Trains Blamed as 11 Die in Los Angeles Crash
Pacific Electric trains collided near Vineyard Station killing 11 and injuring about 200 as excursionists from Venice rode two trains on a sharp curve. Witnesses say youths pulled a whistle, interpreted by the moving train as a signal to proceed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Here
Pacific Electric
Vineyard Station
Venice
Carroll Bartholomae
P. R. Forrester
Arthur Hill
Paul Jones
Christian Endeavor
Helen Hale
Escanaba
Mich
Dc. B. Craig
Detroit
Edna Alter
Pasadena
Ollie W. Axley
San Francisco
Bryan cites cabinet salary as reason to lecturing
William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state, said his government salary falls short of his expenses and will continue lecturing to supplement income. He noted this is his first Chautauqua lecture since joining the cabinet and that lecturing keeps him in touch with the people. He added he would have pursued the presidency if elected.
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Handersonville
N. C
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Bryan
Mulhall
Cushing
Gompers
Gomperson
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Committee
Perrison Maxwell
Hearst's
William R. Hearst
New York World
Senator Reed
Barry
Hearst
Local Forecast for San Antonio Area Tonight and Tuesday
San Antonio and vicinity expect a fall in temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Skies remain partly cloudy with light winds and no significant precipitation anticipated.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A M
Weather notes from major cities at 8 am show varied conditions. St Louis 76 cloudy wind south. Chicago 68 cloudy wind southwest. Milwaukee clear wind southeast with possible rain. St Paul 62 cloudy cooler. Kansas City 80 partly cloudy wind south. New York 72 cloudy with rain. Boston 68 partly cloudy likely rain by Tuesday night. Washington 78 cloudy rain.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Rumors of a Twelve Story Hotel on St Mary's Street
Real estate chatter in San Antonio centers on a proposed twelve story hotel to rise on the Travis St Marys Pecan riverfront block once owned by James V. Upson. Reports link Adolphus Busch of St Louis to the project, though Upson declines confirmation while hinting possible near term improvements.
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St. . Mary’s Street
Travis, St. Mary's
Pecan Streets
Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Dallas
James V. Upson
Upson
Count Wins $200 Rebate Over Low Roof Limousine
Paris reports Count de Kergerlay secured a court order granting a $200 rebate from a car maker. The limousine roof was deemed too low to fit the countess's plume adorned hat. The judge held fashion considerations must be factored by automobile manufacturers.
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Paris
Count de Kergerlay
Texas Bale Sells for Charity at 20 Cents a Pound
The first bale of the 1913 cotton crop sold at the New York Cotton Exchange for 20 cents per pound. Weighing 505 pounds, the Lyford Texas bale was raised in Cameron County and shipped via Houston, with proceeds designated for charity.
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New York
Cotton Exchange
Lyford
Cameron County
Texas
Houston
Ten Killed In Crash Near Hendaye Frontier
Two electric trains carrying passengers to a bull fight in Irun collided near Hendaye on July 13, killing ten people and injuring about fifty, many seriously.
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Hendaye
France
Irun
Jealous Miner Kills Family Then Ends Life in Trottier
In Connelsville Pennsylvania on July 14 George Mahalisim a miner killed his wife and their three young children at their home in Trottier near here and then took his own life.
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Connellsville
George Mahalisim
Trotter
Here
The Man With a Billion, Part II Opens on Tuesday
On Page Seven the second installment of John A Moroso's The Man With a Billion continues its mystery from yesterday. The tale promises plenty for readers who crave intrigue and suspense.
