Wilson Chooses Special Prosecutor For Caminetti Diggs Cases
President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds planned to appoint a special prosecutor for the Caminetti Diggs white slave cases and Western Fuel indictments in San Francisco. McNab resigns. Francis J. Heney eyed as lead counsel to press trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Wilson
McReynolds
San Francisco
Department of Justice
White House
Federal Grand Jury
United States District Attorney
McNab
Francis J. Heney
United States
Caminetti-Diggs
Western Fuel Company
Diggs-Caminetti
Department of Commerce and Labor
Caminetti
Immigration
California
Moe Reynolds
Ile
Sidney Smith
Robert Bruce
Lane
Sidney V. Smith
Prine
Smith
Bruce
Art With
Instrum
Aften
Juded
Weather summary for tourists across major cities
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 78 degrees with rain and a 12 mile south wind, Chicago 16 with rain, Milwaukee 68 with rain, St Paul 70 with rain, Kansas City 70 with rain, New York 66 with rain, Boston 62 with rain, and Washington 74 with rain. Night and day patterns vary by city with lows listed for several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Plenty of Money to Handle Crops
San Antonio wholesalers report optimistic trade territories and strong orders as drummers and traveling salesmen bring in fall samples. Local banks empower rural banks to finance crop movements this year. New York banks show the largest weekly surplus increase of the year, with reserves improving since May and a stock market liquidation impacting loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
New York
New York Clearing House
Orphans' Day Out Parade Draws Big Civic Support
National capital residents donate cars for a Monday outing for several hundred orphans. Promoters say the motorcade will rival past parades as children will be driven to the countryside for a day of activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Gasoline Stove Explodes at Massey Home
Fire department responded to a morning call at 419 Sherman street. A gasoline stove exploded but the blaze was put out by W. R. Massey before firefighters arrived. Massey suffered painful burns to his hands carrying the flaming stove into the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Massey
Sherman Street
Massey
Mr. Massey
Noise Affects Chicagoans In Downtown District
The incessant downtown noise of Chicago is said to impact residents, leaving them unable to relax. Dr. Chester King of Atlanta spoke to a conference of alienists and neurologists examining methods to reduce degeneracy and dementia.
Wheat and oats harvesting in Fort Worth area rapid
Harvesting of wheat and oats near Fort Worth is in full sway due to dry weather. Grain selling is brisk with news that a solid train load of oats has been shipped from Temple to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Temple
New Orleans
Oh You June Brides Learn Economy Ad Advice
A brief pep note urges June brides to study economy to own a home and save by using daily want ads. It invites readers to advertise for items and to telephone Crockett 1742 or New 176 for ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett
Ben White Case Set For Trial Saturday In Dallas Court
Ben White charged as an accomplice with Grover Essary in the Nolan street car holdup on April 7, had not been served with the indictment copy. Trial postponed to Saturday at 9 30 with a 200 man special venire. Judge W A Anderson ordered service of the indictment before remand. District Attorney Linden said no excusal for venires will be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben White
Grover Essary
Nolan
Thirty-seventh District Court
W. 8. Anderson
Carlos Bee
Bee
W. C. Linden
Texas Representative Dies Fights Car Conductor in DC
In Washington DC Representative Dies of Texas fought a street car conductor after a dispute over a window. The conductor earned a black eye and the car window shattered, while Dies left unscathed though heated. Railway officials said they would investigate and favor the conductor’s side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Washington
Washington, D. C
Dies
Death of Edouard Aynard Shocks French Chamber
In Paris the chamber of deputies witnessed the sudden death of Edouard Aynard, Lyons representative and Bank of France regent, as he collapsed en route to a speech. Doctors cited heart failure from overwork after a night of speech preparation. Aynard, born January 1 1837, was a noted economic authority and former deputy speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Aynard
Lyons
M. Aynard
Bank of France
Galveston to Build First-Class Dry Dock
A half million dollars has been subscribed for a new dry dock at Galveston to serve the largest ships visiting the port. J. J. Kane leads the company which has bought 26 acres on Bay Shore and will start work once legislative permission is secured for use of submerged flats between the land and harbor channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
J. J. Kane
Bay Shore
Texas
French bondholders probe Frisco records in St Louis
Three expert accountants began a quiet review of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway records in St Louis on behalf of French stockholders who hold about 27 million dollars in Frisco bonds. The probe follows receivership proceedings on May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis & San Francisco
Frisco
Argentine Cadets Visit Annapolis Naval Academy
Twenty five officers and cadets from the Argentine ship Presidente Sarmiento spent yesterday sightseeing at Annapolis. They departed by special car this morning after a luncheon. With only four year men on hand, no drills or exhibitions were staged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Washington, D. C
Presidente Sarmiento
Naval Academy
McLoughlin Defeats Mavrogordato In Wimbledon Round Three
Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco, a United States Davis player, won in straight sets over T. M. Mavrogordato of England in the third round of the Wimbledon singles championship played today in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLoughlin
Wimbledon
Maurice E. McLoughlin
San Francisco
United States
Davis
T. M. Mavrogordato
Chemist Edwin Clyton Released After Hunger Strike
Edwin Clyton the chemist jailed for 22 months for conspiracy with militant suffragette leaders was freed from prison in a weak condition following a hunger strike. The June 17 sentence preceded his release yesterday in London.
