San Antonio hosts Edith L. Clift cooking lectures week
Miss Edith L. Clift will conduct a week long series of scientific cooking lectures and demonstrations at Beethoven Hall starting Monday in San Antonio The Light invites all women to attend with seating near the lecturer and kitchen For baking and cooking contest entrants the first day is especially urged The prize event is Saturday afternoon with the awards to successful contestants and the lecturer notes practical demonstrations and home cooking tips.
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Beethoven Hall
San Antonio
Edith L. Clift
Edith L, Clift
Tragic Capsize Kills Twenty Off Bluefields Coast
The auxiliary schooner Grandpa capsized on the bar at the entrance to the Colorado river, 75 miles south of Bluefields. Twenty people drowned yesterday including several of the country s most prominent citizens. 15 passengers are listed among the dead.
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Bluefields
Grandpa
Colorado River
Weather for tourists across major cities
St Louis reports 14 degrees with clear skies and 8 mile west wind. Chicago shows 16 miles per hour wind, clear and cold. Milwaukee records 2 degrees with south wind and continued cold. St Paul near zero with light west wind and clear skies. Kansas City at 14 degrees with northwest wind and cold. New York 12 degrees with west wind and cold. Boston 12 degrees with west wind and colder. Washington 20 degrees with west wind and colder.
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ST. Louis
Fair
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Desertased baby found in front yard prompts adoption appeal
Mrs. W Chaffin on Concepcion Road discovered a week old baby boy wrapped in a quilt in her front yard during rain. The child, with blue eyes and curl possible hair, cried loudly as she sheltered it. The Chaffins hope for a good home and note they cannot keep the infant.
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Mrs. Chaffin
San An
San Antonio
Huntington
W. Va
Chaffin
Machine Lays Track South of Campbellton
The San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad began laying track with a new track laying machine south of Campbellton toward the Nueces River. It is the first trial of the machine and is meeting expectations. Track is expected to reach the river by the first of April.
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San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
Campbellton
Nueces River
Rockefeller Examined On Jekyll Island Under Pujo Inquiry
William Rockefeller faced a brief laryngeal spasm during an examination by Samuel Untermyer for the Pujo committee at Jekyll Island. The session aimed to detail the Amalgamated Copper Company deal and the 1907 stock market events tied to Amalgamated, with Rockefeller guarded by his lawyers and physicians.
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Jeryl Island
Samuel Untermyer
Pujio Committee
William Rockefeller
Pujo
Mr. Untermyer
Millionaire’s Club
Mr. Rockefeller
A. J. Cravatt
John A. Garver
Walter Chappell
Rockefeller
A. P. Pujo
House Money Trust Committee
Samuel Untermeyer
Jekyl Island
New York
Standard Oil
John P. Garber
Jeky] Island
Untermyer
Butte
Boston
United Metals Selling Company
Rogers
Stock Exchange
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Stock
San Antonio Sees Return of Cold Winter Weather
San Antonio endures cooler, damp conditions with temperatures near freezing. Rain totals include .52 inches in San Antonio as a broader weather system affects Texas from Corpus Christi to Fort Worth with mixed sun forecast for tomorrow.
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San Antonio
West Gulf
Pacific Coast
Sheridan
Wyo
Gulf
Texas
Taylor
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Abilene
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Houston
del Rio
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Austin
Cotulla
Cuero
Laredo
Lockhart
Luling
San Marcos
Uvalde
Victoria
Unseasonable Weather In France Brings Early Bloom
Paris reports a warm moist spell this winter with rododendrons blooming in the suburbs two months early. Buds on Normandy and Brittany fruit trees also begin to burst signaling an early spring across provinces.
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France
Paris
United States
Parisian
Normandy
Brittany
Winter Freeze Hits San Angelo Delivers Hardship
Rain and a subsequent freeze left San Angelo with streets iced over and temperatures at 16 degrees. The icy conditions halted horse transport and forced deliveries on foot, as bakeries grocers and butchers faced severe shortages and widespread suffering among the poor.
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San Angelo
Tex
Norther Strikes Brownsville After Heavy Morning Rain
Heavy morning rain gave way to a norther that hit Brownsville and nearby areas at noon. Reports from other valley points indicate rain was general across the region.
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Brownsville
Tex
Weather Hard on Stock in Gainesville Texas
Rain and sleet fell overnight freezing on streets and chilling unsheltered stock. Below freezing temperatures cause travel hardship and concern for livestock welfare in Gainesville.
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Gainesville
Tex
Property sale on Avenue C fifth street corner
W L Coleman of H C Feldman real estate firm closed a deal transferring northwest corner lot of Fifth Street and Avenue C to J H Savage for the Bedell Moore Estate. Cash price is 20500. Property includes a six room residence and a one story store. Savage plans improvements later. former owner was the German Lutheran church. Lot size is 101 feet on Avenue C and 147 feet to an alley on Fifth Street.
