German News Agency Claims U S Ready to Aid Entente
Berlin dispatches quote Foreign Secretary Zimmermann denying a German plot with Mexico and Japan against the United States. The report says Germany planned defensive measures if war with the U S occurred and cites American press and La Prensa in Buenos Aires. It discusses alleged secret instructions to Mexico City and trove of pro entente signals in the United States.
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Berlin
Saville
Overseas
Zimmermann
Overseas News Agency
Mexico
United States
Japan
Germany
la Prensa
Buenos Aires
Edward Price
London
Zimmermantz
Count von Bernstorfff
Amsterdam
Wolff Bureau
Mexico City
America
German German Press Suppressed on Mexico Revelations
Berlin concedes Zimmermann’s instructions to the German minister to Mexico were correctly quoted in US reports. German press is ordered not to publish any word on the American Mexico revelations until further notice, per Amsterdam dispatch via Reuters.
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London
Zimmermann
Mexico
United States
Berlin
Reuter
Amsterdam
Carranza Painted as German Tool in Brazilian Papers
Brazilian newspapers denounce General Carranza over the Zimmermann note linking him to Berlin. Paiz argues Carranza’s duplicity undermines a Latin American conference, while Epoca warns his egotism could trigger a regional crisis and American retaliation.
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Rio Janeiro
General Carranza
Germany
Mexico
Paiz
Berlin
Carranza
United States
North America
Argentina
Epoca
All America
Carrannn
Berlin Zimmermann note news held up by censor
Copenhagen dispatch reports Berlin papers on Friday morning contain no reference to the Zimmermann note to Mexico and indicate American news is delayed by censorship.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Mexico
America
Submarine Chasers Eyed to Protect Merchant Ships
Senator Stone said navy experts proposed a plan to protect American merchant ships by equipping small submarine chasing boats. These craft would be lowered into the danger zone to scout for hostile submarines and attack them.
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Stone
Navy
Washington
Senaator Stone
Senate
Congressman Conry Dies in Washington After Long Illness
Congress member Michael I. Conry of New York a Democrat who served four terms and was reelected to a fifth died in Washington late Friday after a lengthy kidney illness. He was 47.
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Washington, D. C
Michael I °. Conry
New York
Congress
The Real Trouble and The Scene Printer
The text hints at a theater scene with a mime and a comedienne starving for audience due to war and price pressures. It reads as a brief theater note about a lackluster show and financial strain affecting performances.
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Xorry
Comedienne
Villa plans secret three month campaign to capture Carranza
A wounded Villa soldier, treated in El Paso, reports government agents say Villa will shrink his force to 300 picked men and hide for three months on a covert mission for his provisional government led by Miguel Diaz Lombo. The move follows Santa Rosalia evacuation during General Murgula’s drive. Villa aims to regain health and strike at Carranza while Carranza tours Central Mexico.
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Villa
Carranza
Mexico
Snowbound Carranza expedition halts in Sonora passes
Heavy snow slows the Carranaa punitive expedition in Sonora with Pulpito Pass blocked. The main column of 1000 infantry and a 250 strong cavalry detachment pause at Colonia Morelos awaiting mountain pass openings. General Arnulfo Gomez orders executions of mayors at Altar Oquitoa Pitighita and Caborca for not reporting Reyna movement.
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Douglas
Ariz
Carranaa
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Pulpito Pass
Colonia Morelos
Nogales
Arnulfo Gomez
Francisco Teyna
Villista
Altar
Oquitoa
Pitighita
Caborca
Reyna
Reports On Francisco Ville Illness Reaches Headquarters
Advices received by General Pershing indicate Francisco Ville is ill and unable to direct the bands under his command. A Saturday report from a reliable source suggests Ville suffers from reopening of an old wound or another illness.
