President Wilson to Visit Texas on Southern Tour
President Wilson plans a southern trip this month with a likely stop in San Antonio for his main speech. Texans showcase San Antonio as a leading Texas city and potential 1918 International Exposition site, while Washington questions Texas delegation support for preparedness policy.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Texas
San Antonio
Senator Sheppard
Congressman McLemore
White House
Congress
South
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Arkansas
Topeka
Kansas
Sheppard
President Wilson Likely to Visit San Antonio on Texas Tour
Secretary Tumulty confirmed Texas will be included in the president’s next southern trip. San Antonio is expected to host a Wilson speech on preparedness as telegraphs and local leaders urge the visit. Postmaster Armistead and chamber officials cite strong Texas demand to hear the president on national defense.
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Wilson
Texas
South
Tumulty
San Antonio
Northwest
Denver
Salt Lake City
el Paso
Austin
Waco
Fort Worth
Dallas
Ouston
Beaumont
George D. Armistead
Armistead
Washington
Mexico
Montenegrin Troops Reach Durazzo After Fatiguing Retreat
A Durazzo dispatch reports 2000 Montenegrin troops with three generals and fourteen officers arriving after a hard retreat. It notes Austrian contingents crossing the Sanjak toward forces destined to attack Saloniki.
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Durazzo
Rome
Paris
Idea Nazionale
Sanjak
Saloniki
Roumania Approves New War Credit in Chamber Vote
Bucharest reports that Romania's finance minister introduced a bill for a supplementary war credit of 1,800,000 lei at yesterday's session. Total war credits to date reach 24,000,000 lei.
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Roumania
Amsterdam
A _ Bucharest
Sneak Thieves Hit Five Places Friday Night
Police reports show thieves entered five locations Friday night with minimal theft. A stock window at 217 Ala mo Plaza was pried open with stockings taken. a prowler entered Mrs. W. Rogers home at 216 W Magnolia Ave and stole small change. Blumberg’s home at 32 Wyoming St lost a gold opal ring. Decker’s tailor shop at 642 Avenue C reported two suits and an extra coat stolen. J W King’s premises at 414 N Hackberry St lost six chickens.
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J. C. Robertson
Alamo Plaza
W. Rogers
Magnolia Avenue
W. H. Blumberg
Wyoming Street
E. E. Decker
Avenue C
J. W. King
North Hackberry Street
Canal Defense Dominates Senate and House Hearings
In Washington on February 5, Colonel George W. Goethals discussed proposed additions to fixed canal defenses and the mobile army aspect before the Senate military affairs committee. Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards, who commands the canal garrison, testified earlier for the House committee.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Senate
House
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Clarence R. Edwards
Mexico to buy schooners for Gulf fishing fleet
The de facto government of Mexico has appropriated 60 000 gold for purchasing fishing schooners to operate in the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of California. The boats will be resold to fishermen on easy terms to help boost food supply for the poorer citizens. The dispatch cited comes from Mexico City and was received by the Mexican consulate in Galveston.
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Galveston
Tex
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Mexico City
Bank President Stricken With Grip And Illness
George M. Reynolds, president of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago, is critically ill at a Los Angeles hotel. He was stricken with grippe Monday, with asthma and bronchitis that impaired heart action. his family has been summoned.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Morgenthau Says Constantinople Near Normal Food Supply
Ambassador Henry Morgenthau in Berlin reported the Constantinople situation nearly normal with no food shortage. He praised the Berlin Constantinople express service as among the best, and plans to sail from Copenhagen to New York aboard a Danish steamer. He will report on Balkan affairs to President Wilson.
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Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Henry Morgenthau
United States
America
Morgenthau
Copenhagen
New York
Wilson
Balkan
Germans Employ Spaniards Charge Amid War Rumors
New York February 5. Ship Surgeon Ponez alleged that German firms employed Spanish fishermen to plant mines off French ports. He arrived aboard the French liner Chicago from Bordeaux and said he had witnessed a British ship and a Spanish ship blown up near the Gironde mouth.
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New York
Ponez
Chicago
Bordeaux
Gironde
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity cloudiness persists tonight and Sunday. The forecast calls for cooler temperatures by Sunday with a drop in daytime highs and light winds.
