Colquitt Faces Tough Rift as Delegates Rally in Texas
Governor Colquitt and allies push for a strong party platform on liquor with two planks possible while anti Colquitt forces converge at the Menger and Gunter hotels. Rawlins Colquitt signals city autonomy on saloon rules amid caucus talk. arrivals include Ramsey allies and many notable guests await conventions.
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Texas
Rawlins Colquitt
Sherman
Gunter
Menger
Ramsey
Cone Johnson
William Poindexter
T. N. Jones
W. P. Lane
St. Anthony
H. E. Hildebrand
O. B. Colquitt
W. H. Burgess
el Paso
R. C. Duff
Houston
E. A. Fletcher
Beaumont
Martin Dies
Fulton
van Alstyne
A. W. Fly
Galveston
D. L. Lorance
J. M. Geise
Judge Storey Skips 35th State Democratic Convention
For the first time in 35 years Judge A B Storey of San Antonio will miss a state convention as he leaves for New York by steamer Tuesday. He regretfully says attendance became imperative to reach the voyage, noting his long history of attending conventions before even leading the state executive committee.
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A. B.storey
San Antonio
Democratic State Executive Committee
Judge Storey
New York
Te Executive Committee
Supcoretie Party
Absent Two to Three Weeks in the East on Business
The subject plans to be away for two or three weeks in the east to attend to business matters and, incidentally, enjoy himself.
Scientist Warns Old World Faces Imminent Doom
A scientist predicts the old world will die, arguing biblical Revelation points to a global calamity soon. The piece notes unusual storms and extreme heat in southern Europe signaling radical volcanic and internal activity shaping world changing events.
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Europe
Earthquake Kills 300 in Turkish Towns
Special cable reports over three hundred dead and 500 to 600 injured as the quake wrecks Thhanak Kalesi and Galipolis. Destitute refugees pour into Constantinople. fires rage in nearby districts. ships report a lighthouse vanished and seas too rough to anchor.
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Constantinople
Thhanak-Kalesi
Galipolis
Myrophito
Ganus Hora
Tchorlu
Adrianople
Turkey
Stamboul
Virginia
Ganas Hora
Marmora
Dying Famous Actress Marguerite Saxton In Chicago Hospital
Miss Marguerite Saxton once a popular Shakespearian actress and noted southern beauty lies in a Chicago hospital with a complete nervous breakdown and near poverty. Doctors offer little hope of recovery.
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Chicago
Marguerite Saxton
Washington
James A. Garfield
Physicians Hospital
Consuela Garcia Killed in Monterey Street Shooting
Consuela Garcia 25 dies from three 38 caliber bullets during a quarrel with Mauricio Diaz 25 at 514 Monterey street. Diaz jailed in Bexar County on murder charges. Eye witness Trinidad Hernandez fled after the shots as Diaz was taken to jail. Coroner inquest to begin Monday.
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Consuela Garcia
Mauricio Diaz
Bexar County
Monterey Street
Garcia
Domingo Diaz
Diaz
Trinidad Hernandez
Thaz
Hernandez
Harvard’s Picot backs Wilson on world trip stop
Charles W. Picot, president emeritus of Harvard, endorses Woodrow Wilson for the presidency during a stop in Boston. He says he has read all three party platforms and prefers the Democratic platform adopted at Baltimore for its construction.
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Boston
Mass
Charles W. Picot
Harvard University
Woodrow Wilson
San Francisco
Baltimore
Epworth League Encampment Closes In Corpus Christi
The ninth annual Texas Epworth league encampment winds down with half the visitors returning home and classes ended. Tonight’s missionary rally featured Missabel Head, Dr. B E Rawlings of Nashville, George Sexton of San Antonio, Rev. H M Whaling of Houston, and others. Bishop E D Mouton to preach tomorrow morning. The event closes Sunday night with a jubilee service.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas Epworth League
Texas League
Missabel Head
BE. H. Rawlings
Nashville
Tenn
George Sexton
San Antonio
H. M. Whaling
Houston
E. D. Mouton
Fear of Massacre Looms for Tomilin Miners
Mrs. J. B. Underwood reports that without state troop protection American miners and their families at Tomilin Durango near Sinaloa face massacre or siege. About one hundred Americans work there. mines run by English capital. laborers recently struck. no Mexican government protection yet, but a stationed soldiers presence is expected to preserve peace.
