Subpoenas Fly as Senate Probes Sugar Lobbyists
June reports from Washington say nearly sixty men tied to sugar interests face subpoenas as the Senate investigates lobbying. Names include Frank C. Lowry Henry G. Oxnard Truman G. Palmer and President Wilson is cited as having furnished some names. Senate questions focus on influence surrounding the tariff bill and potential lobby activity.
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Associated Press
Shington
Senate
Frank C. Lowry
Henry G. Oxnard
Agar
Truman G
Wil
Washington
Lator Lane
Only Solution to Forest Shortage: Plant New Forests
John B. White urged planting and maintaining new forests as the sole remedy for the rapid U S timber shortage. Speaking at the Lumber Manufacturers’ convention in Insas City on June 4 he said forestry questions should be settled by the best interests of conservation and industry.
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Associated Press
Insas City
United States
John B. White
Wal Lumber
van Goughe
Stuart
Mobile
van Antwerp Drug Co
Royal and Dauphin Sts
Ex Dtass
Matamoras Surrenders to Rebel Forces at Dawn
Associated Press reports Matamoras Mex opposite Brownsville Texas surrendered to General Blanco of the constitutionalist forces at 6 30 this morning ending resistance with no further fighting.
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Brownsville
Tex
Blanco
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Matamoras
Mex
Rebels See Matamoras Capture Shaping Constitutionalists Rise
Washington reports that a Matamoras seizure would give Carranza forces a crucial gateway to aid their overthrow of Huerta. U.S. agents have stockpiled war materiel awaiting entry while neutrality laws curb supplies, and State Department officials foresee no shift in recognition policy.
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Washington
Matamoras
Carranza
Kuerta
United States
Matamoros
State Department
Huerta
Jap Financier 15 Against Boycott
Tokio reports baron Ei Ichi Shibusawa and Buet Nakano leading a push to counter a California boycott tied to the Panama Pacific Exposition. Nakano urges Japan to send top exhibits to the fair and to convene a Japanese chambers meeting to oppose boycott efforts. The government’s stance remains unsettled.
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Tokio
Ei-Ichi Shibusawa
Bankers’ Association
Buet Nakano
Chamber of Commerce
California
Nakano
Japan
Eight Russian Aliens Held in Washington Border Smuggling Sweep
Immigration inspectors arrested eight Russians aged 18 to 25 near Blaine after a suspected cross border smuggling run through a private woods gate. Peter Marko, 25, held separately pending possible piloting charges. he spoke English, others carried Russian and Canadian money.
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Seattle
Wash
Juhe
Bellingham
Blaine
Ellis de Bruler
Peter Marko
Markov
Cure sore feet with Calocide soak treatment
A patent medicine claims to relieve foot pain from corns bunions and sweaty feet. Dissolve Calocide in warm water soak fifteen minutes rub sore parts and repeat for a week for lasting relief. Sold by druggists in a twenty five cent package.
Boy Scouts Plan 25 Scout Hike From New York to San Francisco
A group of twenty five American boy scouts will undertake a cross country tramp from New York to San Francisco under Captain Ernest Gallmedo national director of the organization. The trek will start around June 16 with recruits enlisted along the route and a military automobile providing camping gear. A medical man will accompany the party to care for the boys health.
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New York
San Francisco
Ernest Gallmedo
Suffragist arson squad damages Wiltshire mansion
An early morning fire at a new but vacant Westwood mansion near Trowbridge Wiltshire caused over 75 pounds in damage. A placard urged damages be charged to Runciman. Rt. Hon. Walter Runciman, woods forests and lands revenues commissioner, spoke at a Trowbridge meeting where several suffragist interrupters were removed.
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London
Westwood
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
Runciman
Walter Runciman
Woods, Forests and Lands Revenues
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Ala
W. J. Hanscom
Wollaston
Mass
Warners
Warner
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
N. Y
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F. C. Turner & CO
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China
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Whitney
Seifert-Gower
Wits
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BOY Scouts
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