Mayor to name Kearny again and council clash
San Antonio faces a heated council meeting as Mayor Brown again names Clinton H. Kearny for city engineer amid a stalemate with seven aldermen who oppose him. Rumors of shifting support circulate as pressure for a commission government grows and bond work could be delayed.
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San Antonio
Zarramora
Clinton H. Kearny
Kearny
Brown
Lambert
Rische
Fincham
Neal
Warren
A. C. Pancoast
Steves
Chapa
Hoefgen
Uhr
Dielmann
Saunders
Baldwin
Big Man
Inself
Mr. Pancoast
Commission
Council 2
Kearney
Citizens’ League
Weekend Showers and Fair Skies Across Regions
Washington forecast calls for local showers Sunday and probably Monday with fair conditions near the eastern area. West Texas will see fair weather on Sunday and Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Jay
West Texas
Weather for tourists by city at 8 p m
Observations at 8 p m show varied conditions across cities. St Louis reports 86 with southeast wind and rain likely Sunday. Chicago 88 clear with southeast wind. Milwaukee 78 partly cloudy with rain Sunday. St Paul 84 clear with northwest wind. Kansas City 90 clear with south wind and cooler Sunday. New York 70 clear. Boston 74 clear. Washington 76 clear with southeast wind and sunny Sunday.
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Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paulus
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
D. C
Must Cut Weeds Or Appear In Court
Secretary Chaffe warned that noncompliance with weed and brush cutting notices will lead to prosecution and fines. Judge Lowther imposed $10 penalties on four property owners, as inspectors report progress in clearing vacant lots despite delays. Each refused notice counts as a separate offense under the ordinance.
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Chaffe
Health Board
Lowther
Health Department
Nueces Valley Road Rally Planned for Fowlerton
A planning meeting and barbecue to form a Nueces river valley highway association is set for Wednesday in Fowlerton. The event includes a Pearsall band performance and a San Antonio delegation preparing to travel from the Chamber of Commerce building at 7 AM to join the rally between Uvalde and Corpus Christi.
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Fowlerton
Nueces River Valley
D. E. Colp
Chamber of Commerce
B. D. Hatcher
Commercial Association of
Pearsall Band
Nueces River
Uvalde
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Stokes Named State Sheep Inspector
S H Stokes of Sutton county was appointed state sheep inspector under the new law. He will assume duties within the next few days.
Mexican killed by Deputy in Texas clash
En carnacion Trevino, a Mexican, was shot and killed several miles south of Victoria Texas this afternoon by Deputy Constable J T Flournoy after Trevino attacked him with a rock Flournoy has been placed under arrest and is in custody for investigation
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Victoria
Tex
Senate Debates Tariff Amendments and Currency Act Extension
In Congress the Senate opened at noon and debated amendments to the tariff bill and chemical schedules. Clapp proposed extending the half billion emergency currency under the Aldrich Vreeland act. The foreign relations committee heard Bryan on the Nicaraguan treaty and scheduled Ambassador Wilson on Mexico next week. House adjourned for lack of quorum after four minutes.
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Senate
Clapp
Bryan
Wilson
Wilson Seeks Support for Huerta Amid Defiant Ambassadors
President Wilson plans backing for Huerta as ambassador remains defiant and interviews are labeled unfortunate. Carranza forces are belittled in a sharp official statement reinforcing tensions between the factions and foreign policy at issue.
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Carranza
Ambassador Wilson weighs Huerta recognition in Mexico crisis
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Wilson plans to urge recognition of Huerta while Del Valle disputes him. Wilson and Del Valle clash in Mexico City over policy as Bryan weighs next moves. Wilson faces Senate Foreign Relations testimony amid disputes over security and neutrality laws.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Huerta
Reginald del Valle
Mexico
Bryan
del Valle
Mexico City
Bananai
State Department
White House
Ambassador Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Department
William Bayard Hale
Mr. Wilson
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Oklahoma City Firemen Quit Over Salary Cuts and Chief's Dismissal
All members of the Oklahoma City fire department walked out after salary reductions and the discharge of Fire Chief M. H. Kesler. Acting Chief von Elm prepared 20 new men for duty as the city seeks reorganization and dispatches calls from multiple stations.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
City Fire Department
M. H. Kesler
Kansas City
City Commission
von Elm
Norman
Shawnee
Guthrie
el Reno
Kesler
Visitor Impressed by City's Spirit in San Antonio
J R Reister of San Francisco praised San Antonio on a vacation visit at the Menger hotel. He lauded the climate water and appeal and noted local Texans pushing for a Panama Pacific Exposition replica of the Alamo. Reister departs for Atlantic City and Newark after a few days. Fireman injured as a rail derailment near Victoria halts a St Louis Brownsville and Mexico train. W L Heck breaks leg escaping a break. M T Woodall suffers injuries.