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John A. Moroso
Militant Leaders Hustled In London Meeting Run
In London on July 14, Emmeline Pankhurst and Annie Kenney defied authorities by attending a Women's Social and Political Union meeting. Kenney was arrested during clashes with police. Pankhurst, pursued by a detective, was later captured after a taxi chase through crowded streets. Kenney auctioned two licenses under the cat and mouse act for 30 dollars each.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Annie Kenney
Women's Social and Political Union
Miss Kenney
Congregation Visits Other Church in Indiana Unity Effort
In Franklin Indiana Judge H C Barnett urged practical steps toward Christian unity. The Tabernacle Christian Church and neighboring Presbyterian Church merged the services with 250 members crossing the street. Led by Rev W J Wright they shared singing and worship, with Rev W B Tyler inviting the visiting pastor to assist. Leaders foresee more interchurch visits.
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W. B. Tyler
Tabernacle
Veteran Sergeant Schmidthorst Dies in Fort Sam Houston Post Hospital
First Sergeant John H. Schmidthorst of Troop K Third Cavalry died at 2 p.m. yesterday in Fort Sam Houston post hospital from intestinal trouble. A 16-year U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Spanish American War in Cuba and twice to the Philippines. Remains to be interred in National Cemetery tomorrow afternoon with full military honors. Chaplain Dougherty to officiate. Troop K will escort the body from Leon Springs.
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John H. Schmidthorst
Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Schmidthorst
United States Army
Cuba
Philippines
National Cemetery
Dougherty
Troop K
Leon
Dallas Southwestern Traction Plans New Interurban Line
Dallas Southwestern Traction Company filed incorporation papers in Austin July 14. The plan calls for a traction line from Dallas to Glen Rose via Cleburne with a branch from Eagle Ford to Irvin. Distances total 90 miles with 55 miles Dallas to Cleburne and 25 miles Cleburne to Glen Rose and 10 miles Eagle Ford to Irvin. Capital stock is $500,000.
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Austin
Tex
Dallas Southwestern Traction Company
Dallas
Glen Rose
Cleburne
Eagle Ford
Irvin
Gasoline Price Cut Again By Local Dealers
Local dealers in Galveston Reston Tex announce a second two cent reduction in gasoline to 16 cents a gallon, down 20 cents in the past week. They received orders to lower prices and offer no further reason for the drop.
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GALV
Rebuild Plan for Nueces River Bridge Announced
President A R Ponder of the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf announced that material for the Nueces river bridge at Pulliam has arrived and the rebuilding will start this week. Work aims to reopen the line to Uvalde within twelve working days.
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Nueces Bridge
A. R. Ponder
San Antonio
Roosevelt Plans Bear Hunt Ride to Gallup
Theodore Roosevelt will rest at Grand Canyon for several days before a 150 mile muleback ride. He aims to hunt bear and mountain lions for a week or two before continuing to Gallup as announced last night.
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Roosevelt
Williams
Arizona
Theodore Roosevelt
Grand Canyon
Gallup
French aviator sets record non stop flight to Chateudun
Lieutenant Adolphe Leopold Varcin of the French army aviation corps with Sapper Chapeau of the engineer corps completed a direct non stop flight from Pap to Chateudun covering 36012 miles.
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Chateudun
France
Adolphe Leopold Varcin
French Army Aviation Corps
Sapper Chapeau
Engineer Corps
Pap
Leased Wire Day Report Preview
The San Antonio Light presents the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its primary news service, noting it comprises roughly 20,000 words daily. The Tight adds its own sizeable special news feature.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Tight
Big Business Operations Revealed In Senate Inquiry
Washington reports veteran lobbyist Martin Mulhall prepared disclosures on alleged big interest influence in national legislation. He cited letters from the National Association of Manufacturers and outlined plans to counter Pearre and break strikes, while denying he sold or mishandled the correspondence.
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Washington
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate’ Investigating
Manufacturers’ Organization
Mulhall
Pearre
Mulhal
Marshall Cushing
G. A. Pearves
Maryland
Senator Reed
McComas
Philadelphia
Pearce
M. C. Holtzman
Cumberland
Cushing
Roosevelt
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Congress
Bulgarian Atrocities Reported At Seres And Ku kus
A Greek dispatch recounts burning and looting in Seres by retreating Bulgarian troops led by Colonel Yankopf. Foreign consulates and major buildings including banks, hospitals, and synagogues were attacked. many killed or wounded, refugees flooding to Greece. Vienna cites Austro‑Hungarian analysis blaming faulty orders and lack of officers for Bulgarian defeat.
