Clash Looms Between State and County Officials Over Prisoner
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Stevens and state game warden Alvin Lauter clash after Louis Hipp, a deputy state game warden, allegedly freed Chauncey Gadson a Negro cook jailed for cooking birds at a San Antonio saloon. Hipp was arrested by the game warden, but county authorities contend lack of jurisdiction. District Attorney Carl and Jet Smith, chief deputy game warden, plan to investigate further when Will Lauter arrives Friday.
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Louis Hipp
Charles Stevens
San Antonio
Hipp
Dick ‘‘Ommins
Chauncey Gadson
Ofice
Péoputy Stevens
Alvin T.laither
Uty
Uty Stevens
Ler
Carl
Lauter
Jet Smith
Game Ten
Ming
Véhs
Stevens
Spies Sought US War Secrets Aboard Japanese Interests
Publication recalls a wave of suspicion over espionage linked to a Japanese steamship line and mercantile firms seeking U S military knowledge. The discussion notes fears of Japan pressing for the Philippines and Hawaii and potential pretext for war around the Panama Canal.
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Panama Canal
Japan
United States
Philippines
Hawaiian
Near wreck averted as buzzard derails two death cars
In Los Angeles a giant turkey buzzard startled a Venice Flyer and a Del Rey car, crashing through the glass door as the motor man braked. Both trains derailed but no passengers were injured.
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Rer Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Venice
del Rey
Passengres
Beaten Robbed Left for Dead in Fort Worth Park
F. M. Lova, who had just sold land in Red River county, was lured to a park and beaten, robbed, and left for dead. Found at daybreak, he will recover. The robbers took only $7 since his money was in the bank.
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Associated Press
Fort, Worth
Tex
F. M. Lova
Red River County
Town official disputes over bondsman and arrest at game warden scene
Deputy Stevens alleges he urged the warden to release a negro with promised bondsmen. The warden refused, an argument followed, and Stevens claims a pistol was taken from the warden. A disturbance charge was filed against the warden by the deputy. The case remains a mystery as details are unclear.
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Stevens
Fisk
Texas prohibition fight witness cites large antis spend
Cone Johnson of Tyler testified before a Senate investigation committee that anti prohibition forces spent not less than 500000 dollars to defeat statewide prohibition in Texas. He said the total could reach one million, referenced published materials and letters from liquor interests, and suggested organized liquor lobby activity aided certain legislators. Abe Gross of Waco described the Pazdrall assessment and his 1908 role as county Democratic chairman, with his secretary a prohibition advocate.
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Austin
Tex
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Senate Investigation Committee
Antis
Texas
Sam Levy
Casey Swasey Company
Liquor Dealers of
Fort Worth
J. F. Wolters
Driskill Hotel
Wolters
J. W
Johnson
Lquor
Pazdrall
Abe Gross
Waco
Baar Witt
Texans Eye Split State Plan By Joint Convention Fight
Special to the Light Austin Aug 10 The antis and pros in Texas politics weigh moves to a constitutional convention in 1913 and a plan to divide the state into two or three new states with separate governors. Proposals suggest North Texas and the Panhandle as one state and South Texas another, potentially ending Bailey and focusing debate on prohibition.
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Austin
Texas
Panhandle
North Texas
South Texas
South
Bailey
Decker
Quanah
Resolution to invite Booker T. Washington tabled in Austin
The Texas House, in a morning session, tabled a resolution to allow Booker T. Washington to speak in the hall of representatives during his September visit to Austin. The vote was 75 to 86. The measure was initially introduced by Schluter of Travis.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Booker T. Washington
Hall of Representatives
Schluter
Travis
Mrs Nellie Hawkins Dies in Waxahachie
Nellie Carson Hawkins wife of B P Hawkins cashier of the State Bank and Trust Company died last night in Waxahachie Texas. The report notes her role in the local community and details are limited in the excerpt.
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Waxahachie
Associated
Irss
Tex
Nellie Carson Hawkins
B. P. Hawkins
The
State Bank & Trust Company
Legislature clamps down on governor’s control over attorney general’s funds
The house adopted an amendment stripping the governor of veto power over attorney general department appropriations, fixing the annual sum at 41 800 dollars. A general appropriation bill saw progress as the house investigation committee met in executive session to test its legality amid a poll tax receipts probe in Temple and Travis county testimony.
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Pazdrall
House
Colquitt
Attorney General
Brown
Temple
Warren Moore
Austin
J. R. Dunlap
Brenham
Moore
Travis County
MecWright
Otetfee
Dunla Iatitina
Ron Lama
neRro
Pen
Shower of Shooting Stars Tonight and Tomorrow
Astronomers predict a meteor shower as Earth passes through a comet remnant zone. Between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. local time, observers in the northeast may see hundreds of bright streaks as tiny particles burn up in the atmosphere.
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Pickering
Doolittle
Barnard
Biela
No Decision Reported After Engagement Near Austin
Aug 10 reports claim by both Red and Blue armies after a two hour battle outside Austin near the deaf and dumb institute and lunatic asylum. Umpires expect to rule today as Reds and Blues trade claims of artillery and infantry losses and a flank guard condition.
