City committee weighs share in San Antonio Rockport line
A San Antonio city committee meets to study the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railway project and determine the city’s financial share. A smaller committee reports at 4 pm in the Chamber of Commerce with members Wolff Hildebrand Terrell Lucas Wester Briam Halff. The group previously met with E Cowper Thwaite and associates to discuss right of way terminal needs and a 300000 subscription for preference shares in the holding company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Jake Wolff
H. E. Hildebrand
D. O. Terrell
P. G. Lucas
R. H. Wester
August Briam Jr
A. H. Halff
E. Cowper-Thwaite
San Antonio
A. L. Matlock
E. Cowper- Thwaite
John B. Carrington
Weather update for San Antonio area forecast
For San Antonio and vicinity to night and Saturday expect increasing cloudiness with rain tonight or Saturday and a rising temperature.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations across major cities
Reported temperatures show extreme cold across the Midwest and Northeast with winds from northwest to north. Chicago and Milwaukee record deep subzero readings while St Paul and Kansas City hint at slowly rising temps. New York faces a cold gale and Boston braces for more snow and colder conditions.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Statement on AP Gay leased wire carried by other papers
A claimant asserts that the Gay leased wire of the Associated Press into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light, and states there is no basis in fact for this claim.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
San Antonio Rail Finance Backed by English Investors
London cables report English financiers backing the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railway scheme. The plan envisions a line from San Antonio to Crowther oil fields, Rockport sea entry, and links to Tampico and Mexico City with ports north to San Angelo. Backers see San Antonio as a prime, investible market.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande
San Antonio, Rockport
Crowther
Rockport
Tampico
City of Mexico
San Angelo
London
E. Cowper- Thwaite
LIGHT
the Light
Frank Crisp
W. B. Peat & Co
Chartered ‘Accountants
Great Britain
Africa
Texas
America
Roosevelt Advocates Judicial Reform Through Public Ballot
Theodore Roosevelt argues in an Outlook editorial that while many judges serve the public good, the system allows a few to overrule majority will. He urges constitutional changes to empower popular ballots in New York and cites the factory tenement law case as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
New York State
Supreme Court of
Chicago Faces Cold Wave With Temperatures Below Zero
Chicago endured the coldest blast in two years with eight degrees below zero at 2 a.m. and a further drop predicted. A frigid wave stretches from the Midwest to the Rockies, with Duluth reporting 35 below. Municipal lodging housed 750 men as beds filled.
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Eau Claire
Wis
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Madison
Green Bay
Chicago
Cox
Panhandle Weather Holds Steady in Cold Spell
Unchanged Panhandle conditions report temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above zero with cloudy skies. Hartley county ranchers say cattle fare well thanks to spring water sage brush and sand grass, while flat lands show unfavorable outlook. Seventeenth day of the cold spell and Rock Island trains delayed eight to ten hours due to snow and cold.
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Associated Press
Dalhart
Tex
Panhandle
Hartley County
Canadian River
Rock Island
Bitter Cold Grips New York as Snow Falls
The local weather bureau warned of zero wind chill with a sharp drop from 25 to 14 degrees by nine this morning. A northwest wind intensified the chill after a light snow during the night.
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New York
Duluth Bites Hard Cold as Nation's Cold Spot
Duluth Minnesota recorded temperatures from 33 to 235 below zero with a slow north wind. The bitter cold had Duluth described as the coldest place in the United States for the day.
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Duluth
Minn
United States
Bitter cold grips Atlanta and region after rainfall
Atlanta and a large surrounding area shivered in bitter cold that began yesterday after a week of rain. The temperature reached 23 degrees at 7 AM, two degrees above the season's record. No relief is forecast by the weather bureau as reports of suffering and numerous fires mount.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Weather Bureau
Senate in recess as hearings resume on trust issues
Today in Congress the Senate was not in session while the Interstate Commerce Commission resumed hearings on trust problems and the Monetary Commission refined its report on the national reserve association plan. The House met at noon to hear Andrew Carnegie testify on January 10 and foreign affairs closed hearings on seals and otter protection in the North Pacific. Fitzgerald presided as parliamentarian during Crisp’s absence. adjournment set for noon Sunday for eulogies.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Monetary Commission
Congress
National Reserve Association
House
Andrew Carnegie
Steal
Foreign Affairs Committee
North Pacific
Fitzgerald
New York
Appropriations Committee
Crisp
Georgia
Seventeen Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Varying Offenses
Seventeen defendants mainly Mexican nationals faced ten indictments in open court for smuggling counterfeiting white slave trafficking and related crimes. Some had waited up to a year for action while Judge Rufus E. Foster aimed for leniency, releasing others with minimal penalties. One woman’s guilty plea was rejected, while several defendants pleaded guilty to lesser counts and received short jail terms or fines.
