Wolters Held In Contempt Of House In Texas Contempt Vote
The Texas House voted 69 to 52 to commit anti prohibition leader Jacob F. Wolters to jail for 24 hours. Wolters pressed habeas corpus before the Court of Criminal Appeals which released him on $500 bond and set October 11 for the next hearing. The move followed intense floor action and crowded galleries as lawyers argued the contempt findings and potential nullification of the commitment.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Aoes
House of Representatives
Jacob F. Wolters
Houston
Wolters
J. F. Wolters
Travis cd County
Travis County
House Investigating Committee
Court of Criminal Appeals
Jake Wolters
Pri
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Saturday with showers likely.
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San Antonio
Weather Roundup From Cities Across the Midwest and East
At 8 am readings show varied conditions across major cities. St Louis and Chicago report 62 degrees with cloudy skies and changing winds. Milwaukee 53 with showers. St Paul 52 cloudy. Kansas City 64 clear. New York 62 with showers and thunderstorms. Boston 64 with rain and showers. Washington 68 with cloudy skies and evening showers.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Sole Carrier of AP Wire
A statement claiming any San Antonio newspaper carries the Associated Press wire in whole or in part besides the San Antonio Light is unfounded and has no factual basis.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Sunday Light
Becanse Ft
Ckinon
Horce Io
Rudyard Kipling
Richard Graneville
Sunset shops close for one week halting 175 workers
About 175 workers at Sunset shops of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad were laid off as plants closed from August 24 to September 1 to cut costs. Labor federation demands for eight hour day and higher pay are cited as background, with committees now handling the dispute.
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Federated Labor
Federation
Father and son reunited after birthmark match in San Antonio
William Lyons, living in this city, was identified by a birthmark on his left hand when he met his father George Lyons from Denver on Military Plaza. The son had been away six years after running away at sixteen. They plan to depart for Denver tonight as his mother in Denver is notified.
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William Lyons
George Lyons
Denver
Lyons
San Antonio
Military Plaza
France and Germany prepare as Moroc ca dispute looms
Paris reports a cabinet meeting approving Cambon’s Morocco proposals and outlining France’s maximum terms to Germany. A tense mood surrounds talks as both nations bolster war readiness while signaling the other’s awareness. Premier ministers, including Brun and Cruppi, attended.
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Cambon
Germany
Morocco
French Congo
France
Jules Cambon
M. de Selves
Brun
M. Cruppi
Salon Carre
Louvre
M. Cambon
Ministry of the Interior
Franklin Era Mystery: Eskimos Resemble Scandinavians Found
Vilhjmp Sj Steffansson leads an American Museum expedition that reports Eskimo people in British Columbia who look European in appearance and speak like Eskimos. The letter, dated October 18 1910 from Mouth of Rae River, says they have found regions previously thought uninhabited and question the fate of Franklin and Greenland’s missing Scandinavians.
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Associated Press
New York
Arctic
British Columbia
Vilhimar Steffansson
American Museum
Brooklyn
Rea River
Steffansson
Franklin
Greenland
Victoria-land
Hudson River
la Ronciere
Rae River
Rae
Eleventh Cavalry Poised As Velie Cup Defender
The Eleventh Cavalry, after defeating the Third Artillery, faces a Fourth Cavalry quartet Monday on the lower post parade polo field. The Velie cup, donated by Stephen Velie, is up for defense against any regimental team, with the winner becoming the defender of the trophy.
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Eleventh Cavalry
Third Artillery
Third Cavalry
Third Field Artillery
Stephen Velie
Kansas City
United States Army
Woodrow Wilson Club Forming in San Antonio Today
San Antonio reporters and Wilson supporters gather in Denman McGown offices at 4 o clock to organize a Wilson club in the city. The meeting aims to create a permanent group and connect with similar clubs elsewhere, signaling broad support for Wilson’s presidential bid.
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San Antonio
Woodrow Wilson
New York
United States
Cali
San
Woodrow
Denman
Wilson
Ileon
Eaid
Taiort
Wilson Club
Wilsen
Woodrow Wenn
Boerne prepares Labor Day festivities with games and ball at Beseler's
Boerne Texas units plan a Labor Day on September 4 featuring an afternoon ball game and an evening dance at Beseler's hall. Local excitement grows as preparations advance for the holiday celebration.
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Boerne
Tex
Beseler’s Hall
Atwood Ends Longest Cross Country Flight
American aviator Harry N. Atwood completed a record cross country run from St. Louis to Governor's Island New York arriving at 2 38 p m after a 30 mile hop from Nyack in about 45 minutes. A heavy downpour earlier in Nyack cleared by noon allowing the landing.
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Atwood
St. Louis
Governor's Island
Nyack
Three Score Are Injured In G A R Veterans Incident
A large G A R veterans gathering left many injured as 60 veterans were aboard a vehicle or at the scene. Officials report uncertain outcomes for the wounded as investigations continue.
Wreck on Lehigh Valley Train Kills Twenty Four in Manchester
Twenty four killed and sixty injured when Chicago Buffalo and New York express derailed on a bridge at Manchester. Three cars fell into the Canandaigua outlet, one hung over the edge. Defective rails caused the wreck, with doctors and nurses brought by special train to assist.
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Rochester
N. Y
Manchester
Chicago, Buffalo and
New York Express
Lehigh Valley Road
Canandaigua
Trimble Elected 10 Head the GAR At Encamement
Judge Harvey M. Trimble of Princeton Illinois was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Col. Nicholas Day of New York City was chosen senior vice commander. The encampment endorsed the Sherwood pension bill with provisions aligning it to the Sullo ay bill, which was pigeonholed in Congress. The event closed with plans to move to a meadow for the start of next encampment preparations.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Harvey M. Trimble
Princeton
Ill
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Nicholas Day
New York City
Los Or
Cal
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