Edwards Captured by Detectives in Lambsburg Va
Sidna Edwards nephew of Sidna Allen and member of the Allen gang is arrested by Detectives Tom Felts and W W Phants in Lambsburg Virginia. He reached Hillsville and is jailed without resistance. Edwards 22, over 6 feet tall, weighs 180 to 190 pounds. Governor Mann raises reward to 1000 for Edwards dead or alive.
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Associated Press
Hillsville
Sidna Edwards
Sidna Allen
Allen
Court House
Lambsburg
Edwards
Jasper Allen
Jack
Young Edwards
Tom Felts
W. W. Phants
Mann
Coercion allegations flare in Texas GOP race
Washington reports Taft and Roosevelt campaigns trade accusations that Texas federal officeholders faced pressure to back a candidate. Roosevelt aides claim Taft workers urged Texas Republicans to vote Taft at Chicago via a patronage club. Taft counters that Cecil Lyon pressed office holders to support Roosevelt and to fund his campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Texas
Taft and
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Taft Bureau
Cecil Lyon
Weather forecast for San Antonio area unsettled with rain
For San Antonio and vicinity to night and Saturday unsettled. rain tonight or Saturday. warmer conditions expected.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations across major cities
Reports at 8 a.m show temperatures from 8 to 36 degrees with clear or cloudy skies. Winds range from 4 to 34 miles per hour as cities forecast fair, snow, or continued cold with Saturday conditions varying by location.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
ST. Paul
York
Boston
Washington
Germany plans five new battleships and navy growth
Berlin reports the federal council has submitted army and naval bills. The naval measure adds three battleships and two cruisers by 1920, increasing navy personnel by 75 officers and 1600 sailors annually to 1920. submarines and dirigibles are expanded. The army gains two field artillery regiments, a Saxon cavalry regiment, a Prussian infantry regiment, and fourteen extra battalions to raise all regiments to three battalions, plus machine gun companies and pay increases.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Winston Spencer Churchill
Federal Council
Death toll climbs from San Bois mine disaster
Sixty one bodies were removed by 8 am at McCurtain with many crushed by the explosion and afterdamp. State Mine Inspector Boyle cites possible gas cause though full determination awaits wreckage removal. Rescuers total seventy five as more funerals proceed and bodies are laid to rest in village cemetery.
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Associated Press
Wort Smith
Ark
San Bois
Sam
John Phillips
Oscar Adams
Boyle
W. G. Roper
Clio
8. C
Minority Bill 10 Revises Wool Tariff Proposals
Republican members of the ways and means committee introduced a minority bill to revise the wool tariff schedule. It would cut duties on wool and wool products by about 40 percent and reclassify wool grades per the tariff board. The bill sets ad valorem duties around 35 percent on raw wool versus 20 percent in the Underwood bill.
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Assoc. Hw Press
Washington, D. C
T Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Board
Payne- Aldrich
Operatives Accepting 10 Percent Wage Advance
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers' Association offered a 10 percent wage increase to operatives' unions this afternoon. Officials assure the raise will be accepted and there will be no general strike next Monday. The increase affects about 30,000 workers.
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Associatind
Fall River
Mass
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Packers Case Juror Sick Halts Chicago Trial
Closing arguments in the trial of ten Chicago meat packers were halted due to the illness of one juror. Court adjourned to 2 pm, at which time Special Counsel Butler would resume closing remarks if the juror recovered.
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Rvth Associati
Chicago
Butler
San Antonio Light Proclaims AP Day Wire Exclusivity
The statement asserting that the Associated Press day wire is carried wholly or partly by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and factually baseless.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Inquiry Opens Into Southern Pacific Yard Disaster
A federal inquiry led by boiler inspector J. Ensign investigates Monday’s wreck in the Southern Pacific shop yards. Testimony from railroad officials and workers is heard as relief efforts aid hundreds affected. Contributions flow through the Chamber of Commerce to the Associated Charities.
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Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
John Ensign
Federal District Court Room
State Railway Commission
Allison Mayfield
Southern Pacific Railroad
J. E. McLean
J. W. Small
Shirley and Doughtery
Ensign
Loday
Washington Tomorow
Public Investigating Committee
H. F. Anderson
Associated Charities
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Savage
Knox To Arrive In Venezuela Tonight On Washington Cruise
Secretary of State Knox expected to reach La Guaira and proceed to Caracas. The voyage has been uneventful and Knox’s party is in good health. Caracas decorates for his arrival with a triumphal arch and flags. The government declares today and tomorrow official holidays.
