Freed General de la Fuente Held on Neutrality Charge
General Davide de la Fuente was released on $2500 bond at Fort Sam Houston then arrested by U S Marshal for alleged neutrality law violations. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the El Paso federal grand jury, awaiting April session. A second detainee, Col Pascual Orozco, remained in army custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davide de la Fuente
Fort Sam Houston
A. I. Campbell
United States Court
Fort
United States
Bert J. McDowell
R. L. Edwards
General de la Fuente
FE Paso
Pascual Orozco
Army
de la Fuente
T. S. Maxey
Austin
Miguel Aldape
United States District
Charles C. Cresson
Marshal McDowell
Frederick Keller
H. 8S Thompson
Maxey
Supreme Court of the United States
Navy
Campbell
R. A. Barclay
J. K. Baretta
National Bank of Commerce
Antonio Rodriguez
Anastasio Esparza
Victor Rodrigues
Manuel Aguedo
Manuel Aguilar
el Paso
Mexico
H. A. Thompson
Department of Justice
San Antonio
Cresson
Thompson
Chicago
Marshal Thompson
Liorente
Schoolboys Debate Wins Victory in Suffrage Clash
Three seventh grade students from Stephen F. Austin school and members of the Calhoun Debating society defeated Brackenridge High school's Demonthenes Debating Society in a debate. The resolution urged extending suffrage to women of Texas. Proponents were Miles Hildreth Longino and Miller from Brackenridge while Madden Hill Willy Mac and Marcus Goodrich argued the affirmative. The five-member team won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Austin
Calhoun Debating Society
Demonthenes Debating Society
Brackenridge High School
Texas
Miles Hildreth
Longino
Miller
Theenridge High School
Madden Hill
Willy Mac
Marcus Goodrich
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Santiago Cuba
Earthquake tremors were recorded in Santiago Cuba at 10 40 last evening and again at 6 30 this morning with the strongest effect reported by residents of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
Ultimatum to Mader and Mexican Turmoil Persists
Reports to the Senate foreign relations subcommittee detail banditry and ransom demands affecting Los Arcos mines near Toluca. Letters describe government troops withdrawn and mining centers left unguarded after attacks and prisonings. Senator Stone urges status quo until Wilson's presidency. Williams considers Mexico visit despite risks.
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Stone
Missouri
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senate
Boston
Williams
Los Arcos Smelting and Mining Company
Toluca
State of Mexico
Traeger
Los Arcos Company
Zacualpan
Sultepec
Mr. Platt
Bandit Attack In Santa Isabel Ranch Near Durango
Five bandits raided the Santa Isabel ranch twenty five miles from Durango city. Two men were beaten and two women attacked in the Friday night assault on property of an American negro colony. The provincial governor promised mounted police to pursue the marauders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Durango City
Santa Isabel Ranch
Slaughter of San Marcial Reported by Yaqui Attack
Official dispatches from Agua Prieta say Yaqui Indians attacked San Marcial Sonora near Hermosillo killing or capturing nearly all residents. About 600 Yaquis armed with military tactics overwhelmed the town with a 1000 population in a coal district. A federal force led by Ysidoro Escoboza was dispatched from Hermosillo to counter the Yaqui advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tev
Agua Prieta
Sonora
San Marcial
Hermosillo
Ysidoro Escoboza
Mexican unrest rises in Durango Sinaloa Sonora plots
Reports from El Paso indicate increasing revolutionary activity in northern Mexico with mine looting town raids and a planned uprising for the new year. Mexican secret service claims Cananea copper camp strikes were used to recruit armed forces and that large quantities of ammunition and arms have been smuggled into the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Durango
Sinaloa
Secret Service
Sonora
Cananea
Congress convenes in special session as measures loom
Mexico City reports Congress met in special session to push essential measures per President Madero. Agents linked to the Madero family acquired a controlling stake in El Imparcial from Rafael Reyes Spindola, placing government interests in control of the capital’s major papers except El Pais.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mexico City
Madero
el Imparcial
Rafael Reyes Spindola
el Pais
Christmas Payroll For School Staff Totals $35,429.87
All teachers officials and janitors in the schools received December pay yesterday to provide funds for Christmas. Teachers' salaries totaled $32,709.87, janitors $2,060, and office and superintendent $660, bringing the total payroll to $35,429.87.