Light Forecast For Tourists From St Louis To Washington
The Light reports regional weather for tourists with temperatures ranging from zero in St Paul to 34 in St Louis. Conditions vary from cloudy in St Louis and Washington to snow in Chicago Milwaukee and New York with light to moderate winds from the northwest west north and south.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Mystery in Double Killing at Mingus
In Mingus Texas a double murder case unfolds as a three year old girl lies near death after a blood-stained spike bar used in the attack on his wife 35 and visitor Mrs Will Wilkins 65. G W St Clair 14 employed at Texas & Pacific coal chutes discovered the bodies. Authorities led by Judge John Ramster and County Attorney W F Smith take charge as the investigation proceeds.
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Mingus
Tex
G. W. St. Clair
Texas & Pacific
Will Wilkins
St. Clair
Katy Elizabeth
John Ramster
W. F. Smith
Palo Pinto
Ramster
Smith
Wilkins
Galveston
Cold and Cloudy Outlook For Texas This Weekend
A forecast predicts cooler and overcast conditions across East Texas with rain in the east Sunday and colder air inland. San Antonio is expected to be cloudy and colder on Sunday while the coast remains an exception. The map shows a cold air mass over the northern U.S. and a low pressure area stretching from Washington to the Texas panhandle.
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Texas
San Antonio
United States
North
South Dakota
North Pole
Washington
Oregon
Texas Panhandle
Mohr Case Goes Before Jury in Providence Murder Trial
In Providence Rhode Island February 5 1930 the trial of Mrs Elizabeth F Mohr and two defendants Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman for the murder of Dr C Franklin Mohr ended arguments and the judge instructed the jury that aiding and abetting equals murder if present and that Mrs Mohr faced accessory before the fact charges. By 2 45 p m the jury had been deliberating four hours without a verdict.
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Providence
R. I
Elizabeth F. Mohr
Cecil Brown
Henry H. Spellman
C. Franklin Mohr
Stearns
King George Attends Memorial in London
King George resumed public duties in London after recovering from October accident. He attended a memorial performance honoring soldiers who fell in the war, marking his first appearance since the injury while reviewing troops in France.
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King George
London
France
Red Cross nurse recalls Serbian agony aboard Brindisi
Marie Lemos of Chicago, a Red Cross nurse aboard the Brindisi, describes the sinking after a mine strike and the horror of Serbs dying from hunger and cold as they retreated through Albania. She details Montenegrin soldiers singing, then killing themselves, and raids by Austrian planes on San Giovanni de Medua and Durazzo before evacuations toward Scutari and Athens.
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Athens
London
Marie Lemos
Chicago
Red Cross Furies
Brindisi
Adriatic
San Giovanni de Medua
Durazzo
Albania
San Giovanni di Medua
San Giovanni
Secutari
Plavnica
Nicholas
Montenegro
Scutari
Prince Peter
America
Aviona
Corfu
Manufacturer Opposes Keating Bill at Child Labor Conference
Hudson C. Miller of Charlotte told delegates at the National Child Labor Conference in Asheville that he opposes the Keating federal child labor bill, arguing it would place federal control over production before goods become commodities. He also criticized an eight hour day plan and said proving workers’ ages is impracticable and undesirable for manufacturers.
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Asheville
N. C
Hudson C. Miller
Charlotte
Southern Manufacturing Association
Child Labor Conference
Miller
Hearings Set on Brandeis Nomination by Senate Panel
Public hearings in Washington begin next Wednesday on Louis D Brandeis's Supreme Court nomination. The initial inquiry focuses on Brandeis's past ties to United Shoe Manufacturing Co with later testimony by Clifford Thorne of Iowa on his stance in the five percent railroad rate case.
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Washington, D. C
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Brandeis
United Shoe Manufacturing Company
Clifford Thorne
Iowa
General Trevino visits Piedras Negras with Espinoga Mireles
General Jacinto Trevino commanding the northern division of the Carranza army with headquarters at Yorreon and Gustavo Espinoga Mireles governor of Coahuila are in Piedras Negras today inspecting the troops stationed there. They will depart Monday morning for their headquarters.
