Americans invited to Edward VII coronation in Westminster Abbey
Ambassadors and officials from the United States attend the coronation with special seats arranged by the king. Many American dignitaries are admitted, while hundreds of Americans seek Abbey access and Charles P Taft and Mrs Taft receive private seats. May 1902 coronation pageantry noted for lasting four hours and solemn ceremony.
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Edward
Ictoria
Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Devonshire
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Duke of
Rosebery
Roberts
Kitchener
Balfour
Duke of Norfolk
England
Knights of the Garter
Cadogan
Jiosebery
Derby
Spencer
Lord Crewe
Earl of
Minto
Hamilton
Montrose
Portland
Sutherland
Duke of Marlborough
Cinque Ports
William IV
Berne
Marquis of Lansdowne
Duke of Wellington
Frank S. Dymoke
Scotland
Henry Scrymgeour- Wedderburn
Wales
Lord Most
Vaudeville Theater at Exposition Park Reopens This Week
Exposition Park’s theater, closed briefly while managers seek top quality acts, plans a high merit vaudeville lineup this week. Sunday drew a large crowd to a cool park with free band concert, dances, rides, moving pictures, and a family friendly open air Sunday supper.
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Exposition Park
Neff
Wells's Crown Theater Presents Enoch Arden on Mirror Screen
The Wells's Crown theater shows a two part mirror screen film about Enoch Arden with Annie Lee and Philip Ray in a faithful biographic romance. The program includes five other reels and runs today at Dell's Crown theater, praised as clean and cool.
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Wells
Crown Theater
Enoch Arden
Lord Tennyson
Annie Lee
Philip Ray
Dell’s Crown
Capt Schreiner in City on San Antonio Visit
Capt. Charles Schreiner of Kerrville, a leading sheep and cattle raiser, is in San Antonio on business and staying at the St. Anthony hotel.
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Schreiner
City
Charles Schreiner
Kerrville
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Panama bonds go at a price above par
The Associated Press reports the 3 percent Panama loan likely to be $50 million, with most buyers being individuals estates schools and public institutions not banks. Proceeds boost working balance toward $90 million and no immediate further issue expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama
Treasury
Panama Canal
Ymore
United States
England
Germany
France
Churches to Seek 6 P. M. Saturday Closing for City Stores
Representatives from city churches Baraca classes Baptist Young People's Unions and Philathaeas plan a petition to San Antonio shopkeepers to close stores at 6 on Saturdays. The move follows complaints that sales girls work late unescorted and miss Sunday church and Sunday school after strenuous Friday and Saturday nights.
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Baraca
Baptist Young People’s Unions
Philatheas
San Antonio
Church Five Votes Ahead In City Treasurer Recount
After recounting the thirty first ballot box at 2 30 this afternoon F W Church led J Frank Gallagher by five votes. The tally shows no clear majority yet and eleven boxes remain to be recounted with lighter precincts. officials expect completion by Wednesday.
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F. W. Church
J. Frank Gallagher
Interurban Tag Day in Waxahachie Aims at Power Plant Deal
Waxahachie Texas June 19 interurban tag day promotes a mass meeting where residents will consider Southern Traction company proposal to locate a central power plant here. The city would buy eighty five thousand dollars in stock and provide twenty miles of right of way for interurban cars.
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Associated Press
Waxahachie
Tex
Southern Traction Company
Texas company files for multi state and foreign operation
The Houston based Texas company prepared sixty certified copies of its articles of incorporation with approval from the secretary of state. The firm started in 1902 and now holds a capital of 50 million dollars with John W. Gates as a leading figure.
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Associated Tress
Austin
Tex
Texas Company of Houston
John W. Gates
Kessler, Withers May Depart Kansas City Tonight
Joseph Emerson Smith of the Civic Improvement league says he believes George F. Kessler and John P. Withers will leave Kansas City for San Antonio tonight. Kessler was to arrive last week but was delayed by business. Withers left Kansas City early last week and expected Kessler to join him this week.
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Kessler
Joseph Emerson Smith
Civic Improvement League
George F. Kessler
John P. Withers
Kansas City
San Antonio
Withers
Assembly Confirms Portugal Republic Proclamation
A constitutional assembly with 192 deputies ratified the government edict proclaiming the republic of Portugal abolishing the monarchy and proscribing the Braganza dynasty. The ceremonies passed without political significance.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Republic of
Death toll in Paris to announce AIG air race tragedy
Fifty aviators started the first stage of Europe’s great air race in Paris. Three men died and several injured as flames and crashes struck midair and on the ground near Chateau Thierry and Villars-Cateret.
