Taft censures prejudice against Jews in army case
President Taft reprimands Col Jos Gerrard for endorsing a Jewish soldier’s application for promotion exams. Private Frank Bloom of Battery F is ordered to final examination after a prior biased recommendation. Taft vows fair testing and equality despite Garrard’s disqualifying remarks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jos. Gerrard
United States Army
Fort Myer
Secretary of War
Taft
Frank A. Bloom
Third Field Artillery
Bloom
West Point
Roosevelt
Col. Garrard
Simon Wolf
Garrard
Joseph A. Bloom
Weather Outlook for San Antonio Area
Comparative temperatures show today and this day last year. Local U S Weather Bureau notes for San Antonio and vicinity: tonight and Tuesday, fair weather.
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United States Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather map notes warm trend across major cities
In St. Louis the forecast calls for 80 degrees and clear skies with a 14 mile southwest wind, indicating a much warmer night and Tuesday. Chicago records 70 degrees with clear skies and a west wind shifting to the south, warmer conditions ahead. Milwaukee at 62 degrees will see showers tonight and Tuesday with a warmer trend, while St. Paul at 66 degrees expects showers tonight and Tuesday under a southeast breeze. Kansas City at 78 degrees remains clear with a 12 mile southwest wind and possible showers, New York at 62 degrees shows clouds with a southeast wind and showers and thunderstorms, Boston at 42 degrees is clear with a north wind and a chance of showers Tuesday, and Washington at 66 degrees remains cloudy with a southeast wind and no major change.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Pennsylvania wins the first intercollegiate balloon race
The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia II, won the inaugural intercollegiate balloon race beating Dartmouth and Williams in distance and duration. The craft landed in West Peabody at 10:30 p.m. after 115 miles in about seven hours starting from North Adams on Saturday.
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Aeronautics
North Adams
Mass
Williams College Aero Club
Williams
Harvard
Portmouth
Pennsylvania
Clifford Black
Howard Seholla
New York City
Williams College
H. Percy Shearman
Peabody
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Philadelphia II
West Peabody
Woman Sues Over Deed Fraud by Pittsburg Friend
Annie H. Bacon files in Fifty-seventh District Court to cancel a warranty deed to her San Antonio property. She claims to have trusted an old friend from Pittsburg, W L Knorr, who she believed would help her make a will, but instead gained control of her house and lot at 209 Augusta Street after alleged fraud.
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Annie H. Bacon
Fifty-seventh
W. L. Knorr
Pittsburg
San Antonio
Augusta Street
Knorr
Minsterial Union Plans Prohibition Newspaper in San Antonio
A San Antonio newspaper will be launched immediately to support statewide prohibition. Rev J W Dickinson will edit with associate editors from each denomination represented in the union. A printing firm will be engaged to publish during the campaign and present clergy views.
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San Antonio
J. W. Dickinson
Gonzales Arraigned in Murder Case Before Judge Fisk
Fernando Gonzales appeared before Judge Ben S. Fisk for a preliminary hearing on the murder charge in the Saturday morning death of Julio Alvarado. He waived examination and was remanded to the grand jury without bail.
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Fernando Gonzales
Ben S. Fisk
Julio Alvarado
Cientificos Plan New Mexican Party In New York Meet
The Cientifico party leaders Rosendo Pineda and Luis del Toro, alleged to be refugees, are said to travel to New York to form a new party and launch a presidential campaign in Mexico. Pablo Macedo and Miguel Macedo will join them, continuing a long effort since 1894 when the Cientificos backed Limantour against Baranda.
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San Antonio
Mexico
United States
Cientifico Party
New York City
Rosendo Pinieda
Luis del Toro
Bexa
England
City of
Cientificos
Pablo Macedo
Diaz
Limantour
Joaquin Baranda
Dunne Confident He Can Regain Liberty
Horace H. Matthews of Fort Worth, who spent two weeks in Monterey and visited William L. Dunne in a federal prison, reports Dunne in comfortable quarters and hopeful for exoneration. Dunne, jailed by order of Francisco I. Madero, aims to prove innocence and return to El Paso for trial. Matthews says Consul General Hanna attends to Dunne’s needs and Dunne expects to see supporters soon.
