Senate debate over vetoed bills ends with court fate at stake
The Senate upheld a substitute to abolish the commerce court amid veto threats. Senators Warren Overman Clapp and Bacon argued about executive influence as Republicans and a Democrat ally joined to pass the abolition measure 35 to 23. Thornton of Louisiana was the sole Democrat to vote against the substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Commerce Court
Appropriations Committee
Taft
House
Senator Warren
Senator Clapp
Minnesota
Senator Overman
United States
Georgia
Bacon
Warren
Overman
Borah
Bourne
Bristow
Clapp
Crawford
Cummins
Fall
Heyburn
LaFollette
Nelson
Poindexter
Works
Thornton
Louisiana
Butter and Eggs Hit Higher Prices in Summer Market
Retail quotations show butter at 35 cents a pound with a prospect of 40, and eggs at 30 cents per dozen. San Antonio market has risen a penny a day for five days, and creameries report low milk due to cotton pickers consuming supply. Cold storage eggs limit choices as hens face shortages and wholesale pricesReach seven dollars per dozen, with farm buyers sourcing from city merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Austin Plague Crusade Finds No Bubonic Signs
Dr Henry Hartman state bacteriologist reports three week inspection of rats on Galveston wharves and ships from Porto Rico shows no bubonic plague symptoms. He arrived to assess anti rat efforts and says examinations reveal no trace of plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Galveston
Henry Hartman
Tod
Hartman
Texas
Porto Rico
Attorney fatally shot by woman at Richmond County DA office
Albany dispatch reports Albert C. Fach district attorney of Richmond County Staten Island shot in his Stapleton private office by Elizabeth M. Edmunds after a grievance over her husband Dr John Marion Edmunds acquittal. Three bullets hit Fach as Edmunds claimed self defense and was captured. Fach leaves a wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albery C. Fach
Richmond County
Staten Island
Stapleton
Gay
Elizabeth M. Edmunds
John Marion Edmunds
Fach
Senator W. John Bryan Hurt in Ranch Fall Near Hamlin
State Senator W John Bryan remained unconscious after a fall from a bluff on his Hamlin area ranch. He was found unconscious while repairing a fence and rushed by special train to a local sanitarium where doctors report some improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Tex
W. John Bryan
Hamlin
Bryan
Local forecast for San Antonio area
Local forecast calls for tonight and Tuesday to be fair across San Antonio and surrounding areas. Clear skies, light winds, and pleasant temperatures are expected with no precipitation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather snapshot for major cities shows varied conditions
St Louis and Kansas City report clear skies with 10 mile per hour winds and high around 76 to 78 degrees. Chicago New York Boston and Washington show rain and unsettled or partly cloudy conditions with winds from northwest north and south and daily lows ranging from 56 to 72 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Gay leased AP wire not carried by any except San Antonio Light
The statement says there is no evidence that the Gay leased wire of the Associated Press reaching San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Schepps backs Rose tale in Rosenthal case
Sam Schepps returned to Broadway to corroborate Jack Rose’s confession implicating Police Lieutenant Becker in the Rosenthal murder. District Attorney Whitman and Schepps conferred on a New York Central train. Becker’s murder indictment was adjourned. Investigations into police graft surface as officers in Becker’s circle are shadowed for months amid growing pressure from the district attorney’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Schepps
Herman Rosenthal
Jack Rose
Becker
New York
Broadway
Bald Jack" Rose
Herman Rhousenthal
Schepps
Whitman
New York Central
Albany
Rosenthal
Rubin
Hot Springs
Bernard Sandler
Dougherty
Shepps
Bald Jack
Rose
Scepps
Pleiades Aground Off California Needs Partial Discharge
A radiograph indicates the steamship Pleiades grounded on the Lower California coast cannot be floated until part of its cargo is discharged. The cruiser Denver and the tank steamer Washtenaw remain on standby near the grounded vessel near San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Pleiades
California
Denver
Washtenaw
Wilson Escapes Personal Arraignment in Everglades Probe
The Moss committee presented two reports to Congress on the Everglades and drainage division probes. It found Secretary Wilson escaped personal arraignment while condemning the department policy as vacillating and under criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Moss Committee
House
Florida Everglades
Department of Agriculture
Everglades
Hayes
Department
J. v0
Wright
Lake Mattamuskeet
C. G. Elliott
A. D. Morehouse
Wilson
Tragic British Officer Kills Family Then Himself
East Bourne England August 19 Captain Hicks Murray of the Gordon Highlanders killed his wife's sister and her two children and a servant then wounded his wife and killed himself after setting fire to the house. The tragedy follows a mysterious background with Murray posing as Richard Charles Mackie an American. Only Mrs Murray survived. A silver vase held British coins suggesting poverty was not the motive. Authorities believe insanity played a role. Murray left a suicide note blaming ruin and asking all to be buried together seeking forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bourne
England
Hicks Murray
Gordon Highlanders
Murray
Richard Charles Mackie
Mrs. Murray
Captain Murray
One Battleship Authorized for Washington Under Naval Bill
Conferees on the naval appropriation bill agree to provide for one battleship not exceeding 15 million dollars with 2 635 million for initial work. The bill also calls for eight submarines six torpedo boats two colliers and one repair ship plus a world wireless system. The name issue centers on Constitution and honoring Old Ironsides with possible Arizona or New Mexico names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Naval Constructors
