Funston Reaches Vera Cruz as Mediation Talks Continue
War dispatches from Vera Cruz confirm Brigadier General Funston and about 5000 troops have landed as Brazilian Argentine and Chilean envoys seek grounds for peace proposals between the United States and Mexico. Huerta accepts mediation principle. Wilson cabinet discusses Mexican crisis. consular offices close. Americans evacuated or confined amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
United States
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Funston
Mexican Republic
Argentina Legation
Bryan
Riano
Spain
Huerta
Wilson
da Gama
Robert Lansing
White House
Everal
Avy
War Departments
Fera Cruz
Fifth Army
Garrison
Neral Funston
Arval
Letcher
Genral Funston
Aston
Fletcher
War Department
Cade
Regional Weather Observations Highlight Rain and Cooler Air
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 44 with rain and a 12 mph south wind, Chicago 62 with clouds and 16 mph south wind, Milwaukee 38 with rain and 14 mph northeast wind, St Paul 44 with rain or snow and 20 mph northeast wind, Kansas City 52 with rain and northwest wind, New York 60 with rain and 10 mph east wind, Washington 60 with rain and 4 mph east wind.
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ST. Louis
Ain
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Alamo Plaza Paving Set to Begin by Traction Company
The Traction Company will start heavy rail installation on Alamo plaza between Houston and Blum streets Wednesday morning. Rails will be welded and embedded in concrete following the Houston street paving method to minimize disruption for streetcar riders. Work on West Commerce Street is delayed by rain and set to start Friday or Saturday, with several months needed to complete.
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Alamo Plaza
Traction Company
RE. E. Eysenbach
Houston Street
Houston
Blum Streets
West Commerce Street
Command Changes in the Army Deployments Across Texas
Washington orders reshuffle several regimental commands in Texas. Col Daniel Frederick and Col Harris Roberts are relieved from Twenty second Infantry and directed to report to General Bliss in San Antonio for unspecified duties. Col E F Glenn moves from Twenty third Infantry to Washington, Col Charles R Noyes takes Twenty second, Col C W Kennedy commands Twenty third, and Col Samuel W Miller moves to command the Tenth Infantry in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Texas City
Tex
Washington
Daniel A. Frederick
Harris L. Roberts
Twenty-second Infantry
Bliss
San Antonio
E. F. Glenn
Twenty-third Infantry
Charles R. Noyes
Twenty-second
Col
C. W. Kennedy
Samuel W. Miller
Tenth Infantry
Panama Canal Zone
Roosevelt Expedition Arrives in Rio de Janeiro
Roosevelt Expedition second section members arrived in Rio de Janeiro as Colonel Roosevelt is expected near Manaog. The Amazonas state governor sent a steamer to greet him.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Roosevelt
Manaog
Amazonas
Thrifty Neighbor Inspires With Sharp Shopping Sense
A sketched portrait praises a friend known for thrift, alertness, and savvy shopping. She stays eco nomical, stylish, and informed about first class service, becoming a model for others to learn from newspaper advertising and prudent spending.
Irish Nationalists Land Large Arms Shipment
Irish Nationalist Volunteers landed a large consignment of weapons on the bonager coast in Ulster. A strange steamer had been sighted for three nights, and fishing boats afterward took the cargo ashore and distributed rifles amid coast guard evasion. The total is unknown but believed sizable, though smaller than a prior Unionist shipment of 40,000 rifles and 500,000 rounds.
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Londonderry
Ireland
Irish Nationalist Volunteers
Star Volunteers
America
County Bonager
Ulster
Handsome Watch Given to W. O. Brinker at St. Anthony
W. O. Brinker received a diamond studded monogram watch from the Jones family in appreciation of his eight months as manager of the St. Anthony Hotel under the Jones estate. Brinker resigns May 1 and may pursue offers from other hotels after two years with the St. Anthony, having previously served as assistant manager under F. M. Swearingen.
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St. Anthony
Jones
W. O. Brinker
Noa Spears
A. H. Jones
Brinker
F. M. Swearingen
West Texas Sees Fair Weather After Monday Clearing
Heavy rains persist across East Texas and the Mississippi valley as two storm areas and a trough of low pressure move through. Major Allen Buell reports West Texas will stay fair with no significant temperature change, while rainfall totals in Texas reach up to four inches in places like Galveston and Temple.
