Potter report urges 20 percent water rate cut in San Antonio
Alexander Potter, city consulting engineer, arrives with a 309 page final report backing a 20 percent rate reduction for private water customers. He outlines plans for a new reservoir, extended mains, fire protection upgrades, and a possible municipal plant, while evaluating the present company and proposing a revised contract and valuation of about 1.56 million dollars.
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New York
Wat Works Company
Potter
San Antonio
Alexander Potter
Alexand Potter
San An
Tates CIA
United States
Organized in Chicago Shields Change Demands
A Chicago gathering of a progressive group interrupts a speaker as he outlines reasons for organizational change. The event signals renewed activity by local organizers seeking reforms.
Roosevelt Opens National Progressive Convention in Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt arrives in Chicago as the national progressive party begins its first national convention. Beveridge delivers keynote outlining a reform program including tariff changes, anti boss rule, child labor abolition, old age pensions, and woman suffrage. Delegates stream in amid flags and portraits of Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Roosevelt.
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Ill
National Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Dixon
Beveridge
Progressive Party
Pennsylvania
Boise
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Colonel Roosevelt
Col Steever Named as Brigadier General in Taft Nomination
Col E Z Steever chief of the Department of Texas at Fort Sam Houston has been nominated by President Taft for brigadier general. Col George Andrews from the Department of the East is nominated for adjutant general. Steever would likely remain in command at Fort Sam Houston once confirmed.
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Department of Texas
Taft
Senate
Washington
George Andrews
Department of the East
Army
Steever
George F. Chase
Chase
West Canes
Senate Adopts Wool Tariff Bill Conference Report
The Senate approved the compromise Wollette Underwood wool tariff bill 36 to 28 with six progressive Republicans joining Democrats. The measure, identical to Taft's rejected 1911 bill, goes next to the president for approval. Senators Bristow Clapp Crawford Grenna LaFollette Works supported the revision. Cummins opposed if voting were free.
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Washington, PD
Senate
Taft
Bristow
Clapp
Crawford
Grenna
LaFollette
Works
Cummins
Tariff Board
Nelson
McCumber
Townsend
San Antonio Area Fair Forecast Tonight Through Tuesday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Tuesday with mild temperatures and light breezes. Citizens are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather summary for major cities in clear conditions
Observations at 8 am report temperatures in St Louis 58, Chicago 58, Kansas City 60, New York 62, Boston 64 and Washington 60 with NE NW and SE winds ranging 6 to 14 miles per hour. Tuesday forecasts show fair conditions and low temperatures from 54 to 58 across the cities.
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Kansas
Cirney
New York
Boston
Washington
AP leased wire carried only by San Antonio Light
The statement asserting that the Associated Press wire is carried in full or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without factual basis.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Rebel Troops Head for Border joins Orozco forces at Juarez
Inez Salazar, rebel leader, moves north with about 1000 men after disarming American colonists at Juarez. He destroys the Northwestern railway to delay federal pursuit, aiming to join Pascual Orozco with 500 men and push toward Sonora. American capital fears disruption as 100 Americans flee toward El Paso and border safety.
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Inez Salazar
San Pedro
Salazar
Casas Grandes
Corralito
Guezaman
Pascual Orozco
Chihuahua
Sonora
Juan Amadora
Corrilitos Cattle Company
el Paso
Northwestern
Pearson Corporation
Pearson Lumber Company
Pearson
Dublan
Mexican Rebels Strive Amid Turbulent Campaigns Across Regions
From Mexico City reports say General Huerta will press the rebellion as General Orozco faces pay shortages and desertions. Zapata maintains vigor in the south while rebel actions grow in Durango Guanajuato and Oaxaca. Orozco reportedly seeks amnesty for his troops.
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Sonora
Huerta
Bachimba
Pascual Orozco
Orozco
Juan Ortiz
Rabago
Madera
Chihuahua
Mexico
Zapata
Durango
Guanajuato
Oaxaca
Southwest Texas Boasts Heat as Temperatures Soar
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau notes Southwest Texas endures extreme August heat with highs around 100 to 101. He jokes that cooling rains elsewhere may lower temps there, while Amarillo through Wichita Falls report recent rain and relief, though Dallas and Quanah still see high values.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Major Buell
Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph
Amarillo
Childress
Denton
Green Ville
Paris
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Quanah
Sherman
Harvester Denies Sherman Act Restraint of Trade Charges
In St Paul the International Harvester company filed an answer to the Sherman act suits, denying restraint of trade and monopoly. It argues prior wastful practices by predecessor firms, says the new company formed in 1902 aimed to cut costs and expand trade, and claims gains for farmers dealers and workers through expanded lines and better distribution.
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ST. Paul, Minn
International Harvester Company
United States
United States District Court
Galveston Man Held for Grand Jury in Bathing Pavilion Killing
C A Stevens of Galveston was held to the grand jury without bail after a preliminary hearing before Justice J C Cantin. He shot and killed Shelby Johnson of Houston at a Galveston bathing pavilion yesterday afternoon.
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Galveston
Tex
C. A. Stevens
Shelby Johnson
Houston
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Cantin
Potter report copy sent to D Sullivan Co
Aaron C. Pancoast testifies that William L. Richter the San Antonio mayor told him on July 7 1912 that a copy of the Potter report had been sent to D. Sullivan & Co. and that Richter had not seen it but believed it contained sensitive material. The notarized statement was sworn August 5 1912 before Notary Public J. Thomson in Bexar County Texas.
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Ek Pert
Potter
Ing
Callaghan
New York
San Antonio
Aaron C. Pancoast
William L. Richter
A. Co
San Antonio voters back A H Jones for mayor in business rally
Prominent merchants and professionals in San Antonio urged support for A H Jones arguing a progressive, businesslike city government is needed. They cited streets, police, and fiscal honesty as top priorities and praised Jones as a capable leader.
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San Antonio
Citizens League to Speak at Hermann Sons Hall
Citizens' League will present truths on the mayoralty campaign at Hermann Sons Hall on Garden Street. Speakers include J. E. Webb Nat Washer William A Wurzbach and Alderman Alexander Boynton to address German voters ahead of a mass meeting on Alamo Plaza.
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Hermann Sons’ Hall
Garden Street
Citizens’ League
J. E. Webb
Nat Washer
William A. Wurzbach
Alexander Boynton
Alamo Plaza
Heavy rains wash out Denver line near Childress
Heavy rains Saturday night and Sunday morning washed out the Denver railroad track 12 miles north of Childress. Freight train No. 20 derailed the engine and 10 cars, delaying traffic about 18 hours as engineer Dad Hawley and fireman Turpin jumped to safety. Rain continued and Panhandle harvest prospects look strong.
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Tex
Denver
Dad Hawley
Turpin
Panhandle
Taft to Attend Funeral of Mrs Taft's Father
President and Mrs. Taft will travel from Washington to Cincinnati tonight for the funeral of John W. Herron, the father of Mrs. Taft, who died in Cincinnati early today. The president plans to return to Washington Thursday morning.
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Bexar
J. Thomson
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Jones
A. H. Jones
City Hall
Weller
S. B. Weller
Newton, Weller & Wagner
Mr. Jones
Albin Seidel
A. H. Cadwallader
J. A. Gutzeit
Richter
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