Citizens' ticketers push for full city financial details
A San Antonio civic group forming to back the Citizens' ticket says it has begun a committee to compile detailed city financial data. They plan to publish street work cost, city valuation, assessed increases, taxes, bonded debt, payrolls, back taxes, and department staffing. Mass meeting tonight will feature Judge Wurzbach and other candidates.
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San Antonio
Citizens
Beethoven Hall
W. A. Wurzbach
J. E. Webb
R. H. Ward
Citizens’ Ticket
Third Ward
Eee Ee
Pore Speec
F. C. Davis
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Thursday Unsettled
San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled weather tonight and Thursday with showers possible. Colder conditions arrive Thursday. forecasts cover the 7 am to 7 pm period.
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San Antonio
Tex
Weather Notes Across Major Cities Wind and Rain Forecast
A sequence of city weather snippets reports temperatures cloudy skies and winds from SE to NE. Rain and colder conditions expected in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee and nearby cities with unsettled or worsening conditions across New York Boston and Washington.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Duluth
Lake Superior
New York
Boston
Washington
Further Light Shed Upon Lorimer Case
The Helm committee reportedly possesses names of individuals referred to as we in a Chicago Union League club conversation about pushing Lorimer through. One named person is said to be a large State Street department store manager. another, a Chicago bank president. Funk testified that Hines claimed we had to push Lorimer hurriedly and that it cost 100000, which we aim to recover from friends.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Helm Committee
Clarence
Funk
Edward Hines
Union League Club
Chicago
State Street
Hines
Lorimer
Condemn Lorimer Vote Passed By Wisconsin Senate
Madison April 12 The Ballard resolution condemning Senator Isaac Stephenson for his Lorimer seat vote and commending Senator LaFollette passed the Wisconsin senate. It has now cleared both houses.
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Associated Press
Madison, Wis
Ballard
Isaac Stephenson
Lorimer
LaFollette
Senate
Indictments Hit One Man in Major Case in Bexar
The grand jury returned twenty three indictments against Samuel Lacue alias Will Goodwin a negro trooper of the Ninth cavalry for forgery in twenty one counts and passing forged instruments in two counts. He is jailed after a police investigation. Additional indictments listed include R J Rodriguez burglary and swindling Vivian Campos burglary Pedro Juarez horse theft. The panel plans to report further by week end.
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Bexar County
Samuel Lacue
Will Goodwin
Ninth Cavalry
Lacue
Goodwin
H. A. Sievert
Sol Saper
Casaway
R. J. Rodriguez
Vivian Campos
Pedro Juarez
Citizens' ticket campaign grows with neighborhood meetings
The Citizens' party announces that no candidate seeks office as a personal gain and urges civic service for San Antonio. Spanish addresses by Sam Belden and Esteban Flores highlight a plan for frequent neighborhood meetings in the Fourth ward. Precinct 20 in Laurel Heights urges support and names a campaign chair and secretary while organizing poll divisions and worker appointments.
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Citizens’ Ticket
San Antonio
Sam Belden
Recorder
Esteban Flores
Laurel Heights
T. N. Smith
J. A. Ford
Twentieth
Fourth Ward
Citizens' Party
Loyd McGown
John H. Clark
D. W. Light
Central Committee
Rae
L. A. Smartt
W. C. Silliman
James Ene Asmong
Floyd McGown
Thomas E. Tevie
R. W. Carr
Noa Spears
R. Pendleton
John A. Willey
D. W Light
Thomas T. Campbell
James C. Arnold
W. C. Lott
A Sovern
E. Wunder
L. A
Negroes Endorse Citizens Ticket in Beacon Light Convention
An enthusiastic Negro voters convention at Beacon Light hall endorsed the Citizens' ticket unanimously and organized wards with appointed chairmen and secretaries. Dr. G. J. Starnes, previously provisional chairman, was elected president and general manager for the Citizens' ticket.
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Beacon Light Hall
Citizens
G. J. Starnes
E. Gregg
J. W. Rucker
H. Steiner
John Harvey
Steve Martinez
John King
Ben Kitchen
Shepherd Butler
B. A. Holland
J. H. Thompson
J. H. Morris
Mat B. Inman
Negro Voters
Trust Company Officials Owe Over 6,000,000 in Bankruptcy Filings
In New York on April 12 an involuntary bankruptcy petition targets William J. Cummins president of Carnegie Trust, with claimed liabilities near 6.0 million and assets around 400 thousand. Receivers were named for Cummins and two Carnegie Trust directors Charles Arthur Moore Jr. and Martin J. Condon, with a 100 thousand bond. Creditors Hermann C. Brewster Herbert Hatfield and James S. Watson allege preferential payments and concealment of property.
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Associated Press
New York
William J. Cummins
Carnegie Trust Company
Payson Merrill
Charles Arthur Moore Jr
Martin J. Condon
Moore
Condon
Hermann C. Brewster
Herbert Hatfield
James S. Watson
Cummins
Nashville
Tenn
Rome
Taly
American Snuff Company
American Tobacco Company
Moore Jr
Manning Maxwell & Moore Co
Cummins Says New York Bankruptcy Move Is Friendly Litigation
W. J. Cummins tells the Associated Press in Nashville that the New York filing is a friendly move to stop small bankruptcy lawyers from pursuing claims against him and Mr. Condon after the Carnegie Trust closure. He claims they have beaten attempts to force bankruptcy.
