Monroe Doctrine reaffirmed over Magdalena Bay incident
The Foreign Relations Committee urged the Senate to reaffirm the Monroe Doctrine and oppose foreign naval bases or territorial acquisitions on the American continent. The Magdalena Bay case centered on a Japanese syndicate seeking four million acres in California, though no government link was found. The Lodge resolution warns against foreign control of coastal harbors and calls for a firm U S stance.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Magdalena Day
Magdalena Bay
California
Lodge
Senator Lodge
American
Japan
Magdelena Bay
Committee On Foreign Relations
United States Senate
Births in San Antonio July totals rise in health report
One hundred five babies were born in San Antonio in July per the local board of health records. Males lead females by five with 55 boys and 50 girls, twins counted once. 212 burial permits issued including non residents and imported cases.
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San Antonio
Board of Health
Walthall Leads Looney by Big Margin in Attorney General Race
James Walthall holds a lead of about 700 votes over B F Looney in the attorney general contest. Telegraph report received at the Cotton Exchange this afternoon notes Walthall ahead in the race.
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Cotton Exchange
James Walthall
B. F. Looney
Veterans Call on Governor in Texas Action
About one hundred Confederate home veterans marched to the governor's office in Austin offering congratulations on his renomination. The delegation, a special observers group, presented their support as the political scene moved toward the governor's continued leadership.
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Austin
Tex
Executive Department
Potts Search Sparks Clarksville Shootout and Jailings
Fourteen Black residents are jailed in Clarksville Texas as a posse hunts Leonard Potts a killer who has slain two Texas officers including Sheriff Charles Stevens Potts was sighted at his stepmother’s porch after a spree in Dallas oak cliff where he allegedly ran a detective school teaching self defense and shooting.
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Clarksville
Tex
Leonard Potts
Texas
Charles Stevens
Potts
Enos Elder
Stevens
Ferguson
Elder
Dallas
Oak Cliff
Liberals in prison after Nicaragua uprising
Captain Terhune of the gunboat Annapolis reported from San Juan del Sur that Managua was attacked on July 29 and cut off from communication. General Mena led the uprising demanding the minister of war resign, with prominent liberals imprisoned and crops said to be poor.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Terhune
Annapolis
San Juan del Sur
Navy Department
Managua
Mena
Diaz
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity expect tonight and Thursday unsettled conditions with variable cloudiness and chances of showers. Winds stay light to moderate as temperatures range from cool nights to mild daytime highs.
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San Antonio
Weather notes for travelers across major cities
Observations at 8 am show St. Louis 68 with misty clouds and northerly wind 6 mph, Chicago 62 clear with northeast wind 10 mph, Milwaukee 56 clouds and northwest wind 4 mph, St. Paul 60 clear with northwest wind 4 mph, Kansas City 70 clear with northwest wind 4 mph, New York 70 partly cloudy with 8 mph from the east, Boston 64 cloudy with southeast wind 4 mph, and Washington 66 cloudy with west wind 4 mph. rain likely Thursday in some locales and lows range from 52 to 68.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light holds AP wire exclusive claim
The statement claiming that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and factually unsupported.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Prosecution Seeks Higher Ups in Graft Case Ties
New York July 31 Prosecutor Whitman probes graft money from gamblers and disorderly houses amid Rose confession. He aims to uncover higher police officials involved, with 50 plus witnesses to grand jury and a $2 4 million annual figure cited by Rose. Becker and Zelig face potential testimony as Rosenthal murder links loom.
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New York
Jack
Rose
Whitman
Herman Hosenthal
Rosenthal
Becker
Bald Jack
Vallon
Webber
Zelig
Big Jack
Harry Horowitz
Gib the Blood
Lefty
Louie
Whitey Lewis
Dago Frank
Cirofici
New York City
Police Department
Herman Rosenthal
Samuel L. Schepp
Booncy
Walschepp
Winter Hats Replaced After Burglar Steals Them
Boarders at 312 East Nueva street resume wearing last year's straw hats after a burglar stole all the hats in sight. The thief took only hats and left umbrellas, ties, and other items untouched. Residents frantically searched closets and debated wearing hats year round to cope with the loss.
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Mercury
East Nueva Street
Farmers Split Over Affiliation at Texas Congress
Harmony in doubt as the State Farmers institute and the Texas Farm Congress clash over affiliation terms. The institute withdraws its bid, conditions bar separate meetings and free railroad passes. Delegates from Cornell, US Department of Agriculture, and Taft ranch staff seek congress membership as the Texas Farm Management association forms.
