Trial of Grover Essary Nears Verdict with Age Controversy
The San Antonio courtroom hears Grover Essary fate tied to age. Rosa Thrash testifies she is older than him by about a year, while prosecutors seek first degree murder and insanity defenses. Witnesses emphasize Essary's sanity amid tense cross examinations as the jury nears an evening verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essary
J. D. Essary
Duval County
Miss Thrash
W. A. Essary
Defendant
Grover Cleveland
William Jenningson
Grover
J. B. Bowles
Scurry County
Rosa Thrash
Grover Essary
Snyder
C. Cc. Essary
San Francisco
Local Forecast for San Antonio Area
Tonight and Friday expect unsettled weather across San Antonio and nearby areas with changing skies and potential showers. Temperatures remain mild with light winds as conditions shift through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Vicinity
Morning weather summary from multiple cities
Observations at 8 a m across St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington report temperatures from 64 to 78 with clear or partly cloudy skies. Winds range 4 to 12 miles per hour. Lowest readings lie between 56 and 76 degrees with notes of rain or showers in some locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Fair
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Three Issues in Essary Case Dividing Court and Jury
Witnesses were questioned about lunacy commissions and alienist training to show opinions were layman based. Jurors may consider Essary’s age under 17 at the time of the hold up and possible mental unsoundness. The case centers on murder in first or second degree and potential death penalty only if age or mental condition is normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Thrash
Grover Essary
Miss Thrash
Scurry County
Nolan
Frederick Ammann
Essary
W. C. Linden
Willy S. Payne
Payne
Bowles
C. C. Essary
Fred H. Lancaster
Antonio Diaz
Joe Chadwick
Joe Harris
Henry Applewhite
Tom Harding
Chadwick
Linden
Anderson
Eighty Women Burned in Russia Grain District Tragedy
In Poltava province Southern Russia villagers killed eighty women by burning a barn housing cheap labor on a sugar estate after locking exits. The Kiev paper Liamin reports the incident as mobs set the building ablaze while occupants slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Piryatin
Poltava
Russia
Kiev
Liamin
Tragic Rabbit-Hunt Fatality Near Halletsville
In Halletsville Texas on June 19 Green Richardson and Holly Todd two African American boys about 11 years old were rabbit hunting when a shotgun discharged fatally wounding Todd in the right side of the head. the death appears instantaneous.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Green Richardson
Holly Todd
Todd
Miners Rescued After Shaft Collapse at Lintorf
In Dusseldorf Germany on June 19 rescuers freed 15 miners trapped yesterday when a coal mine shaft at Lintorf caved in. The near-fatal incident ended with all workers surviving.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Lintorf
Want Ads Beginning Tomorrow Run Ten Days
Classified ad notice announces a ten day want ad run starting tomorrow, offering two Sundays at half a cent per word per insertion. Refunds apply for unused insertions if the ad is discontinued. Ads accepted by phone with charges, listing old and new contact numbers Crockett 1742 and 176.
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Oly Phone Crockett
Police Enforce Muffler Rule Across City
Chief Lancaster announced a new enforcement push against cars without mufflers. The city has an existing ordinance banning cut outs and a special muffler rule from Alderman Lambert, with heavy fines and possible license revocation for violators. Neighbors near garages report disturbances from engine testing, and the police vow strict policing moving forward.
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Lancaster
Lambert
Old Council
City ordinance requires seven foot tree clearance on sidewalks
Pedestrians suffer from low hanging branches in San Antonio as trees infringe seven foot sidewalk clearance. San Antonio inspectors can order owners to trim within ten days or face arrest and fines for nuisance. Nighttime and streetcar users face higher risk of injury from overhanging limbs.
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Board of Health
San Antonio
New School for Politics Planned in Washington DC
Truxton Bealle a former US minister to Persia and ex chairman of the California university regents leads a project to establish an educational institution in Washington for training graduates in political and international affairs. The site sits near the Pan-American Union building and a corporation of university presidents would receive an endowment once ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Truxton Bealle
United States
Persia
Board of Regents
The
University To
California
Pan-American Union
Norwegian naturalist Koren sails to Siberia for wreck recovery
Johann Koren, the Norwegian naturalist wrecked near Cape Serge on the Siberian coast last fall, departed from Nome aboard the revenue cutter Bear. He aims to recover Arctic flowers and birds for John E Thayer of Lancaster Massachusetts, funding the expedition, and to resume work at the wreck site.
