Rio Grande City Pushes San Antonio to Back Rio Grande Railroad
Rio Grande City citizens plan a San Antonio to Brownsville line committee visit to press stock subscriptions for a $500,000 rail project. The drive aims to route through Starr County with hopes of benefiting towns including Rio Grande City and Mission may offer up to $250,000. Subscriptions already total about $350,000 to $400,000 with more investors expected.
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San Antonio
Brownsville
Brownsite
Rio Grande Valley
John Byton
Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Dawson
Rio Grande City
John B. Carrington
Texas
Court House
Starr County
J. D. Howerton
Haveen
Central Committee
Mission
Bralley declines presidency of Southwest Texas Normal
State Superintendent Bralley announced by written communication he declines to accept the presidency of Southwest Texas Normal College at San Marcos. He states his present role is the most important in Texas education and he wishes to continue his planned programs to advance education in the state.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Bralley
Southwest Texas Normal College
San Marcos
Texas
Fresh life through proper living and Vinol tonic
A San Antonio druggist promotes a long life through fresh air exercise and proper food with sufficient sleep. When a tonic is needed Vinci Vinol is advertised as a healthful cod liver oil based drink with iron, sold with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
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Vinci
A. M
San Antonio
Reform Wave and Insurrection in Mexico City Discussed
Mr Burl analyzes the Mexican insurrection noting leadership gaps and local grievances. He sees no united objective, cites passive discontent in Mexico City, and compares to US reform movements while praising governmental reforms that reduce peonage and improve governance. Mr Ruhl stays in San Antonio awaiting army decisions.
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Capitol
Mexico City
Diaz
Mexico
United States
Limantour
Ruhl
San Antonio
Advance Guard of Cattlemen Arrives for Texas Convention
Delegates of the Texas Cattle Raisers association begin arriving in San Antonio with the convention set to open Tuesday at 10 o clock in the Grand Opera house. Hotels report hundreds of reservations and planners say attendance will exceed previous records. Nat M Washer leads the local committee coordinating a reception matinee smoker troop review and other entertainments with over $3000 budget for the events.
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Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
San Antonio
Grand Opera House
Nat M. Washer
Desperate Deserter's Wife Kills Man at Desk
C G Kornegay rate clerk for the Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific was shot to death by the woman he lived with as his wife in Shreveport. Five shots from a 38 caliber revolver fired at close range. After killing him she attempted suicide then surrendered and claimed him threatening to desert her. She said she left her husband and two children in Greenville Mississippi and learned of his real wife and six children in Goldsboro North Carolina.
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Ascoriated Press
Shreveport
C. G. Kornegay
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway
Kornegay
Haynie
Greenville
Miss
Goldsboro
N. C
Harvard and McGill Doctors Depart for West Africa Sleepy Sickness Study
Boston March 18. Dr Simon B Wolbach of Harvard Medical School and Dr J L Todd of McGill University have left for West Africa to study the disease known as sleeping sickness.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Simon B. Wolbach
Harvard Medical School
J. L. Todd
McGill University
Montreal
West Africa
Grain Warehouse Burns in Yoakum Fire
A large Yoakum Grain company warehouse and its contents were destroyed by fire this morning. Losses amount to 30000 on stock and 2000 on the building, which belonged to Lee and Welhausen. Insurance coverage is only 3000.
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Associated Press
Yoakum, Tex
Yoakum Grain Company
Lee & Welhausen
Anti Asiatic Land Bill Moves in California Senate
Sacramento March 18 The judiciary committee of the senate recommends passage of a bill to prevent Asiatics from acquiring land in California. Charles Krotzenberger of St. Louis and H C Carson of Dallas are due in the city to oversee troop mobilization efforts.
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California
Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
Judiciary Committee
The
Senate
Charles Krotzenberger
St. Louis
H. C. Carson
New York Central
Dallas
What Is Government of Republic Doing in Crisis
The Chihuahua Enterprise reports in its March 11 issue from Chihuahua city on the siege and government response. It notes shortages of coal and provisions, the presence of about 3000 soldiers, and ongoing mobilizations against insurrectos while Orozco controls regional transportation.
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Republic
Chihuahua
Orozco
Rebels Allow Running of New Trains
A telegram from A R Atkinson in Eagle Pass reports continued rail traffic on the International line to Mexico City and a limited reopening between Torreon and Chihuahua. The revolutionaries control the route, with supplies and soldiers bottlenecked at Chihuahua and foreign civilians seeking relief through constrained train runs.
