Pension Crisis Delays Leave Veterans Without Pay
Regulars at U S Army posts have received no pay since July 11 as Congress delays the pension appropriation bill. Extension of last year’s funds left 200000 pensioners unpaid with many destitute. Paymaster General says some money may come with the deficiency bill pending Senate action and a conference with the House.
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Washington
Pension Bureau
Congress
Ciing
Fountain
New York
Davenport
Army
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Asbury Park
Philadelphia
United States
War Department
Smith
Senate
House
Cotton tariff bill clears Senate with amendments
The democratic cotton tariff bill passed the Senate 36 to 19. It carried an amendment repealing most of the Canadian reciprocity act, leaving only the free paper provision intact.
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Washington
Senate
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
The night and Thursday will be unsettled with variable skies and chances of showers. Winds from the south at moderate speeds. Temperatures expected in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists
Observations at 8 a m from St Louis Chicago Kansas City New York Boston and Washington show temperatures from 70 to 80 with cloudy or clear skies and light to strong winds. Thursday forecasts vary with some regions expecting fair or cloudy conditions and low temperatures around 68 to 72.
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Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Exclusive on AP Wire Carriage
The statement declares that no other newspaper carries the AP leased wire into San Antonio in whole or in part. It asserts the claim is unfounded and without basis, emphasizing the San Antonio Light as the primary recipient of the service.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
American Vice Consul McMaster Shot in Cartagena
William Bruce McMaster, American vice consul at Cartagena, Colombia, was shot and killed. Dispatches to the state department say the cause is undetermined with no clear conclusion on accident or murder. An investigation is underway in Washington.
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William Bruce McMaster
Cartagena
Colombia
State Department
New Astor heir born in New York after Titanic loss
Mrs Markline Force Astor gives birth to son John Jacob Astor at 8:05 AM, a direct heir to 3 million dollars, per Dr Edwin Craigan bulletin. Colonel John Jacob Astor's will provides 38 million for all surviving children, with Ava Muriel Astor and William Vincent Astor as siblings from the first marriage.
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New York
Madeline Force Astor
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Edwin B. Craigan
Colonel Astor
William Vincent Astor
Ava Muriel Astor
Ava Willing Astor
Suffragette Hit in Face with Sandwich at Dayton Park
In Dayton on August 14 Miss Margaret Foley of Boston, a suffragette leader, faced a hostile audience at an amusement park. Luncheon refuse and ham sandwiches were hurled as club women and other suffragists tried to speak. Foley persisted until missiles forced her to flee. Dayton social leaders faced similar treatment.
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Dayton, O
Margaret Foley
Boston
Dayton
Miss Foley
G. F. Davidson
Rebels threaten border as cavalry reinforces Columbus
El Paso report says Troop D, Third Cavalry, sent to Columbus New Mexico to bolster border patrol after rebels amounting to about twelve hundred reach Palomas opposite Columbus. Three hundred already there threaten to cross the line for retaliation for a rebel ammunition smuggler's shooting.
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EL Paso
Tex
Third Cavalry
Columbus
New Mexico
Border Patrol
Palomas
United States
Salazar
General Salazar
Colonel Ponce
Orogco
Texas troops end encampment at Camp Mabry in Texas
Four troops of Texas cavalry and two troops of Louisiana cavalry conclude their encampment at Camp Mabry on August 14. Officers paid the soldiers about $2,600 as Acting Adjutant General Ed R. York handled wages. Maj. Churchill Towles of Houston led the encampment, noted as a success, with potential mobilization if the border situation demands.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Cavalry
First Cavalry
Louisiana Cavalry
Camp Mabry
Ann End
Hutchings
Ed R. York
Churchill Towles
Houston
Orozco Awaits Federals Near Juarez
In Juarez on August 14 General Orozco with about 700 rebels awaits a federal force estimated at over 6,000 men. Rebel general Inez Salazar, subordinate to Orozco, appears to have joined or supported the movement. Continued on Page 2.
Progressive Party of Texas Organized under Roosevelt Faction
The Roosevelt faction of the Teas party met in Dallas and voted to rename the party the Progressive Party of Texas, electing Cecil A. Lyon as state executive committee chair and national executive committeeman. A state ticket was nominated headed by Ed C. Lasater for governor and W. H. Featherstone for lieutenant governor.
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Lyon Roosevelt
Eiects
Lyon
Dallas
Tex
Roosevelt
Tepa Party
Progressive Party of
Texas
Cecil A. Lyon
Progressive Party
Taft
Republican State Committee
Rom
Ed C. Lasater
Brooks County
W. H. Featherstone
Clay County
George FE. Kepple
Harris County
Harvey L. Borden
T. S. McBride
H. C. Style
Hayes County
Supreme Court
Z. T. White
el Paso
IF. M. Etheridge
Harriman Funds Talked At White House 1904
Former New York Governor Odell testifies before the senate inquiry that Theodore Roosevelt invited Edward Harriman to discuss campaign funds in 1904, and days later Harriman raised 240000 and gave it to the Republican National Committee. Odell’s account differs from prior reports as the inquiry continues.
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Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Edward Harriman
White House
Republican National Committee
Senate Committee of
Benjamin B. Odell
New York
Odell
Harriman
Ovation for Texas Governor Colquitt at Democratic Convention
In a full Market Hall crowd of about 4000, O. B. Colquitt received a thunderous hour‑long ovation after his nomination for re election. He pledged to uphold his Sherman era platform while supporters cheered wildly as band music and noise filled the hall. The convention set planned sessions and named officers and assistants as it prepared to adopt his platform.
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Colquitt
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Old Market Hall
Oscar Branch Colquitt
Gid
Hudspeth
Imperial
Sherman
Aoean Manors
Committee On Permanent Organization
Committee On Permanent Organization and Order of Business
Claude B. Hudspeth
el Paso
John J. Simmons
Dallas
A. W. Houston
Bexar
Cecil H. Smith
Grayson
John C. Williams
Harris
Ned Morris
Anderson
J. W. Ragsdale
Lavaca
Dayton Moses
Burnet
Benton McMillan
Jasper
W. T. Potter
Taylor
R. L. Winfrey
J. C. Fant
J. H. Wooley
K. McGaughey
R. L. McAfee
J. M. Pyle
Bud Nash
J. E. Holtzlaw
W.C. Boyett
J. H. Smith
Ed Lerner
United States
Hume
F. C. Hume
Houston
Claude Hudspeth
Harris County
Cullen F. Thomas
Maine
Alamo
Senator Hudspeday
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Estene
Mmaster
Sault
Lao Oo
Columbus, N. M
Ponce
Mexico
OS Seemne
Orozco
Qdell
Deal
Bliss
Barry Miller
Hudspecth
Ovation
Morris Sheppard
Claude V. Hudspeth
F. F. Hill
Denton County
J. F. Carl
Hill
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