Shooting at San Antonio bar claims deputy and bystander
Deputy Sheriff Ora Baird is killed and Deputy Constable Feliciano Flores Sr. is wounded in a gunfight at a Main Street bar beside the Bexar county courthouse. Flores is in Santa Rosa hospital under guard, claiming self defense amid political faction tensions. bystander Manuel Ochoa was also wounded. Baird had long served as deputy sheriff and leaves five sons, a daughter, and multiple relatives.
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Ora Baird
Feliciano Flores Sr
Manuel Ochoa
Bexar
Flores
Santa Rosa Hospital
D. P. Remling
Baird
Ochoa
Santa Rosa
Trainer
D. Berrey
Citizens’ League
Florés
Waitress-Chambers
Constable Johnson
Physicians’ and Surgeons’ Hospital
San Antonio
Ohio
la Salle County
Cletus, Ora Jr
Julius
Leroy
Richard
Eleanor
J. H. Baird
William Baird
California
Mission Cemetery
Relations Changed By Panama Canal Ownership Debate
Senator Smith of South Carolina argued that U S control of the Panama Canal Zone altered relations with Britain, superseding the 1901 Hay Pauncefote treaty and granting the canal status like an internal waterway. He warned against arbitration on domestic matters or setting an embarrassing precedent.
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Washington
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Great Britain
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Albanians Set to Lay Down Arms after Turkish Peace Promise
European Turkey July 20 reports Albania will receive a peace commission of three Albanian senators from Turkey. The delegation will urge rebels to suspend hostilities, easing the internal political tension and aiding the government.
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Saloniki
Turkey
Albania
Revolution Breaks in Lisbon and Oporto Portugal
Lisbon and Oporto have reportedly erupted in revolution, confirmed by Portugal interior minister Senor Barroso. Dispatches traveled from Orense Spain via Veria to Madrid reporting the uprising and its spread to Lisbon and Oporto.
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Madrid
the Universe
Orense
Spain
Lisbon
Oporto
Portugal
Veria
Senor Barroso
Ex-Congressman Gaines Attacks Chauffeur in Nashville Crash
Former U S representative John Wesley Gaines became enraged after a chauffeur nearly hit him with a car. He climbed over the radiator and attacked the driver causing the vehicle to crash into a telegraph pole. No serious injuries reported. Gaines was arrested for assault and battery and released on bond.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Wesley Gaines
Gaines
Taft Leaves Campaign Choice to National Committee
President Taft said he would not influence the Republican National Committee sub committees on a campaign advisory committee or treasurer and would accept their selections. He noted Otto Bannard of New York favored for treasurership but now believed unavailable, offering no alternative.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Republican National Committee
Hilles
National Committee
Otto T. Bannard
New York
Bannard
Snow falls in Carp Lake as crops damaged by cold
Dispatch from Carp Lake 28 miles northeast of Petosky reports a light snow drizzle last night. The cold weather damaged crops in the area.
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Carp Lake
Grand Rapids
Mich
Petosky
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity, tonight and Sunday look unsettled with shifting clouds and potential showers. Temperatures remain mild as passages of a front move through the region.
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San Antonio
Weather snapshot for tourists across major cities
Observations at 8 am show varied conditions from clear skies in St. Louis to rain in Chicago and New York. Temperatures range from 56 in Milwaukee to 72 in Kansas City with winds from southeast to northwest and Sunday forecasts of fair or rain as noted.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Stands Alone on Gay Leased Wire
A statement alleging that the AP Gay leased wire is carried by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded. The San Antonio Light asserts there is no basis for such claims and maintains exclusive use or control of its leased AP wire in its market.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Emperor Meiji of Japan Critically Ill in Tokyo
Meiji era ruler Mutsuhito of Japan is gravely ill with acute nephritis and uremia. Cabinet members and imperial princes are summoned as doctors report a history of intestinal trouble, diabetes since 1904, and recent unconsciousness. Stock prices fall amid shock across Tokyo.
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Tokio
Mutsuhito
Japan
Yosuihito
Prince Katsura
Europe
Nichi-Nichi
Belletin Boards
Italians Admit Repulse at Dardanelles Entrance
Rome reports that a flotilla of Italian torpedo boat destroyers tried to enter the Dardanelles yesterday. They reached Chanak Kalesi on the Asiatic side but withdrew under heavy fire from Turkish forts and ships. No damage to the Italian vessels was reported.
