Panama Canal Treaty Ends Long U S Colombia Dispute
The United States agrees to pay 25 million dollars to Colombia for the partition of Panama and the canal zone. The treaty, signed in Bogota by American Minister Thompson and Colombian authorities, ends ten years of negotiations and calls for Colombian ratification then U S Senate approval.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Colombia
Panama
Bogota
Thompson
Legation
Atrato
San Andreas
Providencia Islands
Senor Betancourt
Foreign Office
State Department
Wilson
Senate
Canal Zone
Republic of
Washington
Hague
Taft
Dubois
Knox
Atrato River Canal
St. Andreas
Coal Providencia
Congress
Hay
Bryan
Thaddeus Thompson
United States Senate
Fuure
Eye Operation Necessary
Aust in Tex April Justice T J Brown of the Supreme Court left for Dallas for eye operation. He has suffered for some time and his health is described as not good.
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Austin
Tex
T. J. Brown
The
Supreme Court
Dallas
Miss Barnes Freed After Habeas Corpus Action
Lottie Belle Barnes was released from county jail after the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin granted a writ of habeas corpus. The court set her appearance bond at 250 dollars and scheduled a hearing for April 16.
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Lottie Belle Barnes
Grand Jury
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
John W. Tobin
E. P. Smith
Miss Barnes
Vanderbilt
Storms
Tobin
Three Flee Flames As Home Crumbles
R B Hawthorne, his wife, and his mother in law escaped a fast spreading house fire at 701 River Avenue at 2 o clock Wednesday morning. The one story frame home, valued at 3700 with 2500 insurance, burned as firemen battled wind driven flames threatening nearby houses.
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R. B. Hawthorne
Wright
Weather Outlook for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for Wednesday night and Thursday to be fair and colder. A frost is expected Wednesday night, with warmer conditions anticipated on Thursday.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At Eight A M
Weather summaries from multiple cities note temperatures and conditions. St Louis 30 clear NW wind 20 mph continues fair cold. Chicago 20 snowing NW 18 mph. Milwaukee 19 snowing NW 19 mph. St Paul 20 partly cloudy NE 20 mph rising temps. Kansas City 24 partly cloudy N 24 mph cold. New York 52 cloudy S wind 30 mph likely light rain. Washington 54 cloudy S 12 mph showers Thursday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
D. C
Dunn County Annulled by Court Ruling in Texas
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals voids Dunn county creation by the Thirty third Legislature as unconstitutional for violating the twelve mile rule to Duval county seat San Diego. Territory is returned to Duval. Supreme Court appeal likely. Chief Justice Fry notes courts protect constitutional rights.
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Dunn County
Duval County
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
State of Texas
San Diego
S. H. Woods
John Bell
W. 8
Fly
Supreme Court
Fry
United States
Death Penalty Kept for Rosenthal Gunmen at Sing Sing
Four Rosenthal gunmen in Ossining see clemency denied as Governor Glynn refuses reprieve. Warden Clancy delivers the bad news while the condemned accept the decision with quiet, some offering brief remarks and others silent. The men include Horowitz known as Gyp the Blood and Seidenshener nicknamed Whitey Lewis.
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Dago Frank
Gyp the Blood
Lefty Louie
Whitey Lewis
New York
Herman Rosenthal
New York State Court of Appeals
Ossining
N. Y
Clancy
Sing Sing Prison
Rosenthal
Glynn
Gyp
Horowitz
Seidenshener
Joan Ob Veena
Louis
Dao Frank
Girafici
Labor opposition to Sutherland workers compensation bill
O L Kinsley of the Texas labor board says the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers leads a statewide campaign against the Sutherland workers compensation bill. He warns the act would repeal existing liability laws, cut railroad employee compensation by at least 60 percent, and fail to aid dependents of permanently disabled workers.
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Austin
Tex
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
O. L. Kinsley
State Legislative Labor Board
San Antonio
Kinsley
Sutherland
Signal corps to depart for border duty duties split
Half of the telegraph section from Fort Leavenworth has moved to Fort Sam Houston and will leave Thursday for Fort McIntosh in Laredo to establish closer troop communication. The other half heads to Eagle Pass Friday. First Class Sergeant John H. Hoeppel commands the Laredo group. Lieutenant Karl Truesdell will lead the Eagle Pass detachment on arrival.
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Signal Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Sam Houston
Fort McIntosh
Laredo
Eagle Pass
John H. Hoeppel
Karl. Truesdell
Fort Bliss
Will
Easter Bonnet Fashion and Shop Offers Highlight
The Light urges readers to buy Easter bonnets soon with a guide to diverse styles and prices. It promotes consulting local advertisements and merchants for up-to-date fashion options in headgear.
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The
Light
Freezing Snow Blanket Spurs Limited Crop Damage in Texas
A light snow covered the Panhandle and much of West Texas with freezing temperatures reaching San Angelo and Wichita Falls. The frost is forecast to extend into central Texas by tomorrow morning while midwinter cold persisted in the upper Panhandle. Early reports show little overall damage, though some fruit shriveled at a few spots, vegetables largely escaped harm, and the snow provided moisture.
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Panhandle
West Texas
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Upper
Frost Warnings Trigger Alert For Southern States
A special weather bulletin warns of April frosts across the Gulf and South Atlantic states within 24 to 48 hours. Abnormal high pressure and low interior temps push freezing lines toward Texas to the Gulf Coast with frost possible Wednesday night and frost Thursday night in Northern Florida Georgia and the Carolinas. Central valleys face continued cool temps for another day or two.
