New Chairman Outlines Plan for Railway Bonds
Wethered of the European Contract Syndicate announced plans to form a new construction syndicate to complete depot acquisitions and rail construction toward Crowther. Bonds will be issued only after construction begins, with Pattinson and Wethered securing capital and protecting existing interests amid a cautious money market.
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Wethered
European Contract Syndicate, Limited
Crowther
Pattinson
Goode
Change Indicates Rain With Showers Expected Again
The forecast calls for showers tonight and tomorrow as a larger storm trough moves from New Mexico to the Pacific Northwest. Rain is reported in Northern Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado, with temperatures rising toward 68 degrees.
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Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
British Northwest
Texas
Colorado
Hitchie Coo Debuts At Nation Dance Convention
The hitchie coo a fusion of the one step and tango with a graceful finish was unveiled at the International Dancing Masters Association annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. F W Scott of Michigan the oldest attendee urged banning trots requiring a clinch hug while noting proper dancing is fine though many do not dance it correctly.
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Atlantic City
N. J
International Dancing Masters’ Association
F. W. Scott
Michigan
Weather snapshot for travelers across major cities
Observed temperatures and conditions list clear skies and light to moderate winds for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington. Friday forecast calls for fair weather with variable winds and overnight lows ranging from 54 to 70 degrees.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Young Egyptian tourist visits San Antonio before return home
Nimr Said Salibi of Cairo, after three years at MIT with postgraduate study, visits San Antonio en route to Egypt. He praises the southern climate, compares missions to relics, and notes modern tourism intrudes on historic sites. He plans to continue to California.
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Nimr
Said Salibi
Cairo
Egypt
San Antonio
Nile
Salibi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tech
Alfred Ranney
San Antonian
East
Salib
California
St. Anthony
Boy Sentenced to Life for Elgin Farm Murders
A 14 year old boy, Herman Coppes, left Aurora for Joliet penitentiary after being sentenced to life for the murder of Mrs Minnie Sleep and the slaying of her two young children in East Platte near Elgin. The案 crime occurred last April when Coppes shot Mrs Sleep and fatally injured her two children.
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Aurora
Ill
Joliet
Herman Coppes
Minnie Sleep
East Plate
Elgin
Volunteers Sought to Defend Ulster and Union
Lord Willoughby de Broke, chair of the British league for Ulster and the union, calls for volunteers to join the league and prepare to stand in the trenches with defenders of their common inheritance. The group has around one hundred agents in Britain organizing supporters to reinforce Ulster men in armed resistance to the government tyranny.
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London
Lord Willoughby de Broke
British League For
Ulster
The
Union
League
Great Britain
Forgery convict Colquitt’s sentence revoked by governor
Colquitt, who was convicted in San Antonio of forgery and sentenced to seven years, has had his pardon revoked by the governor. Waco police are asked to locate him in connection with another alleged forgery there. If found, he will be transported back to San Antonio for formal sentencing.
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Colquitt
Harold Clifton
Waco
San Antonio
Rola Cit
New Somerset
Leased Wire Day Report From AP Highlights Global News
The San Antonio Light carries the AP Leased Wire Day report, a comprehensive daily news service spanning about 20,000 words. The paper also features its own extensive special news coverage beyond the wire report.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Tariff Plans Endorsed by President Accepted by House
Free raw wool and free sugar are approved for three years as endorsed by President Wilson and adopted by the House. Senate finance committee members vote down amendments and maintain the administration on both schedules. Subcommittee transfers to the free list would push annual revenue loss to about 1.5 million, with total House bill loss near 25.25 million identifying only current free list changes.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance
Governor orders restart of Alamo restoration
Governor directs J B Nitschke to organize masonry crew of eight to ten men to resume Alamo property restoration in Galveston. Plans by Prof F E Giesecke and work to begin next Monday with possible expansion to thirty workers. Dr A B Conley and the governor plan to visit San Antonio to oversee start of the project.
