Tariff caucus approves all amendments on agricultural schedule
Washington June 27 All amendments to the agricultural schedule of the new tariff proposed by Senate Democrats were approved in caucus including a countervailing duty on wheat and flour. The finance committee may propose expanding its amendment to empower the president to impose countervailing duties on corn commodities when other nations discriminate. Opposition rose among California wine producers. Cloture rule applied to limit tariff debate as Underwood Simmons bill moves toward Senate report next week.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
California
Senate Democrats
Senate
United States
More Rains Coming Says Major Buell
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau predicts showers today or tomorrow as storm areas develop over the west gulf and Rocky mountains. Rain is expected to spread inland along the Texas coast with showers already reported at Galveston Corpus Christi Brownsville Houston and other south coast locales.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
West Gulf
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Houston
Alice
New Orleans
Rio Grande
Arkansas Chancellor Upholds Blue Sky Law
Chancellor Martineau of Little Rock sustains the Arkansas blue sky law enacted last winter. The measure, modeled after Kansas, faced a challenge from a building and loan association.
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Little Rock
Ark
Martineau
Arkansas
Kansas
Building and Loan Association
Legislature committee to study Texas penitentiary finances
The legislative committee formed by the Thirty third Legislature to probe the state penitentiary system will convene next Monday to draft a report. The report is to be submitted at the forthcoming special session.
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Austin
Tex
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Showers tonight and Saturday across San Antonio and surrounding areas. The unsettled weather will bring chances of rain with cooler conditions into the weekend. Expect light to moderate showers, with possible isolated thunderstorms in some parts.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather summary for several cities in the midwest and northeast
Observations show St Louis 80 clear SE wind six miles per hour rain and warmer with a low of 78. Chicago 82 clear SW wind twelve miles per hour high and rain with a low of 76. Milwaukee 78 partly cloudy S wind eight miles per hour rain and warmer with a low of 72. St Paul 78 cloudy SW wind six miles per hour hot with showers and thunderstorms low 78. Kansas City 78 clear S wind hot rain to night and Saturday low 76. New York 70 clear S wind & miles per hour fair Saturday low 64. Boston 72 cloudy SW wind fourteen miles per hour rain tonight Saturday fair low 62. Washington 76 clear S wind four miles per hour Saturday fair low 70.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Mrs Dunne Praises Husband Suffrage Signing Action
Springfield Illinois June 27 Mrs Edward F Dunne wife of the Governor who signed the woman suffrage bill expressed pride in his action She is mother of thirteen and said she will exercise the right as soon as possible and has long supported suffrage in Illinois authorities say the measure enfranchises 1 600 000 women in the state
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Springfield
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Child labor violations found in northeastern Texas
Labor inspector A L Garrett reports more than 30 children employed illegally in fourteen counties. Plants agreed to remove the children immediately. many employers misinterpreted parental consent as sufficient. The eight hour law is being violated in numerous cases. it is already in force.
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Austin
Tex
A. L. Garrett
Garrett
Men Plan Ocean Trip From New Bedford
Lawrence Erhard, 28, German native, and T. Johansen, 22, Swedish native, of the revenue cutter Acushnet, prepare to cross the Atlantic in a 14 foot motor boat from New Bedford late July. The craft will have a canvas spray hood air tanks sails and oars and they expect to reach the English coast within 14 days.
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New Bedford
Mass
Atlantic
Lawrence Erhard
T. Johansen
Acushnet
English
Erhard
Germany
Johansen
Sweden
Six Die When Boat Upsets on Edmonton River
Six persons drown when a motor launch capsized on the Edmonton river last night. The dead include Rodman C Hooper and his wife, Earl Meredith and his wife, Mrs Case wife of Manager Case, and a mechanician named Mr Case who was the sole survivor.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Rodman C. Hooper
Marshall Wells Company
Earl Meredith
Case
West End
Imperial Bank
Heat Wave Predicted for Chicago and Midwest
Chicago forecaster Henry J. Cox issued a bulletin predicting intense heat with no relief for the next several days across Chicago and the middle west. The forecast warns of continued high temperatures and oppressive conditions.
