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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1913

Page

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Supreme Court Rules State Freight Rates Valid in Several Rate Cases

The United States Supreme Court upheld two cent passenger laws and maximum freight rates in Arkansas, Missouri, and West Virginia, with Kentucky not decided. It found most Missouri rate claims invalid for lack of data, and Oregon state rates approved, while allowing state officials to seek further action if changes in circumstances alter rate sufficiency.

Washington, D. C Arkansas Missouri West Virginia United States Supreme Court Kentucky Oregon Minnesota Supreme Court Burlington Hughes Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Kansas City Southern Missouri, Kansas & Texas Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific St. Louis Kansas & Colorado San Francisco Missouri Pacific Tron Mountain & Southern Wabash Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Chicago & Alton St. Louis & Hannibal Kansas City

Colleges Among San Francisco Dishwashers Probed

In San Francisco 790 dish washers there, 100 are college graduates, a rate claimed higher than any other U S labor group. An anonymous former eastern college instructor notes his move to business in Oswego after resigning. He recalls dishwashing as the path from hardship to a livelihood with about ten dollars weekly.

San Francisco Cal Oswego N. Y

Regional Temperatures And Conditions Across Major Cities

Observations at 8 a m report temperatures from 70 to 78 across cities. St Louis 74 partly cloudy and cooler. Chicago 78 cloudy with south winds. Milwaukee 70 partly cloudy and cooler. St Paul 70 partly cloudy and cooler. Kansas City 72 partly cloudy with increasing cloudiness. New York 74 clear and warmer. Boston 70 cloudy and warmer. Washington 76 clear and warmer.

ST. Louis Chicago Milwaukee ST. Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington

Ordinance Sets July 18 for Election

The bond election date is July 18 to meet the Terrell election law 30 day notice. City Attorney Gillette prepared the ordinance approved by the council. Mayor Brown cannot announce all appointments today though police and fire chiefs are named. complete lists will be released once final.

Terrell Gillette Brown Wright Lancaster

Fort Worth Auto Bandits at Large

Fort Worth police renewed the search for the auto bandits after another hold up. An abandoned car with plates from four cities was found near Dallas, linked to the thieves. A late night robbery yielded $2, with a belated pedestrian chased by the bandits as hundreds pursued in vain.

Fort Worth Tex Dallas

Canal Zone to Adopt Jury System for Felony Trials

An immediate result of the conference between Secretary Garrison and Colonel Goethals, chairman of the Canal Commission, now in Wien, will be the introduction of a jury system in the Canal Zone for trial of persons charged with felonies.

Canal Zone Washington, D. C Garrison Coleonel Goethals Canal Commission Wien

Governor appoints Thomas Cato Worsfold Texas commissioner

The governor appoints Thomas Cato Worsfold of Staple Inn London England as commissioner of deeds for Texas in Great Britain and Ireland. The secretary of state issued the commission.

Austin Tex Thomas Cato Worsfold Staple Inn London England Texas Great Britain and Ireland Worsfold

Fragmented OCR Teasing News Snippet

An incomplete, noisy OCR passage hints at a World news item with mentions of San Antonio and a leased ware day report. The text is garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations to form a concrete summary.

San “Antonio

Emperor 25th Anniversary of William II Celebrated

Berlin marks the twenty fifth accession anniversary with peaceful themes and civic progress. American peace advocates Andrew Carnegie and others present congratulations urging continued peace and friendly ties with Britain.

Berlin William German Empire Frederick Andrew Carnegie R. S. Brookings St. Louis J. S. Schmidlapp Cincinnati William II of Germany

Another Body Is Recovered

The body of John Green a driller was recovered early today from the pile of broken rock where he and nine fellow workers were buried in a Lexington avenue subway cave in under construction since Saturday night.

New York John Green Lexington Avenue

Congress Arraigns Republican Liberalism On Prohibition

Johnstown report states Representative Richard Bartholdt of Missouri denounces Congress for passing a prohibition bill over President Taft's veto. He portrays a clash of Puritan blue laws versus liberty loving ideals, urging liberal citizens to fight perceived overreach and defend personal freedom against emerging restrictive laws.

