Sun Yat Sen Elected President of the Republic
Dr Sun Yat Sen was unanimously elected president of the Republic of China by delegates from eighteen provinces at Nanking. He stated his duty to accept and pursue peace and a stable government, planning to withdraw imperial and Manchu troops to avoid conflict and to have troops disband or join the republic.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Sun Yat Sen
The
Republic
Shanghai
Republic of China
United States
China
Career of Sun Yat Sen as First Chinese Republic President
Sun Yat Sen, elected first president of the Chinese republic, championed revolutionary aims from Canton. He escaped Canton after 1895 conspirators were caught, became a British subject in Hong Kong, lectured in England and the United States, lived in Japan and Singapore, and later traveled to New York to oppose the Manchu regime.
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Sun Yat Sen
Meee
Canton
Oe Canton
Sun
Hong Kong
England
United States
Peking
Japan
Singapore
New York
Mongolia Aids Japanese Hold On Manchuria Allegedly
Reports from TIEN TSIN state Mongolia’s Amban suite accuses Russia of complicity at Urga in Manchuria’s “virtual aviation” by Japan. The claim argues Russia aims to shield Mongolia as a buffer state, blocking Japanese expansion beyond Mukden in Manchuria.
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Associated Press
Tien Tsin
Mongolia
Urga
Lia
Manchuria
Afghanistan
Mukden
Occupation of Tabriz by Russia Complete
The Associated Press reports Russian forces have completed the occupation of Tabriz on December 29. The city’s constitutionalists largely disappeared, and most residents endured siege conditions with scarce provisions. Banks and European merchants plan reopening, while casualties for Russians and Persians are unconfirmed though estimated at 100 to 200 on the Russian side.
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Associated Press
Tabriz
Constitutional Party
United States
Ark
Baghi Shemal
More Cold More Rain In Store For Tomorrow
Rain continued statewide this afternoon with over a quarter inch measured by 2 PM. Expect cool unsettled weather through tonight with colder temperatures and another rainy spell likely for Saturday.
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Weather Bureau
Portugal Bans Clergy Leaders for Two Years
Lisbon government issues decree banishing Monsignor Anthony Mendes Bello the patriarch of Lisbon the Bishop of Guarda and the Administrator of the region of Oporto from their dioceses for two years due to persistent opposition to cultural organization activities.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Anthony Mendes Bello
Guarda
Reng Va
Oporto
Farmers Institute to Meet in Real Estate Exchange Auditorium
Several hundred notices were mailed from the exchange office for the Bexar County Farmers Institute meeting to convene at 2 o clock Saturday afternoon in the Real Estate exchange auditorium. The agenda includes a discussion on proposed cotton acreage reduction and the election of officers for the ensuing year.
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Bexar County Farmers’ Institute
Real Estate Exchange
Weather Outlook for San Antonio Area Rain Tonight and Saturday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for rain tonight and again Saturday. Temperatures will fall on Saturday making it feel colder with lingering showers possible into the weekend.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Cold Wave Across Major Cities Cuts Temperatures
Morning weather readings show Chicago and New York at 24 degrees with clear skies and south to northwest winds. St Louis 34 and Boston 26 report clear conditions as bitter cold persists, with several cities noting the lowest temperatures in 24 hours and stronger winds off the lakes and plains.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Four Mile
San Antonio Light Is Sole Carrier Of AP Wire
Officials warn that any claim AP ledes are shared by other papers in San Antonio is untrue. The statement affirms the Light remains the only local newspaper receiving the AP wire in full or in part.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Roosevelt Editorial Attacks Arbitration Treaties Hypocrisy
Theodore Roosevelt criticizes United States abrogation of the Russian treaty and warns ratification of general arbitration pacts would prove hypocritical. He urges Hague court ruling and support for Lodge and Root amendments to avoid insincerity and national embarrassment.
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United States
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Hague
Russia
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Fair Directors Elect New Officers Amid Uncertain Future
International Fair association directors plan a meeting next week to elect officers and discuss whether the fair will continue as an institution. President Vories P. Brown doubts San Antonio residents want a fair and cites poor voter turnout last year.
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International Fair Association
Presig
Brown
San Antonio
Mr. Brown
First Mexican Applies For Final Naturalization Papers
Salvador Moreno a baker of 207 South Laredo Street became the first Mexican to file for final naturalization papers in the federal district clerk's office. He presented witnesses and proof of meeting requirements since filing his declaration of intention in 1909. Deputy Clerk A L Campbell notes Mexicans make up about sixty percent of declarants, but Moreno is the first to complete the process.
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Salvador Moreno
South Laredo Street
Federal District Clerk
Moreno
A. LI. Campbell
City Hears Plan for 40 Million Railway Development
San Antonio, Rockport and Mexico Railway proposes a 40 million development linking the Medina River, seeking a city wide right of way north and south through San Antonio and a depot site. Citizens are asked to subscribe 300000, with 6 percent first preference shares from a European holding company. Letters were sent to the mayor, aldermen and local organizations requesting a joint meeting to present the proposal.
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San Antonio
Board of Aldermen
Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Exchange
Young Men's Business League
Jobbers’ & Manufacturers’ League
Retail Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Reyes in prison for trial graphic tale of hardships
Gen Bernardo Reyes after crossing into Mexico faced a failed bid to rally support, wandering with a small bodyguard, and finally surrendering at Linares. He is held in Santiago prison awaiting a military court trial on sedition as President Madero seeks restrained punishment.
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Linares
N. U
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Placido Rodriguez
Rurales
Nuevo Leon
Cuartel
Camargo
Rio Grande
Las Velas
David Reyes Retana
Miguel Quiroga
Secret Service
Ryn
Reyes Revolutionary Army
Manuel Garcia Lugo
Santos Cavazos
Mexico City
Santiago
Jose Maria Mier
Laure Villar
Jose Marie de la A
Madero
War Department
Cuer Navaca
Zapadores
Daniel Cuellar
Monterey
Lugo
Lecheria
Tacuba
Classified Want Ads Cut Cost At The Light
The Light offers ten day want ads for two Sundays at half a cent a word per insertion. Subscribers can call 176 or use either phone to dictate their ads to skilled operators for later mailing. The method replaces personal calls to thousands of subscribers.
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