U. S. Troops Fire Back in El Paso River Gun Battle
About fifty shots exchanged between U S soldiers and unidentified attackers from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande near the El Paso foundry. Several homes were struck including those of C H Cole and A D Martinez, with one account noting a sick daughter frightened by the firing. No arrests made and investigation underway.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Rio Grande
EFL Paso
C. H. Cole
Mexico
A. D. Martinez
Peyton J. Wards
Foundry
Washington Park
E. Z. Steever
Fort Bliss
Cole
Lyon replies to Taft on Texas election cases
Cecil A. Lyon publishes a detailed letter to Taft denying Taft’s statements on Texas contests. He questions the Texas delegates at large, the basis of representation under state law, and the handling of district conventions including the eighth district’s Roosevelt support and a disputed ramp convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Tex
Cecil A. Lyon
White House
Taft
Chicago
Mr. Taft
United States
Texas
Republican State Executive Committee
Lyon
Congressional
Roosevelt
Navasota
Congress May Quit Work Within Week
Washington reports leaders from both chambers said adjournment could come in a week to ten days if the Archbald impeachment trial is not set immediately. Underwood aims to push 11 o'clock House sessions and the Senate may move its start to 10. Debate on the sun dry civil bill, post office funds, tariff measures, and cotton tariff progress dominate the session as wool steel and excise tax bills await action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Underwood
House
Senate
Tariff Board
Finance Committee
Seek murderers in Catskill Mountains
New York police chase Harry Horowitz alias Gib the Blood and Lefty Louie in the Catskill mountains for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. Detectives watch boarding houses and hotels while Whitey Lewis was captured and may confess. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty says he is not rushing the gunman to talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Horowitz
Gib
Lefty Louie
Herman Rosenthal
Catskill Mountains
Waldo
Whitey” Lewis
Dougherty
Whitey
Lewis
Tombs
Minister Gives Bond in Kidnapping Case at Waco
A complaint charging Rev. C. C. Thompson of Jester Navarro county with kidnapping was filed in Waco. Thompson posted bond. He allegedly abducted two children from his wife after an injunction halted interference, and after the court had returned the children to her. The complaint was later withdrawn.
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Waco
Tex
Rev
C. C. Thompson
Jester
Navarro County
Thompson
Weather Outlook For San Antonio And Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Sunday expect unsettled conditions with variable clouds and possible light showers. Forecasters warn of lingering showers and cooler temperatures into the weekend.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 a m show St Louis at 56 with northeast wind 8 miles and rain tonight and Sunday. Chicago 60 with north wind 6 miles and rain. Milwaukee 50 and likely rain. New York 60 clear with west wind 24 miles and rain Sunday. Boston 66 clear with southwest wind 8 miles and rain likely. Washington 62 partly cloudy with northwest wind 6 miles and rain possible.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Sole Carrier of AP Wires
A statement claiming the Gay based wire of the Associated Press into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact according to the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Decree Aims to End Bitter Trade War in Press Field
The U S Department of Justice filed an agreed decree in a civil anti trust suit against the Western Newspaper Union and the American Press Association under the Sherman Act. It seeks to prevent a combination that could influence sixty million rural newspaper readers by ending alleged unfair competition and boiler plate sharing.
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Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
American Press Association
Department of Justice
United States
Ambush Kills Relative of Mississippi Murder Defendant
Walter Permenter, brother of Swinton Permenter who was granted a new trial for the 1910 killing of Miss Janie Sharp, was shot and killed in a relative’s yard in Eupora Mississippi. Swinton’s second trial is to begin in Winona Monday. Detectives say clues to both slayings are scarce.
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Eupora
Miss
Walter Permenter
Swinton Permenter
Janie Sharp
Louisville
Young Permenter
Winona
Swinton
Mississippi
Walker Way
the Sharps
Texas
Miss Sharp
Weather Chief Buell Prefers Cautious Forecast
Major Allen Buell, head of the local weather bureau, declines to forecast rain, calling the outlook unsettled and urging patience. He notes lingering biliousness in North Texas, with rains reported in several areas as the storm shifts southward toward the vicinity.
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Allen Buell
Texas
New Bill Prepared to Limit Corporate Political Contributions
An entirely new bill modeled on Senator Culberson’s proposal to bar corporate donations in elections for president, senator, or representative was prepared in Washington on August 3. It would also cap any individual’s contribution to such elections at 5000 dollars and be recommended to the Senate by the committee on privileges and elections.
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Washington, D.C
Culberson
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Street Duel Fatal Near Waco in Moshelm County
Reports from Moshelm in Bosque county describe a street duel that left S. Torrance dead and his brother Ed Torrance wounded. A farmer named Stewart his 21 year old son and a brother in law were detained in Valley Mills charged with homicide. Stewart claims self defense. The Stewarts used shotguns while the Torrance brothers aged 25 and 28 carried pistols.
