Mayor gains power in proposed city charter amendment
The charter drafting committee approved a key amendment giving the mayor full power to nominate all appointive officers and employees in every department, shifting authority away from the commissioners. The change faces further debate before final adoption while two other amendments also pass.
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Commission
Sam Belden
August Briam Jr
Graham Dowdell
Dowdell
Jones
R. J. Boyle
San Antonio
Iones
August Briam
Weather forecast for San Antonio area
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for tonight and Thursday to be fair with warmer temperatures tonight.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 30 degrees cloudy with SE wind 12 mph. Chicago 24 degrees cloudy with S 20 mph. Milwaukee 20 degrees snowing with SW 18 mph. St Paul 22 degrees cloudy with SE 12 mph. Kansas City 86 degrees clear with SW 16 mph and warmer Thursday. New York 28 degrees cloudy with ENE 12 mph and Thursday snow. Boston 20 degrees cloudy with N 5 mph and probable snow. Washington 34 degrees cloudy with S 8 mph and possible rain or snow.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Former consul 10 Mexico dead Louis A. Martin
Louis A. Martin 74 retired Charleston West Virginia lawyer and civil war veteran died at 12 35 a m at his home 128 Uvalde street Riverside Park addition He was born in West Virginia and lived in San Antonio the last three years A Royal Arch Mason and G A R member he served as U S consul to Mexico under McKinley and fought as first lieutenant in West Virginia Cavalry Funeral at 3 p m tomorrow at his residence with G A R Ladies services then Trinity Methodist Church Interment National Cemetery pallbearers from E O C Ord Post.
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Louis A. Martin
Charleston
W. Va
Uvalde Street
Riverside Park
West Virginia
San Antonio
Royal Arch
Grand Army of the Republic
E. O. C. Ord
Cuero
B. J. Flanagan
Torreon
Mexico
Orin Palmer Wright
Trinity Methodist Church
National Cemetery
Count Maurice de Perigny Sets Costa Rica Mission
French explorer Count Maurice de Perigny, famed for researching ancient America, departed for Costa Rica at government invitation to study pre historic ruins and to establish a Franco American committee branch in Costa Rica. He previously discovered Nacun the Maya capital during 1905 06 Central America expedition.
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Paris
Count Maurice de Perigny
America
Costa Rica
Count de Perigny
Central America
Nacun
Maya
Blaze of Light to Illuminate Inaugural Parade Route
Washington officials announce 10 000 incandescent lamps will be added along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the Treasury. Powerful searchlights will sweep the route as three parallel lines of white and green festoons suspend 100 feet apart.
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Washington, D. C
Pensylvania Avenue
Capitol
Treasury Building
District of Columbia
Washington
Russia Seeks to Replace American Farm Machinery
Russia’s agriculture department tested over 100 Canadian and European reap ers mowers and rakes during 1912. The report claims several implements passed tests and can be made in Russia, aiming to reduce American supplier dominance now at 72 percent.
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ST. Petersburg
Department of Agriculture
Russia
Canada
Favoritism Charged in New York Police Gallery Shortfall
A New York aldermanic committee investigating police conditions reports missing rogue gallery photos and Bertillon records. It notes Charles Becker, ex police lieutenant, not pictured or described, though convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal, and that Charles H. Hyde, ex city chamberlain, plus William J. Cummings and Joseph B. Reichman linked to high financing, are also absent.
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New York
Rogues Gallery
Bertillon
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Charles H. Hyde
William J. Cummings
Joseph B. Reichman
Townsend bill eyed to raise retired army pay
The Townsend bill to place Civil War Union officers on the retired list at three fourths their pay at muster out will be considered tomorrow by the Senate Military Affairs Committee. A Sanders substitute was voted down and committee members are evenly divided on Townsend.
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Washington, D. C
Townsend
Senate
Sanders
How to Insure Your Pocketbook from Ads and Makers
An ad文章 urges readers to trust manufacturer claims and newspaper ads to judge quality and price. It argues ads reflect risk and profit and that relying on The Light's advertisers helps avoid unscrupulous producers. The piece promotes reading newspaper advertisements closely.
