Colquitt Leading In Critical Texas Gubernatorial Race
Early partial returns in Bexar county show Colquitt leading Ramsey by large margins in several precincts. Voters gathered despite heat and apathy with estimates of up to 13 000 ballots cast of 17 400 qualified. local factions and key races noted as the day progressed.
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Colquitt
Ramsey
Bexar County
Citizens’ League
James R. Davis
Clint G. Brown
Jim Stevens
John Tobin
Judge Ramsey
Bob Barker
W. P. Lane
James D. Walthall
Jake ‘Olters
United States
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Anton N. Moursund
Tice Moursund
Seventy-third District Court
Claude V. Birkhead
Birkhead
W. H. Lipscomb
Huntress- Stevens-Chambers
John A. O'Connor
Andres Coy
Frank R. Newton
Thade
John SE Sntot
L. C. Baker
United States to Buy Chamizal Tract from Mexico
The Mexican ambassador and the state department reached an agreement to settle the Chamizal dispute by the United States purchasing about 550 acres in El Paso from Mexico City. The tract is valued at roughly 1 million dollars.
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Washington, D.C
State Department
Chamizal
el Paso
Tex
Mexico City
United States
El Paso Chamizal land now prized for manufacturing sites
The Chamizal dispute over a river strip in El Paso ends without a fixed boundary. Canada judge Lafleur deemed land south to 1852 riverbed as U S and land north as Mexican. Negotiations focus on cash settlement to avoid upheaval for El Paso firms and property.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
FR. Lafleur
Troops Called to Paint Creek Coal District Riot
A special train carries state troops toward the Paint Creek district as coal miners strike since April. Rioting is serious and mine officials and county officers fear further trouble. Hundreds of troops are present. guards are cautious as miners threaten to shoot. Terrain favors miners' strongholds.
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Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Local Forecast For San Antonio Area
Tonight and Sunday remain fair for San Antonio and surrounding vicinity with light winds and no precipitation noted. Temperatures likely in comfortable ranges, allowing outdoor plans without weather concerns.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather for Tourists: 8 A.M. Readings in Major Cities
Observations show St. Louis 68 degrees clear with easterly wind and possible rain Sunday. Chicago 66 clear northeasterly wind. Milwaukee 62 clear south wind warmer Sunday. St. Paul 64 clear south wind fair. Kansas City 72 partly cloudy southeast wind, clouds and warmer Sunday. New York 66 clear north wind, Sunday fair. Boston 70 clear northwest wind, Sunday fair. Washington 68 clear northwest wind, Sunday fair.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Apparent Leased Wire Claim Denied by Antonio Light
A statement alleging that the Associated Press wire service can be carried in whole or in part by any newspaper other than Antonio Light is unfounded and has no basis in fact.
American Citizen Tortured in Monclova Rebels Report
Amado Suarez a New York resident and American citizen recounts torture by Mexican federal troops at Monclova to force a confession of being a revolutionary. He describes standing for days, being hung by thumbs, 38 saber strokes, and 43 days in a dungeon before front-line duty, then later imprisonment and escape via countersign after marching through desert with scarce food.
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Monclova
Amado Suarez
New York
San Antonio
Mexico
Suarez
Moncloya
Pablo Gonzales
Gonzales
Clenagas
C. P. Diaz
Heat Wave Prompts Warm Forecast for Texas and Oklahoma
Weather bureau charts show Texas and Oklahoma with the nation's highest temperatures as San Antonio sees 97 degrees while Dallas and several towns hit 102 to 104. Forecaster warns heat may intensify with a summer-like pattern, and political heat rising alongside the heat.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
United States
San Antonio
Dallas
Brownwood
Dublin
Paris
Weatherford
Greenville
Wax
Freight Wreck Near Beaumont Hits Destruction
Investigation shows a Southern Pacific freight wreck five miles east of Beaumont on Thursday evening was severe. Thirteen or fourteen loaded cars piled up and scattered along the right of way. One man was killed but not identified. authorities suspect he lived in Lake Charles.
