Flood Bulletin Reports Olmos River Rise and City Precautions
Telephoned updates show the Olmos flood rising slowly with renewed rain. Police fire and sheriff deputies warn lowland residents while officials move stock from basements and monitor the river at Brackenridge Park and downstream.
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Olmos
Olmostasin
Brown
Lancaster
Wright
Argyle Hotel
Tobin
the Olmos
Walker
Surkey
Brackenridge Park
Texas Floods Trigger Wide Rainfall Across State
Heavy rains of 1 to 6 inches drenched Texas within 24 hours with more expected as the storm shifts east. San Antonio saw 1.30 inches by 2 PM. Huntsville reported 6 inches. Cities including Dallas Weatherford Abilene and Worth posted over an inch, several above 2 inches, as forecasters warned of lingering wet weather through the day and into Monday night.
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Texas
San Antonio
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Huntsville
Reed
Dallas
Weatherford
Acogdoches
Sherman
Rt Worth
Lampasas
Ace
Pesris
Columbus
Riverside
Kopperl
Abilene
Hunts
Weather Summary for Cities and Regions
Local forecast notes unsettled conditions in San Antonio and vicinity Monday night with clearing by Tuesday. Gusts and rain are reported in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York and Washington amid a broad air-pressure system centered over Texas and Oklahoma drifting eastward. Severe lightning accompanied rain in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Trinity River Flood Fears Rise In North Texas
Torrential rains filled streams to bankfull levels increasing fear of a spring freshet reaching December flood proportions. Dallas reports Trinity River at 30 feet and forecast to rise to 38 feet per the Weather Bureau, threatening crops and property along the river.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Trinity
United States Weather Bureau
Rainfall Plagues Austin Area With Severe Storm
Rainfall of more than inches drenched Austin and surrounding territory with a cloudburst like downpour. A report described a severe storm in the western portion of the county that toppled trees but caused no property damage.
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Austin
Tex
Lightning Strikes Essex Street Home But Causes No Damage
Lightning struck the home of Mrs. J. M. Crook at 109 Essex street at 7:30 this morning. The family was frightened and the chimney was demolished though no further damage occurred. An alarm of fire brought Chief Wright and several companies but they were not needed.
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J. M. Crook
Essex Street
Wright
Three Persons Hurt In Burning House In Dallas
In Dallas Texas on April 27 a boarding house owned by Mrs Sara Mitchell at 517 North Bray street burned. Three people were burned one severely and another injured by jumping. Firemen found occupants clinging to window sills. Jess Phillips is in serious condition and Mrs Mitchell suffered a broken ankle and other injuries from jumping.
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Dallas
Tex
Sara Mitchell
North Brvay Street
Jess Phillips
Aged Austin Woman Dies at Home of Daughter
Susan Mussett aged 82, pioneer resident of Austin, died at 913 Lydia street home of her daughter Mrs. Fred Bouteil. She is survived by daughter Mrs. Fred Bouteil and son James Mussett. Funeral services were held Sunday and burial was in Rock Church cemetery.
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Austin
Tex
Susan Mussett
Fred Bouteil
Lydia Street
James Mussett
Rock Church Cemetery
Austin Y M C A Drive Reaches 1096 Members
In Austin the campaign for a city Y M C A reports 1096 paid members already enrolled, signaling likely success. A university Y M C A exists but Austin lacked one for years. The plan envisions a suitable building with strong support from local women.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Antitrust Talks Face Possible Cement Trust Accord
Negotiations on four anti trust suits filed by the state over the cement trust are to resume this week. An agreement is expected though details remain unsettled. The suit seeks up to 7 million dollars in penalties, but penalties would be the minimum if awarded, aligned with the moving picture trust precedent.
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Austin
Tex
Cement Trust
Americans to Leave Mexico City as 700 Prepare to Depart
Secretary Bryan announced after a White House conference with President Wilson that all Americans in Mexico City will be allowed to depart. About seven hundred men and women form the remaining American colony. He reported no known American fatalities in Mexico City or the republic recently. Efforts continue to free 33 Americans detained at Agua Caliente and those held between Mexico and Vera Cruz with British help.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Bryan
Mexico City
Mexican Republic
Vera Cruz
Aguas Calientes
Mexico
Vra Cruz
United States
Dagama
Suarez
Naon
Count von Bernstorff
General Huerta
State Department
Jusserand
Hanna
Monterey
Government
Carranza
Washingston
Co City
Soledad
War
Navy Department
Fort Bliss
Ojinaga
Fort Wingate
N. M
Department
el Paso
Refugees Reach Vera Cruz Hopeful for Americans
Rejoicing in Vera Cruz as word from Mexico City reports General Huerta will allow another refugee train to depart. About 250 foreigners including Americans expected to arrive tomorrow. British and German subjects worry about mobs. American troops arriving from Galveston under General Funston may land tonight or tomorrow. Refugees crowd cafes as shops stay busy and ice remains scarce.
