Portrait of Madero Smashed in Car Vandalism Incident
A mutilated portrait of Francisco I Madero and a Diaz painting were damaged when a car exhibit at the Eisert collection on I G N tracks was broken into. An Aztec dagger remains embedded in the Madero portrait, with the weapon’s bronze handle broken during removal attempts. Eisert delays departure from San Antonio to aid investigation amid suspicions of political motive by a fanatical partisan.
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Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
President Diaz
International Club
Madero
John J. Eisert
Eisert
San Antonio
Revolutionary Party
French Aviator Killed in Paris Aviation Fetes
Paris reports the death of aviator Olivers who fell 500 feet during yesterday's aviation fetes held to aid the military aviation fund. Several spectators were reportedly injured though specifics were not detailed in the available account.
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Paris
Olivers
Military Aviation Fund
Unconscious At Hospital After Train Injuries
Lloyd King 19 of Kenedy lies unconscious at Santa Rosa hospital after injuries from a Beeville Sap siding incident. Found on the right of way by a Sap freight crew, he was taken to Beeville then San Antonio for treatment. His father says the youth may have fallen from a train during the Corpus Christi trip home. No railroad report other than the freight crew finding the body has been filed.
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Santa Rosa Hospital
Lloyd King
Kenedy
Beeville
King
W. H. King
Sap
San Antonio
Morris Sheppard to Speak in Austin Tonight
In Austin on July 16 Congress man Morris Sheppard is set to deliver an address at Wooldridge park advocating his candidacy for the United States senate.
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Austin
Tex
Morris Sheppard
United States Senate
Wooldridge Park
Social Roundup of House Parties and Visits in El Paso Texas
Miss Elsie Lee Evans and others hosted by Mrs. E. O. Evans at Rural Avenue Laure l Heights with croquet and refreshments. Philathea class to host watermelon party at Mrs. J. V. Dickerson's home. Beatrice Houston guest of Mrs. Briggs in Waco. Dancing planned for guests. Merry Maids Club to meet at Miss Guiner's home. Mrs. T. E. Tatum visiting relatives in Phoenix. Card party honoring Mrs. Milton Everett with sunflowers decor. H. W. Gregory hosting young ladies from Austin and Houston for Seeligson dance. Mary Louise Carter joining Cordelia Stacey in Austin. Various girls returning from Nichols ranch and trips. Eva Owen to Winston-Salem for six weeks. Ed Hyatt couple back from California trip.
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Elsie Lee Evans
el Paso
Margaret Lee Evans
Houston
Ruth Lee Sullivan
Temple
Walter T. Evans
E. O. Evans
Rural Avenue
Laurel Heights
Evans
Edward Everett
Cadmen Street
Milton Everett
Austin
C. B. Mallory
Cecile Steinfeldt
H. W. Gregory
Mary Bryant
Mary Taylor
Tyler
Mary Pauline Fortran
Clara May Brooks
Seeligson
Mary Louise Carter
San Antonio
Cordelia Stacey
Faculty Elected for John Tarleton College Session
The John Tarleton college board in Austin Texas elected H B Dobbs Hillsboro M A Texas Christian University science 8 58 McKay Holland A B University of Texas history Winnifred Vickrey Austin A B University of Texas English Sarah Shook Fayetteville Ark A B and A M University of Arkansas foreign languages Charles W Froh Stephensville director fine arts Mrs C W Froh Stephensville piano The mathematics and voice and expression teachers to be chosen later President Roswell W Rogers reported unusually promising area prospects for next season.
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Austin
Tex
John Tarleton College
Stephensville
Texas
H. B. Dobbs
Hillsboro
Texas Christian University
McKay
Holland
University of Texas
Winnifred Vickrey
University of
Ad valorem tax cut to ten cents in Texas
Special to The Light reports Texas Governor Colquitt favored an eight cent rate, but Comptroller Lane and Acting State Treasurer Sam Carter supported ten cents, yielding a two percent reduction. The comptroller estimates 1912 valuations at about 2.448 billion and total ad valorem needs around 2.814 million for the upcoming year with rural high schools and drainage board costs noted. Fifty six counties had not yet sent estimates, with last year’s valuations used as a basis.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Lane
Sam Carter
State Automatic Tax Board
State Drainage Board
Stone Presents Case at Arbitration Hearing
Warren S Stone, chief of the locomotive engineers, resumed his presentation before the arbitration commission. He outlined claims for shorter hours and increased pay and said he would then call witnesses from eighteen hour trains between New York and Chicago and operators of new mallett locomotives used for heavy freight.
