Lopez Not In Mine? Sheriff Expects Lopez Body
In Bingham Utah on December 3 Sheriff Andrew Smith and 200 deputies searched the Minnie mine for Mexican outlaw Ralph Lopez. Miners say the effort has been for naught as Lopez has not been in the mine since Sunday, though the sheriff plans to reopen the mine Thursday hoping to find Lopez's body. Detectives pursue clues in case of escape.
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Bingham
Utah
Andrew Smith
Ralph Lopez
Minnie
Smith
Lopez
Abutment Washout Halts Interurban Car Near Milford
A southbound Waco Dallas interurban with about 26 passengers halted when an abutment under the Whitrock creek bridge washed out. The motorman stopped the car with the front platform over the creek, near Milford between here and Hillsboro.
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Milford
Tex
Whitrock Creek
Here
Hillsboro
Cattle Stampede During Flood in Rockwall
Eight hundred cattle stampeded from a pen in Rockwall Texas during an overflow from the east fork of the Trinity river. The stampede occurred last night as flood waters rose to near historic levels and the animals were rounded up this morning with some seen grazing on lawns.
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Rockwall
Tex
Trinity River
Hundreds Homeless After Belton Flood
Belton Texas December 3 after the previous day’s calamity a night of anxiety followed as the Leon river rose and Nolan creek backed Belton floodwaters. About one hundred homeless residents are being sheltered by the city. Thunder and lightning lit the night while the creek stayed high.
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Belton
Tex
Leon
Bilbo and Hobbs Arrested on Legislative Bribe Indictments
In Vicksburg Mississippi on December 3 Lieu tenant Governor Bilbo and State Senator Hobbs were arrested on indictments alleging they agreed to receive 2000 dollars from Castleman of Belsoni for the purchase of votes in the legislature and to use influence to pass a bill feloniously.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Bilbo
Hobbs
Lumberyard Break-In Ends With Damaged Safe
The Mead & Eastwood lumber yard in San Marcos Texas reports a break in last night. A panel was cut from a door and the safe hinges were sawed off but the safe was not opened. Furniture was broken and papers destroyed during the incident.
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San Marcos
Tex
Mead & Eastwood
Methodist Episcopal Conference Opens in Clarksville
The North Texas district opening session of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was held at McKenzie Memorial Church with Bishop Mouton presiding. About 500 ministers and laymen attended as daily sessions run through next Monday.
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Clarksville
Tex
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
North Texas
McKenzie Memorial Church
Mouton
Gascarets Ad Promises Quick Headache Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for costiveness biliousness and headaches. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses stomach liver and bowels by morning and keeps users feeling well for months, stressing children need gentle cleansing too.
The Ideal Man Tarnished by Dandruff Demeanor
A promotional sketch extols Newbro's Herpicide as the remedy for dandruff, claiming a germ causes scale like flakes on the scalp. It asserts use will stop hair loss and itching, praising the product's scent and efficacy and offering samples and dealer guarantees through The Herpicide Company in Detroit, with Sommers' Drug Stores as agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Herpicide Company
Dept. R
Detroit
Mich
Sommers’ Drug Stores
Mexican tensions rise as Huerta tightens control amid oil clash
Reports from Mexico describe conscription raids by authorities on men at a moving picture theater and a broader push by Provisional President Huerta to consolidate power. American interests face pressure as oil firms halt fuel contracts for the National Railways, threatening railway operations and trade.