Steamer Carib Goes Ashore in Fog Near Cape Fear
The Clyde line steamer Carib carrying freight and passengers from Georgetown to New York ran aground in thick fog at 3 15 a m inside Cape Fear. The revenue cutter Seminole is alongside the vessel and its position is not regarded as serious with hope of refloating at high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
N. C
Clyde Line
Georgetown
New York
Cape Fear
Cleburne Store Robbed Near Rio Vista
The Coffman and Lott store at Rio Vista near Cleburne was robbed of jewelry and other articles valued at 500 dollars last night. Local authorities investigate the burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Tex
Coffman & Lott
Rio Vista
Berlin actors give Germans great treat at Beethoven hall
A San Antonio audience enjoyed a Kunst-Abend of German stage stars led by Elsa von Philippsbarr Lotti Rothe Rita Braklow Walde mar Alfredo and Alfred Westen with Erich Bamberg directing the orchestra. The troupe plans a December 26 program then a Southwest Texas tour to expand to sixteen members and base in San Antonio. Suderman Hauptmann and other modern dramatists may be featured as they pursue a permanent U S foothold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Beethoven Hall
Elsa von Philippsbarr
Lotti Rothe
Deutsches Theater
Berlin
Rita Braklow
Neues Theater
Waldemar Alfredo
Schiller Theater
Alfred Westen
Berliner Lustspielhaus
Erich Bamberg
Texas
Suderman
Hauptmann
Washington Socialites Learn Mrs Wickersham Rules
Washington society circles discuss Mrs George W Wickersham rules for avoiding bore during conversations at a White House dinner. The four D s disease descendants domestics dress are cited as keys to lively chats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
Belles
Beaux
George W. Wickersham
Bridget
Childish Humor Emerges in Child’s Quiet Observation
A Strand Magazine snippet recalls a small girl spotting a dead cat and quipping that “Oh, mamma, what waste” reveals the humor found in preschooler speech. The anecdote highlights childish phrasing and the charm of early social dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Magazine
Santa Claus on rounds amid San Antonio Christmas Cheer
Santa Claus is visiting San Antonio distributing 75 baskets from Christmas Cheer headquarters. Donations approach 1500 dollars with support from Elks, printers of the Light, and many locals. Amid cold rain, volunteers load cars, help black and white alike, and respond to requests from children including two ragged boys outside the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
San Antonio
A. W. Houston
Clara
Christmas Cheer
Printers Aid Fund
F. M. Young
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The
San Antonio Light
Tiny Tim
Bishop Johnston
Mary Johnson
R. A. Menger
T. N. Smith
Lola Frances and Pleas MecNiel Jr
Freddie Kitchen
Alfred Giles
Ed Broaden
W. A. Petty
B. P. O. Ellis
Harlandale School
Fred Cook
Price-Booker Manufacturing Company
J. S. Carr
Edwina Chamberlain
R. E. Ward
Max Graham
S. Hahn Grocery Company
Cox
Bearteh
G. T. Moore
Ed Seng
Timpson
Frank Roquet
Miss Brown
Shocking Tosca Scene Sparks Boston Art Feud
Boston audiences were shocked by a realistic Tosca scene in La Tosca featuring Mary Garden and Vanni Marcoux. Garden defied Mayor Fitzgerald and director Russell by insisting on acting true to art, after Marcoux as Scarpia pursued Tosca and threw her on a couch. Garden called the public prudes and condemned the city’s taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary Garden
Vanni Marcoux
Miss Garden
Fitzgerald
Russell
Marcoux
Scarpia
Miller Named Head of San Antonio Detective Bureau
Chief of Police Lancaster appoints Detective A H Miller as head to systemize operations. Six-detective force deemed too small for a growing city. extra staff may be added. A full crime and arrest record will be maintained and a plan devised to allow detectives more time on individual cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Lancaster
A. H. Miller
