Secretary Meyer Urges Larger Navy for Survival
Secretary Meyer of the navy warns the United States must build more battleships and battle cruisers to avoid slipping from second to fourth in naval power. He calls for 41 capital ships and argues for lifting aviation spending limits to match other nations.
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Washington
Meyer
Decares
Guarass
United States
Congress
Navy
Navy General
Aly
Panama
Navy Department
Secetary
Naval General Board
Local forecast for San Antonio area
Tonight and Saturday expect cooler conditions with a possible freezing night in the vicinity. Temperatures fall sharply, bringing a risk of frost in low-lying areas and rural zones around San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Weather Report Summary From U S Cities
Observations show morning temperatures across a set of cities with conditions ranging from clear to cloudy. Winds vary from west to northwest with speeds listed and multiple locations report rain or snow and colder trends.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
State Fire Marshal to survey Texas institutions for fire risk
State Fire Marshal S. W. Inglish will visit every state institution in Texas within ten days to assess fire risk and proposed improvements. He will estimate costs to reduce risk and may advise insurance needs, directing the governor's and legislature's consideration.
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Austin
Tex
S. W. Inglish
Penitentiary
Deaf and Dumb Institute
State Training School For
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
Inglish
Mystery Death in Kentucky Hotel Unsolved
Mystery still unsolved in Cattletwsburg as local police press for clues on the death of Jennie Adkins also known as Minnie Turner. Huntington police confirm the name and West Virginia authorities report Bertha Kelley as the other woman involved, who denies it. James York remains critically injured and may die.
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Cattletwsburg
Minnie Turner
Jennie Adkins
Huntington
West Virginia
Bertha Kelley
James York
Miss Adkins
Postmasters to Deliver Santa Letters to Charities
Postmaster General Hitchcock orders all postmasters to forward Santa Claus letters to charitable institutions in the receiving city or town for consideration. As Christmas nears thousands of requests from poor children reach the letters, and the postal service will aid in meeting these wishes. The extra workload is seen as justified by the philanthropic aim.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Daughters of the Confederacy to Adjourn in Fort Worth
The Daughters of the Confederacy will adjourn this afternoon after electing officers and choosing the next meeting place. Mrs. Hal Freer is expected to be re elected president amid a morning dispute over report order from chapters with the president prevailing in the end.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hal Freer
Governor Blease Sparks Uproar At Governors Conference
A Virginia Richmond meeting adopts a resolution condemning lynch law while South Carolina Governor Blease defends his stance. He claims threats to his life and vows to serve a second term, provoking a storm of hisses and walkouts from attendees including several women.
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Richmond
Blease
South Carolina
Governors’ Conference
United States
Alabama
Wyoming
Missouri
New York
Maryland
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Arkansas
Connecticut
Idaho
Mann
Virginia
O’neal
United States Senate
Riot at Glasgow University as students attack women’s union
Hundreds of Glasgow University students clashed with police after suffragette interruptions during the installation of Augustine Birrell as lord rector. The women’s union headquarters were wrecked, windows smashed, and a baton charge dispersed the mob. Students were arrested and later bailed. ten women were ejected from the ceremony.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow University
Women's Social and Political Union
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
McDowell Qualifies as U S Marshal for Western Texas
Bert McDowell, named by President Taft as United States marshal for the western district of Texas, appeared before Judge T S Maxey in Austin and qualified for the post. His $20 000 bond was approved. Frederick Kenner will arrive in San Antonio Saturday to begin duties and assist in appointing deputies and setting up offices after 11 deputies were dismissed following Eugene Nolte’s removal.
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Bert McDowell
Taft
United States
Texas
T. S. Maxey
Austin
Frederick Kenner
Marshal McDowell
San Antonio
Eugene Nolte
Levy Seeks 50 Million Treasury Deposits in Banks
Washington December 6 The House Banking and Currency Committee considered Representative Jefferson Levy’s plan to move 50 million dollars of government funds into national banks. Levy argued this would aid business by easing money costs though he noted no panic risk. He cited endorsements from farmers and produce exchanges and the measure was referred to a subcommittee for a report next Wednesday.
