Carranza’s Forces Tighten Grip as Durango Reopens
Dispatches from Durango report Venustiano Carranza alive and in control of Durango state with law and order restored. Constitutionalists cap railroad lines from Torreon to the interior, 40 engines in use, and 13 000 to 26 000 troops operating across Laguna, Torreon, Gomez Palacio, and Par ras. Casualties run into hundreds on both sides amid ongoing surveillance and executions of rival officers.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Venustiano Carrante
Durango
Piedras Negras
Torreon
Carranza
Lerdo
Gomez Palacio
Tepehuanes
Yerbanis
Hipolito
Interior
Chihuahua
Parras
Jiminez
Bravo
Luis Caro
Epimenio Escajeda
Pablo Layin
Cheche Campos
Medero
Huerta
Laguna
Calixto Contreras
Orestes Pereyra
Tomes Urbino
Domingo Y Mariano Ar
Weather summary for tourists across great lakes cities
Observations at 5 a m show St Louis at 74 degrees with clear skies and northwest winds. Chicago logs 72 degrees with clouds and east winds likely fair Thursday. Milwaukee 64 partly cloudy with southeast winds and likely Thursday fair. St Paul 70 cloudy with southeast winds and cool. Kansas City 76 clear with southeast winds and Thursday 76. New York 70 clear with northeast winds and Thursday 66. Boston 64 clear with steady winds and 58. Washington 66 clear with northeast winds and cloudy hours 62.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Vast Army at Work on Missouri Roads
Thousands of volunteers from Western Missouri joined Governor Major's campaign to repair public highways. Eight thousand road overseers organized the effort with two days of work intended to spark about one million dollars in improvements. Governors Major and Hodges in overalls led early efforts alongside local DAR members detailing the Santa Fe route in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Major
Hodges
Kansas
Daughters of the American Revolution
Santa Fe
San Antonio & Austin Interurban Pushes Stock Sale
President Varnes P. Brown and Vice President W. B. Tuttle visited San Marcos to arrange sale of preferred stock and discuss the project with local business leaders. They plan similar talks in New Braunfels later the week. Promoters aim to raise 600000 across San Antonio Austin and towns to be served. The San Marcos trip marks the initial push into the territory.
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Varnes P. Brown
W. B. Tuttle
San Antonio
Austin
Band Concert Tonight by Third Field Artillery at Coliseum
The Third Field Artillery Band performs tonight at the Coliseum grounds. A large crowd is expected as Arthur Johnson leads a special program featuring marches, overtures, solos, and selections from The Open Mirror and William Tell. The event promises a premier musical experience for San Antonio.
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Third Field Artillery Band
Coliseum
Arthur Johnson
Army Band
San Antonio
Zacatecas
G. Cordina
William Tell
G. Rossini
Valse
Ella
Cordova
Tebani
Cornet
le Thier
Robert E. Lee
F. Muer
A. Rubens
Inter
Voelcker
Christie
Germany Faces Serious Floods Amid Heavy Rains
Berlin reports severe floods across Germany due to ongoing rainstorms. The Vistula and other Silesian rivers overflow their banks, inundating towns and farmland with heavy crop losses already recorded.
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Germany
Berlin
Vistula
Silesian
Diggs Fate Likely Tonight In White Slave Case
Maury I. Diggs may learn within hours whether he is innocent or guilty of violating the Mann white slave law. The Sacramento to Reno trip with Marsha Warrington and Lola Norris hinges on Diggs motive. defense contends flight was fear driven, prosecution seeks immoral purpose. Judge Van Fleet warned jurors not to discuss the case with anyone.
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San Francisco
Maury I. Diggs
Theodore J. Roche
Diggs
Robert Devlin
Nathan Coughalan
Matt I. Sullivan
Marsha Warrington
F. Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Nev
Warrington
van Fleet
Kerrville fair opens with big attendance and events
Kerrville Texas. The fair opened at 9 am amid sunny conditions after yesterday’s showers. Visitors from the surrounding area packed the grounds by noon to view exhibits and the racing program starting at 3 pm. The Kerr County Boys' Club and Texas A&M have added displays including a pecan variety case. Prizes for best crop are $60, $35 and $25. A baseball game between Louis Rock Store of San Antonio and Kerrville is set for this afternoon.
