Sailors Strike Halts Transatlantic Liners in Liverpool
Liverpool dock workers join a strike to demand union recognition and non employment of non unionists. Four thousand more dock hands walk out as crews on the Haverford and other liners desert their ships in sympathy, leaving Trans Atlantic vessels idle across the waterfront.
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Liverpool
Cunard
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
White Star
Eilerman
Haverford
Red Star Line
Philadelphia
Shortage of Butter Bacon and Eggs Hits English Prices
London June 28 shortages of butter bacon and eggs worsen as continental supplies sit at Hull due to a seamen's strike. Millers halt work amid red stoppage of wheat and flour, while coal truck congestion at northeastern ports disrupts loadings and roils railroads.
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Associated Press
London
Hull
England
Gompers to Appear July 17 to Show Cause
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL will not apologize to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia when appearing with Secretary Frank Morrison and Vice President John Mitchell on July 17 to show cause why they should not be held in contempt. The Louisiana railroad commission heard petitions from local shippers against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad seeking better terminal facilities.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
New Orleans
Louisiana State Railroad Commission
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Stockholders to Vote on Holding Company Plan
A meeting of the American Cities Railroad and Light stockholders will be held in Jersey City New Jersey to vote on accepting a proposition by certain interests to form a large holding company. This would control street railway and electric lighting systems in leading southern cities.
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New Orleans
American Cities Railroad and Light Company
Jersey City
N. J
South
Advertisers Golf Tourney to Be Held at Windsor Club
Western Advertising Golfers association stages its second regular tourney of the year at Windsor club links Chicago. Nine hole qualifying round with eight-player flights, consolation flights for first round losers. Low net wins the temporary R. T. Stanton cup. low gross also prizes.
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Associated
RESS
Chicago
Ill
Western Advertising Golfers Association
Windsor Club Links
FE. P. Cockrell
R. T. Stanton
Girl beaten to death sparks murder charge in Chico
Helen Rumbel, 14, died at home near Gridley after severe punishment for alleged stubbornness. Stepmother Emma Rumbel and stepbrother Arthur Lewis held on murder charges. bail denied. Coroner cites extensive bruising and choking.
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Associated Press
Chico
Cal
Helen Rumbel
Gridley
Emma Rumbel
Arthur Lewis
Oroville
Lewis
Wheeling Council Bans Vile Language in Public Addresses
Wheeling city council approved a ordinance imposing fines for vulgar language in public speeches. Councilman Habberstick said the measure aimed to curb Billy Sunday’s vocabulary as churches plan an evangelist campaign in the city next year.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Ya
Couucil
Habberstick
Billy” Sunday
Asphalt Shingles They Look Like Slate
Ed Steves & Sons markets asphalt shingles designed to resemble slate roofing, offering a durable yet stylish alternative for homeowners seeking a traditional look. The product emphasizes longevity and curb appeal.
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Slate
ED Steves & Sons
Detectives chase pennyweight game swindlers
A letter to a jewelers trade paper describes two men who boast of netting $10,000 in two months by a pennyweight game. A bareheaded man visits shops to view rings while a partner swaps cheap rings for valuable gems, swindling jewelers in New York and other cities.
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New York
Philadelphia
Newark
Pittsburg
Fatal shooting in Brenham as farmer claims self defense
In Brenham Texas on June 28 Morris Johnson a Black man was fatally wounded after being struck by Bam King a white farmer who surrendered. King says Johnson advanced with a hoe prompting the shot in what he calls self defense.
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Brenham
Tex
Morris Johnson
Bam .King
Death of J. P. Riley Prominent Freestone County Mason
J P Riley former Freestone county tax collector and noted Mason died at his Fairfield home Monday night after a period of illness. Funeral plans were not immediately announced. Riley was a longtime resident of the Texan community and held in high regard by local civic and fraternal groups.
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Thaguh
Tex
J. P. Riley
Freestone County
Fairfield
Farmer Crum Ships Five Carloads Wheat from 300 Acre Farm
F W Crum of near Bnyder Texas shipped five carloads of wheat from his 300 acre farm selling at 4 cents a bushel. He harvests fifteen bushels per acre.