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New York
Warren S Stone
Arbitration Commission
Chicago
Interstate rates cut for cotton seed shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the St. Louis and Francisco Railroad and several western and southwestern lines charged higher rates for cotton seed than for cotton seed oil. The East St. Louis Cotton Oil Company filed the complaint covering Arkansas Oklahoma Tennessee and Mississippi routes to East St. Louis. Unlawful discrimination must end by September 1.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis & Francisco
East
R B Hall to Leave New Braunfels Agency for Austin Post
New Braunfels Tex July 16 R B Hall long time local freight and passenger agent for the Missouri Kansas Texas line will move to Austin to take the freight department agency of the same company J E Reed will succeed him at New Braunfels
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New Braunfels
Tex
R. B. Hall
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Austin
J. E. Reed
Wyoming on Trial Trip Battleship Anchors Off Delaware
The battleship Wyoming, departing Philadelphia for official trial, anchored 26 miles south overnight and steamed down the Delaware River today. Reports of grounding were denied. A. Collman, plumber, 416 Main Ave.
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Wyoming
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Taft to Receive Nomination Notification in Washington
President Taft will be officially notified of his nomination on August 1 in Washington. The plan is to hold the notification in the morning with committee members as guests at a White House luncheon, reflecting Taft’s wish for convenient access and entertaining the committee in the capital.
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Taft
Washington
D. C
White House
Blame Train Crew After Western Springs Wreck
P S Eustis, traffic manager of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy, says officials investigated the collision of trains No 2 and No 8 at Western Springs. Evidence points to the flagman of No 2 failing to protect the train, while the engineer of mail train No 8 ran past a block signal. The federal government leads the inquiry with possible arrests. interstate commerce inspectors examined safety appliances but gave no ruling on compliance.
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Chicago
P. S. Eustis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Western Springs
Interstate Commerce Commission
California naval militia sets world marks at target practice
The California naval militia at Strait of Fuca broke the world's record with 55 consecutive hits using the four inch guns and 45 consecutive hits with the three pounder gun during target practice reported by wireless from Seattle.
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U. 8
S. S. Marblehead
Strait of Fuca
Seattle
California
Vaniman and Elmer Bodies Recovered From Akron Incident
Atlantic City July 16. The bodies of Melvin Vaniman and Frederick Elmer, two of the five victims of the Akron airship disaster, which exploded on July 2, were recovered yesterday. All five victims have now been recovered.
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Vaniman
Atlantic City
N. J
Melvin Vaniman
Frederick Elmer
Akron
Shooting at rural Texas dance wounds man
LOLING Tex July 16 Oscar Keys was shot with a shotgun while attending a dance at his home eight miles south of Loling He was dangerously wounded James Taylor surrendered to officers several hours after the shooting
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Loling
Tex
Here
Oscar Keys
James Taylor
Convention Called in Wyoming for Delegates
Gov Joseph M Carey called a meeting in Cheyenne for July 27 to elect delegates to the progressive convention in Chicago on August 5. The notice urges party members to participate and select representatives.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Joseph M. Careyes
Chicago
A. and M. Board to Meet in Fort Worth
Chairman Walton Poteet of the A and M board of directors has called a special session in Fort Worth on August 6 to set a contract for new buildings replacing those destroyed by fire recently.
Army Aviator Dies in Plunge from Plane
SEBASTOPOL July 15 Lieutenant Zekutski fell from a military aeroplane yesterday and was killed. The accident occurred during a routine flight, and rescue attempts were unsuccessful. The serviceman was attached to local aviation units.
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Sebastopol
Zekutski
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