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Washington, D. C
Gulf and South Atlantic States
Great Interior Basin
Texas-Oklahoma Line
Gulf and Atlantic States
Gulf Coast
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Great Central Valleys
West
Frost Forecast Conflicts With Weather Bureau Warnings
The weather forecast warns of frost Wednesday night for truck gardeners as a storm system over Arizona and New Mexico may bring rain instead. Major Allen Buell weighs chances, noting a norther could drop temperatures sharply yet possibly limit frost damage if clouds and rain hold. Temperature stood at 86 degrees Tuesday at 1 PM.
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Weather Bureau
Arizona
New Mexico
Allen Buell
Partial Resumption of Houston Street Car Service
Houston street car service will reopen Friday morning on a section of Houston between Alamo Plazas and Navarro. Traction Company officials approved running cars on the finished stretch while western paving delays push full restoration past April 12. Depot, South Heights, and South Alamo lines will run into Houston to Navarro. Nolan street cars return at the post office. Army Post and Alamo Heights turn back at Avenue C.
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Houston Street
Alamo Plazas
Navarro
Traction Company
South Heights
South Alamo
Collins Gardens
Alamo Plaza
Nolan Street
Post Office
Army Post
Alamo Heights
Houston
Avenue C
Holiday in San Antonio Public Schools on Good Friday
San Antonio public schools will observe Good Friday as a holiday after a Tuesday afternoon decision. The board's business agent Paul Scholz will notify principals on Wednesday. The rules committee met Wednesday to discuss principals salaries after school improvements and to possibly raise pay per room count. It also seeks to define the duties of the school physician.
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San Antonio
Paul Scholz
Women Police Score Higher Marksman Rate in Chicago
Chicago policewomen outshot male officers in a police school of instruction report. Twelve officers averaged 88.43 percent with Marie Crott at 96 percent. Nine of the twelve were rated expert shots.
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Chicago
Police School of Instruction
M. L. Co. Funkhouser
Marie Crott
Dallas District Change Debate Before House Panel
In Washington on April 8 Barry Miller of Dallas and others urged moving Dallas from the northern to the eastern Texas district. A Dallas delegation led by A B Flanner opposed the change claiming it would shift Federal Judge Meek to Democrat Judge Russell’s district. The judiciary committee reserved decision.
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Washington, D. C
Dallas
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Barry Miller
A. B. Flanner
Meek
Russell
The San Antonio Light Exclusive AP Wire Day Report
The San Antonio Light presents an Associated Press wire daily summary claimed as the world's most reliable general news source. The text notes its large distribution and exclusive coverage, highlighting its role in delivering broad-reaching national and international stories.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Sens Corte
Eight Hundred Spaniards Enter United States From Torreon
Eight hundred members of the Spanish colony from Torreon expelled by Villa crossed into El Paso Texas, with belongings loaded on trains and transported across the Rio Grande. They fear confiscation of property and seek asylum while awaiting word on potential resettlement as policy remains unsettled.
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Mexico
Villa
el Paso
Tex
Torreon
United States
Rio Grande
George C. Carothers
Depes of State
Carothers
Carranza
Leo ‘Wat Ag
Joaquin Fernandez
SUSTAINS VILLA'S ORDERS ON SPANISH EXPULSIONS
The state department says General Carranza will not block Villa's deportation orders for Spaniards in occupied Mexican territory. The decree’s terms are not yet issued, and the U S will shelter refugees under international law. Spaniards expelled from Chihuahua reject FE Paso aid and seek self help.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
State Department
Carranza
Department of State
Villa
United States
Chihuahua
FE Paso
Immigration
Carden Returns to Post in Mexico City
Sir Lionel Carden British minister to Mexico sails on the Olympic to New York en route to Mexico City. The foreign office says he returns temporarily to his post and will proceed to another assignment later in the year, with a mission to Brazil. He will leave Mexico City for Rio de Janeiro soon.
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Southampton
Lionel Carden
Mexico
New York
Mexico City
Lionel
Foreign Office
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Torreon Fight Described by AP Correspondents
Associated Press reporters with Villa recount the attack at Torreon. The dispatch from El Paso details the key events and casualties amid the Mexican conflict.
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Associated Press
Villa
Gonzalez Goes Forward with Monterey Campaign
General Pablo Gonzalez and his staff departed Matamoros for the west aboard a seven car troop train to join the planned attack on Monterey. Reports say a Federal garrison at Cadereyta blocks the advance, size unknown, and must be defeated or forced back before action proceeds. No further word from Tampico.
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Brownsville
Tex
Pablo Gonzalez
Matamoros
Monterey
Cadereyta
Tampico
Governor orders inquiry into Madero band inquiry
Texas Governor initiates investigation after reports that armed Mexicans shot at Madero. Captain Hughes of the state ranger force confirms the town was visited by a drinking party, not a shooting incident. No confirmation of orders to increase ranger manpower. funding constraints noted.
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Austin
Tex
Madero
Lindale
John R. Hughes
State Ranger Force
Brownsville
Captain Hughes
Ranger to investigate cross border attack near Mission
Brow nsville Texas April 5 Ranger Captain John H Hughes left for Mission to investigate yesterday s incident when a party of Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande and fired into the Mexican village of Madero from the American side. Reports to the customs house list 20 to 40 intruders. No injuries reported locally.
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Brownsville
Tex
John Kh. Hughes
Rio Grande
Mission
Madero
United Sites Custom House
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