Rain Deluge Lifts Crops In San Antonio Area
Rainfell Friday afternoon and night across San Antonio and much of Texas, with 1.92 inches in the city. Farmers report soil conditions improving for planted crops, while unplanted fields await better weather. Forecasts predict more rain within 24 hours and cooler conditions easing by Sunday.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande
Buel
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Taylor
Brownsville
West Gulf
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Weather Bureau
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Austin
Laredo
Lockhart
Youth Defies Rules at Indiana Reformatory
William Taylor a 12 year prisoner at Jeffersonville for highway robbery is described as unruly and mentally undeveloped officials urge pardoning him to rid the reform school. The state board of pardons recommended freedom but parole was refused due to anticipated return. Governor Ralston has not acted.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Taylor
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
State Board of Pardons
Ralston
Taylor
Reformatory
Remains to be moved from Ancon Cemetery Panama Canal
The Navy Department will remove the remains of American sailors who died of yellow fever while stationed at Panama near the end of the Civil War. The surgeon general seeks surviving family members to guide reinterment plans after War Department appropriation moves the old Ancon cemetery.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Ancon
Park
Panama Canal
Navy Department
Panama
Surgeon General's
Woman Killed as Auto Crash Off Bridge in Winfield
In New York on April 4 a woman died and another was hurt when their car swerved from a temporary bridge over the Long Island Railroad at Winfield L I and plunged thirty feet to the tracks below. The dead woman was Miss Betty Mack of New York.
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New York
Long Island Railroad
Winfield
L. I
Betty Mack
Weather temperatures April 3 to April 4 readings
Readable fragments show temperature readings for April 3 and 4 with multiple entries such as 60 68 56 64 and 66 degrees. The data resemble a station log listing hourly values from early morning to midnight.
Local forecast for San Antonio unsettled weekend
San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled weather Saturday night and Sunday with probable showers. Continuous light to moderate rain possible as a front passes, with occasional breaks and nearby thunderstorms unlikely but not ruled out. Temperatures remain mild and humidity elevated.
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San Antonio
Weather notes from multiple cities with Sunday rain or snow forecast
Observations at 8 a m report temperatures ranging from 28 to 36 with winds mostly from the southwest to northwest. Several cities predict Sunday rain or snow while others show Sunday fair or partly cloudy conditions and low temperatures in the upper 20s to mid 30s. New York has no data available.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
D. C
Antis Abandon Plans for Dallas Precinct Conventions
Indications show precinct conventions to choose delegates for Fort Worth will not be held statewide. Bryan T. Barry, chair of the state committee, opposed moving ahead, effectively stopping plans. Dallas county conventions were called off today but precinct meetings may be held later in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Bryan T. Barry
Sheb Williams
W. Gregory Hatcher
Williams
Bosses May Be Ousted In Chicago Election
In Chicago on April 7 thirty five aldermen will be elected as 258000 women registered vow to vote with an estimated 80 percent turnout. Eight women run for alderman with Marion Drake challenging John J Coughlin in the First Ward, backed by Jane Addams and reform groups against the long ruling Democratic machine led by Coughlin and Kenna.
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Chicago
Ill
Marion Drake
John J
Bathhouse
Aged Actress Ruth Greenfield Dies in New York
Ruth Adelaide Cherie Greenfield a veteran stage actress died in a New York hospital from appendicitis. She debuted in 1876 as Camille and supported many notable old time stars. She toured the United States in Only a Farmer's Daughter and later worked with the Professional Woman's League.
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New York
Ruth Adelaide Cherie Greenfield
Texas Debaters Win in Pentagonal League Debate
Texas debaters defeated Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge last night by a unanimous decision under the Pentagonal Debating League. LSU lost the league championship as a result of the defeat.
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Texas
Baton Rouge
University of Texas
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State
Doge Win Bak Contest At Rogers High
In New York Sera hees boys out of a class of eight won a biscuit making contest against sixteen girls at Rogers High School yesterday. All entries used baking powder produced in the school laboratory. Experienced cooks served as judges.
