Parrot Snake Store Blaze Kills Hundreds of Pets
Fire at W. O. Learn snake and bird shop at 712 West Commerce Street destroys hundreds of parrots and snakes. Fire Chief Bishop leads crews who break in and flood flames, many reptiles crushed or suffocated, stock losses around two thousand dollars. Incendiary origin suspected. owner Mrs. Learn away.
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W. O. Learn
West
Commerce Street
Learn
Bishop
Learn Snake Establishment
South
Brownsville
Tex
Murder Charge Filed In Diaz Fatal Brick Attack
Victor Diaz died at his home after being struck on the head with a brick by Francisco Picaso on Christmas night. Picaso, jailed on assault with intent to commit murder, faces a murder charge in Justice Fisk's court. Diaz, 43, had lived in San Antonio. funeral set for 10 am tomorrow at San Fernando Cemetery. survived by a widow and others.
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Victor Diaz
Francisco Picaso
North Concho Street
Picaso
Diaz
Sherif Nat Harlan
Justice Fisk
Snrowsk
Therisoner
San Antonio
San
Governor Pledges Alamo Restoration Effort at Daughters Meeting
Governor Colquitt told a Daughters of the Republic gathering at the St. Anthony hotel he would restore the Alamo to its original appearance as closely as possible using a $5000 appropriation. Plans shown to demolish the Hugo Schmeltzer building for a new park were discussed with support from donors including F. F. Collins.
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Daughters of the Republic
Colquitt
St. Anthony
Daughters
H. P. Drought
Daughters’ Executive Committee
Hugo- Schmeltzer
F. F. Collins
Hal Sevier
de Zavala
Russian Officials to Rule in Persia Foreseen in St. Petersburg Paper
The semi official Novoe Vremya hints at a Russian governor and police chief in Tabriz Persia, with Russians taking municipal financial control and establishing executive courts. It forecasts arrests and court martial trials for attackers of Russian troops and disarmament of constitutionalists as Russian forces secure northern Persian towns including Enzeli Resht Julfa Tabriz.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Tabriz
Persia
Novoe Vremya
Enzeli
Resht
Julfa
Portrait of Jack Hays May Be Gifted to San Antonio
Sam Maverick seeks subscriptions to buy a painting of John C. Hays for the Carnegie library. De Voe, the California artist, offers the portrait at 500 dollars, recalling Hays as a Texas ranger in service 1839 to 1848 and a friend who helped map El Dorado via El Paso. The work is on display at Fred Hummert's store.
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Jack’’ Hays
San Antonio
John C
Jack’) Hays
Texas Ranger
Carnegie Library
Sam Maverick
Hays
de- Voe
California
Maverick
Eldorado
el Paso
Fred Hummert
Weather for San Antonio and vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for tonight and Friday increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for Tourists: Morning Observations Across Cities
The 8 am readings show St Louis at 16 degrees with a south wind and fair, cold conditions. Chicago at 6 with a west wind. Mey below zero with a southwest wind and cold. St Paul at 8 below with a southeast breeze and cloudy. Kansas City 13 with southeast wind and improving warmth. New York 28 with snow and 36 mph gale and colder tonight. Boston 30 with snow tonight and Friday. Washington 30 with west wind and fair conditions.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Solely Carries AP Wire In City
A statement claiming the AP leased wire into San Antonio is shared by other newspapers is deemed false and baseless. The San Antonio Light remains the sole local carrier of AP content in the city.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Founder of Hugo Schmeltzer Company Dies at 88 in San Antonio
Gustav Schmeltzer a longtime San Antonio resident and Civil War veteran died at his home 513 Water Street after illness since December 17. He helped found Hugo Schmeltzer and Company in 1871 and served as its president. Funeral services will be held at his residence with Anchor lodge of Masons conducting. He was born May 24, 1828 in Wallenbrueck Prussia and immigrated to Texas in 1849 arriving in Indianola.
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Gustav Schmeltzer
Bexar County
Hugo, Schmeltzer and Company
Water Street
Anchor Lodge of Masons
Mr. Schmeltzer
Wallenbrueck
Westphalia
Prussia
Carl and
Julia J. Schmeltzer
Gustave
Texas
Schmeltzer
America
New Orleans
Indianola
George Martin
Salado
San Antonio
Babbitt
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
Henry
Guadalupe Mountains
W. Menger
Menger
Co. D
Dan Ragsdale
Sibley
Rio Grande
el Paso
New Mexico
Glorietta
Santa Fe
Red River
General Banks
Charles Hugo
Hugo and Schmeltzer
William Heuerman
Hugo, Schmeltzer
Yorktown
Tex
Gustav C
Louise
G. Heberer
Emily
W. A. Wurzbach
Ida
P. A. Dwyer
Herman
Antoinette
Sam J. Dwyer
Heberer
Schmelt
Temperature to rise with cloudy skies tomorrow
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and higher temperatures tomorrow. Readings show Winnipeg at 28 degrees below zero with a 36.60 inch mercury reading, Buffalo recording 48 mph winds and 18 degrees, Chicago at 6 degrees as the daily minimum. A high pressure wave is approaching the lake region, threatening barometer and thermometer records.