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Tomilin
Durango
Sinaloa
J. B. Underwood
West
Commerce Street
Floresville and San Marcos Boy Scouts Track Meet
Floresville and San Marcos Boy Scouts will stage a track meet at the local ball park on August 19 as crowds are anticipated to attend. Local lads train hard for the event with W O Murray Jr and Richard Ezzell coaching. Prof W H Butler, former local scoutmaster now principal of the Coronal Institute at San Marcos, organized the meet.
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Boy Scouts
Floresville
Tex
San Marcos
W. H. Butler
Coronal Institute
Pests injure cotton in San Benito area
Nine hundred seventy five bales of new cotton have been ginned to date in San Benito Texas as pests reduce yields. Four gins operate locally and an oil mill and compress are planned for next season.
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San Benito
Tex
Governor Colquitt Ready to Move Texas Militia if Needed
Governor Colquitt said he would deploy the state militia to the border if the national government fails to protect Texans. He noted raiders from Mexico caused depredations near El Paso and western counties but recent dispatches suggested they had crossed back, reducing immediate risk. He warned he will act to defend people if trouble resumes.
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Colquitt
el Paso
San Antonio
Washington
Mexico
Texas
Steever mobilizes troops for border protection
Colonel Steever commanding American forces at El Paso reports to the war department a demand from Governor Colquitt for border protection. He dispatches a detachment to Fabons, sends cavalry downstream, and moves troops by rail to troubled areas with a pledge to protect Texas people and property and deploy more troops if peace breaks.
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Washington
PD. C
Steever
el Paso
War Department
Colquitt
Fabons
Texas
Texas towns organize posses to fight Mexican outlaws
Border towns along the Texas Mexican line rally to wartime spirit and urge the state to act. Messages flood the governor with calls to form posses of cowboys and citizens for protection and defense, echoing pioneer days.
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Austin
Tex
State of Texas
Texas towns vow action against Mexican raiders across border
The towns declare the limit is reached and state Washington will not aid. they will pursue raiders into Mexico to stop the outlawry, asserting Americans will act to defend ranches and livestock despite border tensions.
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Texas
Washington
American business men form Mexico protection campaign
A group of U.S. business owners owning over a million dollars in Mexican property met at the St. James hotel to launch a campaign supporting a presidential candidate who pledges to protect American lives and property in Mexico. A letter to candidates will be sent Tuesday. a Monday meeting will finalize wording.
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Mexico
St. James
United States
Taft
Republic
Madero
Colonists from Mormon colonies head for US border
More than three hundred well armed colonists from Dublan and Juarez in Western Chihuahua move toward the border with Columbus New Mexico likely by Monday. Federals sighted them at Ojitos and colonial leaders expect an easy crossing due to their size and resolve.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Dublan
Juarez
United States
Ojitos
Columbus New Mexico
General Fuente Visits San Antonio in Mexico Junta Talks
Mexican General David de la Fuente, former police chief under De la Barra and artillery chief under Orozco, stayed in San Antonio about a day. He met with Consul Estevla and discussed Mexico's current conditions, while denying involvement in any petition against Orozco and leaving for New Orleans.
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David de la Fuente
Orozco
New Orleans
Police Department of
Mexico
de la Barra
Pascual Orozco
San Antonio
General Fuente
Estevla
Madero
Washington
Fuente
Gomez Junta
Vasquez Gomez
Sr. Gomez
Revolutionary Army
Sr. Castaneda
Gomez
Skull Found Near Austin with Ancient Iron Cross
Workmen digging a well along the Isherwood property near Austin unearthed a skull with a wrought iron cross at the forehead. The cross appears candle shaped and of ancient design. Excavations will continue nearby to uncover more clues about the site and its history.
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Austin
Tex
Isherwood
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Kerrville
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Jonathan Lane
Allison Mayfield
W. F. Skillman
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J. L. Terrelb
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