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Aew
J. P. Fallon
Testimony Sought in Senate Probe as Committee Plans Monday Session
Texas senate committee investigating the attorney general's department adjourns to Monday night at 8 oclock. Lattimore Townsend Morrow and Lightfoot discussed specifications and witnesses are requested including C Cahoon J Cullinan and others connected to Gray Wolters Magnolia Petroleum and Pierce Fordyce Oil.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Attorney General’s Department
Lattimore
Townsend
Morrow
Dallas
R. V. Davidson
Ons
Specificati
McGregor
W. F. Ramsey
Jewel P. Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Nugent
Ramsey
Gibson
Mr. Lightfoot
H. C. Coke
Neblett
Corsicana
W. J. McKie
George C. Greer
Beaumont
F. D. Minor
Bob Barker
L. H. Bailey
Houston
C. W. Cahoon
W. H. Gray
Jake Wolters
J.C. Cullinan
J. L. Autrey
Attorney General's Department
Security Oil Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
J. S. Cullinan
H. Clay Pierce
Clay Arthur Pierce
John D. Johnson
Priest
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association
Texas
Watson's bill killed in Texas Senate action
The Texas Senate approved a party line vote 15 to 13 killing Watson's bill that would have made it a misdemeanor for a minor to enter a saloon stay on the premises or buy intoxicants. Committee shifts and other bills were noted as the session addressed various reforms.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Watson
Collins
Townsend
Committee On
Congressional
Warren
Carter
Katy
United States
Unfavorable report on compulsory education bill in Texas
The chances for passage of a compulsory education law this session are not strong. The Senate education committee issued an unfavorable report deeming the bill too sweeping and unenforceable, signaling weak prospects for final approval.
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Austin
Tex
Senate Committee On Education
Senate
May Form Southern Division Of Army
Discussion rises at Fort Sam Houston over an Army and Navy Journal report that a southern division with headquarters at Fort Sam Houston is planned as part of War Department reorganization. It suggests Brigadier General T H Bliss may command, with San Antonio Texas as temporary HQ, though no official notice has been received.
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Fort Sam Houston
Army and Navy Journal
War Department
Army
T. H. Bliss
San Antonio
Tex
Government Ends Corporation Suit in New York
The government’s bid to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation nears closure after today’s session. Iron ore expert P. H. Nelson testified that Hill ore leases cost too much in 1907, while noting 1909 and 1910 independent leases reached up to $1.35 per ton. Documentary evidence labeled the Hill lease as high finance, and Nelson said the company sought maximum ore in anticipation of the 1915 lease expiry.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
P. H. Nelson
Minnesota
Great Northern
Oliver Mining Company
Nelson
Hill
Nelson cited for contempt over Star divorce fee article
William R. Nelson editor and owner of the Kansas City Star was cited by the Circuit Court of Jackson County to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt after publishing an article stating three attorneys were awarded a $60 fee each in a divorce suit. The Star had criticized court delays and alleged improper acts by attorneys and procedures. Nelson welcomed the action and accepted service.
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Kansas City, Mo
William R. Nelson
The
Kansas City Star
Circuit Court
Jackson County
Guthrie
the Star
Nelson
How to Get Servants
A St Louis story claims Mrs Louis J Tichacek trains servant girls to become wives for her nine sons. Since publication the house has been flooded with inquiries. The household received over 100 phone calls Sunday, more than 50 on Monday, as five sons answer the requests.
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ST. Louis
Louis J. Tichacek
Oklahoma to require physical exams before marriage
Oklahoma may become one of the first states to require physical fitness tests for marriage if the bill passes the senate. Representative Bond of Pittsburg County introduced the measure at the urging of state women’s clubs. The law would mandate medical examinations for both spouses prior to a marriage license.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
House
Senate
Oklahoma
Representative Bond
Pittsburg County
2000 Rebels Prepare to Attack Juarez
Salazar rejects peace pitches as over 2000 rebel fighters march from Guadalupe toward Juarez. Federals rush troops to the border while American patrols arrest rebels crossing from Fabens and Guadalupe. The nine day truce ends and fighting resumes.
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EL Paso
Tex
Salazar
Guadalupe
Juarez
Fabens
Officials of State to Attend Banquet in San Antonio
Governor O B Colquitt will be the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce at the Gunter Hotel. Lt Governor Will H Mayes and Speaker Chester H Terrell will also participate. T L Conroy is toastmaster. approx 200 guests expected. Percy Tyrrell will oversee the service. Colquitt plans to discuss the relation of his office to business interests. Terrell returns home for his first San Antonio appearance since election as speaker.
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O. B. Colquitt
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Carter
Percy Tyrrell
Gunter
Colquitt
Chester Terrell
Neill's Term at End No Provision Made for Commissioner
Beginning February 1 the Bureau of Labor in the Commerce and Labor Department will operate without a commissioner as Charles P. Neill’s reappointment by President Taft awaits Senate confirmation. Neill is in El Paso mediating Texas & Pacific railroad labor disputes, and officials warn the lack of a head may complicate handling of key labor matters.
