Five soldiers reported killed as Mount Tamalpais fire rages
Fire on Mount Tamalpais besets San Francisco Bay area for three days endangering towns and the Muir Woods. About 6000 on fire lines with units from the Presidio and Forts Wilder, Scott, Baker and Barry. Captain Plunkett refused to risk gunpointers. blaze likely started by campers.
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San Francisco
Cal
Mount Tamalpaigs
Muir Woods National Park
Presidio
Winfield, Scott, Baker and Barry
Charles 8. Plunkett
South Dakota
Mill Valley
Cascade Canyon
Plunkett
California
George Bell
Sixteenth
United States Infantry
Dubois
Forestry Reserve
Mount Tamalpais
San Francisco Bay
Muir Woods
John Muir
Tamalpais Tavern
West Point Inn
Stolen house found near Central Avenue in Dallas
Dallas police report locating a house bodily moved from St. Louis street. The cottage, which owner H. Moulton last saw on its original site, was found about a mile away on Central avenue with a new wing and fresh paint. occupants claim purchase and current placement. police continue investigation.
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Dallas
Tex
St. Louis Street
H. Moulton
Central Avenue
First Bale of 1913 Cotton Ginned in Lyford Texas
The first bale of the 1913 cotton crop was ginned at Lyford Cameron county Texas and shipped to Houston where proceeds donated to Lyford church buildings. The 505 pound bale classed strict middling sold for 805 dollars and to New York bound. The second bale was ginned at San Benito and started to New Orleans.
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Houston
Tex
Lyford
Cameron County
Texas
William D. Cleveland & Sons
Methodist
Baptist
Consignees
New York
San Benito
Express
New Orleans
British naval officials to inspect US warship ventilation
Vice Admiral Hugh P Williams Dr R C Munday and R B E Mooney of the British navy admiralty ventilation committee arrived in New York to inspect ventilating systems on American war craft. The San Antonio Light carries exclusive AP leased wire day report.
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New York
Hugh P. Williams
R. C. Munday
R. BE. Mooney
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
British Navy
Admiralty
San Antonio
Associated Press
Fight
Home Weather For Tourists By City
Observations show St Louis at 70 with an east wind. Chicago 64 clear. Milwaukee 56 clear. St Paul 68 clear with rain and warmer Friday. Kansas City 64 clear. New York 70 cloudy with possible rain Friday. Boston 68 cloudy with rain. Washington 72 clear and likely rain Friday. each city notes the lowest temperature in the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Road to Corpus Christi Extension Progress and Bonus
The San Antonio Uvalde Gulf line nears Mathis and Corpus Christi with Odem rail link. A $25,000 local bonus backed by Odem residents accompanies Gulf coast division opening to George West and soon Maeska. Track crews aim for Nueces River this August and Mathis by September first. Potential Aransas Pass hurdle may halt deep water route.
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Odem
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Uvalde & Gulf
Mathis
St. Louis
Brownsville
Mexico
George West
Maeska
Nueces River
Aransas Pass
Betwen Mathis
Railroad faulted for inexperienced engineer in Hartford wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission report on the June 12 Stam ford Conn passenger train wreck finds New York New Haven Hartford negligent in placing Engineer Dougherty in charge of a through passenger train despite his inexperience and lack of proper instruction.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Stamford
Conn
Dougherty
Low cost living record challenged by Clara Loewus
Clara S. Loewus of Towanda Pennsylvania claims to have eaten on 50 cents a week for twenty weeks while studying violin at the Cha Ca Conservatory in Ithaca New York. The note places the claim in the context of a tiny living budget record and a university setting.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Clara S. Loewus
Towanda
Chaca Conservatory
Affidavit Against West Leads to Arrest in San Antonio
George W. West a prominent San Antonio stockman was arrested on an affidavit filed by Wells Fargo driver L. H. Machlinger alleging West drew a rifle in a threatening manner. The hearing was adjourned to July 22 before Judge Lowther due to Judge Denman’s absence.
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West
George W. West
San Antonio
L. H. Machlinger
Wells Fargo Express Company
Lowther
Denman
New York Woman Loses Jewels in Paris Robbery
Mrs. John F. Martin of New York reported her jewels valued at $32,000 stolen from her hotel suite on Place Vendome. The jewels were left wrapped in a handkerchief on a table when the theft occurred last evening.
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Paris
John F. Martin
New York
Place Vendome
Bulgarians Seek End to War as Retreat Turns Dire
Bulgaria requests European powers help end Balkan war with Russia backing a ceasefire. St Petersburg reports confirms Sofia’s move to halt hostilities. Belgrade dispatch notes Bulgarian retreat from Istip pursued by Serbs, leaving dead and wounded on the field and abandoning arms and supplies.