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London
Edwin Clyton
Georgia Governor Calls Labor Unions a Trust Dominating Labor
Governor J M Brown in a farewell message to the Georgia legislature argues that labor unions form a national trust, censures strikes as indefensible, and urges compulsory arbitration to curb union power. He asserts public service wage suppression and faulted law compliance by strikers in recent Georgia railroad and street railway disputes.
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Atlanta
America
J. M. Brown
Georgia
Brown
Georgia Railroad
Augusta Street Railway Company
Wilson Yet To Decide On Lincoln Memorial Bridge Commission Meet
Members of the House await President Wilson's move on attending a Lincoln Memorial Bridge Commission session. The panel, including Vice President Marshall and Rep Clark of Florida, was formed to study the Potomac bridge cost from the Mall area near Arlington and the Lincoln memorial.
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Washington, D. C
House
Wilson
Lincoln Memorial Bridge Commission
Capitol
Congress
Potomac River
Mall
Lincoln Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Marshall
Swanson
Clark
Florida
Cement Men Indicted In Chicago Over Company Fraud
Federal grand jury returned indictments against Empire Port land Cement Company agents for conspiring to defraud buyers of stock. Named defendants include Albert H. Marshall and Jules T. Boster of Chicago, Arthur G. Marshall of New York, Albert T. Kirk of Shell City Missouri, and Harry E. Williams of Sheboygan Wisconsin. A prior demurrer to a former indictment was sustained.
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Chicago
Empire Portland Cement Company
Portsmouth
Albert H. Marshall
Arthur G. Marshall
New York
Albert T. Kirk
Shell City
Harry E. Williams
Sheboygan
Wis
Jules T. Boster
Train crash near Ottawa kills eight, dozens injured
Ottawa Ont June 25 eight persons were reported killed on the Canadian Pacific Railway western express three miles west of Ottawa. Four cars plunged into the Ottawa River and two more were wrecked on the track. The number of casualties was not definitely known.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western
Here
Ottawa River
Court of Criminal Appeals Dismisses Roscher Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals dis missed ex parte Wm C Roscher from Travis county. The case tested the comptroller authority to revoke a liquor dealer license and led two justices to recuse from hearing arguments. No opinion was written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Ex-Parte
Cc. Roscher
Travis County
Tragedy in Spokane as Couple Found Dead in Tent
In Spokane Washington Franz Fromm once a national revolver champion and his wife were found dead in a tent behind their home. Authorities believe Mrs Fromm killed her husband in a jealous act then took her own life. A note in the woman’s handwriting names two local women as the cause of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Franz Fromm
United States
Fromm
Light carries its own large special news service
The Light publishes its own sizable special news service alongside the leased wire day report from Associated Press. The combined coverage aims to provide broad, authoritative daily reporting for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated S’ress
Light
Pasteur Treatment Given 15 Soldiers at Leon Springs
Fifteen Troop A Third Cavalry members at the local army garrison were placed in the post hospital for Pasteur treatment after being bitten or scratched by a pet dog that showed rabies signs. The dog was killed, and the soldiers are under observation for twenty days.
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Troop A
Third Cavalry
Pasteur
Leon Springs
Cross
Eagle Pass Sees 7.20 Inches of Rain
Southwest Texas endured widespread showers with Eagle Pass reporting the heaviest rainfall of 7.20 inches. San Antonio measured 0.16 inches as rain varied by location from Brownsville to Del Rio, with forecasts calling for more precipitation.
