Roosevelt nomination seen as inevitable by Kansas Governor
Governor W R Stubbs of Kansas stated Roosevelt will be nominated by the Republican convention in Chicago and elected president though Roosevelt himself has not said he would seek the nomination He noted a strong demand from the public and that Roosevelt would not refuse if urged by the people Roosevelt planned a written statement in New York while Stubbs met him at Sagamore Hill
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New York
W. R. Stubbs
Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Roosevelt
Stubbs
Sagamore Hill
Walcott
Stubbs Seeks Roosevelt Return in 1912 Bid
Governor Stubbs of Kansas met for three hours with Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay regarding the 1912 candidacy. Stubbs said Kansas is hot for Roosevelt and urged a run again, stating the Kansas slogan Roosevelt in 1912 or bust. Sloan Simpson of Dallas accompanied Stubbs on the train eastward.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Stubbs
Kansas
New York
Kansas Executive
Chicago
Roosevelt
Sloan Simpson
Dallas
Texas
Weather forecast for East and West Texas
Forecast for East Texas calls for rain Sunday and colder conditions in the north and west portions with Monday fair and colder and brisk winds. Western Texas predicts fair and colder Sunday with Monday also fair.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Weather brief for tourists across major cities
Observations at 8 PM show clear or cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging from 6 to 34 degrees. Winds vary from southeast to northwest at speeds of 6 to 40 miles per hour with Sunday forecasts mostly fair to cold and some snow or rain possible in select locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New Oak
Boston
Casdas
Washington
San Antonio Light Exclusive: AP Leased Wire Carried Only Here
The article states that no other paper in San Antonio carries the AP leased wire in whole or part as claimed by some and defends the Light’s exclusive use. It clarifies that the rights and distribution remain limited to the Light per current agreements.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
San Antonio Railroads Split Over English and Franklin Proposals
The city faces a standstill as a San Antonio committee declines to submit the English backed San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad proposal while a Franklin road project gains Chamber of Commerce backing. The English syndicate, represented by E Cowper Thwaite, seeks a $100000 bond and city subscriptions, with the City of Mexico talks ongoing on routes to Tampico. The Light asserts both lines merit fair treatment and hints that San Antonio benefits from robust rail connections.
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Rio Grande
Tampico
City of Mexico
San Angelo
Crowther
Rockport
Clearing House Association
Light
Cable
London
Europe
Cowper-Thwaite
J. E. Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin
Mosquitoes Born From Ancient Rock in Washington
In Washington two yellow fever mosquitoes hatched from larvae found in Brazilian rock. Scientists say the insects, aged between sixty and two hundred million years, were unearthed by chemist Alvan Adee and sent to the agricultural department for study before they were executed.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Central America
Alvan Adee
Brazil
Adee
Agricultural Department
Smithsonian Institution
Philadelphia Woman Defeats Foreign Fencer in Cup Match
Mrs. William H. Dewar of Philadelphia defeated Baroness de Meyer in a four minute foil bout at the Colony Club New York. The match, witnessed by 400 society figures, was offered by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney for a silver cup. Dewar won two points to one, celebrating with an American flag as husband praised her victory.
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Colony Club
Baroness de Meyer
Europe
America
William H. Dewar
Philadelphia
Harry Payne Whitney
Justice Gerard
Stuyvesant Fish
Anne Morgan
Robert Graves
Elisha Dyer
Lotta Robinson
Ge Meyer
Benjamin Guiness
Supreme Court
Graeme Hammond
M. J. Echeverria
Charles Dalham
Diammella
Mrs. Dewar
Portugal to Sell West African Lands Amid Bankruptcy Fears
Lisbon reports drift toward bankruptcy with Portugal offering West African territories for sale to raise cash. Negotiations have begun with Germany though no sale决 decision yet. Prime aim is funds to build up the army and navy as unrest, strikes, and clashes with royalist bands rise across the interior and frontier regions.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Germany
Dr. Solf
Governm
Franklin dies from ptomaine poisoning after autopsy
George Anson Franklin died yesterday morning from ptomaine poisoning complicated by chronic nephritis and a weakened heart. Dr. M J Bloem led a 12 physician autopsy with a unanimous diagnosis. The city board of health confirmed the cause and funeral services are set for 3 PM at the Franklin home with pallbearers named.
