Texas Laws Are Bogey Address by Judge Lovett
English finance coverage says Texas railroad law hurdles deter investment in Texas lines led by Lovett and Ripley. Report notes Lovett's Dallas welfare commission address, claims Texas statutes hinder profitability, amid British and continental rail finance interest and a $250,000 bonus for a San Antonio route.
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London
Texas
Medina Dam
San Antonio, Rockport
Lovett and Ripley
Pio Ripley Eorest
Ka & Lane
Robert J. Lovett
Haerriman Lines
Dallas
Tex
Thread Needle
Fleet Street
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad
San Antonio
Rons
Hearne
Giddings
Retutte Houthern Pacific
Apame
Bliss to command West Point Military Academy
General Tasker H. Bliss, commanding the Eastern division, will go to West Point as commandant of the Military Academy. Major General Thomas H. Barry, currently at West Point, will be transferred to Governor's Island. the order awaits approval from Secretary Stimson.
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Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
Governor's Island
West Point
Military Academy
Thomas H. Barry
Stimson
City Council Faces Financial Dilemma Over June Payroll
The city council considers a $47 000 June payroll ordinance and a depository settlement as finance officials seek funds. Alderman Lambert pushes an eight hour shift for police and 38 new officers costing 36 000, with final reading contingent on banking arrangements.
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Lambert
Tammany Aided Bryan Campaign Fund Third Largest Contributor
Special to the Light reports that Tammany Hall gave 10000 dollars to William J. Bryan's campaign fund, disclosed before a Senate subcommittee. Herman Ridder of New York, former Democratic National Committee treasurer, and his three sons contributed 37000 dollars. Belmont and Ryan reportedly gave nothing.
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Washington
Tammany
William J. Bryan
Herman Ridder
New York
Senate
Ridder
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
August Belmont
Thomas F. Ryan
Heney Guest in City Visits for Private Land Business
Francis J. Heney famed graft prosecutor and Roosevelt ally arrived in San Antonio from San Francisco and checked into the St. Anthony. He stated the visit is for private Gulf coast land holdings near Aransas Pass and will depart today for undisclosed next steps.
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Francis J. Heney
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
San Antonio
San Francisco
St. Anthony
Heney
Gulf Coast
Aransas Pass
Pacific Coast
Proclamation Calls Democratic Primary Across Bexar County
H E Hildebrand chairman of the Bexar county democratic executive committee issued a proclamation naming next Saturday as the primary election day. Polls will open 8 am to 7 pm with ballots for U S senate state and district officers legislators county and precinct officials and county executive committee chairman. He pledges a fair election with presiding judges and clerks named to represent each faction.
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H. E. Hildebrand
Bexar County
Democratic Executive Committee
United States Senate
Hildebrand
Terrell
Citizens’ League
T. T. VanderHoven
Huntress-Chambers
W. W. Walling
San Antonio
Weather Outlook for Texas Showers and Fair Skies
Forecast from Washington July 20 reports eastern Texas will have local showers Sunday or Sunday night with fair to the coast Monday. Western Texas sees showers Sunday in the north and center with fair southern portions, and Monday will be fair.
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Washington
Texas
Weather for Tourists in Major Cities
Observations at 8 p m show St Louis 84 clear with a south wind and fair Sunday. Chicago 82 with rain likely Sunday, wind south. Milwaukee 68 cloudy with probable rain Sunday from the east. St Paul 62 cloudy and rain Sunday with north wind. Kansas City 90 cooler Sunday. New York 68 cloudy with southwest wind and rain likely Sunday. Washington 68 rain Sunday's forecast with northeast wind.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Clarification on AP Wire Carrying by Newspapers
The statement claims no newspaper except the San Antonio Light carries the AP leased wire wholly or partly in San Antonio. It asserts the claim is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Basia
Pope Pius Overcome by Heat After Ceremony
Rome July 20 Pope Pius was overcome by heat and fatigue after the ninth anniversary ceremony for Pope Leo XIII. Vatican physicians ordered suspension of public audiences and advised rest for the summer. Condition not serious but precautions are being taken.
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Pope Pius
Leo XIII
Rome
Vatican
Vigilance committee formed to hunt Rosenthal slayers
New York reports an old time vigilance committee organized to locate the slayers of gambler Herman Rosenthal killed in front of the Metropole hotel five days earlier. District Attorney Whitman and the Burns detective agency lead the effort, with a citizen funded committee paying expenses and aiding the investigation. Some suspects have fled the city as Whitman and Burns discuss evidence before the grand jury.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Metropole
Whitman
Burns Detective Agency
Wm. J. Burns
Long Branch
Futurist Call Urges Women to Return to Primitive Roles
Paris reports Mile. Valen tine Be Saint Point, poet and novelist, leads a new feminist revolt urging women to reject traditional morality. She calls feminism a mental error and asserts women should embody fierce prowess like Joan of Arc and Cleopatra, inspiring men to strive and fight.
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Paris
Mile
Valentine Be Saint Point
Lamartine
Milo
Saint Point
Joans of Arc
NO TRACE OF NAILL MISSING SAN ANTONIO GROCERYMAN
The San Antonio grocer J. M. Naill vanished after an excursion to Corpus Christi on July 2. Clothing found July 4, and the missing man’s body or whereabouts remain unknown with over 500 in cash a gold watch and razor also missing. Conflicting reports from friends and family say he planned to return by July 5 and was seen in that Corpus Christi area days later.