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London
Bulgaria
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Balkans
Belgrade
Istip
Radovitch
Bulgarian atrocities ignite Balkan crisis described in ruins
A Daily Telegraph correspondent reports a town in ruins after Bulgarians burned villages around it. Estimates claim 1500 killed. Servian officers denounce treatment of captives, including mutilation, while reserves are being called up amid a broader crisis.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Uskup
Daily Mail
Milan
Servia
Bulgaria
Sofia
The
Times
France to Aid Bulgaria in Peace Negotiations
Vienna July 10 France will negotiate with Servia and Greece for Bulgaria to determine acceptable peace terms. The French government advised Greece and Serbia not to demand too much or Bulgaria may choose to continue fighting.
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France
Bulgaria
Vienna
Servia
Greece
Seaport Captured by Greeks in Aegean Drive
Greek naval forces seized Kavala on the Aegean from Bulgarians and Greek troops also took control of the Strumitsa valley, in a reported Greek advance.
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Athens
Greece
Kavala
Aegean Sea
Strumitsa
Bill Ready for Senate Finance Committee Meeting
Chairman Simmong called the finance committee to meet tomorrow to report the tariff bill to the Senate. Republicans likely will avoid delays, while Democrats plan to start debate Monday and keep the bill before the Senate until passage. Senator Smoot said currency legislation unlikely before winter.
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Washington
D. C
Simmong
Finance Committee
Senate
Smoot
Simms Pushes Renewal to Abolish Commerce Court
Tennessee representative Simms stated he has not abandoned efforts to abolish the Commerce Court and will renew his push at the earliest opportunity, considering the court's docket status in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Simms
Tennessee
Commerce Court
London Passes Restless Night After Appendectomy
Oakland July 10 Jack London who underwent an appendicitis operation on Tuesday passed a restless night. Physicians said his condition today was not regarded as serious.
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London
Qakland
Cal
Jack London
Harrison Plans 10 Visit Army Posts
Secretary Garrison will tour ten army posts starting next Wednesday to inspect sites for concentrating the army at key centers near transportation facilities. He will be joined by Major Generals Wood and Aleshire as he pursues the plan despite prior opposition.
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Washington
D. C
Garrison
United States
Leonard Wood
James B. Aleshire
Quartermaster Corps
Women Mobilize to Pass San Antonio School Bonds
Led by Mrs. Eli Hertz berg and Mrs. M. J. Bliem, city women organize to support the July 18 school bond election. Telephone squads contact voters, banners parade streets, and school children staff polling places to direct voters to the bond polls. No public meetings planned. a quiet organized canvass aims to secure votes.
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Eli Hertzberg
M. J. Bliem
San Antonio
Cotton men meet to discuss marketing in Dallas
A three day convention of Southwestern cotton men opened in Dallas to address marketing and prevent rushing cotton to buyers at growers' disadvantage. Speakers include W. T. Anderson Macon Telegraph George Wilson former Oklahoma agriculture secretary D J Neill ex Farmers' Union Texas J W L Corley ex Oklahoma board chair Edward R Kane Texas agriculture secretary and former State Senator Ww Houssey of Corsicana.
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Dallas
Tex
W. T. Anderson
Macon
Telegraph
George Wilson
Agriculture
Oklahoma
D. J. Neill
Farmers’ Union of Texas
J. W. L. Corley
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Edward
Gill Resigns as Texas Insurance and Banking Chief
Ben L. Gill’s resignation as commissioner of insurance and banking becomes effective. The governor seeks a banker successor but has not yet named one. Gill plans to leave soon for Terrell then New York to become vice president of the Seaboard National Bank.
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Austin
Tex
Ben L. Gill
Gill
Terrell
New York
Seaboard National Bank
Railroad opens offices in Big Spring for Tucumcari-San Antonio line
Offices for the proposed railroad from Tucumcari New Mexico to San Antonio Texas via Big Spring opened yesterday in the West Texas National Bank building Big Spring. Surveyors are expected in the field within ten days and rapid developments are anticipated.
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Big Springs
Tex
Tucumcari
N. M
San Antonio
Big Spring
West Texas National Bank
The Man with a Billion Opens in The Light Next Sunday
John A. Moroso, author of The Quarry, presents a mystery tale about a vault theft in New York. A thrilling detective romance unfolds as the opening chapters in The Sunday Light tease a fortune stolen and pursued.