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George Anson Franklin
M. J. Bloem
Board of Health
Franklin
Main Avenue
Mercer Johnston
City Cemetery No. 1
Mr. Franklin
Gage
J. B. Martindal
Guy
Taft Speaks At Three Dinners In New York
President Taft spoke at three dinners in New York City and attended the Daughters of Jacob ball at the Seventy-first Regiment Armory. He addressed the Ohio and West Virginia societies at the Waldorf Astoria and Sherry’s Aero Club of America, reiterating opposition to radicalism and recall of judges. He spent the night with his brother Henry W. Taft and planned to leave for Ohio to bolster delegates to the Republican convention.
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New York
Taft
Daughters of Jacob
Seventy-first Regiment
Washingto
Waldorf-Astoriad
Ohio Society
West Virginia Society
Aero Club of America
Sherry’s
Ohio
Auto Fatally Hurts Boy in Juarez Collision
An auto with three women was abandoned in Juarez and seized by Mexican police after it struck and fatally injured 11 year old Juan Villalobos in the street. The three girls and the car driver fled into the American side as the boy lay wounded.
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Inuarez
Spectal
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Juan Villalobos
Paraguay in War Crisis as Argentina Tensions Rise
In Asuncion crowds clamor against Argentina with calls to fight as four Argentine warships head toward the capital and Buenos Aires reports shelling preparations. General Rojas, restored to power, shows no sign of backing down, hoping to rally the nation.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Rojas
Argentine Paraguay Crisis Deepens Over Panama River Fire
Buenos Aires reports a breach with Paraguay as it demands an end to Paraguayan shelling of Argentine gunboats on the Panama river. Four Argentine warships head to Asuncion while troops are mobilized. Paraguay is said to be near capitulation after recent revolution and hardship.
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Buenos Ayres
Paraguay
Panama River
Asuncion
Paraguay War of 1865 Ended in Long Conflict
The 1865 Paraguayan War began under the Lo pez dictatorship and pitted Paraguay against Argentina Brazil and Uruguay. The five year fight cost about 180000 Paraguayan lives and left the country scarred for years before lasting peace with Argentina was achieved.
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Lopez
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Iowa babies entered for cash prizes at state fair
Babies of Iowa will compete in two age classes at the Iowa state fair with $280 in cash prizes. The state fair board adds Iowa babies to entries and will distribute prizes among winners in the two classes and sweepstakes for ages 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Fair Board
Starving Gambler Louis Korn Ends His Life in New York
Louis Korn, a former oddsster born September 17, 1864, shot himself in a bleak furnished room after years of poverty and failed gambling ventures. After losing big at a Seventh Avenue poker room, he grew emaciated from disease and hunger. Neighbors had aided him with food and shelter before his final act.
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New York
Louis Korn
Forester Street
Old Tenth Ward
Korn
Seventh Avenue
Burn Way Out of Jail Captured in Texas Heist
Two men identified as Bigham and Wilson escaped Sierra Blanca jail after a jailhouse blaze then fled to Findlay. They were pursued by Sierra Blanca officers who rearrested them. A ten year old Dallas boy Mat thews said they robbed a Fort Worth store and forced him to sell stolen goods and beg on the road. They are wanted in Fort Worth and will be returned.
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EL Paso
Tex
Bigham
Wilson
Fort Worth
Sierra Blanca
Findlay
Matthews
Dallas
Forty six killed in long battle near Cuernavaca
Mexico City report says an eighteen hour clash between Zapatista insurgents and federal troops at Cuernavaca left forty six dead, including thirty seven Zapatista soldiers and nine federal soldiers, with no decisive victor. Insurgents were said to be looting ranch houses and bee.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico City
Zapatistas
English Syndicate Devise Southwest Texas Rail Plan
Negotiations over a San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad ended after the civic organizations committee rejected a railroad bond proposal. E Cowper Thwaite and J Frank Davis headed to Mexico to advance a route from the Rio Grande through Tampico to Mexico City. The stalemate left San Antonio's role unsettled as talks collapsed amid demands for immediate bonds and cash for options.
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San Antonio Rockport & Mexican
San Antonio
Civic Organizations Committee
E. Cowper-Thwaite
J. Frank Davis
Mexico
Riol Grande
Tampico
City
Cowper-Thwaite
Texas
Rio Grande
Rockport
Crowther
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Cowper-Thiwaite
Clearing House
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State Bank & Trust Company
Rai
Civic Organizations
Committee On Icenery
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