Flames Ravage the Imperator at Hoboken Dock
Flames swept the Imperator with 1131 steerage passengers aboard and 1180 crew at Hoboken. Second Officer Gobrecht and Seaman Stumpf died. many rescued as fireboats and tugs battled the blaze for hours. Ship listed but damage drawdown expected. sailing planned for Saturday.
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New York
Imperator
Hoboken
Herman Gobrecht
Otto Stumpf
Ellis Island
Commodore Ruesser
Gobrecht
Stumpf
Gladiator and Wedding of the Winds Concert at Coliseum
William Gebhardt directs a San Antonio Band program at 8:30 Friday evening on the Coliseum grounds featuring Gladiator overture Superba Wedding of the Winds A Hunting Scene Sunny South Tannhauser medley overture The Crusader with baritone A M Meer Signor Anaya and other selections. Admission charged. Chariton arrives in Naples to face murder trial with defense citing intoxication and self-defense.
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Coliseum
William Gebhardt
San Antonio Band
A. M
Meer
Signor Anaya
Thaw Release Stalemate Shifts to New Legal Tactics
In Sherbrooke Harry Thaw remains jailed as New York seeks a fresh move toward his liberation or deportation. Jerome presses provincial authorities for release authority while New York counsel push magistrate Dupuis to withdraw the commitment. The court denied New York standing, failed to arraign Thaw, and granted a habeas corpus writ pause, avoiding release and highlighting strategic legal missteps.
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Sherbrooke
Harry Thaw
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
New York
Alexis Dupuis
Coaticook
New York State
Globensky
Weather Outlook For San Antonio Area Tonight
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight and Friday with no precipitation expected. Winds light to moderate. Temperatures will remain mild, with overnight lows around the upper 50s and daytime highs near 70.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather snapshot across major cities with orderly morning readings
Observations at 8 am report temperatures ranging from 66 in New York to 82 in Kansas City. Winds vary from north to southwest with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies and Friday's cooler forecast. lowest temperatures span 60 to 82 across the listed cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Cear
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Sex Hygiene Favored by World Educators at Congress
Scientists and educators at the fourth International Congress of School Hygiene urged a revolution in how schools handle sex hygiene. They cited past silence as a threat to the race and called for frank education without morbid detail. Dr. Charles W. Eliot and Rev. Richard J. Tierney spoke at the symposium.
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Buffalo
Charles W. Eliot
Richard J. Tierney
Woodstock College
Maryland
Death Comes Suddenly: Alfred H. McKinney in San Antonio
Alfred H. McKinney, 22, died at his South Flores apartment after being found in a dying condition. A paper with hydrocyanic acid was found. A drug clerk born in Marathon Texas, he lived in San Antonio 11 years. Survived by parents, four brothers Leo in Mexico, John Tom Ray in San Angelo, sister Alma McKinney of Abilene. Funeral at 4 p.m. Friday from Riebe Undertaking, Rev Barber of St John’s to officiate. Burial City Cemetery No 3.
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Alfred H. McKinney
South Flores Street
Mr. McKinney
Marathon
Brewster County
Texas
San Antonio
Leo
Mexico
John
Tom
Ray
San Angelo
Alma Mckinney
Abilene
Riebe Undertaking Company
Mr. Barber
St. John's Biscopal Church
City Cemetery No. 3
Contracts Awarded for Battleship Armor and Plates
Secretary Daniels awarded contracts totaling about 1 087 445 dollars to Carnegie Steel Company J B Kendall and the Carbon Steel Company for materials for battleship No 39 under construction at the New York navy yard after a conference with Carnegie Bethlehem and Midvale Steel representatives. He rejected all plate bids for armor and found them identical to those for the battleship Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Daniels
Carnegie Steel Company
J. B. Kendall
Carbon Steel Com Company
Pany
New York Navy Yard
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Midvale Steel
Sim
Pennsylvania
Harrison Joins Southwest Texas Normal Faculty
R C Harrison of the state department of education has been added to the Southwest Texas normal faculty in San Marcos filling the English vacancy created when J A Robinson left for University of Texas work. Miss Jessie Sayers returns from leave at Columbia University and Dr Vernon returns from leave at Chicago University to resume duties at opening on September 16.
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San Marcos
Tex
R. C. Harrison
State Department of Education
Southwest Texas Normal
J. A. Robinson
University of Texas
Jessie Sayers
Columbia University
Vernon
Chicago University
Conger's Grade Reduced for Political Activity
Norman B. Conger a Washington weather bureau inspector was downgraded in grade and pay and assigned as local forecaster in Detroit for alleged political activity. He was promoted earlier as a reward for support of Willis L. Moore.
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Conger
Washington
Norman B. Conger
Weather Bureau
Detroit
Willis L. Moore
Morgenthau Named Ambassador to Turkey
President Wilson nominates Henry Morgenthau of New York to serve as ambassador to Turkey. He is the first choice for the post and would represent the United States in Ankara, pursuing diplomatic aims during the ongoing regional developments.