Johnstown Congress Richard Bartholdt Missouri Ile Senate Taft The Missourian United States

Rout of Moros on Mount Pagsang by U S Forces

Manila reports a night battle on Mount Pagsang where six Americans were killed and seven wounded while American scouts cleared the mountain after a fierce clash. Brig. Gen. John Pershing leads Mindanao forces in pursuit of Moros who fled into the hills.

Manila Mount Pagsag Jolo John Pershing Mindanao

No Report of Battle on Jolo Island War Department Says

Belated dispatch from Brigadier General Pershing details last week’s fighting. Friday at noon Captain Patrick Moylan with the Thirty-first and Fourteenth Philippine Scout companies took Mount Bunga after a hand to hand clash. One scout from the Thirty-first was killed. The mountainside was very precipitous and the gun was carried up by hand.

Washington, D. C War Department Jolo Pershing Patrick Moylan Philippine Scouts Mount Bunga

Boy Aviator Archie Cartrider Dies at 17

Archie Erwin Cartrider, 17, said to be the only Boy Scout ever to pass aviation exams, died at his Baltimore home after a ten month illness. A former Baltimore Polytechnic Institute student, he devoted spare time to aero mechanics and built two model airplanes over a year ago that drew attention.

Baltimore Archie Erwin Cartrider United States Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Business Opportunities on Want Ad Pages

The want ad section invites readers to explore abundant openings in a “Business Chances” column. It promises home buying on affordable terms and opportunities to start a business, highlighting the page as a source of plenty of options.

Refugees Escape Montery to Tampico via Varied Route

A party of ten American refugees from Monterey reached Eagle Pass after a perilous trek through federal and Constitutionalist lines. They were among 78 Americans who set out to reach the United States, facing rail bans and forced detours to Vilaldama and beyond as federals blocked northbound tickets and orders shifted.

Eagle Pass Tex Monterey United States J. L. Friedman Victoria Tamaulipas W. Harney Rk. M. Hunter el Paso J. L. Arnold Corpus Christi Frank English LaPorte R. T. Taper Torreon D. BE. Bond American Reata Piedras Negras Monclova Vilaldama Laredo Rio Grande Gonzalez Saltillo Tampico P. O. Cox Cox Golondrina Guadaloupe

Advance on Torreon by Laguna Constitutionalists

Five thousand Constitutionalists from Laguna province march on Torreon to seize the city as Laguna district falls to state troops under Colonel Eugenio Aguirre Benavides. Torreon’s federal garrison of about three hundred is expected to fall.

Laguna Torreon Eugenio Aguirre Benavides Guaymas Sonora Nuevo Laredo

Montery Starved as Constitutionalists Besiege City

Two Mexicans report Monterey near famine under siege by Constitutionalists with supply routes cut. Corn fetches 15 pesos a cargo, rail traffic halted, smelters idle, and wages unreachable. Reinforcements of about 400 men from Matamoros reported to depart soon under Col. De Los Santos and Col. Rebelo, advancing toward Nuevo Laredo.

Brownsville Tex Monterey Nuevo Laredo Matamoros H. A. de Los Santos Cassio Rebelo

Mexican federal garrison withdraws as Villa forces attack

Fighting spreads across Chihuahua as Villa aligned rebels mine tracks and derail a federal troop train near Bustillos, killing 74 and wounding 100. Juarez garrison reinforced, state rail lines disrupted, and Castillo unit proclaims Vasquez Gomez revolution in Casas Grandes district. Financial turmoil in Mexico City follows a staged 000,000 peso loan, prompting a peso exchange spike.

EL Paso Tex Madera Chihuahua Mexico Northwestern Villa Bustillos Bustillog General Villa Juarez Ynez Salazar Enrique Patillo Casas Grandes Vila Ahumada Federala Choa Herandez Parral Huirachic Chihuahua City Mercado General Castillo Vasquez Gomez Pearson Castillo Braulio Hernandez Hernandez

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