Senate Deliberates Resolution on Mexico Policy and War Power
The Senate, after a dramatic midnight session, weighs a foreign relations committee substitute to the House resolution endorsing President Wilsons plans over Mexico. Debate centers on war powers, armed intervention, and the Tampico incident with Senator Lodge opposing broader sanctions.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Victoriano Huerta
United States
Congress
Mexico
Senator Lodge
Huerta
Tampico
Illiams
LaFollette
Underwood
Lodge
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Victoriosno Huerta
Gulf of Mexico
Americans Fleeing From Mexico City
Washington dispatch reports the State Department urging foreign diplomats in Mexico City to withdraw their staffs as the US plans action over Huerta. President Wilson orders Read Admiral Fletcher to seize Vera Cruz customs to stop munitions and guns from a German steamer, with Congress delayed. Officials discuss possible capture of the customs house and cargo to prevent arms reaching Mexico City.
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Washington, D. C
Charge O'Shaughnessy
State Department
Mexico City
Mexico
Congress
Wilson
Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Washington
Daniels
Admiral Fletcher
Vera Cruz Customs House
High Administration
Building stripped of American flags at Texas Grain Co
Flags used as Fiesta decorations on the Texas Grain Company building at 412 South Flores were torn down between 10 and 12 Monday night. No flags remained by midnight, with debris in the street. I. T. Brown said replacement and guards would be arranged during the day and night.
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Texas Grain Company
South Flores Street
I. T. Brown
The
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity Tuesday night shows increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures. Wednesday is unsettled with changing skies and possible showers.
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San Antonio
Weather observations across major cities
At 8 a m reports show St Louis 48 clear SE 8 mph wind with 44 low, Chicago 38 clear S 26 mph wind, Milwaukee 36 cloudy SE 12 mph wind, St Paul 44 cloudy S 4 mph wind with rain, Kansas City 58 clear S 16 mph wind with low 68, New York 46 partly cloudy NW 36 mph wind with 44 low, Boston data unavailable, Washington 44 clear NW 16 mph wind with 42 low.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
British press weighs U S action in Mexico
British papers debate President Wilson’s intervention in Mexico. The Standard notes British business gains from resumed trade. The Times questions achievable aims and policy. The Daily Mail praises Wilson's diplomacy and English-speaking support. The Daily News and Telegraph discuss dangers and governance implications. The Guardian criticizes Monroe Doctrine expansion and Villa risk. Liverpool Post highlights US duty beyond conquest. The Telegraph and Globe conflict over if war is looming and who bears the cost.
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London
The
Standard
Great Britain
Mexico
United States
the Times
Daily Mail
Wilson
Daily News
Daily Telegraph
Daily Graphic
Huerta
Manchester Guardian
Peace Party
Europe
New World
Central and
South America
Pancho Villa
Villa
Liverpool Post
General Huerta
Globe
Costatori
Eee
Keston
License Revoked for Captain Berry Over Monroe Collision
Capt Osmyn Berry of the Nantucket was found negligent and his license revoked after a Philadelphia board ruled that the Nantucket could have seen the Monroe about a mile away and heard its whistle, contributing to the January disaster off the Virginia capes that killed 41 aboard the Old Dominion liner Monroe.
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Washington, D. C
Osmyn Berry
Merchants’ and
Nantucket
Monroe
Virginia Capes
Philadelphia
Berry
Johnson
Seeley
Iain Berry
Captain Berry
British Ruler Arrives for Paris State Visit
King George and Queen Mary left London with Sir Edward Grey and Sir William Tyrrell for a three day visit to Paris marking the tenth anniversary of the Franco British accord. Paris decorates main streets with combined flags as the royal party is hosted by the French government.
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King George
Queen Mary
Paris
London
Queen Mary of England
Edward Grey
William Tyrrell
France
Great Britain
George
Writ Granted in Martinez Habeas Corpus Case Hearing Set
Federal Judge T S Maxey granted the writ of habeas corpus for Leon Cardenas Martinez Jr and set a May 7 hearing in San Antonio to rule before the governor’s May 11 respite expires. Silver Service Fund Aims to Buy Silver Service for Texas Battleship Visit. Governor reports $702 raised toward the $7500 target from Houston and Galveston citizens and Waco group has already raised about $2000.