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Associated Press
Washington
Santiago DE Los Caballeros
San Domingo
Knox
la Guaira
Venezuela
Caracas
Insurance official probes Gary bank holdup in Panola county
Special to The Light reports the Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Gill opened an investigation into last night’s holdup of the First State Bank of Gary Panola county in which $2000 was stolen. The bank carries burglary insurance and has $10,000 capital stock.
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Austin, Tex
Insurance and Banking
Gill
First State Bank
Gary
Panola County
Rain Brought Warmth Amid Texas Downpour
A northwest cold snap cooled parts of Texas but Amarillo stayed above freezing. San Antonio logged 85 degrees as .72 inch of rain fell, with Taylorsville at .82 inch elsewhere. Rain began 12:15 am and ended 4:50 am, a brief deluge totaling most moisture in the state. More rain and warmth expected as two low pressure systems linger.
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San Antonio
Amarillo
Panhandle
Taylor
New Orleans
East Texas Rain Saves Fruit Growers Millions
East Texas saw slow drizzle and rising temperatures last night, a weather change that fruit merchants and growers say saved the region about one and a half million dollars in crops. The report notes the impact of rain on fruit quality and yield, with forecasts indicating continued wet, mild conditions.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Lex
Texas
Sharp Fighting Reported Near Escalon in Mexican Battle
El Paso dispatch reports a five hour clash near Escalon with federal forces led by Aubert and Salazar repelling rebels as Villa reinforces. Salazar seeks Chihuahua reinforcements. fighting continues with no casualty totals released. Rebels claim federals were repulsed earlier. renewed combat grows with Campa reinforcement. Dynamite stockpiles and appeals to U.S. authorities noted.
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EL Paso
Tex
Jimenez
el Paso Times
Escalon
Aubert
Salazar
Villa
Orozco
Chihuahua
Cuihuahua
Campa
Texas Cattle Thefts Reported Near Presidio Brewster
Reports to the adjutant general describe continued depredations by Mexican revolutionists on Texas ranches in Presidio and Brewster counties. Cattle were stolen and driven into Mexico. general stealing persists. Rangers patrol limited. federal aid urged to bolster border protection at Marfa Sanderson Presidio and along the line.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Adjutant General
Texas
Presidio
Brewster
Mexico
Rangers
United States
Marfa
Sanderson
Texas Rangers
Colquitt
Bandits Attack Americans in Glenwood Battle Report
An American boilermaker arrives in Laredo from Glenwood Mexico with details of a clash between American colonists and about 100 bandits. The hilltop fort defended by fifteen machine guns repelled the attack, killing roughly half the rebels who fled.
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Laredo
Tex
Glenwood
Mexico
R. E. Agnew
Eloro Mining and Railroad Company
United States
Cabinet Considers Munitions Of War Question
President Taft and his cabinet weigh if food clothing and dynamite count as munitions of war under the proclamation banning war material exports to Mexico. Customs officials along the southern border raised the ambiguity.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Mexico
War Department Delays on Governor's Troop Request
General Duncan reports the War Department has not yet acted on Governor Colquitt's request to protect unprotected border towns with cavalry. He notes a delay unlike prior prompt replies and mentions authorization to move Co F Twenty-second Infantry and troop C Fourth Cavalry near El Paso to deter rumored arms smuggling.
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War Department
Duncan
Colquitt
General Duncan
Bandit Control Report From Mexico’s Southern Regions
A mining man returned from Mexico claiming the south is overrun by 30 000 armed bandits operating in Puebla Oaxaca Vera Cruz Guerrero with fires robberies and killings. Foreigners flee as Spaniards are singled out and killed. Mines close and the southern railroad is under Estevan Nuela who robs and terrorizes at will. Federals hold large towns while Americans face insults in smaller villages. Gabriel Gavira, a former Cruz state gubernatorial candidate, has joined the rebellion.
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Mexico
Puebla
Oaxaca
Vera Cruz
Guerrero
Mexican Southern Railroad
Estevan Nuela
Gabriel Gavira
Cruz
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