Rebels Expected to Evacuate Juarez Soon
Juarez authorities report insurrectos to abandon Juarez within 48 hours and move 400 men to Casas Grandes as General Huerta nears the border. A dynamiting crew south of Juarez delays evacuation while federal forces push toward Juarez and Chihuahua City rebuilding damaged rail lines.
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Juarez
Mex
Citizens’ Vigilance Committee
Casas Grandes
Juan V. Medina
General Huerta
Montezuma
Pascual Orozco
Rio Grande
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Federal Soldiers Loot Mormon Store in Colonia Oaxaca
Federal troops looted the Haymore brothers store in Colonia Oaxaca Sonora on July 18 taking several hundred dollars worth of goods and robbing Willard Haymore Sr of 200 dollars in cash. Local Mormons plan resistance as a rebel scouting party camps near Las Varas while officials probe the incident for Washington.
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Colonia
Oaxaca
Sonora
Mex
Haymore Brothers
Willard Haymore Sr
Haymore
Colonia Morelos
Sanjines
Las Varas
Pulpit Pass
State Department
Washington
Stores at Madera Close after Looting by Rojas
The Madera company store at Madera, El Paso, has closed after looters took twenty thousand dollars of supplies in two days. Other local stores faced similar drain. Rebel forces under Orozco, Salazar, and Campos shift positions as guerilla warfare aims overshadow the area.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rojas
Madera Company
Madera
Campos
Sonora
Orozco
Salazar
Enrile to be released despite extradition news
Mexico City reports Gonzalo Emily, Orozco’s former financial agent, will not be extradited from the United States after officials found no grounds acceptable to the American government. The foreign affairs minister issued the statement.
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Orozco
Mexico City
Gonzalo Emily
United States
Murderer of Child Kills Self With Gas
Nathan Swartz, identified as the killer of 13 year old Julia Conners, ends his life by inhaling gas in a Christie Street tenement. His brother Philip Swartz later identifies the body. Swartz had admitted guilt to his father and left a note stating insanity and guilt.
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Nathan Swartz
Julia Conners
Mother
New York
Christie Street
Swartz
Joseph Brennan
Max Hirskowitz
Max Kaplan
Kaplan
Philip Swartz
Conners
Bandit Shot by Posse Near Alexander City Alabama
In a woods battle three miles south of Alexander City a bandit who robbed Auburn post office was mortally wounded by a posse. He carried $335 and claimed Oklahoma as home. The yeggman previously escaped a Tallapoosa county sheriff in a separate raid. Postoffice Inspector Brannon moved to Alexander City after the death.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alexander City
Auburn
Oklahoma
Lynch
Tallapoosa County
Postoffice
Brannon
Yeggman
Model Clothiers
Tulsa
Okla
Queen & Crescent
Mississippi
Weather alert for San Antonio area unsettled tonight
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Friday with possible showers and cooler temperatures. Nighttime lows expected in the 50s and a chance of showers persists into Friday.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for Tourists: Observations From U S Cities
At 8 a m temperatures range from 56 in St Paul to 72 in St Louis with winds from the north to southeast. Forecasts predict rain tonight or Friday in several cities and fair conditions in others as cool air settles in overnight.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Statement on AP wire distribution to San Antonio papers
A statement asserts the Associated Press wire is not carried in whole or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light. The claim is described as unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
Ban Antonio
Antonio
League Will Delect Man to Run for Mayor
Citizens' league calls for precinct meetings on July 29 and a city convention on July 30 at Beethoven hall to nominate a mayoral candidate after Mayor Bryan Callaghan's death. The campaign aims to keep county and city affairs separate and defeat the Huntress-Chambers ticket in county primaries on July 27.
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Beethoven Hall
Tuseday
Bryan Callaghan
Citizens’ League
San Antonio
William L. Richter
Nine Drowned in Pennsylvania Flood Near Jacobs Creek
A cloudburst in Barren Run near Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania caused nine deaths when a wall of water swept a ravine. John Raymond’s wife and six children along with two guests perished while searching for a missing husband. Raymond survived in a barn but could not save them.
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Jacobs Creek
Barren Run
John Raymond
Weekend Classified Ad Offer for Ten Day Run
Advertisement offers a ten day run with two Sundays at half a cent per word per insertion. 15 words cost 75 cents. Telephone ads and payment as billed. Both phones listed as 176.
Arrest Narrows In Rosenthal Murder Case
Jack Rose a gambler admits riding in the gray auto that ferried Rosenthal’s killers to the Metropole. The New York probe centers on police graft accusations and possible involvement by Louis Libby and William Shapiro who claim the car was ordered by phone. Rose faced two hours of questioning at police headquarters and is said to have left the vehicle before the shooting.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Louis Libby
William Shapiro
Rosenthal
Shapiro
Libby
Jack Rose
Itzkle
Jack” Rose
Dougherty
Rose
Bronx Police Lieutenant Becker Disappears Then Returns
Police Lieutenant Becker left his Bronx home yesterday afternoon and was not heard from. Rumors suggested suicide, though colleagues note his habit of brief absences while pursuing clues. He reported to headquarters before 10 this morning and dismissed the suicide claim.
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Becker
Bronx
Outside Interests Buy Houston Street Realty
A contract for the transfer of a Houston street block valued around 40000 was signed this morning between Ed Rand and W P Brown and P Panagiotopulos acting as agent for Nashville and Memphis interests. The property fronts 75 feet on Houston Street and is bounded by San Pedro creek Obraje and Camaron streets. Deed expected to be filed Saturday after final details. The sale followed Chamber of Commerce success in securing a railway bonus from an English syndicate. Ten days earlier Tennessee parties obtained an option. their representative arrived Monday to finalize arrangements.
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Houston Street
Ed Rand
W. P. Brown
P. Panagiotopulos
Nashville
Memphis
San Pedro Creek
Obraje Street
Camaron Street
R. H. Wester
A. E. Boudreaux
Petty & Boudreaux
J. W. Aldrich
Aldrich Bros
Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee
Wester
Luncheon Celebration for San Antonio Rail Bonus Progress
About 200 Chamber of Commerce members met at the Gunter Hotel for a luncheon celebrating San Antonio securing a $250,000 bonus to ensure construction of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad. Speakers praised the achievement and predicted rapid city growth. H. E. Hildebrand received a gold watch for leading the bonus effort.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Hildebrand
H. E. Hildebrand
San Antonio Bonus Secures English Rail Pact
London unofficially notified that San Antonio raised 250000 for the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad. Bankers will formally confirm after checking subscriptions, enabling rapid large scale construction with Shattuck Edinger company handling the route from San Antonio to Crowther and coast. Community leaders and businessmen celebrated as Chamber of Commerce officials announced the milestone amid cheers and optimism for quick depot work and start of rail construction within 30 days.
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London
San Antonio
Rockport
Shattuck- Edinger Company
Crowther
David Matheson
Hopkins
Shattuck-Edinger Company
Los Angeles
San Francisco
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