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Department
Arizona
New Mexico
Legislature to Meet in Jacksonville for Dock Bonds
Governor Gilchrist has called a special session of the legislature in Jacksonville to convene October 1. The purpose is to consider a bill authorizing the issuance of 1.5 million dollars in bonds to purchase and equip municipal docks ahead of the Panama Canal opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fila
Gilchrist
Panama Canal
Fall and Knox clash over Mexico peace talks
Senator Fall denied involvement with the Orozco peace negotiations and attacked secretary Knox's report that conditions in Mexico were improving. He presented papers and said Americans in Mexican mining camps and along the border were arming themselves to protect citizens. The Senate approved a $20,000 subsistence appropriation for American refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Senate
Val
New Mexico
Madero
Fall
Orozco
Culberson
Texas
Knox
State Department
Senator Fall
Arizona
Bisbee
Ariaona
United States
Senator Culberson
Rebels Evacuate Palomas to Join Forces Near Ojinaga
Rebels under Major Alvarez evacuate Palomas for the second time to move east toward joining Colonel Olivas force. Federals move north toward Juarez. Orozco is reported near Ojinaga on the eastern Chihuahua border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Alvarez
Palomas
Columbus
N. M
Alanjas
Casas Grandes
Juarez
Orozco
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Government tightens patrols as Zapatista bands appear near Mexico City
In response to small Zapatista bands near the capital, the government deploys mounted provost guards for patrols along adjoining territory. Morelos and Mexico state reports show no increased rebel activity. Journalists protest Humberto Strauss and Ygnacio Herreras killings with a silent, orderly march through the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mex
Morelos
Mexico
Humberto Strauss
Ygnacio Herrertas
Tiruman
Woman Rebel Rides Juarez Loots Stores Disarms Police
A Mexican woman leading ten rebel soldiers seized Juarez Sunday heeding the town as a dictator. She disarmed the provisional police chief and six officers, then looted shops for provisions before departing with her followers on the mounted police horses. She is said to be married to a colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mex
Joan of Arc
Col
Police Chief Succeeds If Mayor Ousts Newnam
The text notes Fred C. Lancaster a longtime deputy marshal and Justice Department agent is said to be slated to become police chief if Mayor Jones ousts Chief Newnam, reflecting city leadership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Lancaster
United States
Department of Justice
Newnam
Jones
Thousands of Nicaragua War Casualties Reported in Fields
Washington reports revolution spreading in Nicaragua with 1000 bodies in fields near Managua. Chinandega attacked by rebels, Corinto feared, telegraph lines cut. Minister Weitzel notes rebels led by Mena receiving supplies while foreign confidence returns with Annapolis sailors and Panama Marines aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Nicaragua
Managua
State Department
Weitzel
Chinandega
Corinto
Pacific
Mena
Annapolis
Panama
Mexican Hidalgo family seeks model school in San Antonio
Senora Hidalgo and 11 children arrived from Mexico City by private car to stay at the Menger hotel. They seek the best educational options and may even build a new school to fit their needs, with plans possibly including California after San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senora Hidalgo
San Antonio
International & Great Northern Railroad
Mexico City
Menger
S. Noriega
California
Senora H. le Vai de la Hidalgo
Hidalgo
Hidalgo Family, 8. Noriega
M. Rivero Callada
Senor Hidalgo
Mexico
Wilson Addresses Germans at Union Hill
Governor Wilson planned to leave Sea Girt this afternoon for Union Hill New Jersey where at 5 PM he would address the Platt Deutscher Volkfest Verein. He then intended to go to New York to meet Rosa Wells treasurer of the national committee and Henry Morgenthau chairman of the finance committee.
Police Chief Seeks Restraining Order Over Job Status
A city official reports that the police chief has petitioned for a restraining order to prevent demotion or removal, aiming to secure his current position amid ongoing personnel disputes. The case focuses on legal action to restrain changes to his employment.
Aldermen Named Insurgents in San Antonio City Case
Judge W L Camp denied Chief Frank Newnam's injunction to block Mayor-elect A H Jones from discharging him before his term ends on May 31 1913. The charter requires written reasons and council approval for removals. no injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Camp
Frank Newnam
A. Jones
Tarleton
City of
San Antonio
Newnam
A. H. Jones
Jones
Ent
Walter T. Napier
Police Department
Albert Steves
C. T. Fi Joe Lipscomb
Robert Uhr
der Boynton
Walter T. Copier
Mrs Belmont denounces petty graft among summer colonists
Mrs H P Belmont in Newport Rhode Island denounces a graft system where servants profit at employers expense. She says wages should cover intended services and extra payments are unfair. In Kansas City mo the Loyal Order Moose opens its twenty fourth convention with delegates from across the United States and lively contests for officers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
H. P. Belmont
Mont
Moose
Kansas City
The
Loyal Order Moose
United States
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civil Service
A.m
D.M
Oam Shep
Conporots
Florida
Merigo
Zapatistas
Rebel Band
Fred C. D Lancaster
Walter T. C. Napier
Judge Camp
Thesf States
Mrs. Belmont
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!