Daughters Seek Injunction Over Alamo Restoration
Attorneys for the Daughters of the Republic ask a temporary injunction to bar Dr. A B Conley and J B Nitschke from continuing Alamo restoration work, claiming the 1911 $5000 appropriation lapsed August 31 1912 and plans follow the governor’s directives. A hearing is set for July 8 at 10 a.m. and the petition seeks accounting and restraint until final disposition.
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J. B. Nitschke
W. 8S. Anderson
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Alamo
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Colquitt
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M. Nitschke
J. Webb
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Supreme Court
Ten Years in Prison For White in Armed Robbery Case
The jury sentenced Ben White to ten years in prison after he pleaded guilty to robbery by assault with firearms tied to the Nolan street car holdup on April 7 in which clerk Frederick Ammann was shot and killed. Grover Essary has already been convicted and given life for Ammann’s murder. District Attorney Linden criticized the verdict as a miscarriage of justice.
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Ben White
Nolan
Frederick Ammann
Grover Essary
Ammann
White
Linden
June Weddings Set City Record In Philadelphia Licenses
Philadelphia reports a new high for June marriages with 2103 licenses issued, 176 more than the prior year. The notes include a tragedy and a canceled wedding as examples of the month’s events.
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Philadelphia
Food prices rise for revenue cutter service crews
Treasury contracts for feeding officers and men of the revenue cutter service show higher costs in the new fiscal year beginning today. New York City has the largest increase with a daily feed cost of 43.6 cents, up from 36 cents. Baltimore and Boston show slight decreases from 41 to 40.1 cents and 38.7 to 48.3 cents respectively.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Revenue Cutter Service
New York City
Baltimore
Boston
New York Postmaster Celebrates Fortieth Service Anniversary
New York Postmaster Edward Mortimer Morgan celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his appointment in the government service today. He arrived from Michigan as a young man and began his postal career as a letter carrier on July 1 1873 in New York.
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New York
Edward Mortimer Morgan
New York Post Office
Government
Michigan
Unsettled Local Forecast for San Antonio and Nearby Areas
Local forecast shows unsettled weather for San Antonio and vicinity. Regional readings include St Louis 80 partly cloudy with NE wind, Chicago 78 cloudy with NW wind, Milwaukee 68 rain and cooler, St Paul 60 clear with SW wind, Kansas City 72 rain and cooler, New York 72 clear with SW wind, Boston 78 clear with W wind, and Washington 76 clear with W wind and possible rain tonight or Wednesday.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Monterrey Juarez Ready to Resist Federals Clash
Carranza's troops leave Piedras Negras for Monclova as Carranza delays return from Monclova. possible move to Monterey hinted. Forty women, mainly upper class, commit suicide in Durango after the occupation by Constitutionalists, with reports of looting and abuses cited. Mexican government prepares relief troops for Durango.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Piedras Negras
Monclova
Monterey
Associated Press
Mexico City
Durango
Huerta to Meet Americans on Fourth of July
Provisional President Victoriano Huerta will host Americans in Mexico City for the Fourth of July. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson will not attend, choosing to sail to Vera Cruz to join U S Navy vessels. He avoids any impression of official contact with the Mexican regime. Repairs to the Mexican Central railroad progress, aiding Torreon provisions within three days. The government has not responded to E N Brown and A Clark demands to keep their posts.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico City
Henry Lane Wilson
Vera Cruz
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Torreon
E. N. Brown
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A. Clark
Medina Leads 800 Man Expedition to Aid Villa at Juarez
General Juan N. Medina with 400 to 800 Sonora recruits departs Agua Prieta to assist General Villa in an attack on Juarez. They carry heavy siege cannon two mountain howitzers four machine guns and ammunition. Overland journey expected to take more than a week. Lieutenant Ruiz faces firing squad after confessing to joining Cdina's expedition.
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Cdina
Juarez Prepares to Fight Federal Attack Across Border
Federal troops dig rifle pits and trenches on Juarez outskirts with barbed wire laid as defense. A 100 man outpost sits two miles south, scouts move along the border while Villa's column camps 50 miles west and Ortega cavalry is sighted opposite San Elizario. Constitutionalist agents foresee an attack by week’s end.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Salazar
Villa
Palomas Ranch
Ortega
San Elizario
Federal troops suffer in Sonora near Guaymas
A sketch of a fortnight of fighting around Guaymas ends with about 1000 federal troops under General Pedro Ojeda marching into Guaymas on June 26. Their deserters and injuries reflect harsh desert battles and thirst during the campaign in Sonora.
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Nogales
Guaymas
Pedro Ojeda
Sonora
Five Aliens Die in New York Hotel Fire Mystery
Five aliens died and 20 or more injured when a three story brick hotel at 66 Greenwich Street burned late last night. About 75 lodgers were housed there for sea passage to Europe. many leapt to the pavement as flames spread. Police investigate origin amid a prior nearby fire.
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New York
Greenwich Street
Europe
Oklahoma Flood Swamps Bridges and City Streets
Oklahoma City and Weatherford endure severe flooding after the heaviest rainfall in years. Weatherford reports seven inches while Oklahoma City notes 4.61 inches and widespread water in streets. Bridges wash out, railroad traffic slows, sewers fail, and state records are water damaged.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Weatherford
Hard Rain Ends Heat Wave in Gainesville
A hard rain fell in Gainesville Texas all morning on July 1 breaking a heat wave and laying the dust as relief from the heat.
