San Antonio Rockport and Mexi Can Railroad Advance Reported
The San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad project gains momentum as proposals and contracts emerge. Pattinson & Co of London will build the San Antonio to Rockport segment with penalties for delays. The line aims to reach the Rio Grande within three years with substantial stock-based pay to contractors.
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Rockport
Harbor Island
San Angelo
San Antonio
Crowther
Pattinson & Co
London
Great Britain
Rio Grande
Seaboard
the Light
Oe Light
San Antonio Developments Talks Between Groups
Evidence from yesterday shows the civic organizations committee and the San Antonio Rockport and Mexico Railway Company representatives collaborating on Sa Antonio's share in a proposed development project. A meeting lasting an hour and a half was held yesterday afternoon between the committee and company officials.
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Civic Organizations Committee
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexico Railway Company
San Antonio
Com
San Antonio Rail Line Talks Move Toward Agreement
The San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad talks have progressed through several meetings with local commerce groups and railroad agents. A final conference yielded signs of steady progress toward an agreement, though a few Chamber of Commerce members reportedly oppose terms agreed by others. Citizens are urged not to let minor concerns block a project that could boost San Antonio’s wealth and prosperity.
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San Antonio
Salem Cruiser Damaged In Storm Breaks Offshore Return
Norfolk news reports the Salem, a scout cruiser from Hampton Roads bound for Cuba, damaged in a sixty mile gale 500 miles south with lifeboats lost decks wrecked and seven crew marooned. Two sailors were washed overboard while securing deck gear. the vessel crawls back escorted by Birmingham and Atlantic fleet ships.
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Norfolk
Salem
Hampton Roads
Cuba
Birmingham
Taylor Bagnell
Bellhaven
Herman Goldstein
New York
Exact Situation in Chinese Empire Shown
Chinese imperial and rebel forces split by river with north held by imperials across Manchuria Henan Shantung Kansu Anhui Hupei Northern Kangsu Shensi controlled by bandits. Rebels hold Che Kiang Hunan Kiangsu Kweichu Yunan Sze Chuan south of the Yangtze.
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Peking
Peking-Tien Tsien
Wu Ting Fang
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
China
Yang Tse River
Manchuria
Chili
Henan
Shantung
Kansu
Hupee
Anhui
Kangsu
Shensi
Yangtse River
Che Kiang
Hunan
Kiangsu
Kweichu
Yunan
Sze Chuan
Weather Forecast for Texas in Early January
Forecast calls for East and Western Texas to be fair Sunday with colder in the southern portion. Monday will be fair with rising temperatures and brisk northerly winds across the region.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Weather snapshot for tourists in major cities
Observations at 8 p m report St Louis four below zero with a six mile wind from the north and clear skies. Chicago six below with a 14 mile wind from the west and continued cold air. Milwaukee ten below and clear with a ten mile wind from the north. St Paul sixteen below and clear with a six mile wind from the west. Kansas City six below with an eight mile wind from the northwest and continued cold. New York eight below with clear skies and a northwest wind of 18 miles, snow and colder. Boston six below and clear with a northwest wind of 18 miles and possibly snow. Washington fourteen above with cloudy skies and a six mile wind from the south, likely snow and colder.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Clarification on AP Wire Carrying by San Antonio Paper
The statement claims the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light, with no basis provided. The fragment argues exclusivity or distribution rights without substantiation.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Democratic Convention Faces Presidential Primaries Contests
Washington dispatch reports the Democratic National Committee plans to address presidential preference primaries and two seating disputes. Pennsylvania's Guffey vs Kerr and Tennessee's Montcastle vs Vertees clash over committee seats, with power struggles tied to Bryan era shifts and state party reorganizations.
