Roosevelt libel suit prompts flood of letters and testimony
In Marquette, George Shiras, suing George A Newett for libel, receives vast mail including pleas for funds and advice on trial strategy. Witnesses, including Charles Willis Thompson and Philip Roosevelt, dispute claims of Roosevelt’s drinking while detailing trips and sobriety observations amid Memorial Day proceedings.
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Marquette
Mich
George Shiras
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Shiras
Roosevelt
Mr. Newett
Charles Willis Thompson
New York
Washington
White House
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Oyster Bay
Milwaukee
A. Z. Blair
Portsmouth
Ohio
Adams County
Colonel Roosevelt
Ironton
Mr. Roosevelt
Weather for Tourists: Morning Readings Across Cities
Observations at 8 a m show St Louis 70 with a south wind and partly cloudy skies while Chicago 52 and Milwaukee 54 expect rain. Other cities report varied temps and winds with Friday fair weather outlooks.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Carranza seeks recall of Ellsworth from Piedras Negras
Governor Carranza asks a confidential agent in Washington to recall Consul Ellsworth arguing he sides with Huerta followers and harasses Constitutionalist agents. He warns repudiation if removal does not occur and cites Ellisworth's reports as harmful and inaccurate.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Washington
Ellsworth
Piedras Negras
State Department
Huerta
Luther T. Ellsworth
V. Carranza
Muerta
Bravo
United States
Mexico
Shipments of Arms Captured Near Texas Border
Two shipments of arms and ammunition bound for Mexican Constitutionalists were seized at Valentine by U S Mounted Inspector C C Dowe. One shipment named Kleinman Presidio contained rifles and 600 rounds. another named Kilpatrick at Candelaria held a machine gun with ammunition. One machine gun reportedly escaped.
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Alpine
Tex
Texas
Valentine
United States Mounted
C. C. Dowe
Kleinman
Presidio
Kilpatrick
Candelaria
Brick falls from ten stories misses man in Washington
May 29 report says William Moore, a black man, was struck on the head by a brick traveling as a cannonball after falling from a building. He initially appeared near death but later showed no serious injuries after doctors examined him.
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Washington
William Moore
Moore
San Antonio Light Leased Wire Day Report Notes AP News
The San Antonio Light relies on the AP Leased Wire Day report as its daily primary news service, supplemented by The Shade's own large special news service. The combined coverage emphasizes broad national and international events.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Shade
Inland Jobbers Face Shipping Charge Clash at Galveston
Texas railroad commission and railroads clash over whether loading charges from shipside to cars are state or interstate, threatening inland jobbers with higher costs. An emergency rate was abandoned and a 30 day interim plan lets shippers pay charges while a coming court test seeks the commission’s jurisdiction.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Galveston
Commission
W. D. Williams
New York City
San Antonio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Commission
Williams
Texas
Mayfield
Inland freight policy eyed as worse blow than rail fees
Mr Williams argues that moving shipments from New York to Texas points at through rates higher than current local rates would hit inland robbery harder than railroad loading-charge refusals. He frames the issue as a severe disruption to inland commerce and transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Antonio
Texas Point
Williams
Balkan Treaty Nears Signing Tomorrow in London
London May 2 The peace treaty between the Balkan allies and Turkey is practically certain to be signed tomorrow at the British foreign office. Bulgaria Turkey Serbia Greece and Montenegro are set to conform to Sir Edward Grey. Greece and Serbia seek a protocol on amnesty and post peace negotiations. Bulgaria opposes it. Serbia’s premier signaled a shift in territory terms, complicating settlement in Belgrade. The Serbian delegation prepares to sign the preliminary treaty with Turkey.
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London
Balkan
Turkey
Bulgaria
Edward Grey
Servia
Greece
Montenegro
Sofia
Belgrade
Bulgarian Forces Destroy Hadji Village Massacre Report
A dispatch from Saloniki reports Bulgarian troops destroyed the village of Hadji between Saloniki and Serres and massacred the Mussulman population.
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Saloniki
Hadji
Serres
Texas National Guard Plans Large Scale Recruit Drive
Officers returning from mobilization in Galveston and Texas City announce a statewide recruitment push to raise war strength. Governor Colquitt approves the plan to form a volunteer battalion ready for foreign service, with enlistment requiring time for training and strict medicals. Recruiting offices open at the National Guard Armory in De Zavala School, Avenue E and Fourth Street.
