San Antonio Rail Link Drives Dual Texas Construction Plan
The San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railway seeks to build the Rio Grande line alongside the gulf route. Cowper Thwaite reports English syndicate approval needed but city merchants press for simultaneous completion to boost trade. Banks pledge subscriptions totaling thousands as canvassing continues.
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Gulf
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Rio Grande
Lowon
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Mr. Hopkins
Constance
Chamber of Commerce
B. _ Nicholson
H. Clay King
T. H. Jannery
James Kapp
H. Goldshmidt
A. B. Stephens
H. E. Hilderand
Frederick Terrell
Hugh Kee
J. H. Haile
J. H. Savage
Col
Diehl
O. F. Heinen
H. E. Lildebrand
Ieir
Clearinghouse Association
Anks
Judge Birkhead Joins Citizens' League Endorsement
Judge Claude V. Birkhead, facing a primary challenge, declares alignment with the Citizens' league after resisting pressure from the Calhagan faction. He says he will support league endorsed candidates for the Seventy‑third district court and describes his nonpartisan stance as compromised by local party coercion.
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Claude V. Birkhead
Callaghan
Citizens’ League
Birkhead
Citizens’ League Organization
Seventy-third District Court
Judge Birkhead
W. H. Lipscomb
John A
Bexar County
George W. Huntress
Colquitt
Seventy-third Judicial District
Huntress
W. W. Walling
Judge Huntress
Lipscomb
Hanstress
Debates Spark Disorder at Democratic Convention
At the Baltimore convention the opening day descended into chaos over the temporary chairman battle between William Jennings Bryan and Alton B Parker. Parker won 579 to 506 with O Gorman 4. Bryan nominated Kern to oppose Parker. Bryan slipped into the hall unseen and accepted a seat as delegates struggled to find places amid crowds, rain, and decorations.
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William Jennings Bryan
Alton B. Parker
Bryan
Kern
Parker
O'Gorman
Missouri
Clark
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Ohio
Harmon
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Indiana
Marshall
Connecticut
Baldwin
North Dakota
Burke
Grand Old
Texas
Cardinal Gibbons
Robert Crain
Mr. Bryan
Simeon J. Baldwin
Mack
John W. Kern
National Committee
Chicago
Asquith Denounced by Socialist as Suffragettes’ Feeding Sparks Commons Scene
In London June 25 intense bitterness over forcible feeding of hunger striking suffragettes sparked a dramatic House of Commons scene. Socialist MP George Lansbury denounced Premier Asquith and the government, was ordered to leave after shaking his fist at ministers. Healy urged release of the women who could leave jail if they pledged not to reoffend.
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London
England
House of Commons
George Lansbury
Asquith
Timothy Healy
Lansbury
Treasury Bench
Freight traffic bureau plan discussed by chamber
A chamber of commerce meeting is set for 4 30 pm Wednesday to hear the special committee report on creating a freight traffic bureau. The panel of Graebner Labatt and Carter will urge establishment of a permanent bureau to promote city interests and streamline freight handling.
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Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
J. F. Carter
Charles Graebner
Weir Labatt
Captain James D. Wood dies after Civil War service
Capt. James D. Wood, a member of Wisconsin’s Iron Brigade in the Civil War and staff to General Bragg, died in St. Paul. He had lived in St. Paul since the war’s end.
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James D. Wood
ST. Paul
Minn
Iron Brigade
Wisconsin
Bragg
Wood
San Antonio Fair Tonight Through Wednesday Warmer
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures. Light winds and no precipitation are expected as the area remains under clear to partly cloudy conditions.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Home Weather for Tourists Observations at 8 A.M.