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Pershing
Francisco Ville
Plans Formed for Reclaiming Texas Lands and Education
The Texas State Conservation and Reclamation Association met at the Gunter Hotel to appoint a fundraising and educational committee for a constitutional amendment. W. W. Seley presided. C. B. Fowler and J. A. Kemp spoke on benefits, noting taxation would be limited to benefiting areas and not all Texans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Conservation and Reclamation Association
Gunter Hotel
Texas
W. W. Seley
Waco
J.A. Kamp
Wichita Falls
Seley
C. M. Cureton
Fowler
J. A. Kemp
Zambrano Seeks Governorship of Nuevo Leon
Niceforo Zambrano national treasurer of Mexico and ally of Carranza, a Monterey native and former municipal president, is a candidate for governor of Nuevo Leon. He aided Carranza financially during the revolution, avoided foreign loans, and recently completed a Washington mission that helped secure an ambassadorial appointment. Reports say he will win easily with a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niceforo Zambrano
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo Leon
Senor Zambrana
Monterey
Madero
Huerta
Mexico City
Santiago
Vera Cruz
Havana
San Antonio
Carranza
General Carranza
Monclueva
Coahuila
Zambrano
Senor Zambrano
Washington
Fletcher
District meeting lists wide Texas delegation names
The morning session drew a large Texas contingent for a reclamation project district. Attendees included W. W. Seley, C. S. Fowley, James Hays Quarles, A. D. Jackson, C. M. Cureton, L. M. Hewitt, T. N. Blackwell, L. K. Johnson, C. H. Clark, T. H. Harbin with Mrs. Harbin, J. W. Munson, John W. Gaines, W. T. Potter, J. W. Robbins, J. K. E. Starley, N. Henderson, and many others from San Antonio, Wichita Falls, Waxahachie, Austin, Bay City, Pecos, Uvalde, and more. The list includes civic and business leaders, lawyers, and railroad associates connected to the district’s reclamation efforts.
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W. W. Seley
Waco
C.S. Fowley
San Antonio
James Hays Quarles
A. D. Jackson
C. M. Cureton
Austin
L. M. Hewitt
Navasota
T. N. Blackwell
Owlerton
L. K. Johnson
Wichita Falls
C. H. Clark
T. H. Harbin
Waxahachie
T. HH. Harbin
J. W. Munson
Angleton
John W. Gaines
Bay City
W. T. Potter
John W. Robbins
J. KE. Starley
Pecos
J. A. Kemp
N. Henderson
Artesia Wells
G. M. Jowers
J. G. Fowler
E. HE
Pong
Rock Hill
William A. Black
Bingle Tax League
W. B. Munson
D. E. Calp
Good Roads Association
Walton D Hood Mak es Mayor Candidate in City Primaries
The Light announces Walton D Hood as candidate for Mayor in the upcoming city primaries and election. Political advertising note accompanying the notice.
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Walton D. Hood
Army appropriation bill delayed to postsession
At noon today indications showed the army bill granting 1 million dollars of the 400 million for San Antonio improvements would be postponed to the forthcoming extra session of Congress. Funds do not become available until July 1, and the bill may be redrafted. The Senate adjourned without agreement on the administration armed ship bill, leaving extended debate likely through today and tonight.
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Washington, D. C
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Senate
Chamberlain
French Suspend Express Trains Nationwide
Paris March 3. All express trains in France except postal and long distance services are ordered discontinued to aid transport for national defense and commercial traffic.
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Paris
France
Naval bill sent to conference in Washington
The naval bill totaling 585 million dollars, with next year’s building program, is in conferees hands in Washington. A prior Senate bond proposal of 150 million was dropped after House objections, smoothing passage for a joint resolution. Funds would speed warship construction and fifty additional submarines.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Congress
Submarine Sinkings In February Fall Short Of Targets
London reports that Germany sank about 496000 tons of merchant shipping in February, missing a projected 1000000 ton target by roughly 50 percent. The figure, from Associated Press data, is lower than 846658 tons in December and 322067 tons in January, with British expectations higher.
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London
Germany
Associated Press
Admiralty Dropping Daily List of Torpedoed Vessels
Paris March 3 The admiralty will not publish daily the names of torpedoed vessels citing grave inconvenience. A weekly statement will be issued instead listing the number of ships sunk in each class.
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Paris
Admiralty
Smuts Named Privy Councillor in Britain
London March 38 Lieutenant General Jan Christian Smuts former commander in German East Africa and member of the South African cabinet has been made a privy councillor.
Mexican gold coin plan linked to Philadelphia mint
Rafael Nieto of the Mexican Treasury traveled with eight Mexican Secret Service men to Philadelphia by way of San Antonio to coin a new Mexican gold issue. They reportedly carry 20 million dollars in gold bars to the Philadelphia mint where the coins will be produced.
