King George and Queen Mary Return From India Visit
London reports King George and Queen Mary arrived back in England after their unprecedented imperial journey to India. Crowds greeted them at Portsmouth and Victoria station with flags and honors, while Westminster Abbey held thanksgiving services.
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Associated Press
London
George
Mary
England
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Medina
Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Portsmouth
Victoria Station
Asquith
Diplomatic Corps
Army
British Isles
Westminster Abbey
Victoria Street
Buckingham Palace
To night and Tuesday fair in San Antonio area
A San Antonio area forecast indicates clear to fair weather tonight and Tuesday with gradually rising temperatures across the region. Local winds remain light as high pressures drift eastward, yielding mild, dry conditions for the vicinity.
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San Antonio
Cold Tuesday Across Major Cities With Low Temps
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 12 degrees with a NW wind and clear sky. Chicago records 4 degrees with a NW breeze and continued cold. Milwaukee at freezing point with a SW wind and clear skies. Paul 6 degrees under a NW wind with possible light snow. Kansas City 12 degrees with a west wind. New York 8 degrees under a NW wind and clear. Boston 12 degrees with a W wind and colder conditions. Washington 10 degrees under an E wind with a cold trend.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light exclusive AP lede questioned
The statement that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is baseless and lacks substantiation according to the record. No evidence supports distribution claims beyond The Light.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Parachute Cape Inventor Falls to Death from Eiffel Tower
An Austrian tailor named Reichell was killed testing his own automatic parachute cape for aviators on the Eiffel Tower. He planned to test with a dummy, then chose to go aloft himself. The cape failed to open and he fell to the ground, breaking all bones. A crowd at the base gasped then grimly reacted.
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Associated Press
Paris
Reichell
Eiffel Tower
Lorimer Committee Dismisses Reporter Blumenberg
The Lorimer senatorial investigating committee summarily dismissed Milton Blumenberg its official reporter for conduct at the Saturday hearing. Pending contempt charges he will be held as a committee witness and not employed in the senate proceedings until cleared. The panel adopted resolutions to prosecute him for contempt.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lorimer Senatorial Investigating Committee
Milton Blumenberg
Blumenberg
Senate
Young McGowan
Senator Lorimer
Edward Hines
Action in dynamite case decided upon in Indianapolis
Federal Prosecutor Miller said the federal grand jury will already have decided actions on the dynamite conspiracy cases, with the meeting tomorrow afternoon expected to be a formality. About thirty indictments are known. Funds and counsel for possible defense are being prepared in many cities. Officials report inquiries from nineteen or more cities on next steps if true bills are returned.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Miller
Taft and Shuster to Speak at Navy League Dinner
President Taft and Rear Admiral Wainwright will address a peace meeting of the Navy league in Washington on February 23. W Morgan Shuster Secretary Meyer and Jacob M Dickinson former secretary of war will speak at the annual dinner on February 22.
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Washington
Taft
Wainwright
Navy League
W. Morgan Shuster
Meyer
Jacob M. Dickinson
Cowper Thwaite satisfied with Mexico trip and San Angelo rail plans
E Cowper Thwaite of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad returns from Mexico City and says arrangements for a Mission Tex Tampico to Mexico City line are satisfactory He notes San Antonio needs final decisions before O S Mounsey arrives next Saturday to finalize construction and bond issues J Frank Pavis accompanied him The San Angelo Chamber of Commerce has elected L L Farr president and W C Blanks remains railroad committee chair with members expressing support for the new railroad proposal.
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City
Mexico
E. Cowper-Thwaite
San Antonio
Mounsey
Cowper-Thwaite
J. Frank Pavis
San Angelo
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
L. L. Farr
W. C. Blanks
Mr. Blanks
George E. Webb
M.L. Mertz
C. A. Broome
T. C. Wynn
A. G. Flaylor
R. Wilbur Brown
Powers Confer In Chinese Situation
Berlin February negotiations among the major powers, led by the United States, aim at a joint pledge not to act in China without full consensus. The talks seek a general agreement to act only in unison on Chinese affairs.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
China
Imperial Government Arranges 15 Million Loan
A Peking dispatch reports the Chinese imperial government has arranged a loan of 15 million dollars through a German firm. The contract awaits confirmation by edict.
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Associated Press
London
Peking
Daily Mail
Revolutionaries Capture Su Chow In Anhwei Province
In Su Chow Anhwei the revolutionaries seized the town as General Chang Ksun retreats to Fulisi ten miles north. Imperial troops defect in numbers with about five hundred joining the revolts. Casualities exceed one hundred as fighting continues.
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Pehels Centure Towen
Associated Press
SU Chow
Fu Kiang Su
Su Chow An
Anhwei
Chang Ksun
Fulisi
Chang
Slayden Resolution Blocked in House Over Second Demand
In Washington on February 5 the Slayden anti third term resolution was withdrawn after Norris of Nebraska failed to secure a second. The roll call then showed 90 to 51, and Slayden withdrew the measure. Amid the vote, Republicans debated with both regulars and progressives present.
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Associated Press
Washington
Slayden
House
Reward Offered in Fort Worth Fire Eruptions
Fort Worth residents plus the city commission post a $1000 reward for those who attempted to burn Rev. J Frank Norris’s residence and who destroyed the First Baptist Church on Sunday. The church loss is estimated at $80 000.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church
McKinley to Confer on Complaints Against Rail Lines
Robert McKinley safety inspector travels to San Antonio to meet County Attorney Tom Newton over three complaints against rail lines for violating the carshed law. The labor commissioner aims to push the cases to trial promptly.
