Packers Indicted in Sherman Act Trial
District Attorney Wilkerson opened the case against the National Packing Company tied to price fixing and market division. He asserted the packers used weekly director meetings to fix prices and force rate wars to push out rivals, calling the organization a sham and accusing stockholders of legal guilt. The defense prepared to speak after Wilkerson, with the government possibly calling its first witness next week.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wilkerson
National Packing Company
Mr. Wilkerson
United States
Weather Temperatures Reported Across Regions
Readings show varied temperatures with cooler nights and mild daytime warmth affecting travel and outdoor plans. Officials remind residents to check local forecasts for precise highs and lows and to prepare for potential fog in coastal zones.
Local Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
Weather summary shows fair conditions for tourists with 8 am readings across cities. City temperatures range from 22 to 36 with light winds from various directions. Tonight remains cold in many areas with warming expected Thursday and chances of snow or precipitation in several locations.
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Louis
Ansas
York
San Antonio Light denies fee statement about wire service
A San Antonio statement asserts no fee or claim supports a theory that the Associated Press wire is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light. The note emphasizes lack of basis for such an assertion.
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Associated
San Antonio
Packers On Trial For Sherman Act Violations
Some of the packers on trial at Chicago for alleged violation of the Sherman anti trust law. From top to bottom Ogden Armour president Armour Co Charles H Swift director Swift & Co Louis F Swift president Swift & Edward Morris president Morris & Arthur Meeker general manager Armour & Co Edward Tilden president National Packing Co
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Chicago
Ogden Armour
Armour
Charles H. Swift
Swift & C
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
Edward Tilden
National Packing Co
Court upholds Church election in city treasurer race
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals rules that ballots lacking the stamp voted were not void. Judge James writes the election law provision is directory, not mandatory, and many votes without the stamp were valid if otherwise regular. Gallagher challenged after a May election where Church won by nine votes and a recount shifted to Church by twenty seven.
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Frank W. Church
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
J. Frank Gallagher
F. W. Church
J. H. James
Church
Citizens
Fortyfifth
Gallagher
J. L. Camp
Forty-fifth District Court
Austin urged to lure auto plow factory from Ohio
Frank B. Wilson of Urbana Ohio offers to locate a factory in Austin for auto plows. He estimates a 300 man workforce and asks for a donated site and $100 000 in stock subscriptions from Austin citizens, forwarded to the Austin Business League.
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Austin
Tex
Austin Business League
Frank B. Wilson
Urbana
Ohio
Light want ads offer quick help with problems and rent
Light want ads promise fast solutions for selling problems and rent issues. Call 176 to dictate your ad and arrange payment later.
Reyes Report Prompts watch on Mexican General Reyes
Washington dispatch to Brigadier General Duncon reports Mexican officials say General Bernardo Reyes is in Mexico and watchers monitor his movements. Reyes crossed the Rio Grande on December 14. Bids open December 22 for 1950 square feet of tar paper to cover a Leon Springs building occupied by a troops detachment.
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Washington
Joseph W. Duncan
Department of Texas
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Reyes
Rio Grande
Robert H. Rolfe
Leon Springs
Griesenbeck Named Mexican Consul at Vienna
Hugo Griesenbeck of this city to serve as Mexican consul in Vienna Austria. He plans to leave in March to assume duties. Griesenbeck aided Madero in San Antonio preparations for the 1910 revolution and was involved when arms shipments linked to him were seized by U S officers. He predicted continued improvement in Mexico under Madero.
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San Antonio
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Hugo Griesenbeck
Vienna
Austria
Griesenbeck
Madero
Diaz
United States
Battle in Jolo Seen Imminent Between Moros and U S Troops
Manila December 20 A clash is expected in Jolo as 600 Moros defy Brigadier General Pershing on disarmament and fortify Buddajo peak. American infantry and artillery surround the area and say fighting could start at any moment.
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Associated Press
Manila
Jolo
Pershing
Buddajo
Rain Delays in Gonzales Hinder Christmas Trade
A slow rain since yesterday morning eases farming needs but worsens road conditions to Gonzales Texas hurting merchants and Christmas sales as townsfolk face muddy streets and sluggish trade.