The Secret of Success
A drug advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It claims sworn statements prove its efficacy and offers a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer & Co. with ten cents and a mention of The San Antonio Daily Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio
Oil movement pressures Mexican rail line
The piece notes oil sales to the government roads would be seen as aiding the Constitutionalists. Mexican Railway, owned by a British company, faced warnings of line cuts if it refused oil shipments. Coal scarcity forces a shift to oil, risking disruptions to passenger traffic between Mexico City and the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Times praises Wilson plan in Mexico dispatches
The Times in London highlights dispatches from Mexico City on the Mexican crisis. It warns that continued watchful waiting by the United States could yield disastrous results and expresses surprise that President Wilson may have a plan to restore order after Huerta departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Mexico City
United States
Wilson
Huertaig
Mexico
Refugees Reach Corpus From Monterey In Flight
More than a hundred refugees arrived in Corpus Christi from Monterey and interior points. Nine Maas family members brought several thousand dollars in gold. August Shell and Antonio Lozano with his son plan to settle here as Lozano, former Mexican consul at Laredo, cautioned that Monterey would be attacked by Constitutionalists today.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Monterey
Laredo
Joaquin Maas
August Shell
Antonio Lozano
Lozano
Border Guard Increase Reaches El Paso as Twentieth Infantry Arrives
Troops along the Rio Grande frontier are reinforced by a full regiment as the Twentieth Infantry, arriving from Salt Lake May, assumes command under Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Perkins in El Paso. The Second Cavalry returns to Fort Bliss after relief, while the Twentieth camps along the Rio Grande and in El Paso parks. Additional reinforcements awaited with the Twelfth Cavalry squadron due Thursday.
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Rio Grande Frontier
Twentieth Infantry
el Paso
Salt Lake May
Frederick Perkins
Second Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Rio Grande
Twelfth Cavalry
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health From Blood Purifier
Advert says blood humors trouble organs cause boils pimples sores and eruptions. Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to expel germs and purify blood. It is praised for Scrofulous sores eczema ulcers and general health improvement with tested daily use and wide sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Plant Juice touted by state legislator and attorney
Hon H M Brown, a prominent state legislator and Wharton attorney, endorses Plant Juice as a non stimulant tonic that rebuilt his nerves and vitality. The ad claims it restores stomach, kidney, liver and blood health and is sold at Fischer's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Brown
Wharton
Texas
Attorney Brown
Fischer’s Drug Store
Fort Robinson troops to bolster border forces in 7,000-strong post
Southern Department reports border defense expanded with 7,000 troops, seven cavalry regiments, one infantry unit and four artillery batteries. Recruits from Fort Slocum and Sam Houston join garrisons at Brownsville Laredo and Eagle Pass. Refugees from Chihuahua may cross near Presidio. 15,000 garrison rations valued at about $3,000 dispatched to Marfa for relief.
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Fort Robinson
Nebraska
Beautiful Mountain
New Mexico
el Paso
Southern Department
Fort Slocum
Columbus Barracks
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Brownsville
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Department
Bliss
Presidio
Marfa
Wilson Foresees Huerta Regime Crumbling in Mexico
In Washington on December 3, President Wilson signaled that Huerta’s generals fled north, Chihuahua and Guaymas fell idle, and Mexican oil firms refused fuel for troop trains. He argued the policy of watchful waiting remains, while diplomats weigh consequences if Huerta falls. Diplomatic circles see this as cautious hope for constitutional order upon his departure. No confirmation yet of a peace proposal from The Hague, State Department says notification would come first.
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Federal
Mexico
Kidder
Eneral
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
San Luis Potosi
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Independiente
Whate House
Huerta
Imparcial
el Pais
Department of Finance
Minister of Finance
United States
Washington, D. C
Chihuahua
Guaymas
Wilhelmina
Hague Tribunal
State Department
Rumors of Wilson Carranza Talks Seen Unlikely
Constitutionalists rate any plan by President Wilson for talks before Carranza as unlikely. They cite the oil companies withholding to the National railways as a turning point. They predict Huerta cannot move troops and that Saltillo and Monterey falls will end the struggle, allowing Carranza to reach Mexico City unmolested.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Carranza
Huerta
Saltillo
Monterey
Mexico City
Diaz Placed on Active List in Military Transfer
Mexico City December 3 The War Department issued an order moving General Porfirio Diaz from the retired list to the active list with the date September 20 on the document.
Mexico adds 167 government schools for native population
In Mexico, 167 new government schools for the native population are organized across states per the annual report of the commissioner of education.
