Missing San Antonio aldermen held to 2:30 adjournment
Mayor Jones blasted absent aldermen for duty lapse as police hunted Lucas Mauermann Lambert and Wickel. A special session lacked a quorum, with Alderman Menger lone administration ally. The council adjourned to 2:30 pm and ordered absentees found for the meeting.
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Jones
Menger
Lancaster
Boynton
Boynton, Lipscomb, Fincham
Steves, Uhr and Menger
Richter
Mauermann
Kenney
Lucas
Lambert
City Council
City of
San Antonio
J. R. Lambert
John Kenney
B. J. Mauermann
W. L. Richter
P. G. Lucas
John Wickeland
Mayor Fires Fire Chief and Appoints Wright as Successor
Mayor Jones dismissed Fire Chief Bishop after a council meeting and named former Chief Phil Wright to succeed him. Wright was sworn in immediately following the discharge an official swearing in at the same session.
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Jones
Bishop
Fire Department
Phil Wright
Wright
Prairie to Nicaragua voyage begins from Philadelphia
The cruiser Prairie arrived at the Philadelphia navy yard from Portsmouth to coal and load stores a marine regiment will likely board tonight as the ship is ordered to sail tomorrow morning for Colon and Nicaragua.
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Philadelphia
Prairie
Colon
Nicaragua
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Weather for Tourists Observations From Major Cities
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 66 clear with west wind eight miles an hour and Saturday clear with a low of 66. Kansas City 76 clear with west wind four miles an hour. Chicago 60 clear with west wind fourteen miles an hour and Saturday unsettled with a low of 69. New York 72 clear with west wind fourteen miles an hour and Saturday fair with a low of 72. Boston 74 cloudy with south wind eight miles an hour and Saturday 24 hours at 70. Washington 76 clear with southwest wind ten miles an hour and Saturday unsettled with a low of 72.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Boston
Washington
Day leased AP wire into San Antonio carries only by San Antonio Light
A statement claiming that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact according to the source. The Light is the sole carrier referenced in the statement.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Model tuberculosis town planned in La Salle county
W. H. Chambers and John C. Saner announce a $1,000,000 plan to build 1000 cottages for early-stage tuberculosis patients on 250 acres near Artesia, La Salle county. The unit system includes doctors, nurses, an expert supervisor, and amenities like electric lights, artesian water, a theater, golf, and a bank.
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la Salle
W. H. Chambers
John C. Saner
la Salle County
Artesia
Chambers
San Antonio
Malone Duggan
Beakley
G. E. Gwinn
M. J. Bliem
Walter S. Hamilton
W. E. Hirzel
Boys Kill Playmate and Hide Body Near Town
Two ten year old boys confess to murdering four year old Joseph Timmerman by striking him with a rock during a woods outing. They lured him with candy to keep him from following, then moved the body to a gully where it was found buried under leaves and dirt. The youths are in police custody.
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Kansas City
Joseph Timmerman
Little Joe
John Farley
John Heinberger
Plice
Whitman Links Inspected Graft Plot In Rosenthal Case
New York August 23 District Attorney Whitman probes blackmail in the Rosenthal murder inquiry. He cites evidence tying a police inspector and a civilian to graft via bank accounts and safe deposits. He anticipates a higher up police confession exposing a wider graft network. A gunman named Lefty Louie is reportedly located in a southwestern city near the Rockies.
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New York
Rosenthal
Whitman
Louis Rosenzweig
Lefty Louie
Rocky Mountains
Mexican government files murder charge against Gen De La Fuente
El Paso report says Mexico charges Gen David De La Fuente with murder in Chihuahua while he remains held for extradition over a bank robbery in San Antonio. He is to be treated in a hospital for an arm injury from shellfire at Atotoniico.
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David de la Fuente
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
San Antonio
Chihuahua
Fuente
Atotoniico
Panama Canal excavation ahead of schedule revised
Washington reports the Panama Canal shows five sixths completed as of August 1 yet 16 903 000 cubic yards more earth remain than last year's estimate. The excess is due to siltage in the canal bed and new needs for dry docks coaling stations and terminals at Balbao not in the original figures.
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Washington, D.C
Panama Canal
Balbao
Radical Post Office Bill Aims for Swift Action by Saturday
Conferees on four major supply bills reach agreements speeding toward adjournment this week. The post office measure adopts Bourne parcels post with zones and rates, empowers the postmaster general to adjust terms with interstate commission consent, and funds road experiments. An eight hour labor provision, cash overtime, and a $1100 rural carrier salary are also included.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Senate
House
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sigman
Avalanche kills eight workers on Andean railway
In Valparaiso Chile on August 23 a massive avalanche buried several gangs of laborers rebuilding the Andean railway. Eight men were killed and forty injured. Repair of the damaged line is expected to take about four months.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Standard Oil Backed Roosevelt With $100000 Donation
A public claim states Standard Oil helped elect Roosevelt by a $100,000 donation. It alleges the giver expected the candidate to know the source and that Colonel Roosevelt found it acceptable. The assertion centers on campaign funding and source acknowledgment.
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Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Standard Oil gave 125000 to Republican fund in 1904
John D. Archbold testified to the Senate Clapp committee that Standard Oil contributed 100000 to the national Republican fund and 25000 to Senator Penrose in 1904 after assurances from Cornelius Bliss that Roosevelt would accept them. He recalled talks with H. H. Rogers and Bliss about submitting the gifts to the board.
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John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Senate Committee
The
Standard
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
S$ Oil Company
Cornelius N. Bliss
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Republican Party
Archbold
Republican National Committee
Senator Penrose
Republican State Committee
Penrose
Bureau of Corporations
Mr. Archbold
Garfield
Smith
Standard Oil
Cortelyon
Cortelyon Made Denial. When Mr. Archbolé
Colonel Roosevelt
William Rockefeller
George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Clapp
Pennsylvania
National Campaign Fund
George W. Perkins
New York
Senator Clapp
H. H. Rogers
Reney
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Alderman Menger
Uhr
Steves
Lipscomb
Fincham
Paul Wright
Little Fellow
Buckley
Vicinity
Nsw
Texas
Lnd
Bares
Ernest
Gase
CANAL
Rogers
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