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Beaumont
Tex
Southern Pacific
Lake Charles
Attorney Unable to Obtain Confession in Rosenthal Murder
New York reporters note failed attempts to secure confessions from arrested suspects in the Rosenthal gambler murder case. Grand jury adjourns until next week as Deputy Dougherty hunts actual conspirators. Threats target waiter Louis Crese who identified Bridgie Webber and Jack Sullivan. Sullivan to be questioned by Dougherty. Dago Frank to have coroner hearing Monday.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Dougherty
Rosenthal
Louis Crese
Dago Frank
Cotton price soars on Texas crop news
New Orleans and New York markets surged on July 27 as crop damage in Southwest Texas and forecasts of dry weather propelled cotton futures. October and December touched 13.15 a new high, with prices closing 24 to 36 points higher amid bullish forecasts for next week's government report.
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New Orleans
Texas
New York
City Hall Quiet During San Antonio Primary Day
Acting Mayor Richter visited his office briefly as the city hall ran near silence. City departments largely suspended work while police headquarters remained peaceful and the police court handled only short jail sentences. Fewer than twenty visitors were present in the morning.
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San Antonio
Richter
Diaz in Excellent Health After Rumor of Illness
Porfirio Diaz ex president of Mexico, wrongly reported sick in Mexico City, appeared in excellent health this morning in Paris, accompanied by his wife, after going out on a visit.
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Diaz
Paris
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Mexico City
Sugar Tariff Battle Hits Senate As Lodge Attacks Cane Refiners
In Washington July 27 a deal between regular and progressive Republicans backed a tariff bill setting a 1.60 per hundred pounds duty on refined sugar, replacing 1.90. Lodge led a pointed assault on sugar refiners while urging humanity to aid Louisiana cane and beet growers, warning of ruin for domestic industry in a year. The House measure Bristow and other bills were under consideration as a final vote neared.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Congress
Humanity
Louisiana
Mississippi
Finance Committee
Sugar Duty Debate Divides Refiners Across the Nation
In a campaign traced to one of three major sugar refineries, statements accuse the American Sugar Refining Co and Arbuckles of not supporting free sugar while the Spreckels group Federal Co funds agents and broadcasts nationwide. Independent refiners denounce duties, claiming to oppose the trust, yet their interests align with other refiners.
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Congress
American Sugar Refining Company
Arbuckles
Spreckles
Darrow Expected 10 Take Stand Monday
Los Angeles July 27 Clarence S Darrow defense counsel said the defendant will probably take the stand when the trial resumes Monday morning If not he will be preceded by Mrs Darrow who was to testify for her husband earlier but could not due to fitness Nearly all defense witnesses have testified with two remaining including the Darrows A planned trip to the scene where a former detective and a juror bribe recipient passed money to a prospective juror in the McNamara case was postponed by Chief Counsel Rogers for the defense.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence S. Darrow
Darrow
C. E. White
Lockwood
Rogers
Dock Strike Ends After Ten Weeks of Hardship
London report states the London docks strike ending after ten weeks of semi starvation for about 50,000 dock workers and families. The strike committee declares end and work will resume Monday.
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London
London Docks
Prohibition an Issue in Texas Senate Fight and Deadlock Talk
Texas voters face a heavy statewide ballot in a primary that tests prohibition as a voter issue. The contest centers on the senate race with candidates Wolters Sheppard Randell and Zoliner while Bailey looms as a potential factor in a possible legislative deadlock. Governor Colquitt Ramsey race also tight as party lines shift amid liquor debate.
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Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Jake Wolters
Houston
Morris Sheppard
Texarkana
C. B. Randell
Sherman
Matt Zoliner
Rockwall
Sheppard
Wolters
Randell
Bailey
Colquitt
Ramsey
Ae Ig
H Vaughan
B. Thomas
Sulphur Springs
Fred Dudley
Paris
B. B. Sturgeon
T. W. Perkins
McKinney
Robert Lovelace
Ravenna
Win
Honey Grove
R.L. Jones
Man
Sam Reyburn
Ben Gibson
Greenville
T. P
M. M. Morrison
N. G. Kittrell
C Moore
Oscar Calloway
Ayeaeae
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Aerie
New York City
Coney Island
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Senator Lodge
Nueces County
Cathy
Wright
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