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Morgenthau
Turkey
Washington
Aus
Wilson
Henry Morgenthau
New York
Gamboa
United States
Democratic Senate Agrees to Higher Tax on Large Fortunes
Washington, Aug 28. An insurgent drive by some Democratic senators to push higher income taxes was averted by a party agreement to revise the tariff bill. The plan raises the extra tax on incomes over 100000 to 5 percent, with 10 percent on incomes around half a million. The current rate begins above 100000 at 3 percent.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Vardaman
Lafollette
Reed,Thompson
Ashurst
McCumber
Poindexter
Four Die As Store Collapses In Petersboro Ontario
Four or more people killed and several injured when walls weakened by alterations caused the J. C. Turnbull Company store in Petersboro Ontario to collapse. About a hundred workers shoppers and clerks were trapped in the debris. Additional bodies are feared.
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Petersboro
Ontario
J. C. Turnbull Company
Fatal Accident at Camp Perry Shoots Peruvian Team Member
A Peruvian shooter, Francisco Zegarra Ballon, was accidentally killed at Camp Perry Ohio by teammate Juan E. Zegarra. In the national team match after four days United States infantry led 567 with cavalry at 654 and West Virginia 544. Marines 541. Washington and Iowa tied for fifth at 640 after forty five teams competed.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Ohio Ranges
Francisco Zegarra Ballon
Juan E. Zegarra
United States Infantry
United States Cavalry
West Virginia
United States Marines
Washington
Iowa
Peace Palace Dedication with Carnegie Gift At The Hague
The Hague August 28 capital decorates for the Peace Palace dedication and the permanent court of arbitration gift from Andrew Carnegie. Diplomats from many nations attend with Lloyd Brice as American minister to the Netherlands. Swindersson, foreign affairs minister, accepts for the diplomatic corps in his final official act.
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The
Hague
Palace of Peace
Andrew Carnegie
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Lloyd Brice
Netherlands
Diplomatic Corps
Swinderson
France to select site for building at Panama Exposition
The French ministers to the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition will travel from New York to San Francisco to choose and dedicate the French building site. The commission includes M. Tirman as chairman and members Roger Sandoz Pellerin de la Touche Savy and Guifre frey. They will report back with recommended appropriation for proper representation.
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Washington
San Francisco
New York
M. Tirman
C. Roger Sandoz
Pellerin de la Touche
M. Savy
M. Guiffrey
Wreck on Galveston Harrisburg line near Harwood injures fifteen
Eastbound Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio train No 2 left the track west of Harwood at 10 40 this morning overturning three passenger coaches. Fifteen aboard injured four seriously. A relief train with doctors and nurses rushed to the scene followed by a wrecker.
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Harwood
T. Techmueller
la Grange
Tex
D. M. Livingston
Gonzales
Jessie Smith
Luling
A. C. Bridges
Stuart Moore
M. E. Brem
Garolde Bowman
Houston
Madison Vanerqueriff
Lafayette
H. Madison
Co. A. Goeth
San Antonio
R. C. Watkins
J. H. Walsh
M. H Bonner
Glynn Recognition by New York Assembly
Democratic leaders prepared to finalize legislative recognition of Lieutenant Governor Glynn as acting governor and clear the agenda in the extraordinary session. They expected a Senate fight over Glynn's status, mirroring a late night Assembly clash, amid charges targeting legislators' integrity in the Sulzer impeachment proceedings.
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Albany
N. Y
Glynn
Senate
Assembly
Sulzer
Wilson Plans Short Vacation to Cornish NH
President Wilson hopes to leave Washington with Mrs. Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson for the summer capital Cornish New Hampshire late today or tomorrow.
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Wilson
Washington
Cornish
N. H
Eleanor Wilson
Senate Resumes Tariff Debate as Income Tax Plan Fails
In the Senate the LaFollette 10 percent income tax on earnings over 100000 was rejected 43 to 17 during tariff bill consideration. The lobby investigating committee continued hearings. The House is not in session, but bills are expected Friday. Witnesses called by Representative McDermott rebut testimony from I. H. McMichael.
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Senate
LaFollette
Lobby
House
Representative McDermott
I. H. McMichael
Lind Signals Return to Mexico City Talks
Aides say John Lind authorized to return to Mexico City from Vera Cruz if advisable as negotiations with Provisional President Huerta may resume. Washington officials call the Mexican situation encouraging as American diplomats warn Americans in Mexico to evacuate.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
John Lind
William W. Canada
Huerta
Washington, D. C
Senor Gamboa
Washington
Lind
Mexico City
Wilson
Bryan
Wood
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lind Probably Will Return. Should Mr. Lind
United States
Victoriano Huerta
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