Health Board probes mass fish deaths in San Antonio River
City health officials report hundreds of dead fish floating near Cassin's Lake and fear sale of the contaminated fish. Dr. W. B. Russ orders an immediate investigation with food inspectors to halt sales while crews search for oil or gas pollution from nearby creeks and determine the cause.
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Hhealth Department
San Antonio
Cassin's Lake
W. B. Russ
Health Department
Thomas H. Campbell
Health ‘Department
Allens To Be Executed For Hillsville Court House Murder
Lloyd Allen and his son Claude Swanson Allen will be executed in the state penitentiary on March 28 for their roles in the Hillsville courthouse murder of 1912. Governor Mann refused to commute their sentences to life imprisonment after a three week respite was granted. Nellie Wisler, engaged to Claude Allen, sought commutation but was unsuccessful.
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Richmond
Lloyd Allen
Carroll County
Claude Swanson Allen
State
Hills- Ville Court House
Mann
Allens
Nellie Wisler
Claude Allen
Mary A. Dickerson Dies at Sanitarium
Mrs. Mary A. Dickerson 51 native of New York died at 10:40 this morning in a local sanitarium. She lived in San Antonio the past years and is survived by her husband R. E. Dickerson, a son in this city, a daughter Mrs. J. A. Baxter of Paterson New Jersey, three brothers Edgar and George Whitmour of Paterson and a brother in Twin Falls Idaho. Funeral arrangements await arrival of her daughter Mrs. Baxter who is en route from Paterson.
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Mary A. Dickerson
New York
San Antonio
R. E. Dickerson
J. A. Baxter
Paterson
Barthers
Edgar and
George Whitmour
Twin Falls
Idaho
Baxter
San Fameer
Vinol credited for son's health by Columbus parent
Letter from Mr Rush of Columbus Indiana urges as a cautionary tale for parents about Vinol tonic claimed to restore lungs after a severe cough and measles. The note asserts Vinol aided the child’s health and offers a guarantee if not fully beneficial.
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Hard Rush
Columbus
Ind
Vinci
M. Fischer
Explosive blast destroys city businesses and injures many
A dynamite explosion caused extensive property damage estimated at $500000. Rumors spoke of four people trapped in the ruins, possibly dead, though not confirmed. Eleven were injured including Beota Willoughby a Mattar Brothers clerk believed fatally hurt. Mattar Brothers building housed a sanitarium and six stores were ruined including Mattar Brothers Oriental store and Jackson Pharmacy.
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Beota Willoughby
Mattar Brothers
John Arpp
Middletown
M. R. Friedmann
Chicago
Mattar Brothers Oriental Store
Jackson Pharmacy
H. H. Strass & Co
Clothiers
Secord Art Store
Charles Horn Jr dies after long San Antonio life
Charley Horn Jr 58 a longtime San Antonio resident died yesterday at his 1014 South Alamo Street home. Born in New York City he moved here as a child and worked with Freie Presse county clerk staff and most recently the San Antonio Brewing Association. Survived by father Julius Horn brothers Henry and two sisters Ida Mrs Billie Klieforth and Mrs A Seidel burial at City Cemetery No 2 followed a 4 PM funeral from the residence. Honorary pallbearers and active pallbearers named.
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Charley Horn Jr
San Antonio
South Alamo Street
New York City
Horn
Freie Presse
San Antonio Brewing Association
Julius
Henry
Denver
Ida Horn
Billie Klieforth
A. Seidel
City Cemetery No. 2
Charles Hummell
Otto Koehler
C. H. Mueller
John Zadich
Ferdinand Herff
C. A. Stieren
Gus Etter
Ernest Steves
Ed Dreiss
Hiugo Kaufmann
Adolph Wagner
Paul Meerscheidt
Board discusses Brigadier General Steever retirement
A board of officers finished examining Brigadier General EK. 47. Steever for retirement yesterday afternoon. The findings will be sent to Washington once compiled. The board’s results remain confidential. The president and War Department hold the disposition authority.
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Steever
Washington
President
War Department
Forfeiture of 17 liquor licenses by Texas Comptroller
Texas Comptroller Lane announces the forfeiture of 17 liquor licenses for liquor law violations. Of the 17, 14 are in Galveston, one in Houston, and two in Guadalupe County. Most Galveston licenses were revoked for selling whiskey to minors. the others for selling on Sunday.
