Huerta Sends Adolfo de la Lama to Europe for Money
President Huerta dispatches Minister of Finance Adolfo de la Lama to Europe via Vera Cruz and Paris to seek financial aid. The move follows links with former officials and aims to secure backing for the regime. Huerta reportedly travels secretly to Vera Cruz with family, fueling speculation of moves against Mexico City.
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Amarous
Exico City
Hu¢rta
Europe
Adolfo de la Lam
Vera Cruz
Paris
Huerta
Uerta
Mexico City
Texacoco
Refugees Press On Toward Mexican Border After Desert Crossing
Refugees evacuated from Chihuahua City by Federal forces trekked across a desert with scarce food and water. Five days later they neared Ojinaga near the border awaiting U S agents and immigration inspectors. The party anticipated crossing the border and faced potential contingencies if Mexican authorities acted otherwise.
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Marfa
Tex
Ohihuahua City
Ojinaga
Pre
Sidio
United States Actoms
Local San Antonio Weather Forecast Sees Frost Likely
Unsettled conditions expected Friday night into Saturday for San Antonio and surrounding areas. Colder temperatures Friday night may bring frost, with uncertain Saturday skies and precipitation.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations from multiple cities and early morning readings
Observations at 8 a m report temperatures ranging from 34 to 52 across cities including St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with conditions such as cloudy rain snow and clear skies plus wind speeds from the east west northwest and southwest and record low temperatures noted in the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Senators wrangle overtime limit in currency bill debate
Washington December 5. Two hours of Senate talk again blocked action on a Democratic resolution to set 13 hour daily sessions for the currency bill. Senators Bacon Williams James Sutherland Galinger Smooth and others clash over delaying tactics while anti trust legislation awaits the currency bill’s fate and a broad program is postponed.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Bacon
Williams
United States
Buddy
James
Sutherland
Gallinger
Smooth
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
President Wilson’s smile sealed in vault for 100 years
President Wilson’s facial expression, captured on moving picture films, was sealed in an airtight watertight and fireproof container and placed in the Modern Historical Record Association vaults inside the New York public library building. The plan calls for the record to be kept for a century.
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New York
Wilson
Modern Historical Record Association
New York Public Library
Light want ads Chronicle San Antonio Changes in Southwest Texas
Light want ads in the San Antonio paper document daily changes in business and home life across Southwest Texas. They reflect both losses and gains for readers as communities adjust to new deals and unexpected events.
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San Antonio
Texas
Light Want Ads Offer Daily Reader Opportunity
A promotional note urges readers to become daily users of Light want ads promising chances to find desirable opportunities. It emphasizes perseverance in monitoring listings and suggests using the ads to avoid losses by engaging trustworthy sellers.
Lightest News: Southwest Texas' Largest Paid Circulation
Advertisement notes The Light claims the largest paid home circulation in Southwest Texas and 100 percent more than any San Antonio newspaper. Want ads start tomorrow or Sunday for ten days, two Sunday issues for one half cent per word per insertion with refund on unused insertions if discontinued.
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the Light
Texas
San Antonio
San Antonio Flood Channel Idea Draws Merchant Support
After two flood events along Houston to St. Mary streets merchants urge cutting a straight river channel behind the Kampmann building to near the French building. Proponents say the new main would speed flood waters, preserve services, create valuable land, and possibly pay for itself.
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Houston
Commerce
Market
Navarro
St. Mary’s
Kampmann
Bowen's
Crockett Street
Olmos
L. J. Hart
Surkey
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Convent Bridge
Nueva Street
St. Mary’s Street
Carl Named Associate Justice of Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Carl appointed associate justice to succeed George B. Talliaferro who resigned to join Cunningham and Birkhead. He studied at the University of Texas arrived on horseback and later practiced with Carl Kercheville in San Antonio before serving as assistant district attorney for Bexar county. He previously declined a district judgeship offered by Governor Colquitt. He supported the governor in a dispute with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and won a Supreme Court ruling for the governor.
