Carranza Envoy Arrives as Mediation Talks Loom
Alfredo Breceda, Carranza secretary, arrives in Washington to confer with Constitutionalists agents on mediation plans. Villa aims to seize San Luis Potosi and later press Federal forces at Queretaro, while Carranza signals progress without internal dissension. Talks center on Niagara Falls mediation meetings with Huerta envoys and potential provisional government plans.
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Washington
D. C
Mexico
United States
Alfredo Breceda
Carranza
Villa
San Luis Potosi
Queretaro
Mr. Breceda
Mr. Berceda
Washington Administration
Breceda
Luis Cabrera
T Here
Rafael Zubaran
General Carranza
Monterey
General Huerta
Niagara Falls
Cabrera
Zacatecas
Huerta
Naon
Argentina
Justice Lamar
Frederick W. Lehman
Federals suffer crushing defeat at Zacatecas
June 25 report from Zacatecas notes a survey of Federal fortifications shows they expected to hold the city but faced a decisive loss in the present revolution. The dispatch is delayed by military wires.
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Zacatecas
Roosevelt Elusive on Whitman Endorsement for Governor
Oyster Bay June 26 Colonel Roosevelt again avoided endorsing District Attorney Charles S. Whitman for New York governor. Charles H. Duell Jr. urged him to back Whitman but Roosevelt left Sagamore Hill unchanged in his stance. He and Archie rode today signaling fitness and said he cannot join the hay field due to time, then plans a Pittsburg speech Tuesday.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Charles S. Whitman
New York
Barnes
Charles H. Duell Jr
Whitman League
Dover
Mr. Whitman
Sagamore Hill
Archie
Europe
Weather forecast for San Antonio area weekend
Weather forecast notes Friday night and Saturday will be fair in San Antonio and vicinity with dry conditions and mild temperatures.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather summary for tourists by city observations
Observations recorded in the morning show St Louis at 80 with 12 mile southwest winds and showers, Chicago 70 with rain and 4 mile southwest winds, Milwaukee 60 with showers and 4 mile south winds, St Paul 66 with 12 mile north winds and storms, Kansas City 82 clear with 6 mile southwest winds and storms, New York 74 partly cloudy with 6 mile north winds, and Washington 78 partly cloudy with 4 mile north winds.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Galveston Rises as Second Largest U S Port in Trade
The Treasury Department report shows foreign trade at 4.279 billion dollars with exports exceeding imports by 653 million. Galveston ranks second in value shipped at 290 million, behind New York's 2 billion in the year. Other ports like New Orleans Boston Philadelphia Baltimore San Francisco and Puget Sound follow in order.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Commerce
New York
Galveston
Canadian
Pacific Coast
New Orleans
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Buffalo
Detroit
Woman Seeks Deputy Sheriff Status to Carry Gun
A curio shop proprietress asked Sheriff Tobin for deputation as deputy sheriff Friday to carry a pistol for personal protection after selling day’s proceeds. The sheriff explained he cannot deputize a woman under current law.
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John W. Tobin
Tobin
Sulzer Democrats Organize in Western New York
Sulzer Democrats representing sixteen cities in Western New York met in Rochester to form an anti Tamany Democratic League of New York for nominating a provisional state ticket for the Democratic primaries. A statewide meeting is planned for August 17 to extend organization.
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Sulzer Democrats
Rochester
N. Y
Foreign Missions Need Money Activates Boston Convention
At the Northern Baptist convention closing session in Boston on June 26 delegates urged stronger financial support for foreign missions. Leaders emphasized fundraising and pledges to expand overseas outreach.
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Boston
Mass
Northern Baptist Convention
Medical men oppose child labor at American Medical Association meeting
At Atlantic City the American Medical Association house of delegates condemned child labor conditions and urged federal action on leprosy control. Pellagra studies were highlighted, linking sanitation, diet, and alcohol to disease, with notes on radium and new transfusion ideas. Officers chosen included William L. Rodman as president.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
Medical Congress
House of Delegates
Henry B. Favilla
Chicago
Council On Health and Public Instruction
Reference Committee
Congress
Thompson_-McFadden commission
J. F. Siler
U. A
P. E. Garrison
U.S. N
Wry. McNeal
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Duncan Bulkley
New York
Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins University
Alexander Duance
Harvard Medical School
Edward Lindeman
William L. Rodman
Alexander Craig
William A. Puzey
Trial Date Set for Siegel and Vogel in Bank Fraud Case
NEW YORK June 26 Henry Siegel and Frank E Vogel leaders of a department store chain once in business, now under indictment for grand larceny and violating banking laws, will be tried in October. decision announced by Supreme Court Justice Blanchard yesterday.