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College Station
Tex
Congress
State Farmers’ Institute
State Institute
State Farmers’ Congress
Edward W. Kirk
San Antonio
Ed R. Kane
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Kane
Texas Farm Management Association
G. F. Warren
Cornell University
J. M. Johnson
United States Department of Agriculture
Charles H. Alvord
Taft Ranch
Gregory
B. Youngblood
Women Hunt Pearls In Bathing Suits Along Caddo Lake
Austin July 31 special. The pearl hunting boom on Caddo Lake has prompted state permits for about 700 hunters. Regulations require shells be deposited for disposal by the state. Notably over half the participants are women from Louisiana and East Texas, who hunt in bathing suits, diving for pearls with some rich finds reported. Deputy Goodfellow notes potential revenue gains and will urge governor and legislature to consider state revenue from the industry.
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Austin
Tex
Caddo Lake
Robert JL. Goodfellow
Goodfellow
Louisiana
Texas
Jeff D. Cox
Rebels Loot Mormon Homes as Flight to El Paso Intensifies
In Aueacens Casas Grandes Mexico on July 31 rebels loot private Mormon homes and disarm families. Most Mormons flee to El Paso, leaving only men to defend property as robberies spread nightly. Americans continue to evacuate via trains from Pearson and Madera amid ongoing rebel advances and shifting federal positions.
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Casas Grandes
Mexico
el Paso
Salazar
Pearson
Madera
Sonora
Ojitos
Chihuahua
Sanjines
Blanco
Las Varas
Rebels seize Dolores mining camp leaving Americans cut off
Report from Chihuahua notes rebels controlling the Dolores mining camp northeast of Madera. About 100 Americans remain there with no railroad for escape and no word from the American group at the site.
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Dolores
Madera
Chihuahua
Consul Justifies Seizure of Mormon Arms in Mexico
Mexican Consul E C Llorente in El Paso says rebels seized arms from Mormon colonists in Casas Grandes after he warned Mormon agent O P Brown they had no right to bear arms in Mexico. He notes no large rebel force entered the houses and suggests the colonists fled in panic. Refugees report homes entered, women insulted, goods stolen, and orders to leave under threat of punishment.
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EL Paso
Tex
E. C. Llorente
Llorente
O. P. Brown
Mexico
Casas Grandes
Consul Lliorente
Mexican government offers settlement for Douglas gunfire victims
In Douglas Arizona on July 31 the Mexican government offered to pay $1000 per killed and $500 per injured from bullets in the Agua Prieta battle across the border. Antonio Lozano, Mexican consul in Laredo, urged relatives and injured to file claims at his lawyers in town. He cited U S precedent in Brownsville Texas and said claimants may refuse the offers.
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Douglas
Ariz
Federal Government of
Mexico
Agua Prieta
Senor
Antonio Lozano
Laredo
Refugees Arrive as El Paso Sees Overflows at Lumber Yard
Refugees pour into El Paso from Northern Mexico as rebels disarm them. Those without hotel or rooming house space are gathered in an abandoned lumber yard awaiting tents ordered by Congress from St. Louis. About a hundred refugees arrived last night with most of them seeking shelter in temporary quarters.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Congress
St. Louis
Rebels Prepare for Flight
Rebels leaders from Juarez send households and families to El Paso. Jose Orozco nephew of General Orozco and jefe de armas, Miguel Quierga, and Orozco's father move kin to this city. The rebel governor and the secretary of state are also reported remaining in Juarez.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Jose Orozco
General Orozco
Jefe de Armas
Miguel Quierga
Orozco
Jose Ponce de Lean
Jones Seeks San Antonio Mayoral Franchises Consent
A. H. Jones on the Citizens' league ticket pledges that no waterworks contract or large city expenditure will be approved without a popular vote. He vows no franchise grant without prior ratification by the people and says the city should be ruled by the people. He adds city employees must perform duties and be courteous or seek another job. He thanks voters for nomination and predicts a large victory.
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San Antonio
Peo San Antonio
A. H. Jones
Citizens’ League
Cit
Jones
K of A Business Administration of Muicipal Affairs
Antonio
Mr. Jones
Hottest July Day in 18 Years Shatters Records
San Antonio marked the hottest July day in 18 years with 104 degrees at 6 pm. Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau noted a 106 degree record in 1894 and warned of a potential rain break within 20 hours as a hot wave may be followed by a norther.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
Texas
Panhandle
Major Buell
Oleg
Texans Under Arrest for Mail Fraud in Sioux City
Four Texas men including J Bowers of San Angelo and Wilkinson of Yoakum face arrest in Sioux City on charges of defrauding via mail. Arthur Mann of Fort Worth and McKinney of Hot Springs are among others named. W F Oltman alleges loss from signing exclusive rights to sell a ejector in Minnesota.
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Sioux City
J Bowers
San Angelo
Tex
Wikinson
Yoakum
McKinney
Hot Springs
Amik
Arthur Mann
Fort Worth
W. F. Oltman
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Wit Couse and
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Peple
Weather Bureau
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