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Federal Grand Jury
United States Commissioner's Court
Grand Jury
Rufus E. Foster
Victoria Ramirez de Gauna
Foster
Ignacio Gauna
Manuel Gauna
John Cheeseman
Peter Cheeseman
Jose Palacio
Carlos Rodriguez
Apolario Palido
Luis Rodriguez
Palido
W. A. Mechler
United States
Enrique Espinosa
Faustino Rodriguez
Rafael Torres
IL Juan P. Ibarra
Ail
L. E. Martinez
Alberto Sandoval Et Aly
Joe Priesteee
Peportory
National Packing company detailed in Chicago trial
The 1903 formed National Packing company with 15 million capital was linked to the Armour Swift and Morris interests. The government read articles of incorporation to the jury as Arthur Colby testified about accounting methods and the company’s subsidiaries during the trial of ten Chicago packers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Packing Company
Armour
Swift
Arthur Colby
National Packs Company
Wilkerson
Colby
Ing v. Distriney
Ledgers From National Packing Co. Directors Meetings
Evidence included two ledgers of National Packing Company directors meetings from March 27 1903 to June 8 1910 identified by Colby. Defendant objected citing that corporate books cannot be used in criminal prosecutions of an officer unless that officer knew their contents. Mayer argued the company was private and public records doctrine does not apply. he noted no conspiracy evidence within the statutory period and that conspiracy must be proven by independent testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Packing Company
Colby
Levy Mayer
Mayer
Tragic Collapse Kills Teachers and Children in Seville
A private school building collapsed in Seville on January 5 killing the head master three women teachers and three children. Dozens more may be buried under the wreckage as rescuers pull bodies from the ruins.
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Associated Press
Seville
Spain
Persian opposition sinks Morgard's Persian treasurer bid
London Jan 5 The Times correspondent in St Petersburg reports Mornard will withdraw from the Persian treasurer general race due to government opposition. He also says rumors of Russian designs on Mongolia are unfounded.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Mornard
Persia
Mongolia
Printer testifies printing of manifestos tied to Reyes case
In Brownsville Texas on January 6 Vincent Martinez a San Antonio printer testified that three Regista proclamations found in Laredo were printed at Col Chapa's San Antonio shop on November 5 6 and 7 after hours. He said Quiroga ordered the work and that the documents were manifestos. Bank records show Chapa introduced Depositors to Frost National Bank and opened an account for David Reyes Retana totaling 14800 all withdrawn. The government plans further connections between Chapa and Reyes as the trial continues into next week.
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Brownsville
Tex
Vincente Martinez
San Antonio
Fr. A. Chapa
Laredo
Chapa
Martinez
Quiroga
Miguel Quiroga
Ignacio Lozano
el Imparcial de Texas
Reyes
A. W. Norton
Frost National Bank
General Reyes
David Reyes Retana
Rodolfo Reyes
Norton
Amadorchez
Rafael Davila
Browns
Monterey
Revolting Moroccan Tribesmen Attack Sefron Town
A large force of revolting Moroccan tribesmen attacked Sefron, south of Fez, but the garrison repelled repeated assaults after eight hours of fighting. Fifty tribesmen were killed, with five garrison soldiers dead and fifteen wounded.
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Associated Press
Tangier
Fez
Sefron
Moroccan official El Mokri arrives in Berlin surprise visit
El Mokri the Moroccan grand vizier arrived in Berlin unexpectedly. The visit follows the Franco German agreement and raises speculation about Morocco though officials say the government does not know the purpose of his trip.
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Associated Press
Berlin
el Mokri
Morocco
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H. E B. Hildebrand
Railroad Company
Boston
Ashington
Roosevelt
Middle Lake
Rocky Mountains
Indianapolis
Mercury
Beef Packer
Federal Court
Beef Trust
Albert H. Veeder
Veeder
Packers Gage
Instrument
Retana
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