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Bnyder
Tex
F. W. Crum
Diamonds stolen from pillow in Mineral Wells case
Mrs. Dickison of Fremont Ohio reported that between 250 and 300 dollars worth of diamonds were taken from beneath her pillow in Mineral Wells Texas. The jewelry was kept in a purse.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Es Dickison
Fremont, O
Rosy-Posy Powder and Rouge Paper Promote Beauty Aids
Bree Sampte of Rosalma Co. in Louisville announces imported French powders and rouge with moisture restoring formulas. Stores display ac hen and ombre couture style yet readers note unclear phrasing and stray characters in the ad copy.
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Rosalma Co
Louisville
Justices of Peace Entitled to 10 Percent Commission
The Texas attorney general holds that a justice of the peace may keep a five percent commission on all fines collected for state or county under Article 1144. The ruling distinguishes the authority from Article 1143, allowing the commission as an officer rather than a court clerk.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Justice of the Peace
Supreme Court
Youth Arrested in Saloon Burglary and Whisky Theft
John Spinner 17 was arrested after police say he burglary and theft at J. F. Bilhartz saloon at 1401 West Commerce. He allegedly gave Crawford McCord two bottles of whisky and was found with 190 pennies and a stolen fountain pen. Spinner claimed recent arrival from Stafford Springs Connecticut.
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John Spinner
Crawford McCord
J. F. Bilhartz
West Commerce Street
Crawford McGcord
W. A
Katy
Stafford Springs
Conn
Prohibition Speaker to Address Alabama Situation
Rev. George E. Boyd of Birmingham will lecture in the Methodist church tonight at Stoonsring the prohibition situation in Alabama after closing a meeting in Kyle Texas.
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Alabama
Kyle
Tex
George E. Boyd
Birmingham
Ala
Methodist
Anarchy Reigns in Muntefik District of Mesopotamia
Reports from Constantinople describe six weeks of intermittent fighting among Arab tribes in Muntefik, a district of Mesopotamia, Asiatic Turkey, causing widespread disorder and concern among authorities and residents.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Muntefik
Mesopotamia
Asiatic
Seventeenth Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Meet Opens
At the Hotel Galvez Galveston the seventeenth annual convention of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers association opened with welcome remarks by Mayor Fisher. Vice President W A Sherman replied. President F A Blaine delivered the annual address and Secretary Robert Gibson presented the annual report. The roll lists 264 members, up from last year. Adjournment set to 2 p m for routine business.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Hotel Galvez
Fisher
W. A. Sherman
F. A. Blaine
Robert Gibson
Road Bond Vote Reported From Gonzales Precincts
Elections were held yesterday in two Gonzales Texas precincts on the proposal to issue bonds for building good roads. The outcome was not reported in the available text.
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Gonzales
Tex
Montgomery land cases affirmed and remanded
In Austin on June 28 the Third Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the Combes versus Stringer case involving 2289 and 587 acres in Montgomery county. The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company versus Andrew Givens from Navarro county was reversed and remanded. A writ of prohibition was granted in Estey and Camp versus Luther restraining district judges from preventing land sales in Bosque and Tarrant counties.
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Austin
Tex
Third Court of Civil Appeals
M. Combes
J. Z. Stringer
Montgomery County
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Andrew Givens
Navarro County
Estey & Camp Et al
John T. Luther
Bosque
Tarrant Counties
Olympic sails with record 2205 passengers from New York
The White Star liner Olympic carried 2205 cabin passengers to England in a single sailing from New York. Travel costs totaled $175,000 for the Southampton round trip, with passenger fares returning $325,000. In Albany a grand jury indicted John V. McStea of New Orleans for murder in the first degree. Also noted: Mr and Mrs J E Comparet arrival at the Bexar hotel, Sabinal Texas connections.
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Associated Press
New York
Olympic
England
Southampton
Albany, N. Y
Grand
John V. McStea
New Orleans
Arthur, Brown
Wilkesbarre
Albany State League
J. E. Comparet
Bexar Hotel
Mr. Comparet
Sabinal, Tex
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Westminster Abbey
Charles T. Yerkes
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Woman
Rumbel
Jones
Century
Bradett-O' Neill
San Antonio Gas and Eco Company
Calomel
Raben Co
Houston
Texas
Exas
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods
TD Corner Commerce and
Alamo Streets
Justices OF Peace
Castoria
Ion
Steves & Sons
Wiley
Portugal
Madrid
San Francisco
Beja
Stewson
Toasties
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