Old Shorthand Notes Cause Dunne Arrest in Mexico
San Antonio newspaperman William L. Dunne, arrested May 28 at Monterey on sedition and conspiracy charges, is released on bond after a Monterey trial. He says his arrest and the El Paso indictment are purely political maneuvers by Francisco I. Madero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Dunne
San Antonio
Monterey
Francisco I. Maders
Nuevo Laredo
Dunne
John W. Tobin
el Paso
Elias Villareal
Andres Garza Galan
Jefe Politico of
Coahuila Andersonal
San Carlos
de Villiers
Mexico
Mr. Dunne
Madero
Reyes
Francisco I. Madero
Figueroa
Wibe
Blanco
Hay
Orozco
Mr. Hernandez
Diaz
Texas
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipeas
Maderistas
Gulf of Mexico
Chihuahua
San Antonio Press Club,” Added Mr. Dunne
Monterrey
Rosenda Pineda
Miguel Cardenaga
General Trevino
Mexican political rumors and arrest in Monterrey case
The account describes threats and bribes during a Monterrey arrest tied to Mexican political factions led by Diaz and Reyes. It notes pressure to obtain a confession involving Madero and Reyes allies, claims of witness coercion, and Dunne’s assertion of innocence and limited prior contact with cited individuals.
Farier Lasater Warns Tariff Will Hurt Farmers
Ed C. Lasater of Falfurrias told the senate finance committee against the free entrance of cattle and the farmers free list bill. He predicts tariff for revenue only bills will follow and says farmers lack strong organization to shield themselves. Lasater notes eastern states need rain, crops suffer, Texas cotton looks better than in other cotton states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed C. Lasater
Falfurrias
Senate
Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas
United States
San Antonio
East
Congress
Lasater
Texas
Mayor Dumas Arrested in Cass Lake Incendiary Case
Dr. B D Dumas mayor of Cass Lake Minnesota was arrested in Hibbing on a conspiracy charge tied to fires in Cass Lake Black Duck and surrounding areas. Fire marshal officials say a wider network of incendiaries and safe blowers is being investigated with potential extra arrests.
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ST. Paul
Minn
B. D. Dumas
Cass Lake
Hibbing
Wallace
Cass County
Minnesota
Dumas
Beig
Poposky
Black Duck
Sam Fullerton
Juneteenth Emancipation Day Observed in San Antonio
The forty sixth anniversary of emancipation day will be observed by San Antonio's Black community with a three day event at the Fair Grounds on June 19 20 and 21. The Ninth Cavalry Band will perform selections during the celebration and a parade will feature local Negro organizations. Jesse M Bumbrey serves as master of ceremonies with Rev I H Kelly delivering the invocation and speakers including Dr J T Walton Rev G F Curry Rev C G Lacy and Prof L C Grant. Another Juneteenth celebration will take place at San Pedro Park after a parade Toc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
San Antonio
Ninth Cavalry Band
United States
Jesse M. Bumbrey
I. H. Kelly
J. T. Walton
G. F. .C. ‘Curry
C. ¢. Lacy
San Pedro Park
Burglary Exposes Safe Dealers in Chicago
A Chicago Tribune item recounts a hardened burglar posing as a buyer who tests safes and tricks sellers by claiming reform. The dialogue centers on which safe resists break-ins and ends with the faux buyer securing employment in a factory.
San Antonio to Host Massive Fourth of July Band Event
The San Antonio Press club plans a two night military music festival July 3 and 4 featuring a band contest with 12 army bands and a massed 500 instrument concert. Fireworks, elaborate press campaigns, and special rail rates aim to attract tens of thousands to a unique national celebration in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
San Antonio
Army
Victor Herbert
John Phillip Sousa
Carter
Ones Ladd
Graham
American Bank and Trust Company
Texas
Jefe Politico Saves Lives of Am ericans at Casas Grandes
Pancho Villa driven from Casas Grandes by Domicillo Ponce a fearless jefe politico who rescued three American railroad workers a conductor an engineer and a fireman ordered shot after their train killed insurrectos horses Villa withdrew with 300 men toward Chihuahua the Americans arrived with the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Pancho Villa
Insurrectos
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Jefe Politico
Villa
Chihuahua
Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow Wins Eastern Golf Title
Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow of the Marion Cricket Club Philadelphia captured the Women’s Eastern Golf Association championship with an aggregate 272. The Newton Massachusetts tournament featured top eastern women players in a strong field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald H. Barlow
Marion Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Newton
Mass
Barlow
East
San Antonio Club Entertains 300 Officers
The San Antonio club hosted about 300 army officers for a smoker and concert on Alamo plaza. The Fifteenth Infantry band played audience wide music and a short vaudeville act by Bowery Trio and Rosa and Berg concluded the evening. The event provided a pleasant diversion from camp routine and affirmed the club’s first class commissary facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fifteenth Infantry
Alamo Plaza
Bowery Trio
Rosa and
Berg
Real Estate Firm Moves to Gunter Building
Nicholson Furnish Smith announces relocation from 224 East Houston Street to the Gunter building on August 1 due to rising property values and mercantile demand on Houston Street. The Gunter building will be remodeled for a clothing firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Houston Street
Nicholson, Furnish & Smith
Gunter Building
Plot to assassinate General Reyes uncovered in Mexico City
A planned assassination of General Reyes was uncovered in Mexico City. The conspirators, high in the revolutionary party councils, had funds and hired killers but Reyes escaped after servants warned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Reyes
Wright ARHIV Flyer Bears Unique Banners
The Wright machine donated for government use by Robert Collier features banners with an inscription about the Laredo to Eagle Pass flight of 116 miles in 1911. C F Simmons created the banner for the plane in the Laredo Times office before the craft fell into the Rio Grande. The aircraft, praised as a wartime problem solver, will be shipped east after disassembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Collier
Collier
Laredo
Foulois
Parmalee
Eagle Pass
C. F. Simmons
Phil Parmalee
Haircut and shave misadventure at a ladies’ salon
A mildly intoxicated club man enters a ladies only barber shop and asks for a shave after a trim. The maid applies hot towels, massage, and scent, then the man jokingly requests tooth pulling. The tale shifts to note a long desert railway in Egypt and the Nyngan Bourke line in New South Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Nyngan
Bourke
New South Wales
GUR 50-Cent Dinners At Elite Caf San Antonio
Elite Caf in San Antonio advertises 50 cent dinners praised for good service and meals. The notice invites readers to try the daily or Sunday 12 to 12 service period at the cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Caf
Theo Artszt Orchestra and Collman Advertise Prumper
Fragmentary listing notes Theo Artzt's orchestra and A Collman with a prumper at 416 Main Ave. It reads as a short classified style notice likely for a local entertainment booking or sales inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Artzt
A. Collman
Prumper
Main Ave
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