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Texas National Guard
Galveston
Texas City
Colquitt
National Guard
de Zavala
Avenue E
Fourth Street
I and G N Road Names New Division Head
A. G. Whittington is appointed division superintendent of the International and Great Northern Railroad effective June 1 with headquarters in San Antonio. He replaces J. R. Jones who has resigned due to illness. Whittington leaves the Rio Grande division of the Texas and Pacific to take the post.
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A. G. Whittington
International & Great Northern Railroad
San Antonio
J. R. Jones
Jones
Whittington
Rio Grande
Texas & Pacific
International & Great Northern
Mart
Big Springs
Homer Eads
San Antonio Chamber Arranges 50 000 Bonus for Fredericksburg Railroad
Subscriptions totaling 50 000 to aid the Fredericksburg railroad are transferred to the State Bank & Trust Company by John B. Carrington. R A Love and city business men funded the notes which will not be payable until the line is finished and in operation, with collection arranged by the bank. Construction proceeds rapidly as a large crew works toward readiness by August 1.
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Fredericksburg
State Bank & Trust Company
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Love
Railway to Fredericksburg Near Completion
Men lay track between Sap connection and the big hill on the route to Fredericksburg. About four miles of the nine mile stretch are in place while other gangs tunnel the hill. A celebration is planned in Fredericksburg to mark the line’s completion, a dream pursued for twenty five years.
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Sap
Big Hill
Fredericksburg
Young Men's Business League
Japan consults elder statesmen over California land issue
Tokyo reports the government has briefed elder statesmen and leaders including Prince Taro Katsura on America's reply to Japan's protest against California alien land ownership laws. The reply frames the dispute as economic not political and notes California claims treaty compliance while courts remain open.
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Tokio
Taro Katsura
California
America
Japan
Washington
Don New Suits Monday
Police officers fit new summer uniforms to fix minor defects before week’s end. They will wear olive drab starting next Monday, a break from years of blue. Only prior change was gray under Campbell. Uniforms supplied by Fomby Jones Clothing Company.
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Campbell
Gray
Fomby- Jones Clothing Company
French Cars Arrive as Indy Speed Classic Narrowed
Indianapolis May 29. Joe Dawson will not drive in the Friday race after his car failed from a shipping defect. Twenty eight entries remain with fourteen cars qualified today and five more slated for elimination runs. French entrants arrived only yesterday with little time to acclimate to the track. The five elimination cars posted times include Sunbeam 1:51.40 Trucco Isotta 1:49.83 Case 1:49.75 Peugeot 1:44.62 Ariel 1:55.35.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joe Dawson
Dawson
Sunbeam
Guyot
Isotta
Trucco
Case
Disbrow
Readiness at Indianapolis 500 as list of 30 speed experts
In Indianapolis Indiana May 29 193 for the 500 mile international sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway preparations are complete. An entry of thirty speed experts fills the field as engines are tested for any pronounced sound ahead of tomorrow's race.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Onions Honored At San Antonio Chamber Luncheon
More than 100 people gathered at the Gunter hotel for the Chamber of Commerce onion day luncheon honoring the Bermuda onion and welcoming Mayor-elect Clinton G. Brown. Brown urged city cooperation to build a greater San Antonio while growers discussed market issues with John H. Davis, Chester Crowell, and T. A. Austin addressing the onion industry's development and challenges.
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Gunter Hotel
Bermuda Onion
Texas
Clinton G. Brown
The
Onion
Brown
San Antonio
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson Nominates Cato Sells for Indian Affairs Post
President Wilson names Cato Sells of Cleburne Texas as commissioner of Indian affairs. Senators Culberson and Sheppard endorse the nomination at the White House. The president also sends to the Senate nominations for William H. Robertson Evan E. Young John B. More.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Cato Sells
Cleburne
Texas
Culberson and
Sheppard
White House
Sells
Senate
Manchester
England
William H. Robertson
Virginia
Nova Scotia
Evan E. Young
South Dakota
Department of Labor
John B. More
Montana
Canal Completion Near Freeport Final Section Open
Freeport Texas May 29 The last hundred feet of the inter coastal canal west of the Brazos River was finished today except for a barrier awaiting Col C B Riche the Galveston district engineer in charge. The 200 mile canal from Galveston to Corpus Christi has been under his supervision and cargoes from Galveston await the morning waterway opening.
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Freeport
Tex
Brazos River
Col. C. &. Riche
United States
Galveston
Consus Christi
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Truck Growers’ Journal
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