Taft May Visit Texas to See Troops Maneuver
President Taft signaled interest in witnessing the Texas maneuvers but tied travel to congressional adjournment. Gen Hoyt’s Third Brigade sent wireless updates from Eleven Mile Hill about near camp completion and readiness for Leon Springs. A First Brigade review is scheduled for 5:30 PM in front of General Carter, with 115 officers and 2374 enlisted, the first since camp setup. Target practice for the artillery brigade will follow Monday under Major Lassiter’s inspection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Taft
Texas
Colquitt
Leon Springs
R. W. Hoyt
Carter
F. A. Smith
George Lassiter
Third Brigade Makes March to Leon Springs Reservation
The Third Brigade of the maneuver division assembled at Fort Sam Houston under Brigadier General Ralph W. Hoyt. It left Fort Sam Houston at 8 AM and marched twelve miles in four hours thirty five minutes, averaging 2.8 miles per hour with a column about 2800 yards long. The force included the Seventh, Tenth, and Twenty eighth Infantry Regiments, Co. D Signal Corps, Ambulance Cos. 2 and 4, and two field hospitals.
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Signal Corps
San Antonio Forecast Warmers Up Today
In San Antonio Texas on April 11 the forecast for 7 p. m. calls for fair skies and warmer conditions overnight. The 7 a. m. outlook predicts continued warmth with improving conditions through Wednesday.
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San Antonio
Tex
Weather for Tourists in Major Cities
The report lists temperatures and wind conditions for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Duluth New York Boston and Washington with notes of higher temperatures or no material changes. Showers rain and colder spells are forecast in several locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
ST. Paul
Duluth
Lake Superior
New York
Boston
Washington
Infantry Brigade Advances In March Tests At Linn Farm
The Seventeenth Infantry brigade conducts tactical march drills from Babcock road to Linn farm Eleven Mile Hill delaying 10 minutes at each 50 minutes. An advance guard under Colonel McCoy tests mobility and a new back carrying pack designed by Colonel Green of the Tenth Infantry is to be tried soon.
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Babcock Road
Fort Sam Houston
McCoy
Linn Farm
Eleven Mile Hill
Hoyt
Leon Springs
War Department
Infantry
Colonel Green
Tenth Infantry
Umbrella Aeroplane to Be Given Test
A New York designer William S. Romme plans a test of an umbrella shaped aeroplane at Fort Sam Houston in Texas later this week. Howard F. Colby and Harold McCormick coordinate the flights with Romme, aiming for safe single seat operation at up to forty miles per hour.
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William S. Romme
New York
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Howard F. Colby
Harold McCormick
Chicago
Honeywell Balloon Over Arkansas Seen as Record Attempt
Major Buell expresses confidence that weather is suitable for breaking the world long distance balloon record as the Honeywell craft soars over Arkansas.
Balloon flight over Hot Springs reports good progress
Lieut. Honeywell and J. W. Tolland in the balloon Million Club, departing San Antonio at 6 42 pm, passed over Hot Springs at 10 am. The craft hovered about 2000 feet and the pilot sent a message reporting all well and good time being made toward the Lahm cup.
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Special Dispatch
Hot Springs
Ark
Lieut. Honeywell
J. W. Tolland
San Antonio
Tex
Set Contracts for Street Work in Seguin City
The contract for street improvement in Seguin has been awarded to Ling and Hughes of San Antonio for 816 to macadamize streets, and W J Heffron of San Antonio for 2700 to curb.
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Seguin
Tex
Ling and Hughes
San Antonio
W. J. Heffron
Committee of 20 to Meet This Week
A twenty man committee is convening later this week to study bonuses and a route for the Brownsville railroad. They will meet San Antonio Loan and Trust officials, handling a $500,000 subscription and planning a 5 percent collection to fund the committee.
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Brownsville
San Antonio Loan and Trust Company
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Indictment Against Mrs Jud Dismissed
The indictment for assault to murder against Mrs. Montez C Jud over the shooting of F L Dixon is expected to fail because Texas law bars spouses from testifying against each other and no other witnesses were available. Dixon was shot in the hip and treated at Santa Rosa infirmary.
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F. L. Dixon
Montez C. Jud
Texas
Juror Allowed To Leave Dairy Business Jury
In Thirty-seventh District court Judge Edward Dwyer discharged juror William Berry a dairy businessman after noting the need to avoid halting a whole daily business. Berry and his partner were selected as salesmen jurors but attorneys agreed he would attend to business while his partner deliberated.
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William Berry
Thirty-seventh District Court
Edward Dwyer
Berry
Bar
New Trial Granted in Swope Murder Case
Kansas City report on Dr. B Clarke Hyde who was convicted in Colonel Thomas H. Swope murder receives a Missouri Supreme Court new trial order. Hyde, jailed for life, greets the news with a smile and says he will continue to fight his innocence.
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Associated Priss
Kansas City
B. Clarke Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Missouri Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Hyde
Supreme Court
Mrs. Hyde
Col. Swope
Dr. Hyde
Hyde on Trial Faces New Hearing Challenges
Judges cited improprieties in Hyde case with Judge Latshaw ordering Dr. Hyde jailed. Supreme court remanded Hyde to custody without bail as Hyde and his wife, with attorney Walsh and Leary, pursue a new trial after a life sentence for murder. Attorneys allege 255 points including indictment legality, admissibility, prejudicial remarks, and expert poisoning testimony.
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Latshaw
Dr. Hyde
Hyde
Chicago
Michigan
Prof
Vaughn
Col. Swope
Mur
Night Edition to Bring Late News to Light Readers
The Light announces a new Night Edition starting tomorrow April 12. It will publish between 6 and 7 pm each evening and mail to subscribers, delivering world news twelve hours earlier. Newsboys will sell the edition at San Antonio hotels and news stands.
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the Light
The
Light
San Antonio
Asks Investigation of Wickersham's Conduct
Representative Rayner of Illinois has introduced a resolution in the House calling for an investigation of the Department of Justice. The probe concerns Sherman act proceedings that were instituted and later dropped to determine if Attorney General Wickersham had outside employment that would disqualify him from his cabinet post.
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Wickersham
Taft
Swope Family Tragedies and Poison Trial Details
The account outlines the Swope family deaths from October 1999 through December 1999 linked to Hyde where cyanide capsules and typhoid cultures factor into the case. Prosecutors question Hyde's intent while he claims typhoid cultures were for experiments. Mrs Hyde testified but was unsuccessful in defending her husband.
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Swope
James Moss Hunt
Hyde
Col. Swope
Margaret Swope
Chrisman Swope
Americans Held by Rebels at Alamo Stockade in Lower California
A report from San Diego states Mexican filibusterers hold American women and children captive at Alamo in Lower California. G Raffi and family from San Diego are among the captives. Secretary Knox is asked to dispatch a warship. Knox replies the ambassador will seek protection and Ensenada consuls will investigate.
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California
Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Alamo
Lower California
Knox
G. Raffi
Ensenada
Geo. B. Schumacher
United States
Vega
Lower
Schumacher
Simon Bertholdt
Mexico
Waiting for Train Delays Madero Trip to Chihuahua
Don Francisco Madero expects no departure today for the border conference with his son while insurgent preparations continue. A special train is reportedly to await him at C. P. Diaz opposite Eagle Pass, enabling a route via Torreon to Chihuahua, with no clear progress in San Antonio.
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Don Francisco Madero
Chihuahua
San Antonio
C. P. Diaz
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Torreon
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