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Austin
Tex
Galveston
J. B. Nitschke
Alamo
Nitschke
F. E. Giesecke
University
San Antonio
A. B. Conley
Old Mint Site Sold in Philadelphia for 4 Million
The old mint site in Philadelphia changed hands yesterday for about 4 million dollars. P A B Widener bought the 150 by 200 foot center city lot opposite City Hall, with payment previously made in installments totaling 2 million in 1901. The buyer has not disclosed plans for the site.
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Philadelphia
United States
P. A. B. Widener
Moros Entrenchments Taken by U S Troops
Manila June 12 The entrenched position of the Moros under the Sultan of Jolo at Bagsag fell to American forces after a fierce battle. Casualties totaled six killed and twelve wounded, including two privates of Company M Eighth Infantry and three Scouts from Fifty first Company plus one Scout from the Twenty-ninth. Brig Gen John J Pershing vows continued operations to neutralize Moros and secure Jojo and Mindanao.
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Manila
John J. Pershing
Department of Mindanao
Jojo
Russia Seeks Arbitration to Prevent Balkans War
In St Petersburg and London on June 12 reports say Serbia and Bulgaria agreed to accept Russia arbitration over disputed Balkan war territory. Sir Edward Grey urged both nations to accept the offer, warning that war among allies would threaten Europe’s balance and risk losses in the Turkey conflict.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
London
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Bulgaria
Servia
Qravathy
Europe
Balkan
Turkey
Governor Colquitt deflects on A and M College president choice
Left to the Regents Galveston Texas June 12 report Governor O B Colquitt said the appointment of a successor to Colonel R T Milner as president of the A and M College is in the hands of the board of regents and he will not dictate the nominee. He said he had not talked with Clarence Ousley of Fort Worth or any regent about the post.
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Galveston
Tex
R. T. Milner
A. and M. College
O. B. Colquit
Clarence Ousley
Fort Worth
Decline in New York New Haven Hartford stock at noon
Stock market shows a drop in New York New Haven Hartford to 99 1 2 before noon, hitting a new low and down three points from yesterday’s close. No news accompanied the slump, but liquidation by discouraged holders is suspected.
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New York
New Haven
Hartford
Plan for Southern Pacific stock swap in merger suit
At torneys for Union Pacific presented a new plan to dispose of 38 million dollars in Southern Pacific stock in exchange for 21 million dollars of Baltimore and Ohio stock. The plan, one of several, could take up to a year to complete due to current money markets, with court approval and government objections to be decided.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Exchange
N. P. Loomis
Union
Supreme Court
Judge Smith
Loomis
McReynolds
Centre Pacific
Central Pacific
Sanborn
Lovett
Pennsylvania Plans 75 Million Stock Exchange Deal
Pennsylvania railroad officials confirm an arrangement to exchange Baltimore and Ohio stock for 38 million dollars in Southern Pacific stock owned by Union Pacific. The deal hinges on court approval and reflects a major shift in ownership, with detailed share values and par prices outlined for both lines.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio Company
Pennsylvania Road
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Company
Intercoastal Canal Opening Parade Graces Galveston
Galveston Texas June 12 Thousands view the opening of the Intercoastal Canal linking Corpus Christi and Galveston. A harbor parade of 125 vessels from many towns, led by the revenue cutter Windom with Governor Colquitt aboard, drew large crowds despite rough seas.