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New York
Henry Siegel
Frank E. Vogel
Supreme Court
Blanchard
The Optimist Page Readers Offered Cheerful Ads
The Light carries optimistic advertising from cheerful merchants who believe in their goods and attractive prices. Their ads reflect faith in their work and a spirit of optimism that inspires readers daily.
Carranza Envoys Move Toward Washington for Mediation Talks
Three Carranza representatives headed by Iglesias Calderon travel to Washington with Carranza instructions. Espinoza and Brecceda accompany him, while Calderon departs from New Orleans. The mediaters consider Calderon as provisional Mexican president.
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Carranza
Iglesias Calderon
Mexico
Washington
Leopoldo Espinoza
Alfredo Brecceda
Calderon Farries
New Orleans
Bids Rejected For County Courthouse Addition As Too High
Bids for the county courthouse addition were opened and rejected for exceeding the $75,000 bond budget. Offers ranged from $81,500 to $88,989, prompting Judge James R. Davis to urge lowering costs and possibly revising specifications to secure a let.
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County Court House
Court House
James R. Davis
Eugene Davis
Jacob Wagner
R. A. Flume
H. N. Jones
Dielmann & Boelhauwe
Davin
Brandeis Presents Substitute Plan for Railroad Securities
A new compromise plan to control railroad securities was presented to the Senate interstate committee by Louis D. Brandeis. The proposal, developed after an all day conference with Stevens Lovett Willard and Thon, would let common carriers issue securities and incur costs with ICC approval, if it does not impair service. The plan is noted as approved by Santa Fe President Ripley.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Interstate Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Senate Committee
Brandeis
Stevens
New Hampshire
Lovett
Union Pacific
Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
A. P. Thon
Southern Railway
Ripley
The
Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prohibition Vote Delayed in House Rules Committee
Proposals for a nationwide prohibition constitutional amendment faced postponement. Chairman Henry, campaigning in Texas, suggested delaying until August 1, and Democratic members agreed. Many House members predicted no action this session.
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Washington, D. C
House Rules Committee
Hobson
Henry
Texas
House
Leased Wire Day Report from AP Serves The Light
The San Antonio Light uses the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its core daily service, supplemented by a large extra special news service. The AP package provides broad national and international coverage, with about 20,000 words daily. The newspaper relies on this wire for timely, authoritative reporting.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Ferguson Favored in San Antonio for Governor Vote
James E. Ferguson is welcomed in San Antonio and Bexar County as the preferred governor candidate. The piece argues prohibition stance, praising Ferguson as a capable, honest business man with an administration free of personal political machines, and endorses him over competitor Ball.
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San Antonio
James E. Ferguson
Bexar County
Ferguson
Texas
Ball
State of Texas
Southwest
Diplomat P Ezequiel Rojas Dies in Exile Event
Venezuelan minister to Atlantic City P Ezequiel Rojas died at 70 from heart failure. A veteran figure in Venezuelan politics, he spent years in exile after being imprisoned during revolutions. He served as foreign minister 1893 to 1898 and again for four years before his death. The Pan-American Union lowered its flag to half mast.
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Washington, D. C
Pan-American Union Today
P. Ezequiel Rojas
Venezuela
Atlantic City
N. J
Rojas
Great Britain
British Guinea
Grand Jury Probe Into Chicago Union Blackmail
Representatives of Chicago building contractors summoned by the U S district attorney to the federal grand jury to present evidence of alleged systematic blackmail by labor union agents. Contractors claim extortion ranging from 500 to 100 000 dollars has affected most construction work in recent years.
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Chicago
Building Contractors of
United States District Attorney
Federal Grand Jury
Country Club Raid Tension in Fairmont West Virginia
Authorities raided the Fairmont Country Club as state prohibition enforcement loomed next Tuesday. The steward was arrested, wines were seized from a wagon, and club members had lockers opened and contents removed under the current law.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont Country Club
Lisles Charged With Murder in Texas Father Killings
Amos Lisles, 29, jailed in San Augustine Texas on a murder charge for the death of his father James Lisles, 64, at their home 16 miles south of town Tuesday night. Lisles declines to speak as grand jury to investigate. A squirrel shot passed through the body, causing instant death.
