Mayor Brown Weighs City Engineer Appointment
City council set to confirm a slate of appointments with only a single clash over the city engineer post. Mayor Brown plans a conference with aldermen before voting on Pancoast’s reappointment while nominating several department heads and inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Jack Sommers
Joe Brown
Emil Hoenig
George Glenney
Co. P. Boon
Henry Fest
Lst
A. C. Pancoast
Pancoast
Terrell Bartlett
Willard Simpson
Lancaster
Christian, Pipes and Coy
Wright
Hovey and
Bickel
John Burleson
E. H. Stickney
R. G. Hudson
James L. Trueheart
W. P. McNeal
L. P. Homes
IH. Har
Three Die In Water Train Boiler Explosion
In Fairbanks Arizona on Saturday a boiler explosion on a water train of the El Paso Southern Railway killed Mrs. B. F. Kobel wife of the foreman of the water tank pumps Mrs. Beadles wife of the superintendent of the water service and B. E. Howard fireman of the locomotive. The women had boarded the locomotive at the water tank to talk with Howard and the blast apparently resulted from excessive steam head while Howard was engaged in conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks, Ariz
el Paso Southern Railway
B. F. Kobel
Robert Feadles
Water Service
B. E. Howard
Poverty Stricken Woman Dies Alone in San Diego
Annie Leerson a 75 year old woman, despite $1000 in banks and Kansas City property, died in a small San Diego room alone and in poverty. Found by the rooming house proprietor after two days. The room contained tin cans and an oil stove. her only luxury was tobacco. A niece, Miss Emma Thrasher of Altoona Illinois, was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Kansas City
Annie Leerson
Emma Thrasher
Altoona
Ill
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity the outlook calls for tonight and Tuesday to be fair with clear skies and no precipitation. Winds will be light. Overnight low temperatures near mild levels. Tuesday remains dry with continued fair conditions.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather map notes from eight cities
Observations at 8 a m show temperatures mostly mid to upper sixties with clear or cloudy skies. Winds vary from southeast to east, with warmer conditions predicted and chances of rain in several cities including St Louis Chicago St Paul New York and Washington D C. Lowest temperatures range from 54 to 68 degrees.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Leader of Warline Tong to be deported in crackdown
San Francisco June 23 Federal immigration officials disclose letters and documents seized with Wong Do King head of the Bing Kung Tong reveal blackmail murder opium smuggling and smuggling of coolies across the border. Deportation of Wong will be pursued and other Chinese leaders in American cities face prosecution. The Tong's gunmen protected gambling dens and slave girls while enforcing payments and killings during a coast wide tong war.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wong Do King
Bing Kung Tong
Wong
Bing Kongs
Tongs
Bing
Pacific Coast
Lightning kills man in Little Rock revival tent
In Little Rock on a Sunday afternoon R G Hawley aged 40 was struck by lightning beneath electric wires in a revival tent and died instantly. Five others including Mrs Hawley Mrs Lucy Hogan Mrs C A Britt Nora Edward and E C Wood were knocked unconscious but revived with Mrs Hawley in serious condition. Nearby residences also sustained minor damage.
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Little Rock
Ark
R. G. Hawley
Lucy Hogan
C. A. Britt
Nora Edward
Hawley
E. C. Wood
Maner Drops Dead in Church Pew at Atlanta Service
William B. Maner a 65 year old railroad employee collapsed and died in his pew shortly after Rev H G Mitchell delivered a sermon in Cold Springs Baptist Church Atlanta. He appeared in good health before the incident.
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Atlanta
H. G. Mitchell
Cold Springs Baptist Church
William B. Maner
Maner
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Attorney General Says Wild Cat Killing Reward Excludes Jack Rabbits
The attorney general’s department advised Knox County that the Thirty second Legislature act which pays $5 for killing coyotes wolves panthers and other big cats does not apply to jack rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Knox County
Kansas Seeks Harvest Help at Pratt Depot
Twenty one automobiles and twelve teams waited at the Pratt depot for harvest hands as a train arrived. The county needs 200 more workers and few are coming to respond to the call.
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Kansas
Pratt
Kan
San Antonio Tight Leased Wire Day Report Note
This item describes the San Antonio Tight receiving the Associated Press LEASED WIRE DAY report and its status as a major general news service. It notes the daily volume of about 20 000 words and mentions Light’s own large special news content.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Wilson urges immediate action to revise banking and currency laws
President Wilson appears before Congress to press urgent banking and currency reform to enable tariff changes. He asks lawmakers to sacrifice personal comfort for swift action, endorsing the need for a new system and indicating Glass currency bill support. He emphasizes duty over season and health.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Wilson
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Presidents
Houston
Lane
McAdoo
Clark
Marshall
Woman recites 516 Bible verses for prize at YWCA
Mrs. Adelaide Luby Whitman becomes the first applicant at the YWCA for the Helen Gould Bible offered through the national board. She recited the required 516 verses perfectly this morning to Mrs. Ed Love the religious director. The prize offer, first made by Helen Gould in 1904 and renewed since, runs until September 1.