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Chicago
Middle West
Henry J. Cox
Narrow Skirt Debate Shapes Fashion at National Convention
At the National Ladies Tailors and Dressmakers convention in New York delegates weighed skirt widths and styles. New York urged a yard circumference while Chicago sought a yard and a quarter with two front and back slashes. Louisiana favored a two-yard no slash design with shirtwaists. The pistol pocket proved a notable novelty and some suggested patch pockets for purses.
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New York
Ladies Tailors and Dressmakers
Chicago
Louisiana
Are Two Meals Enough Question Sparks Court Hearing
The Humane Society of the District of Columbia challenges a horse feeding plan as a police court judge prepares to rule. The society wants three regular meals daily while a large commercial rider asserts two square meals suffice, one at 6 am and another at night. company officials have been summoned to court.
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Washington, D. C
Humane Society of
District of Columbia
The
Humane Society
Roosevelt and Whitman Granted Pistol Permits
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and District Attorney Charles S. Whitman were found to have permission to carry pistols. Magistrate Corrigan confirmed earlier reports and said he waived a requirement by not asking for character affidavits, with fellow magistrates forgiving the irregularity and not reprimanding him.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles 8S
Whitman
Corrigan
Brooklyn
Suffragettes Freed After Water Strike Message
Dr Flora Murray explained to suffragettes in London that the rapid release of imprisoned members came after a water strike led by leaders like Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. The abstention supposedly forced authorities to release prisoners to avoid poisoning.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Flora Murray
Factory Girls Graduate In New York
Sixteen factory girls, ages 16 to 25, graduated last night as the first class of this kind in New York. They received diplomas after five weeks of study while continuing to earn wages from four to twelve dollars weekly, selected from top workers by the Cotton Garment Manufacturers' Association.
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New York
Schoo
Cotton Garment Manufacturers’ Association
Heat Waves Claim Six More Lives In Philadelphia
Excessive humidity caused six deaths in Philadelphia yesterday, bringing the heat toll to 14 fatalities in 48 hours. The day’s high reached 81 degrees.
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Philadelphia
Leche in San Antonio for inspection tour
H A Leche district civil service secretary for Louisiana and Texas is currently in San Antonio on a routine inspection and investigation trip.
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H. A. Leche
Louisiana
Texas
San Antonio
Property Owners May Vote on Bonds Under AG Opinion
A state attorney general ruling allows anyone owning taxable property on June 1 1913 who is otherwise qualified to vote in the upcoming election and bond vote. An oath will be required for those not on the tax rolls, with poll tax receipt or sworn proof of payment.
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Attorney General
Supreme Court
Gillette
State Supreme Court
Senator Fall Presses Mexico Report In Senate Speech
Senator Fall unveiled the committee’s report on the Madero revolution urging repeal of the 1912 law allowing arms shipments across the border. He claimed no American money financed the revolt, citing a $350000 bond loan linked to Gustavo Madero and a now-unbuilt Mexican Central Railroad at Zacatecas.
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Washington, D. C
Fall
Senate
Mexico
Taft
Gustavo Madero
Paris
Zacatecas
Madero
United States
Hobart Leaves Estate Worth 1.46 Million in New Jersey
Garret A Hobart former vice president under President McKinley died leaving a personal estate totaling 1 460 975 dollars as shown in an accounting to the trustees of the surrogates office Paterson New Jersey June 27 The figure reflects the late official’s sizable holdings and assets.
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Hobart
Paterson
N. J
Garret A. Hobart
United States
McKinley
Captain Sloan Simpson Retired From Texas Guard
Captain Sloan Simpson of Dallas, adjutant of the Fourth Texas Infantry, retired from active service by his own request under militia law and placed on the retired list with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Texas National Guard.
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Sloan Simpson
Austin
Tex
Dallas
Fourth Texas Infantry
Texas National Guard
May Executed for Slaying Mrs Meredith in Clay County
Eddyville Ky June 27 General May known for eight claimed killings was executed by electric chair for murdering Mrs Bell Meredith in Clay County on March 5 The so called general earned his nickname by christening not title and once survived a deadly pistol duel while serving as deputy sheriff His death ends a notorious career as he faced life before parole and then a death sentence after the Meredith killing.
