Newsboy Killed Instantly by Train Near Depot
Freddie Porter a newsboy about 12 was killed when he stumbled on a sand pile and fell under a freight train near the Southern Pacific depot at 7 30 this morning. His brother Owens 12 witnessed the tragedy as they were rushing to sell papers. The body was taken to the Pearce Robinson morgue for burial preparations.
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Southern Pacific
Freddie Porter
Freddie
Owens
Pearce-Robinson
Porter
North Cherry Street
Seventy One Die In Torpedo Boat Collision Near Heligoland
Berlin reports 71 sailors killed when torpedo boat destroyer 5S. 178 was rammed by Yorck off Heligoland. The destroyer reportedly broke in two as it crossed the Yorck’s bows in a fierce sea. Rescue was nearly impossible. many bodies were not recovered until morning.
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Berlin
Heligoland
Doctor Answers Questions On Health Remedies
The column presents medical Q A with Dr Lewis Baker offering remedies from habit forming tonics to tablets and compounds. Readers are advised to see a druggist for triopeptine hyp nuclane and vilane powder, with directions for use to cure stomach trouble catarrh dandruff rheumatism and coughs.
Campaign to enroll 1000 new Chamber members urged
At the St. Anthony Hotel luncheon San Antonio chamber leaders renewed enthusiasm for a new member drive. Admiral Conroy and commodores announced starting Monday to recruit 1000 members while members pledged to assist and many signed up to help. Speakers urged optimism and continued effort for community advancement.
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Chamber of Commerce
Admiral Conroy
St. Anthony
San Antonians
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
San Antonio
T. L. Conroy
Ginger
Lloyd Spencer
Flying Squadron
J. I. Strohm
R. C. Jones
R. C. Whiteaker
C. G. Norton
Thomas F. Hart
A. D.powers
Fist fight leads to theft of diamond pin
W H Kelley a traveling salesman for the Phoenix Horse Shoe Company Joliet Illinois reported a theft after watching a fist fight on East Commerce street A animous studded pin valued at several hundred dollars was stolen from his tie The pin is shaped like a small gold horseshoe and set with seven diamonds He did not notice the loss until after the fight and had been an attentive spectator before the incident to pass his hand over his tie and discover the theft The victim reported the loss to police
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W. H. Kelley
Phoenix Horse Shoe Company
Joliett
Ill
East Commerce Street
Kelley
McGill to Demonstrate Player Pianos at Goggan’s Store
Ernest McGill, famed American player-pianist, will perform daily at Mike Goggan’s piano store, 225 East Houston Street. He will be present 10 to 12 in the mornings and 3 to 6 in the afternoons all week, inviting piano owners and city musicians to hear his interpretive playing of classical pieces.
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Ernest McGill
America
Mike Goggan
Pianor
East
Houston Street
Mr. Goggan
Potter's Antiseptic Healing Oil advertised as cure in one day
An advertisement touts Dr Potter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cough cure. It claims the remedy heals in one day and includes full directions with each bottle priced at 1.00 dollars plus 260 Bec.
Japan Sends Best Wishes to President
The article recounts First Lady Woodrow Wilson’s debut as patroness of a Woman’s National Democratic League event. Dr J A Holmes will discuss mine safety devices. It notes Tumulty’s early start at the White House and Wilson’s patronage policy affecting appointments. Major Rhodes suggested trimming military aides, and future travel staff changes are discussed.
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Cothran
Woodrow Wilson
The
Wilson
Bryan and
Fletcher
Florida
White House
United States
White Hall
Thomas L. Rhodes
U.S. A
Taft
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
A. W. Butt
Elliott Reinstated as Chief Engineer in Washington
The last act of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson restored C. G. Elliott to chief engineer of drainage investigations after a prior dismissal for his stance on Florida Everglades projects. Anional inquiries and a House committee vindicated Elliott and Morehouse, with indictments quashed for technical transfer of funds between bureaus.
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Washington
James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
C. G. Elliott
Elliott
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Florida Everglades
Congressional
A. D. Morehouse
Department
Morehouse
Florida
Congress
House
Allens Granted Respite From Death Sentence
Richmond March 6 Governor Mann granted a respite until March 28 to Floyd Allen and son Claude Swanson Allen for their role in the Hillsville court murder on March 14 1912. A formal statement was to be issued later as a petition for commutation remains pending.
