Mexican Congress Meets December 20
Mexico City reports an extraordinary congress session set for December 20 to address unfinished business from the prior session. The permanent commission approved issuing the call for the meeting. The Pan American Society and the Mexico Society honored Mexican Foreign Minister Pedro Lascurain at a New York luncheon yesterday.
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Mexico City
Congress
Permanent Commission
New York
Pan- American Society of the United Sates
The
Mexico Society of New York
Don Pedro Lascurrain
Ranchmen defend Dumbre ranch as bandits raid Chihuahua
Fifteen ranchmen held the Dumbre ranch in Chihuahua for nearly two days against 150 bandits. Federal troops from Parral, called by American Consul J. I. Long, dispersed the raiders, killing 32. Rebels later burned bridges on the Mexico Northwestern railroad near Juarez before fading from federal notice.
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EL Paso
Tex
Dumbre
Chihuahua
Parral
J. I. Long
Juarez
Mexico Northwestern
Corpus Christi Accepts Rail Proposal With Bonus
Corpus Christi residents heard the Citizens railway committee report on the J. E. Franklin plan to enter the city. The proposal offers a $60,000 cash bonus, a half interest in a 640 acre townsite, right of way through Nueces County, and depot grounds within city limits. A ten member committee was named to raise the bonus and secure options, aiming to raise funds by January 1.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Citizens’ Railway Committee
J. E. Franklin
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railway
Franklin
Nueces County
Stockholders urged to send proxies in S Pacific case
Southern Pacific stockholders received circulars asking for proxies to the New York based protective committee amid the Supreme Court decision dissolving the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger. The committee formed soon after the ruling, proposing Central Pacific railroad sale to Union Pacific.
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San Francisco
Cal
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Stockholders Protective Committee
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific Railroad
Slow Corpus Christi Poll Tax Receipts Raise Voter Light
Poll tax receipts in Corpus Christi are under 200 by Wednesday night, far short of last year's 1300 and well below the estimated ward vote strength of 2000. The notice urges voters to act to avoid unusually light turnout next year. Also includes an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming cures for scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism, kidney complaints, and dyspepsia.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Dunn
Hood
The Mayor Will Burn Pianos Christmas Eve
GONZALES Texas December 18 city council bans hogs within a large district halting February 1 after a prior failed attempt. lawyers prep to press the case in district court Judge M Kennon presiding.
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Gonzales
Tex
M. Kennon
Boys Discover Dynamite Near Los Angeles Police Station
Boys playing along the Los Angeles river bed found a cache of dynamite within 75 feet of the east side police station. Police investigation uncovered 100 sticks of explosive, graded 75 percent nitro gelatin, left along the river bank.
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Los Angeles
Cal
East Side
Shirts As Gifts Display in San Antonio Shop
The shop advertises a large selection of men s shirts in San Antonio including negligee and pleated styles. Fabrics cover madras oxford russian cord linen and flannel in white and colors with laundered and French cuff options. Evening wear shirts in pique and plain are offered with matching collars.
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San Antonio
Manhattan
Notorious Philippine outlaw Arcani killed in island encounter
Manila December 18 Arcani a feared outlaw chief was killed in a personal duel with Lieut E H Johnson of the Philippine constabulary after a sharp engagement on a small island near Basilan. Two other band members died and the force, aided by Moro volunteers, scattered the gang. Arcani had murdered seven people including two Japanese traders. The constabulary and volunteers pursue remaining members.
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Manila
P. I
Arcani
Philippines
E. H. Johnson
Philippine Constabulary
George A. Helfert
Zamboanga
Basilan
Johnson
Herald Editor Randolph Marshall Visits San Antonio
Randolph Marshall news editor of the New York Herald spent a day in San Antonio en route to New Orleans after touring the United States. He met with Herald correspondents to brief them on desired news coverage and discussed the straw vote forecasting Wilson's election weeks ahead.
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New York
United States
Randolph Marshall
New York Herald
San Antonio
Marshall
New Orleans
The
Herald
Wilson
Cutter to Search for Tug in Gulf of Mexico
The revenue cutter Windom has been ordered to search the Gulf of Mexico for the overdue American steam tug Hornet and barge Dallas. They left Tampico on December 11 bound for Texas ports and have not been heard from. Secretary MacVeagh faces pleas due to recent gulf storm losses among barges and crews.
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Washington, D. C
Windom
Gulf of Mexico
Hornet
Dallas
Tampico
Mex
Texas
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Gulf
Painters Lose Valuable Pictures in Paris Studio Fire
American painters Frederick Frieseke Oscar Miller and Charles Hawthorne lost artworks valued at 40000 dollars when a blaze swept their Boulevard St. Jacques studios. The fire was triggered by a gas engine explosion in a soda water factory on the building’s ground floor.
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Paris
Frederick Frieseke
Oscar Miller
Charles Hawthorne
Boulevard St. Jacques
Sarsaparilla Touts Health Boost for Blood Purity
Fiood's Sarsaparilla claims direct action on the blood to purify enrich and revitalize the system. Consumers are urged to take it today in liquid form or in chocolate coated tablets branded as Sarsaparilla.
President-elect Warns Panic Makers at Banquet
Governor Wilson used a southern society dinner to threaten a gibbet of public disgrace for anyone attempting to cause a panic in the United States. He urged leaders including William F. McCombs and C. Mitchell Palmer to steady affairs and reject sectionalism as he prepared for a busy schedule in New Jersey and Washington.
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New York
Wilson
Southern Society
United States
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
McAdoo
Col
E. M. House
Tex
C. Mitchell Palmer
Pensylvania
Bermuda
Democratic Party
Haman
America
New Jersey
Washington
Public remarks on politics etiquette and business
The governor argues for prioritizing business over etiquette, saying he will transact necessary business even if unpopular. He warns against overexposure in Washington, emphasizes consulting neighbors, and discusses potential shifts in economic policy and the mental impact of panics on business.
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Washington
Itigenot
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Draw Patients Across The United States
The Harlandale Hot Sulphur Waters are praised for easing rheumatism gout sciatica nervousness and digestive and organ ailments. People travel from many states seeking relief and a doctor’s recommendation is urged before visiting. Take the South Flores streetcar to reach the baths.
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Harlandale
United States
South Flores
Action on bill delayed in house over literacy test immigration bill
A minority opposition led by Republican Leader Mann blocked progress in the house after two days of debate on the literacy test immigration bill. When Mann demanded the engrossed bill, it had not been engrossed and the house adjourned. Action may resume Thursday before Christmas holidays, potentially delaying the Indian appropriation bill.
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Washington
D. C
Mann
House
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Featured by Society Women
San Antonio society women frequent Harlandale hot sulphur baths for rest from social duties. A beauty parlor operates nearby. Take South Flores and the street car. Turkeys wanted at Wagenfehr Poultry Depot.
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San Antonio
South Flores
Wagenfehr Poultry Depot
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