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Kerrville
Tex
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Horticultural Department
Texas
Kerr County Boys’ Corn Club
Charles Schreiner
Louis Rock Store
San Antonio
Kerrville Nine
Will Join Celebration For Fredricksburg Railroad Opening
Businessmen plan a trip to Fredricksburg to celebrate the opening of the new railroad with local citizens. Organized by the Jobbers and Manufacturers League of the Chamber of Commerce, the excursion is open to all. Jake Wolff chairs the arrangement committee with Henry A. Hirschberg as secretary. No date fixed yet. hoped September operation by the San Antonio boosters train.
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Fredericksburg
Jobbers’ and Manufacturers’ League
San Antonio
San Antonio IDS seeks 500000 improvement bonds with 40 year term
J F Carl of San Antonio won approval from the attorney general's department for a tentative record on a proposed issue of 500000 San Antonio independent school district improvement bonds bearing 5 percent interest and maturing in 40 years with a 20 year option.
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Austin
Tex
J. F. Carl
San Antonio
Attorney General's Department
San Antonio Independent
Kentucky Veteran Captain Darwin Bell Dies at 85
Hopkinsville Kentucky August 20 Captain Darwin Bell a Mexican War veteran and Confederate cavalry officer died at his home today. He was 85 years old.
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Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Darwin Bell
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights Major AP News
The San Antonio Light presents the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report featuring broad global coverage. The paper supplements AP with its own extensive news services and specials to deliver continuing national and world events to readers.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Thaw Habeas Corpus Plea Balks Deportation Bid
In Sherbrooke Quebec an application for a writ of habeas corpus was submitted to Judge Globensky demanding Thaw be released. The court granted the writ and Thaw remained in Sherbrooke jail as lawyers consider challenging his deportation from Matteawan. An alienist was engaged to test his sanity. Thaw awaits tomorrow’s hearing.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
George Lauder Carnegie
Thaw
Margaret
Margaret, and Cautioned Thaw
New York
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
New York State
United States
William Travers Jerome
Thaw to be Turned Over to U S Authorities
Sir Richard McBride, premier of British Columbia, said Thaw must be surrendered to U S authorities at the border. He stated an insane man arriving from abroad cannot stay on Canadian soil and Canada will hand Thaw to United States officials.
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New York
England
Richard McBride
British Columbia
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
United States
Judiciary committee probes Judge Emery Speer in secret session
The House judiciary committee met in secret to review a Department of Justice inquiry into Federal Judge Emery Speer of the Fifth Circuit. After an executive session the panel recessed to August 25 to continue the matter with possible articles of impeachment discussed. President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds have conferred on the investigation.
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Washington, D. C
House Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Emery Speer
Fifth Circuit
Georgia
Archbald
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
McReynolds
Indictment Faces Lee Johnson in Maverick Murder Case
Grand jury indicted Lee Johnson for the murder of Dr. Augustus Maverick after his Monday night death. He will be tried Friday in open court in San Antonio with a large crowd anticipated at the jail and possible changes of venue debated by officials.
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Lee Johnson
Augustus Maverick
Austin Io
Galbraith
Galbreath
Court House
Johnson
Massey
Harvey
George Millard
Austin
San Antonio
Millard
Sheriff's Department
Trustees Urge $ for Southwestern Insane Asylum
Three members of the Southwestern Insane Asylum board J F Carl J J Tucker Jr and Gus Zalmanzig conferred with the governor in Austin urging full appropriations for the asylum including funds to build a new fireproof building and asking the governor not to trim the allocations.
