Fire and politics clash as officer is fired in plaza
In Pueblo de la Manana the alcalde and alderman clash over a police dismissal. The corregidor defends firing a cop who arrested his rich friend’s son, arguing the man failed to protect everyone, while the alderman presses for reappointment amid ethnic tensions and a showcase of town politics. A separate note shows the chamber seeking state fire rate details for San Antonio with a planned Austin delegation.
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Burro
Pueblo de la ‘Manana
Military Plaza
de Junio de 1910
Buenos Tardes
Fritz
el Corregidor
Buenos Dias
Senor Capitan
Jefe de Las Mulas
Losoya
el Pelmazo
Regidor
Manana
Alcalde
Casa de Ayuntamiento
San Antonio
Austin
State Fire Rating Board
Chamber’ of Commerce
State Capitol
Chamber
Representative to Be Sent to Austin to Gather Data
A representative is to be sent to Austin to obtain information that will guide action. The move seeks higher rates and better data to influence decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Farmer Nearly Hit by Train at Starr Street Crossing
A farmer driving a watermelon load stopped a Sunset No 9 engine by six inches at Starr street crossing at 7 30 am. Witnesses screamed as the crossing, unprotected, draws ongoing complaints about unsafe crossings and demand for a flagman and better safeguards from Walnut street to Victoria street. East-side residents vow a monster petition to city council unless crossings are secured and safety promised by the railroad under the right of way.
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Starr Street
Victoria Street
South Heights
Southern Pacific
Walnut Street
Cdy
Langford Kauflavan Bout 13 Postponed
Promoter Louis Biot was told by Chief of Police Martin he could not proceed with the Kaufman Langford bout. Tickets were to stop selling. The fight was postponed one week to Saturday.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Louis Biot
Martin
Biot
Destruction in Hungary Exceeds All Records
Vienna reports ruin across Hungary with vast property losses and a near thousand deaths feared. Crops and property damages run to several million kronen. In Kee district 3000 bodies recovered. Moldavia district 100 dead. Temesvar district 180 drowned as houses collapsed.
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Hungary
Vienna
Rs Kee
Moldavia
Temesvar
Tossed Gun Chase Through City Frontyards
Mr Pancost in his back yard after dinner watched a nervous young man jump a fence from his sister Irene Pancoast’s home and run. Mrs Pancoast tossed him a revolver, and a chase ensued through King William Beaureguard Madison and other streets to Pereida and Garden before the suspect disappeared. The pursuer and others cornered the fleeing man at Pereida and Garden, where he and onlookers awaited police. The man claimed no malicious intent and said it was a mistake.
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Mr. Pancast
Irene Pancoast
King William Street
Mr. Fancoast
Beaureguard
Alamo
Pereida
Garden
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Europe
Edward VII
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Fire Island
Long Island
New York Harbor
Hudson River
Battery Park
Broadway
Rifth Avenue
Colonel Roosevelt
Pire Island
Kaiserin
Albany
Republican Club of
Nassau
Roosevelt Neighbors’ Association of
Oyster Bay
Commodore
Hamilton Clad
Chicago
Roosevelt
Manhattan
William Loeb, Jr
Ther
W. S. Cowles
Mrs. Cowles
Douglas Robinson
T. Douglas Robinson
Monroe D. Robinson
R. D. Roosevelt
G. Hall Roosevelt
J. W.alsop
Mr. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor B Alexander
K. A. Alexander
Archibald B. Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
W. Elmer Roosevelt
George EB. Roosevelt
I. S. Hagner
Ballinger Pinchot Committee Sees No Action Yet
Washington June 18 The Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee met behind closed doors and announced no verdict or action at the session. The prospects of a verdict during this Congress remain remote as the panel adjourned without a decision.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger Pinchot
Congress
Robbery at Pryor Creek Post Office Causes Stamp Theft
Special Dispatch reports Pryor Creek Oklahoma post office safe blown open with nitroglycerin. About 4000 dollars in stamps and 15 dollars in silver stolen. Four robbers fled. sheriff leads posse in pursuit after the 3 o'clock break in. Resident M Hadley heard the explosion and a shot was fired, missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Pryor Creek
M. ©. Hadley
Man flees after altercation over debt and trespass
The man fled for his life during a confrontation with a debtor after he feared trouble from Mr Pancoast. Mrs Pancoast reportedly tossed a revolver to her husband. Police are unlikely to detain him, as officials say the tale is credible and the man is well connected.
Roosevelt Is Home Again Big Reception Unparalleled
President Roosevelt returns home to a grand reception marked by enthusiastic crowds and formal ceremonies. Officials praise the welcome as a strong reaffirmation of his leadership.
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Roosevelt
Rail telegraph workers win wage rise and shorter hours
A two day conference of San Antonio and Aransas Pass division No. 141 of the Order of Railway Telegraphers resulted in a harmonious agreement increasing wages and tightening working conditions for about three hundred men across the Sap system. The signing followed at the Bexar hotel with committee members A. B. Dunn M. F. Leeds KE. B. Hill J. F. Wooten G. H. Roddy and B. T. Harris among attendees.
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Committee of
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Order of
Thas
Eae Tee
Owis
Sap
Artors
Bexag
A. B. Dunn
Shiner
M. F. Leeds
Alice
KE. B. Hill
Houston
J. FH. Wooten
San Antonio
G. H. Roddy
B. T. Harris
Senate to probe Lorimer bribery charges in recess
Washington June 18 The senate committee on privileges and elections decided on a full investigation into bribery charges against Senator Lorimer of Illinois in connection with his election. The inquiry will be conducted during the recess with no report before next December.
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Washington, D. C
Lorimer of
Sinois
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Aransas Pass Road to Handle Increased Tonnage This Year
J. C. Mangham, general freight agent of the Aransas Pass, reports on a trip over the road that tonnage will greatly rise this year. The big movement centers on corn and cotton with at least 8000 bales of cotton expected as acreage expands.
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J. C. Mangham
Aransas Pass
Guayule Rubber Plant Superintendent Visits City
T N Buckner of Marathon Texas is in the city on business for a few days. A native of San Antonio he has long been connected with the rubber industry in Mexico and now oversees the Marathon Guayule plant the only factory of its kind in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Buckner
Marathon
Texas
Mr. Buckner
San Antonio
Mexico
United States
El Paso businessman T B Dockery visiting San Antonio
El Paso real estate figure T B Dockery, a leading local business man, is a guest at the St Anthony in San Antonio. He says he is delighted with the city and plans another visit this fall to explore possible real estate investments.
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T. B. Dockery
el Paso
San Antonio
St Anthony
Local Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
San Antonio and vicinity expect warm conditions today with morning temperature around 92 degrees and a low near 74. Comparative figures for the year show typical late spring warmth with no significant deviations noted this period.
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Chamber of Commerce
Carrington
State Rating Board
R. M. Hamby
Mmain
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigation Committee
Pryor
Senate
Lorimer
Guayule
San Antonio and Vicinity
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