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United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Winnipeg
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Panhandle Cattle Starving With Death Toll Rising
Dalhart Texas reports riders delivering oil cake to cattle across the Panhandle range to stave off starvation after a snow crust cut off feed. The twelfth day of near hopeless weather brings many cattle found dead as Denver train No 2 slows under heavy snow.
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Associated Press
Dalhart
Tex
Panhandle
Denver
Rock Island
Strikers and Road May Settle Affairs
T S L Wilson international vice president of the Machinists' union took charge of strike matters for Harriman lines in Houston. He says an agreement with the company may be near though railroad officials call the strike a thing of the past. W G Leopold, local Machinists official, is sought in a federal contempt case and has not surrendered, with whereabouts unknown.
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Houston
Tex
T. SL. Wilson
Machinists’ Union
Harriman Lines
Ben
W. G. Leopold
Burns
Sam Genusa
Hughes Company Banquet for Traveling Salesmen
R M Hughes and company will host an annual banquet at the St Anthony hotel tonight for their traveling salesmen. Ten to fourteen Hughes agents are expected to attend. An excellent menu will be served and short talks will be exchanged.
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R. M. Hughes and Company
St. Anthony Hotel
Hughes Company
Chinese throne to refer future government to national conference
In Peking on December 28 the throne accepted Premier Yuan Shi Kais plan to set a national convention to decide china’s form of government. Opponents among Manchu princes argued while some favored the plan. A cabinet will draft convention regulations and abdication seems possible if no other option remains.
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Associated Press
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Prince Ching
Yu Lang
Grand Council
Tsai Tao
Shanghai
Mongolia to Be Independent Declared by Russia
A Russian dispatch from St. Petersburg reports continued political shifts as Mongolia moves toward independence. The note references tensions with China amid broader regional instability and potential shifts in territorial influence.
Farm tragedy near Stockdale ends in murder suicide
In Floresville Texas a farmer named Philips killed himself after attacking his wife and daughter with an old army musket on a farm near Stockdale. Philips died about twenty minutes after the attack while his wife and daughter were hospitalized in precarious but hopeful condition. The family had moved to the area three months ago from Lavernia. No motive is known and authorities suspect temporary derangement.
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Floresville
Tex
Stockdale
Philips
Lavernia
Pythians Gather in San Antonio for Convention
Between fifty and seventy five grand chancellors from southwest Texas arrive in San Antonio to attend the third chancellors district convention in Castlehall. Prominent visitors include R H Buck of Fort Worth and Henry Miller of Weatherford. A public session opens at 2 pm with speeches and greetings from Rev S Marks and Thomas Connally.
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Knights of Pythias
San Antonio
Texas
Castlehall
Market
Navarro
R. H. Buck
Fort Worth
Henry Miller
Weatherford
John F. Onion
C. B. Cross
Elk Lodge No. 35
Samuel Marks
Thomas Connally
S. H. C. Burgin
Grand Lodge
Charles W. Showalter
Golden Gate Lodge No. 425
May Adk the Eetradition of Gomez May Adk the Eetradition
Associated Press reports from the capital of the republic suggest a political offense may be the charge against Gomez. The report notes the case could involve moves by authorities to delegitimize opposition amid political tension.
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Gomez
Associated Press
Capital of Republic
Mexican government rumored to seek extradition of ex minister
Rumors from Mexico City claim the government plans to request extradition of Emilio Vasquez Gomez, former interior minister, from the United States for a political offense. The reports say he heads a revolutionary party and has been in San Antonio, with officials noting possible governmental action though unconfirmed. General Reyes is scheduled to arrive in the capital.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Emilio Vasquez
Gomez
Twister of the Interior
United States
Revolutionary Party
San Antonio
General Reyes
Mexican Ex-minister denies leading revolt in Mexico
Emilio Vasquez Gomez former minister of gobernacion and ex presidential candidate, now a San Antonio refugee, denies planning any revolution and says Reyes surrender ends Mexican revolutions. He says he never led or authorized a revolt though his sons used his name. He predicts Reyes will receive a short federal sentence and be released or sent abroad.
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Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Gobernacion
San Antonio
Vasquez Gomez
General Reyes
Reyes
Tacubaya
Diaz
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