Governor Colquitt Avoids Clash With Legislature
Governor Colquitt told both houses that he seeks cooperation and denies hostility between the executive and Legislature. He praised the House for its handling of the special session, urged support for the penitentiary bill, and endorsed bonds authorized in the regular session while criticizing certain criminal procedure laws. He urged fair treatment of convicts and asked lawmakers to meet him halfway in governing Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Fort Worth
Congress
Senate
House
Texas
Local Forecast For San Antonio And Nearby Areas
Fall observations show varying conditions across major cities. St Louis reports 74 degrees with a south wind and continued heat. Chicago 64 with east wind and likely rain. Milwaukee 58 partly cloudy with east wind and rain. St Paul 58 cloudy with southeast wind and rain. Kansas City 75 cloudy with southeast wind and slight cooling. New York 60 clear with north wind and possible rain Tuesday. Boston 60 clear with northwest wind and likely rain by Tuesday. Washington 70 cloudy with north wind and fair conditions Tuesday.
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At & A. Mt
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Governor proposes nine new laws in Texas legislature
Governor Colquitt sent a nine item message to the Texas legislature detailing proposed laws. The measures cover flag advertising restrictions, aligning state and federal laws, land tax redemption, judicial district reorganization, suspended and indeterminate sentences, land surveys to reclaim vacant properties, land credit unions, land acquisition warehouses, and funding deficiencies for the past two fiscal years.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Texas
Experimental Station Board
Thirty-fourth
Alien land act takes effect in California
California’s alien land act became effective at midnight on August 11. The law allows aliens not eligible for citizenship to acquire or lease real property only as permitted by treaties between the United States and their country, and applies to majority alien owned companies. The impact on Japanese interests will be tested in forthcoming lawsuits.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
United States
Japan
Teu
May call out troops in Minot to curb I W W street meetings
State troops may be called out today to preserve order if the Industrial Workers of the World resume street meetings in Minot North Dakota after last night’s clashes. Eighty people were arrested as crowds attacked I W W supporters over alleged insults to the flag. Police failed to regain control, prompting a request to the sheriff and fire department as arrests continued and jails overflowed. The I W W had been warned against street meetings urging harvest hands to seek higher wages.
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Minot
N. D
Leased Wire Day report and AP news service notes
The San Antonio Light highlights its exclusive Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press as a primary source, noting AP as the world’s largest and most reliable general news service. It mentions about 20,000 words daily and the paper’s own substantialNews content beyond the wire.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Sulzer Faces Impeachment Clash Over Court Ruling
Albany Aug 11 Governor Sulzer rejects impropriety in campaign funds and stock dealings while allies weigh blocking impeachment via judicial action. Attorney General Carmody questions legality as Frawley committee reports loom and Hennessy vows scrutiny of Senator Frawley with potential perjury evidence.
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Wall Street
Frawley Legislative Committee
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Boyer & Griswold
Frawley Committee
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M. F. Hogan
EB B. Richard
Grant
Frawley
Ramsperger
M. R. Smith
Frawley Legislative Investigating Committee
William Sulzer
Peace Flag Unfurled in New York for The Hague Dedication
The rainbow flag emblematic of universal peace, a gift from Andrew Carnegie, is shown in the New York governor's room before its presentation at the Temple of Peace dedication in The Hague. The flag features a rainbow on blue with a white border and the word peace, and will be sent to The Hague within days.
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New York
Temple of Peace
the Hague
Andrew Carnegie
The
Hague
Alamo Restoration Stalled Over Texas Funds
Work on the Alamo restoration stalled as the $5000 appropriation nears exhaustion. Daughters of the Republic of Texas press for governor controlled spending, while the Senate pushes for a $5000 amendment to fund restoration under governor control and the House demands supervision by the Daughters.
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Alamo
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
A. B. Conley
Austin
Supreme Court
Hudspeth
House
Clara Driscoll Sevier
Daughters of the Republic control debated in House
A House vote 19 to 5 rejected a Hudspeth amendment and adopted it. The appropriation bill allocates funds under Daughters supervision. A conference committee must settle the final arrangement.
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Daughters of the Republic
Conference
Armed Citizens Tear Up Railroad Grade In Kansas City Suburb
In Rosedale Kansas City suburb on August 11 officials and armed citizens tore up tracks and lowered the road bed to grade after a dispute over street level with the Kansas City and Olathe Interurban railway. Mayor Wimner led the force to guard the crossing while town marshal John Brawley jailed the railway attorney E S McAnany before release on bond.
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Kansas City
Rosedale
Kan
John Brawley
Wimmer
Marshell
W. B. Strang
E. S. MccAnany
Marshall Brawley
Recipe sought for salt rising bread craving by subscriber
A Light subscriber phoned the editorial rooms this morning requesting a recipe for salt rising bread to be published in the columns. She explained her son is ill and craves the old-fashioned loaf after searching cook books in vain.
