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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
2
Doings of Day and Week: National and Local Happenings
Senate action on the Root bill to choose U S senators by a third of each legislative branch aims to end deadlocks. Lorimer case re opened for a full inquiry amid bribery charges. Democrats unite on free wool and tariff issues while miners' protests loom in Pennsylvania. Train delays in Texas and a fatal coal train wreck in North Carolina accompany other regional updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate Committee On Privileges and
Senate
Lorimer
Stone
Missouri
William Lorimer
Se Martin
Virginia
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Illinois
House
House Committee On
Westmoreland
Pennsylvania
Frank Andrews
F. G. Jonah
Fort Worth and
Rio Grande
Railroad Commission
Whiteland
Menard
Bostic
N. C
Monroe
R. M. Green
J. M. Lindsey
Roy Dooley
Hart Lewis
Alexandria County
Troop Train Reaches Dumont After 13 Miles in Heat
A dusty march brought 4000 troops to Dumont after a 13 mile hot road from League City. About 100 soldiers reportedly fainted from heat as the Swedish fruit steamer Disa arrived in Galveston with 20 000 banana bunches and coconuts from Frontera. Regional league standings show Bay City Beeville Brownsville Victoria Laredo Corpus Christi and Medicine stands accused of questionable cures under the Pure Food act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disa
Galveston
Frontera
Dumont
League City
P.C. Bay
Beeville
Brownsville
Victoria
Laredo
Corpus Christi
United States Supreme Court
A. Johnson
Kansas City
Madero Attends Juarez Ball Before Mexico City Move
Francisco I. Madero Jr attended a formal ball at the Juarez custom house as he prepared to depart for Mexico City. Americans mingled with attendees as his group led a grand march under flags and bunting amid a festival atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Francisco J. Madero, Jr
Custom House
Juarez
Diaz
Taft
Senor Madero
Mexico
Scotland
Assyria
Abha
Henry Seymour King
London
House of Commons
Central
Hull
Henry
Central Hall
Ahualilco
San Marcos
Ruiz
Tepic
Guadalajara
Roque Estrada
Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Insurrecto
Mexico Provisional President Calls Special Election Details
Mexico City reports an official decree by provisional president Francisco I. de la Barra establishing a special presidential election. Electors nationwide will vote October 1 to choose a successor to Porfirio Diaz, with the final ballot on October 15. Governors must outline electoral districts using the 1910 census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Francisco L. de la Barra
Porfirio Diaz
Churches urged to unite for world peace by English dean
In Washington on Saturday Very Rev Moore Ede of Worcester England proposed a global church alliance to foster international peace to President Taft who expressed strong interest in the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Taft
Ew. Moore Ede
Worcester
England
Treasury gold holdings rise to 1.815 billion in vaults
The U S Treasury reports May gains in gold reserves, building on April losses. Vaults hold a little more than 1.815 billion in coin and bullion, a new high for the treasury's gold stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Washington
Treasury
New Orleans Live Stock Market Fast Clears
New Orleans market for Texas and Western cattle shows fast clearing with all fat lightweight cattle in good demand and steady prices. Strong inquiry for fat cows and heifers, while heavy beef is dull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Texas
Early Texas watermelons reach San Antonio in quantity
Watermelons arrive by carload from Southwest Texas to San Antonio and are said to be of fine quality. This marks the earliest Texas watermelons ever reaching the city in such quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
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Paper Trust
Woolen Trust
American Protective Tariff League
National Grange
Irs
Johns Hopkins ‘University
New York
el Paso
Harrisburg
Conejo
Valentine
Sierra Blanca
J. D. Manley
Dallas
Louis Reichenstein
W. H. Taft
Manley
Fair Grounds
Clifford Hester
Muskogee
Porum
Okla
Pony Starr
Joe Davis
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
W. E. Maxson
Gulf
Waco
P.C. Dallas
Fort Worth Tetee
Austin Peewee Eae
Oklahoma City
Houston Free Eee
Galveston "Tees
WEW
de la Barra
Reyes
Tapachula
Torreon
Aransas Pass
Buckhorn Saloon
WM. Zappe
Friendship Saloon
Ben A. Stock
Shiner
D. C
Palace Saloon
Adolph Darilek
E. J. Wangemann
Opera House
Albert Berckenhoff
the City Saloon
August Schramm
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