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Gonzales
Tex
Burt
Harriman Lines In Texas Louisiana Await Conductor Contracts
In Houston on December 20 the Harriman management faces new contract proposals from conductors and trainmen in Texas and Louisiana with no decisions announced yet.
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Houston, Tex
Harriman Lines
Texas
Louisiana
Persian ministry resigns in Tehran amid cabinet overhaul
Berlin dispatch reports Teheran's ministry resigns and will be replaced by an ultra democratic cabinet. The new government would reject Russia's ultimatum demanding dismissal of W. Morgan Shuster, American treasurer general of Persia.
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Ultra Democratic
Russia
Berlin
Teheran
Lokal Anzieger
W. Morgan Shuster
Persia
Richeson Cuts Self in Prison Amid Murder Case
In Boston on December 20, Rev Clarence V. T. Richeson in jail for Miss Avis Linnell’s murder injured himself with a tin shard in his groin. Doctors performed a groin operation at the prison hospital. officials say the wound was serious but not life threatening.
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THE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Tinnell
Avis Linnell
Richeson
Child Nearly Poisoned by Carbolic Acid Accident
In Corpus Christi Texas a four year old child of George Mc Gee swallowed some carbolic acid from a bottle on a pantry shelf. Parents reached him in time and medical aid saved the child, leaving only facial burns.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
George McGee
Texas Aide to Represent State in Houston Land Suits
Assistant Attorney General Terrell departed for Houston to represent Texas in land suits there. Defendants include J. O. Ross with about 3000 acres between Houston and Galveston at stake, the state asserting the land as school land.
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Austin
Tex
Terrell
Houston
State of Texas
J. O. Ross
Galveston
Heavy rains flood Yoakum farms raise season hope
One of the hardest rains of the season fell yesterday in Yoakum Texas as creeks overflowed. Farmers rejoice over prospects for a fine season in the ground.
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Yoakum, Tex
Taft considers US mediation in Turco-Italian war
President Taft weighed offering the United States as mediator in the Turco-Italian conflict at the suggestion of Dr. Lyman Abbott and Dr. Mary Eddy. The doctors pressed for action after their hourlong meeting, noting The Hague accord allows any nation to offer mediation services.
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United States
Associated Press
New York
Lyman Abbott
Mary Eddy
Turkey
Taft
Abbott
Eddy
Langevin separation decree granted in Paris high profile suit
The Paris divorce court granted Mme. Langevin a separation from her husband, a College of France professor of general and experimental physics, amid alleged relations with Mme Curie. The case sparked sensational interest and several duels between supporters of the principals.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mme. Langevin
College of France
Mme. Curie
France
Dependents Listed From Briceville Mine Disaster
The Knoxsville paper lists dependents from the Cross Mountain mine explosion at Briceville. Widows number 58, fatherless children 146, total dead 84, and 6 rescued alive. The mine was cleared of bodies yesterday with two more taken out.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Cross Mountain
Briceville
San Antonio Exhibit Shipped for Washington Show
The San Antonio exhibit prepared by the Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Exchange Publicity League and Advertising Association will be sent to Washington today for immediate display. It includes Alamo and mission replicas, miniature city products, and panoramic photos donated by C. W. Archer showing local development.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Exchange, Publicity League
Advertising Association
Washington
C. W. Archer
Cureton Optimistic on Prospects for Congress At Large
Representative C. M. Cureton of Bosque county, in Austin to prepare a motion for a rehearing in the Wolters Gray contempt case, says he is well pleased with his prospects of election as congressman at large. He reports many letters from across the state pledging support.
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Austin, Tex
C. M. Cureton
Bosque County
Taft Urges Major Cut in Wool and Woolens Duties
President Taft sent the tariff board report on schedule K of the Payne act to Congress and urged substantial reductions. The board finds duties on many wool classes are far higher than domestic costs, aiming to keep high quality wools out. Taft calls the report exhaustive and unanimous. He notes the board provides findings, not fixed rates, and supports protection based on cost differences, with a careful revision of schedule K.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Tariff Board
Unite States
Mr Taft
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