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Brownsville
Eagle Pass
Texas
San Antonio
del Rio
Local Weather Bureau
Brenham
Corpus Christi
Cuero
Del
Houston
Kerrville
Lampasas
Luling
Igc
Heavy rainfall floods Eagle Pass area with minor damage
In Eagle Pass Texas on Tuesday 7.20 inches of rain fell in twelve hours. The river rose twelve feet above normal yet no damage is reported in the neighborhood. The railroad at Fuente near Piedras Negras was washed out but repaired in time to avoid train delays.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Fuente
Piedras Negras
Texas Faces Near Million Treasury Influx
Austin June 25 Near one million dollars is expected to enter the state treasury in the coming weeks with funds from the liquor license system and state department revenues. The treasury plans to pay pension warrants before August 15 while noting a current deficit of $905,000.
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Austin
Tex
State Treasury
State Department
Comptroller's Department
State Weinert
Department
Edwards
Attorney General's Department
Boost for highway meets across counties in Texas
Representatives from nearly every county and from Denver Colorado to Corpus Christi Texas attend the Denver to the Gulf auto highway meeting in San Angelo Texas. An old-style barbecue was served at noon and a dance is planned for tonight. Pledges from county officials promise to keep the highway in excellent condition through their counties. More than 400 autoists attend the gathering amid strong enthusiasm for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Denver
Colo
Corpus Christi
Two Bomber Towns to Be Attacked to Protect Americans
Troops move from Piedras Negras by train toward Laredo with 1800 men, leaving a garrison to defend the town. In El Paso, Villa's Constitutionalists advance from Kino to Guzman and Ahumada on a march toward Juarez, equipped with cavalry, machine guns, and artillery, while federal garrisons mass near Juarez.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
Laredo
Carranza
EL Paso
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Guzmai
Villa Ahumada
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Juarez
Ahumada
Ortega
Ojinaga
Presidio
Villa
Guzman
Constitutionalist
Guadalupe
San Ignacio
Francisco Castro
Castro
Protection Assured as Cavalry Ready on Texas Border
Representative Smith asked President Wilson to shield Americans in El Paso from the Juarez conflict. The secretary of war pledged two full cavalry regiments could be on the border within 12 hours. General Bliss commands protection with Fort Bliss hosting five Second Cavalry troops and a machine gun platoon, plus patrols and border guards along El Paso Sierra Blanca and Lang's ranch.
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Washington, D. C
Smith
Texas
Wilson
el Paso
Juarez
Bliss
Fort Bliss
Rio Grande
Second Cavalry
Sierra Blanca
Thirteenth Cavalry
Lang's Ranch
New Mexico
Ojeda Forces Break Rebel Line Near Guaymas
A Hermosillo telegram to the Constitutionalist junta reports General Ojeda's federals have broken through the rebel cordon and are retreating toward Guaymas. The Sonora state troops hold Santa Rosa and Ortiz with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Arizona
Hermosillo
Constitutionalist
Ojeda
Guaymas
Sonora
Santa Rosa
Ortiz
Durango Surrenders to Constitutionalists in Mexico
Governor Carranza confirms Durango surrender with 1500 federals yielding four cannon and large ammunition stock. Torreon likely next target as Durango falls under Constitutionalists. Eagle Pass merchant J B Garcia case on khaki suit smuggling postponed to June 29 by Commissioner Bonnet.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Durango
Torreon
J. B. Garcia
Mexico
Bonnet
War munitions held up in New Orleans transit
A carload of war munitions moving from New York toward Carranza’s Northern Mexico camp is detained in New Orleans awaiting a decision by the U S Department of Justice on its fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
U. S
New York
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
United States Department of Justice
Explosion Toll Grows at Huested Milling Elevator
Buffalo reporter tally shows eleven dead with twenty six workers still missing after a dust explosion blew through the Huested Milling Company elevator. Firemen fight debris as bodies surface in the cupola. Insurance pegs loss at 250000 amid 150 workers employed and grain cars destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Huested Milling Company
John Conroy
Henry Vetter
Meat Study Planned To Inspect Foreign Beef Supplies
Secretary Houston outlined sending four to five Bureau of Animal Industry experts to Argentina Australia Uruguay Brazil and other nations to study meat inspection provisions. He aims to assess foreign practices and any conflicts with U S meat laws as cattle supplies decline and tariff free imports loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Houston
Bureau of Animal Industry
Argentina
Australia
Uruguay
Brazil
United States
Department of Agriculture
Doctor to Wed Nurse at Kenney Sanitarium Graduation
Miss Lula Beatrice Jarrell of West Virginia will marry Dr. William Terry of Dilley Texas at 6 PM the Kenney Sanitarium this Friday. The 1913 nursing class includes Alice Moerner Jean LeStourgeon and Elsie Wohlfahlt. Diplomas will be presented by Dr. John W. Kenney with no other program.
