Naval mobilization and evacuees amid Mexican crisis
Two thousand marines were assembled at Newport News and Philadelphia for transport to Guantanamo as part of a broader mobilization plan to counter the Mexican situation. Additional cavalry and coast artillery are slated for Texas as the navy concentrates ships at Guantanamo to meet possible demands. American refugees flood Vera Cruz while Mexico City faces disease and famine amid continuing hostilities.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Newport News
Philadelphia
Guantanamo
Vera Cruz
Galveston
Leavenworth
Kan
First Army
War Department
Mexico City
Texas
Coast Artillery
Atlantic Coast Navy
Connecticut
New York
Badger
Gulf Coast
Mexico
League Island
Canada
Nogales
Sonora
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Interior
Shanklin
Horatio St. John
LanguaIn Announces Premet Decision Uneasy Capital Outflows
LanguaIn reports Premet has announced a government forces withdrawal from the capital. The move prompts urgent actions as security and political leadership respond to the developing vacuum and potential destabilization.
National Palace Under Heavy Fire in Mexico City
Reports from Mexico City say President Madero agreed to appoint a provisional president and the government faced demoralized troops. Rebels attacked the palace while federal detachments retreated toward Cuernavaca, with artillery positions near the US embassy as street fighting continued amid censorship.
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Mexico City
Madero
Senor Lascurain
Yield Under Protest Managers Call for Open Hearings
New York February 18 railroads yield to arbitrate the firemen dispute under the Erdman act with Albert Phillips of Sacramento and W W Atterbury of the Pennsylvania lines east as the first two arbitrators. A third member will be chosen soon and awards must be rendered within eighty days. The managers urge public hearings and warn of rising wage demands while arguing the Erdman act is flawed and risks public welfare.
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New York
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Albert Phillips
Sacramento
Cal
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Lines
Elisha Lee
Conference Committee of Managers
Lee
Martin A. Knapp
United States Commerce Court
G. W. W. Hanger
United States Commissioner of Labor
Hmit
Board of Arbitration
Engineers
Erdman Arbitration Board
Erdman
Carmen Strike Shuts Large Railroad System
The 1100 Carmen strike across Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad shops halted service at noon after an order by M F Ryan president of the International Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Key shops in Sedalia Fort Worth Denison Smithville and Parsons were affected. Most strikers are ready to return to work. The company had refused to honor a union contract but now agrees to recognize the committee actions as binding across the system.
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Carmen
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
M. F. Ryan
International Brotherhood of Railway
Sedalia
Fort Worth
Denison
Smithville
Tex
Parsons
Kan
Ryan
Committee of the Union
Ryen
Washington rail workers to discuss strike conditions
Enginemen firemen and trainmen on Washington railroads meet tonight to discuss the strike situation. Local railroad employees argue they deserve Western wages and hours, saying Eastern roads can pay and implement such conditions better than less densely populated areas.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
More Rain Forecast as Weather Turns Unsettled
The forecast calls for unsettled weather today with rain tonight or tomorrow. Morning fog signals a change as a low pressure area over Colorado and Kansas moves eastward bringing cloudiness and rain, followed by a high pressure over the Northwest. No rain in Texas except Brownsville with .20 inches.
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Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Brownsville
Burial for Lincoln guard survivor Major DuffyTomorrow
Maj. O. HB. Duffy last survivor of Lincoln’s mounted body guard and Civil War commander dies at age 88. He will be buried here tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
O. HB. Duffy
Lincoln
President Ryan of Brotherhood Sets Strike Policy
Kansas City February 18 President Ryan of the Brotherhood stated the company will deal with men involved in the September 1911 strike. The remarks indicate a firm stance on negotiations and worker relations amid ongoing labor tensions in the era.
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Ryan
Brotherhood
Kansas City
Weather Outlook for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Wednesday unsettled with rain. Cooler temperatures expected Wednesday.
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San Antonio
Weather notes for tourists across major cities
At 8 AM temperatures varied from 16 degrees in Boston to 48 in Kansas City. Winds ranged from north to southeast with cloud cover from clear to cloudy, and Wednesday is forecast colder with precipitation possible in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Leased Wire Day Report Service Overview
The San Antonio Light relies on the Associated Press leased wire day report as its core daily text, complemented by its own substantial special news service. This combination provides broad general news coverage for readers.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Sailor-novelist Dr Beck Dies in Sydney at 65
Noted seafarer and author Dr Beck died in Sydney on February 18 at age 65. The long time figure in maritime fiction and sailing circles was born in Australia and wrote extensively about life at sea. His works inspired many younger sailors and readers.
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Sydney
Australia
Beck
Balkan War News Becomes Very Meager
London reports that Balkan war news is extremely sparse due to long delay and censorship. Dispatches from Constantinople face delays and a cable route near Peru has been interrupted for days. Enver Bey denies reports of serious wounds from would-be assassins.
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London
Constantinople
Peru
Enver Bey
Fire in Constantinople Suburban District Under Control
A large blaze in the district around the Mosque of St. Sophia in Constantinople was brought under control early today. More than 200 houses and shops were destroyed, though the mosque itself appears unharmed.
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London
Constantinople
Mosque of St. Sophia
Mayor's Daughter Ties the Knot in Hotel Ceremony
Carrie Lewis, daughter of the mayor, marries Robert John Boyle in a noon ceremony at the St Anthony hotel apartment suite. Rev Father Quinn officiated with only immediate family present. couple departs for an eastern tour in gray traveling suit.
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Augustus H. Jones
Carrie Lewis
Robert John Boyle
St. Anthony Hotel
Father Quinn
mexican federal troops withdrawal near palace as Diaz advances
Mexican federal troops pull back from exposed positions near the national palace, now under General Blanquet. Heavy fighting in Mexico City has killed many federals near the embassy area, with Diaz and his rebel command threatening to take control of the residential section. Dispatch from Ambassador Wilson notes continued movement.
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Henry Lane Wilson
Francisco de la Barra
Diaz Insurrectos
Madero
Ernesto Madero
President Madero
Arnold Shanklin
United States
Mexico
National Palace
Mexico City
Washington
Blanquet
Diaz
Wilson
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Katy Carmen
Lam Steerer BP
Frcocce
Carrie Jones
Toulon
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