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Rome
Johann Koren
Cape Serge
Siberian
Nome
Behring Straits
United States Revenue
Bear
Siberia
Secretary of State prepares ballots for July 19 amendments
The secretary of state's department will mail ballot forms for the July 19 election on three proposed constitutional amendments. With many requests coming in, indications point to a very heavy turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Secretary of State’s Department
Portugal Raises Rio Embassy and Expands Legations
The Portuguese Senate and Chamber of Deputies agreed to elevate the Rio de Janeiro legation to an embassy and raise Guatemala's consulate to a legation. A legation will be created in Panama, and military and naval attaches will be sent to Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Chamber of Deputies
Rio de Janeiro
Guatemala
Republic of Panama
Madrid
Currency Bill Shaped by Democrats in Government Plan
Leaders forge a broad banking reform to place currency under federal control. The plan creates at least twelve regional reserve associations with federal reserve banks funded by member banks and backed by government securities. A new federal reserve treasury note system would replace national bank notes, with gold redeemability preserved via bond exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
McAdoo
Owen and
Glass
Senate
House Banking and Currency
United States
Reserve Association
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury Department
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Treasury
Treasury
National Bank
Federal Board
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Central Reserve Banks
Boston entertains Muller at Harvard events in Cambridge
Laura Muller Brazilian minister of foreign affairs visits the United States. She meets Governor Foss at the state house in Boston and proceeds to Harvard commencement exercises in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Muller
Mass
Harvard University
Laura Muller
United States
Dr. Muller
New York
Foss
State House
Cambridge
Harvard
Zeppelin Declines Foreign Airship Orders
Count Zeppelin announced in Friedrichshafen that his firm will build dirigibles only for the German government or for use in Germany. He denied Vienna reports that six airships were contracted for the American army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Friederichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Vienna
French Government Signals Halt on Loans Until Peace
Paris June 19 The French foreign office indicated to leading bankers that the government would strongly disapprove any loan to Serbia or Bulgaria until peace is absolutely assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Servia
Bulgaria
Tornado Hits Tallahassee Damages Capitol and City
A funnel cloud struck Tallahassee Florida last evening unroofing the state capitol and numerous stores. Trees were uprooted telegraph telephone and electric lines were toppled plunging the city into darkness with hours of isolation. No lives were reported lost though livestock died and crops were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
State
Male suffragist dies under horse at Ascot derby incident
A male suffragist at Ascot, inspired by Miss Emily Wilding Davison, sprang onto the track during the Vanderbilt Ascot gold cup race and was killed after being struck by the American colt Tracery. The horse and rider were also knocked down but unharmed. The militant activist waved suffragette colors and brandished a revolver before the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascot
England
Emily Wilding Davison
August Belmont
Tracery
Nicholson Awaits Permission of Wife
Meredith Nicholson the author, named by President Wilson as minister to Portugal, said he cannot yet decide to accept. He noted his wife is traveling to join their children, and he must confer with her before answering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Indianapolis
Ind
Meredith Nicholson
Wilson
Mr. Nicholson
Clergyman Seeks Boxing Club License in New York
The New York State Athletic Commission has received an application from Rev. M. H. Heffernan, pastor of the Catholic Church in Sayville Long Island, for a boxing club license. The license will be granted once the required bond is filed, making Father Heffernan the first clergyman to organize a boxing club since state control began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Athletic Commission
M. H. Heffernan
Sayville
Long Island
Father Heffernan
Fourteen Soldiers Die in Philippine Island Fight
Fourteen Americans were killed over four days of fighting on Jolo Islands as General Pershing’s forces subdued and disarmed Moros. The casualties include Captain Taylor, A. Nichols of the Philippines scouts, eleven scouts, and two regular army privates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington,d. C
Jolo Islands
Philippines
Pershing
War Department
Taylor
A. Nichols
Regular Army
Governor Futrell Rejects Pardon Request From Escaped Convict
Gov. Futrell refused an attorney's unusual plea for Jess Breshers, an escaped prisoner who offers to surrender under parole to his uncle. Breshers killed his father, was sentenced to twenty years, and escaped while working under the lease system. His mother and eight sisters farm for a living and seek his services' benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Futrell
Jess Breshers
Breshers
Two Die In Biplane Crash At Johannisthal Aerodrome
At Johannisthal aerodrome near Berlin two Germans were killed when a biplane piloted by aviator Kraf ter stalled and rotated midair. He was accompanied by passenger Gerbitz who were both thrown to the ground during a planned two hour flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Johannisthal
Krafter
Gerbitz
Texas Postmasters Named in Nomination List
Texas postmasters nominated were Thomas A. Stafford Robstown Edward Kennedy Anson Annie F Higbee Slaton B P Porter DeKalb N F Farmer Graham Robert W Bennett Kenedy Alice Co Mount Pleasant L H Slater Stauston A H Abies Terrell Tom R Stewart Whitney.