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Light
The
Troops Pursue Tungan Tribesmen After Formosans Killed
Government troops were dispatched from Amoy to pursue Tungan tribesmen blamed for killings of Formosans. Riots prompted Japanese demand for indemnity and execution of tribal leaders. Strong resistance expected from the tribesmen.
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Amoy
China
Heat Wave and Storms Hit Cities Across the East
The day saw temperatures around 103 degrees in New York with relief at beaches. a late storm brought rain lightning and hail causing damage. Fatalities include an unidentified man hit by a tree at Portham Park Bay Athletic Field and a Rye Beach incident where Peter Kelly died after lightning struck an overturned boat sheltering victims. In Philadelphia an electrical storm killed a young woman and a baby died from a falling tree while debris injured many others.
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New York
Portham Park Bay
Rye Beach
Peter Kelly
Frank Morgan
Philadelphia
Cloudburst Leaves 50 Families Homeless in Colorado City
A late night cloudburst caused about 100000 in damage in Colorado City Colorado with crops and highways ruined. The storm moved southeast from the Garden of the Gods flooding dozens of homes on Colorado avenue three to five feet deep.
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Colorado City
Colo
Garden of the Gods
Colorado Avenue
Peacock Dies After Mill Boiler Explosion Death Toll Rises
George Peacock, the sole survivor of the saw mill boiler explosion that killed six men 18 miles south of Clarksville Saturday, died this morning without regaining consciousness.
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Clarksville
Tex
George Peacock
Day in Congress reviews tariff bill debate and lobby probes
Senate resumes general debate on tariff legislation. Senator Hollis attacks New England cotton manufacturers saying they faced no discrimination. Lobby committee restarts its investigation. House not in session resumes Tuesday. Democrats caucused on administration currency bill. Martin M Mullhall opens hearing before House lobby committee.
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Senate
Hollis
New England
House
Martin M. Mullhall
Heat Drops Briefly Across Plains But Relief Limited
Showers moved through Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas but did little to ease the drought. Des Moines received over two inches while Nebraska saw general rains. Kansas had little rain and the weather observer warned chances of more showers in the next day remain slim. Temperatures fell by 54 to 12 degrees but extreme heat is expected to return tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Seventeen Suffragettes Imprisoned After Asquith Siege
London August 11 seventeen militant suffragettes were sentenced to terms from one week to two months after a failed attempt to storm Premier Asquith's residence. Sylvia Pankhurst was not imprisoned, sent to Holloway to serve another sentence. A mass meeting demanded Lansbury's release, while Pankhurst urged march on Whitehall. police dispersed the crowd.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Storming Party
Holloway
Free Speech Defence Committee
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Miss Pankhurst
Asquith
Boosters Convention of Southwest Texas Called
A call has been issued for the Boosters Convention of Southwest Texas to meet in Corpus Christi on August 15 and 16. The aim is to unite Southwest Texas counties to promote regional interests and curb rivalries between towns. J. H. Briggs of Alice is president, K. G. Blake of Corpus Christi secretary, and P. A. Presnall treasurer.
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Boosters’ Convention
Southwest Texas
Corpus Christi
Texas
J. H. Briggs
Alice
K. G. Blake
P. A. Presnall
Prayers for Rain Told by Chicago Churches
Chicago churches reported prayers for rain answered as showers fell on northern Illinois. Ministers recounted drought experiences and cited authentic instances where rain prayers were answered within hours during services yesterday.
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Chicago
Illinois
Great Opportunities in The Light Want Ads
Classifieds in The Light showcase strong selling power with expectations of high turnover. A reader notes that he could have sold fifty autos in stead of one, illustrating the typical results of Light Want Ads. Phone or mail entries to Crockett 1742 or 176.
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Light
Crockett 1742
Constitutionalists vow to fight Huerta until extermination
Gen Jesus Carranza and associates in Eagle Pass say Huerta seeks foreign intervention to shore up his regime. They refuse alliance with Huerta, pledge continued resistance, and warn that peace comes only with his extermination. They note Federal success and a planned Monclova attack by rebels.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Jesus Carranza
Lind
Mexico
el Paso
Juarez
Huerta
Constitutionalists
Monclova
Reata
Wilson sees war lobby in United States Mexico tension
President Wilson said he believes an organized lobby seeks to push the United States into war with Mexico though he sees no broad movement. He noted improved Mexican conditions in recent days and discussed U S efforts through John Lind to gauge peace options with Huerta and the Constitutionalist authorities.
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Wilson
United States
Mexico
Williams
John Lind
Lind
Huerta
Amescan
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