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Fifth Street
Avenue C
J. H. Savage
Bedell-Moore
W. L. Coleman
H. C. Feldman
Savage
Erman Lutheran Church
Potter defends water report amid San Antonio exchange
Alexander Potter, renowned engineer, says his reputation remains intact despite water company engineers criticizing his city report. He offers continued services at 75 per day and insists his contract recommendations favor fair terms for consumers, arguing a city showdown would be unwise.
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Alexander Potter
Eefty
Jones
Potter
San
San Antonio
Tex
Panama
Havana
Corpus Christi
Water Company
Ledlie
Mayor A H Jones Expects Return From Ranch Leave
Mayor A H Jones who has been on leave of absence at his ranch in Powlerton is expected to return to the city this afternoon or tomorrow morning. During his absence Alder man Richter has acted as mayor.
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A. H. Jones
Powlerton
Richter
Suffragettes Plan March to Washington in February
General Rosalie Jones leads a 230 mile suffragette march toward Washington with 12 pledged walkers and two male guards. Supporters send samples and ad offers as the army prepares uniforms, medical kits, and a farm wagon for the journey. The event runs from Lincoln's birthday toward the inaugural parade.
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New York
Rosalie Jones
Washington
Albany
Miss Jones
Lincoln
Ida Craft
Lavina Dock
Ernest Stevens
Men's Walking Club
Philadelphia
George Wedale Jr
Jones
Elizabeth Freeman
Senate resolution seeks Taft statement on Nicaragua invasion
Senator Smith of Michigan introduced a resolution in the Senate asking the President for a statement of the reasons behind American forces invading Nicaragua last summer. It cites forcible occupation of a friendly nation's territory and armed conflict with its citizens, reflecting sharp government debate on the action.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Nicaragua
Senate
Smith
Michigan
Saloon Closures Tied to Commerce District Bond Vote
Saloon operators in the Commerce Street Improvement District must close from midnight tonight until 5 AM Monday due to a bond election. A resident-property owner vote governs issuance of $240,000 street widening bonds with about 20 eligible voters. The polling booth opens at 8 AM at Groos Bank and remains until 7 PM.
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Commerce Street Improvement District
Dan Lewis
Groos Bank
Morni
Another Gambler 10 Fight Police Graft
New York report states gambler James Purcelle to assist the district attorney in exposing police graft tied to police protection payments. Assistant District Attorney Moses plans to present the tale to the Aldermanic Committee. Police Commissioner Waldo insists on continuing investigations to purge grafters from the force.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
James Purcelle
Moses
Waldo
Whitman
Walsh
Captive American Miner Near Parral Causes Tense Exchange
Robert Ward of El Paso, linked to the Marie mines near Parral, is held captive by rebels demanding a ransom of five thousand pesos. Reports say Americans are fleeing the mines as rebel activity increases. Llorente remains marooned in Juarez as United States officials consider arrest attempts.
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EL Paso
Tex
Robert Ward
Marie Mines
Parral
Mexico
Bob Aylesworth
Ward
Wickersham Hears Case Over El Paso Consul Warrant
The clash between U S Commissioner Oliver and the U S Attorney at El Paso over warrants for Mex consul Rich Llorente escalated as Llorente fled to Juarez. The marshal was told to pause the arrest while charges of neutrality violations are investigated, then a special officer was appointed to proceed. Meantime, Mexico’s interior suffers railway strike paralysis and Matamoros copper smelter in Matanhuala signals closure.
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Mexico City
Chihuahua
E. C. Liorente
Juarez
R. &Y Bryant
United States
Oliver
Llorente
Liorente
Washington
Uuts
el Paso
Onrique Llorente
Mexico
Wickersham
R. E. Bryant
Matehuala
San Luis Potosi
Cavalry to Guard Border Near Douglas Arizona
Ninth Cavalry to bolster the Douglas Naco border patrol amid reports of rebel activity in Sonora Cananea region. Santa Rosa and Currey ranches south of Douglas raided with guns ammunition and provisions seized. Colonel Emilio Kosterlitzky to arrive with rurales to reinforce Agua Prieta Fronteras garrisons amid renewed rebel threats.
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Douglas
Ariz
Ninth Cavalry
Naco
Cananea
Sonora
United States
Santa Rosa
Currey
Igriguez
Phoenix
Emilio Kosterlitzky
Agua Prieta
Fronteras
Yoakum Heads West After Gulf Coast Trip
B F Yoakum chairman of Frisco executive board arrives in San Antonio after a two week gulf coast tour. He is joined by J T Bower and William Dinwiddie and plans a brief stay. A new St Doug Brownsville and Mexico Railroad schedule from Corpus Christi to Brownsville begins at 5 20 am with through service unaffected.
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B. F. Yoakum
Frisco System
San Antonio
Gulf Coast Country
J. T. Bower
William Dinwiddie
Missouri
Mn Antonio
Browns
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Lichithnitire
Wilson
Burleson
MR. Taft
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Yoakum
Frisco
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