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Texas
Washington, D. C
Thomas A. Stafford
Robstown
Edward Kennedy
Anson
Annie F. Higbee
Slaton
B. P. Porter
DeKalb
N. F. Farmer
Graham
Robert W. Bennett
Kenedy
Alice Co. Cheney
Mount Pleasant
L. H. Slater
Stauston
A. H. Abies
Terrell
Tom R.stewart
Whitney
Medina dam reservoir rises amid heavy rainfall flood outlook
A ten foot rise in the Medina dam reservoir was reported this morning. Officials expect further increases as rain adds to inflow. Water now covers low land and begins to crest hills. Reservoir depth reaches 55 feet with 100 foot level targeted for irrigation. Rainfall across the state varied with Marble Falls 2.50 inches and Brownwood 1.64 inches.
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Medina Dam
San Antonio
Marble Falls
Brownwood
Kerrville
Weather Bureau
Abilene
Alice
Amarillo
Ballinger
Beeville
Brownsville
Clarendon
Cuero
del Rio
Dublin
Eastland
Haskell
Henrietta
Hondo
Lampasas
Llano
Luling
Quanah
San Marcos
Weatherford
Rain Ends Dry Spell Boosts Fort Worth Crops
After three damp days Fort Worth sees sun. Moisture from rain should carry crops through weeks of dry weather. Grain quality is good though yields run below normal. Truck and fruit areas around Mansfield Field and Handley report above standard quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Mansfield
Handley
Bridges washed out near Sanderson after heavy rainfall
Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio railroad bridges just east of Sanderson Texas were washed out during a very heavy rainfall. All traffic will be delayed about 24 hours. The rain was the heaviest in years with some spots reporting five inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanderson
Tex
Galveston, Harrisburg
New Post Office Clerks Sworn In
Five substitute clerks were sworn in with solemnity and began duties at the post office this morning. Names listed: Robert Lt. Shaw William H. Shaw Conrad Ehrler Raymond H. Marshall and Joseph H. Kempf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lt. Shaw
William H. Shaw
Conrad Ehrler
Raymond H. Marshall
Joseph H. Kempf
Wilson County Farmers Joyous After Rainfall
Floresville Texas reports Wilson county soaked with three days of heavy rain. Corn stands improved in parts but overall crop prospects are hurt by excess rainfall. Cotton remains healthy and farmers celebrate the timely wet spell.
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Wilson County
Floresville
Tex
Rain Pours in Hondo with Second Medina River Rise
Thirty five hundredths of an inch of rain fell at Hondo yesterday, bringing two day total to 1.35 inches. The Medina River flowed yesterday for the second time this year.
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Hondo
Tex
Medina
Crops Benefit From Rain in Range Texas
About two inches of rain fell over the last two days in Range Texas and is expected to aid crops significantly, with farmers noting the beneficial moisture for growing yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Range
Tex
Escudero Escapes Mexican Congress Leader Seeks Guatemalan Refuge
Lic Francisco Escudero a Mexican congress leader and head of the Grupo Liberal Renovador arrived in the city after leaving Mexico City in disguise on May 12 1913. He traveled to the gulf coast by land then sailed to Guatemala and reached this city via New Orleans. He says public opinion had turned hostile to Huerta and his regime and credits President Wilson with a firm policy toward Latin America. He notes Senator Fall’s bill to repeal the arms export ban as unjust and argues the Constitutionalists deserve to buy arms under international law.
