Constitutionalists win skirmish near Guadalupe Juarez
El Paso reports state Toribio Ortega with about 400 men attacked Guadalupe 40 miles east of Juarez and defeated 100 federal scouts and volunteers after a night of fighting. Federals retreated toward Juarez as Ortega’s force grows, with Utega’s group moving from Ojinaga toward Juarez to join Pancho Villa.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Guadalupe
Rio Grande
Toribio Ortega
Ojinaga
United States
International Line
Ortega
San Martino Ranch
Utega
Presidio
Pancho Villa
Constitutionalist Assault Presses Guaymas Clash
Reports from Nogales show ongoing Constitutionalist attacks on Guaymas with heavy firing heard nearby. While two federal gunboats were reported in Guaymas harbor, their guns were not heard, and claims of Obregon’s forces taking the city were contradicted. State leaders acknowledged remnants of Ojeda’s column had entered Guaymas, as Constitutionalists rushed artillery for a planned bombardment.
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Nogales
Ariz
Guaymas
Guaymas Harbor
Obregon
Ojeda
Federal officials deny Guaymas fall as Ojeda reports repulse
From Mexico City, the federal government contests Sonora reports of Guaymas capture. General Ojeda's telegrams claim three days of fighting ended in federal victory. The planned convention with Constitutionalists and parties is scrapped amid opposition. Eighty schoolboys jailed over militarization protests. Huerta ordered drills for student soldiers. Rumors of Diaz leaving for Europe are unfounded.
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Mexico City
Guaymas
Sonora
Ojeda
Flores Magin
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Europe
Vera Cruz
Hitchcock withdraws from Democratic Senate caucus
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska quit the Democratic Senate caucus after his attempt to attach a graduated tobacco tax amendment to the tariff bill failed 23 to 18. He vowed to reintroduce the amendment and push it in the Senate while caucus members are urged to support the bill as amended.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Ransdell
Thornton
Louisiana
Citizens Join In Rebuilding Highway In Lavernia
Lavernia Texas July 2 citizens from Lavernia and Sutherland Springs join in rebuilding an eight mile road between the towns. About 125 workers started at 7 am and will meet by 7 pm tonight with farmers and businessmen aiding, supervised by W. M. Wisman and Hugo Kott. A noon barbecue rested workers in a grove by Cibolo creek.
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Lavernia
Tex
Sutherland Springs
W. M. Wisman
Cibolo Creek
Relief From Heat Expected Soon Across East
Heatwave relief is anticipated as rain moves across the eastern half of the country tonight or tomorrow. Prof. H. G. Frankenfield, chief forecaster, says humidity caused most suffering, with temps highest in New York and New England while the Midwest cools.
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Washington, D. C
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic States
Middle West
New York
New England
H. G. Frankenfield
Unsettled Weather Across Regions With City Temperatures
Forecast notes unsettled conditions for San Antonio and vicinity and reports city temperatures: St Louis 74 partly cloudy with a north wind. Chicago 76 clear. Milwaukee 68 clear with northwest wind. St Paul 64 clear with northeast wind and potential rain Thursday. Kansas City 74 clear. New York 82 cloudy with rain. Boston 86 clear with warm trend and possible rain. Washington 2 clear with rain and cooler.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Storm Sweeps Hunt County Causes Major Damage
Heavy rains flood Hunt County causing widespread damage in Greenville. One hundred people homeless and rail lines washed away near here. Sabine river poses record rise, crops incur near one million dollars in damage. Fire from lightning reported, street lights out, telephone lines down. Relief committees organize aid.
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Greenville
Tex
Hunt County
Sabine
Shreveport
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Katy
Here
Commerce
Cotton Belt
Caddo Mills
Italian King and Queen Reach Germany for Kiel Meeting
The king and queen of Italy entered Germany en route to Kiel to meet the German emperor and empress. The visit is official and defined as courteous with no political significance, though Balkans developments may be discussed.
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Berlin
Italy
Germany
Kiel
Balkans
WIFE BEATER FINED FOR ASSAULT IN COURT
Charles Leungmo a Chinese man was fined 100 dollars in the corporation court this morning for assaulting his American wife with a broom handle. She testified that after dining with friends on Commerce street he attacked her as she left the restaurant. Judge Lowther ruled that the Oriental method of correcting a wife is not permitted here.
