Amendment on Direct Paying to Protect Bond Issue
The charter committee plans an amendment to fix paving costs under the front foot assessment plan. The city would pay one third and abutting property owners two thirds for street paving funded by a municipal bond issue. The aim is to iron‑clad the system and settle paving for all time. The committee will meet early next week to finalize amendments and preparations for submission.
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Commission
Charter Committee
Citizens
Front Foot
T. N. Smith
Senator Pleads for Turner Protection in Mexico
Senator Ashhurst of Arizona appeals to the State Department to intervene to prevent the execution of American journalist John Kenneth Turner held by the Huerta government on charges of stirring unrest and supporting Madero. Dispatches suggest Turner may have been released February 20.
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Wamington
Southwest
Ashhurst
Arizona
Uncertain Republic Faces Quiet Strains and Power Moves
A report on Huerta’s administration outlines ongoing unrest as former Diaz allies seek influence at the palace. Generals Orozco Jr. and reformists circle, while Madero brothers organize in Coahuila to oppose Huerta. Diaz remains a popular symbol, and a potential Zapata shift looms.
Strong hand needed to restore order in Mexico
United States Senator Fall warned in New York on February 22 that only a strong power can restore order Mexico has lacked in years. He said several states would be long prostrated even if peace returned tomorrow, reflecting turmoil along the Rio Grande and beyond. He spoke as a member of the Senate sub committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Fall
Mexico
Rio Grande
Senator Fall
Senate Committee
Americans Stranded After Mexican Revolution Evacuations
Aboard the Moro Castle in New York, American refugees recount escape from Mexico amid fighting. Banks closed left many unable to withdraw funds and stranded locals report continued danger in Mexican ports as they seek transport home. John F. Wilkens, Mexico City broker, describes fleeing a hotel, riding in a baker's wagon to a railway, with trains held up thrice en route to Vera Cruz, though no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
John F. Wilkens
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Overthrow Context Shifts as Carranza Troops Move to Pedras Negras
Night reports from Saltilo indicate Governor Carranza plans to march from Pedras Negras opposite Eagle Pass Texas. Eight states Zacatecas Coahuila Nuevo Leon Chihuahua San Luis Potosi Vera Cruz Sinaloa Puebla reject Huerta. Telegraph to Laredo down El Paso line irregular to capital. National Lines run first Monterey passenger train since bridge destruction.
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Madero
Saltillo
Carranzas
Pedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Texas
Zacatecas
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Chihuahua
San Luis Potost
Vera Cruz
Sinaloa
Puebla
Huerta
Laredo
el Paso
National Lines
Monterey
Governor Maytorena backs Madero as Mexico's legal president
Tucson dispatch reports Governor Maytorena of Sonora issued a proclamation urging loyalty to Madero as the only legal president. Circles see Sonora congress planning a peace session at Hermosillo on Monday while Sonora officials warn Huerta plans to send troops to force recognition.
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Tucson
Ariz
Maytorena
Sonora
Madero
Republic of Mexico
Hermosillo
Huerta
Diaz Election Predicted by Mexico City Resident
Wal ter L. Vail of the United States and Mexican Trust Company in Mexico City predicts Felix Diaz will be elected president. He argues the new regime under Diaz and Huerta could restore peace, favoring overthrow of Madero and urging a strong leadership to conciliate rivals for stability. His family faced danger during the bombardment but were unharmed.
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Alfonso Jiminez
Senator Fall
Mexico
Madero
United States
Senor Jiminez
Porfirio Diaz
Walter L. Vail
United States and Mexican Trust Company
Republic
Civil War Predicted in Mexico Seeks Northern Republic
Reported from Laredo dated February 22 says a civil war may follow Mexico's revolutions. Eight states oppose Huerta, with Governor Garranzas leading a movement to secede more states and form a northern republic. Details are unconfirmed due to cautious sources.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Huerta
Garranzas
Coahuila
General acceptance grows in Mexican order shift says consuls
Consular reports indicate growing acceptance of the new Mexican order. Vera Cruz authorities acquiesce and will work with the new administration while Mazatlan and Sinaloa acknowledge the provisional government. Saltillo shows local support, Acapulco districts show resistance, and San Luis Potosi rebels are reported. Train service remains irregular as Mexico City remains connected to Vera Cruz. Safe status confirmed for several named families.