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Mexico
Commissioner of Education
Flood Buries Bridges and Tracks in Fredericksburg District
A cloudburst late Monday flooded Bear Creek and the Pedernales in the Fredericksburg district. The Bear Creek bridge was washed away while the Pedernales bridge withstood the flood. Several small bridges and nearly 1000 feet of track were destroyed. Road repair and traffic resumption may take ten to fourteen days.
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Fredericksburg
Bear Creek
Pedernales
Rainy Weather Persists with Cooler Outlook in South Texas
Major Allen Buell of the local Weather Bureau warns of continued unsettled conditions and widespread rain across Texas, with Fort Worth reporting 2 inches. He notes cooler air may arrive later if the persistent Rio Grande storm dissipates, but historic November rainfall shows such spells are not unusual.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Texas
Fort Worth
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
Austin
Taylor
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Cuero
Laredo
Luling
Lockhart
San Marcos
del Rio
Uvalde
New Orleans
Major Buell
Here
Rio Grande Valley
Fort Worth Flood Relief Improves City Water Service
Fort Worth reports restored suburb communications and reduced flood danger as West Fork rises slowly and Clear Fork falls below flood stage. A levee cut to save the water works flooded Trinity Park but caused no damage. Rail lines still report delays. interurban service to Dallas resumes at noon.
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Fort Worth
Tex
West Fork
Clear Fork
Trinity Park
South Texas
Dallas
Vernon Flood Presses On After Bridge Collapse
The Vernon Texas flood situation remains serious with partial collapse of the Denver railroad bridge approach over the Pease river blocking passenger traffic. The Frisco and county bridges hold, heavy rain floods streets drowning a horse and washing away unpicked cotton as rivers threaten to rise again.
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Vernon
Tex
Denver
Pease River
Frisco
County
Heavy rainfall devastates Ellis county with record losses
In Waxahachie Texas on December 3 heavy storms caused thousands of dollars in damage across Ellis County. Flash floods sent streams into raging torrents sweeping away lowland property as authorities assess the unprecedented losses.
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Ellis County
Waxahachie
Tex
Floods and Washouts Hit Waxahachie Area
In Waxahachie last night about 500 bales of cotton were swept away, later found scattered along the creek and trees downstream. Fires in oil mills were extinguished as rising water flooded Negro homes and shut down interurban service. Bridges washed out near Waxahachie and toward Dallas. trains marooned between Waxahachie and Chambers Creek. Rainfall in the county totaled four to eight inches. Pell saw washouts on the International and Great Northern. No deaths reported. San Marcos recorded heavy rain and rising Blanco River levels with continued storms across the region.
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Waxahachie
Dallas
Chambers Creek
Houston & Texas Central
Mansfield
International & Great Northern
Pell
Italy
Flood waters rise on Elm Fork near Denton
The Elm Fork of the Trinity river broke its banks before midnight and flooded sections in Denton county. By daylight the river had surpassed the two week old record, delaying farm work and business as trains ran late and wet weather persisted.
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Denton
Tex
Elm Fork
Trinity River
Lenton
Denton County
Rise of North Concho River Threatens San Angelo
News from Sterling City reports a massive river rise heading toward San Angelo via the North Concho River. Officials warn the flood could be the highest in 20 years as heavy precipitation is expected to continue.
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San Angelo
Tex
Sterling City
Here
Levee Break Floods Cameron as Rain Halts Town
Cameron Texas reports the Randle Lake levee broke at 4 AM after the heaviest rainfall in years. The Little River is a mile wide with a 4 foot rise washing a portion of Iceconce Section and a small business area. rain continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Cameron, Tex
Randle Lake
Resinol Ointment and Soap Promising Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as quick remedies for itching and skin eruptions including eczema and ringworm. It claims decades of doctor usage, household versatility, and recommends the blue package to avoid substitutes with trial offers and a Baltimore address.
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Dept
Resinol
Baltimore
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