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Republican National Committee
Committee For Settlement
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Denver
National Committee
Bryan
Philadelphia
James M. Guffey
Pittsburg
James M. Kerr
Kerr
Guffey
Webster Grim
State Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Col
R. E. Lee Montcastle
J. J. Vertrees
Patterson
Taylor
Montcastle
Vertrees
Miners Strike in Santa Eulalia Sparks Rural Deployment
Governor Gonzales of Chihuahua sends rurales to Santa Eulalia Mex where about three thousand miners strike for a 25 percent wage increase. Strikers visit each camp and smelter, joining en route amid a mounting threat to mining property.
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Santa Eulalia
Mexico
EL Paso
Tex
Gonzales
Chihuahua
Mex
Strike in Many Mexico States Reported
SENCLAL TO THE LIGHT MENICO CITY Jan 6 Big strikes are reported from Hidalgo and Tlaxcala. In Hidalgo 3000 laborers at factories in Santiago El Carmen Santa Isabella and La Soprea seek an eight hour day and 12 1/2 cents an hour. In Tlaxcala all hacienda peons have struck demanding eight hours and higher pay. In Chihuahua 2500 miners strike for eight hours and 25 cent increase over 35 cents hourly.
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Mexico
Menico City
Hidalgo
Tlaxalcala
Santiago
el Carmen
Santa Isabella
la Soprea
Chihuahua
Southwestern boys dormitory burns at Georgetown Texas
Fire broke out on the third floor of the Southwestern University boys dormitory in Georgetown Texas at 7 o clock. The flames damaged the first and second floors and displaced about fifty students. Building damage is about 2000 dollars, insured. Students saved belongings and fought the blaze amid fierce winds and freezing temperatures.
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Georgetown
Tex
Woodhall
Southwestern University
Hari
Defense in Packers Case Weighs Handwriting Evidence
In Chicago on January 6 the beef trust trial devoted most of the session to defense efforts to refute handwriting on Armour related correspondence from 1904. Jerome H. Pratt testified he could not swear the notes were Armour's, though the handwriting resembled his. The judge outlined the burden on the government to prove a conspiracy among all defendants.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Jerome H. Pratt
J. Ogden Armour
W. M. Borders
Pratt
Armour
J. Oe. Armour
Swift
Carpenter
Charies
Ethel Croker Breen Files for Absolute Divorce
Ethel Croker Breen, daughter of Richard Croker, has filed in New York Supreme Court for an absolute divorce from John J. Breen. She accuses him of multiple misconducts while Breen has denied the charges and filed a separate suit against Croker and his sons for damages. Breen is said to be in Peterboro Ontario while Mrs Breen stays with her mother and sister in Paris.
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New York
Ethel Croker Breen
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Supreme Court
John J. Breen
Breen
Persians Run Amuck Crying for Vengeance in Tabriz
Mobs of Persians rioted in Tabriz accusing Russia of destroying Persian independence. They damaged the government building and other targets while postcards urging action circulated. Authorities were unable to control the unrest.
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Tabriz
Russia
Severe Cold Grips Midwest and East Amid Death Toll Rises
Chicago and surrounding states endure a deadly cold wave with at least 85 deaths reported in the Midwest. Temperatures drop to 38 below in Manitoba and 34 below in Battleford as eastern cities brace for plummeting readings tomorrow.
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Chicago
Middle West
Northwest
Middle Western
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Minnedosa
Manitoba
Battleford
Canadian Northwest
Duluth
Devils Lake
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Washington
D. C
Boston
Bartzen
United Charities
Bloomington
Ills
Central Illinois
Illinois River
Marquette
Mich
L. C. Burnard
Humboldt Township
Sault Ste. Marie
Weather Bureau
Marshalltown
Charles H. Smith
Cold Wave Grips Middle West With No Relief Soon
Temperatures tonight reach their lowest levels in years across the middle west. The Weather Bureau cannot promise relief from the bitter cold until next Tuesday as the cold wave moves southward. The system is expected to cause unusual conditions on the Atlantic coast with a freeze alert reaching Palm Beach and other areas.
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Kansas City
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Ida Coast
Palm Beach
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Bloomer
Tai
Peace Committee
eToweRy
Southwestern Burns
Packers
Ethel Croker
Wes
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