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Vera Cruz
Lionel Carden
Mexico City
Huerta
Fletcher
Chan
Miral Fletcher
Galveston
Frederick Funston
General Funston
Descriptive dispatch on San Juan de Ulúa fortress and port control
Captain Stickney, port master of the Prairie, advances in clearing customs house ransacked records. He notes Mexican control at San Juan de Ulúa with 500 prisoners, armed soldiers, and a guarded fortress linked by a narrow causeway. He forecasts feeding prisoners and Mexican troops as the situation endures.
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Customs House
Stickney
the Prairie
San Juan de Uloa
Railroads consider government ownership as revenue option
In the Eastern advance rate case the railroads urged that government ownership of railroads could be a necessary follow on to the ICC’s refusal to permit a freight rate rise or to provide extra net revenue. The hearings opened with estimates possibly taking five days, though the ICC chair did not set a firm timetable. George Stewart Patterson, general counsel for Pennsylvania, opened for the railroads.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Harlan
George Stewart Patterson
The
Pennsylvania
Texas-born Mexicans Offer U S Services in War Alarm
Texas-born young men of Mexican parentage signed a telegram to President Wilson offering U S military service if war erupts with Mexico. A meeting at I M Garza's office showed over 100 Texas Mexicans ready to shoulder a gun, with the group emphasizing loyalty to the United States and respect for the Stars and Stripes.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Mexico
I. M. Garza
McN
United States of America
Huerta
Cc. G. Garza
Juan Alvarez
Reyes Jaime
Relatives Seek Information on Americans in Mexico
Denver officials report high volume inquiries from anxious relatives about Americans in Mexico. Safe individuals listed include John Little with family, Mrs. Walter Eikel and two children, W. J. Burns and family, Mrs. Hugh Rose, Mrs. Estey, R. E. Phillipps with wife and two children, J. C. McDonald, Mrs. W. O. Staples and daughter, W. W. Adams, Ernest von Harry Harrison, and W. Willer.
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Denver
Colo
Mexico
State Department
Department
Vera Cruz
John Little
Walter Eikel
W. J. Burns
Hugh Rose
Estey
R. E. Phillipps
J. C. McDonald
W. O. Staples
W. W. Adams
Ernest von Harry Harrison
W. Willer
Americans Leave Progreso Steamer Arrives in Quarantine
New Orleans report says the steamer Wyvisbrook is at a quarantine station near the Mississippi mouth with 22 Mexican refugees aboard. The ship sails between Gulf ports and Progreso, Mexico, a relatively quiet area, with departure likely due to fear rather than immediate danger.
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Progreso
New Orleans
Wyvisbrook
Mississippi River
Mexico
Gulf Ports
President Cancels Weekly Conference Amid Mexican Crisis
President Wilson called off his regular weekly press conference citing the Mexican crisis. He told friends that unofficial reports of Brazil Chile and Argentina working to ease the situation pleased him.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Victor Herbert Improving After Appendicitis Operation
Victor Herbert the American composer is reported much better after an appendicitis operation performed Saturday in London.
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Victor Herbert
London
School Bonds Approved in Travis County
Austin Texas April 27 An issue of 3000 dollars in Travis County common school district bonds was approved by a attorney general's department for the district pending legal formalities and publication.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County Common School District
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP News Overview
The San Antonio Light features the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its core daily service, supplemented by its own extensive special news coverage. AP provides broad national and international updates, while the paper adds regional reporting and in-depth features.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Rockefeller Asked to Settle Colorado Strike
President Wilson appealed to John D. Rockefeller to settle the Colorado coal strike and end the violence that has cost lives and caused property losses. Rockefeller handed control to his son John D. Jr. and would work with Foster of the House mining committee. Federal troops may be sent depending on talks in New York and the conference outcome. Secretary Garrison says he was not consulted on troop deployment.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
John D. Rockefeller
Colorado
John D. Jr
Foster
House Committee On Mines and Mining
New York
Rockefeller
Mexico
White House
Congress
Garrison
Strikes Enter Tent Colony as Federal Step Looms Near
In Trinidad Colorado on April 27 citizens welcomed likely federal troop orders. State troops arrived and a tent colony grew two miles south of town opposite San Rafael hospital, with guards patrolling all night. No violence reported locally, while Fremont County strikers clashed with mine guards as 200 soldiers under General Chase moved into the district.