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Gainesville
Tex
Stefansson Heads to Nome to Join Arctic Expedition
Stefansson commander of the Canadian Arctic expedition sails to Nome Alaska to unite with his whaler Karluk and the power boat Alaskan Also aboard are Dr R M Anderson and James Murray oceanographer from Shackleton South Pole party They plan to buy dogs and sledges at Nome and sail for Point Barrow July 20 with ice conditions seen as favorable for Ber ing sea clearance.
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Wash
Vilhajamar Stefannson
Nome
Alaska
R. M. Anderson
James Murray
Stefannson
Bering
Largest cargo ever to Texas seaports arrives in Freeport
The Honduras steamship discharged the biggest misc merchandise shipment through a Texas seaport besides Galveston. Over two hundred freight cars will move goods to Dallas Fort Worth Houston Waco San Antonio and other cities as Katy railroad experts aid Houston and Brazos Valley officials in handling the cargo.
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Freeport
Tex
Honduras
Seaboard & Gulf Steamship Line
New York
Texas
Galveston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Waco
San Antonio
Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad
Katy System
Heat Wave Relief Hits Chicago as Death Toll Rises
A cool north wind and showers sped relief from record June heat in Chicago. The thermometer fell about 20 degrees and revised figures show the total death toll from yesterday's heat at fifty.
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Chicago
School fines bring 64 pounds of pennies to Montclair
Montclair New Jersey reports fines for vandalism in schools. Penalties from pupils for breaking windows and damaging property totaled 404 dollars, paid in pennies nickels and dimes weighing 64 pounds.
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Montclair
N. J
San Antonio adopts one third two thirds paving plan
The voters approved the paving plan by 3559 to 791 with strongest support in the Fourth ward. Mayor Brown hailed the result as proof of business sense and predicted a similar landslide for the July bond election of 3,450,000 dollars to fund permanent street improvements. He urged all citizens to participate in the bond vote.
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San Antonio
Seventh Ward
Fourth Ward
Brown Early
Moulders Strike Over Wages At Two San Antonio Shops
About fifty moulders and helpers at the Alamo Iron Works and San Antonio Machine & Supply Company quit work seeking 3.75 a day rather than 3.50. The two shops acted independently while planning to organize. 14 moulders and five helpers at the latter joined yesterday.
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Alamo Iron Works
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Alama Iron Works
San Antonio
Mohave Desert Declares Dry. Needles Last Wet Spot
Mohave Desert is declared dry for the first time, removing saloon licenses across a 200 mile stretch. Needles remains the sole desert town with saloons as county supervisors enforce the new rule. The dry order coincides with the year's hottest day, thermometers reaching up to 120 degrees.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Mohave Desert
Needles
Mohave Country
Leased Wire AP report and Hight service overview
The San Antonio Light uses the AP Leased Wire Day report as its main daily news feed plus Hight's own large special news service. The combined coverage provides about 20,000 words of general news daily. Both sources supply extensive reporting across national and international events.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Hight
Thousands of veterans not provided for at Gettysburg
Thousands of veterans spent the night on Gettysburg field with little shelter as trains brought them in amid delays. Major Normoyle of the quartermaster’s department said about 55,000 veterans would be on the field by night, with five thousand more than expected. He pledged to provide blankets and tents and ensure everyone is cared for.
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg Field
Normoyle
Quatermaster's Department
Buford
Wheeler
Cemetery Ridge
J. M. Schoenmaker
Pennsylvania Gettysburg
Tener
Pennsylvania
Alfred B. Beers
Greece to Attack Bulgaria Without Formal Declarations
Berlin reports that Greece plans to begin war against Bulgaria today after alleging treaty breaches. The Greek foreign minister told the Frankfort Gazette Greece would assume the offensive, with a general attack on Greek and Servian positions in Macedonia and across a 140 mile front in the region.
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Berlin
Athens
Frankfort
Greece
Bulgaria
Sofia
Cedonia
Greeks and Servians Clash With Bulgarians Across the Front
Fights between Greek and Serbian forces against Bulgaria continued from Istip to Eleuthera. Each side says it will not strike unless provoked. Bulgarians offer only feeble resistance in Saloniki as Greeks suffer no losses. Belgrade reports confirm a broader war with Montenegro Greece and possibly Romania backing Serbia. Communications between the Bulgarians and Greeks have been severed aside from protests.
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Istip
Eleuthera
Sofia
Saloniki
Times
Belgrade
Montenegro
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Bulgarians Surrounded as Armistice Orders Issued at Saloniki
Bulagarian troops at Saloniki are ordered to surrender arms and quit the town under Greek escort. Failure to comply led to surrounding of the Bulgarian camp and traffic stoppages by Greek forces. Reports note possible fighting and a government censor delay.
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Saloniki
Gree
Panhandle rain boosts crops as Cardwell reports heavy showers
Childress Texas reports rainfall of nearly two inches over the last two days. Local farmers say the showers improve crop prospects across the Panhandle, with crops described as the best in memory despite the weather.
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