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AIG
Tragic Air Accident Claims Captain as Motor Explodes
A French aviator and passenger Polis perish as a motor explodes and flames engulf the wreckage near Liepe. The captain dies without a cry while the crash area marks the same fatal spot as previous aviation deaths. Ten aviators began the flight with only seven reaching the field.
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Princeton
Lafort
Polis
Liepe
Vidast
Marathon Times Mixed Up Pivotal Results At City Race
Vedrine, Weyman, Beaumont, Barra, Duval, and Garros clocked unusual splits in a local event. Vedrine posted 3 hours 83 minutes, Weyman 8 hours 25 minutes, Beaumont and Barra both 4 hours 2 minutes, Duval 4 hours 81 minutes, Garros 5 hours 33 minutes.
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Vedrine
Weyman
Beaumont
Barra
Duval
Garros
Landron Dies in Aerial Crash Near Liège
Liège Belgium June 19 Further details on the death of aviator Landron aged 23 come from Chateau Thierry. He plummeted from 1800 to 3000 feet over Bpieds when his machine exploded into flames. The craft wrecked and Landron lay dead at the scene despite villagers and firemen rushing to assist. The Paris to London air race covers nearly 1000 miles with prizes totaling 94000 dollars. Fifty aviators started, including civilians and military officers. ten failed to clear the maneuvering field and three were killed on the first leg.
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Paris
Princetau
M. LE Martin
M. Lendron
Chateau Thierry
M. Gaubert
Villars Cateret
M. Billie
Billie
M. Lordian
Charleville
Oscar Morrison
Gagny
M. Morin
Chevron
Liepe
Lareborg
Emil Train
M. Berteaux
Premier Monis
Interieres
le Martin
France
Red Cros
Noland Garros
Princeton
Associated Press
Liege
Belgium
Landron
Chateau- Thierry
Bpieds
London
Aviators Rest in Liege as Second Stage Looms
In Liege Belgium June 19 aviators who completed the first stage of the European circuit race rest amid heavy rain. The second stage Liege to Utrecht 210 kilometers 80 miles will total 432 miles from Paris for the leaders. Seven contestants arrived yesterday eight more this morning with minor mishaps slowing them. Names and times include Kimmerling Provo st Wynmaten Amerigo Bathiat Gibert Verreot.
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Liege
Belgium
Kimmerling
Tabaleau
Provost
Wynmaten
Amerigo
Bathiat
Gibert
Verreot
Utrecht
Paris
European circuit race plane crash near Charleville
A contestant in the European circuit race reportedly fell from a great height between St Laurent and Ville Sur Lames in Charleville France. Initial reports doubt the incident but later say an unknown aviator descended roughly in a fold and then descended again, appearing not seriously hurt.
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Associated Press
Charleville
France
St. Laurent
Ville Sur Lames
Customs Frauds in Cutlery Imports Revealed in U S
Secret agents of the customs service under Chief Wilkie uncovered millions in duties frauds tied to cutlery imports. Investigators traced schemes to Germany and several months into the investigation, with possible recoveries and prosecutions still undetermined. A New York seizure showed under valuation and significant duty losses due to tariff scheduling.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cusems Service
Wilkie
Folingen
Germany
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
New York
Prohibition Talk Draws Fire From Reverend Knickerbocker
In Waco Texas Rev H D Knickerbocker pastor at Austin Avenue Methodist church announced a prohibition talk for tonight. He criticized Governor Colquitt as a "mighty poor prohibition Methodist" and said the Methodist church has been pro prohibition since Weslby. He urged Christians to vote for prohibition and warned against anti prohibition sermons in Texas.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
H. D. Knickerbocker
Austin Rvenue Methodist Church
Governor Colquitt
Weslly
Texas
Wong
Good Cooks on Farms
Ada L Dauman reports to the National Civic Federation that farmers wives are the best cooks and better housekeepers than city women after visiting farm regions in New Jersey Connecticut New York and New England states for summer boarding houses.
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New York
Ada L. Dauman
National Civic Federation
Farmers’ Wives
Miss Dauman
New Jersey
Connecticut
New England
League Formed to Curb Rent Increases in City
The Tenants' Protective League organizes to guard renters against landlord combinations and to enforce sanitary standards. It includes both residential and commercial tenants, aims for near full city membership in six months, with officers John G. Marmion president William Hesse secretary treasurer S V Haslip inspector and Harrison Gray counsel. Office space is in the Gunter building.