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Charles Leungmo
Corporation Court
Commerce Street
Lowther
Battleship Louisiana Beached at Conani Cut Island
The battleship Louisiana under Captain Templin M. Potts ran aground on the east side of Conani cut Island in Narragansett Bay after an injection valve accident flooded the engine room. The vessel was beached to avert sinking as water filled the compartments.
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Newport
R.I
Louisiana
Templin M. Potts
Conanicut Island
Narragansett Bay
Leased Wire Day Report Featured by AP in San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light publishes the AP Leased Wire Day report as its core daily service, supplemented by its own extensive news team. The combination provides a comprehensive flow of major national and international news to readers.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Cotton rate ruling requires equal Texas port access
Interstate Commerce Commission orders equal treatment for cotton shipments from Texas producing points to Port Aransas. Railroads including Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio must issue through bills of lading and provide similar facilities to all Texas ports by September 15.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aransas Pass
Aransas Pass port wins through bill of lading case
E O Burton says the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling marks a clear victory for Aransas Pass Channel and Dock Co on a dispute over through bills of lading. The action found Texas railroads mostly discriminated against Aransas Pass by refusing through rates, injuring the port’s shipping business and capital flow. The Channel & Dock Company and its president Y Vandenberg pursued suits in district court and before the ICC, with Judge Thomas H Franklin aiding the effort.
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E. O. Burton
Aransas Pass
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bar Association
Corpus Christi
Aransas Harbor
Galveston
Texas City
Europe
Port Aransas
The
Channel & Dock Company
Y. Vandenberg
District Court
Bexar County
George
Lamar Aid Ride Reveals “Mysterious Man” Claim in Senate Testimony
Lamar told the Senate lobby investigating committee he is the mysterious figure who informed financiers that Lauterbach could wield influence in Washington. He described his involvement during today’s hearing.
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Senate
Lamar
Lauterbach
Washington
Governor moves to resume Alamo work amid injunction
Deputy and officials await serving of injunction against Superintendent Conley and Masonry Inspector Nitschke. Governor Colquitt plans to press ahead, while laborers wait and the mayor’s legal aides weigh options, including a possible Supreme Court writ.
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Sam C. Slack
A. B. Conley
J. B. Nitschke
Alamo
Monroe Fox
Austin
Carl
J. F. Carl
Colquitt
Supreme Court
B. F. Looney
Error in City Engineer Figures on Denver Boulevard Paving
City Engineer Pancoast has identified errors in the figures for concrete paving along Denver boulevard. The extra appropriation would be 200 to 300 dollars instead of 998, depending on whether Dittlinger stone is used, and rests on 19 960 square yards of concrete at six inches thick.
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Pancoast
Denver Boulevard
San Pedro Hill
Paul
Dittlinger
Governor to Resume Work Hints Amid Alamo Case
Indications point to Colquitt resuming duties after in junction papers in the Alamo case reached the governor. He declined to discuss plans. Attorney General Looney said he may file an application to the Supreme Court to present to Chief Justice Brown, with action expected in the premises.
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Austin
Tex
Alamo
Looney
Supreme Court
Brown
Mayor Brown backs minimal campaign for bond election
Mayor Brown says no prolonged campaign needed for the bonds. He plans one or two large meetings, existing sentiment is strong, and a pre election letter will explain his views and the tax impact.
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Brown
San Antonio
Mysterious Man Admits Impersonating Congressmen
A man described as a mysterious operator confessed to impersonating U P Congressmen and spoke by telephone with several capitalists. Authorities outline alleged extensive forgery schemes tied to bank notes and securities.
Lamar testifies to impersonations in Senate inquiry
Wall Street operator David Lamar shockingly admits posing as congressmen in calls to financiers to boost Edward Lauterbach. He accuses Union Pacific books of forgery in 1901, describing how forged entries allegedly aided Harriman Kuhn Loeb and others to build vast fortunes, while Cravath questions the timing and motives of the charges.
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Union Pacific
Lamar
Union Pacific Railroad
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
E. H. Harriman
Paul D. Cravath
Edward Lauterbach
Lauter
O'Reilley
Lauterbach
Cravath
Thomas Gibson
New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Missouri River
Harriman
Kuhn Loeb & Company
Oregon Properties
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
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G. M. Hitchcock
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Aransas Pass Channel
Man
David Lamar
Edward
Dauterbach
Conley
Masonry
Nitschke
U.P
Wall Street
Russell Sage
James R. Keene
Senate Lobby Committee
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Riordan
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Robert S. Lovett
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