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Austin
Tex
Galveston
Houston
Guadalupe County
Murder trial of circus clown and wife in Chicago
Charles Cramer a circus clown and his wife face a Baltimore murder charge in Chicago. The trial neared its end as the woman showed signs of collapse and her attorney urged mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Cramer
Sophia Singer
Baltimore
Servians Agree to $6 Million Loan in Peace Talks
The Servian government in Geneva on March 7 negotiated a $6,000,000 loan at 7 1/2 percent with a Swiss banking group. Repayment is planned within three months after a peace signature between the Balkan allies and Turkey.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Balkan
Turkey
Speaker Clark Turns 63 Recalls Webster Birthday
Washington March 7 Speaker Clark marked his 63rd birthday today saying he feels like 30 He spent the day in his office receiving callers and congratulations He noted he was born on the day Daniel Webster delivered his famous speech on the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Washington, D. C
Clark
Daniel Webster
Gomez Signs Amnesty Bill in Havana Debate
Jose Miguel Gomez signed the amnesty bill in Havana amid earlier protests against the measure. United States Minister Arthur M. Beaupre had pressed for a ban on the government move.
Chicago Mills and Sears Wages Under Probe by Senate Panel
The Illinois state Senate's vice investigation commission questioned leading Chicago merchants over low wages for women and links to vice. Julius Rosenwald of Sears testified 4000 workers earn seven dollars weekly, with fifteen to sixteen year olds starting at five dollars, and many workers living at home. A 14 year old witness recounted earning four fifty rising to seven fifty in two years, noting scoldings and mixed behavior among workers. The panel discussed minimum wage effects and possible business impacts across states.
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Chicago
State Senate
Vice Investigation Commission
Barratt O’hara
Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Rosenwald
Niels Juul
Arab soldiers shot at Gallipoli over mutiny in cold
Fifty mutinous Arab troops belonging to Turkish regiments guarding the Gallipoli peninsula and Dardanelles were executed today as punishment. The men, posted in the district lines, were said to be from warmer Asia Minor climates and felt too numb to fight due to severe cold.
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Constantinople
Gallipoli
Dardanelles Straits
Asia Minor
Maderos Plans to Quit Mexico Forever Controversy Grows
The piece denounces General Huerta as a traitor to his country and his chief, accusing him of selling the properly elected chief of the nation and assuming the provisional presidency, while Maderos vows to quit Mexico forever.
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Maderos
Mexico
Huerta
Trevino Stays Loyal Amid Mexican Revolt Rumors
Gen. Geronimo Trevino provisional governor of Nuevo Leon rejected a telegram from Carranza inviting him to join the revolt. He affirmed allegiance to the legal Mexican government and dismissed rumors of joining after President Madero's death.
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Monterey
Mex
Geronimo Trevino
Nuevo Leon
Carranza
Coahuila
Trevino
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Sono ra Rebels Defy Huerta Amid Mexican Turmoil
Sonora remains defiant toward the Huerta government as rebel bands near Acapulco pillage the countryside and seek large payments for surrender of arms. Alfonso Madero, brother of the late president, arrived in Washington from San Antonio and stayed at a downtown hotel, saying little about his visit.
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Washington
Sonora
Mexico
Huerta
Hermosillo
Acapulco
Alfonso Madero
Madero
San Antonio
Texas
Monterey
Mexico City
Tapia Surrenders to Mexican Government At Guadalupe Hidalgo
Rafael Tapia a noted rurale officer who fought Huerta after Madero's death surrendered to authorities at Guadalupe Hidalgo. His defection is seen as a government win due to his southern popularity and feared militia potential. Carranza gains support as Coahuila lawmakers back the rebel governor against Huerta.
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Mexico City
Rafael Tapia
Rurale Guards
Huerta
Madero
Guadalupe
Hidalgo
Mexico
United States
Tapia
Rurales
Veracruz
Hoods Sarsaparilla claims health benefits
An old advertisement touts Hoods Sarsaparilla as a remedy for all blood humors and eruptions, promising clearer skin, appetite, digestion aid, relief from tiredness, and vigor. It urges readers to purchase the liquid tonic today.
Mexico’s Political Turmoil Deepens Amid Rebel Pressures
Reports detail 250000 pesos from state citizens to the revolutionary cause, Manuel Mascarenas of Sonora arrives with optimism for government plans to quell the uprising, and Francisco de la Barra accepts the vice presidential nomination, urging abolition of the vice presidency. Huerta pursues Carranza with a 48 hour surrender deadline while a 10000-strong division is readied. Ex-governor Maytorena and Maderos plot to move the capital to Lower California.