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Adelaide Luby Whitman
Young Woman's Christian Association
Helen Gould
National Board
General strike vote looms in Kansas City unions
Kansas City unions linked to the Industrial Council may call a general strike next Friday. Heads of all unions will vote Wednesday on the Building Trade Council request. If approved, about 15 000 workers could down tools in two weeks while 600 building trade members are already out due to a lockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Industrial Council
Building Trade Council
Building Trade
Showers Forecast as Weather Bureau Sees Rain Near
Maj. Allen Buell of the local weather bureau said conditions favor legal showers within 24 to 36 hours. He noted these conditions have persisted for days and caused scattered showers statewide. San Antonio saw only a trace, while Brownsville 0.02, Del Rio 0.88, Ballinger 0.64, Luling 0.04, Columbus 0.88, and Corpus Christi a trace reported.
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Allen Buell
San Antonio
Brownsville
del Rio
Ballinger
Luling
Columbus
Corpus Christi
Cox Trial Opens Over Misapplied Cincinnati Trust Funds
Ohio Attorney General Hogan testified in Cincinnati on June 23 in the trial of George B. Cox former political leader and trust president charged with misapplication of funds. The state presented expert findings from Ford & John Chair Company loan investigations to show Cox authorized loans to an insolvent firm. The chair company and subsidiaries allegedly lost about 1 million dollars in 1910 before the loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Hogan
Ohio
George B. Cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
Ford & John Chair Company
Cox
Chair Company
Mulberry Trees Ordered Grubbed Out in Manhattan
In Manhattan Kansas on June 23 city commissioners passed an ordinance ordering all mulberry trees grubbed out and burned after women claimed ripe fruit stained their skirts by falling on sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Anti-cigarette Sunday in Fort Worth sparks church attack
In Fort Worth Texas on June 23 anti cigarette Sunday featured S B Mayfield superintendent of Sunshine Mission and a leading church figure attacking preachers who smoke He toured the city removing tobacco from boys and ending with a bonfire of cigarettes on East Front street.
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Fort Worth
Tex
S. B. Mayfield
Sunshine Mission
Mayfield
East Front Street
Rattlesnake Tragedy Flows From Sand Hills Home
Mrs. Dave Grant of Beach North Dakota discovered her two sons aged 5 and 7 dead in bed with a rattlesnake between them. Authorities believe the rattlesnake entered the bedclothes during the day while outdoors being aired. The boys had complained of pinching each other the previous evening.
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Beach
N. D
Dave Grant
Militant suffragette wreck attempt reported near Davenport
Reported today that a militant suffragette attempt to wreck an express train from London to Plymouth in a tunnel near Davenport Saturday failed when a London & Southwestern Railway motor, moving through the tunnel, struck a heavy obstacle. Two heavy wooden ties were wedged between the rails over which the express was to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Plymouth
Davenport
London & Southwestern Railway
Fred Harvey's Widow Barbara Harvey Dead in Leavenworth
Mrs Barbara Harvey widow of Fred Harvey founder of railway eating houses died at her Leavenworth home at age 71. She survived by relatives and was noted for her long association with the Harvey family business network across the West and Southwest. She passed away at her residence here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Harvey
Leavenworth
Kan
Barbara Harvey
Wilson to Investigate Diggs Caminetti Cases
Resolutions by Representative Kahn of California call for all papers in the Diggs Caminetti white slave case and Western Fuel Company prosecutions in federal California courts. President Wilson plans to ask Attorney General McReynolds for a full report of the postponement circumstances. Talks with President note McNab’s statement questioned by Dr. Jordan. Clayton Herrington seeks removal of the attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
McReynolds
Diggs- Caminett
Western Fuel Company
California
House
Representative Kahn
Wilson
David Starr Jordan
White House
McNab
Dr. Jordan
Commissioner General of Immigration
Department of Justice
Hinebaugh
Ilinois
Progressive
Judiciary Committee
Clayton Herrington
Tumulty
Herrington
San Francisco
Emissary in Court Charged with Disturbing the Peace
Laura Gonzales, in corporation court, defended herself this morning saying she hurried to Monterey, Mexico on a peace mission. The rooming house owner said he tried to flee without paying rent. The judge fined him five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gonzales
Corporation Court
Himes
Monterey
Mex
Mexico
Lowther
Cincinnati Garment Workers Split Over General Strike
In Cincinnati about 8,000 garment workers did not report to work as unions split into two factions. One group called for a broad strike today while the other favored waiting for orders from international officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chinese republic to send envoy to United States
A special delegate will travel to the United States to thank Washington for recognizing the republic. Dr Wu Ting Fang, former minister at Washington and ex minister of foreign affairs in the revolutionary cabinet, is favored for the mission.
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Peking
Watchman Receiver Bill Filed by Horr and Creditors
In Boston on June 28 a bill in equity seeks appointment of a receiver for the Watchman published for Baptists. Dr. George S. Horr of Newton Theological Institution and other creditors filed the petition alleging management dissentions are harming the property.
