Torreon Front-Runner Says Madero Must Resign
Rebel chief declares nothing will halt Madero's campaign as the next battle looms in Torreon. The statement frames a decisive political clash and signals continued opposition to the president.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1912
Page
1
Will Protect Foreigners in Orozco Movement
General Orozco claims 5000 men in Chihuahua and rapid recruitment as he moves toward Torreon to confront Villa. He guarantees protection for foreigners and orders 500 men to pursue Villa, with a delegation heading to Washington to present plans to President Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Orozco
Madero
Villa
Torreon
Washington
Taft
Foreigners May Be Attacked in Mexico Amid Tense Climate
A special dispatch from Laredo reports refugees warning of a possible foreigner backlash in Mexico City within a week. Crowds surround the prison holding Gen Bernardo Reyes, fearing force will spark unrest. Dr A J Ochsner from Chicago travels to Vera Cruz while others worry about threats. A bandit robbed the Texas-Mexican railroad office at San Diego, stealing 375 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Bernardo Reyes
A. J. Ochsner
Chicago
Mr. Carpenter
Vera Cruz
Ochsner
Texas-Mexican Railroad
San Diego
Calero Denies Interview on Hostage Claim in Mexico
The Mexican foreign minister Manuel Calero emphatically denied an interview attributed to him that Americans and other foreigners would be taken hostage if a foreign force invaded Mexico. Ambassador Wilson said Calero’s sentiments were opposite to the reported remarks and would pursue a deeper investigation. Rebels under Miranda and unrest across Jalisco Zacatecas Oaxaca Vera Cruz Puebla and Tlaxcala continue as Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood orders two more regiments to the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Mexico City
Manuel Calero
Mexico
State Department
Calero
Madero
Miranda
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Jalisco
Zacatecas
Oaxaca
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Refugees Reach Laredo in Mass Transit After Crossing
Almost 200 refugees passed through Laredo Texas as they continued their journey. The report notes a steady flow through the border area with crowds moving toward onward destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Associated Press
Laredo, Tex
Cold wave edges toward San Antonio tonight
San Antonio will sit on the edge of a northern cold wave with fair, colder weather expected in the area. North Texas faces freezing temps as high pressure sits over the Dakotas and a crescent of low pressure affects the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Dakotas
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Great Lakes
Allen Buell
Wheat Crop Estimates Show Southern Hemisphere Results
Preliminary wheat estimates from the International Institute of Agriculture Rome indicate Argentina and Chile produced more than last year while Australia and New Zealand produced less. Combined with northern hemisphere output for 1911 the world wheat total is about 3 445 316 619 bushels or 99.5 percent of 1910. Argentina 170 562 553. Chile 38 580 500. Australia 75 353 278. New Zealand 6 487 631. Corn in Argentina is estimated at 275 575 000 bushels. Autumn sown area in Belgium France Great Britain Hungary Roumania and Japan is up from 1910. Northern crops remain in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Department of Agriculture
Argentina
Chile
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Roumania
Japan
Young Austinite Edward Cornwell Dies Suddenly
Edward P. Cornwell a 26 year old singer known in Texas theatrical circles died this morning at his Austin apartments. He appeared in good health last night. Doctors investigate a possible death from a coughing fit bursting a blood vessel with the cause not yet established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Edward P. Cornwell
Texas
Saoid
San Antonio Area Tonight Fair and Colder
In the San Antonio region and nearby areas the forecast calls for tonight to be fair with cooler temperatures and Saturday to be fair as well.
Weather outlook for travelers across major cities
Observations at 8 am report varied temperatures and winds from St. Louis to Washington. Light snow and colder air appear in Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City and Boston with chances of rain or snow Saturday. New York remains milder with cloudy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Newspaper claim about AP wire in San Antonio unfounded
A claim that the AP wireday was leased by any San Antonio newspaper beyond the San Antonio Light is stated as unfounded with no factual basis. The wording suggests no verifiable source confirms such an arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Senate Accepts Arbitration Treaties Amid Reform Debate
The senate ratified the U S England and France general arbitration treaties by 76 to 3 after removing key provisions. The amended pacts limit arbitration on aliens, education, and Monroe doctrine issues, sending them to England and France for review. Senator Dickinson denounced a forged telegram falsely claiming Roosevelt support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
France
Great Britain
United States
Congress
White House
Taft
Washington
State Department
Knox
Amapala
Honduras
England
Lorimer
Martine
Reed
Joseph M. Dickinson
Roosevelt
Dixon
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Joseph M. Dixon
London Responds With Disappointment Over U.S. Senate Action
Keen disappointment is reported in London as the U.S. Senate amends the arbitration treaty. Officials note Britain did its best to secure endorsement, while papers mock the abandonment of the Monroe doctrine immigration and state debts in the eroded agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Senate
Pall Mail Gazette
Great Britain
Westminster Gazette
Senate
Wife in Jail After Atlanta Shooting Mystery
Eugene H. Grace, wounded, theorizes his wife shot him in her sleep. She is rearrested and held without bail amid conflicting charges. Grace named his mother beneficiary in a will, with $27,000 in policies and real estate in his estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Eugene H. Grace
