Diaz Defends His Thirty Year Rule in Exile
Exiled former Mexican leader Porfirio Diaz, frail in body and spirit, issues a self defense of his governance from the steamship Ypiranga. He laments Mexican ingratitude, defends his administration, and notes opposition misreadings as a military regime softened by a reduced army. He plans to land at Havre and move with his family to Switzerland.
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Corona
Spain
Porfirio Diaz
Republic
Mexico
Ypiranga
Diaz
Coruna
Frabna Agenda
General Diaz
Ypiramga
Santander
Havre
Switzerland
Big crop gains eyed despite drought in Lockhart
Farmers in Lockhart Texas expect corn yields to double and oats up by sixty percent from last year despite dry weather. Cotton production is also forecast to rise, though rain is needed as heat pushes the drought through the region.
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Lockhart
Tex
LOCAD Forecast for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity local forecast indicates tonight and Sunday will be unsettled with varying clouds and chances of showers. Winds remain light to moderate with cooler overnight temperatures.
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San Antonio
Weather Observations Across Cities at 8 A M
Temperature readings and sky conditions reported for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington with winds varying from north to southeast and chances of showers or thunderstorms tonight or Sunday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sr Paul
Kansas
New York
Boston
Ington
Over Sixty Gambling Complaints Filed In San Antonio
More than sixty complaints charging gambling by shooting craps and playing poker were filed this morning in two justice courts following a raid last night after midnight. Sheriff Tobin Deputies Diaz and Newton and others led the operation. Other suspected places were warned to close as the gambling crackdown continues in San Antonio.
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Justice Courts
San Antonio
Tobin
Diaz
Newton
Volz Habeas Hearing Postponed to Friday
Jacob P. Volz charged with murdering his wife Annie Volz had a habeas corpus hearing before Judge Dwyer. The judge postponed further proceedings until Friday morning to hear testimony from witnesses for both sides before deciding on bond for appearance at trial.
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Jacob P. Volz
Annie Volz
Dwyer
Thirty-seventh District Court
Baker
Volz
Three Ports Affected by Today's Steamer Strikes
Forty stewards on the Momus sailing New York to New Orleans walked off with plans to pull 40 more. Some 190 seamen stokers and coal passers would follow. Coastwise Seamen claim 15 000 to 20 000 members and warn a global strike could halt coastwise shipping. Momus to sail at noon. Morgan line counsel S Ira Cooper blames walking delegates for stirring trouble. Workers seek overtime pay better sleeping quarters and better rations.
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New York
Momus
New Orleans
Marine Department
Southern Pacific Railway
S. Ira Cooper
Morgan Line
Steamship Minnewaska fails to sail as crew rejects terms
In London on June 17 the Minnewaska of the Atlantic Transport line could not sail for New York after the crew refused to sign on under the old terms and the owners would not grant a raise. The Britain mail steamer to Cape Town did sail, securing a crew in the Solent after a prior misperception at Southampton.
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London
Minnewaska
Atlantic Transport Line
New York
Britain
Cape Town
Southampton
Solent
Stewards to Quit Jobs on St Paul Replacement
The stewards of the St Paul announce their intention to quit, as the vessel replaces the Majestic and is set to sail on June 21 from Southampton. The notification comes amid preparations for the voyage and crew changes.
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Associated Press
Southampton
St. Paul
Majestic
Summer Normal Board of Examiners Announced
State Superintendent F. Brasley announced the summer normal board of examiners listing B. B. Cobb as president and a long roster of appointees from Marshall to Georgetown including E. A. Decherd, L. T. Cunningham, Jacksboro, W. E. Foster, Grange and many others.
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Summer Normal Board OF Examiners
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
F. . Brasley
B. B. Cobb
Marshall
E. A. Decherd
Hamilton
L. T. Cunningham
Anson
A. J. Holmes
Carthage
W. T. Hughes
San Angelo
E. A. Watson
Cooper
Courtney Gray
Brownwood
A. W. Evans
Uvalde
Valuations Are Increased By County Board
The Gonzales Texas board of equalization finished its hearings on complaints about previous raises and increased county assessments by $487 000 over the renditions given to the tax assessor.
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Gonzales Tex
Board of Equalization
Commissioners’ Court
Banks Ready to Finance City on Sixty Day Budget
Aldermen push a sixty day budget with bank backing up to 1,000,000 dollars. San Antonio lenders say financing is feasible and will fund current and upcoming year if ordinances authorize expenditures. The council vote Monday will test Mayor Callaghan’s stance and the insurgent plan.