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Mabry
Austin
Eblated Deaf and Dumb Institute
Lunatic Asylum
Biues
Fire destroys Gregory store and two dwellings in blaze
A morning fire in Gregory Texas destroyed C. E. Williams new store and stock and two houses, one belonging to Williams and the other to Taft company, with total damage estimated near 25000 dollars. The blaze started at 11 o clock and consumed a warehouse as well.
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Deroy P
Gregory
Tex
C. E. Williams
Taft Company
Bremer Alibi Claimed In Placer County Killing Case
Counsel for Herman F. Bremer of Charleston Washington contest he can prove a perfect alibi. They say Bremer was 180 miles from the crime scene on April 19 while held here pending habeas corpus appeal denied yesterday in lower court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Herman F. Bremer
Charleston
D. C
Thomas Raffleton
Placer County
Cal
Bremer
Temperature Readings Show Warm August Day
A cooler than yesterday August day with a 2 PM reading of 9 degrees and a prior maximum of 102 degrees yesterday. Officials do not expect today to reach yesterday's peak.
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Weat Tireat
Fire Marshal Herts Inglish Visits City for Inspections
State Fire Marshal Herts Inglish arrived in the city with City Fire Marshal W Inglish to inspect suspected conditions and ascertain safety measures this afternoon. They plan to conduct further tests and report findings tonight.
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Herts
Inglish
W. Inglé
Army Supply Division Becomes Past, Fort Sam Houston Faces Change
A formal order dissolves the maneuver division at Fort Sam Houston and the Army Supply Division nears a $2,000,000 contract total for August. Bids from San Antonio and Chicago outline vast supplies for forts in Texas and nearby posts, with Lt. Novak announcing the expected expenditure and deliveries to Fort Sam Houston and other sites.
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Department of Font Sam Houston
Department of Texas
San Antonio
Martin Novak
Chicago
Fort Sam Houston
Novak
West
J. B. Mugge
City
Webster Co
Tie
J. H. Covington
P. W. Bean
Howe
Texas
Joseph Landa
New Braunfels
L. Edmondson
Houston
Peste
Fort Lis8
Wi Paso
Fort Mcltosh
Laredo
Clark
Brackettville
Fort Sill
Lawtech
Oklo
Leon
Quartermaster’s Department
War Department
Central Division
Department
Maneuver Division
Infantry
Eleventh Cavalry
Signal Corps
Bakers
William 8. Stott
Department of Texts
Eugene F. Ladd
Ladd
San Francisco
Daniel E. McCarthy
Omaha
Stephen C. Mills
Washington
Rose
S Department
Boston
Fine Upheld in Affray Case at Police Court
Frank Osborne paid 60 dollars fine after being found guilty of affray with Alfred Cardova last Monday. Cardova was found not guilty and the charge against him dismissed. Testimony described Cardova being struck after objecting to trash at Zeigler paint store on Houston Street. Cardova suffered knife wounds to left side and back, initially feared serious.
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Frank Osborne
Hegsio
Podice
Alfred Cafdova
Cardova
Siegd
Zeigler
Houstén Street
Catdova
Pecan grafting on hickory stock tested in Texas
Texas farmers invest in grafting pecan onto hickory stock to improve hardiness and yields. Harvey C. Stiles of the state agricultural department reports investigations into whether nut production justifies the practice, noting Texas pecan production around 1 million dollars annually and Uvalde’s 1.5 million pounds.
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Texas
Harvey C. Stiles
State Agricultural Department
San Antonio
Stiles
Kane
Mr. Stiles
Uvalde
Chamber of Commerce
Elsner
Medina Fiver
Ralph Morrow
Victoria
Do Road Goes Wrong in New Scheme Two Men Fined
Two young men used a deception to claim three suit cases from a Dallas to Houston baggage office. A detective intervened, leading to their arrest on Houston Street. Judge Buckley fined each man ten dollars in police court.
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Frien
Buckley
Dallas
Houston Street
Cidini
Obituary notices for Schlictch Rode McDevitt in San Antonio
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Ante Schlictcher 65 of 1608 North Pine Street and Ernest Rode 20 a native of Italy, with funerals at local churches. Cecila McDevitt 76 died at St Francis Home after pneumonia. she is survived by son Jack McDevitt. Funerals to be held at San Antonio Undertaking Co. chapel and interment in San Fernando cemetery.
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Rode
Ernest Rode
Italy
San Antonio
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando
St. Francis
Decision on Friday in Corpus Christi recount case
In Corpus Christi Roy Miller and W Griffin face a district court recount after the recent city election. Official returns had Griffin ahead by a small margin, while a recount gives Miller a 38 vote lead under district court supervision. Judge Hopkins is expected to rule in Miller's favor.
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Corpus
Corpus Christi
Tex
Roy Miller
Griffin
Hopkins
Miller
Khown 48
Whicu Fer
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