Victory for government voluntary telephone trust dissolution
The United States reports a major anti trust win as the American Telephone and Telegraph Company agrees to dissolve its control of Western Union and end its local monopoly. The plan extends toll line access to local companies, while government ownership moves gain attention in Congress and house committee action is urged by Representative Lewis. The administration hails the deal as conformity to the Sherman Act and signals possible delays to government ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
McReynolds
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Telephone Trust
Combine
Western Union Telegraph Company
Sherman
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Union
Telephone Company
Apcore
Trust Buster
G. C. Todd
Congress
Lewis
Maryland
House
Ost Office Committee
Post Office Department
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Company
United States
No Surprise on Wald Street
Information from Washington says American Telephone and Telegraph will relinquish Western Union interests and reorganize to meet federal recommendations. Financial men expected the move, given the long running attack on the telephone and telegraph combination formed in 1909 by the Bell interests through Gould Sage Morosini holdings.
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New York
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union
Telephone and Telegraph Combination
Gould, Sage and Morosini
Bell
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Fair Saturday night and Sunday with colder Saturday night and frost Sunday morning. Colder conditions expected, frost possible Sunday morning in the area.
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San Antonio
Weather notes from multiple cities with cold outlook
Observations show St Louis at 44 with rain and south wind turning to snow, Chicago at 386 with snow and southwest wind, Milwaukee 30 with snow and northwest wind, Saint Paul 12 with snow and north wind, Kansas City 40 cloudy and southwest wind, New York 30 clear and southwest wind with increasing clouds, Boston 30 clear and southwest wind, Washington DC 26 clear calm with possible rain or snow.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Tabor Arrested On Charge Of Robbery
Phillip E. Tabor was arrested at McDonoughville Louisiana on charges of robbing an express car of $2000 from a Southern Pacific train on December 13. He confessed and claimed an escape from Huntsville Texas penitentiary. A grip with $1500 was recovered. William J. Growe and wife were detained for questioning.
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New Orleans
Phillip E. Tabor
McDonoughville
Southern Pacific
L. C. Lord
Tabor
Huntsville
Tex
Phillip B. Tabor
San Antonio
John Trainer
Santa Fe
Texarkana
Bowie County
Chicago keeps 200-foot building height limit
Chicago's building restriction remains in force after the council buildings committee tabled an amendment removing the 200 foot height limit. Contractors and building trades members protested but the ordinance will not be voted on.
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Chicago
Building Trades
Council Buildings Committee
The Long Planned Christmas Show
Early spring planning by manufacturers craftsmen vintners growers has created a vast holiday market. Retailers have prepared ready for selection and advertise a wide array of Christmas offerings in The Light. Use this opportunity for simple, satisfactory shopping.
Good Behavior by U S Navy Fleet Praised by Admiral Badger
Rear Admiral Charles Johnston Badger reports 9 000 sailors on a European cruise had only two unaccounted for during shore leaves. He says the record is unprecedented and no serious misconduct was reported. Foreign papers praised the sailors and their conduct.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Charles Johnston Badger
U. 8
S. N
Admiral Badger
Boy as Peacemaker Amid Separation Court Turmoil
New York report describes Mr and Mrs Levane in a separation case with their 6-year-old Sydney. During a court recess the boy reassures his dad about Santa, then the family leaves to shop before returning to resume the trial.
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New York
Louis Levane
Sydney
First National Conference on Race Betterment Planned
Battle Creek Michigan December 20 extensive preparations begin for the first national conference on race betterment to improve race conditions. The event runs January 8 to 12 with Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn proposing the meeting. Hygienists and eugenists join to promote better living conditions and stronger individuals through a series of physical and mental tests.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
Congress to Hear McKellar Bill on Cold Storage Rules
Hearings will begin next month on Representative McKellar's proposal to regulate cold storage of food products. Two traffic regulation plans would limit storage time for interstate shipments. Rep Covington chairs the House committee handling testimony and reports on this and related measures.
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Washington, D. C
Covington
House
Salvation Army Plans Public Christmas Tree in Corpus Christi
Adjutant Andrus and city officials organize a public Christmas tree for the poor at the Nueces Hotel on December 26. Gifts for children and 300 food baskets for 300 needy families will accompany the event with local leaders assisting the program.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Andrus
Salvation Army
Nueces
Arson Squad Burns Another English Country Mansion
In Bath England today an arson squad of militant suffragettes set fire to a large country mansion near the city. The house was unoccupied and a quantity of suffragette literature was found scattered on the grounds.
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Bath
England
Indictments Sprout in 1914 Federal Case at San Antonio
Nine indictments publicized in a federal grand jury report list Andrew Walker Adella Rice Annie Foster Lucille Huston Coleman S Smith Jim Hightower Francisco Patino Francisco Villavicencio Bernardo Bosco Santos Baldez and Cecilio Vasquez. Charges include illicit liquor dealing embezzlement of government funds illegal possession of contraband and Mann act violations involving smuggled items and obscene mailings.