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Galveston
Tex
Corpus Christi
Houston
West Bay
United States Revenue
Windom
C. W. Cairnes
Colquitt
Intercoastal Canal
William H. Carter
Texas
C. S. E. Holland
Angleton
Port O'Connor
Velasco
Freeport
Aransas Pass
Collegeport
Richmond
Palacios
Matagorda
Port Lavaca
Grandfather and Grandmother Graduate Together in Texas
In Waco Texas June 12 a couple Mr and Mrs William Porter both graduated from Baylor University possibly the first grandparents to do so in the United States Their grandson Leland Rook of Bosqueville and great grandmother Mrs Matilda Porter witnessed the event Porter 50 a Kentuckian and his wife 45 a Tennesseean earned degrees after teaching in San Antonio and moving to Waco to enter Baylor University
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Waco
Tex
William Porter
Leland Rook
Bosqueville
Matilda Porter
Porter
Baylor University
Clinton, Tenn
Cupid
San Antonio
Texas
Baylor
Wealthy Swiss couple die in apparent gas suicides
Eugene Maggi, 41, and his wife, 35, reputedly Switzerland’s wealthiest, killed themselves by gas after a life of wealth. Their estates were valued at about 10 million dollars, with Maggi recently inheriting factory income. Married for years, the childless couple were found dead in their villa after turning on the gas.
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Zurich
Eugene Maggi
Switzerland
Maggs
Indian Woman Suffrage Advocate Addresses Meeting
Mrs. Laura C. Kellogg Oneida speaker says Indian women gain strong character from equal tribal participation as suffrage movement wins praise. Jubilant at National Woman's Suffrage Association HQ over Illinois victory, leaders call it a milestone east of the Mississippi.
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Washington
Laura C. Kellogg
Veteran Confederate Veteran Found Dead at Home
W C Young a 67 year old Confederate veteran was found dead in his Confederate Home room in Austin Texas with nine stab wounds and neck veins severed by a pen knife. An inquest by a local justice of the peace returned a verdict that death was caused by wounds personal safety related. He had resided at the home for about two years and relatives at Woodville were notified.
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Austin
W. C. Young
Woodville
Paris bankers refuse loans to Huerta and national railways
Paris bankers decline a $10,000,000 loan to the National Railways and a $100,000,000 loan to the Huerta government, citing control by Constitutionalists of many customs houses and growing support for that faction. General Pena's forces linked to General Tellez, aiding Carranza, suffered heavy losses in the June battle. An American businessman reports morale collapse among federals in Torreon.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Diaz Lombanio
Paris
Huerta
Pena
Monclova
Tellez
Torreon
Juarez Threatened as Rebel Columns Advance Toward Border
Insurgent forces near Juarez number nearly a thousand in three groups within sixty miles of the border town. An advance guard sits opposite Fabens Texas, while another wing moves from below Fort Hancock and Guadaloupe hosts a small Federal detachment. General Villa presses surrender of Chihuahua City amid threats along the telegraph line.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Texas
Fabens
Fort Bliss
Guadaloupe
Fort Hancock
Toribio Ortega
Presidio
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua State
Chihuahua City
Teles
Choa
Hernandes
Fighting Near Sasabe Ties to Sonora Insurgents
Six guards in Sasabe Sonora state troops repelled a nighttime Mexican raid on the Arizona side two guards killed. Forces under General Obregon reportedly clashed with Ojeda's federal column near Guaymas Hermosillo with unknown outcome. U S cavalry from Fort Huachuca deployed to border near Arivaca to pursue raiding insurgents.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Sasabe
Here
Arizona
Obregon
Ojeda
Guaymas
Pacific
Mexico
Hermosillo
Fifth United States Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Arivaca
Indictments Kept Sealed in Plane Smuggling Probe
Federal grand jury reports indictments for neutrality law violations tied to smuggling aeroplanes to Mexican rebels in Sonora. Names of the indicted are withheld. Dier Masson, an aviator, was recently involved after a plane was captured near Arizona and later disappeared. He is said to have tried using it to attack the Mexican warship Guerrero at Guaymas harbor.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Federal Grand Jury
Sonora
Didier Masson
Ariz
Guerrero i Guaymas Harbor
Grand Vizier Mah moud Shefket Pasha Buried in Istanbul
The assassinated grand vizier Mah moud Shefket Pasha was buried today in the mausoleum on the Hill of Liberty near Constantinople. Soldiers who fell under his leadership in the 1909 assault on the city were honored as the funeral proceeded with garrison attendance and public tribute.
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Constantinople
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Musoleum
Liberty
Abdul
Ity
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