United States Senator Elections Face Administrative Gridlock
Congressional leaders warn that 32 Senate terms expiring in 1815 risk vacant seats as states struggle to implement direct election machinery under the constitutional amendment. Debates rise over federal oversight versus state authority, with Maryland’s governor urged to issue writs while legislatures delay.
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United States
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
Maryland
Ray
Jackson
Root
Sutherland
Peimgeiau Crimicaswen
Stop Natural Gas Waste In Oklahoma Oil Fields
Experts from the bureau of mines halt annual $12 000 natural gas waste in Oklahoma oil fields using a mud laden method. A J Pollard of Bakersfield and A G A Heggem of Pittsburgh worked under Dr Joseph A Holmey to test the system amid initial opposition. Operators now want the program extended nationwide to conserve gas.
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Bureau of Mines
Oklahoma
Gan A J Pollard
Bakersfield
Cal
G A Heggem
Pittsburgh
Joseph A. Holmey
Bureau
MAY RUSH ENVOY TO CHINA DURING GEOPOLITICAL UPHEAVAL
The Chinese crisis and looming revolution against Yuan Shih Kai may speed up the appointment of an American Minister to China. Prof Paul Beinach of the University of Wisconsin is likely the choice, though no official announcement has been made. Outer Mongolia and Tibet sovereignty issues complicate diplomacy as William Calhoun resigns and Edward Williams acts as chargé d affaires.
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China
Yuan Shih Kai
Paul&. Beinach
University of Wisconsin
Peking
Outer Mongolia
Tibet
William J. Calshoun
Chicago
Legation
Edward T Williams
Tillman and Washington fried chicken sparks debate
Senators Tillman and Washington chefs clash over where true fried chicken comes from and how it should be prepared.Virginia matrons, hotel chefs, and health officials weigh in noting regional methods and market practices, with claims of dry picking and proper cooking cited as key.
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Tillman
Titman
Avi Rep
Washington
Dixie
Virginia
Brooks
Old Dominion
Claude Swanson
Senator Swanson
Maryland
Senator Tilman
Eberhart
Senator Tillman
Health Department
Hulbert Young
What You Should Be and Do If You Were Born in July
July birthday guidance notes personality traits for each day from July 7 to July 13. It links careers like fashion, nursing, teaching, and public speaking with temperament, charm, and potential financial reverses, noting color and life patterns and advising restraint and decorum.
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Ufe
Prison raid nets thirteen partygoers amid excise law bust
In Warren Street Northeast a large party celebrating with beer and gin was busted by police led by Sergt Davis. Seven men and three women were arrested. thirteen original attendees fled, with three escapes. All faced fines of 260 to 400 dollars and potential jail or workhouse terms.
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Warren Street
Arma
Sergt. Davis
Ninth Precinct
Sergis
Davis
Whalen
Steel
Williams
Broderick
Lghtning
U S to Become Beef Importer Amid Tariff Changes
Government reports show fresh beef exports fell from 255 million pounds in 1903 to 7 million in 1913 while beef cattle exports dropped from 3 million to 1 million dollars. Dr. A D Melvin plans a South American tour to study Argentina Paraguay and Uruguay packing plants for possible US imports and to advise on slaughter and shipment under US law. Argentina's 1912 livestock exports totaled 1 504 609 gold pesos with cattle dominating the mix.
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America
Great Western
United States
Department of Commerce
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
South America
Europe
England
Argentina
Arrest Ends Two-Year Hunt for Vincent Zappa in Baltimore
Vincent Zappa, a barber from 122 H Street Northeast, vanished during a May 1911 arson case. He was arrested in Baltimore and to be brought to Washington by Burlingame and Detective Weedon. Zappa allegedly set fire to his barber shop and residence to collect insurance. Pig bladders filled with ammonia and gasoline were found in hat boxes with burning candles, some of which had burned and exploded.
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Vincent Zappa
H Street
Baltimore
Washington
Active Burlingame
Weedon
Zappa
Popular Photo Players Tell Why They Like Life
A survey of film stars reveals their paths to fame and why life in front of the camera suits them. John Bunny, Ivy Martinek, P. McGowan, Sig Castellani, Romaine Fielding, Alice Joyce, Augustus Carney, Daphne Wayne, Ruth Roland and others describe early struggles, switch from stage to screen, dangers, dirt, travel, and the lure of acting. The piece captures the era's cinema boom and the stars' roving, demanding careers.
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John Bunny
Vitagraph Company
Ivy Martinek
Circus
Kate
B. and
Pathe Frerest
E Circus
Lfe
P. McGowan
J. P. McGowan
Kalen Company
Australia
Texas
Aure
Sig. Castellani
Sig
Castellani
Britain
Cines Company
Rome
America
Ursus
Romaine Fielding
Lubin Company
Arizona
Dale
Moving Picture Company
Alice Joyce
New
York
Kalem Company
Augustus Carney
Essanay Company
Alkalh Ike
bDhoy
Tipperary
West West
Daphne Wayne
Dephne Wayne
American Biograph Company
Biograph
Ruth Roland
Lord Fauntleroy
Merry Ruth
They Blame Daniels for Riots in Seattle
In Seattle on July 20 radicals blamed Secretary of the Navy Daniels for Friday night riots that wrecked socialist headquarters and burned furniture, led by sailors from the Pacific reserve fleet. The socialist memorial denies violence, argues bread over flags, and cites foreknowledge by authorities as the cause.
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Seattle
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Navy
Daniels
Wilson
Socialist Party
Ranter Club
United States
Johnson
Shink
Washington Street
Josephus Daniels
California
Bremerton Navy Yard
Cotterill
Humphrey
Bomb Hurlers Outwitted In Lisbon Bomb Plot
In Lisbon on July 20 an organized bomb throwing attempt across the city was thwarted by police who seized cars with bombs and arrested many alleged radicals. A bomb killed a policeman and wounded others during clashes while a sailor-dressed man carrying a bomb was captured at a barracks. A nearby boy wounded himself by hammering a found bomb.
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Lisbon
Advanced Radical Party
Motorcycle Crashes Injure Children and Adults in City
Martin Mitchell aged 3 percent years old of 229 F street NW rode his motorcycle into a tree at 21st and L NW and sustained a fractured jaw while en route to the Emergency Hospital. His bike was badly damaged. Separately Christopher Bartemes on a motorcycle collided with a wagon at Sixth and East Capitol and knocked down John Brier. Bartemes and Brier were bruised and the machine damaged.
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Martin Mitchell
F Street
Twenty-first
Christopher D. Bartemes
Sixth
East Capitol Streets
John Brier
Bartelmes
Brier
Freed After Inquest Over Baby
Theresa Gill of 31 Seventh Street Northeast was arrested after her six month old died at Casualty Hospital following an overdose of spirits of nitre given to make it sleep. Deputy Coroner White ordered her release, stating the overdose was evidently given by mistake.
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Theresa Gill
Seventh Street
Casualty
White
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