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Boston
Watchman
Baptists
George S. Horr
Newton Theological Institution
Supreme Court to Hold Sessions to Clear Dockets
The Texas Supreme Court will meet late this week to clear the dockets. The last regular session before summer adjournment occurs Wednesday with special sessions slated for Thursday and Friday. The Court of Criminal Appeals may also hold extra sessions to clear cases.
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Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Auto Club Robbed Of Over Three Hundred Dollars
The San Antonio Automobile Club on the north loop reports a night robbery of about 300 dollars in cash. A locked door was forced, an upstairs bedroom entered, and a desk drawer opened without waking Milton Fugeman who slept nearby. Ross B. Corker alerted directors after retrieving an auto to report the loss.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
North Loop
Milton Fugeman
Ross B. Corker
Death at San Antonio Man’s Home Ends in Suicide
E Kirby Smith 39 known in San Antonio was found dead at his mother Mrs. Mary E Ross Smiths home 1007 Zavala Street. A .38 Colt revolver lay beside him and coroner Ben S Fisk ruled death by own action after an inquest. August Smith said his son was despondent until late last night. funeral set for tomorrow at 4 pm with burial in St Marys Cemetery.
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Kirby Smith
San Antonio
Mary E. Ross Smith
Zavala Street
Ben S. Fisk
Augustus Smith
Kirby
Charles
St. Mary’s Cemetery
American horses win at London International Horse Show
Judge Wm. H. Moore of Philadelphia won with his four in hand bays in class 49 at the London International Horse Show. His team Menalla and Phyllis took second in class 26 for harness horses 14 to 15 hands, while Edward B. McLean of Washington placed third with Lady Dilham and Tissington Bellet in the same class.
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London
Ww. Hi. Moore
Philadelphia
Moore
Menalla
Phyllis
Edward B. McLean
Washington
Lady Dilham
Tissington
Mystery in Woman's Death at Salisbury Office
Salisbury reports the mysterious death of 25 year old Miss Florence Wainwright a bookkeeper for Home Gas Company found in the office last Friday evening Police secrecy surrounds the case as authorities send her vital organs to Baltimore for analysis and pills labeled quinine are being examined in connection with the death
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Salisbury
Florence Wainwright
Home Gas Company
Miss Wainwright
Baltimore
Mass arrest of fifty seven men in reservation district
Police raided between 4 and 6 am arresting fifty seven men, mostly under 30, in the reservation district. They were jailed awaiting appearance bond or trial in the corporation court, charged with vagrancy under orders from Police Chief Fred H. Lancaster.
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Reservation
Fred H. Lancaster
Corporation Court
Senate Democrats Resume Tariff Bill Deliberations
The Senate Democratic caucus reopened early to finish preliminary work on the tariff bill before recessing for President Wilson's currency reform message in the House. Changes to the metal schedule were discussed first after a Saturday night partial approval.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Wilson
Appeal Granted for Jack Johnson Sentence
In Chicago on June 23 Judge Carpenter granted an appeal from the verdict that jailed Jack Johnson for a year for violation of the Mann white slave act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Carpenter
United States District Court
New Potatoes Jump in Kansas City Prices
New potatoes rose from 40 to 45 cents over Saturday prices, with prevailing rates at 1.00 to 1.05 per bushel. Scarcity due to dry weather hindering crop development cited as the cause.
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New Potatoes Advance
Kansas City
Dus tango Capture Reported as Durango Seized by Constitutionals
Mexico City reports unofficially the capture of a Dus tango city by Constitutionalists after weeks of siege. Durango remains a focal point with widespread property damage to American interests as rail service delays continue and the federal garrison status is unknown.
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Durango
Mexico City
Dustango
General Pedro Ojeda Surrenders Near Ortiz Mexico
Douglas Arizona reports that federal commander General Pedro Ojeda may have surrendered after a three day battle near Ortiz Mexico against state troops led by General Obregon. The junta in Nogales could not confirm the report though private sources said Ojeda was surrounded and weakened by deser tions. Observers on the U S side note the feud between Ojeda and Obregon beyond military conflict and Obregon’s vow to shoot Ojeda after defeat.
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Douglas
Ariz
Pedro Ojeda
Ortiz
Mexico
Obregon
Constitutional
Nogales
Ojeda
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Execution of Alfredo Valdez for plot against Carranza in Monclova
Alfredo Valdez a former Constitutionalist captain degraded two months ago for disobedience was executed at Monclova for alleged plotting to assassinate Governor Carranza. He had joined the federals and claimed to desert with 25 soldiers. court martial found him guilty of planning to seize or kill the governor. A Mondragon letter shows Valdez and Zuazua seeking amnesty and cooperation with the federal government. Del Valle of California met Carranza but was told not to discuss Mexican affairs. another official, E W McManus, was moved under guard toward Monclova and denied arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
Alfredo Valdez
Juan Zuazua
Monclova
Carranza
Valdez
Federals
Cuatrocienages
Mexico
Don Fernadez Gonzales
M. Mondragon
Nicanor Valdez
Diaz
Felix Muzquiz
Republic
del Valle
R. F. del Valle
California
Wilson
Ellsworth
Washington
E. W. McManus
Menor Mine
Coahuila
Elsworth
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