett Colby and Oscar Straus, plus S. W. Fairchild, work to arrange talks while Hughes considers meeting suffrage representatives. Roosevelt health rumors fade as he endures coughing and ligament strain from a pier incident.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Everett Coleby
Mr. Hughes
Oscar 8. Straus
W. Fairchild
Union League Club
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Congressional Union
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Blockhouses on Border Protect Bridges in Brownsville
Movable blockhouses on wheels will be used by Brigadier General James Parker to guard bridges from Mexican bandit attacks. The first blockhouse, secretly built, sits on a siding ten miles north of Brownsville and is heavily sandbagged with many loop holes.
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Brownsville
Tex
James Parker
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