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J. M. Neill
San Antonio
Nain
Miss Nain
Rebels Patch Up Differences With Orozco News
Rebel leaders in Juarez say disputes over officers and Orozco's conduct south of Chihuahua have been settled and that Orozco retains a voice in the revolution. Fifty thousand rounds of ammunition were sent from Juarez to General Argumedo in the Torreon district, and four officers of Col. Villareal were executed at Madera by order of General Rojas. Victor L. Ochoa, alleged ammunition smuggler, was arrested in El Paso on charges of conspiring to ship ammo to Mexico. his brother Eduardo also held. The Sonora campaign is to be directed by Gen. Salazar as Orozco steps back from supreme command.
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Argumendo
Torreon
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Orozco
Chihuahua
Sonora
Inez Salazar
Casas Grandes
Salazar
Argumedo
Federal
Marcelene Villareal
Madera
Rojas
Villareal
Hearst Ranch
Nahuerachic
Madera-Lumber Company
Guilerres
Induares Utierrez
Victor L. Ochoa
United States Department of Justice
Mexico
Ochoa
Diaz
Paterson
N. J
Eduardo Ochoa
German merchant widow flees after looting and murder in Mexico
Mrs. Elsie Beel, now in El Paso with her two children, says rebels under Argumedo killed her husband and looted his store of about 75 000 dollars in goods before she fled to Germany via El Paso and San Miguel Del Mezquital. She notes her husband had spent 25 years in Mexico and worked as a cashier for Ketelson and Degtau, with ties to El Paso Juarez and Chihuahua.
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EL Paso
Tex
Elsie Beel
San Miguel del Mezquital
Sailor claims Titanic captain seen in Baltimore
Peter Pryal a wealthy retired mariner says Captain Smith of the Titanic appeared in Baltimore yesterday and spoke to him on the street Thursday. Pryal followed Smith to a railroad station where the captain bought a Washington bound ticket and greeted him by name. Pryal, under a physician's care for nervous shock, is described as sane and active in church circles.
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Peter Pryal
Captain Smith
Titanic
Baltimore
Washington
Pryal
Little Hope Mikado Will Live Says Chinda
Tokyo cablegram reports Viscount Chinda the Japanese ambassador said there was little hope for the mikado's survival. The message notes acute nephritis and lack of word from his government. He said he did not know the emperor was ill until the cable arrived. The tone was grave and wary.
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Washington
Tokio
Viscount Chinda
Zapatistas Attack Train Leaves Sixty Dead
In a Zapatista raid between Cuernavaca and Mexico City, a mine exploded under the rails as the locomotive passed. The second class coach with federal troops bore the worst of the attack, with thirty passengers killed and many wounded. The express cars were looted and torched, a relief train found only debris and survivors. Conductor Allen, an American, is reported critically wounded.
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Mexico
City
Zapatistas
Cuernavaca
Morelos
Allen
Avas
Hilles Names Aides for Taft Campaign
Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced ten aides to assist in reelecting President Taft. The list includes J. T. Adams Iowa Charles F. Brooker Connecticut Fred W. Esta brook New Hampshire James F. Goodrich Indiana Alva H. Martin Virginia T. H. Neidringhaus Missouri H. A. Perkins Washington Alfred T. Rogers Wisconsin Newell Sanders Tennessee Charles B. Warren Michigan Roy C West Illinois Ralph Williams Oregon. The roster excludes William Barnes Jr. and some aides will work in New York City. Hilles began a trip to spend Sunday with his family and planned to return tomorrow.
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New York
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Taft
J. T. Adams
Iowa
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
Fred W. Estabrook
New Hampshire
James F. Goodrich
Indiana
Alva H. Martin
Virginia
T. H. Neidringhaus
Arrested All Are Sent to Jail Bond May Be Given Monday
A terse report states that all detainees were sent to jail and a bond may be granted on Monday. It notes efforts to secure proper security arrangements.
Six Mexicans Arrested on Train in Federal Case
Federal authorities arrested Emilio Vasquez Gomez and five other Mexicans on charges of conspiracy to violate neutrality laws and planning a military expedition into Mexico. The group included Dr Policar Rueda Francisco Guzman Marquez Francisco Perez and Miramon. Guzman and Marquez served Vasquez Gomez, with Guzman as secretary. Arrests occurred on a Southern Pacific train at the stockyards crossing and at Vasquez Gomezs home. Bond set at 10000 for Gomez 5000 each for the others. all remanded to county jail until Monday for bond.
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Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Mexico
United States
Vasquez Gomez
Policar Rueda
Francisco Guzman
Marquez
Francisco Perez
Miramon
Guzman
Perez
Sebastian Trevino
Vasques Gomez
Eugene Nolte
Rebentisch
Emilio Vasquez
City Street
Vasquez Gomes
Vasquez
Gomez
M . Nolte
United
Fred H. Lancaster
R. L. Ed
Edwards
Gomoe
Sr. Gomez
Ruede
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S. A. R. & M. Railway
London Bourse Press
Judge Lovett
Southern Pacific
Commissioner Mayfield
Ripley
Santa Fe
Roosevelt
Vigilance Committee
Rosenthal
Orozen
Mariner
Enperor
Matsuhito
Mikado
Japan
Chinda
Nippon
Zapatitas
Hilles
William Barnes Jr
Dr. Rueda, Guzman
M. L. Marquez
F. Perez and
F. Miramon
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