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Texas
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
Lakes
Allen Buell
Antonio Weather Bureau
San Marcos
Longview
Fort Worth
Kerrville
Nacogdoches
Sherman
Taylor
Cuero
Waco
Columbus
Mexia
Houston
Huntsville
Dallas
Kopper
Greenville
Austin
Pierce
Valley Junction
Corsicana
Waxahachie
Galveston
Temple
San Antonio
Flood Outlook Improves in North Texas as Rain Spreads
Government reports show relief for North Texas flood conditions but warn of rising rains in Central South and Middle Texas. Heavy downpours hit Temple Corsicana Waxahachie Valley Junction Mexia Waco and Galveston with several inches. Trinity River crest near 37 feet expected tomorrow in Dallas. one young boy drowned yesterday, the only fatality so far.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Middle
South Texas
Temple
Corsicana
Waxahachie
Valley Junction
Mexia
Waco
Galveston
Pierce
Trinity River
Mail Service to Vera Cruz Ships From Galveston
H M Robinson chief postal agent of New Orleans arrived in Galveston and will sail tomorrow on the San Marcos to take charge of the Vera Cruz post office. All mail should be addressed via Galveston unless a direct Vera Cruz voyage from a nearby port is known.
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Vera Cruz
Galveston
Tex
H. M. Robinson
New Orleans
San Marcos
West Texas Episcopal council to convene in San Antonio
Dignitaries arrive for the West Texas Diocese council in San Antonio with Rt. Rev. William Theodotus Capers and Rt. Rev. J. S. Johnston among attendees. A Friday concert at St Mark's parish house features Mrs. Schmuck Miss Whayne and Messrs Roundtree Bell under H. W. B. Barnes.
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The
Episcopal Church of America
San Antonio
West Texas
St. Mark's
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle
J. 8. Johnston
Albert Massey
Boerne
A. W. Burroughs
United States
Bis
William Theodotus’ Capers
John D. LaMothe
St. Paul's Church
New Orleans
Capers
Old Virginia Seminary
Episcopal Theological School
LaMothe
Bishop Tyler
Hagerstown
Ind
William Theodotus Capers
H. W. B. Barnes
J. Mark’s
G. E. Guinn
Edward Schmuck
Miss Nell Whayne
Emmett Roundtree
C. Cameron Bell
Wagner
Dubois
Messrs
Bell
Roundtree
Griegoes Death
Rossini
Miss Whayne
Gounod
Gallia
Mattet
Rockhill Joins Chinese Government as Advisor
PEKING April 28 William Woodville Rockhill former ambassador to Turkey has accepted an engagement from President Shai Kai as advisor at large for the Chinese government at a salary reportedly one thousand dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhill
Peking
William Woodville Rockhill
Turkey
Shai Kai
Leased E Day News Report Highlights
The San Antonio Light carries the Associated Press Leased Day report, a daily general news service totaling about 20,000 words. It supplements the paper with its own extensive special news coverage.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Theis
Light
Mexicans Offer 900 Cattle Reward For Rangers
Austin April 28 A standing reward of 500 head of cattle is offered by Mexicans for the head of any Texas ranger brought on Mexican soil. Governor madero ranch on the Rio Grande reported the claim. The governor orders a thorough investigation but remains confident the rangers can handle any emergency.
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Austin
Tex
Madero Ranch
Rio Grande
British Seizure at Vera Cruz Cleared by Foreign Office
London reports Rear Admiral Frank F. Pletcher seized the property of a British owned terminal company in Vera Cruz and the foreign office says the action was within his rights. If the company files a claim, it will be sent to Washington in due course.
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London
Frank F. Pletcher
Vera Cruz
British Foreign Office
Rivers Rise in San Marcos and Blanco Rivers
Heavy rains in San Marcos and Hugo caused a ten foot rise in Purgatory Creek late yesterday with the San Marcos and Blanco rivers rising rapidly and reported running over bridges.
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San Marcos
Tex
Hugo
Purgatory
Blanco
Dead man Fritz Bendele found hanging near Hondo
The dead body of Fritz Bendele aged 50 from fifteen miles southeast of Hondo was found hanging from a tree near his home yesterday. A divorce suit filed by his wife was pending in district court here.