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Richmond
Mann
Floyd Allen
Claude Swanson Allen
State Penitentiary
Hillsville Court
Pianist McGill to Demonstrate at Goggan Piano Store
Mr. Mike Goggan invites the public to hear Ernest McGill, America's foremost player pianist, perform daily this week at his East Houston Street store from 10 to 12 in the morning and 3 to 6 in the afternoon. Also notes advice on spring humor and Hood's Sarsaparilla to remove impurities and ward off illness.
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Mike Goggan
East
Houston Street
Ernest McGill
America
McGill
Desertares and Troops Guard Border Region
Descriptions show Agua headquarters depleted to 100 men as General Ojeda cannot obtain interior aid. Nine US Cavalry units totaling 700 men and machine guns line the border after two skirmishes. War Department orders a guard of Black troopers at Douglas water plant. Mexican sympathizers align with Maderistas.
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Agua Wheta
Ojeda
Ninth United States Cavalry
War Department
Douglas
Bliss to Leave Tonight for Border Inspection
Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss commander of the Southern Department will depart tonight to inspect troops along the Mexican border and review the border situation. He will travel with Lieut Matt Bristol aide to the commanding general likely starting in El Paso and moving toward Arizona then through New Mexico to Texas.
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Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
Matt .C. Bristol
Adgutant
Bliss
el Paso
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Army
Guilfoyle
Ninth Cavalry
Ninth
Douglas
Rio Grande
Peace envoys attacked on rail near El Paso
A train carrying peace delegates to Mexico City was ambushed by Maderistas at Santa Rosalia Chihuahua. One federal guard was killed and several Maderistas were killed or wounded. The train returned to El Paso with four Maderistas killed. Passengers aboard the coaches were uninjured. Noted figures included Dr H Allen Tupper American VP of the peace forum Manuel Lujan and Col David de la Fuente.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Huerta
Maderistas
Santa Rosalia
Chihuahua
H. Allen Tupper
International Peace Forum
Manuel Lujan
Salazar
Col
David de la Fuente
Vasquez Gomez
Troops Burn Bridges as Huerta Rivalry Flares in Sonora
Nogales March 6 state troops moved from Hermosillo into Sonora burning bridges along the Southern Pacific Railway in a campaign against Huerta forces. The Sonora congress rejected Mexico City administration via Huerta representative J. M. Paredes. Insurgent state officials press for complete local control and potential secession while Sonora pledges neutrality if Huerta troops stay out.
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Nogales
Ariz
Huerta
Sonora
Hermosillo
Southern Pacific Railway
Mexico City
J. M. Paredes
Paredes
Mrs Madero and Belden Leave for San Antonio
Mrs Emilio Madero and her brother Senor Belden of Monterey left Brownsville early this morning to join Emilio Madero in San Antonio. They arrived at midnight after a five day journey from Mexico City and crossed into the United States via bridges between Monterey and Laredo. Mrs Madero wore mourning upon learning two days ago that her husband was alive.
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Brownsville
Tex
Emilio Madero
Senor Belden
Monterey
San Antonio
Mexico City
Laredo
United States
Free elections promised in Sonora Chihuahua and Durango
At a conference in Mexico City President Huerta General Diaz and Jose Cordova discussed ending the Orozco insurgency. The government promised free elections in Sonora Chihuahua and Durango and plans to organize Orozco forces into rurales. Cordova named probable Orozquista governors Pascual Orozco in Chihuahua Francisco Mascarenas in Sonora and Cheche Campos likely in Durango. Zapata asked for safe escort to capital for Francisco Montano to present peace terms. Montano to arrive Friday. Vasquez Gomez reportedly allied with Carranza. Government relief to public calm praised.
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Mexico City
Huerta
General Diaz
Jose Cordova
General Orozco
Orozcos
Sonora
Chihuahua
Durango
Orozco
Senor Cordova
Pascual Orozco
Francisco
Mascarenas
Cheche Campos
Emiliano Zapata
Francisco Montano
Montano
Vasquez Gomez
Carranza
Amnesty advances as Huerta moves on rebels in Mexico
Official dispatches report gains for government forces as Orozco and Salazar urged to confront rebels in Sonora and Garza Granados plans to dispatch a thousand regulars. Amnesty bill wins congressional approval and surrender stories surface from Mexico City amid border tensions and ongoing clashes in San Luis Potosi Zacatecas and Coahuila.