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Eddyville
General May
Bell Meredith
Clay County
Old Hardy
May
Sherman Meredith
Meredith
Kentucky
Funeral held for circus performer Reocorio Cabassas
The funeral for Reocorio Cabassas an veteran circus performer killed when he fell from a wagon near Martindale was held this morning at his home and burial followed at San Fernando cemetery. He traveled with the Rios Cabazo show and was known for his wit and tricks on the wagon. He leaves a mother five brothers and two sisters with one brother Tedeno active in vaudeville in Del Rio at the time of the accident.
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Reocorio Cabassas
Martindale
Pecos Street
San Fernando Cemetery
Cabassas
Sabassas
San Antonio
San Marcos
Tedeno
del Rio
Reccorio
Rios & Cabazo
Poincare Bids Farewell After Royal British Visit
President Poincare leaves London for France after a royal visit hosted by King George the Prince of Wales and other dignitaries. Crowds throng Victoria station and acclaim the French leader as he departs.
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London
Poincare
King George
France
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Victoria Station
York House
Texas club delegates meet to form permanent group
Delegates from about 80 social clubs across Texas convene in Galveston for a two day meeting to form a permanent organization and to shield clubs from adverse laws while advancing club interests. J L Peeler of Austin chairs the opening session.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
J. L. Peeler
Austin
Magnates Optimistic As Federal League Opens July 7
Officials say the Federal League western invasion begins July 7 with Chicago at Kansas City. Transfer of the Covington team to Kansas City expected complete by then. Powers notes league optimism as Kansas City replaces Covington.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Kansas City
John T. Powers
Covington
French Aviator Killed In Monoplane Test
French aviator Maurice L. Foulquier died after a monoplane test at Chalon sur Marne. He fell 220 feet while handling the aircraft for the first time, having been trained on a biplane and apparently not adapting to monoplane control.
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Chalons
Surmarne
France
Maurice L. Foulquier
Foulquier
Subpoenas Sought in Washington Lobby Inquiry
The Senate lobby investigation committee plans to subpoena Lewis Cass Ledyard and Paul D. Cravath of New York to appear next week regarding influence attempts by financial men. A. Mitchell Palmer testified about calls impersonating congressmen, signaling broader questions about who orchestrated efforts to shield investigations. The hearing, led by Chairman Overman, resumes next week with calls for others to testify.
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Washington
Dpd. C
Senate Lobby Investigation Committee
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Paul D. Cravath
New York
David Lamar
Wall Street
Ledyard
Mr. Cravath
Robert S. Lovett
The
Union Pacific
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Overman
Senate Committee
Cravath
Lamar
Senate
Edward Lauterbach
Daniel J. Riordan
White Trial Tomorrow in Nolan Street Car Hold-Up Case
The trial of Ben White, charged as Grover Essary’s accomplice in the Nolan street car holdup of April 7, is set to begin tomorrow morning in the Thirty-seventh District Court. A venire of 200 men is summoned, with District Attorney Linden stating no venireman will be excused before appearing in court. White’s case was postponed last week due to lack of indictment copy but is now expected to proceed. Grover Essary received a life sentence for murder.
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Ben White
Grover Essary
Nolan
Thirty-seventh District Court
W. C. Linden
Venireman
White
Carlos Bee
Shoots at Cracksmen Foiled at Brack's Saloon West Commerce
Brack fired two shots from a revolver at two men trying to break into Brack's saloon on West Commerce Street at 2 10 this morning. Neighbors reported the incident and Officers Maltsberger and Kohr responded. Brack said he heard a noise and, armed, confronted the intruders, who fled. No injuries or signs of a hit were found.