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Rafael Nieto
Treasury Department
San Antonio
Texas
Philadelphia
St. Anthony
Mint
Washington
United States
Mexico
Guanajuato
Queretaro
San Louis Potosi
Mexico City
National Bureau of Engraving
American Bank Note Company
Railroads Offer Lowest Excursion Rates for Fiesta
Passenger agents from major railroads met the Fiesta Association to set excursion fares for the April Fiesta, claiming the rates are the lowest ever for the event. The plan includes three classes with varying dates and return limits, pending state approval from participating lines.
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San Antonio
Transportation Committee
The
Fiesta Association
Texas
George F. Lupton
Sap
Walter Walthall
Katy
J. W. Wing
G. N
H. MacClannahan
G. H
4. A
KE. F. Klemeyer
Charles Graebner
Emil Kank
John KH. Carrington
Five Hurt In Automobile Accidents
Five persons were injured in separate automobile accidents reported to police Friday night and early Saturday. Frank Alberts remained unconscious at City Hospital after being struck at Commerce and Soledad at 6 30 AM by a speeding car whose driver fled west on Commerce. Three Negro men James Inmon Dennis Lampkin and Martin Fields escaped with slight bruises when overturned from a light car at Houston and St Marys at 9 10 PM. the big car did not stop. C Curl backed into a wagon of T G Ormpley a vendor on Durango at 8 45 PM. Ormpley was bruised slightly and the wagon horse broke loose and ran away before being recaptured. Curl was arrested.
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Frank Alberts
Commerce
Soledad
Commerce Street
James Inmon
Dennis Lampkin
Martin Fields
Quick Tire Service
Houston
St. Mary's
C. Curi
T. G. Ormpley
Durango Street
Ormpley
Hyatt and Harrell
Curl
George Head of Club Leads San Antonio Salesmanship Group
The Salesmanship Club of San Antonio elected Clifton George as president, I. A. Burns secretary-treasurer, and Walter Steves as secretary-treasurer at a Gunter Hotel luncheon. Directors for terms of varying lengths include Harry L. Miller K. A. Wine rich T. N. Smith W. M. Morgan Elmer Abbey R. C. Jones W. D. Syers Charles S. Meek Kis Jackson. The club backed a high school salesmanship course proposed by Charles S Meek and endorsed the coliseum project. A traffic and noise ordinance watchdog committee was formed with Elmer Abbey Fred W Maule and F. J. Rudolph. A lecturer on salesmanship is planned for next Saturday.
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Salesmanship Club of
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Clifton George
I. A. Burns
Walter Steves
Harry L. Miller
K. A. Winerich
T. N. Smith
W. M. Morgan
Elmer Abbey
R. C. Jones
W. D. Syers
Charless. Meek
Kis Jackson
Charles 8. Meek
O Epeninetton
Fred W. Maule
F. J. Ludolph
Wilson signs bone-dry Postal Bill prohibiting liquor import
President Wilson signed the post office appropriation bill containing a bone-dry provision that bans liquor importation into any state prohibiting its manufacture and sale. The measure aims to push dry states to at least twenty two and bars liquor advertising in mail publications in states that prohibit such ads.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Post Office
Con men on Twelfth street trick victim with fake gun scam
James Jones and Ned Quinn lured Charles Howe on Twelfth Street in Kansas City with talk of a powerful gun. Howe was drawn into a fake gambling scheme, cashing a stolen check and losing his money. Police were alerted and prepared to file charges as the con artists faced the North Side Court.
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Twelfth Street
The
Kansas City Star
James Jones
Ned Quinn
Charles Howe
Twelfth
Jones
Quinn
Howe
Brown
W. Dearn
Dourn
North Side Court
Nebraska
Sam Green
Coon
Kidney Pills Promoted As March Health Aid
A reader from Reading Iowa recommends Woley Kidney Pills as a kidney remedy for the busy March period when perspiration rises and kidneys must dispose of waste. The letter notes pills have been “worth their weight in gold” for men.
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B. H. Stone
Reading
I.a
A. M. Wischer
Adv
Memphis Stores Shut Down in Union Proof of Recognition
Memphis stores and retailers suspend business in a mass action by clerks unionizing for recognition. About sixty outlets across downtown will stay closed while clerks are paid during idleness as picketing and a wage demand of six dollars weekly are pursued.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Retailers’ Association
United States
City Block Beer Now On Tap At All Saloons
A promotional notice announces City Block Beer on tap at all saloons today praising its perfection in brewing. The San Antonio Brewing Association states no orders are formed or accepted in violation of liquor laws.
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San Antonio Brewing Association
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