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Leon Martinez Jr
San Antonio
Austin
Tex
T. S. Maxey
Leon Cardenas Martinez Jr
Texas
Galveston
Houston
Young Men's Business League of
Waco
Bank cashier Myron Pease weds Helen Heard in Corpus Christi
Myron Pease cashier at the Bank of Bishop married Helen Heard of Refugio in Corpus Christi on Sunday afternoon. The ceremony took place at the home of Clark Pease father of the groom. The couple left for a honeymoon in Houston and San Antonio afterward.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Myron Pease
Bank of Bishop
Helen Heard
Refugio
Clinton Heard
Agor Clark Pease
Revival Meetings Begin in Corpus Christi
Rev. J. Edward Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Waxahachie, arrived in Corpus Christi to assist Pastor D. B. South in a series of revival meetings at the First Baptist Church.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
J. Edward Johnson
First Baptist Church
Waxahachie
City
D. B. South
San Jacinto Day Observed. Texas Capitol Closed
Holiday at the Texas Capitol in Austin on April 21 with no state business. San Jacinto Day observed and all departments remained closed for the day.
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Texas Capitol
Austin
Tex
State House
Americans Ordered Out of Mexico Over Tampico Showdown
Consul Letcher in Chihuahua instructed Americans to depart Mexico as Washington moved to seize Tampico and Vera Cruz. Carranza and Villa discussed the incident while Mexican citizens warned Wilson's action affronted national honor, amid patrols and no disorder in El Paso.
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Chihuahua
Mex
el Paso
Letcher
Washington
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Tex
Marion Letcher
Huerta-Washington
Carranza
General Villa
Wilson
Huerta
Texas to mobilize National Guard for border defense
The Texas governor reported federal cooperation with state efforts to protect Texans along the border. If regular troops are insufficient, the governor will call out the Texas National Guard. General Bliss advised cavalry and infantry detachments to Brownsville Mercedes and Sanderson, amid calls from citizens to organize volunteer units.
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Austin
Tex
Adjutant General's Department
General Bliss
Fort Sam Houston
Brownsville
Mercedes
Sanderson
Ben Bridges Hunt
Baptist Church
Columbus
National Guard
Mexico
Sam
San Antonio News Service Report Highlights
A brief AP report outlines The Associated Press as the globe’s largest and most reliable general news service. It notes AP provides about 20,000 words daily and references The Light’s own substantial news service.
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San Antoniio Ie
Egetean
Associated Press
Light
Daughters of the Republic Convention Opens in Crockett
The twenty third annual Daughters of the Republic of Texas convened at the Crockett hotel Odd Fellows hall with music addresses and a San Jacinto anniversary note. State officers and guests included Rebecca J. Fisher and J J McKeever among others as talks and musicales followed the first session.
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the Daughters of the Repubic of Texas
Odd Fellows Hall
Alamo
J. E. Webb
Rebecca J. Fisher
Austin
J. J. McKeever
Houston
Cornelia B. Stone
Galveston
L. G. Kréisle
Victoria
F. G. Durst
Gonzales
Nettie Houston Bringhurst
San Antonio
Charles H. Milby
Harrisburg
Marie B. Urwitz
R. G. Ashe
Republic of Texas
Rosa Lum Allen
Mary Lane
Marshall
Jacob Smith
Viciia
J. W. Darlington
Annie Owling Robertson
Dallas
Clinton G. Brown
Leta Williams Larkins
D. A. McAskill
Cornelia Branch Stone
Ernest Applewhite
Joseph Graff
Elizabeth Herndon
Lucie Newton
Mary Thornton Bringhurst
DAR Considers Routine Business After Controversy
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution focuses on routine matters as sessions display tensions. An attack on a member for wearing D A R and D C insignia sparks debate, while resolutions pledge support for the president in wartime and bar debate on divisive topics such as suffrage and liquor.
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Washington, D. C
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the Confederacy
Weather Outlook Sees Possible Showers After Calm Start
A storm area over the middle plateau region brings rain and clouds. Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau says no immediate rain is expected, but showers and warmer unsettled weather may develop within the next 48 hours if conditions shift.
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Middle Plateau
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
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U.S
U. S
Senate Chamber
Huerta Ammunition
Bulletin
Rear Admiral Fletcher
Britton Press
PANO
MR. Wilson
London Times
Daughters of American Revolution
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