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J. F. Carl
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
George B. Talliaferro
Carl
Colquitt
W. S. Fly
Masonic Grand Lodge
Waco
Taliaferro
Messrs. Cunningham & Birkhead
University of Texas
San Antonio
Carl & Kercheville
Bexar County
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Supreme Court
Zabern Transfer Ordered as German Crisis Evolves
Emperor William orders the entire Zabern garrison moved amid civilian military clashes in Alsace Lorraine. Troops camp at Hagenau and may return if civilians remain calm. Lt Baron Von Forstner implicated, Col Von Reuter retires. Berlin denies a government crisis as Wedel’s governance may end.
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Stuttgart
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berlin
Zabern
Alsace
Count Charles von Wedel
President Wilson Grippe Confines To Bed In Washington
President Wilson is reported to have la grippe with a cold in the nose and throat. His physician orders rest in bed today and tomorrow, with engagements canceled. Secretary Tumulty says fever is slight and illness is yielding to treatment, likely return in a few days.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
la Grippe
Tumulty
Freshman Defects At University Of Chicago
Dudley B. Reed reports that less than 10 percent of the freshmen are defect free. Of 392 freshmen, 90 percent used tobacco, 1,000 glasses are implied, 15 have organic diseases, 6 are color blind, and several have flat feet or other minor defects.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Dudley B. Reed
Reed
Militants Strike Back as Pankhurst Remains in Jail
Militant suffragettes destroy Kelly House at Wemyss Bay and target mail with acid while planning further actions after Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst is jailed in Exeter and hunger strikes begin. Police plans met with English press disdain as travelers endure detentions to foil rescues.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Wemyss Bay
Scotland
Pankhurst
Mrs. Pankhurst
Exeter
Holloway
Majestic
Atlantic
Plymouth Harbor
Manchester Guardian
Westminster Gazette
Glasgow
Kelly House
Mrs Pankhurst on Hunger Strike After Arrest
Exeter England Dec 5 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst suffragette leader is in a state of collapse and has begun both a hunger and thirst strike since her arrest aboard the Majestic yesterday.
Dr Shaw Opposes Militant Tactics for Women’s Ballot
Dr Anna Howard Shaw president of the National Woman Suffrage Association declares militant methods will not be used to secure voting rights for women. She advocates constitutional means and notes a committee will stay to press President Wilson and Congress as time allows. She is re elected for an eighth term at the annual balloting, defeating Harriet Taylor Upton. officers named include Jane Addams Desha Breckinridge Caroline Rutz Rees Susan Fitzgerald Mary Ware Dennett Katherine Dexter McCormick Harrie Burton Laidlaw and Louise de Kowen Bowen.
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Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman Suffrage Association
Wilson
Grippe
Congress
Shaw
Association
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren
Ohio
Jane Addams
Chicago
Desha Breckinridge
Lexington
Caroline Rutz-Rees
Greenwich
Conn
Susan Fitzgerald
Boston
Mary Ware Dennett
Katherine Dexter McCormick
Harrie Burton Laidlaw
New York
Louise de Kowen Bowen
Shop Early To Boost Christmas Sales For Hundreds Of Reps
A retail push urges shoppers to buy early in December to lift holiday sales for hundreds of salespeople. The plan emphasizes early promotions and stock readiness to maximize seasonal turnover.
Women in Capital Support Egg Boycott in Cabinet Homes
Washington wives of cabinet members join an egg boycott to press Congress for lower food prices. Mrs. William J. Bryan leads the pledges, with 15,000 signatories already and a monster petition aiming for over 26,000 names.
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Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Ellis Logan
Mrs. Bryan
Logan
Sen
Lindley M. Garrison
Secretary of War
Albert
Secretary of Agriculture
William B. Wilson
Secretary of Labor
Congress
Drowns Crossing Stream On Culebra Road
John Gonsho a Vance ranch farmer attempted to cross Leon Creek at the Culebra road crossing near 2 o clock and was swept from his feet and drowned in sight of about a half dozen people who had warned him. Deputies responded to recover the body after telephoning Chief Deputy Sheriff James Galbraith.