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John A. Moroso
New York
Saloons Face Shutdown as Licenses Delayed by Comptroller
In Bexar County a hiatus threatens about 60 saloons as State Comptroller Lane delays permits. About 30 will close tomorrow night, with more possibly joining after ten day docketing rules pass. Hearings set for July 12 to 21 list numerous owners and addresses facing temporary closures.
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Bexar County
W. P. Lane
Lane
James R. Davis
San Antonio
Frank R. Newton
Davis
Comptroller
H. C. Childs
East Commerce
Arthur J. Vogt
McDana
George A. Fischer
Austin Road
Pat O'Toole
Main Avenue
A. A. Gittinger
P. Iserloh
West Commerce
Gittinger & Dallas
South Flores
C. R. Basse
Alamo Plaza
Albert Cassiano
Elmendorf
D. KR. Jackson
East Crockett
Leo Persyn
Frio City
M. B. Lucio
Colorado
Gustav & John Peter
Commerce
L. D. Hoyt
Castroville Road
J. Keeley
Herman Street
Ed K
Miguel Herrera
South Laredo
Jacob Rubiola
South Pecos
R. H. Henry
J. H. Criswell
Carson
Hernandez
Durango
Concho
Roman Cassanova
P. H. Theile
Sutherland Springs
R. McMonigrel
Gonzales
C. Speier
Fredericksburg Road
Louis Kunze
Berg's Mill
Striking Moulders Clash With Nonunion Workers in San Antonio
Alamo Iron Works reports a fight after work as striking workers attacked nonunion moulders outside the plant. Stones were used in the clash near Plum and Wyoming streets. three strikebreakers were arrested for disturbing the peace. Police investigated losses and a battery complaint against two men.
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Alamo Iron Works
Holmgreen
Lancaster
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Southern Pacific
Plum
Wyoming
Steve Margorewitz
Charley Noll
Alamo
Pioneering San Antonio agent W B Hamilton dies at 82
W B Hamilton aged 82 longtime San Antonio pioneer and oldest New York Life agent dies at 1 30 PM at 1215 McCullough avenue He leaves a widow and six children W B Hamilton Jr Vivian Hamilton and four daughters The former Texas arrival from Mississippi built his life in insurance and United Confederate Veterans circles No funeral arrangements announced
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W. B. Hamilton
San Antonio
New York Life Insurance Company
McCullough Avenue
W. B. Hamilton Jr
Vivian Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Kate McGruder
H. E
Mayor orders inquiry into 81 intoxicated pupils
In Passaic New Jersey Mayor George N Seger ordered an investigation after an annual truancy report noted 81 pupils were found intoxicated during the year Most cases involved foreign born children and the truancy officer said some students arrived at school drowsy or disruptive due to liquor.
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Passaic
N. J
George N. Seger
Puasssie
Thunder Showers Urged To Break Southwest Heat Wave
Major Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau says only local thunder showers can bring relief to the southwest heat wave. Barometric readings are flat and a breeze is unlikely, but thunder storms, when they occur, should ease conditions for a few days at least.
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Allen Buell
United States Weather Bureau
Light Want Ads Offer
Advertisements for a ten day run starting Saturday or Sunday will include two Sundays and cost one half cent per word per insertion. A refund is allowed if ads are stopped before expiration. Ads can be placed by phone with charges billed. Ola phone Crockett 1742, new phone 176.
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Phone Crockett
New Phone
Carranza Forces Rout Federal Troops at Candela
Constitutionalists under Governor Carranza defeated Federal forces at Candela, capturing official documents, 7000 cartridges, over 200 Mauser rifles, three machine guns, and an armored automobile. About 150 Federals were killed and roughly as many wounded. seventy prisoners were taken.
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Carranza
Navarette
Col
Jesus Carranza
Candela
Constitutionalists
Maytorena
Sonora
Piedras Negras
Lampazos
Jose A. Robles
Monclova
Federal Victory Claims Telegram From Laredo
General Navarette reports routing Carranzistas after the Candela clash on July 7 and a second pursuit from Lampazos. Cavalry and infantry pursued, with many casualties and prisoners taken. Federals near Rodriguez, 44 miles south of Laredo, railway link to capital expected to resume next week.
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Navarette
Rodriguez
Laredo
100 Reported Killed in Guaymas Bay Ambush
A telegram from Guaymas reports 100 Constitutionalists attempting to swim the bay were repulsed by a hidden Huerta force near the California Gulf port. General Obregon retreated and an ambush followed, with 800 federals killed or missing as troops fled.
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Tucson
Arizona
Guaymas
Ainslee
Huerta
California Gulf
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