Baltimore Blast Kills Dozens in Dynamite Transport Disaster
A massive explosion in Baltimore Harbor destroys the British vessel Alum Chine and a lighter, injuring many and killing at least fifty. Debris and falling dynamite damaged ships including the Jason and Atlantic, with blast waves felt as far as Reading and Atlantic City.
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Baltimore
Panama Canal Zone
Sparrow's Point
Atlantic
Jerome
Jason
Reading
Atlantic City
Chine
Steamship Explodes. Vessel Missing After Blast
Austin Steamship Company agents report the Alum Chine blew up with no details. The 1765 ton vessel vanished after the explosion. It is owned by the Alum Chine Steamship Company of Cardiff Wales.
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New York
Austin Steamship Company
Alum Chine
Alum Chine Steamship Company
Cardiff
Wales
Explosion in Hot Springs Injures Eleven and Damages Property
Fire from a natural gas explosion in the Mattar Brothers Oriental store ignited a blaze in Hot Springs Arkansas injuring eleven people and causing about $500000 in property damage. Fire origin traced to the business district.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mattar Brothers Oriental
Weather Temperatures for Cities Include Rain Saturday
San Antonio vicinity unsettled with possible rain tonight or Saturday. Observations show St Louis 26 with 14 mph south wind and rain likely Saturday, Chicago 14 clear, 6 mph west, warmer Saturday, Milwaukee 8 clear, southwest wind, Kansas City 36 cloudy with 16 mph southwest wind and possible rain Saturday, New York 14 clear with northwest gale and cold Saturday, Boston 10 clear west wind, Saturday fair and cold, Washington 18 clear with northwest wind, Saturday fair.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
A. m
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Leased Wire Day Report from AP Dominates The Light
The San Antonio Light relies on the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its main daily source, supplemented by its own extensive special news service to provide broad national and international coverage.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Tariff Work Opens as House Committee Takes Up Agenda
The House Ways and Means Committee begins tariff work in the Sixty-third Congress with mainly the same measures as last session under Underwood. New appointments may trigger lively contests for the Democratic caucus and committee leadership. Lobbyists flood Washington as opposition girds for major tariff bills, with currency action debated for the extra session.
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Washington, D. C
House Ways and Means
Underwood
Committee On Committees
House
Wilson
Representative Grags
Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Wilson Pushes Tariff Reform At Extra Session
President Wilson plans to urge Congress to act on tariff measures at the extra session and to present them bill by bill before the Senate. He aims to fix public attention on tariff reform and briefly note currency legislation needs in his special message.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
House
Congress
Senate
Democratic Party
Citywide spring cleanup urged to fight flies and mosquitoes
Dr. W A King announced a citywide cleanup by the Citizens Auxiliary to the Board of Health. Work will start in Ward 4 and proceed in ward order, with Mayor Jones backing the effort and Ray Mackey to send notices to ward chairmen. The campaign aims to reduce breeding sites and disease by removing trash and standing water.
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Citizens’ Auxiliary
Board of Health
W. A. King
Ray M. Mackey
Auxiliary
Jones
Louis Rubiola
Dr. King
San Antonio
Texas
Mackey
Darrow Jury Deliberations Prolonged In Bribery Trial
Los Angeles reports long jury deliberations in the Darrow bribery case tied to the McNamara trial. Jurors began reviewing at 9 08 last night with predictions of a possible disagreement after a prior speedy acquittal in a similar earlier trial.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence Darrow
McNamara
Darrow
Sunday Lient Promises A Wealth Of Features For Readers
The article extols the Sunday Lient as bright and attractive with extensive sections. It highlights fashions, housewife hints, a standout society page, fraternal news, a leading theatrical section with moving pictures, fiction and women’s articles, European news, reviews, and a popular comic section.
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Texas
Moving Pictures
Uncle Sam
Light announces boost in 1913 endurance run entries
The Light reports rising entry interest for its second annual automobile endurance run, with six new applications and rules clarified. Prizes total $300 in cash plus three silver trophies and additional awards pending, as Dallas Fort Worth route lures private owners to join the tour to the gulf and back.
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Light
Hering
Gulf
Dallas-Fort Worth
Critzer Bros
Bell Jewelry Company
J. R. Sprague Jewelry Company
Fisk Tire ‘Company of Texas
R. W. Carr
American Automobile Association
Schimoff
National Contest Board
Oakland
Velie
Maderos vow to flee Mexico after tragic events
Emilio Madero states the Madero family will renounce their birth country and scatter globally, with plans to sell property and settle abroad in the United States or Europe. He denies revenge as a motive and calls for constitutional leaders to restore order while revealing ongoing family dispersal and possible memoirs.
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Madero
Mexico
United
Europe
Maderos
Emilio Madero
Hutchins
Republic
Francisco [Adero
United States
San Pedro
Coah
Emilio
Raoul
Marathon
Tex
Carranza
Coahuila
Mayorterena
Sonora
Huerta
Diaz
Francisco I
Gustavo
Gustavo Madero
Alfonso Madero
Monterey
San Antonio
Sr. Emilio
The Lieut Wants Your Classifieds Today
Daily readers seek needful ads in The Lieut and respond to prompt placements. Submit your notice now and expect results as soon as it runs.
Rebels Destroy Railroads and Threaten Border Towns
The ex rebels of Chihuahua rally under the constitutionalist banner and destroy north and south of Hermosillo, sever telegraph lines and press news censorship. Border towns near Agua Prieta remain threatened as Orozco maintains armistice and seeks settlement terms with Huerta authorities.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Sonora
Fede
Rar
Hermosillo
Huerta
Agua Prieta Nogaies
Arizona
Pascual Orexco, Jr
Orozco
Mexico City
Mexicans in Del Rio Protest Huerta Backed by Carranza
About 1000 Mexican citizens gathered in Del Rio to protest government actions in Mexico by the United States and to endorse Governor Carranza in recognizing General Huerta as provisional president. Speakers praised patriotism and delayed Francisco I. Madero.
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Francisco Madero
Mexico City
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Stee
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U. S
Raoul Fo
Tral
Alfonso
New
Huerta Party
Whne
M J
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Orozeco
Ca Sary
Orose
Ao Garcia Granades
Provina
Prebes
Inez Salazar
Tonio Rojas
Macq
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