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Austin, Tex
Southwestern Insane Asylum At
San Antonio
J. F. Carl
J. J. Tucker Jr
Gus Zalmanzig
Lumbermen Die in Sawmill Boiler Explosion Near Union
At Buntyn sawmill near Union Mississippi a boiler exploded killing W Buntyn a wealthy lumberman and three employees Oliver Johnson Cleveland Johnson and John Busby. Eight others were injured and wreckage spread over a quarter mile. Oliver Buntyn Luther Dawson and an unidentified man are believed fatally hurt.
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Union
Miss
W. Buntyn
Oliver Johnson
Cleveland Johnson
John Busby
Buntyn
Here
Oliver Buntyn
Luther Dawson
Indianapolis man falls 600 feet in Glacier Park accident
In Glacier Park Montana Corporal C I Fletcher of Indianapolis fell 600 feet to his death while scaling Black Foot glacier yesterday. The incident occurred as Fletcher attempted the climb with companions in the park. Sheriff and park officials investigated the accident.
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Glacier Park
Mont
Cpr
C. I. Fletcher
Indianapolis
Blackfoot Glacier
Light Classified Ads Grow in San Antonio Market
The Market Place notes a large yearly volume of offerings and wants in San Antonio and vicinity. Light Classified Ads claim rapid results and continued growth, with phone ads accepted and charged via Crockett 1742 and new 176.
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San Antonio
Crockett
Funeral for Dr Augustus Maverick Held at Magnolia Street
The funeral of Dr Augustus Maverick was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from his Magnolia street residence. Bishop J S Johnston led an Episcopal service over the casket, which lay among flowers. Interment followed at City Cemetery No 1 with Bearers George Thompson Ned Houston Ernest Groos A P Herff Donald Frazer and Alex Frazer.
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Augustus Maverick
Lee Johnson
Johnson
Fenn Outolne
Magnolia Street
Johnston
City Cemetery No. 1
George Thompson
Ned Houston
Ernest Groos
A. P. Herff
Donald Frazer
Alex Frazer
Hungarian Premier In Sword Duel With Austrian Lieutenant
Count Stephen Tisza and Marquis Pallavicini fought a sword duel in Budapest this morning over charges of witness influence in a libel suit. Both were slightly wounded on the heads. This was Tisza’s third duel this year. Pallavicini had come to the United States in 1910 as best man at Count Anton Sigray’s wedding to Miss Harriet Daly of New York.
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Budapest
Stephen Tisza
Pallavicini
Count Tisza
United States
Anton Sigray
Hungary
Harriet Daly
New York
Roumanian Citizenship Promise Narrowed for Jews
Reports from Berlin say the Romanian government plans to limit citizenship grants for Jews who served in the army. War offices have told several thousand Jewish volunteers they were illegally mustered and will be sent home. The move leaves only 15,000 of Romania’s 300,000 Jewish population eligible.
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Berlin
Bulgaria
Tageblatt
US Officials Debate Quick Policy Action in Crisis
Officials warn a policy emergency could emerge and urge rapid steps to meet a sudden crisis. They argue preparedness is crucial for potential shocks and stress the need for flexible, decisive measures.
Huerta Note Awaited as US Sees Cordial Ties
Officials report cordial continuance of relations between Huerta officials and John Lind while awaiting Lind’s supplementary negotiations. Washington repeats nonrecognition without constitutional elections and considers non interference with arms to Constitutionalists and possible troop precautions. Breckenridge reports frontier force strength as Wilson weighs the Huerta note and potential publication with the US message. House caucus blocks government confidence vote though not seen as lack of support.
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Washington, D. C
Huerta
Wilson
John Lind
United States
Garrison
Breckenridge
House Democratic Caucus
Representative Saunders
Virginia
Peaceful solution possible in Mexican crisis talks
Mexico and the United States appear to hinge on Washington for a peaceful settlement after Huerta rejected Wilson's proposals via John Lind. Mexican Foreign Minister Gamboa says talks with Lind continue confidently, though Washington must reopen the controversy for further progress. Optimism remains among some Mexican officials as they await U.S. instructions.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Wilson
John Lind
Washington
United States
Federico Gamboa
Urrutia
Interior
Tew
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