City Plans and Bond Push for Beautification in San Antonio
Civic Improvement league officials met at the St. Anthony Hotel and moved to pursue a city plan and a bond issue for San Antonio. The group formed committees on fences, art, parks, rivers, plazas, streets, sanitation, and playgrounds and will confer with Mayor Callaghan and aldermen. Names include F. G. Huntress Jr., Robert Maverick, H. L. Beach, Reagan Houston, L. J. Hart, and Joseph Emerson Smith.
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San Antonio
Callagnan
Civic Improvement League
St. Anthony
George E. Kessler
Kansas City
F. G. Huntress Jr
Robert Maverick
H. L. Beach
Reagan Houston
L. J. Hart
Joseph Emerson Smith
T. L. Conroy
Joseph Shannon Carr
H. L. Miller
Edward W. Knox
T. N. Smith
F. F. Collins
J. P. Withers
Graham Dowdell
Frence to open active negotiations with Germany over Morocco
Paris reports the French cabinet met to begin active conciliatory talks with Germany on the Moroccan dispute. France will not discuss treaty defined relations of powers in Morocco. The move has full British support.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pour Parlers
Germany
Jules Cambon
Berlin
France
Morocco
Great Britain
Bulldog Ends Flight After Pet Attacks Propeller
In Atlantic City on July 8 a curious bull terrier interfered with a biplane. The dog was killed when its head entered the whirling propeller as Aviators Attwood and Hamilton prepared to start. The damaged plane rose to about 100 feet, glided erratically, then plunged into the breakers. Lifesavers helped free the pilots and haul the craft ashore.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Attwood
Hamilton
Life Safers
Boy Burned By Live Wire In Texas Incident
An 8-year-old boy, son of Turner Payne, was severely burned on the hands and feet after grabbing a live wire within reach in McKinney Texas. The injury was not fatal.
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Associated Press
Mckinney
Tex
Turner Payne
Sunday Light Promises A Wide Range Of News
The Sunday Light promotes its breadth with abundant local and foreign coverage, state news, graphic reporting, illustrative features, and a popular comic supplement. It touts fresh fashion coverage and a host of engaging stories, aiming to be a first class paper with individual merits.
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Texas
Gompers urges impeachment talk for DC justice
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, urged the senate third degree investigating committee to consider impeachment of Justice Daniel T. Wright over his conduct in Buck Stove contempt proceedings. He said the senate cannot begin impeachment, and he did not intend the committee to initiate. He denounced arrest of the McNamaras as infamous and using third degree methods.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Daniel T. Wright
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Senate
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Justice Wright
Buck Stove & Range Company
Federation
McNamaras
Un settled cold front brings scattered showers
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions with scattered showers tonight or Sunday. A chance of light rain accompanies cooler temperatures as a weak front lingers over the region.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A M
Weather across major cities reports temperatures in the mid seventies with clear skies and southerly winds. Forecasts indicate possible showers and thunderstorms in some areas including St Paul and Washington with increasing cloudiness and a mix of fair conditions in others.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Good Rains Bring Relief to Texas Crops
A light rain last night across Kerrville and surrounding counties ends a six week dry spell. The showers boost late crops and cotton, aiding farmers. Special to the Frontier notes the rain's broad reach and potential impact on soil moisture and harvest prospects.
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Kerrville
Tex
Rainy night boosts Guadalupe county crops
Good rains fell across Guadalupe county last night, especially in the eastern section, with some wind noted. The update comes from Seguin, dated July 8.
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Seguin
Tex
Guadalupe County
Rain ushers showers across Waco county in AP report
Showers covered most of McLennan County last night and this morning, leaving fields with sufficient moisture to insure at least half a bale of cotton where rain fell. The Associated Press notes scattered moisture across the region.
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Waco
THE
Associated Press
Tex
Creeks Rise After Thunderstorm Threats in Texas
Creeks are rising in Jones county Texas after storms. In Covington several houses were blown off their foundations. In Bono one house collapsed. Forecasts predicted more rain today across affected areas.
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Associated Press
Cleburne
Tex
Covington
Bono
Jones County
Heavy Rain Destroys Outbuildings in Denton County
The heaviest rain in three years fell in Denton county last night. Wind blew down many outbuildings at Little Elm as the storm swept through the area.
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Associated Press
Denton, Tex
Denton County
Little Elm
Eighth Day Rain Dampens Houston Area
The eighth day of rain in as many days drizzles over Houston with forecasts showing continued showers all day and residents complain about the excessive downpour.
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Houston
Associated Press
Tex
Rains Boost Prospects for Crops in Scurry County
Last night's showers across eastern Scurry County boost expectations for cotton and maize, signaling favorable growing conditions for the area.
