San Antonio gamblers vow no compromise on closing games
A Friday meeting of over fifty gamblers heard Assistant District Attorney J F Carle pledge the lid stays on and vows to close all gambling dens and prosecute backers. Sheriff Tobin's raids last week led to about seventy five arrests for gaming across Mexican quarters and uptown San Antonio.
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J. F. Carle
San Antonio
Carle
Eugene
Antonio Ogden
Judge Camp
Forty-fifth District Court
Monte
Poker
Gran Circulo de Obreros
Sheriff’s Department
Tobin
Charles Stevens
Galbraith
Newton
Flores
Army Post
Mr. Carle
District Attorney’s Office
San Pedro Creek
Army Camp
Santa Rosa Avenue
Grand Jury
Daughter of King Arrested on Vagancy Charge
Katie Gould, 39, was arrested on West Commerce near St Mary's for vagancy after causing a scene at police headquarters and giving vague identification. She was lodged in jail for the night.
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Katie Gould
Ja'r
West Commerce Street
St. Mary's Street
Rio Grande Flood Threatens Fabens Rail Line
A desperate fight to save a large section of Southern Pacific track at Fabens is underway as the Rio Grande floods threaten the railroad embankment and wash away county roads. Hundreds of workers pile sandbags while high water delays efforts to hold the river until it falls.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fabens
Rio Grande
Southern Pacific
Weather Report for Texas and Washington DC
Washington DC weather bulletin dated June 24 notes Eastern Texas will be generally fair Sunday and Monday with continuing warmth inland and cooler conditions in the northwest. Western Texas will see fair weather Sunday and Monday with slightly cooler temperatures in the northern part.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Sunday Regional Forecast With Showers Plentiful
Local forecast tracks Sunday weather across multiple cities. St Louis clouldy 76 with possible showers, Chicago 72 rain and storms, Milwaukee 74 rain, St Paul 80 showers, Kansas City 62 showers, New York 66 cloudy with warmer southerlies, Boston 68 cloudy, Washington 76 possible showers.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Government weighs appeal in Harrima merger suit
Assistant Attorney General Grosstener declined to answer if a government appeal would be filed, saying a decision hinges on receiving and reviewing a copy of the roaden for full consideration.
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Grosstener
Department of Justice
Harrima
Cnead
Roaden
Rockefeller 20 Build In New York City
Special to the Light reports John D Rockefeller is assembling a major New York estate on Fifty fourth and Fifty third streets near Fifth Avenue. The plan shows mansions at each corner with vast gardens, aiming to house his entire family in a single grand domain far larger than Carnegie’s.
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New York
John D Rockefeller
Fifty-fourth
Fiftythird Streets
Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller
William Welles Bosworth
Fifty-third Street
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Central Park
Col
John J. McCook
West Fifty-fourth Street
Bosworth
Mr. Rockefeller
Harold F. McCormick
Explosion on Steamer City of St. Joseph Kills Six
Six people died and nineteen were injured when the boiler explosion on the Steamer City of St. Joseph occurred several miles south of Memphis Tennessee Late today. The steamer suffered heavy damage but no passengers were harmed.
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Memphis
Tenn
City of St. Joseph's
Resolutions Condemn Lynching of 14 Year Old in Texas
A mass Mexican meeting is planned in Milam county to condemn the lynching of Antonio Gomez a 14 year old boy at Thorndale last Monday. Dons elano R Dayila hosts the protest at 207 Kerr street with aims to send condemnations to the Mexican Foreign Relations Department and the U S State Department Knox through the Mexican minister.
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Antonio Gomez
Thorndale
Milam County
Donselano R. Dayila
Kerr Street
Miguel B. Diebold
Hero
F. A. Chapa
Chapa
Department of Foreign Relations
Mexico City
Ponesbix
State Department
Ngton
Knox
Colquitt Orders Vacate at Hugo Schmeltzer Building
Governor Colquitt with Dr J B Connolley ordered tenants to vacate within sixty days of the Hugo Schmeltzer Alamo property. The building and grounds will undergo a thorough cleaning after the inspection in the city.
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Daughters of the Republic
O. B. Colquitt
Hugo-Schmeltzer
Alamoroperty
J. B. Connolley
Gov. Colquitt
Fatal Boat House Fire Kills Two Socialites in Nantucket
A fire at William Barnes Jr’s boat house on Commercial Wharf Nantucket claims the lives of Miss Helen Wilson of New York and Miss Mildred de Haven of Brooklyn after a tea party. Three men including Barnes valet Ulysses Pahud are seriously burned while trying to rescue them. The fire erupted after a concert as seven guests enjoyed tea at On the Cliff estate.
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Nantucket
Mass
Helen Wilson
New York
Mildred de Haven
Brooklyn
William Barnes Jr
Commercial Wharf
Thurlow Weed Barnes II
Albany
Thomas Kerr
Mr. Barnes
Ulysses Pahud
Onthe Cliff
Barnes Estate
Thurlow Weed
Thurlow Weed Barnes
Harry R. Wilson
Hugh de Haven
Miss Wilson
William Barnes
Boat House
Pahud
Decision on dis position cited by city fire trap label
A city decision ordered thorough clearing of rubbish from premises described as a fire trap by Col Quitt. The action occurred without local Daughters of the Republic knowledge that he was in the city. The building’s condition prompted the order to ensure safety.
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Daughters of the Republic
Colquitt
Fielding and Taft Compared to Samson and Delilah
J G M Bergeron of Quebec drawing a parallel between Finance Minister Fielding and President Taft with Samson and Delilah provokes uproar among settlers in the west during R L Bordens tour against reciprocity. Bergeron may become a minister if Borden wins. at Medicine Hat Alberta he denies being discourteous to Mrs Taft while affirming the comparison.
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Winnipeg
Man
Fielding
Taft
Samson and
Delilah
J. G. M. Bergeron
Quebec
R. L. Borden
Conservative
United States
Bergeron
Borden
Dominion
Elding
White House
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Samson
City plan for San Antonio urged by civic leaders
George H. E. Kessler, famed civic architect, inspired a move toward a unified city plan for San Antonio. Thomas L. Conroy, Civic Improvement League director, says adoption is only a matter of time and urges city funds to hire a landscape architect to draft a plan. The approach could progress without a bond issue, gradually shaping improvements within a broader scheme.
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San Antonio
George HE. Kessler
Thomas L. Conroy
Civic Improvement League
Mr. Conroy
Kessler
Eity
Lorimer Named in Lorimer Corruption Fund Allegations
Chicago Record Herald publisher Herman Kohlsaat testified before the Lorimer investigating committee naming prominent Chicago figures tied to a purported 100000 dollar Lorimer fund. Names include Roger Sullivan Edward Tilden Edward Conway and the Weyerhausers amid claims of bipartisan manipulation. Kohlsaat described Lorimer as a dual character mixing public spoils and private loyalties.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Edward Hines
Clarence Funk
Lorimer
Herman K. Kohlsaat
Chicago Record-Herald
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Edward Conway
W. W. Kimball Company
Weyerhausers
Lumber Trust
Roosevelt
Kohlsaat
Hines- Funk
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago News
Kohlisaat
Hines
Tilden
Mr. Kohlsaar
Constable
Roche
Henry Tzpatrick
Congress
Fund
Kohlsaar
Ve Cena S. Funk
Funk
Rober Sullivan
Illnois
People’s Gas Company
E. S. Conway
Helm Committee
Victor F. Lawsosaan
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Marble
Mr. Kohlsaat
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