San Antonio Carnival Marks Record Dividend and City Benefit
The 1911 San Antonio carnival yielded net profits of 750 percent on a $10 000 investment, with about 150 000 visitors over six days and an economic impact estimated between $750 000 and $1 000 000 for the city. Officials report rail traffic surged, tickets sold, and per visitor spending averaging five dollars daily, generating substantial local gains despite civic costs.
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Atlee B. Ayres
San Antonio
Carnival Association
Ayres
Clarification on AP Leased Wire Carriage by Newspapers
The statement claims that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light. It asserts esa and lacks basis in fact. The claim appears unfounded and not supported by verifiable evidence.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Local Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
The forecast notes unsettled conditions tonight and into Friday for San Antonio and surrounding areas. Skies may vary with possible showers and cool temperatures.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 am report varied conditions: St Louis 73 and cloudy with SE wind and showers, Chicago 70 clear with NE wind and showers, Milwaukee 72 clear with SW wind and showers, St Paul 60 partly cloudy with S wind and thunderstorms, Kansas City 70 cloudy with E wind and storms, New York 70 cloudy with strong SE temperature rise and showers, Boston 73 cloudy with SW wind and thunderstorms, Washington 74 cloudy with light W wind and warmer.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Defending Fleet 5 Successful In Fight
In a late night mock battle off Block Island the defending fleet under Commander Edward Eberle reportedly defeated nine invading battleships led by Rear Admiral Hugo Asterhaus. The engagement began around 4 a m with Washington scouts forming a screen and a torpedo boat destroyer sighted as the target.
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Associated Press
Block Island
Boston
New York
Edward Eberle
Hugo Asterhaus
No Man’s Land
Washington
Defending Fleet Suffered Theoretical Losses In Battle
The article describes the invaders sinking several ships of the defending fleet in theory. The cruiser Chicago was destroyed as it steamed out toward the enemy. A submarine allegedly failed to reach Washington, being detected and sunk at under 1500 yards.
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Chicago
Washington
Chains prisoner forced confession in Dallas jail
In Dallas on July 20 Special Officer Ben Lofton used an eight foot chain tied to the county jail floor to threaten Arthur Clark a black prisoner until he confessed to assault to murder and wounding four policemen including Lofton Clark testified that he confessed during the interrogation in court.
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Dallas
Tex
Arthur Clark
Ben Lofton
Lofton
Phillips Gives Version of Fight
BE Hoffman and J C Phillips were arraigned in the police court for fighting. Each was fined ten dollars after Phillips testified that he confronted Hoffman on South Flores street car at about 10 o clock and found Hoffman with Phillips's wife. He said he told Hoffman to cut it out, which led to the arrest.
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Phillips
BE. L. Hoffman
J. C. Phillips
South Flores
Hoffman
Accident Hurts Sister When Rifle Misfires Near Medina River
Frank Harrell accidentally pulled the trigger while handling a rifle at his home near the Medina river on Tuesday. The bullet passed through the fleshy part of his sister Delma Harrell's thigh. A physician said the wound is not serious and she should recover rapidly.
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Medina River
Frank Harrell
Delma
Harrell
Governor Declines to Debate in Waco Meeting
John W. Baker, chairman of the anti prohibition county committee, said Governor Colquitt would not meet Cullen F. Thomas in a joint debate here tomorrow night in Waco Texas. The Associated Press reports the decision and the local reaction to the event.
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Waco
Tex
John W. Baker
Colquitt
Cullen F. Thomas
Bull Run veterans gather for Manassas jubilee meeting
Fifty years after the first Bull Run battle, blue and gray veterans reunite in Manassas Virginia for a semi centennial civil war Jubilee. President and Virginia governor attend with Grand Army of the Republic and United Confederate Veterans leaders, as crowds assemble amid flags and ceremony planning.
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Manassas
Bull Run
Blue
Gray House
United States
Virginia
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Old Henry Farm
Body of Unknown Laborer Found Mangled by Coyotes
The body of an unknown man, likely dead for days, was found two hundred yards from the International and Great Northern track near San Antonio. Sheriff and coroner to hold inquest. identity race and cause unknown. Clothing indicated laborer. few belongings included a June 4 San Antonio Light and two land contracts.
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Mesquite
San Antonio
International & Great Northern Railroad
Stevens
Ben
Fisk
International & Great Northern
Frio
Sutherland Springs
Wilson County
Committee to Confer with Colquitt on I. & G. N. Law Repeal
The special committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce will confer with Governor Colquitt about repealing the I. G. N. law next week. Members include L. J. Hart as chairman F. W. Cook and H. E. Hildebrand. Hart noted Cook’s absence and the busy election on Saturday will delay Austin visit until the early part of next week.
