Mayor and Governor clash over Jeffries Johnson fight at Mananaville
In a Pueblo de la Manana dispatch dated June 16 1910 El Corre gidor highlights political tension as Mayor and the corregidor discuss payoffs and corruption linked to street wagon contracts and looming elections.
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Burro
Pueblo de la Manana
Military Plaza
16 de Junio de 1910
el Corregidor
Calle
Alcalde
Casa de Ayuntamiento
Mananaville
el Pelmazo
Buenos Dias
Fritz
Corregidor
Duessen
Jefe de Las Caballerizas
la Taberna Huelgame
Ella
HOVE Bid Petition Sparks Commission League Push
The Commission Government League plans to secure a large petition of names to back Al Campbell for the Hove bid. Organizers say the effort aims to demonstrate strong voter support and momentum.
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Hove
al Campbell
Commission Government League
Natural Gas Pushes Southwest Texas Industry
B F Nicholson reports a major plan by the Producers Oil Company, allied with Standard Oil, to supply gas to San Antonio and other gulf coast towns. Gas fueled irrigation plants in the Rio Grande valley and new gas gusher sites promise industrial and agricultural transformation across southwest Texas.
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Standard Oil
Great Field
San Antonio
Texas
Laredo
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Pier
Othe Gulf Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Producers
Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
B. F. Nicholson
Producers’ Oil Company
Nicholson
Rio Grande
Gulf
Tion
Nicholson, Furnish & Smith
Fight may be held as promoter fights court battle rages
Governor Gillette seeks legal halt on the Jeffries Johnson and Langford Kaufman bouts. Promoters Rickard Gleason push ahead in San Francisco despite possible venue shifts to Reno Ely or Salt Lake City. Mayor McCarthy backs promoters. lawyers advise proceeding. Gas field growth near Laredo expands gas piping toward San Antonio and Brownsville with multiple wells and a high derrick noted.
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San Francisco
Gillette
Jeffries-Johnson
Cal
Webb
Jeffries
Johnson
California
Rickard
Gleason
Reno
Ely
Nev
Salt Lake City
McCarthy
Chicago
Request Executive to Submit Matter to Special Session Now Called
An executive request urges the state legislature to submit a pending matter for action in a special session newly convened by the governor. The move accelerates consideration of the issue outside the regular session timeline.
Allow Citizens to Vote on Commission Government in San Antonio
The Commission Government league aims to push a charter amendment via the governor to let citizens vote in the general November elections on a commission government. Thomas L. Conroy and C A Goeth say they are studying the required procedure and expect to finish by Monday night. A large mass meeting may precede the push, as in previous rallies with city mayors.
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Commission Government League
Campbell
San Antonio
Commission
Thomas L. Conroy
C. A. Goeth
League
Fruit stands fined for unsanitary sale practices
Four fruit stand operators were fined ten dollars each in police court for exposing fruit and vegetables without fly protection after warnings by Fruit and Vegetable Inspector Theo Anderson. The arrests, the first of the season, mark a health campaign kickoff. P Catalani’s case was continued. Fined: A Fabro, Joe Pantusa, Joe Abdo, B Rizzo.
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Buckley
Theo, Anderson
P. Catalani
A. Fabro
Joe Pantusa
Joe Abdo
B. Rizzo
Wounded Officer Leaves Hospital After Stabbing Incident
Deputy Constable Feliciano Flores, stabbed while aiding Officer Millard in subduing Garland Walker who beat his wife with an axe handle, recovered enough to leave Santa Rosa hospital. Flores aided Millard, Walker fought back with a knife, was shot by both officers and died hours later.
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Feliciano Flores
Garland Walker
Santa Rosa
Flores
Millard
Unclear street paving dispute described in dialogue
A tense municipal scene unfolds with the alcalde warning a woman reporter about costs for Stieren street paving. The Corregidor exits, while the jefe de los punos hastily leaves in a buggy, signaling a chaotic town moment.
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Hidalguero
Tojo Alerta
Silencio
Alcalde
Stieren
el Corregidor
Buenas
Alcalda
Jefe de Los Punos
Taft Visitor Held for Observation
A man over six feet tall called the White House executive offices and asked to see the president. Identified as James Stricklin from Cumberland Maryland, he previously visited June 17 last year with two pistols and was arrested. This time he carried a 44 caliber pistol and is being held for sanity observation.
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Washington
White House
Executive
James Stricklin
Cumberland
Stricklin
Arkansas
Texas Legislature Poised for Special Session Amid Suspicions
Austin reports a July 19 special session is called with more at stake than fire rating law. Officials hint Governor has strategy, while W E F Hawkins may lose his board seat as the law likely repealed. Rumors of election law changes surface but supporters say no such plan.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
W. E F. Hawkins
Insurance and Banking
Senate
Campbell
Colquitt Talks on Texas Governor Race and Sessions
Conroe Texas June 16 O B Colquitt Democratic governor candidate says Texans need a rest from political trip and promises to avoid enacting laws that trigger later special sessions. He argues officials fail to act on company violations and plans to speak here this afternoon.
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Colquitt
St Marys College Alumnae Banquet Arrangements Set
Arrangements are complete for the St Marys College alumnae banquet to be held Saturday night at the Bexar hotel. Hugh B Rice will serve as toastmaster for the event.
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St. Mary’s College
Bexar Hotel
Hugh B. Rice
Taft Returns to Capital After Marietta Trip
President Taft arrived in Washington at 6 30 this morning from Marietta Ohio ending a trip. He was driven to the executive mansion where he will resume official duties and consult with aides on current affairs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Marietta
Ohie
White women wield pistols in violent week records
A San Antonio week tallies three killings or near misses by white women including Henrietta Franck who shot her husband E B Franck at their home, wounding him in the hand. The incident followed a property dispute and Franck was jailed after waiving examination with a $500 bond.
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Bertha Obert
Sarah Littlefield
M. Raven
Henrietta Franek
B. Franek
Miss Obert
Mrs. Franck
Henrietta Franck
E. B. Franck
Avenue D
Walter A. Harvey
Motocyclist Hurt In Collision At Commerce And Navarro
Fred E. Shepherd a carpenter of 710 Marshall Street was injured when his motorcycle collided with a hack driven by Frank P. Miller about 10 o clock last night at Commerce and Navarro. Shepherd was knocked unconscious for several minutes and later taken to a local hospital. No eye witnesses. He suffered bruises but is not believed seriously hurt.
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Fred E. Shepherd
Marshall Street
Frank P. Miller
Commerce
Navarro Streets
Shepherd
Lodge bill favored by Senate Judiciary Committee
The Lodge bill to retire Associate Justice Moody of the United States Supreme Court was reported to the Senate today. The decision came from a unanimous vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Washington, D.C
Justice Moody
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mistake Causes Young Girl's Death
Miss Louisa Castillo aged 11 months died after mistaking carbolic acid for tooth medicine on Wednesday. She swallowed the poison, died two hours later after a physician was called. The death occurred at 123 Rip Ford Street with interment in San Fernand cemetery.
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Louisa Castillo
Rip Ford Street
San Fernand Cemetery
Local Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
Forecast calls for fair and warmer tonight and partly cloudy Friday. Temperature trend shows a high near the upper 60s to 70s and a low around 62. Readings compare with year to date averages for San Antonio and vicinity.
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ASK Commission Charter
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