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General Trevino
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Tex
Jacinto Trevino
Carranza Army
Yorreon
Gustavo Espinoga Mireles
Coahuila
Toledo Fire Causes Six Figure District Damage
A blaze in Toledo's business district early today caused estimated damages of 106000 dollars. No injuries were reported as firefighters contained the blaze to the area. Officials investigated the cause and origin of the fire.
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Toledo
Ohio
General Wood Visits Galveston Texas Fort Crockett
Major General Leonard Wood arrived in Galveston to inspect Fort Crockett and assess hurricane damage. He emphasized preparedness as citizen training and noted talks on establishing a military training camp next summer. He planned to depart for Pensacola that night.
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Galveston
Tex
Leonard Wood
Department of the First
Fort Crockett
Wood
Pensacola
Judgment for 20000 Dollars Against J P Morgan
Michael Killilea a dairyman on J P Morgan's Glen Cove estate won 20000 dollars in damages for injuries from the night of July 13 when Morgan was shot by Frank Holt alias Eric Muenter. A rope across a bridge to Morgan's grounds caused Killilea to crash his bicycle and endure injuries likely causing total blindness. He had sought 50000 dollars in his suit.
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Mr. Morgan
Corpus Christi Evangelists Served Subpoena In Vice Claims
Two revival evangelists in Corpus Christi Texas were served subpoenas to appear in justice court Monday and disclose evidence behind their claim that the city is a hotbed of vice and lawlessness. Sheriff Wright says no charges have been filed. officials seek the source of their information.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Justice Court
Wright
Guards Repel Suspected Bridge Bomb Attempt
Montreal militia guards thwart what is believed to be an attempt to blow the Victoria bridge across the St Lawrence river. A man was observed approaching the bridge on the ice twice and was fired upon after refusing to answer a challenge about 4 oclock. he escaped. The Victoria bridge serves the Grand Trunk Railway and Delaware and Hudson railway.
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Montreal
Victoria Bridge
St. Lawrence River
Grand Trunk Railway
Delaware and Hudson Railway
Flood Threat Deluges Clarendon As Convicts Flee For Safety
Reports from Little Rock detail a 38 foot flood stage forecast on the White River with Clarendon at 35.4 feet and rising. Guards coerced nearly 800 convicts to move to safety as waters inundated Cummins farms, while Oakwoods Bayou residents remain missing and refugees pile into Warner.
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Little Rock
Ark
Clarendon
Cole
United States Weather Bureau
White River
Helena
Newport
Mississippi
Oakwood
Dumas
Oakwoods Bayou
Warner
Grady
Alf Mays
Lull Reported Across War Fronts as Battles Pause
London reports a decided lull on all fronts with heavy artillery ongoing in France and Belgium. British relief efforts in Mesopotamia struggle near Kut el Amara, while Austrian and Bulgarian movements on the Albanian coast continue amid retreat and reorganization. Berlin notes minor western front activity with French shelling in the Argonne and Champagne.
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London
France
Belgium
Mesopotamia
Aylmer
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Townshend
Constantinople
Felahie
Albania
Drin
Essai Pasha
Durazzo
Athens
Berlin
Argonne
Champagne
Vosges
Paris
House floods control committee picks announced in House
Representatives Humphreys from Mississippi Garrett Tennessee Russell Missouri McLemore Texas Wilson Louisiana Vinson Georgia were selected by the ways and means committee Democrats for membership on the new House committee on floods control. Mr Humphreys will be chairman. Three more Democrats to be chosen. With six Republicans to be chosen by Minority Leader Mann the committee will have fifteen members. Representative Wingo of Arkansas was tentatively added to the Democratic list.