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Chamber of Comsbeuaerenne Oy
Colquitt
L. J. Hart
F. W. Cook
H. E. Hildebrand
Hart
Austin
Haystack Saves Aviator in Open Field Turnover
Chicago July 20 A haystack saved the life of Harry Cowling an amateur aviator when his biplane began to overturn at about sixty feet he leaped and landed unharmed on the stack of hay
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry Cowling
Cowling
Plot Found 10 Adogasinate At La Barra Puebla Trouble Renewed
Police report an alleged plot to assassinate President de la Barra with detectives investigating amid Puebla outbreaks. Maderista soldiers protest disarming efforts, attacking a factory and raiding a ranch where a person is said to have been killed. Workmen and peons joined riots near Atlixco and San Martin Texmelucan as guards withdrew.
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Mexico City
de la Barra
Benito Pablo Juarez
Puebla
Francisco I. Madero Jr
Tehuacan
Sanchez Gavito
Enrique Lanagerua
Atlixco
San Martin Texmealucan
Diaz Visits Paris Museum Amid Return to City
Gen Porfirio Diaz former president of Mexico returned to Paris and visited the museum in the Hotel Des Invalides where he was received with military honors.
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Paris
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Hotel Des _ Invalides
Inquisitive Move on Poll Tax Case Postponed
Judge Robinson convened the criminal district court with grand jurors ready to reassemble for a poll tax inquiry. Absent members prompted a one day delay, postponing action until next week as Harris County resumes heated campaigning with rallies for Truett Ball for the pro side and Kirby Lane for the anti side.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Robinson
Criminal District Court
Harris County
George W. Truett
Colonel Ball
John H. Kirby
Jonathan Lane
Governor Testifies Before Dallas Grand Jury
Governor C. B. Colquitt testified before the Dallas county grand jury after being summoned. Sources say the summon relates to a statement alleging 192 blind tigers operate in Dallas, a claim attributed to local prohibitionists. The witnesses who made the statement are expected to appear this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
C. B. Colquitt
Dallas County
Grand Jury
Clark
Poll tax probe continues in Palestine justice court
Results were not published as the poll tax probe continued in the Palestine justice court today with no public findings announced.
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Associated Press
Palestine, Tex
Justice Court
Daughters Elopement Sparks Sheriff Search near San Antonio
Bobb Jones of Sheppard road twenty miles from San Antonio asks the sheriff to locate his daughter Amelia and Willie Burk who eloped Monday night. He chased them to San Antonio and Seguin, notified clerks to deny a license as the girl is under 16.
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Bobb Jones
San Antonio
Sheppard Road
Sheriff's Department
Amelia
Willie Burk
Seguin
San Antonio considers coastal auto speedway plan
W. S Hawkins former Oklahoma highway official urged building an auto speedway from San Antonio to the coast at a Real Estate exchange meeting. A fifteen member committee was appointed to pursue the project with towns between here and the Gulf, cost about 1800 per mile, financed by road districts and bonds.
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W. 8S. Hawkins
Oklahoma
Real Estate Exchange
San Antonio
T. L. Conroy
Here
Gulf
Hawkins
Sap
Linton
Corpus Christi
Ingleside
Aransas Pass
Alexander Boynton
Medina
Revival of Interest in Texas Education Gains Steam
AUSTIN July 20. Superintendent F M Bralley says Texas shows the greatest statewide revival of interest in education, with patrons teachers and school trustees uniting to maximize benefits from the new rural school system begun by the last legislature.
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Theassociated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
F. M. Bralley
Department of Education
Bralley
Foreigners Flee Mexico as Revolution Sparks Unrest
Reported exodus of foreigners from Mexican regions amid revolutionary upheaval. Widespread unrest described as anarchic conditions in major sections, prompting fears of external intervention and regional instability.
Germans Seek Protection as Mexican Turmoil Spreads
Berlin dispatch reports twenty five German families in Orizaba seek protection amid anti foreign unrest in Puebla and Coahuila. German colony warned to leave Torreon within twenty four hours as U S troop withdrawal sparks fear and looting across the region.
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Temrcon
Coahuila
Mexco
Torreon
San Antonio
Mexico
Associated Press
Berlin
National Liberal Party
Orizaba
Puebla
United States
Mexican
Army Maneuver Division
of Mexico
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Pierre G. Z. Beauregard
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Sheriff
Jose Maria Gamboa
Committee On Foreign Relations
Covadonga
Gambroa
Standing Committee of Congress of Mexico
W. 8. Hawkins
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