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Washington
House Banking and Currency Committee
Jefferson Levy
Secretary of the Treasury
Levy
MacVeagh
Boland Heir Reaches Consciousness After Injury in Seattle
John M. Boland of New York, son of John Boland head of a Chicago detective agency, was found yesterday in a lavatory with a fractured skull and regained consciousness today. Officials expect his full recovery.
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Boland
Seattle
Wash
John M. Boland
New York
John Boland
Chicago
Panhandle Hit by First Winter Snow Storm
The first heavy snow storm of the season swept the Panhandle of Texas this morning. By noon most of the Panhandle was blanketed with snow up to two inches deep in spots, with light still falling. A clearing trend was forecast for tomorrow across the state as the system remained confined to the Panhandle. Temperatures ranged from 65 on the gulf coast to about 10 degrees above freezing in the north.
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Ing
Panhandle
Texas
Gulf Coast
Freezing Temperatures Span Panhandle to Gulf Coast
The Panhandle Texas reports 18 degree cold with snow and freezing weather extending southward and eastward. Snow is observed in New Mexico while San Antonio notes cold air and possible snow flurries as a major cold wave moves across the region. Weather bureau cautions on continuing subfreezing nights and a line of freezing conditions reaching toward the Gulf.
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United States Weather Bureau
Gulf
West
Middle West
San Antonio
New York
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Panhandle Snow Leads Stockmen to Stock Cotton Seed Cake
Snow covers the Panhandle with two inches at Dalhart and heavy falls at Amarillo. Cattle raisers, fearing winter losses after last season, have stocked up on cotton seed cake. Temperatures reached 18 degrees below zero in Amarillo as snow continued.
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Amarillo
Tex
The Sunday Light Increases Reach In San Antonio
The Sunday Light claims double the home circulation by carrier in San Antonio compared with rivals. It emphasizes transparency, noting it prints its own circulation figures and positions itself as the premier advertiser choice in the city.
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South
San Antonio
LIGHT
the Light
Record Cold Across Texas With Snow in El Paso
Freezing temperatures hit Fort Worth and Snyder with sleet and the coldest day yet. El Paso recorded several inches of snow, with the thermometer at 29 degrees above zero at 6 a.m., marking the season's first major winter event.
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el Paso
Tex
Northern chill hits Chaning as snow begins
A norther that struck Chaning Texas last night proved the coldest of the winter. Snow began this morning with a heavy wind, creating a sharp start to the day.
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Chaning
Channing
Tex
Sleet Storm Hits Vernon Texas Weather Prospects Snow
Sleet fell at Vernon Texas today with expectations of a change to snow. The brief weather note records a sleet event and implies a wintry transition.
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Vernon
Vernon, Tex
Bride’s killer jailed for two to fourteen years
Mrs Joseph Lang, widow of one day, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Mrs Mary Copple at a wedding supper in Logansport Indiana. She was sentenced to two to fourteen years in the Indianapolis women’s prison and fined $25, claiming the victim insulted her and that the act should warn women against gossip.
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Logansport
Ind
Joseph Lang
Mary Copple
Indianapolis
Lang
Copple
Mayor dismisses Charles Stevens as first assistant city marshal
Mayor Jones formally discharges Charles II Stevens from his post and plans to nominate Pierce D. Christian as his successor He defends the dismissal against Stevens claims and says Nat Lewis influenced Stevens appointment and urged a second chance The mayor will file full reasons with the city clerk and present them to the city council
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Charles I. Stevens
Jones
Pierce D. Christian
Stevens
Nat Lewis
Lewis
Charles II
Mr. Stevens
John Tobin
Mr. Lewis
Charles F. Stevens
Taft General Message Opposes Philippine Independence
President Taft's last general message to Congress rejects immediate autonomy for the Philippines and independence in eight years. He endorses two battleships per year, currency reform, water power regulation, and Goethals for major general, while disfavoring tariff revision and Sherman antitrust changes.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Wilson
Monetary Commission
The
War College
Porto Rico
Goethals
Panama Canal
United States Supreme Court
Philippines
State Department
National Commission
Supreme Court
Great Britain
United States
Philippine Islands
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