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Elsie Wohlfahlt
Lula Beatrice Jarrel
John W. Kenney
Russian aerial armament grows with flying squadron goal
In St Petersburg the army staff chief told the Duma that Russia is rapidly developing aerial power. The ministry of war will not rest until a flying squadron is in every army corps and has doubled dirigible numbers. Russia has aerial dreadnoughts with machine guns bomb throwers and wireless. Germany owns 11 dirigibles but only eight meet Russia’s six craft standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Duma
Pure Food Dept Analyzes Beer And Gin Quality
In Austin on June 25 the pure food department collected samples from several beer brands to test if they are real beer. The department also focuses on gin as chemist Hoffman prepares a close analysis of the drink.
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Pure Food Department
Austin
Tex
Hoffman
Commends Heroism of Men on Destroyer Stewart
Secretary Daniels sent letters praising John Stover chief water-tender Henry Boehme oiler and William H Edwards fireman for rushing into the Stewart engine room on May 23 to aid shipmates after a port high pressure cylinder blew. The Pacific torpedo flotilla commander recommends life saving medals though a law limits awards.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
John Stover
Henry Boehme
William H. Edwards
Stewart
Pacific Torpedo Flotilla
Dulgarians Hobin Attack on Servians Prolonged Fight
Battle ongoing at late hour as Bel grade dispatch reports the clash between Dulgarians and Servians continues. Soldiers exchange fire with no clear outcome announced, and officials urge restraint while urging civilians to seek shelter.
Bulgarian Attack On Servians In Macedonia At Daybreak
Belgrade reports a strong Bulgarian force struck Servian positions at Zletovo and Ratkovats in Macedonia at dawn. The engagement continued late with heavy losses cited as Bulgarian artillery joined the fight. The provocation stance was disputed and newspapers warn that a broader crisis may be underway.
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Belgrade
Zletovo
Ratkovats
Macedonia
Magnolia Company 10 standard reports outlined in oil penalty case
The Texas hearing in the $99,000,000 oil penalty and ouster suit against John Sealy & Co and the Navarro Refining Co. nears adjournment as the state completes line of testimony. Courtenay Marshall testifies that Magnolia Petroleum Co and predecessors sent financial reports to London and later to Stand Oil figures Bayne and Folger Jr. reveal Magnolia stock ownership at about 90 percent by Archbold and Folger Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Security Oil Company
Navarro Refining Company
John Sealy & Co
Galveston
Courtenay Marshall
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Commercial Investment and Trading Company of
London
Standard Oil Company
Sealy
S&s. G. Bayne
New York
Magnolia
H. C. Folger Jr
Standard Oil
Magnolia Company
John D. Archbold
Citizens to Build Road From Bexar Line to Jourdanton
Citizens in Jourdanton Pleasanton and Poteet plan a mass work day on July 8 to build a first class sixteen mile highway from the Bexar county line to Jourdanton. D E Colp of the Bexar County Highway League reports strong town meetings with broad participation and similar actions anticipated in Pleasanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jourdanton
Pleasanton
Poteet
Bexar County
D. E. Colp
Colp
Enthy
Utah Colors Arranged for Sailors Stand Donation
Captain William Benson of the battleship Utah at New York has arranged for a colors stand for the vessel. Donors had planned the presentation with the silver, but the ceremonies were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. G
William Benson
Utah
New York
Acce Ance
the of Utah
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Seewee
M. Etna
Statesman
Probe Frisco Records
Road
Fn Great Trust
Workers’ Organization
Canadian Pacific
Roscher
Nuevo Laredo
Santa Rosa and
Dulgarians
Macedona
Zletovo and
Ratkovatz
Texas Concern
Oil Trust
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