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Carrizo Springs
Bexar County
Federal
T. S. Maxey
Buck
Ortiz
Francisco Villavicencio
Mexico
International
Smith
German unions Withdraw Deposits Over Bank Dismissal
Labor unions in Berlin decided to withdraw about $5000 in deposits from a leading bank after it fired a clerk for agitating to form a bank clerks union. The bank refused reinstatement and to guarantee employees the right to unionize. Unions secured guarantees from other banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Germany Faces Serious Population Shift and Food Strain
At Johns Hopkins University Professor Carl Rathgen of Hamburg’s Colonial Institute and Kaiser William exchange professor at Columbia warned that rural to urban drift in Germany is creating a growing food import burden. They noted farm workers fell from about 19 million in 1882 to under 18 million today.
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Baltimore
Germany
Johns Hopkins University
Carl Rathgen
Colonial Institute
Hamburg
Kaiser William
Columbia University
Rathgen
New Comet Discovered by Delavan Reported
Advices from abroad confirm a new comet of the eleventh magnitude discovered by Delavan the Argentine astronomer. Professor Graff of Hamburg University verified the sighting.
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New York
Delavan
Graff
Hamburg University
Prominent Architect Dres James Hill Dies Suddenly
James G. Hill formerly supervising architect of the Treasury Department and designer of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and the Government Printing Office died suddenly last night.
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Dres
Washington, D. C
James G. Hill
Treasury Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Government Printing Office
Polish Count Kills Wife and Nephew in Germany
Count Matthias Mielzynski a Polish nobleman and imperial parliament member killed his wife Countess Felicia von Potok Potocka and his nephew in a castle near Graetz Germany after reporting a suspected thief. A woman companion was wounded. the count a 44 year old who had remarried recently notified the public prosecutor.
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Graetz
Germany
Matthias Mielzynski
Dakowymokrsz
Felicia von Potok-Potocka
Count Mielzynski
Pozen
Suffrage Question Soon in the Senate
Senators favoring the proposal and National Suffrage Association leaders expect early Senate action on a constitutional amendment to enfranchise women. Senator Thomas, chairing the committee, plans to bring it up when Congress reconvenes after the holidays. The Alaska railroad bill may share attention with the women's suffrage measure.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
National Suffrage Association
Thomas
Congress
Tropics to Be Developed for White Occupation
Professor Nathan A. Cobb of the Agriculture Department urges the Pan American Union to establish a Panama Canal era bureau of research. The bureau would study how whites can adapt to tropic foods and climate to live and work safely, aiming to boost tropical production and make the region a healthy home.
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Washington, D. C
Tropics
Pan-American Union
Nathan A. Cobb
Department of Agriculture
Panama Canal
Bureau of Research
Cobb
Auto deaths rise in New York to 177 in 1913
Coroners' figures show auto mobile fatalities in New York increased from 37 in 1907 to 177 for the eleven months of 1913. Secretary of State Mitchell May notes more autos contribute to accidents, urges stricter driver licensing exams, creation of street accident prevention bureaus, and fingerprints for all drivers.
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New York
Mitchell May
McReynolds' Cousin Dies in Waco at 46
B. B. Mc Reynolds of Waco Texas died last night at age 46 from paralysis. He was a traveling salesman, had lived in Waco about 25 years, and was first cousin of United States Attorney General McReynolds. He moved to Texas from Kentucky, his native state.
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McReynolds
Waco
Tex
B. B. McReynolds
United States
Texas
Kentucky
Launch of High Admiral Von Tirpitz for Hamburg America
STETGEN Germany December 20 a large turbine steamer for the Panama Canal service of the Hamburg American line was launched here and christened High Admiral Von Tirpitz. The vessel will reach nineteen knots and carry 2000 passengers.
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Stetgen
Germany
Panama Canal Service
Hamburg-American Line
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP Coverage
The San Antonio Light relies on the Associated Press Leased Wire Day service for broad daily general news and operates its own extensive local news service alongside AP reports.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Wilson poised to sign bank reform bill as Christmas gift
Conferees from the House and Senate work to resolve differences between the Owen substitute and the Glass bill on the national currency reform. President Wilson is expected to sign the measure by Tuesday, creating regional reserve banks and a seven member federal reserve board to implement the new system during a Christmas deadline.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
House
Senate
Owen
Glass
Reed
O'Gorman
Pomerone
Shafroth
Hollis
Nelson
Bristow
Crawford
House Banking Committee
Korbly
Hayes
White House
United States
Hitchcock
Weeks
Poindexter
Underwood
Federal Reserve Board
Banks Ready to Accept Currency Reform Despite Early Opposition
New York financial leaders expect the currency bill to go into effect with national banks retaining federal charters. The Wall Street president cited all 36 New York national banks as poised to join the new system, noting removal of objections and the need to surrender reserves and retire government bonds if charters were relinquished.
