Fine for the Politicians Takes Sale of City Rock
A columnist uses the city rock sale as an example to spotlight political maneuvering and fact juggling, illustrating how officials influence public interpretation while defending their actions.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light And Gazette
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
1
City Rock Scam Revealed in El Pueblo Tale
In a cantina scene set in El Pueblo del Manana the alcalde and regidor joke about city rock contracts and annual reports. Izzy presses for papers while the group hints at a cement works foreman among the Rubiola family and a contested water mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burro Dispatch
el Pueblo del Manana
Military Plaza
de Junio de 1910
el’ Corregidor
Izzy
el Panadero
el Corregidor
Elanadero
Alcalde
Regidor
City Rock
Rubiola
Dudley
Senator Douglas McEnery Dies in New Orleans
United States Senator Douglas McEnery dies at his New Orleans home after indigestion and a long illness. He had served as Louisiana governor and U.S. senator since 1896, with a career spanning Confederate service and Democratic leadership. He was 74 and survived by his wife, daughter, and sons. Funereal arrangements pending. burial likely in Monroe or New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, Orleans
United States
Douglas McEnery
Senator McEnery
Washington
St. Mary Street
Elizabeth Phillips
Monroe
Warren Parks
Chas. P. McEnery
Douglas MccEnery
New Orleans
Mé- Enery
United States Senate
Louisiana
White League
Wiltz
Governor Sanders to Succeed McEnery in Senate
Baton Rouge La June 28 Gov Jared Sanders will succeed the late Senator McEnery in the United States Senate according to party leaders gathered here The legislature is in session and Sanders election is being arranged Lieutenant Governor Lambremont will succeed Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Jared Sanders
Senator McEnery
United States Senate
Sanders
Lambremont
Midland Rail wage dispute trial in Terrell continues
The Texas Midland railway wage dispute centers on conductor and brakeman pay raises. Assistant General Manager Wells meets in Dallas with president E. H. R. Green to discuss the matter as engineers and firemen are not involved. A discussion about budget deficits and how they are presented is noted in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Tex
Texas Midland Railway
Wells
The
Midland
Dallas
E. H. R. Green
E. Corregidor
Izzy
E Corregidor
L A Terrell Shot in Head in Morning
E H Terrell, longtime Republican figure and former Belgian minister, shot himself in the head around three in the morning. He was found partly conscious with a bullet penetrating the skull but is believed to be alive, with nurses and rapid medical care aiding his survival despite nervous illness. He previously held diplomatic posts and was prominent in party circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Terrell
Horridley
Terrell
Republican Party
Belgium
Poindexter Labels Bailey Support Question for Texas Visit
Judge William Poindexter, gubernatorial candidate on a prohibition platform, says Bailey should speak for him in Texas and declines to discuss Bailey’s backing. He avoids personalities, plans to address issues tonight at the Grand Opera House, and outlines a campaign focusing on constitutional prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Texas
William Poindexter
Poindexter
Judge Poindexter
Gunter Hotel
Grand Opera House
Ike T. Pryor
Gunter
End-Seat Hog to Lose Front Position on San Antonio Cars
With open street cars and rear side running boards introduced on San Antonio Traction lines, the end-seat hog feared by riders will be moved to the rear. Since 1905 city ordinance banned end-seat occupancy when others sought the seat, three arrests occurred, two acquittals, and one $5 fine. complaints of crushed feet and fights prompted the company to convert a regular open car into a semi open and closed car with rear entrance and center aisle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Traction Company
Berlin Resignations Shake German Government
The German foreign office announces the resignations of Prime Minister and Finance Minister VonRueinbaben and Foreign Secretary Von Schoen, with Von Bethmann Hollweg delaying new administration. Baron Von Eiderlen Wachter named Foreign Secretary. Von Schoen becomes ambassador to France. Prince Von Radolin plans retirement. Rhieribaben’s successor unnamed. In San Antonio, traction officials convert open cars to open and closed units, removing end-seat hogs, with nine trailers undergoing similar work for the San Pedro Army Post line. The move could prompt repeal of the end-seat-hog ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Waron von Rueinbaben
Wilhelm von Schoen
Frankfurter Zeitung
von Bethmann Hellweg
Baron von Eiderlen Wachter
Herr von Schoen
France
Prince von Radolin
Paris
Baron von Rhieribaben
Finance
Rockefeller Jr Leads Grand Jury Probe On White Slave Traffic
In New York the special grand jury found no evidence of organized traffic in women for immoral purposes in the county. The report criticizes moving picture shows for harming children’s minds and notes the jury’s inquiry into white slave conditions in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
New Zealand Player Wilding Beats Wright in All England Final
A. F. Wilding of New Zealand defeated Beals C. Wright of Boston in the all comers singles final at Wimbledon. Wilding won 4 5 4 6 6 2 6 3 in the five set match concluding June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
A.F. Wilding
New Zealand
Beals C. Wright
Boston
Government controls vast Atlantic coast in Nicaragua report
San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua June 28 government holds Great Corn Island and Atlantic coast except Bluefields. Acopoya not captured by revolutionists and Estrada's forces reportedly took Sambaldo port are both false claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Great Corn Island
Atlantic Coast
Bluefields
Acopoya
Estrada
Sambaldo
Board Grants Reductions in Fire Insurance Rates Across State
A fire rating board hearing in Austin on June 28 announces substantial rate cuts for fire insurance. Changes include a 50 cent maximum base rate for class B dwellings, a 5 cent charge for ground floor occupants in brick buildings, and a 25 percent horizontal reduction on final mercantile risk rates. Exclusions apply to three named companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Dispatch
Austin
Tex
Fire Rating Board
Fire Insurance
Copany
Cincinnati
Lumber Tance Company of
New York
Adirondack Fire Insurance Company
Deutschland on KS third trip sails with full crew
Count Zeppelin and the airship Deutschland completed its third ascent today amid strong winds. The dirigible carried a full complement of passengers and crew and flew over Elberfeld and Solingen, about fifteen miles from Dusseldorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dusseldorf
Count Zeppelin
Elberfeld
Solingen
Two boys drown catching bull frogs near Fort Worth
Jody Harman aged 7 and George Batt aged 8, sons of local railroad workers, drowned while frog catching in the Trinity River near Fort Worth yesterday. Their clothing was found on the bank above Sycamore Creek, and searchers recovered one body yesterday and the other this morning after diving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Jody Harman
George Batt
Trinity River
Here
Sons of Railroad
Sycamore Creek
Trinity
Short haul freight law upheld by court in Missouri
Jefferson City June 25 the state supreme court upheld the law prohibiting railroads from charging more for hauling freight a short distance than for a longer distance in the same direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Local Weather for San Antonio and Vicinity Forecast
Weather brief for San Antonio area with GMT time note and a comparison of this year versus last year temperatures. Indicates a general pattern of warmer days and notes variability across weeks. Local stations report moderate to warm conditions with periods of cooling nights in the second half of the forecast.
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Porter ‘Charlton
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Germany
San Pedro Army Post
Traction Company
New York County
Wright
Deutschland
San Antonio and Vicinity
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