Trouble Rising For Huerta As States Defect In Mexico
Reports from Mexico indicate Huerta plans heavy troop moves to enforce his government as Sonora rejects him and Sinaloa secedes. The likely front is Sinaloa with Zapata operations ongoing in the south. Diaz tensions heighten domestic strain as trouble times loom for the Huerta administration.
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Mexico
Sonora
Sinaloa
Oaxaca
Madero
Zapata
Diaz
Fiesta San Jacinto Parade Promises Carnival Spirit
Winning the Stranger five weeks away is Fiesta San Jacinto, formerly San Antonio Spring Carnival. Beginning April 21, the week of celebration honors the battle of San Jacinto and invites thousands to enjoy processions pageants bands and pageantry. Crowns bands lights parades bells and laughter fill the city with holiday air as crowds gather in East West and North avenues.
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San Jacinto
San Antonio
San Antonio Fiesta Reforms urged for visiting crowds
A call to improve city conditions for Carnival week urges stricter crowd control and tidier streets to impress thousands of visitors. Proposals include safer, cleaner parades, banning horseplay, and keeping street cars out of parade columns to enhance the border city’s image during Fiesta.
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San Antonio
Juries and Justice in the American System
A critical essay notes that juries sometimes err, freeing guilty individuals like a drunken cab driver who killed a woman. Judge Foster rebuked the jury, highlighting the gulf between law and liberty. The piece argues judges rarely match juries in fair verdicts and condemns bias that can tip rulings.
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Foster
Court of General Sessions
New York
New York State
Fragmentary Judicial Reflection on Jury Trials
A brief excerpt notes that the jury system best protects justice and stands closest to safeguarding society from flawed mechanisms of administering law. It emphasizes the jury's role as the foremost safeguard among judicial processes.
Storage battery car makes long New York Boston run
A storage electric car powered by Edison technology sped 310 miles from Grand Central to Boston, faster than many slower trains, with no soot, minimal noise, and one recharge stoppage. Built by Edison’s company, the vehicle seats sixty, costs 18000 dollars, and promises suburban use and potential for full rail revolution.
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Grand Central Terminal
New York
Highbridge
Hudson
Poughkeepsie
Berkshire Hills
Boston
Edison Company
New York Central
Edison
Fulton
Secretary Bryan Brashness Endorses Wilson
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes Secretary Bryan, new to his role, endorsed Ambassador Wilson quickly. Critics suggest the endorsement may have been premature, as later charges and criticisms about Wilson’s conduct emerged. Bryan likely rushed to praise without full investigation into the ambassador’s actions.
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Bryan
Ambassador Wilson
Taft
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Giving Friedmann a Chance to Prove Cure
The article argues for a government led, impartial investigation into Friedmann tuberculosis treatment. It contends that a fair, thorough study will grant legitimacy to findings and shield American medicine from claims of jealousy if results are unfavorable. The piece urges timely, decisive establishment of facts for public good.
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United States
Friedmann
Caiis
Kansas City Journal
Burleson Proposes Civil Service for Postmasters
The Dallas News notes Burleson favors civil service protection for postmasters from second to fourth class and would require civil service exams for those entering to prevent life tenure for incompetents while allowing loyal Democrats to seek positions now dominated by Republicans.
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Burleson
Dallas News
Protecting Women's Property Rights Bill Emerges
The conference committee proposes a measure guarding a wife's separate property from sale or mortgage without her consent. It aims to prevent husbands from dissipating community assets and robbing wives and children, praised as an acceptable reform in Galveston News.
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Conference Committee
Galveston
McMillin Put Forward as Ambassador to Mexico
Tennessee delegation in Congress urges President Wilson and Secretary Bryan to favorably consider former governor and longtime Fourth District representative Benton McMillin for the Mexican ambassador post, with Nashville coverage noting the push by local lawmakers.
Unusual Distinction in New Labor Department
Secretary Wilson heads the new Department of Labor without a salary as Congress rushed to form the cabinet. The Utica Observer notes the omission and says a fix could come at a special session.
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Wilson
Department of Labor
Congress
Utican
Public letter opposes city charter provisions on employment and funding
A reader attacks the proposed San Antonio city charter, arguing staff appointments must avoid political aims and that employment must not require voters status. The letter criticizes sections on labor eligibility and safe, affordable financing for street improvements, urging extended payment terms and modest interest to prevent burden on homeowners.
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San Antonio
Mexico
United States
Proposed Tax Provisions Attract Small Property Owners
The text argues that if terms for improvements are favorable, small property owners would join in the improvements to improve conditions and create opportunities to dispose of holdings before taxes press them. The provision should target such owners rather than wealthy owners.
City paving debate urges practical street fixes over grand projects
Louis Polk argues in The Light that San Antonio should focus on improving badly rutted residential streets before costly paving on main roads. He notes aging bogs on avenues like Main Tobin Hill King William Madison Alamo and Garden and cites Buena Vista as an example where rock beds and topping costs rose. He calls for affordable bond funding and fair treatment for homeowners, urging relief of daily travel hardship prior to further paving.
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Main Avenue
Tobin Hill
King William
Madison
Alamo
Garden
Terra Firma
Buena Vista
Commerce
Trinity
Durango
Pinto
Louis Polk
Modern Inventions By George Fitch
George Fitch describes wireless telegraphy as a great leap for communication from mast to mast and across oceans. He notes Marconi’s early steps, ships at sea receiving news, and wireless tech saving lives like Titanic passengers, then envisions pocket telephones and future wireless contact though politics remain unsettled.
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George Fitch
Marcon
Italy
Fire Island
Hongkong
Central
Budget reform voices across papers in 1900s call for annual plans
Editorial picks praise expert led budget systems as essential for economy and efficiency. Taft’s annual budget idea is hailed as wise. Critics urge the United States to adopt a civilized budgeting practice, aligning with other nations.
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Taft
United States
York Sun
United States urged to adopt revenue reform system
A compilation of editorials argues the United States should adopt a revenue system shared by a House and Senate committee, removing treasury leverage over re elections, while criticizing Congress for wasteful spending and urging radical reform and budgetary discipline. Noting Taft's influence, the pieces praise decisive action and condemn entrenched mismanagement. Zarah Howilson Pritchard, linked to a new school of submarine paint lives, is identified as an Indian-born Irish-descended Scot educated in Scotland.
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Senate
Treasury
Savannah
Zarah Howilson Pritchard
New School of Submarine Paint
Pasadena
Cal
Scotland
Sherlocko the Monk Poses as Hunter After Wild Chase
A chaotic note reports a figure named Sherlocko the Monk fleeing from a supposed harmless cow. The scene includes cryptic hints and a trap warning, with chatter about disguises and a risky pursuit across rough terrain.
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Tou
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