Veto Bill Forges Open Path to Irish Home Rule
London August 11 The House of Lords agrees to the Commons veto bill amendments ending a long constitutional struggle. The measure restricts Lords powers and enlarges Commons prerogatives, paving the way for home rule for Ireland though Lords can delay the bill for up to two years. Public debate anticipates further battles and potential elections.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Asquith
Viscount Morley
Lords
Ireland
Parliament
Lord Lansdowne
Earl of Selborne
A. J. Balfour
Earl of Hary
Lord Willoughby de Broke
Churchill
House of Condinions
England
John Redmond
Irish “Times
Dublin
Dublin Freeman's Journal
Bandits Hold Up and Disarm Posse in New Mexico Run
A Santa Rita posse led by Deputy Sheriff Portwood and Chino Copper officials was surprised by three bandits in Martin canyon near Santa Rita. In the exchange two posse members were wounded, horses were taken, and the robbers escaped with $150 after a failed payoff for company workers.
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EL Paso
Tex
Portwood
Santa Rita
New Mexico
Moses
Engineer Foster
Chino Copper Company
John M. ‘Sully
Chino ‘Company
Martin Canyon
San Antonio Light exclusive on AP wire carriage claim
The statement about the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio being carried by any paper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and unsupported by evidence. No corroborating sources confirm distribution beyond the Light.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
San Antonio Area Weather: Fair Tonight and Saturday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Temperatures remain mild with light winds through the period.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Regional Weather Summary For Eight A.M. Readings
A summary of morning weather shows St Louis at 80 degrees with a southwest wind and fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Chicago at 66 with rain and north winds, showers tonight and Saturday, cooler. Milwaukee 56 cloudy with light winds. St Paul 56 clear with possible showers and cool trend. Kansas City 82 clear with southwest wind, fair tonight and Saturday, cooler. New York 76 partly cloudy with west winds and possible showers tonight. Boston 76 partly cloudy with southwest winds and possible Saturday showers. Washington 78 clear with light south wind and increasing cloudiness.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Anti Re-Electionists Call a Convention
In Mexico City on August 11 a call was issued for a convention of anti re electionist clubs on August 15 to nominate a new national ticket with Francisco Vasquez Gomez as the projected head after the abandonment of Maderos standard by the movement.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Bailey Resigns from National Monetary Commission
Senator Bailey of Texas today resigned from the national monetary commission and his resignation was accepted by the Senate. He said he would have objected to the majority report and that a December 4 discharge would not leave him time to prepare his dissenting report.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bailey
Texas Today
National Monetary Commission
Senate
Commission
Cummins
City considers 10 year street lighting deal in Waco
Waco Electric Light and Gas company offers to install 400 street lamps at 72 dollars per lamp per year for ten years and to cut residential gas price from 1.50 to 1.25 dollars. The proposal is under city review.
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Associated Press
Waco, Tex
Waco Electric Light and Gas Company
Bomb Blast on Dago Hill Kills Two in St. Louis
A bomb exploded in a building on Dago Hill owned by Tony Romano killing a man and a woman and seriously injuring fourteen as residents slept. The blast, attributed to the Black Hand, destroyed the structure and injured many, with investigations ordered and no arrests yet.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Dago Hill
Tony Romano
Brooklyn
Antonio di Lorenzo
Lorenzo
Mounted District
Diaz in Switzerland Receives Petitions to Return
Gen Porfirio Diaz former Mexican president staying in Lucerne Switzerland receives many cablegrams from opponents of Francisco I Madero urging him to return and restore order. A New York society informs Diaz it is preparing a large petition for his intervention. The society has re elected Diaz as president as he plans to stay through the season due to good health.
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Associated Press
Lucerne
Switzerland
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero Jr
Mexico Society of New York
Diaz
General Diaz
Named as julep experts to judge mixing dispute
Congress man Ollie James of Kentucky Dr Harvey W Wiley and Colonel Henry Watterson were asked to serve as a jury to decide a mint julep mixing controversy between Albert Small and S H Jewett. A purse of 200 dollars and wagers near 3000 dollars are riding on the verdict. The trial would occur aboard a ship where the experts sample the drinks.
Frisco considering extension from Brady to San Antonio
B F Yoakum of the Frisco executive board is weighing an extension from Brady to San Antonio via Fredericksburg. An engineer corps surveys the route while Fredericksburg and San Antonio back a construction company. A Sept 10 decision deadline is set, with grades and costs noted as factors.
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B. F. Yoakum
Frisco System
Brady
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Railroad Committee of
Mr. Yoakum
Here
Yoakum
Heat Forces Halt in Waxahachie Construction
In Waxahachie Texas August 11th workers suspended nearly all building and sidewalk projects due to extreme heat. Local officials report it as the hottest day of the year.
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Associated Press
Waxahachie
Tex
Lodger Denied Shelter Over Loud Snoring
Tom Phillips, a 50 year old white man, was arrested for vagrancy after he claimed lodging houses refused him due to his loud snoring. He told Judge Buckley he tried to catch a train and would leave town if allowed time. Detective Cassiano testified he did little but loiter since being given an opportunity to depart. The court ordered fifteen days.
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Tom Phillips
Phillips
Redistricting Measure Prompts Wide Tax Inquiry in Texas
In Austin a senate resolution aims to broaden a tax poll inquiry across Texas counties to aid redistricting. Attorney General Lightfoot's opinion expected tonight will state the measure fits the governor's call for a special session and powers for the election probe. A House version was anticipated to pass the same day.
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Texas
Senate Committee
Regulators Question Lawmakers on Liquor Measures
The house investigating committee in Austin questioned members of the Thirty first legislature about proposed liquor traffic regulation. Representatives Lee J. E. Davis and Ray of the Thirty first and Thirty second legislatures testified. Continued on Page 2.
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Lee
J. E. Davis
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