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McKinley
Newton
Austin
Tex
Robert McKinley
San Antonio
Tom Newton
Millionaire Wife and Plumber’s Son Die in Pact to Die
New York report details the deaths of Louise Lawrence Suydam Noble and Fred Noble found in their West Twelfth Street apartment, asphyxiated by gas. Friends say Mrs. Suydam Noble spoke of moral lessons and wages of sin, while noting her unhappy marriage and possible reconciliation hopes.
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Associated Press
New York
Louise Lawrence Suydam
Fred Noble
Hell On Earth
Suydam-Noble
Noble
West Twelfth Street
Suydam
Louise Lawrence Suydam-Noble
Walter L. Suydam
Franks to Prison in Murder Case Sentences
Lonnie Franks and James B. Compton were found guilty of murdering jeweler G. J. Levytansky last December and Franks was sent to the state penitentiary for life. He was escorted by Walter Bergman who robbed a dentist’s office nearby and received a two year term.
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Laredo
Tex
Lonnie Franks
James B. Compton
G. J. Levytansky
State Penitentiary
Walter Bergman
Food law violations charged in sausage adulteration case
State chemist Golaz filed two complaints in Justice Umscheid's court accusing adulteration of sausage. Additional charges against butchers are expected this week as state pure food officials trace alleged abuses in San Antonio shops. Sulphites and preservaline are cited as illegal additives in hamburger steak and sausage.
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Joseph Umscheid
Golaz
State Pure Food Office
San Antonio
Three Italian Transports Rumored Lost Off Susa Taormina Tobruk
A Constantino dispatch to the Daily Chronicle reports three Italian transports have been sunk off Susa Taormina and Tobruk but London sources have not confirmed the claim.
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Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Daily Chronicle
Susa
Taormina
Tobruk
Talks With Authorities Is Returning to New York
Dr. A Sophian says Dallas climate kept Dallas and Texas safe from meningitis and San Antonio would have faced an outbreak if weather had been different. He cites 485 cases in Dallas last month with under ten percent fatality and departs for New York after briefing officials and addressing Galveston and Houston medical groups.
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San Antonio
Texas
A. Sophian
Dallas
Sophian
New York City
Dr. Sophian
St. Anthony
New York
S. Burg
Fort Sam Houston
Department of Texas
Galveston
Medical College
County Medical Society
Houston
Texas Epidemic In Decline With Fewer Serum Requests
Dr Sophian says the Texas epidemic is progressing satisfactorily with observance of simple precautions and favorable weather. He notes newspapers magnified the danger, urges calm, and reports most patients recovering as cases remain closely watched.
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Dallas
Texas
Dr. Sophian
Sophian
Work starts on new road next Wednesday
Construction will begin on the Mexico, San Antonio and Gulf railroad next Wednesday. M. E. Leming of the Crystal City and Uvalde railroad says J. E. Franklin promotes the line and will tour the Crystal City and Uvalde road to inspect progress. Teams will come overland from Fowlerton to a site between San Antonio and Medina River, with right of way disputes unsettled but expected to be resolved soon.
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Mexico, San Antonio & Gulf Railroad
M. E. Leming
Crystal City & Uvalde Railroad
J. E. Franklin
Leming
San Antonio
Medina River
Charge Shipments Cut to Increase Prices
Telegrams read to a Chicago jury show the National Packing manager urged increased shipments to certain consignees to stabilise prices. The messages claim some buyers threatened to switch firms unless shipments rose. The judge allowed the telegrams despite packers’ objections.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Packing Company
Orozco to Be Governor As Mutineers Turn Back
Rioting continues in Chihuahua as mutinous troops threaten the garrison. Pascual Orozco may be appointed governor to restore order after reaching Chihuahua from Juarez. Troops desert trains and flee toward Juarez while Juarez sees new mayor Santiago Mestas and police chief Rafael Campa taking charge with limited forces.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Pascual Orozco
Orozco
Juarez
Santiago Mestas
Gonzales
Rafael Campa
Army to mobilize limited force for Mexico border crisis
Military leaders plan to deploy a small infantry unit with cavalry and field artillery to Texas and Arizona posts if needed. Additional units may include the Eighth Infantry at the Presidio and the Fourth Infantry at Fort Logan H Root with actions focused on Juarez and northern Mexico as reports warn of Zapatista controls and worsening conditions while Cuernavaca remains comparatively secure.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
el Paso
Mexico
Department of Texas
Eighteenth Infantry
Whipple Barracks
Arizona
Eighth Infantry
Presidio
Fourth Infantry
Fort Logan
Texas National Guard Mobilizes for Border Defense
Commanders of Texas National Guard units have been advised to keep ready a militia response to protect the Texas border from Mexican firing. The precaution aims to safeguard Texas citizens if the federal government fails to provide adequate protection against border shooting.
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Austin
Troops Ready to Move to El Paso on Brief Notice
A bat talion of the Twenty second Infantry under Major Benjamin Poore is in readiness to depart for the border within an hour of orders. Arrangements at Fort Houston are thorough and detailed to ensure swift movement if required.
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Twenty-second Infantry
Benjamin Poore
el Paso
Fort Houston
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