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John Gonsho
Vance Ranch
Leon Creek
Culebra Road
James Galbraith
Gondho
San Antonio
Leon
Congress confronts monopolies push in constitutional amendment
A joint resolution introduced by Representative Nelson of Wisconsin proposes a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to define prevent and suppress monopolies conspiracies combinations and agreements restraining trade. The measure seeks federal action against anti competitive practices.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Nelson
Wisconsin
Spug Movement Grows Nationally Under Civic Federation
National scope for the Spug movement, Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving, forms under the National Civic Federation with Mrs Woodrow Wilson as honorary chairwoman. Leaders include Mrs August Belmont in New York and Miss Rob inson Smith of Alabama, Miss Manning Brewer of Tennessee, and Mrs H Van Devanter of Washington DC. Maude Wettmore outlines aims to curb useless shop girl gifts and promote individual freedom in Christmas giving, condemning collective exchanges as petty graft and senseless.
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Society For the Prevention
Woman's Department
National Civic Federation
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Washington
August Belmont
Robinson Smith
Alabama
Manning Brewer
Tennessee
H. van Devanter
District of Columbia
Margaret Wilson
No Cabinet Formed in Paris as Talks Stall
Paris reports no progress by noon on forming a new French cabinet. Senator Alex Ribot met President Poincare at the Elysee but declined to undertake cabinet construction. Premier Barthou’s resignation followed a finance defeat. Senator Jean Dupuy agreed to act provisionally after consulting allies.
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Paris
Alexandre Felix Jose Ribot
Palace of the Elysee
Poincare
Barthou
Aet
Jean Dupuy
Sleet at Lampasas report from Texas
Advices from Lampasas 80 miles away indicate sleet is falling and temperatures are dropping rapidly. Reportedly the Colorado river flood water is receding at noon and the new rises are not expected to cause major damage.
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Austin
Tex
Lampasas
Colorado River
Salt Lake search for Ralph Lopez at Utah Apex mine
The Utah Apex mine near Bingham was unsealed as pent up gases released in a blast. Authorities planned to enter with a posse before night to search for the six-time slayer Ralph Lopez, believed slain inside.
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Bingham
Utah
Utah-Apex
Ralph Lopez
Albuquerque Snow Depth Reaches Up to Eighteen Inches
Snow covers the northern half of New Mexico from four to eighteen inches deep while central and southern areas experience heavy rains and a sharp temperature drop. Strong winds and slick roads expected as storm moves through the state.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Leased Wire Day Report Facts in The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light features the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its core daily general news service. It also supplements with its own large special news service for broader coverage.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Death List Of Washers Near Bet Level County
A scattered OCR fragment mentions a death list tied to a washer near Bet Level, with references to thousands and counties. The text is incomplete, no clear individuals, dates, or organizations are identifiable.
North Texas Floods Spur Deaths and Wide Damage
Descriptions of rising rivers and creeks along the Brazos and tributaries across North Texas note deaths, missing people, and estimated losses near two million dollars. Cities like Hearne and Waco report flood impacts as cold weather and daylight reveal submerged areas.
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Brazos
Texas
Hearne
Waco
Beirman
Star
Bryan Texas Levee Breaches After Washout
A Brazos River levee protecting Bryan and surrounding farms collapsed last night, leaving a five mile swath underwater and eight miles per hour floodwaters. Hundreds of refugees were stranded on rooftops as relief trains and motor boats from Houston and Galveston converged, with a relief committee coordinating aid and crossing submerged tracks to meet rescue crews.
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Tex
Brazos
Washington
Milam
Jones’ Belden
Jones
Houston
W. W Ris
Ton
Galveston
the of
Boats Sent From Houston In Rescue Mission
Boats were dispatched from Houston to Bryan as part of a rescue operation. The move reflects ongoing efforts to aid residents amid flooding in March. Local crews coordinated with state authorities to ensure safe transport and maintain readiness for further assistance.
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Houston
Tex
Bryan
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