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Washington
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Canada
Mazatlan
Huerta
Sinaloa
Nuevo Leon
Carranza
Saltillo
Acapulco
Acosta Grande
Cananea
Agua Prieta
San Luis Potosi
Shanklin
Mexico City
Heyser
Arthur L. Mills
Whitney J. Rider
Julio Linantour
Mendizabel
Decrees Issued by Palomas Provisional Government
Two decrees attributed to Emilio Vasquez Gomez from Palomas Chihuahua arrive via The Light. One revives the Rio Grande free zone and cuts import costs at Palomas port by 60 percent. The other orders protection of towns and warns severe penalties for depredations, allowing only combatants to be molested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Palomas
Chihuahua
Hacienda
Free Zone
Rio Grande
Sr. Vasquez Gomez
Vasquez Gomez
S. Vasquez Gomez
Huerta
Patomas
Gonzales Prisoner in Chihuahua City After Huerta Rise
Governor Abram Gonzales of New Mexico is reportedly a prisoner in the Chihuahua City state palace, hindering plans to organize a Maderista force to oppose Huerta Diaz. Alberto Madero, uncle of the fallen president, is said to be detained by General Rabago who backs Huerta and Diaz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Abram Gonzales
Chihuahua City
Maderista
Huerta
Gonzales
Alberto Madero
Rabago
Diaz
Chihuahua
Conant urges policy to allow competition in industries
Luther Conant Jr., commissioner of corporations, opposes regulated monopoly and urges continued competition nationwide. In his annual report to Secretary Nagel he cites Sherman act successes in curbing harmful consolidations and warns against a proposed trade commission that would impose paternalism and lessen private enterprise freedoms. He notes railroads show unfavorable public outcomes when competition is weakened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Luther Conant Jr
United States
Nagel
Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Committee Names 10 Plan Excursion
A 10 member committee named by D. J. Straus of the Jobbers and Manufacturers' division of the Chamber of Commerce to arrange a trade excursion within two or three weeks. Possible routes include the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf line or west of San Antonio on the Southern Pacific.
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D. J. Straus
Jobbers and Manufacturers’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
San Antonio
Pacffc
Jobbers and Manufacturers’ League
C. B. Johnson
J. E. Harper
Max Krueger
Edwin Lamm
Lammers
M. H.mussett
George B. Marshall
W. M. Marvin
Joseph Obriotti
Edward Oppenheimer
A. F. Richter
Ed F. Melcher
W. E. Smith
Packers Win Around Savannah Indictment Demurrers Delayed
In Savannah on February 22 Armour Packing Co and Swift and Co likely blocked indictments charging restraint of trade. Arguments on demurrers suggested the Savannah business unit is a Louisiana entity, while Armour and Swift claim New Jersey and West Virginia links. The court signaled demurrers would be sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Armour Packing Company
Swift and Company
United States
Armour Packing Company of
New Jersey
Armour Company
Louisiana
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Comany
West Virginia
Obituary notices from San Antonio area residents
Obituaries report Edwin B. Pue 46 of San Antonio died after brief illness at 119 Lowell St. Survived by Walton I. Pue and siblings. funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at home, burial Exnighte of Pythias cemetery. Also memorials for Ernest Peschke, Sorintha Elizabeth Roby, and Terence Lynch with death times, ages, origins, survivors, and burial plans. Funeral details include St. Joseph's Church and Kosciusko, Miss. arrangements.
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Pue
Edwin B. Pue
Lowell Streets
San Antonio
Walton I. Pue
Lee
Jasper Fue
William
Mercedes
John Pue
Amarillo
Ida P. Sprague
Ethel Pue
Alice Cotton
Sommerset
Pythias Cemetery
Mr. Dickinson
Riverside Baptist Church
Fpeschke
Ernest Peschke
Germany
August Peschke
Max
B. Dunkin
Dawson Street
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Fomby Jones Store Opens in San Antonio
San Antonio welcomed a new exclusive men’s clothing shop at 517 East Houston Street in the former Emil Blum Co. building. The crowd praised the showroom, remodeling, and arrivals including hats haberdashery and furnishings. Owners E S Fomby J E Jones J Donnell and H H Osborne expressed satisfaction at the warm reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fomby- Jones
Houston Street
Emil Blum Company
Empress Dowager Ye Ho Na La Dies in Peking
Ye Ho Na La empress dowager of China died at 2 30 this morning in Beijing. widow of Emperor Kw angsu she was 48. illness brief with sim ilar symptoms to appendicitis. The imperial family planned to move within the forbidden city to make room for government offices in the east. She was daughter of Manchu general Kw Siang and married Kw angsu in 1889. She was niece of Empress Dowager Tsu ji.