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Trinidad
Colo
Wilson
Trindad
San Rafael Hospital
Ludlow
Fremont County
General Chase
Mine Guard Is Killed In Chandler Battle
Three mine guards reported dead by companions reached Canon City after two days of clashes with strikers near the Chandler and Royal Gorge mines. Charles King is confirmed among the dead. the Chandler tipple was dynamited and nearby buildings set afire. Local deputies and citizens patrolled the town as militia awaited arrival. Royal Gorge refugees arrived, with no reported attacks on the Royal Gorge property.
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Canon City
Colo
Chandler
Charles King
Arkansas River
Royal
Royal Gorge
E. G. Bettys
Bettys
Rockefeller Jr in talks on Colorado coal strike settlement
John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his attorney Starr J Murphy met with Congressman Martin D Foster in Rockefeller's New York office to discuss President Wilson's plea for settling the Colorado coal strike. A statement of Rockefeller's attitude was promised later in the day.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Starr J. Murphy
Martin D. Foster
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Rockefeller
Wilson
Colorado
Nuevo Laredo Seized by Carranza Forces Amid Border Tension
Reported retreating Federals burned bridges as Constitutionalists tightened patrols along the Rio Grande. Cavalry and scouting parties seek remaining Federals under Generals Guardiola and Quintana after rebels seized Nuevo Laredo and moved troops toward Cameron.
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Nuevo Laredo
Carranza
Liquor Barred From Trade Excursions in Texas
Texas attorney general department ruled it unlawful for an advertising party or social club to carry a joint stock of liquor on a passenger train for indiscriminate use in dry Texas territory.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Texas
Villa Plans South Trip as Mediation Talks Begin
General Francisco Villa said he would leave for the south today and return to Juarez soon. He will meet General Carranza at Chihuahua to discuss American relations and the mediation plan by South American nations. He also urged the campaign against the Federals, who are regrouping at Saltillo after defeats at Monterey Torreon and San Pedro. Villa telegraphed General Pablo Gonzalez to treat foreigners with consideration and backed the mediation plan as a path toward a speedy solution.
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Pablo Gonzales
Monterey
Villa
Three Pueblo Steel Mill Workers Shot Near Town
Three Pueblo steel mill employees were slightly wounded Sunday by armed men while traveling with a party of twenty en route to Williamsburg. The assailants allegedly mistook the group for a striker delegation and fired into a farmhouse where the workers had stopped, prompting fear of a broader deputy-wide confrontation.
Confederate Veterans gift honors pension official Kyser
Captain George W. Kyser state pension commissioner received a gold headed cane inscribed by Jeff Davis Camp No. 117 United Confederate Veterans at Goldthwaite in recognition of his efficient administration of the office.
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Austin
Tex
George W. Kyser
Jeff Davis
United Confederate Veterans
Goldthwaite
Rail tariff amended to include KC Mexico Orient Railway
The railroad commission added the Kansas City Mexico & Orient Railway to the list of roads charged $5 per car for each 25 hours of delay beyond the first 24 hours after icing and loading. The order takes effect May 1.
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Austin, Tex
Railroad Commission
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company
Ambulance overturn injures driver and patient
Frank Patino, driver of the local health department ambulance, sustained neck and shoulder injuries while a Mexican patient being conveyed to the detention camp was slightly bruised when the vehicle turned turtle on the south loop Sunday afternoon. The ambulance was badly damaged in the crash.
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Frank Patino
Health Department
South Loop
Argentina Papers Pleased by Wilson Mexican settlement offer
Buenos Aires reports all Argentine newspapers applauding President Wilson for accepting Argentina Brazil and Chile as good offices for resolving the Mexican trouble. They express confidence a successful issue is assured and a peaceful settlement is possible.
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Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Wilson
Brazil
Chile
Mediation Efforts Amid Mexico Crisis Draw Mixed Hopes
European diplomats in Washington report pessimism over mediation to prevent war with Mexico as Huerta faces pressure from Britain Germany and France to accept US proposals. Carranza signals cautious optimism while refugees move under guarded arrangements and officials eye possible peaceful settlement.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Mexico
Great Britain
Germany
France
Huerta
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
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