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Ment
Peace Commission
Laredo
Pascual Orozco Jr
David de la Fuente
Orozco
Salazar
Sonora
Garza Grenados
Senrc de la Barra
Blanquet
Federal District
Congress
Madero
Huerta
Euphemio Zapata
Emiliano
Parras
Coahuila
Tracy Aubert
Venustiano Carranza
Aubert
Saltillo
Villa Ahumada
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Reyes Murdered She Says By Senora Rendon in Interview
Senora Rendon, English wife of a Mexican planter and refugee, says General Reyes and Gustavo Madero were murdered during Mexico City’s revolution. She recalls shelling near her Veracruz home, witnessing the palace strike, and claims Reyes was killed in cold blood after a truce meeting with General Morillo. She asserts orders came from political foes and notes her husband’s hemp plantations in Yucatan.
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General Reyes
Gustavo Madero
Mexico City
Sra
RE. B. de Rendon
New York World
New York
Veracruz
Francisco I. Madero
Senora
Bernardo Reyes
Senora de Rendon
Mexico
General Morillo
Reyes
Morillo
National Palace
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Free Sample Offer
The advertisement touts Kilmer Swamp Root as a trusted remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It invites readers to test a free sample bottle by mail, noting the product is a physician prescribed remedy sold by druggists in regular sizes priced fifty cents and one dollar.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Mark H. Jackson
Alhambra Bldg
Syracuse
Jackson
Enduring Secrets of Madero Death and Ciudad Shock
An interview recounts the documented killing of Gustavo Madero and the assault on President Madero's household. The witness details the shooting after a supposed release order, post mortem desecration, and a perilous escape through Mexico City. The account notes widespread anti American sentiment amid Mexican turmoil and foreign intervention concerns.
Gunboat Guerrero seen as threat to Guaymas residents
Grave anxiety grips about 350 American residents of Guaymas as reports say the Mexican federal government may send the gunboat Guerrero up the coast to shell the town. Urgent representations seek to delay the cruiser Colorado, which arrived Tuesday night and is slated to depart Friday night.
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Guaymas
Sonora
Guerrero
Colorado
Carranza seizes customs house selling goods cheap in Mexico
Washington dispatch reports Colonel Carranza, accused of extorting money from foreigners at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, has seized the Mexican customs house. He is selling merchandise destined for the interior of Mexico at less than half its value, signaling a drastic shift in control and trade conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Uprising Likely as Ex-Governor Denounces Huerta
In Tucson on March 6 ex-Governor Jose Maytorena warned that Hermosillo and other Sonoran provinces will rise against the usurper Huerta. He asserted Sonora will not tolerate a breaking government.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jose Maytorena
Hermosillo
Huerta
Sonora
Many Call Upon Maderos Arrival in San Antonio
Residents of San Antonio respond to the arrival of Maderos with varied reactions as crowds gather and officials plan ceremonies. Local leaders assess security and outline priorities for integration of the notable figure into civic events.
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San Antonio
Emilio Madero Escape Reported Amid Family Flight to Hutching Hotel
Yesterday Emilio and Raoul Madero, with brother Gabriel, checked into Hutching Hotel rooms while Alfonso Madero traveled to New York to meet Francisco Madero and other relatives. Mrs Emilio Madero learned her husband escaped amid rumors of his death.
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Emilio
Raoul Madero
Hutching Hotel
Gabriel
Alfonso Madero
New York
Francisco Madero
Emilio Madero
Brownsville
Train Service Canceled After Insurgent Action
Los Angeles dispatch reports Southern Pacific trains below a certain point canceled today as insurgent authorities at Hermosillo seize trains seized yesterday and halt service.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Hermosillo
Wood Retains Army Chief Post Under Wilson Plan
Secretary of War Garrison directs Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood to stay as chief of staff under his original designation until further orders to give President Wilson time to select a successor. United States post office and courthouse San Antonio Texas custodian solicits sealed bids for fiscal 1914 utilities and coal with bid deadlines March 19 1913 and April 22 1913.
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United States Post Office
San Antonio
Tex
John J. Stevens
Demonstration of erterpiano by Ernest pianist at store
Mr Mike Goggan at 225 East Houston Street hosts Mr McGill who is in San Antonio to play for all callers each day this week between 10 00 am and 12 00 pm and 6 00 pm at the piano store. Come and find it interesting.
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Ernest McGill
America
Mike Goggan
East Houston Street
McGill
San Antonio
San Antonio Druggist Praised for Adler-i-ka Remedy
H L Wagner of the Hicks building introduces Adler i ka a buckthorn bark and glycerine mix praised by locals for a single dose relief of sour stomach gas stomach ache and constipation instantly the German remedy once famed for appendicitis first became known in San Antonio.
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H. L. Wagner
Hicks Building
San Antonio
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Virginia
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Nicaragua
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