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Doge
NE York
Sera Hees
Rogers High School
Delhart Lumberman Dies
DALHART TEXAS April 4 A M Ramp local manager of the South Texas Lumber Company died here today of pneumonia.
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Delhart Lumberman
Dalhart
Tex
House Members 10 Enjoy Free Baths
Members of the House continued to use free baths at the capitol. The House voted to keep the baths and attendants funded in the appropriation bill for the legislative, executive and judicial agencies. Rep Bryan of Washington joked about the high total costs for washing hundreds of members.
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Washington, D. C
House
Capitol
Bryan
Washington
Johnson
Prince William to lead Albanian troops in Koritza fight
Prince William announces he will command Albanian forces against Greek insurgents who seized Koritza and caused destruction. A general mobilization is ordered as competing reports state Mioritza fell to insurgents backed by Greek authorities.
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Durazzo
Albania
William
Koritza
Athens
Greece
Mioritza
Auction sale of relics includes Benedict Arnold signed document
Autograph letters and manuscripts collected by William Nelson of Paterson N J go to auction in New York. A 1771 document signed by Benedict Arnold as a British brigadier general requests Richmond Virginia citizens to deliver stores, a refusal prompting a subsequent burning. Washington letters begin with a note to prepare his house after his 1759 marriage.
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New York
William Nelson
Paterson
N. J
Benedict Arnold
Richmond
George Washington
Charred Skeleton Found in Florida House Ruins
A charred human skeleton was found yesterday in the Florida House ruins in St Augustine. Authorities fear more deaths from a waterfront fire that burned two blocks on Thursday. Hotel registers at the Florida Clairmont Munson Atlantic and Central were destroyed hindering an exact inmate tally. hotel men had earlier said no lives were lost.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Florida House
Florida
Clairmont
Munson
Atlantic
Central
Mrs Stevens Ill in Portland After Prohibition Campaign
Mrs Lillian M N Stevens president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union is seriously ill at her Portland home with kidney trouble. She has been under a physician's care since returning from a campaign in Washington for national constitutional prohibition.
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Portland
Lillian M. N. Stevens
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Stevens
Washington
Hungarian magnate Count Karolyi visits U S coast
Wealthy Hungarian statesman Count Michael Karolyi, leader of the Hungarian independent party, arrived in New York on the Mauretania. He plans a two week visit to eastern United States sites and meetings with American officials and business interests.
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U. S
New York
Michael Karolyi
Independent Party
Hungary
Mauretania
United States
Secretary Bryan Improves at Home in April Update
Secretary Bryan, sick with a severe cold, showed improvement today and remained at home. He continued to attend to state department business and expected to return to his desk on Monday.
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Bryan
Washington, D. C
State Department
Dr D C Darnel Dies In Vernon Texas
Vernon Texas April 4 Dr D C Darnel a physician widely known over the state died here this morning He was a high Mason Formerly he was physician for the Texas and Pacific railroad before moving to Vernon from Grand Saline
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Pr. Daniel
Vernon
Tex
D. Cc. Darnel
Grand Saline
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Charter Election Sparks Denton Commission Fight
Denton Texas April 4 A heated city charter contest unfolds over adopting the commission form of government. The strongest opposition comes from residents outside the proposed city limits to be included in the new government.
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Denton
Tex
Tragic triple murder suicide follows seven months of marriage
Nellie Zuniga 17 is shot dead by husband Alfonzo Zuniga at the home of her parents 506 Lovers Lane. He shoots her mother Martina Santos, then kills himself. Both bodies found as police and medical aid respond. Santos survives with a neck wound. Zuniga dies at City Hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Nellie Zuniga
Alfonzo Zuniga
Zuniga
Martina Santos
Santos
Alfonzo Zu
Hyatt and Vernon
Rare Zoological Treasures Return From African Expedition
Thirty tons of rare zoological and ethnological specimens are en route to the American Museum of Natural History from Africa. James Chapin, on the expedition, reports 2400 mammals 2850 birds 1300 reptiles and 40000 to 50000 invertebrates. A thousand workers helped haul the haul from the jungle.