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Rome
Darganelles
Chanak
Kalesi
Tammany Men Contributed Ten Bayan Fund in 1908
Herman Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in 1908, testified before a Senate campaign finance inquiry by presenting official receipts showing total 1908 receipts of 620,644.77 dollars and expenditures of 619,410.06 dollars. He said he was the largest contributor with 37,000 dollars, and that Tammany Hall gave 10,000 dollars while others like Robert Ewing of New Orleans raised 37,000 mostly in small bills.
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Josephine Henning
Clarence Fank
Clarence 8
Fank
Aileen Heppner
Funk
International Harvester
William Lormer
United States Senate
Edward Hines
Hines
Lorimer
Washington
Herman Ridder
Democratic National Committee
Senate Committee
Secretary of the State
New York
J. J. Martin
Secretary of State
Ridder
Belmont
Thomas F. Ryan
Senator Clapp
Sheehan
Tammany Hall
Mr. Ridder
Robert Ewing
New Orleans
W. F. Sheehan
John T. McGraw
Edward M
Defensive Works Strengthen Chanak Kalesi Fortress
European shore drafted note describes Chanak Kalesi defending town improved with heavy guns and modern equipment in recent years.
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Chanak Kalesi
Dardanelles Narrowed Channel to Aid Navigation
The government announced a reduction of the free channel width between the mine fields in the Dardanelles by 50 to allow continued navigation and strengthen strait defenses.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Tufts Sentenced to Three Years at San Quentin
Gorham Tufts Jr., once linked to a famed mystic cult, was convicted of fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 from his wife, the former Mrs. Roe of Fort Worth, Texas. He received a three year term after pleading for probation.
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Matsuhito
Japan
Kioto
Meiji
Ichijo Tadaka
Haruko
Yoshinito
Mutsuhin
Yosh’hio
Sabaks
Kujo Michika
Russia
Imperial Palace
Hone Ware
Los Angeles
Cal
Gorham Tufts Jr
Four Tedmont children killed by blasting powder blast
Four children of the Tedmonts family died from a blasting powder accident in Washington Pennsylvania. The miners father kept powder at home and the parents were away when they returned to find the children unconscious in the yard.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Tedmonts
Rebels in Mexico Border Turbulence Rumors Rise
Washington officials report rebel forces along the Mexican border are disintegrating while shipments of thousands of rifles and about 100000 rounds of ammunition into El Paso prompt fears of further trouble. In Juarez, Captain Regier and rebels are said to have cut communication between Chihuahua and Torreon north of Jiminez, with federals ready to repair amid ongoing guerilla activity.
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Washington, D.C
War Department
el Paso
Juarez
Mex
Regier
Chihuahua
Torreon
Jiminez
Rebels Occupy Dolores Without Battle
Rebel vanguard moving toward Sonora and Sinaloa over the Dolores mountain trail reached the mining camp of Dolores southwest of Madera Chihuahua. About 600 federals retired prior to the rebel approach. no clash occurred at Dolores as earlier reports claimed.
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Dolores
Madera
Chihuahua
Mexico
Sonora
Sinaloa
Dolores Mountain
Here
Gas Struck Near San Antonio Promises City Supply
Gas was struck on Frio City road about 10.8 miles south of San Antonio in a shallow 1200 foot well. Officials report high potential with estimated 500 psi, a second nearby well may boost output and revive proposals to pipe gas to San Antonio for commercial use.
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San Antonio
Frio City Road
W. B. Hamilton
C. W. Swain
Frio City
J. H. McMahan
Light
McMahan
Oklahoma
Ammunition Sent to Durango by Juarez Forces
Six soldiers from General Argumen command in Durango came to Juarez for ammo and received 50 000 rounds before returning. Orogeo continues as the base while Juarez stabilizes with business slow, gambling houses revived, and tourists thronging the area.
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Durango
EL Paso
Tex
Argumen
Juarez
Argumendo
Orogeo
Excursion Report Fragments From Local Event
Fragmentary OCR from a local notices page mentions an excursion event with partial details including fixtures and times. The readable bits point to a transport or schedule item linked to the group identified as BROS. but the full context is unclear.
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APAN
Emperor Mutsuhito
Talians
Chanak Kailesi
Khilid-Bahri Fort
Tammany Men
Democratic National Campaign
TUFTS
San Antong
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