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Peking
Ye Ho Na la
China
Emperor Kwangsu
Forbidden City
Kwi Siang
Emperor Kwanksu
Tsuji
Infantry Regiments Bound for Galveston
Four thousand men are staged at Fort Crockett ready for deployment. Army transports Kilpatrick McClellan and Sumner are due to arrive Monday morning bringing troops to Galveston in the ongoing mobilization effort.
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Fort Crockett
Kilpatrick
McClellan
Sumner
Cavalry Orders Pack Train To Galveston
The Eleventh cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe receives telegraphed orders to move a pack train to Galveston Texas. Fourteen men under Lt E L Cox begin preparations within half an hour with sixty mule pairs and provisions. A special train is arranged to depart Chattanooga for Galveston at 6 pm.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Ogiethorpe
Galveston
Texas
E. L. Cox
Troops Ordered to Galveston Entrainment Nears
LEAVENWORTH Kansas February 22 Fifteen hundred men and 120 officers of multiple units including the Seventh United States Infantry First Battalion Nineteenth Infantry Company D Signal Corps Company EH Engineers Corps and the Field Hospital Corps prepared for entrainment after a War Department dispatch ordered the Fifth Brigade Second Division to Galveston Texas Entrainment likely to be completed by seven o clock tomorrow evening.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Seventh United States Infantry
Nineteenth Infantry
Signal Corps
Engineers Corps
Field Hospital Corps
War Department
Galveston
Tex
Field Battery to Galveston for active service
Fort Riley dispatch announces Field Battery No. 2 ordered to Galveston by the War Department. Thirty eight men with portable field ovens are prepared to entrain tonight for active service.
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Fort Riley
Kas
Galveston
War Department
Medina irrigation system inspected by New York associate
H. I. Miller of New York an associate of Dr. F. S. Pearson arrived from El Paso for an inspection of the Medina dam project. joining C. H. Kearney and T. B. Palfrey of Medina Valley Irrigation Co. the party planned dam and canal checks, land surveys, and visits to Natalia and Pearson. Miller has just completed a Pearson property inspection in El Paso and is linked to the Mexican Northwestern railroad.
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H. I. Miller
New York
F.S. Pearson
Medina
Pearson Syndicate
el Paso
C. H. Kearney
T. B. Palfrey
Medina Valley Irrigation Company
Mr. Miller
Wee
San Antonio
Natalia
Pearson
Medina Company
Miller
Mexican Northwestern Railroad
Mexico
New Cross-River Bridge Planned at Paducah
Officially announced in Paducah that a $4.5 million double track bridge will be built across the Ohio River linking Metropolis Illinois and Paducah Kentucky. The project unites the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Big Four, Illinois Central and Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railways with joint terminals raising total cost to $7 million.
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Paducah
Ohio River
Metropolis
Ill
Mississippi Valley
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Big Four
Illinois Central
Kelley Near Death in Kauffman Hospital
KAUFFMAN Tex Feb 22 Representative Kelley who is ill here was barely alive at noon today. His physicians had practically given up hope of saving his life.
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Memphis
Tenn
A. G
Sadie W. Scott
Scott
Dothan
Ala
Kelley
Kauffman
Kauffman, Tex
Two Laredos Honor Father of Hia County
Special to The Light from Laredo Texas reports a major cross border celebration in this town. Thousands attended the three day events with a grand parade led by local officials and military units. Train service to Nuevo Laredo will resume and a bullfight is planned for tomorrow.
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Two Laredos
Hia County
Laredo
Tex
Nuevo-Laredo
Marshall Brennan
City Mounted Police
Third Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
Nuevo Laredo
J. Lilo Thompson
Yesterda
Texas
Mexico
Chicago Isolated by Sleet Storm After 80 Hours
Chicago faces an estimated $1,000,000 in damages as the sleet storm paralyzes the city for 80 hours. Reports say telegraph service is largely down and repairs may take two hours to begin, leaving the city cut off from outsiders.
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Chicago
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Vera
Samuel Garcia Cuellar
Felix Diaz
Pascual Orozco Jr
Inez Salazar
Madero Brothers
Gustavo
Castello Brito
Campeche
Car Tranzas
Emilano Zapata
Zapata
Morelos
Gustavo Madero
Villarreal
Suarez
American Bank and
Georgia
Favors Madero
W. L. Vail
Felix
Commissioner of Corporations
Packers
Lynch
T Terence Lynch
East Commerce Street
San Anzio
Fomby-Jones
Empress Dowager
Field Battery
Medina Irrigation System
Com Y da Dams, Canal and Lands
H. Miller
Mississippi River
Windy City
Lone Star
Lone Star Brewing Company
Avenue C
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J. H. Savace
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