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New York
Africa
American Museum of Natural History
James Chapin
Freeport Eyes Southern Terminus in Navy Fuel Pipe Line Bid
Freeport plans an active bid for the southern end of the federal fuel oil pipe line for navy use if a route is built from Oklahoma. The move aims to secure strategic supply for the Navy and boost local participation in national energy infrastructure.
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Freeport
Tex
Navy Department
Oklahoma
John Burroughs Turns 97 in New Rochelle
In New Rochelle on April 3 the naturalist and author John Burroughs celebrated his seventy seventh birthday, marking another year of his long life in science writing and nature study.
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New Rochelle
John Burroughs
Panama to become great storehouse for world goods
The Isthmus of Panama aims to be a global goods hub with free ports at Panama City and Colon. Officials expect little opposition as warehouses rise and talks with the Panama Railroad Co proceed to permit bonded storage alongside the canal.
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Panama
Panama Republic
Panama City
Colon
General Assembly
Ernesto le Fevre
Central
South America
United States
Europe
Panama Railroad Company
Canal Zone
Ice delays Bella Ventura near St Johns after sealing tragedy
The Bella Ventura, carrying 30 survivors and most of the Newfoundland crew's 77 bodies, pressed through heavy ice 30 miles east of St Johns Newfoundland. The Kyle, government outfitted with wireless, sailed to find the missing Southern Cross with 170 men aboard.
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Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Kyle
Southern Cross
Cape Pine
Charity distribution set by executors of Mrs Cutter
The will of Mrs. Amelia Gertrude Cutter leaves $1,000,000 to be distributed to worthy charities by executors George Ramsey and William Master Mills. Mrs. Cutter by marriage to Henry T. Cutter who died January 21 left an estate of $1,500,000, with no specific charity named in the will.
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New York
George Ramsey
Master Mills
Amelia Gertrude Cutter
Cutter
Politics School Planned for Indiana Republican Precinct Committeemen
The Indiana Republican state committee will run a politics school for over 3000 precinct committeemen in conjunction with the state convention on April 22 and 23. Five former state chairmen will teach the fundamentals of organization at the program.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Baylor Rep. Adams Wins Texas Intercollegiate Oratory
J Q Adams Baylor University representative won first honors in the annual Texas intercollegiate prohibition oratorical contest held last night in Waco Fred Rogers Trinity University Waco placed second Adams becomes Texas representative to the central interstate contest and will receive money and medals.
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Baylor
Winswaco
Tex
J. Q. Adams
Baylor University
Fred Rogers
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Adams
Texas
Brigands menace missionaries near Sian Fu
Brigands have invaded the plains near Sian Fu in Shansi province and are within 20 miles of the city. All missionaries in the area are ordered to seek refuge in Sian Fu as a provincial government force moves to relieve the situation.
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Peking
Sian Fu
Shansi
Gold Coin Total Near Hundred Million At San Francisco
San Francisco sub-treasury reports gold coin holdings amounting to 88 million 684 thousand 492 dollars and 26 cents. Assistant treasurer William J. McGree says the pile will reach 100 million and part will be sent to New York. Also Joseph G Cannon sails to Bermuda seeking a heaven-like isle as Twain described.
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San Francisco
Cal
William J. McGree
New York
Joe
Bermuda
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Heaven
Mark Twain
Davis torpedo boat to be used as target in Pacific fleet
The torpedo boat Davis now at Puget Sound navy yard will be converted into a target for big guns on armored cruisers of the Pacific fleet. The 154 ton Davis was built just after the Spanish war.
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SEA
Wash
Davis
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Pacific
Sweden Faces Fresh Debate Over King's Power and Defense
Sweden's election heats up as conservatives and liberals push for stronger defenses amid fears of Russian invasion. The king's February speech sparks protests over monarchal power, cabinet resignations, and a push toward a republic by Socialists, with parliament dissolved and a nation divided on militarism and constitutional limits.