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Brack
West Commerce Street
Maltsberger
Kohr
San Antonio Tight Leased Wire Day Report Intro
The San Antonio Tight carries the Associated Press lease wire day report, a daily service of about 20,000 words. It supplements with its own extensive special news service offering.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
New Men Slated for California Offices
President Wilson named Thomas B. Hayden for United States district attorney and Judge M. T. Dooling for United States circuit judge in the northern district of California. Matt I. Sullivan to serve as special prosecutor in the Caminetti Diggs land and Western Fuel cases. Dooling will fill a vacancy on the superior court bench and hear the cases. Attorney General McReynolds discussed the appointments with the president. A failed House judiciary committee quorum blocked action on Kahn's papers request. Hayden, former San Francisco school board president, now counsel for the government in the Caminetti Diggs and Western Fuel prosecutions.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas B. Hayden
M. T. Dooling
Wilson
United States District Attorney
United States Circuit
California
Senate
Matt I. Sullivan
Dooling
McReynolds
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Kahn
Thomas E. Hayden
San Francisco Board of Education
Western
Travelers Seek to Eliminate Tipping in Nationwide Drive
The United Commercial Travelers of America push in the next legislative session for hotel regulation reform, tipping elimination, and exemption of commercial travelers from jury duty. The supreme council endorsed a uniform mileage book bill and appointed a committee to address baggage rate concerns amid alleged discrimination.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Commercial Travelers of America
Supreme Council
Wallin
New York
Texas
Woman Sentenced to Remand on Mailbox Explosive Charge
Mrs. Margaret Haigh Mackworth daughter of coal king David A. Thomas formerly in Canada faced a Newport magistrate and was remanded for 14 days on a charge of placing explosives in a mailbox. She was arrested in Cardiff. secretary of Newport's Woman's Social and Political Union. Her mother Mrs. Thomas and husband Captain Humphrey Mackworth are noted suffrage and military figures.
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Newport
England
Margaret Haigh Mackworth
David A. Thomas
Canada
Cardiff
Mackworth
Woman's Social and Political Union
Thomas
Captain Humphrey Mackworth
The
Royal Monmouthshire Engineers
Sir Arthur Mackworth
Justice Gerard Named U S Ambassador to Germany
Berlin reports that Justice Gerard of the New York Supreme Court was forwarded by the German foreign office to Emperor William for approval. The nomination was well received and is believed to be accepted promptly.
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Berlin
Gerard
New York Supreme Court
United States
Germany
Foreign Office
William
Kiel
Postmaster Burleson Orders Vast Stamp Quantities
Postmaster General Burleson directed treasury to issue stamps for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The order specifies 11.98 billion ordinary stamps, 20 million special delivery stamps, 70.98 million postage due stamps, 31.4 million stamp books and 1.291 million vending coils.
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Washington, D. C
Burleson
Treasury
Want ads advertise ten day run with two Sundays
A notice explains that 15 words for 10 days with two Sundays cost 0.5 cents per word per insertion. It promotes placing ads by phone with old and new Crockett numbers for convenience.
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Crockett
Hemet Incident: Koreans Targeted by Local Exclusion
Washington reports a preliminary official estimate of a disturbance in Hemet California where Korean fruit pickers faced expulsion from the community. The incident prompts potential diplomatic representations via Japan and a State Department inquiry to assess treatment of aliens.
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Washington, D. C
Hemet
Cal
Hemet Officials Worried Over Apricot Picker Incident
In Hemet California officials today faced uncertainty after white field laborers forced out Korean apricot pickers from Riverside. Mayor H G Shaw consulted attorneys who said the city bore no liability. Growers had hired Asians to pick fruit cheaper amid alleged white labor shortages.
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Hemet
Cal
Riverside
H. G. Shaw
Mexican detained over gnawed bone in vagrancy case
Police found a Mexican man gnawing a filthy bone on the railroad track. County Physician Dr. D Berrey will examine his sanity this afternoon. He is jailed on a nominal vagrancy charge while confined at the county jail. The officer warned the bone could kill him. the man replied Bueno and was taken to the station.
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D. Berrey
Bueno
Skin donation offers flood in Buffalo mill disaster
A score of volunteers including two women offered skin to aid victims of the Huested Milling Company plant explosion in Buffalo New York. Hospitals expect to obtain 10 000 square inches of skin as more volunteers apply by telephone. The death toll was 14 with 12 reported missing and expectations that it would rise.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Huested Milling Company
Attorney General Rules Local Option Liquor Shipments Illegal
The Texas attorney general's department ruled that liquor dealers in a wet city may not ship intoxicating liquor to a county area under local option. The opinion states the law confines liquor traffic to licensed boundaries to keep it within the jurisdiction where licensing occurs.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Vaudeville Actor A Bellman Dies by Suicide in New York
Albert Schlitz known as A Bellman and once part of Bellman and Moore killed himself at the Vaudeays Comedy Club in New York. The 53 year old actor used poison in the billiard room while with his brother and friends.
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New York
Albert Schlitz
A. Bellman
Bellman and Moore
Vaudeys
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