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A. R. Atkinson
Southern Pacific
Eagle Pass
Mexico City
Tex
San Antonio
Torreon
Chihuahua
T. G. George
George
Mexico
Central
Many Arrests For Violating Neutrality Court Docket
Federal court in El Paso faces a large upcoming term with a record criminal docket due to numerous arrests for alleged neutrality law violations and border troubles. Officials say most cases will be pursued by state authorities or dropped after law misinterpretations are addressed.
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Federal Court of the
el Paso
United States
Theigher Courts
Stormbound in Manila Delays Tsung-Kiang Mission
A terse AP bulletin notes the ship Tse Kiang remains stormbound near Manila while El Cano and other vessels await calmer seas. Local harbor traffic is halted as crews monitor the weather and sustain readiness for passage.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake Passes Misdemeanor Cigarette Sale Bill
Salt Lake City lawmakers voted yesterday to make it a misdemeanor to sell cigarettes or cigarette papers. W. F. Reeves, commercial agent of the New York Central, headquartered in Dallas, is in Salt Lake City.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake
W. F. Reeves
The
New York Central
Dallas
City
Lost book with cash and checks offered reward
A book valued at about 25 dollars containing two checks was lost on the streets of the city on Friday between 8 00 and 5 30 p m. It is to be returned to Gal and Electric Co. for a reward.
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Gal & Electric Co
Rations Ordered for Army Camp Near San Antonio
The United States Army at San Antonio gets 500 000 additional rations to be opened March 26. Current supplies cover 10 000 men for over three months, with 600 000 rations already in camp. Measles and mumps illness total 61, recruits quarantined. anti typhoid injections will be given to all unvaccinated. Militia officers from across the country to arrive April 1 for two weeks of training and absorption into regiments.
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United States Army
San Antonio
Commissary Department
Fort Sam Houston
Eleventh
Ninth Cavalry
Secretary of War
Henry Birmingham
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Oglethorpe
Adjutant General's Office
Transports Bring More Troops to Galveston Fort
Transports McClellan Sumner and Kilpatrick arrived from Hampton Roads with Coast artillery troops to form two provisional infantry regiments at Fort Crockett. Disembarkation planned at North German Lloyd wharf this evening as Maj. Gen. Garlington and Maj. Von Herworth observe maneuvers.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
McClellan
Sumner
Kilpatrick
Hampton Roads
Coast Artillery
Fort Crockett
Lloyd Wharf
Garlington
von Herworth
Washington
Jersey cow valued at one hundred dollars in verdict
The Forty-fifth District court awarded Girard and the Traction company a verdict of 125 dollars with 100 dollars for a Jersey cow lost when Luter’s fence was moved to lay track. City engineer Pancoast confirmed the original street lines, track moved, and Luter sued for damages.
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Jersey
Ury
O. Duter
F. M. Girard
Traction Company
Forty-fifth District
Luter
Girard
Pancoast
Negro Doctor Found Guilty of Murder in Arkansas Trial
Dr. J. M. Robinson, a colored physician, was convicted of murder in Little Rock for the death of Cornelius Lockhart. He received a seven year sentence in the penitentiary. Alma Lockhart, wife of the victim, had worked in Robinson's office.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Robinson
Cornelius Lockhart
Alma Lockhart
Plague Death Toll in India Surges in February
London reporting shows February plague deaths in India reached 88,4938 amid an unusually virulent epidemic. R. A. Taylor, claim agent of the G. H. & S. A., with Hooston headquarters, is noted among visitors.
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Associated Press
London
India
R. A. Taylor
Hoopston
Dennis O'Shea Refuses Orange Sherbet on St Patrick's Day
New York chef Dennis O'Shea at Columbia University commons objected to orange sherbet planned for St Patrick's Day. He refused to permit it, prompting a change to raspberry sherbet for the time being, with orange planned for tonight as the students tire of raspberry.
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Dennis
New York
Dennis O'Shea
Columbia University Commons
Clarence R. Jones
Jones
O'Shea
Illinois Central Agent Webb Visits Dallas Traveler
H. C. Webb traveling passenger agent of the Illinois Central is in the city from his Dallas home.
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The
Illinois Central
Dallas
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