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Friendly
Saxe Cummins
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Dispatch
New York Today
W. J. Cummins
Carnegie Trust Company
Mr. Condon
Kenyon Named Senator to Succeed Dolliver
Judge William S. Kenyon Republican was elected United States senator to replace the late Jonathan P. Dolliver on the Iowa legislature's sixty seventh ballot. Final tally Kenyon 85 Deemer 19 final on second ballot after a long deadlock since January with Horace E. Deemer as opponent. Kenyon born Elyria Ohio June 10 1869 educated at Grinnell Iowa served as Webster County prosecutor and Iowa judge then Illinois Central attorney and U S assistant attorney general now based in Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
William S. Kenyon
United States
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Supreme Court
Horace E. der
Kenyon
Deemer
LaFayette Young
Judge Kenyon
Justice Deemer
Elyria
Ohio
Grinnell
Webster County
Iowaudicial
Illinois Central Railway
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Smoke from steam roller alarms city resident on Devine
A resident in the 200 block phoned in a fire alarm after smoke from a city steam roller’s flue on Devine Street appeared as a blaze. Chief Wright and three companies responded to the 8:30 a.m. alarm, with the caller noting heavy smoke but not seeing the machine, leading to the false report.
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Devine Street
Wright
Hobbs Sees 1910 Cotton Crop Disappointing
President Franklin Hobbs told the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers in Boston that the 1910 crop has been disappointing with widespread losses in Lancashire and U S mills. He noted 73 Lancashire firms lost 1 315 million dollars in the year ending Nov 30 1910 and warned political and legal uncertainties could affect future demand. He urged improved methods to double American output from current acreage.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Franklin W. Hobbs
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Lancashire Motton Mills
United States
Association
Charles T. Main
Hobbs
Supreme Court
Lancashire
Negro Outgrew Trousers Suit Over Six Dollars
Justice Umscheid hears a humorous suit where A R George sues tailor A ee for $6 after eight months, finding the pants too small and throwing them into the street. The jury sides with George, upholding a $6 award plus costs. the tailor faces additional charges if appealed.
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A. R. George
George
Joseph Umscheid
A. Eee
Schrader
Buford Still Missing in Galveston Mystery
Buford, the Waco business man, remains missing two weeks after vanishing while visiting State Quarantine Officer McGlasson in Galveston. Dr McGlasson has returned from Waco with no new light on Buford's disappearance or current location.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
E. J. Buford
Waco
McGlasson
Reid Heads Odd Fellows and Rebekah in Texas
The Southwest Texas Odd Fellows and Rebekah elected N. P. Reid of Gonzales as president at their annual convention in Gonzales. Nixon will host the next meeting in April 1912. Other officers named include John E. Ligon La Grange and Mrs. B. F. Johnson Schulenburg secretaries W. H. Ainsworth Gonzales treasurer J. B. Richards Victoria. Victoria chosen to host the next annual convention on the first Monday in April.
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Associated Press
Gonzales
Tex
Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Texas
N. P. Reid
Nixon
John E. Ligon
la Grange
B. F. Johnson
Schulenburg
W. H. Ainsworth
J. B. Richards
Victoria
New Tariff Bills Move Ahead in Congress
Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee introduced a reciprocity bill with Canada and a free list bill removing about 100 dutiable items for farmers. The measures aim to pass before broader legislation, with possible Senate debate and amendments expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Canada
United States
McCall
Democratic House
New Mexico
Arizona
Senate
Bailey
Cummins
Aviators Make Nonstop London to Paris Flight
Pierre Prier left Hendon and crossed the English Channel to Calais, then continued to Paris suburb Issy les Moulineaux, completing about 290 miles in a single hop. Prior followed from London to Issy Les Moulineaux in 5 45 pm monoplane leg, marking first London to Paris nonstop attempt. Hendon lies six miles from central London. Previous cross country record was 147 miles by Lieutenant Cameron in France on December 2.
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London
Pierre Prier
Hendon
Paris
English Channel
Dover
Calais
Prier
Cameron
France
City Detectives Sleep Very Little
John King faced Judge Buckley on a vagrancy charge as city detectives Green and Rubiola testified they rarely sleep, working from 7 a.m. until after midnight. King improvised a court address before being fined ten dollars for contempt or vagrancy.
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John King
Buckley
John
San Antonio
L. W. Greenley
Artey
King
Greenley
Madero Plans Swift Departure for Chihuahua Camp
Don Francisco Madero says he will depart for Chihuahua even without a special train from the Mexican government. If no definite word within 24 hours, he will take regular trains to join his son Francisco I. Madero, who is said to be in conference with envoys near Chihuahua. He may leave tonight.
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Chihuahua
Don Francisco Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Burglar Breaks Window For Jewelry Stolen in Marshall
A burglar used a rock wrapped in material to smash the plate glass show window of the Matthewson Pelz jewelry store in Marshall Texas early today and stole rings lodge emblems and other jewelry. The loss is about 1000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Tex
Matthewson Pelz Jewelry
Military parade planned for Carnival week in San Antonio
A large military parade is set for Tuesday April 18 in San Antonio as part of Carnival week. Generals Carter and Duncan approved the plan after a meeting with Carnival and Chamber of Commerce officials. The event will feature troops from all services and is intended to showcase Fort Sam Houston’s fighting power to residents and visitors alike. Reduced rail fares are being arranged to bring spectators from surrounding states, and the route will follow downtown streets with most troops in formation.
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San Antonio
Carnival Association
Chamber of Commerce
Carter
Duncan
Department of Texas
Atlee B. Ayres
The
Charles Graebner
John B. Carrington
F. A. Chapa
Fred Hummert
Roy W. Hearne
O. Woodman
Gus Heye
Albert V. Huth
W. M. Morgan
John E. Coryell
United States
Southwest
Fort Sam Houston
General Carter
Sant Antonio
Carrington
Katy
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
St. Louis
EB. S. Mills
and & Mary Carrington
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Lorimer Case
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Aalveston
Reid
England
Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
Aviator Prior
Madero
Duncan Grant
W. H. Carter
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