Contests questioned as delegates debated at hall
Devine denounced National Committee methods while Cecil A Lyon of Texas supported the Hadley motion. C C Littleton of Texas backed Roosevelt delegate regularity and denied Devine's charges. Taft delegate claims were asserted, with Root warning a Texas member to behave. The hall drifted toward calmer proceedings.
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Texans to Be Protected in El Paso Battle Scenario
Three hundred federals encamped twelve miles east of Juarez near Ysleta opposite El Paso as border tensions rise. The force, under General Sanjines from Ojinaga, is reported in a Mexican government bid to retake Juarez from rebels.
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Sanjines
Ojinaga
Ysleta
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Colquitt Watches Border Crisis Across From El Paso
Colquitt’s border policy seeks to protect Texas lives and property as Juarez tensions rise and rebel federals fight nearby. He defends the border handling as creditable and says Texans are guarded, with speeches slated at Archer City and Newcastle tonight.
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Juarez
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Colquitt
el Paso
Texas
Archer City
Newcastle
Americans Are Released After Aiding Rebels Charge
D C Crossman American arrested in Tepic on aiding revolutionists was released in Mexico City after claiming threats forced him to the field. War Department dismissed the charge. Alfred Gorney and a Black man claiming American citizenship were also freed on similar grounds.
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Mexico City
Bankhardt predicts peaceful end to revolution in Mexico
Duncan Bankhardt, Baltimore & Ohio agent in Mexico City, arrives in San Antonio and reports improved conditions across the republic. He says all factions back the government and foresees the revolution ending within ten days as the El Paso gateway reopens, restoring business and prosperity despite ongoing marauding.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
City of
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San Antonio
Republic
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el Paso
War Loan Document Reported From Chihuahua
San Antonio received copies of an act authorizing a 10 000 000 peso war loan for Chihuahua as signed by interim governor Felipe R Gutierrez. A second document by Pascual Orozco warns that elections in Mexico will not be recognized by revolutionists and bears his signature as general in chief.
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Pascual Orozco
San Antonio
Felipe R. Gutierrez
Orozco
Madero
Mexico
Chihuahua City
National Revolutionary Army
Rebel Colonel Gamboa arrives with 60 men at Madera
Col Miguel Gamboa in command of rebels along the Mexican Northwestern railroad between Pearson and Juarez arrived at Madera with 60 men. He reports the Galena district is entirely free of federals and says he will return to Casas Grandes tomorrow.
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San Antonio Area Tonight and Thursday Warmer
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures.
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Weather across cities reports warm, cloudy to rainy conditions
Observations at 8 a.m. list temperatures from 52 to 63 across St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington. Winds vary 4 to 14 miles with directions from west north and east. Thursday forecasts include fair or rain with low temperatures around mid fifties to low sixties.
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Golf Tournament Postponed At Country Club Links
The ladies golf tourney scheduled for this afternoon at the Country club links has been postponed due to weather. The golf committee announced at noon that a new date will be set later.
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Country Club
Statement on AP wire carriage by newspapers
An assertion that the Associated Press day wire carried into San Antonio is published in full or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is groundless and lacks factual basis.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Debate Over VP Nominations At Democratic Convention
A preliminary discussion in Baltimore among national committee members focuses on selecting the temporary officers and the idea that the second place finisher might accept the vice presidential nomination. North Carolina’s Daniels urges the plan as a regional balance tool amid multiple contests and claims from candidate camps. Virginia's Ellison notes several strong candidates and Virginia lacks its own nominees.
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Daniels
North Carolina
Felow
Woodson
J. Taylor Ellison
Virginia
Ellison
Banks Subscriptions Drive For City Bonus Fund
A special committee was appointed after bankers pledged liberal subscriptions to fund the San Antonio English syndicate bonus project. The drive aims for $100,000 by week end with each bank covering about $25,000, boosting momentum for the $250,000 total bonus.
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San Antonio
Clearing House Association
Chamber of Commerce
H. E. Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Real Estate Bargains Amid Rains and Rail Plans
In today’s issue buyers are urged to act as values are expected to rise. The page highlights parcels for sale and notes infrastructure like railroads and Medina dam as factors boosting real estate prospects.
Mrs Longworth Attracts Attention In Suffrage Era
Chicago reports crowds at Coli seum as Alice Roosevelt Longworth draws notice for fashion and presence among suffrage activists and anti suffragists at the convention. Delegations from rival camps seek to influence the party platform while prominent figures like Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt reside nearby and stir hotel bustle.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Vanderbilt
Ogden Reid
New
Littton to Introduce National Bribery Probe Resolution
Rep. Martin W. Littton of New York has prepared a resolution urging a national investigation into bribery charges at the Republican convention. He plans to submit it to the House upon his return from New York in a day or two.
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W.shington
Martin W. Littton
New York
House
Republican fight over taft delegates on temporary rolls
In Chicago at 2 pm leaders from both sides argued over Roosevelt backed purge of Taft delegates from the temporary rolls. The debate centered on the national committee's seating of Taft delegates. Chairman Root restored order as Hemenway pitched Penrose over Flinn as an ally for Taft.
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Roosevelt
Taft
National Committee
Root
Hemenway
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Flinn
Taft Forces Hold Strong on No Compromise Demand
The Taft camp declares no compromise while Hadley and Deneen reject bolt threats. At the convention the morning opens with security checks, ticket turmoil, and steady attendance as leaders prepare for a contentious roll-purging debate and the Hadley Watson clash.
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Deneen
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