Weather notes from eight U.S. cities with readings at 8 a.m. showing varied skies and winds. St Louis 68 partly cloudy north wind. Chicago 72 clear west wind. Milwaukee 68 clear south wind. St Paul 66 clear southwest wind. Kansas City 68 clear west wind. New York 70 cloudy southwest wind. Boston 76 partly cloudy west wind.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Unfounded claim on AP wire carried by other papers
A statement alleging that the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is baseless. The text rejects this assertion as unsupported by facts.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Basia
Troop Cavalry to El Paso Ordered from Fort Sam Houston
A squadron of Third Cavalry troops A through D under Major Sedgwick Rice will depart Fort Sam Houston tonight for El Paso border duty. The move reflects escalating unrest at Juarez and marks the third border deployment for the regiment since the Mexican trouble began.
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el Paso
Sedgwick Rice
Southern Pacific
Juarez
Rolfe
Quatermaster
Third Cavalry
Mexico
Rio Grange
Brownsville
Mexican war update near Bachimba at Huerta’s front
General Joaquin Terrez leads federal vanguard across the river and reaches 12 miles from Bachimba. General Huerta plans to cross Ortiz bridge within 24 hours as rebels anticipated to retire and burn bridges to delay the federal advance, an engagement looms.
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Ortiz
Mex
Joaquin Tellez
Bachimba
Orozco Divides Rebel Army Near Juarez Move
Advices from Bachimba report Orozco dispersing rebel forces into small detachments along two Northern Mexico railroads. One thousand rebels sent to Juarez, signaling evacuation of Bachimba and Chihuahua and concentration near Juarez for likely next fighting.
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Tex
Bachimba
Orozco
Mexico
Juarez
Chihuahua
Federals Advance Slow. Skirmish Likely Near Bachimba
Rebel front at Bachimba Mexico reports fed erals moving toward Ortiz river and Santa Cruz as 5400 rebels prepare to resist. Mequio and Ortiz river bridge repairs involve 1000 federal troops while rebel scouts watch eastern flank. anticipated battle may begin Thursday with potential retreat toward Chihuahua.
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Ortiz
Santa Cruz
Ortiz River
Antonio Rojas
Chihuahua
Vote on Temporary Chairmanship Shapes Chihuahua Defense
Report notes a vote on temporary leadership and a plan to cut off retreat to Chihuahua city. Indications point to assaults from Bachimba rear and front mountain passes, signaling coordinated action in the region.
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Chihuahua
Bachimba
Governor recalls Hutchings and Walker from El Paso
Austin Texas June 25 officials announced Governor Colquitt recalled Adjutant General Hutchings and Col Emmet E Walker quartermaster general from El Paso where they had been sent last week as Mexican rebel activity near Juarez prompted border vigilance The recall indicates no further need for their presence in the border city
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Tex
Colquitt
Hutchings
Emmet E. Walker
el Paso
Juarez
National Guard
Texas Woman Campaigns San Francisco Session
Texas woman activity at the General Federation of Women's Clubs in San Francisco centers on three topics: Owens bill for a national health bureau, the suffrage question, and uniform marriage and divorce laws. The Owens bill faces medical opposition, notably from the League of Medical Freedom. The presidential contest heats up with Mrs. Phillip Carpenter of New York and Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker of Texas campaigning actively.
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San Francisco
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Owens
National Bureau of Health
Congress
League of Medical Freedom
Phillip Carpenter
New York
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
China Rejects $300 Million Loan And Salt Monopoly Plan
China rejected the $300 million loan from the six powers and declined the foreign supervision stipulation. The foreign administration proposal for the salt monopoly was also refused. Four Tong Shao Yi cabinet officers offered their resignations. state department received the advices today.
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Washington, D. C
China
Tong Shao Yi
State Department
Theodore Roosevelt Plans New York Conference On Campaign
Col. Theodore Roosevelt reached New York this morning and went to his editorial rooms before heading to Oyster Bay. He said no statement today but expected a conference within a week with committee members running his third party campaign.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Hearing of Harvester Suit Set in September
Judge W H Sanborn of the United States circuit court of appeals will begin testimony in the government proceedings for the dissolution of the International Harvester company on September 16. The suit was filed here in late April and the defendants must file their answer by August 1.
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St. Paul
Minn
W. H. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
International Harvester Company
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