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Washington
D. C
Humphreys
Mississippi
Garrett
Tennessee
Russell
Missouri
McLemore
Texas
Wilson
Louisiana
Vinson
Georgia
Ways and Means
House
Mann
Wingo
Arkansas
Arkansas City Flood Deepens Amid Historic Rise
Arkansas City Ark is submerged deeper than in the 1913 flood with water works and electric light plants out of service. Residents shelter on second floors and levees as crews from Tensas Basin Louisiana and US engineers coordinate with Desha and Chicot boards. The river reaches 55.8 feet, up three inches overnight, with the levee capable of 2.5 to 3 more feet of height.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Tensas Basin
Floods and Snow Melting Disrupt Northwest Rail Lines
Western Washington remains snowbound with flood and avalanche risks as melting snow worsens. Cascades lines reopen with Northern Pacific clearing double track and five overland trains reaching Seattle. Great Northern remains blocked. Milwaukee and St. Paul line expected to open today.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Northern Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Northern Pacific Overland
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Great Northern
Youth Daniel Riley Guilty of July Saloonkeeper Murder
Chicago jurors convict Daniel Riley eighteen of murder in the July killing of saloon keeper John Mozier. Sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary though the state sought the death penalty. Judge Thomson criticizes the verdict as giving Chicago a crooks town reputation.
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Chicago
Daniel Riley
John Mozier
State Penitentiary
Thomson
House Sees Poincare Paris Amid Diplomatic Talks
President Poincare received Colonel House of Texas and the American ambassador William G. Sharp. Mrs. Sharp hosted a dinner at the American embassy with Premier Briand and other diplomats in attendance. House plans to finish his Paris work Monday and depart for home via London Tuesday.
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Paris
Poincare
E. 4
House of Texas
William G. Sharp
State reports 7958 charges in eleemosynary institutions
State purchasing records show Texas maintains 7958 charges in eleemosynary institutions. About six percent are pay patients. The state furnishes food clothing and maintains 7455 patients.
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Austin
Tex
Six minor workers plead guilty in assault on voters
In Indianapolis on February 5 a group of six minor political workers indicted for assaulting voters at the last election pleaded guilty and were fined 25 dollars plus costs. Samuel V. Ferrett, chief of police, was indicted with them. his trial has not yet been scheduled.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel V. Ferrett
No Relief Fund in Illinois For Flood Sufferers
Springfield, Feb 5. Appeals to Governor Dunne for aid to flood sufferers in southwestern Illinois known as Egypt go unheeded as the emergency flood fund is exhausted. The forty eighth general assembly had appropriated 520,000 for flood relief and 658,291 for troop deployments to flood districts in 1913. the balance was spent last summer.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Ill
Dunne
Illinois
Egypt
William Sullivan
Forty-Eighth General Assembly
Mississippi
Illinois Rivers
Carranza Troops Pursue Bandits Toward Ojinaga
Report from General Luis Herrera to the Mexican consulate in El Paso says Carranza forces from Chihuahua City are chasing bandits moving toward Ojinaga. General Gavira reports Francisco Villa with a small force is believed to be marching in that direction.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Ojinaga
Luis Herrera
Gavira
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Greek Deputies elect Theotokis Chamber president
In Athens the Greek Chamber of Deputies reassembled and elected Michael Theotokis, brother of the late former premier, as president. No special incidents marked the session.
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Athens
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Michael Theotokis
Musical director Charles Strong detained in Canada
In Windsor Ontario Charles Strong, suspected in Ottawa parliament fire, was released from jail on Dominican government orders. Chicago chorus members report Strong held as a spy and the company disbands. Friends call charges ridiculous and note Strong's ties to the Chicago Opera Company and a Shaughnessy visit.
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Chicago
Strong
Windsor
Ont
Charles Strong
Ottawa
Canada
Ottmswa
Dominion
Chicago Opera Company
Parliament
Thomas G. Shaughnessy
If Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Seven Dead at Ottawa Parliament Fire
Ottawa officials confirm seven fatalities from the Parliament building fire. Bodies of B B Law and Deputy Clerk Law Plante recovered, as investigators probe for incendiary origins amid a government inquiry and coroner set inquest for February 17. A committee will study the blaze and security around the ruins remains tightened.
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Ottawa
Ont
B. B. Law
Law Plante
Dominion
Des Jardins
Alphonse Des Jardins
F. Fanning
Royal Victoria Museum
Brng
Graham
Craig
Mmes
Bray
Morin
Robert Borden
J. B. Las Plante
House of Commons
Motor Boats to Defend Coast
A Navy Department order for a high speed 16 cylinder 800 horsepower coastal patrol boat was announced. The vessel will exceed one hour speed and be armed with calibre guns and a tarp. Boats of this class have seen service in the Baltic with the Russians.
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New York
Navy Department
Coast Patrol
Baltic Sea
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