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Callaghan
Ryan
Steves and
Fincham
San Antonio
George W. Brackenridge
J. N. Brown
Alamo National Bank
J. H. Haile
State Bank & Trust Company
House Debates Wool Tariff Revision Amid Speech Pause
Washington June 17. The House resumed general debate on the wool tariff revision bill to clear the atmosphere from speeches. A night session is likely as eager orators are being shut off. The Senate waited for speeches on the Canadian reciprocity bill. No major committees met as steel and sugar investigations adjourned until Monday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Railroad officials inspect Texas border line at Brownsville
State Railroad Commission Auditor Fitzgerald visited Brownsville with Superintendent Finnegan Auditor Nance and Chief Counsel Pollard from the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway for bond issue inspection. The party was hosted at dinner in Matamoros.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fitzgerald
Texas Railroad Commission
Finnegan
Nance
Pollard
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico
Arrival of King and Queen Opens Festivities
London officials staged a grand welcome as the king and queen returned to Buckingham Palace from Windsor marking the start of coronation week events through July 1. A royal procession from Paddington to the palace drew large crowds while abroad guests, including US special ambassador John Hammond, prepared to enter the city.
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Associated Press
London
Buckingham Palace
Windsor
Metropolis
Paddington
Royal Horse Guards
Johnnys Hammond
United States
Victoria Station
Duke of Connaught
King George
Baron Sandhart
Bernard R. James
F. G. C. Sowerby
Detectives and McNamara Indicted in Indianapolis Kidnap Plot
In Indianapolis on June 17 detective W J Burns and James Hossick a Los Angeles detective were indicted by the Marion county grand jury on charges of kidnaping John J McNamara secretary of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Workers. McNamara was indicted on conspiracy to dynamite.
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McNamara
Indianapolis
Ind
W. J. Burns
James Hossick
Los Angeles
Cal
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Workers
Marion County
Jury Awards Damages In Wilson v Free man Case
A jury in the Thirty seventh district court awarded C W Wilson 20196.05 in damages against T J Freeman receiver of the International Great Northern Railway for loss of eyesight from metal shrapnel on the roadbed near Overton in Rusk county. The jury deliberated overnight and a motion for new trial and remittitur will be filed.
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C. W. Wilson
T. J. Freeman
International Great Northern Railway Company
Wilson
Overton
Rusk County
Gourt
Yale Hicks
Illinois Legislature to be summoned as witnesses
The Lorimer investigation committee plans to summon the entire Illinois legislature that elected Senator Lorimer as witnesses. Cyrus H. McCormick president of International Harvester and former Governor Richard Yates will testify Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lorimer Investigation Committee
Senate
Illinois
Lorimer
Cyrus H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Richard Yates
Contest Ends Soon in City Charter Election Case
After nine weeks in progress the Fifty seventh district court paused the case until Monday at 9 30 am. Contestant attorneys plan to call only a few more witnesses to corroborate statements and aim to finish by the end of next week.
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Fifty-seventh District Court
Clinton Oe Brown
Baron d'Estour nelles admires American progress in Texas and California
Paris dispatch notes Baron d'Estournelles de Constant marveling at rapid American advances since his last visit. He praises Texas agricultural gains west of the Mississippi and California travel ease, while deeming Japanese economic infiltration too slight to threaten California labor or overall western growth.
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Paris
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
Temps
United States
America
Texas
Mississippi
Baron d’Estournelles
California
San Francisco
France
d’Estournelies
West
Reunion of Blue and Gray in Memphis During Fall Festival
Memphis hosts a reunion of the blue and gray on September 26 27 and 28 linked to a fall festival. Veterans of the two armies plan meetings with endorsement from General Gordon and invitations extended to G A R veterans and President Taft. A Rochester invitation trip is planned for northern army veterans.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
George W. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Rochester
N. Y
Taft
New Orleans
Cotton Market Dips on Reported Showers Despite Weather Clarifications
Reports of showers in West Texas sparked a wide break in the cotton market at the opening. Weather bureau later said no rain fell in Houston district yet selling persisted, with July dipping to 14.86 and October 13.18 as bears pressed on.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Texas
Weather Bureau
Houston
Bears
Oklahoma
Mobile
Vicksburg
Montgomery
Little Rock
Atlanta
Augusta
Safety Matches Cannot Be Lighted With One Hand
New York reports that experts support laws banning white phosphorus matches as unsafe for women with infants. They argue lighting such matches requires both hands and note 1910 fires in New York tied to phosphorus-containing matches, highlighting the hazards and proposed sale prohibition.
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Associated Press
New York
Bureau of Combustibles
Church Leads Gallagher By Only Three Votes
After counting 8167 ballots in 27 of 42 boxes, F. W. Church holds a three vote lead over J. Frank Gallagher in the contest for city treasurer. Court adjourned until Monday as nearly 1000 challenged ballots await Judge Camp's ruling.
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Forty-fifth District Court
F. W. Church
J. Frank Gallagher
Cotton Market Slides on Rain Forecasts and Crop Prospects
New York June 17. Cotton prices fall across old and new crop months as favorable crop reports and anticipated rains in western belt spook traders. July drops to 14.81, late morning activity quiet, market closes barely steady with net declines 22 to 35 points.
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Associated Press
New York
Grouth
Prinef F
The Sunday Light Promises Coronation Week Glories
The Sunday Light highlights upcoming coronation pageantry in England with lively features and crisp entertainment. It touts itself as filled with news and bright specials, the best Sunday paper in the Southwest.
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England
Southwest
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