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Bureau
Washington
BD. C
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charles P. Neill
Taft
Senate
Neill
el Paso
Tex
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Senate Debates Lever extension bill and more
Senate convened at noon resuming debate on the Lever agricultural extension bill. Touse and Ways and Means hearings reviewed sundries and tariff revisions. McGuire’s $2,200,000 state fair buildings appropriation failed in Agriculture. Shipping pool probe continued with E M Bull testimony. Judiciary set workmen’s compensation act for action next Saturday and liquor shipment bills for Wednesday. Railroad interests opposed Kenyon uniform freight classification at Interstate Commerce.
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Tlouse
Ways and Means
Currency Reform Committee
McGuire
Shipping Pool
Merchant Marine Committee
E. M. Bull
Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Kenyon
War to the Knife Says Suffragette
London January 29 1940 General Drummond and 30 militant suffragettes to spend 14 days in jail for pressing to see Chancellor Lloyd George in the House of Commons all vow hunger strikes. Mrs Drummond says police shoved her in mud. They decline fines and prepare for prison.
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London
Drummond
David Lloyd- George
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Bow Street
Campaign To Add New Members To San Antonio Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce plans a campaign next Monday to recruit new member firms and individuals aiming to raise annual revenue from 78 000 to 100 000 dollars. T L Conroy will lead the effort with his team building on the last campaign guided by S B Ricady and focusing on extending membership.
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Chamber of Commerce
T. L. Conroy
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
South
S. B. Ricady
Ricady
Prison trio sent to Fort Leavenworth in wiretap cases
J B Dickinson C H Beauchamp and William A Bomar left the county jail for Fort Leavenworth, escorted by U S Marshal Bert J McDowell and two guards. They traveled on the Katy line with a drawing room and two sleepers. They planned barber shop visits and business matters before departure. An effort for pardons was mentioned due to Dickinson's ill wife and Bomar's condition.
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J. B. Dickinson
C. H. Beauchamp
William A. Bomar
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Bert J. McDowell
Katy
Dickinson
Bomar
Gomez Disappears. Federal Court Delays Answer
Emilio Vasquez Gomez remains missing from 113 City Street and is believed to have fled toward the border or into Mexico, possibly Chihuahua. He is held on a $10,000 bond for alleged violation of U S neutrality laws, with court proceedings postponed until the federal term begins in May.
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Emilio Vasquez Gomez
City Street
Mexico
Chihuahua
Vasquez Gomez
United States
Senate clash ends in tie over Taft appointments
A tie vote halted Republican efforts to force another executive session on Taft appointments. Democratic leaders, aided by Bristow and La Follette, with Poindexter’s progressives, blocked resumption of the fight in the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Taft
Bristow
la Follette
Poindexter
Investigation Ordered into AT&T Affairs by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a formal order to open an inquiry into the affairs of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The investigation has been transferred from the Department of Justice. No hearing dates or locations have been announced.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Commission
Department of Justice
Lawyers Rally As Port Aransas Hearing Opens
Twenty Texas railroad lawyers attend the Interstate Commerce Commission proceeding in San Antonio challenging Port Aransas harbor favoritism. One attorney, Thomas H. Franklin, represents the Channel Dock Company before Special Examiner George S. Gibson as testimony begins on port cotton movements and through billing disputes.
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Texas Railroad
Federal
Mornig
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Aransas Pass
St. Louis & Southwestern Railway Company
San Antonio
Thomas H. Franklin
Diaman, Franklin & McGown
Gibson
Houston
Franklin
Sap and
Texas Railroad Commission
Port Aransas
J. S. Clark
Aransas Pass Channel & Cockpany
Frank Andrews
Frisco
Clark
Channel & Dock Company
Interstate Comm Commission
Commerce Commission
Andrews
Terminal Railway Company
Thenel & Dock Company and Steamship Company
Y. Vandenberg
Tock & Channel Company
Railroad Men Hear Interstate Commerce Hearing in Texas
Representatives from Texas lines attend the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing. Freight officials travel with company legal teams. Included are J. R. Tian, A. D., C. L. Fontaine, and others from Wichita and Katy lines along with S. R. Torrey and C. M. Brow.
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Texas
Interstate Commerce Commissio
J. KR
Tian
A. D. Onsistant
C. L. Fontaine
Wichita Lines
Katy
Inelude S
Torrey
The
C. M. Brow
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