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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
1
At party headquarters the pending arrival of Roosevelt supporters becomes the chief topic while friction surfaces as Dixon denies rumors he will be supplanted as manager.
Taft wins unanimous seating for six Alabama delegates at large and district delegates in several contests. Roosevelt delegates gain right to appear before convention. Alabama Ninth district votes 38 to 15 for Taft. Borah motion to order a yeas and nays record is tabled 89 to 13.
Taft wins all contested Alabama delegates as hearings open for the Republican national convention. The six at large delegates are seated for Taft after brief arguments. District contests in the first, second, fifth, and ninth districts favor Taft, while the sixth district contest is withdrawn. Roosevelt faction faces defeats on several motions, and Moore and Flinn arrival at Roosevelt headquarters sparks discussion.
Count Istvan Tisza, president of the Hungarian lower house, survived an assassination attempt reported this morning amid heightened security in Budapest. Details about the attacker and motive remain unclear as authorities investigate.
During hearings two rival Alabama Republican delegations faced a committee with chiefs McHarg and Dick leading Roosevelt and Taft camps. Arguments centered on legality of 1911 and 1912 state conventions, with claims of invalidated elections, rival calls, and contested delegates in six districts.
Count Tisza escaped unharmed as Deputy Julius Kovacs fired three times and then killed himself. The attack followed weeks of bitter opposition to universal suffrage and a volatile political struggle that spilled into strikes and street violence.
A certificate of dissolution of its corporate existence was filed in the state department by the International Chicle company of San Antonio, Texas, on June 7.
For San Antonio and vicinity: fair tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions tonight. A light breeze and dry skies are expected, with no precipitation indicated.
Observations at 8 am report temperatures from 46 to 62 degrees with clear to cloudy skies. Winds vary from 4 to 30 mph, generally northeast to northwest. Rain is possible in Kansas City and New York with rain anticipated Saturday. low temperatures range to the mid 40s in Milwaukee and St Paul.
A statement claiming that the AP daywire is carried by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without factual basis. The claim is not supported by credible sources and appears incorrect.
The United States district court in Pittsburg entered an agreed decree against the Aluminum Company of America to destroy the alleged monopoly in the aluminum industry. The decree forbids participating in output or price control agreements and outlaws specified unfair methods toward competitors.
The San Antonio Advertisers Association considers affiliating with the Chamber of Commerce. A special committee after meetings with J. F. Carter will report on Tuesday whether the group should join as a division while retaining its identity. The arrangement would place the club in the Chamber building and grant use of the auditorium.
A blast at the Woellersdorf ammunition factory in Wiener Neustadt kills twelve people including soldiers and workers and injures many others. The shock shatters windows across the town and causes damage near Baden. Wiener Neustadt lies 13 miles south of Vienna.
Governor Colquitt arrived by automobile in Stephenville to a large audience filling the courtroom and surrounding aisles. Mayor Bennett presided while Marshal Ferguson praised his ascent from tenant farmer to governor. The governor claimed lack of cooperation and defended his record against critics.
A trainload of material for the Brazos river lock and dam project below Waco has arrived and actual construction started. About one hundred men are at work with more to be added as available. The work is planned for completion in two years.
San Antonio leaders launch Monday a sustained drive to raise a $250000 English railway bonus. A 57 member subcommittee and nine named aides will canvass for subscriptions, aiming to have half the goal by midweek and finalize the fund to induce the European Contract Syndicate to finance the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railway.
A Juarez arrest of Cruz Ortiz by Mexican rebels prompts Secretary of State Knox to instruct the Juarez consul to investigate immediately. The governor was informed by wire, and Knox pledged to report findings when received.
Ortiz is held by rebels in Chihuahua described as a spy. Consul Letcher has word from Washington on the case. Ortiz is said to be an American citizen facing death for the alleged crime. Juarez rebels claim a list of 219 spies, including several Americans, awaits arrest if they cross into Mexico.
In Austin on June 7, editor R. H. Richardson of the Sweetwater Weekly Reporter stood before the Texas Supreme Court and challenged contempt charges. His defense relied on affidavits from townspeople claiming railroad employees anticipated the Orient headquarters removal decision. The editor and his attorney argued the article was harmless badinage and did not imply the court was tipped off.
Miss Rosetta Mitchell reported a missing trunk containing $600 worth of bridal garments and trousseau items en route to Oklahoma City for a wedding. The driver was jailed after allegations of theft, with police tracing the load to a second wagon that broke down and vanished.
The United States Supreme Court reversed the commerce court in multiple decisions, holding the court could not substitute for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Chief Justice White announced the rulings with all justices concurring. The court denied jurisdiction over shipper complaints and affirmed ICC authority on rate cases involving railroads.
United States gunboat Paducah landed fifty marines and Lieutenant Torrey at El Cobre while sixty marines under Captain Gulio landed at Punta de Sal to bolster garrisons. The moves aim to prevent political interference and protect properties as authorities seek to restore order in Cuba.
The general staff ordered a 5000 men expedition to Cuba with transports from No News, to sail from New York and Georgia ports. It plans infantry and cavalry units and a field artillery battalion to back a possible intervention to restore order. President Gomez was notified of U.S. potential military action.
During the San Antonio encampment last year the Seventeenth Infantry at Fort McPherson Georgia and the Eleventh Cavalry at Oglethorpe Georgia joined the maneuver division for potential Cuban intervention. Their commanders Col John T Van Orsdale and Col James Parker lead experienced units as first regiments to arrive after the March 7 1912 national order. Additional troops ordered held in readiness include Fifth Infantry and two battalions of Third Infantry from New York Parks and Niagara camp units.
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