Weatherford Sees 2 1 2 Inches Rain In Three Hours
Heavy rain moved through Weatherford Texas lasting three hours. Telephone reports indicate total precipitation near two and a half inches, with the storm a continuation of unsettled weather in the region.
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Ah Associated Press
Weatherford
Tex
Woods Files Bankruptcy Petition for Woods National Bank
Joan Woods, former president of the Woods National Bank, filed a federal bankruptcy petition. Liabilities total 192 773.60 with secured notes and unpaid judgments. assets include 84 acres southeast of San Antonio and a poultry farm valued at 23 831.22. Exemption asked 9126. Will Woods, former cashier, serves eight years in Leavenworth prison for irregularities tied to the bank’s failure.
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John Woods
the Woods National Bank
Federal District Court
Albert Haecker
Mary Haecker
Marion
Guadalupe County
San Antonio
W. A. Bonett
W.W. Collier
of the Woods National Bank
Will Woods
LeavenWth
Senate Debates Canadian Reciprocity Bill After Narrow Quorum
The Senate resumed work on the Canadian reciprocity bill after a difficult quorum. Cummins proposed amendments, including free meat and flour, but the meats on the free list were defeated 14 to 32. Bailey moved adjournment but the motion failed 19 to 18 as debates continued over separate votes and balance with the broader agreement.
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Washington
Senate
Cummins
Bailey
United States
Burton
Ohio
Simmons
Thorntowing
Deani
Borah
oBurne
Deanenellas
Clark
Wyoming
Cummins, Dixon
Grenna
Kenyon
Nelson and
Sutherland
Canada
Dixon
Meeting of Press Club at Gunter Hotel
Active Press Club members are urged to attend a 4 PM meeting in the Dungeon of the Gunter hotel to hear a band concert report for July 3 and 4 and to discuss other important matters with a quorum desired.
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Press Club
Gunter Hotel
Castro lands official confirmation in Venezuela advance
The Associated Press reports from Willemstad Curacao that Cipriano Castro, the exiled Venezuelan president, has landed on the western coast with about 10,000 supporters. The site is near Castilletas Point on the Gvaadjira peninsula close to the Zulia frontier.
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Associated Press
Willemstad
Curacao
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Castro
Castilletas Point
Gvaadjira
Colombia
Zulia
Stokes Shooting Case Hearing Delayed for Missing Witness
In New York on July 8 a further hearing in the Stokes shooting case was postponed until Tuesday morning due to the absence of a key witness Fred Hart elevator operator. Defense seeks letters from the defendants to challenge statements and police actions over a package found in the defendants rooms. Commissioner Waldo orders inquiry into detectives who moved the letters, vowing the "iron ball" will roll.
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New York
Stokes
Ireschi
Lillian Graham
Ethel Con
W. E. D. Stokes
Fred Hart
Hart
Miss Graham
Waldo
James Cummings
Ansonia House
Ethel Conrad
Bonds May Be Approved for Bexar County Refunding Bonds
Special to The Light reports in Austin on July 8 that an issue totaling 208000 dollars of Bexar county court house 4 1 2 percent refunding bonds has been presented by James D Crenshaw of San Antonio for the attorney general's approval. The bonds are expected to be approved.
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Austin
Tex
Bexar County Court House
James D. Crenshaw
San Antonio
Louisville chosen for 1912 International Missionary convention
Portland Oregon July 8 Louisville Ky was selected by the managers of the International Missionary convention of the Christian church as the place for the 1912 meeting of that body.
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Louisville
Associated Press
Portland
Ore
International Missionary Convention of the Christian Church
Disaster at Santa Rosa wreck drains life and hope
At Point Arguello the Pacific Coast Steamer Santa Rosa went ashore with 275 aboard. Second Officer E Henson and three seamen drowned after a life boat capsized. Many passengers, mostly women and children, were brought ashore under dangerous conditions. A rescue by crew and nearby ships followed as darkness fell and trains carried survivors to Santa Barbara and Lompoe Surf.
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Surf
Cal
E. Henson
Santa Rosa
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Point Arguello
Tee
Uson
Fred Johnson
John Pliffer
Jebson
San Francisco
Honda Creek
Saddle Rock
Faria
C. W. Brown
Brown
Agnet
Henson
Oscar Patterson
Steemer
Helen P. Drew
Drew
W. B. Johnson
Santa Barbara
Lompoe
Santa Rosa wreck survivors dispute death toll
Santa Barbara July 8 The Santa Rosa wreck survivors insist more than four passengers died despite officials saying otherwise. Two hundred aboard at departure, 192 accounted today with many missing presumed lost as breakers battered the ship in darkness. Rescued women receive care while the rest endure the ordeal. Continued on Page 2-Sth Column.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Santa Rosa
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Improvement League
Callaghan
Frange
H.N. Atwood
Bulldog
Gumpers
Snyder
Scurry County
Joan Woods
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