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New York
Wall Street
Titian Portrait Fetches 400000 From Lane for Cincinnati Collector
A Titian portrait of the crown prince, later Philip II, sold by Sir Hugh Lane to Mrs. Thomas J. Emery of Cincinnati for 400000. The work, painted in 1550, has passed through four owners and now resides with the Cincinnati buyer.
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New York
Thomas J. Emery
Cincinnati
Hugh Lane
Wilson to Spend Vacation on Gulf Pass Christian Trip Planned
President Wilson will leave here next Tuesday for Pass Christian Mississippi for a three weeks vacation. He will sign the currency bill Monday night and work on many items in the White House before departing. Senator Vardaman says Mississippi will not hinder his rest. A revised mid winter schedule shifts several official functions to after his departure with dates ranging January 13 to February 24 including a diplomatic dinner judicial reception Supreme Court dinner congressional reception and army and navy reception.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Pass Christian
Miss
Vardaman
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Rains Probably Over Brisk Cool Weather Forecast
The cooler spell continues with fair, cool, brisk conditions and possible frost or ice. Major Allen Buell from the weather bureau says the northwest signals a change. readings at 8 am show Denver four degrees, Durango zero, Boise twelve, and Winnipeg two, indicating colder air moving in from the Rockies.
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Allen Buell
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Boise
Idaho
Denver
Duluth
Durango
Colo
Helena
Rapid City
S. D
St. Paul
Sheridan
Wyo
Williston
N.D
Winnipeg
Bartlett Believed Safe Despite Karluk's Plight
Reports swirl that Captain Robert Bartlett's Karluk may have been crushed in the Arctic ice but confidence remains high from Rear Admiral Peary, Explorers' Club, and Stefansson. Peary said rescue possible if crew escapes before ice moves. The club resolutions express full trust in Bartlett amid the peril.
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New York
Robert Bartlett
Karluk
Barlett
Peary
North Pole
Bartlett
Explorers’ Club
Stefansson
Flood loss appalling in Harris and surrounding counties
A flood conference of representatives from more than twenty Texas counties catalogued damage and estimated seed and stock feed needs at over half a million dollars. A federal aid appeal was deemed the only remedy, with Colonel J. F. Wolters presiding and a committee named to push for a congressional appropriation between 500000 and 1000000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
J. F. Wolters
Mistaken for Burglar Is Killed in Galveston
Jim Corcorse was killed by A. L. Hadley at the Hadley home after being mistaken for a burglar. Corcorse, ill and sleeping at the police station, wandered from the station during the night and reached the Hadley residence. Hadley notified police immediately.
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Galveston
Tex
Jim Corcorse
A. L. Hadley
Hadley
Corcorse
Use of Warships Opposed
President Wilson has received an illuminated address from the New Zealand Freedom League urging that on the opening of the Panama Canal a mercantile ship or mail boat be given preference to a war vessel, as warships stand for distrust and destruction.
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Washington
Wilson
New Zealand Freedom League
Panama ‘Canal
Mercantile Service
Deserters Overwhelm Guaymas as Huerta Loses Grip
Deserters from the Guaymas Federal garrison flood toward Constitutionalist lines near Sonora. About 6500 anticipated, with 11 officers surrendering including Major Figeroa. Outposts collapse, demoralization spreads as Ojeda seeks amnesty and troops regroup for the northwest advance. Military positions at Ortiz and nearby areas shift as preparations to move into Guaymas proceed.
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Maytorena
Sonora
Guaymas
B. Figeroa
Ojeda
Huerta
Predro Ojeda
Carranza
K. Mendez
Cruz de Piedra
Mendez
Alfaro Obregon
Jederal
Juan Cabral
Constitutionalists
Ortiz
Spanish Ambassadors Deny Mexican Involvement Claims
The Spanish ambassador Riano acting for Madrid denies Spanish subjects in Mexico aided the Huerta cause as claimed by General Villa. State department reports say Spaniards in Chihuahua faced property confiscation and that Villa asserts their lives were at risk. Some Spaniards may return with indemnity if proved not to have engaged in politics. Villa denies ordering detention of women and children refugees. Tampico situation remains unchanged as Rear Admiral Mayons routes to Vera Cruz are noted.
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Washington, D. C
Senor Riano
Madrid
State Department
Mexico
Huerta
Villa
Chihuahua
Moore
Department of State
el Paso
General Villa
Fletcher
Tampico
Mexican
Henry T. Mayons
Vera Cruz
Frank E. Beatty
Ohio
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