Grace
S. L. Hill
Coal strike spreads to Silesian coal fields in Prussia
In Eastern Prussia the socialist Christian and Polish miners unions demanded a 15 percent wage rise from employers in the Silesian coal fields. The government seeks a settlement for Westphalian tensions, with hope dashed that 150000 of 350000 Westphalian miners may strike next Monday as owners preemptively hire non union workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Prussia
Medina Irrigation Dam Nears Flood Safe Stage
Medina Irrigation officials report the Medina river dam has reached a flood safe stage with main dam rising above the river bed. The only potential damage could be to the diversion dam from silt in excavation. sluice gate test showed thirteen feet depth of backed water as concreting proceeds at 600 to 700 cubic yards per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina Irrigation Company
Medina
Demonstration by Textile Workers in Lawrence Mills
In Lawrence Massachusetts on March 8 striking textile workers staged a large quiet demonstration before mills opened. Essex street and factory approaches filled with pickets as thousands gathered. Five arrests were made. a woman was assaulted by a striker and a razor found on a foreigner detained for disorderly conduct. No notable rise in workers resuming jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lawrence
Mass
Essex Street
Lyon Delays Texas Republican Convention Date
Cecil A. Lyon, chairman of the Republican state executive committee, said the Sherman meeting will recess daily until the attorney general’s office issues a full opinion on the Terrell election law. Once received, the date for the state convention will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sherman, Tex
Cecil A. Lyon
Republican State Executive Committee
Attorney General
Executive Committee
Sherman
Santa Fe and Orient face air brake and car shed violations
Safety Appliance Inspector McKinley reported to Commissioner Starling several air brake appliance law violations and car shed law breaches on the San Angelo branch of the Santa Fe and on the Orient. The commissioner announced complaints will be filed immediately if not remedied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
McKinley
Labor
Starling
San Angelo
Santa Fe
Orient
Standard Oil Up 10 Points in New Jersey Shares
New York March 8 The old stock of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey rose 10 points to 900 a share the highest price ever reached by the issue. Trading has been active for several days. In the panic of 1907 the stock fell to 390 a share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Banker Frame Warns Against Currency Bill Panic
Andrew J. Frame, president of the Waukesha National Bank, argues for a central reserve bank and flexible currency reforms. Speaking in San Antonio after tours in Memphis and Little Rock, he warns Congress and bankers about rushed amendments and urges careful, long-term consideration of monetary policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Frame
Waukesha
Wis
National Bank
San Antonio
Frame
Memphis
Tenn
Little Rock
Ark
Chambers of Commerce
Congress
National Monetary Commission
National Reserve Bank
Bankers’ Associations
Bankers’ Clubs
American Bankers Jation Currency Committee
Orient Railroad Placed in Receivers Hands in Federal Court
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was put in receivership by a federal court in Kansas City Kansas. Edward Dickinson, J O Davidson and M L Turner named receivers as claims exceed 1 5 million dollars. Construction in Mexico faces financing and political obstacles though creditors say work won t halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company
Kan
Edward Dickinson
J. O. Davidson
Wichita
M. L. Turner
Oklahoma City
Dickinson
United States and
Mexican Trust Company
Mexico
Money Trust
A. E. Stillwell
New York
Topolobampo
Mex
Texas
Kansas City, Mexican & Orient Railway Company of
Pollock
Kansas
Foulois to Quit Flying and Join Infantry Unit
Indications point to the end of First Lieutenant Benjamin D. Foulois’s flying days as he is transferred from the signal corps to the infantry. He will join the Seventh Infantry starting April 30. Foulois, a famed army aviator, once operated the “big bus” at Fort Sam Houston and accompanied Phil Parmalee on the Laredo to Eagle Pass flight. He was moved to Washington about eight months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin D. Foulois
Signal Corps
Infantry
Seventh Infantry
Foulois
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonians
Phil Parmalee
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Washington
Rain ushers in springlike revival in Yoakum gardens
One of the finest rains of the season fell in Yoakum yesterday renewing soil moisture. Gardens are up and springlike conditions spread as the rainfall leaves the ground ready for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Tex
Amundsen Claims South Pole Victory Ahead of Scott
News from Christiania reports Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911 and remained three days for observations. The Norwegian public and leaders send warm congratulations while Captain Scott remains unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ©. Scott
Roald Amundsen
Christiania
Norway
Mare
Roala Am Sen
South Pole
Bart
Tasmania
Amundsen
Pole
Amund Sen
Frederick Konow
Hobart
Express
London
Moss
Wellington
New Zealand
Scott
Amundse
Darete
Neiman Ie
Gerlach
Cotinue Polar Research
Dis
Northwest Passage
Lancaster Sound
Cape Adelaide
King ©Hamland
Ross Straight
Amundsen Denies Telegraphing Scott Mention
Hobart Tasmania reports Captain Roald Amundsen denies telegraphing any remarks about Captain Robert Scott. Amundsen, sole lander from Fram, remains silent on rival claims while planning lectures in Australia and travel to Europe via Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hobart
Tasmania
Roald Amundsen
Robert Scott
Amundsen
Fram
Australia
Europe
Buenos Ayres
Cape Horn
Bering Straights
Northwest Passage
Arctic Ocean
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