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Horace H. Matthews
Fort Worth
Monterey
William L. Dunne
Francisco I. Madero
San Antonio
Matthews
Hanna
Dunne
el Paso
United States
Texas
Mr. Dunne
Zuercher Gains Custody of 5 Year Old Henry
Judge Dwyer ruled Henry Zuercher aged five should be in his father William Zuercher custody after a long custody battle with Annie Volz’s estate. The decision prompted an immediate appeal, and a separate ruling on interim custody during appeal will be announced Saturday. Henry remains with grandmother August Metke for now.
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Henry
August Metke
Volz
City Council May Stall Insurgents In 1911 Budget Vote
The city council convenes to consider the fiscal year 1911 12 budget with Mayor Callaghan aiming to forestall insurgent aldermen if the budget fails. Debate is expected to be brief, with a potential adjournment motion and no assured appointments until the budget outcome.
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Callaghan
Pension Clerk Arrested on Forgery Charge in Texas
E L Dreeben assistant pension clerk in the Texas comptroller’s department at Austin was arrested in Fort Worth on two forgery counts. He allegedly sought about 1300 from the state treasury by cashing warrants with forged signatures. Sheriff and comptroller moved to halt payments while banks faced losses secured by bondsmen.
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Fort Worth
Tex
E. L. Dreeben
Comptroller’s Department
Austin
State Capitol
Dreeben
Matthews
Lane
State National Bank of Austin
Austin National Bank
Seeligson tocompile list of questionable voters in election suit
Judge Arthur W Seeligson announced plans to prepare a list of voters whose testimony has questioned the legality of their suffrage in the commission charter election appeal. He aims to finish in two or three days to speed the case. About fifty witnesses were subpoenaed, many being ex soldiers.
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Arthur W.seeligson
Judge Seeligson
Commission
Freeman Declines San Antonio Coadjutor Post
Bishop Johnston reported that Charles T. Freeman declined to accept the coadjutor bishop position in the Southwest Texas diocese. Freeman, elected in a San Antonio diocesan council last month, was rector of St. Mark's Minneapolis for one year after leaving Rochester. He had begun work on relocating and rebuilding St. Mark's downtown church, but declined to relinquish his work there. The diocese council will decide whether to elect another successor or appoint an interim assistant bishop.
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Johnston
Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Texas
Charles T. Freeman
Freeman
San Antonio
St. Mark’s Church
Minneapolis
Rochester
New York
City Council to Dis zones in the on
Surprising measure by insurgent aldermen to be introduced but not debated at the upcoming city hall meeting. The session is billed as the biggest draw in years with leaders from both factions expected to attend and a detailed account promised of the zoning actions before the council.
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Taft
Local Option Keynote Sets Tone for Anti Rally
Delegates march through streets to the convention with 10,000 in the Coliseum as bands perform while a keynote frames the anti rally stance.
Prohibitionists Rally In Fort Worth Colosseum
Governor Colquitt urged local self government at a large anti state wide prohibition rally in Fort Worth. About 10 000 attended as supporters wore prohibition badges and delegates arrived by special trains. The event opened the anti prohibition campaign with speeches by Colquitt Waples Robertson and others.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Colquitt
Texas
Will
Paul Waples
C. K. Ball
Davis
James Robertson
Coliseum
Jas. H. Robertson
Austin
W. B Fitzhugh
Bob Barker
San Antonio
H. Reid Williams
Dallas
Col¢quitt
H. B. Walker
S. B. Mayfield
Sunshine Mission
S. L. Rieves
College Avenue
Mr. Mayfield
George Apel
Houston
Falls County
Angelo
Fayetteville
Worth
Lusk
Texas & Pacific
Santa Fe
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