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Stockholm
Stoke
Gustave V
Prince Charles
Knut Hammarskjveld
Riksdag
Gustave
Dalhart area votes on pools, schools, and prohibition
In Dallam county the public votes are light as rain keeps farmers focused on crops. The ballot covers pool halls and county school trustees with four-fifths of the county participating, except for the Dalhart ward and Pebseco where turnout is smaller. A prohibition measure draws broad support regionwide.
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Dalhart
Tex
Dallam
Dalhart Ward
Leased Wire Day Report Highlighted by AP News Service
The San Antonio Light features the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its primary general news service. It notes AP is a top global provider, complemented by the paper’s own extensive special news coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Entertain Plan for Queen of Bulgaria in New York
Although no definite schedule exists for the Queen of Bulgaria visit in late May, New York society plans large scale entertainments. Her representative arrives next week and she will receive semi public audiences at Carnegie Hall. Society women tied to major charitable and philanthropic causes will host events, amid Bulgarian schoolwork in Constantinople funded by American aid.
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New York
Bulgaria
Carnegie
Orient
Constantinople
Frederick Weyerhauser Dies in Pasadena at 79
Frederick Weyerhauser, noted lumber magnate of St. Paul and large timber landholder across Wisconsin Minnesota Wyoming and Washington, died in Pasadena after a severe cold. He was 79 and will be buried at his old home in St. Islands.
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Pasadena
Cal
Frederick Weyerhauser
St. Paul
Weyerhauser
Peitever
Steets Tslandslit
Mr. Weyerhauser
Northwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wyoming
Washington
Werverhauser
Unitarian Conference Elects New Officers in Dallas
The Southern Conference of Unitarian Churches met in Dallas as officers were chosen. President Charlies H. Patterson of New Orleans and Sharon Boner of Dallas were elected along with Alfred R. Pirtle of Atlanta as second vice president and Rev. John Wesley Rowlett of Memphis as secretary treasurer. The group endorsed Wilson's peace policies and higher ideals, and will reconvene next year in Louisville.
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Dallas
Tex
Southern Conference of Unitarian Churches
George H. Badger
San Antonio
Charlies H. Patterson
New Orleans
Sharon Boner
Alfred R. Pirtle
Atlanta
John Wesley Rowlett
D. D
Memphis
Tenn
Wilson
Louisville
Election Day Quiet Amid Sparse Voter Turnout in Bexar County
In Bexar County, only select school trustees were chosen as saloons stayed closed and overall turnout seemed low. Joe S. Newton, a local prognosticator, doubted 300 votes would be cast statewide. City results awaited at the courthouse after polls closed. four polling places served the city. Cattle Findings Show Most Dairy Herds Unaffected in Texas. In Austin, Tom Johnson reports 1000 cows from 32 dairies examined with a very small percentage affected.
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Bexar County
Joe S. Newton
Newton
Court House
Austin
Tex
Pure Food
J. 8 S. Abbott
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Rosenberg Bonds Approved by Texas Attorney General
The attorney general's department approved two Rosenberg bond issues totaling 27,000 for street improvements and waterworks, and also approved 20,000 Holland Independent School District bonds.
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Rosenberg
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
City of Rosenberg
Holland Independent School District
Villa Leaves in Thrall of Huerta Army
In Torreon, April 3 4 the Constitutionalists entered after Villa's forces captured the town. Velasco fled with a reduced garrison as Villa won key advances with reinforcements. Civilians and nurses witnessed brutal scenes including executions and hospital devastation. Velasco reportedly wounded, retreat followed by mutinous troops and rear-guard actions as the army reorganizes for a Saltillo Monterey push.
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Torreon Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Regulio Velasco
Villa
Velasco
Huarache
Hernadez
Mede
Brothen de la Cruz
Oh. S. Cunard-Cum- Cummings
Gomez Palacio
Viva Villa
Lotero Lopez
Ulmer
Velaseo
Saltillo
Monterey
Mexico City
Washington
Torreon
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Charles M. Patterson
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