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Manuel Mascarenas
Sonora
Francisco de la Barra
Felix Diaz
Senor de la Barra
Huerta
Mondragon
Venustiano Carranza
Coahuila
Garcia Cuellar
Carranza
Jose M. Maytorena
Maderos
California
Esquival Obregon
Luis, de la Barra
Mexico
London
Villa
Foreign Office
United States
Francisco Villa
Pancho
the Fox
Tucson
Ariz
State Department
Wilson
Harry Burlinger
Edward G. Ryan
Chihuahua
Jose Cordova
Orozco
Rebels Plan Attacks on Sonora Border Towns
Douglas Arizona report says constitutionalist rebels plan simultaneous assaults on border towns in Sonora. General Ojeda of the Agua Prieta garrison learns of mobilization in the mountains to the south led by J. J. Rioz, Cananea treasurer, with about 260 rebels joining the effort. Fortifications are already being erected around Agua Prieta.
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Sonora
Douglas
Ariz
Ojeda
Agua Prieta
Huerta
J. J. Rioz
Cananea
Rebels Depart to Aid Border Towns Held by Huerta
Rebels departed yesterday with the evident purpose of helping border towns under Huerta troops.
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Huerta
Vasquez Gomez Declares Provisional Rule and Promises Rewards
Emilio Vasquez Gomez issues February 24 decree as provisional president promising rewards and land to officers soldiers and privates who aid in establishing his government. A military board will assess service and pay, with enrollment in rurale corps later possible. He wires congratulations to President Wilson.
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Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Victoriano Huerta
Republic
San Luis
Vasquez Gomez
Eighteen Rebels Captured Near San Ztais Potosi
Eighteen rebel prisoners arrived in San Ztais Potosi Mexico on March 7 including Miguel Acosta treasurer for Francisco I Madero in a prior revolution. Acosta joined Carranza's cause after a call but was captured by Col Barbosa and federal troops. He had raised 15000 pesos to support Carranza.
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San Ztais Potosi
Mex
Miguel Acosta
Francisco I. Madero
Acosta
Carranza
Col. Barbosa
Mexican rebels demand ransom for local prisoner
Princeton Indiana report says Mexican rebels hold Oscar Harvey son of Thomas Harvey and demand one thousand dollars in ransom. Substantial local emphasis on rescue efforts and potential consequences for the farmer family.
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Princeton
Ind
Oscar Harvey
Thomas Harvey
Father sends money after rebel capture report
A father near El Paso received word from his daughter-in-law that her husband was captured by rebels after crossing the border. He immediately sent money in response to the message received yesterday.
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Here
el Paso
Tex
Isolation of State Capital Post Cuts Communications
State troops cut all wires around the state capital isolating it from Washington. United States Consul Hostetter at Hermosillo cannot reach Washington unless he boards the cruiser Colorado at Guaymas and uses wireless to San Diego.
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Tucson
Ariz
United States
Hostetter
Hermosillo
Washington
Colorado
Guayamas
San Diego
Tariff Work Taken Up In The House
President Wilson weighing currency reform with tariff revision as lawmakers push Senate bills. Officials say he aims to test a currency bill by public opinion and ready it for December, while avoiding distraction from tariff progress.
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Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
Rainfall Covers Texas With Colder Weather Ahead
Rain falls across Texas from Corpus Christi to Fort Worth and Brownsville to Galveston. San Antonio reports .75 inch by 2 p m with amounts varying in other cities. Forecasters expect tonight and tomorrow to bring more rain and a drop in temperatures as warm Caribbean air clashes with cold northern air.
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Texas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Brownsville
Galveston
Taylor
Houston
Caribbean Sea
Roper Nominated for First Assistant Postmaster General
President Wilson nominated Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina to be first assistant post master general. The administration also renominates Charles P. Neill for labor statistics and selects James R. Blakeslee for nomination as third assistant postmaster general.
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Washington, D. C
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Wilson
Charles P. Neill
James R. Blakeslee
Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee
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Ilsbee
Health Board
Charles Horn
Princessness Theater
W. C. Atkinson
MR. W.C. Atkinson
Duffy
National Soldiers Home
Tennessee
Russellville
Tenn
Duffy's
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. C
Loyad
Zapata
Zapatistas
Morelos
Francisco Cardona
Eater
St. Mary's St
San Antonio, Texas
Crockett 262
Gomez
Army
Roper
the American Sugar Refining Co
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