Texas
Miller
Monkey Reunion in Lincoln Park Welcomes 70 Monkeys
Chicago zookeeper Cy de Vry notes monkeys from Africa and a New York zoo form bonds in the Lincoln Park Zoo cages. Old residents recognize new arrivals, embracing and chattering as they mingle. The newcomers learn the routines and are integrated into the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Africa
New York Zoo
The
Park Zoo
Cy de Vry
Parvenus
Life Rafts From Novel 24 Inch Mattress Shipboard Safety Device
A 24 inch universal safety mattress designed as a raft and lifesaving device attracts attention. Invented by Lieutenant S P Edmonds it is lightweight and fits standard bunks. In tests it floated for days and could be lowered to rescue passengers. Demonstrations continue before the army transport board and steamship inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
S. P. Edmonds
Catonsville
Army Transport Board
Meade
Chauncey B. Baker
Quartermasters Corps
United States Army
George Uhler
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
Quartermaster Depot
Lathrop
Edmonds
United States Board of Steamship
James J. Hill Urges More Rail Terminal Expansion
James J. Hill, speaking in New York at the railway business association banquet, urged expansion of railroad terminals to prevent commerce disruption. He noted terminals at seaports speed loading and unloading, boosting railroad earnings and financing. He cited plans by Katy and English Syndicate Railways for San Antonio terminals and Harbor City’s 1500 acres set aside for terminals and factory sites with bay frontage awaiting rail access. A. D. Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
New York City
Railway Business Association
Minneapolis
Gulf of Mexico
Hill
Ls 99
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Aragsas Harbor
Harbor City
Bay Front
A. D. Powers
Visitors fill San Antonio hotels for Christmas season
Dallas guests and travelers from Iowa Texas and New Mexico stay at the Menger Crockett Gunter Bowie St Anthony Savoy Bexar and other city hotels. Names include W H Rich E M Hunter Joseph Laughlin Mattie Hughes Frank Scovitt K B Newton C Steele P A Horan Lillian Amey J B Qatman A I Cahn T I Lee and many more as они visit or shop in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Rich
Dallas
Menger
E. M. Hunter
Crockett
Joseph Laughlin
Mattie Hughes
Imogene
Iowa
San Antonio
Bowja
Frank E. Scovitt
Laredo
Tex
St. Anthony
M. Murphy
Gunter Hotel
K. B. Newton
Fort, Worth
Bexar
C. Steele
San Marcos
Savoy
P. A. Horan
Kingsville
CC. C. Klumpp
Karnes
City
Crockett Hotel
W. R. Kimbrell
Meridsian
Lillian Amey
Austin
T. P. Hubbard
Crockett. Co
B. Williams
Bowie
Chester Marston
Houston
St. Anthony Hotel
F. F. Howard
Boerne
Gunter
Bessie Roberts
Liano
Savoy Hotel
W. M. Manley
Edna
Bexar Hotel
C. R. Holland
Victoria
J. R. Wakefield
Beaumont
Roy Woodward
Pearsall
A. W. Graham
Utopia
J. A. King of
G. M. Doyle
Kerrville
O. ©. Lengthton
Galveston
R. H. Walker
Gonzales
Menger Hotel
A. BE. Lindblood
EB. Hill
Los Angeles
H. W. Mattoon
W. G. Boykin
Jean Carr
J. A. Jackson
C. E. Tips
Bessie Tips
Seguin
C. R. Berry
Harlandale
Graves Peeler
Campbellton Tex
Elizabeth Carmody
New York
Asher Richardson
Asherton
James Fennessey
Lebanon
Furlong Opens New Office for Auto Club in City Hall
The San Antonio Automobile association moves into the Chamber of Commerce building with W. H. Furlong Jr. as secretary. He shares space with D. E. Colp, secretary of the highway division, to coordinate good roads progress and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Automobile Association
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Furlong Jr
D E. Colp
Highway Division
Automobile Club
Bette
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Liberty
Susquehanna Railroad
Mader
Platt
Pancho Zilches
William Alden Smith
State Department
AH. Miller
Detective Bureau
Monkey
Jimmy
Gladys
Mabel
Billson's Lodging House
Cholmondeley
Yonkers
Boston Herald
Furlong
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