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Lic
Francisco Escudero
National Congress of Mexico
Congress
Grupo Liberal Renovador
City
Mexico City
Senor Escudero
Gulf Coast
Guatemala
New Orleans
Huerta
Madero
Mexico
Cientificos
Woodrow Wilson
Fall
Judges Leave Bench Refuse to Hear Case in Texas
In the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals two judges quit the bench and refused to hear oral argument in W C Roscher's case challenging a liquor license forfeiture provision. Judge Harper also left, leaving the panel short and raising the possibility of a governor appointing a special judge.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Roscher
Travis County
A. S Fisher
Georgetown
T. H. McGregor
Lane
Keeling
Davidson
Harper
Prendergast
Mr. Keeling
Judge Davidson
Senator McGregor
Trains Crash Kills Eleven in Vallejo Collision
Ten adults and one child were killed in a head on interurban train collision near Vallejo on the San Francisco Napa and Calistoga line. More than twenty five were injured as a mistaken order caused the crash.
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Vallejo
Cal
San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga
Japanese Delegation Pays Courtesy Call on President Wilson
President Wilson received Viscount Chinda the Japanese ambassador and four other leaders from Japan including Ibuka Soyeda and KAMIYA. The visitors expressed high satisfaction with the meeting and the president described the exchange as unofficial and in a friendly cordial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Viscount Chinda
Kakinouke Ibuka
Federation of Christian Churches In
Japan
Juichi Soyeda
Industrial Banks of Japan
Tadao Kamiya
Chamber of Commerce of
Tokio
Greer seeks unexpired Texas Senate term in Seventh District
Earl Greer of Van Zandt county announces a bid for the unexpired term of his late father State Senator W J Greer in the Seventh district comprising Wood Smith Upshur and Camp counties He will not seek the full term at the next general election focusing on completing the father's remaining term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Earl Greer
van Zandt County
W. J. Greer
Young Greer
Wood, Smith, Upshur
Camp
Inspiration Came Too Late Carl Mauch Dies at 63 in Chicago
Despondent over failing sight the artist Carl Mauch aged 63 died yesterday after taking poison. He had long dreamed of a famous picture and saw the end as his only release in Chicago.
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Chicago
Carl Mauch
Federal law repeal. Galveston association backs liquor shipments
The Texas Pharmaceutical Association favors repealing the federal law prohibiting liquor shipments into dry areas so druggists may receive and sell alcohol for medical purposes. Fort Worth Corpus Christi and El Paso pursue the next convention while San Antonio withdraws. The next meeting place and officers will be decided later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
el Paso
San Antonio
Huerta 18 Not To Be Recognized By U S Policy Withholds
Senator Bacon after White House remarks says Huerta’s government is revolutionary, not legitimate, and no recognition should come until peace is restored, order returns, and legal elections occur. He supports President Wilson’s policy of withholding recognition while much of Mexico remains in revolt and Northern areas controlled by the Constitutionalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Huerta
Madero
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Washington
Mexico
Mexican Republic
Intervention Is Necessary In Mexico Crisis Refugees Reach Mobile
Thirty five refugees from Tampico Mexico arrived in Mobile aboard the Leyland liner Asian. Nine are in transit for England, thirteen are US citizens, including the wife, daughter, and mother of G Girmendia former Mexico City police chief. Alfred H Bromley an English syndicate mining engineer aboard the Asian reports interior chaos and widespread belief intervention may be needed to restore peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Tampico
México
England
United States
G. Girmendia
Mexico City
Madero
Alfred H. Bromley
Bromley
Mexico
Senators Return From Mine Probe
Senators Swanson Kenyon and Martine returned to the Senate after a week in Charleston investigating the West Virginia coal strike. The committee heard about one million words from nearly a thousand witnesses and will resume hearings in Washington to examine charges that miners leaders and operators conspired to ruin the field and bias against Martine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Swanson
Kenyon
Martine
Senate
West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia Coal Operators That the Miners’ Union
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
ICC rules wharves and tracks in Pensacola case
The Interstate Commerce Commission laid down a broad principle that wharves and the tracks used by a rail carrier in interstate commerce are subject to the act to regulate commerce. The report covers the investigation into Pensacola wharfage facilities and states any practices affecting their use must be reasonable and non discriminatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pensacola
Stricter Police Probe at American Embassy
TORIO June 19 The government orders tighter surveillance of the American embassy after unidentified persons scrawled a violent English inscription on its walls last night denouncing the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torio
United States
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Weer
Meesas
M. Ee Chess
Weneweee
Freeport
Officis
A. W. Davis
L’reeport
C. E. Schaff
Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad
Katy
Police
Brazil
Associated Press
Light
State Capitol
Ascot Track
Nicholson
Aeolavuia
Medina Dan
Mexican Congress
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