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San Augustine
Texas
Amos Lisles
James Lisles
Here
Commerce Commission to Send New Haven Report to Senate
Officials decline to give a delivery date for the ICC report on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad but indicate it is near completion. In response to a Senate resolution, the commission will send the information to the Senate as a copy.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Governor George W. Glick Statue Arrives for Dedication
The statue of George W. Glick arrives at the capital ahead of a July 18 dedication ceremony. Glick, Kansas governor in the early eighties, was a lawyer and farmer and a pioneer of Atchison county. the statue accompanies John J. Ingalls in Statuary Hall.
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Kansas
Washington, D. C
George W. Glick
Glick
Atchison County
Kan
John J. Ingalls
Hall of Fame
Statuary Hall
Six Texas lawyers receive licenses in Texarkana
Licenses to practice law were issued this morning to six young lawyers from various parts of Texas. Four of the new licensees are from Dallas.
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Texarkana
Tex
Texas
Dallas
Real Says Slayden Backers Desperate in Kerr County
Senator Julius Real of Kerr County declares support for Judge Slater and Ferguson in the race, noting Slayden managers attack him as desperate. He plans speeches for Ferguson at Fredericksburg on July 4 and then campaigns for Slater and Ferguson ahead of the primaries.
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Damon Slator
Julius Real
Kerr County
Senator Real
James F. Ferguson
Kerr, Kendall
Gillespie
Comal
Bexar County
Ferguson
Judge Slater
Georgetown
Real
Slawden
Mr. Ferguson
Fredericksburg
Slater
Four Men Electrocuted at Boston Cold Storage Plant
Four men were electrocuted at a Boston cold storage plant after an elevator rope with a metal core became exposed and contacted an electric current. The victims, grasping the rope on successive floors in an effort to stop the car, were killed.
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Boston
Mass
Light Want Ads Attract Reliable Tenants And Helpers
The notice promotes Light Want Ad advertising as the best method to find tenants or caretakers for homes. It emphasizes summer rates and consistent use to reach the right people and achieve results.
Sunday Light Want Ad rates and reach summary
The notice highlights Sunday Light Want Ads offering wide reach to 22,500 homes. It claims the Light has the largest paid home circulation in the area and doubles any San Antonio newspaper in paid home circulation. Rates shown: 15 words at 15 cents, 4 slots for 45 cents, 7 slots for 60 cents, 10 slots for 75 cents.
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the Light
San Antonio
Ferguson Welcomed by Thousands in San Antonio Parade
James E. Ferguson arrives by train to a crowd exceeding 1000 at the Southern Pacific depot and a parade to the Gunter hotel. An overflow plaza meeting at the Grand Opera House is planned with 4000 to 50000 expected, while local and out-of-town supporters pack the city to back the governor candidate as crowds rally for his campaign.
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James E. Ferguson
Southern Pacific
Gunter Hotel
Ferguson
San Antonio
North Texas
Bexar County
Plaza
Grand Opera House
Mr. Ferguson
Opera House
Alamo Plaza
R. H. Ward
W. C.linden
Co. B. Watters
Ferguson-for-Governor Club
Texas
James R. Davis
Clinton G. Brown
John McKay
Temple
Santa Fe
International & Great Northern
Hondo
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Earthquake Ravages Sumatra with Wide Damage
A major earthquake struck Southern Sumatra causing many deaths and injuries. Buildings collapsed in Benkoelen, disrupt ing telegraph and cable communications. Sumatra, the Malay archipelago’s largest island aside from Borneo, hosts active and extinct volcanoes and a population around 6.5 million.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
Benkoelen
Malay Archipelago
Boteneo
Young Woman Kills Herself in San Benito
Ada Mullenhauer 26 of San Benito Texas killed herself late yesterday afternoon by a shot from a small revolver through her left temple. A note stated a broken engagement to wed and a wish for death. The coroner returned a verdict of suicide.
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San Benito
Tex
Jose
Ada Mullenhauer
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