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Hondo
Tex
Fritz Bendele
Hig
Lutheran Synod Opens In Cuero For Weeklong Session
Cuero Texas April 28 extensive preparations are underway for the Texas Lutheran Synod delegates who convene here Wednesday to conduct a weeklong session and related activities hosted by local churches and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Synod
Cuero
Tex
Texas Lutheran Synod
Seslal
New York Woman Offers Help Over Alamo Fund
Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sevier of New York arrives in Austin and says she will aid the Daughters of the Republic on maintaining the Alamo mission. She asks that no admission fee be charged, challenging the authority to collect one. The Daughters’ executive committee plans Houston meeting to revoke the prior decision.
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Austin
Tex
Clara Driscoll Sevier
New York
Daughters of the Republic
Alamo Mission
San Antonio
Houston
Flag desecration sparks minor street riot in San Pedro
Fourteen or fifteen Mexican boys tore down an American flag from 714 West Commerce street at 2 PM Tuesday. They ripped it into shreds spat on it and dumped it in San Pedro creek. A small riot formed but police arrived to restore order. one boy was arrested as others fled.
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West
Commerce Street
San Pedro Creek
Embassy Building Leased Where Attacks Risk Mexican Property
Washington reports that if anti American demonstrations attack the American embassy in Mexico City the offenders would injure Mexican property, not American. The U S does not own the embassy building and its lease ends June 1 next.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
United States
Supply Ship Washingtonian Chartered for Mexican Waters
The American Hawaiian Steamship Line reports its ship Washingtonian has been chartered by the U S government as a supply vessel in Mexican waters and is expected to head to the Brooklyn navy yard to be fitted out.
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New York
American Hawaiian Steamship Line
Washingtonian
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ferguson Pushes Campaign in Texas Stop
Ferguson campaigns in Mount Pleasant urging on prohibition and rental policy. He then proceeded to Texarkana after the speech.
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Ferguson
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Charles E. Ferguson
Texarkana
President Wilson orders federal troops to Colorado in coal strike crisis
President Wilson ordered federal soldiers to Colorado to restore order amid a coal strike dispute described as virtually a civil war. A proclamation to the nation will urge an end to violence while a troop deployment plan is finalized in a cabinet meeting and War Department conference.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Colorado
Wilson Todayy
Colorado Coal Strike Escalates Across State
Violence widens from southern coal fields to the north as strikers clash with guards at Walsen Hecla and McNally mines. Militia, led by Sheriff Buster, defends properties while Governor Ammons faces demands over missing children and search committees. Officials blame a pre arranged plot, with casualties reported and no clear resolution.
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Walsenburg
Walsen Mine
Trinidad
Forbes Mine
Ludlow
Forbes Camp
McNally
Ammonstod
Ammons
Denver
Boulder County
Buster
Hecla
Carlson
Boulder
Striker Attacks Reported at Watson Louisville and Mars
Union heads report heavy fighting at Watson and Louisville with likely striker losses. At Lafayette two machine guns fired a rain of bullets into the strikers, and the Mars assault was similarly deadly.
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Watson
Louisville
Lafayette
Mars
Shal
Fighting at Walsen mine near Walsenburg
Sheriff Farr reported ongoing firing at the Walsen mine near Walsenburg Colorado through the night. Seven mine guards were killed, troops arrived around midnight to relieve, and a standoff with strikers ensued as 45 militia members faced more than 300 foes. No further fatalities were reported by dawn.
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Walsenburg
Colo
Jeff Farr
Walsen Mine
Farr
Walson
Battle at Hecla mine provokes Boulder relief expedition
Fighting between strikers and mine guards at the Hecla mine in Louisville continued after 10:30 p m. two guards slightly wounded no fatalities reported a Boulder citizen posse organized by Under-Sheriff Euser and District Attorney Martin heads to the besieged mine as strikers’ families take shelter in cellars
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Boulder
Col
Hecla
Louisville
Buster
Euser
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Eir
Canada
Ordoba
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H. W. Bayer
Cordoba
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Orizaba
Joe Bean Deen
Tejeira
Imcal Forecast
Vicinity
Settee
M. Thee
Owen Eeeese
A. Weewee
Steee
Wee
M. Teers
Todrisis
Amazon Jungle
St. Anthony Hotel
Bungel NT
Christ
Upton B. Bowden
Council
Diocese of
E. Galbraith
Bowden
J. S. Johnston
Johnston
Frank Friday Ffletcher
Florida
Jackies
Mrs. Sevier
Alamo Chapel
Paloiwent
Bulletin
Walsen
Marshall
Heck
Hecla Mine
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