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Salonikt
Seres
Yankopf
Macedonia
George Co. Zlatko
Bank of Athens
Oriental Bank
American Tobacco Company
Saloniki
King Ferdinand Denies Bulgarian Massacres in Macedonia
In a Sofia-dated message of July 12 the Bulgarian king Ferdinand II says reports of massacres by Bulgarian troops in Macedonia are unfounded and circulated to create a bad impression. He claims sympathetic attacks against Bulgarians by Serbians and Greeks have occurred, with districts including Kastoria Florina and Volgena cleared of Bulgarians.
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Saloniki
Greece
Aegean Sea
Kukush
Ferdinand
Sofia
London
Bulgaria
Europe
Macedonia
Kastoria
Florina
Volgena
Romanian cavalry occupy Dobritch and surrounding areas
Bucharest reports that detachments of Roumanian cavalry have occupied Dobritch Balt ehik and nearby villages. The Bulgarian minister to Roumania and the legation staff left today on a special train for Sofia.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Legation
Sofia
Dobritch
Baltehik
American Tobacco Officers Doubt Warehouse Loss Worth Million
New York reports July 14 that American Tobacco Company officers say they have no private advices about the Seres warehouse destruction and are inclined to doubt the loss reached one million dollars.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
Seres
Japanese Visitors Greeted in Capital
Washington notes diplomatic exchanges as Japan and the United States exchange courtesies amid the California controversy. The Japanese government sends the cruiser Charleston a silver loving cup as thanks for relief efforts after Tokyo flood relief 1910. Ambassador Chinda arranged forwarding to the Charleston.
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Washington
United States
Japan
California
Charleston
Tokio
Saratoga
New Orleans
Chinda
State Department
Sister seeks missing brother Manuel Navarro in Texas
Miss Maria Antonio Navarro of El Rancho de Casa Verde Cuevitas Jim Hogg county asks aid in locating her brother Manuel Navarro last known with the Southern Pacific Railroad. She believes The Light can help and requests information by mail at the given address.
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Maria Antonio Navarro
el Rancho de Casa Verde
Cuevitas
Jim Hogg County
Manuel Navarro
St. Joseph's
St. John’s Orphanage
Southern Pacific Railroad
Woman Dies at Grave of Husband in Hackensack
Mrs Emma Duerkes aged 44 was found dead yesterday on her husband Peter Duerkes grave in Hackensack New Jersey. The coroner jury ruled a quick painless death from heart disease. She had visited the grave weekly for fifteen years.
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Hackensack
N. J
Emma Duerkes
Peter ‘Duerkes
Duerkes
Tariff Fight Launched By Republicans In Senate
Senator McCumber of North Dakota opened the Republican assault on the Democratic tariff revision bill, defending farmers against tariff reductions on agricultural products and accusing Democrats of steering the nation toward harm. He tied the clash to alleged economic betrayal and warned of consequences for American industry. The speech highlighted reciprocity with Canada and claimed tariffs protect farmers from global competition as prices and living costs were debated. The scene unfolded in Washington as the policy conflict drew sharp partisan lines.
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Washington, D. C
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
Democratic Party
Taft
Canada
Anti American Demonstration Declared Tame by Mexican Press
Provisional Mexican government moves to curb anti American sentiment with press suppression. El Indipente and La Tribuna urge restraint as thousands of laborers prepare for possible conflict. Carranza forces claim victory near Candela with 300+ Constitutionalists killed and 140 prisoners.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Japan
Carles IV
la Tribuna
Diaz
United States
Tucson
Arizona
Matamoros
Tribuna
Son
Rubicarette
Mass
Candela
Constitut
Carranza
Eral
Mol
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