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Waco
Tex
Moshelm
Bosque County
S. Torrance
Ed Torrance
Stewart
Valley Mille
Stewarts
Torrance Place
Torrance
Scattered Showers Throughout Harris County
Scattered showers continue over Harris County Texas on August 3 aiding crops. Some areas have heavy rain while others stay dry as powder kegs, reflecting uneven precipitation across the county.
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Harris County
Houston
Tex
Raina Benefit Cotton in Lower Panhandle Weather Report
Rain fell last night over the Lower Panhandle country aiding fall forage crops and cotton with notable value to growers. The report notes substantial rain from Childress area through Raina and surrounding regions, indicating beneficial conditions for harvest readiness.
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Childress
Tex
Aug
Panhandle
Democrats in Convention Select 150 Delegates to State Meet
Bexar county Democratic gathering at Market Hall adopted a platform endorsed Governor Colquitt, named 150 delegates to the state convention for August 13, and instructed them to vote as a unit, while opposing a resolution to back Morris Sheppard for U.S. senator. The body praised Hildebrand and Coon, debated endorsing Hildebrand, and chose Taliaferro as temporary chair and Houston as permanent chair.
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Bexar County
Democratic Party
Market Hall
Colquitt
H, EB
Hildebrand
R. P. Coon
Chester Terrell
Morris Sheppard
United States
Committee On
Sam Belden
Dallas
Nat C. Lewis
Claude V. Birkhead
George B. Taliaferro
Lexar County
A. W. Houston Sr
Taliaferro
Chester H. Terrell
L. J. Hart
Sam C. Eldridge
Paul Meerscheidt
Joe Ryan
T. P. Dashiell
C. S. Fowler
Santiago Sosa
Varnes P. Brown
Fred W. Cook
Martin J. Arnold
R. J. Boyle
T. P
Martin Mahula
Charles Ux
Carlos Bee
Herman Aue
Herman Gutz
F. A. Chapa
F. J. Johnston
Ernest Broger
Leon A. Baer
Ile
A. J. Bell
Roosevelt
Taft
Cecil Lyon
Wilson
White House
Houston
Supreme Judicial Convention
O. L. Basa
Washington weighs overstepping border fears with Orozco incursion
Firing not confirmed by Consul Edwards at Juarez nor Col Steever at El Paso. State department weighs effect of a Rio Grande crossing by Orozco and his army. International law requires disarming and internment until hostilities end. No domestic statutes or appropriation exists to feed such aliens. Congress may be asked for funds if rebels cross into Texas.
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Washington
Edwards
Juarez
Steever
el Paso
State Department
Rio Grande
Orozco
Congress
Texas
Governor pledges protection for El Paso residents
Governor Colquitt said he had received no information of an attack on El Paso and would act only after advisories arrive. He remains determined to safeguard citizens if the situation requires it, while Adjutant General Hutchings would not confirm any official warning.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
el Paso
Hutchings
Rebel Armies Push Toward Juarez Across New Mexico Border
In El Paso on August 3 the rebel forces of Salazar push from Casas Grandes toward Juarez while Orozco seizes the Mexico Northwestern railroad and telegraph. Federal troops under Sanjines and Blanco move from Chihuahua to cooperate, driving rebels back. Orozco halts most trains, except rebel troop transports, and blocks flight of American colonists in Casas Grandes country.
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EL Paso
Tex
Salazar
Juarez
Orozco
Casas Grandes
Sonora
Sanjines
General Blanco
Chihuahua
Mexico Northwestern
Rebels Move Toward Juarez as Federals Advance from Corralitos
A line of the Mexico Northwestern railroad is used by rebel leaders for troop movements. Federals near Corralitos head toward Juarez. Rebels offer light resistance, with fewer than two hundred rebels sent from Juarez, though officers expected four hundred.
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Mexico Northwestern Railroad
Corralitos
Juarez
Mormons Move West as Rebels Reinforce Casas Grandes
A group of about a hundred Mormons armed with rifles left Casas Grandes heading west under the guise of cattle roundup. Rebels claim they may join federal forces to avenge last week’s treatment as four hundred rebels reinforce General Salazar against Casas Grandes, with federals advancing from west and south.
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el, Paso
Tex
Casas Grandes
Juarez
Salazar
No Peace With Madero in Mexico Says Orozco Ally
Senor Juan Didapp, key figure for the Mexican revolutionary party, warns that peace cannot come while President Madero remains in power. He claims money behind opponents will sustain conflict to force U S recognition of the Orozco faction and accuses Madero of misusing funds and seeking loans abroad.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Madero
Senor
Juan Didapp
Revolutionary Party
Senor Didapp
United States
Orozco
Europe
Gustavo
Japan
Refugees Get Tents In El Paso Amid Distress
Nearly 100 tents arrived from the United States quartermaster at St. Louis to house American refugees in El Paso Mexico. Mormon families moved from lumber sheds into tents for privacy as rations continue. Rebels have disrupted trains on the Mexican Northwestern Railroad affecting relocation efforts.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States Quartermaster's Department
St. Louis
Mexico
Eigby
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