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San Antonio
J. R. Reister
San Francisco
Menger
California
Reister
la Largé
Joe
Atlantic City
Newark
Ictoria
Tex
St. Louis, Brownsville and
Mexico
Here
W. L. Heck
Baeeeer
M. T. Woodall
County Budget Talks Set With Tax Rate Hint
County commissioners meet Tuesday to finalize the budget for the coming fiscal year starting August 1. On Wednesday the tax rate is likely to be set, with some officials hopeful a slight reduction may be possible. County Assessor Albert Huth and deputies continue preparing tax rolls, aiming for October 1 readiness, as state and county rates combine for property owners.
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Albert Huth
Alamo Restoration Work Halts Over Material Shortage
Work on the Alamo restoration stopped for a day due to materials not being at hand. State Building Inspector J B Nitschke said no court order caused the pause and the crew would return Monday. No Supreme Court injunction decision was made yet, with a ruling expected by early next week and legislators considering funds for completion.
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Alamo
J. B. Nitschke
Supreme Court
Colquitt
Greeks Near Bulgaria Advance to Frontier After Kreshna Crossing
A London Observer dispatch from Livoursovo says King Constantine’s forces have crossed the Kreshna Pass with eight divisions close to Bulgaria, within 20 miles of Sofia. If Bulgaria rejects Greek peace terms, a general advance may follow, drawing in Servian units. Roumanian troops halt near Sofia as peace talks continue. Turkish forces reportedly burn villages in Thrace and kill civilians.
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London
Constantine
Livoursovo
Kreshna Pass
Bulgaria
Sofia
Thrace
Rome art thefts linked to arson and smuggling
Police in Rome report thieves of priceless church and gallery pieces have used incendiarism to hide crimes. Some custodians are suspected of conspiring to smuggle artworks abroad, violating national property laws. Objects believed to have been sent to the United States.
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Rome
America
Mass Traffic Crackdown Nets Twenty One Arrests
Police plan strict enforcement of the traffic ordinance as twenty one people were arrested from 8 pm to 1 am on charges including wrong turns speeding and failing to properly light cars. Most were bonded for appearance before Judge Lowther Monday in corporation court. No auto accidents were reported that night. Police motorcycle patrols on north and south loop saw no speed violations.
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Lowther
Corporation Court
Sheriff's Department
Lamar fears arrest as he stays to press Union Pacific probe
David M. Lamar known as the wolf of Wall Street will remain where he is to avoid arrest on an New York indictment for impersonating congressmen over the telephone. He says he has not violated any federal statute and stays to force government officials to investigate the juggling of eighty two million dollars of Union Pacific stock by officers and directors. He testified before the Senate lobby investigating committee but gave few details.
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Washington, D. C
David M. Lamar
Wall Street
New York
Lamar
Union Pacific
Senate
Kansas mayors to meet on gas company condemnation plan
Governor Hodges ordered a Topeka gathering of Kansas mayors and city attorneys from towns using natural gas. They will discuss Henderson Martin's public service commission proposal for municipalities to condemn and operate the Kansas Natural Gas Company and the local distributing firm.
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Topeka
Kan
Hodges
Kansas
Henderson Martin
Public Service Commission
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Arbitration Proclaimed as Peace Bid Ends Railroad Pay Fight
New York July 26 arbitra tion under the Newlands amendment to the Erdman act is proclaimed as the dove of industrial peace. Eastern railroad managers and 82 000 conductors and trainmen who seek a 20 percent pay rise agree to settle differences amicably. No general strike now looms as a result.
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New York
Special election set for Seventeenth District in Texas
Governor issues proclamation calling a special election in the Seventeenth Senatorial district to fill the vacancy after the death of State Senator J. E. Kaufman. Election scheduled for August 16.
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Austin
Tex
J. E. Kaufman
Immigrant Inspector Shot in Juarez Nears Death
United States Immigration Inspector Charles B. Dixon of the El Paso station was shot in Juarez while investigating a white slave case. He ran as soldiers fired, taking a bullet to the body and foot. Dixon lies dying as American officials protest and seek full investigation.
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Spector
Charles B. Dixon
el Paso Station
F. W. Berkshire
Immigration Service
Clarence Gourley
Juarez
Dixon
Gourley
Wharton
Tex
San Diego
el Paso
State Department
United States
Rio Grande
Secretary Bryan orders investigation of Juarez shooting
Secretary of State Bryan says the shooting of Charles B. Dixon by Mexican federal troops in Juarez is a serious case and pledges action. Consul Edwards is ordered to investigate immediately, while the White House reports the incident with no comment. The Huerta government is expected to be pressed to punish those responsible.
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Washington, D. C
Charles B. Dixon
Juarez
Bryan
Edwards
White House
Huerta
Federal troops stop Constitutionalist advance near Juarez
In a July battle at Sammaiayuca thirty miles from Juarez, federal troops escorting relief trains defeat a Constitutionalist force led by Ortaga, with twenty Confederate casualties. A second clash near Laguna wrecks another train. General Inez Salazar heads south to aid Colonel Terrazas as wires fail and fear grows for the American passengers.
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EL Paso
Tex
Sammaiayuca
Juarez
Chihuahua
Ortaga
Alberto Terrazas
Laguna
Inez Salazar
Terrazas
Amican
Cua
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Border
Francisco Castro
Federal Hospital
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