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Tenants’ Protective League
John G. Marmion
William Hesse
S. V. Haslip
Harrison & Gray
Gunter Building
Gray
League
Man Eating Lion Causes Panic in City Jail
A blazing, heat drenched scene at 11:30 this morning in the city jail basement involved a large man acting like a lion while six other incarcerated men cowered armed with shoes. The big man roared and chased others, was subdued by guards, and faces mental evaluation by the city physician this afternoon.
Boys Ready for Kerrville Camp
The YMCA prepares 55 boys for a Kerrville camping trip. An advance party leaves on the Sap train to Parsons, then the group travels to the hills to pitch tents. Under G S Chesson the crew departs tomorrow, with a Sunday turkey feast planned and parents invited.
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Kerrville
Parsons
G. S. Chessum
A. & A. P. Depot
San Antonio Ad Delegates to State Meeting in Dallas
William Moore White and W S Stires attend the State Advertisers association meeting in Dallas to form a central body with Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio clubs. They plan to send a strong Texas delegation to the National Association of Advertisers convention in Boston August 1 and 2 and bid for the 1912 gathering. Dallas aims to land the event with help from other Texas ad clubs.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
Lone Star State
Roston
Taft Celebrates Diamond Wedding In Quiet Hours
President Taft exchanges autographs amid Diamond Wedding celebrations as prep for a garden party faces rain fears. Monsignor Falconio and Miss Harriet Waters Forbush present keepsakes, while Augusta residents send heartfelt greetings and praise.
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Taft
Episcopal Church
Long Island
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
White House
Monsignor Falconio
Pope Pius
Harriet Waters Forbush
Lancaster
Mass
O’connor
Augusta
Pearson controls oil in Mexico say Cowdray interests
H M Cook, rep of Sir Weeman Pearson or Lord Cowdray, says Cowdray practically controls Mexico oil output and will not transfer to Rockefeller. A Fuero district well pumps 200000 barrels daily, guarding against shortages. Waters-Pierce had to buy 2,000,000 barrels to fill orders. Conditions improve. revolution spared Cowdray property.
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Lord Cowdray
Mexico
Rockefeller
H. M. Cook
Weeman Pearson
San Antonio
Chihuahua
Fubero
Mr. Cook
Republic
Waters-Pierce
Madero
Obituary notices for Shafer and Shepard deaths
Harper Shafer age 28 was found dead at his father's yard 204 Pecan Street from lung hemorrhage. Survived by father A H Shafer two brothers and two sisters. Elks member, unmarried. funeral at 6 pm from the residence with City Cemetery No 2 burial. Myrtle Shepard 85 died at her home corner Eads and Roosevelt. survived by her husband. native of Illinois. body prepared by Shelly Loring. to be taken to El Paso Illinois for burial.
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Shepard
Myrtle Shepard
Eads and
Roosevelt Avenue
Illinois
Shelly- Loring Undertaking Company
el Paso
Ills
Mrs Martha Bailey dies after long illness in Texas
Mrs Martha A Bailey aged 67 died Sunday afternoon at 5 30 at the home of her daughter Mrs Will White 1120 Buena Vista street after a long illness She leaves two daughters in this city and other relatives in the state A native of Louisiana she had lived in Texas for many years The funeral was held at the daughter’s residence this afternoon at 4 and the interment followed in the Confederate cemetery
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Bailey
Martha A. Bailey
Will White
Buena Vista Street
Louisiana
Texas
Confederate Cemetery
Mrs. Fishin Arthur Dies in San Antonio After Illness
Mrs. Fishin Arthur aged 88 died this morning at a local hospital after a long illness. She is survived by her father G B Trimble of Birdwell Texas and her brother Dr W M Trimble city physician of Fort Worth. The body was prepared for burial by Zizik Undertaking and is being held for advice from her brother in Fort Worth.
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Arthur
Fishin Arthur
G.B. Trimble
Birdwell
Tex
W. M. Trimble
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Zizik Undertaking
Fortorth
Death of 3 Year Old Sidney Gite
Sidney Gite aged three died Sunday at 5 45 pm at his parents home 111 Anderson avenue South Heights after a brief illness from typhoid fever. He is survived by his father and mother. Born and raised in San Antonio the child. Funeral service will be held this afternoon at five from the parents residence and interment will be in City cemetery No 4.
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Gite
Sidney Gite
Anderson Avenue
South Heights
San Antonio
City Cemetery No. 4
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Anom Iilsbee
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Hoyal
Non
Simeons
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THE
Henry Weyman
Dandron Falls
Tenants’Protective Association
Big Negro
Pearson
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
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