No Immediate Withdrawal From Pershing Mission
Washington May 1 officials said new instructions to General Scott and General Funston from Secretary Baker after talks with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing clarify that any agreement with General Obregon must not require an immediate recall of American expeditionary forces. The aim is continued cooperation with Mexican troops against Villa while avoiding a withdrawal. Eliseo Arredondo to meet Secretary Lansing. Baker to brief White House on points raised.
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Washington, D. C
Scott
Funston
Baker
Wilson
Lansing
General Obregon
Carranza
Pershing
Obregon
Villa
War Department
Mexico
United States
Eliseo Arredondo
Scott and Funston
White House
One More Meeting Sifts Mexico War Talks
El Paso May 1 Major General Frederick Funston said only one more conference would be held with Mexican representatives on military questions. Generals Scott and Funston await Washington timing for the brief session as data and reports are prepared. Discussions cover troop withdrawal and possible cooperation with Carranza forces against Villista bands.
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EL Paso
Tex
Frederick Funston
Mexico
Scott
Funston
Washington
War Department
State Department
Carranza
Obregon
United States
Purse with $3000 in Jewels Lost by Traveler
Mrs. R. E. Bolling of Hondo reported a purse containing jewelry valued at 3000 dollars gone on East Commerce street about 1 30 p m Monday. She left the Imperial Hotel, walked four blocks to a grocery and returned to find the purse missing from her handbag. The set includes a three carat diamond ring, diamond earrings, and other pieces valued at 1500 dollars.
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East Commerce Street
R. E. Bolling
Hondo
Imperial Hotel
Former MP to Face Forgery Trial in England
The U S Supreme Court ruled that Ignatius Timothy Tribich Lincoln a former British Parliament member and self styled spy must face trial in England on forgery charges. Lincoln was arrested in New York and rearrested after a prior escape and challenged extradition via habeas corpus claiming a political offense. The case centers on the US UK extradition treaty and Lincoln's claims of political status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Ignatius Timothy Tribich Lincoln
England
Lincoln
New York
Fuincoin
United States
Great Britain
Secretary of State
Dewey Observes Day In Washington At 79
Admiral Dewey marks the eighteenth anniversary of the Manila Bay battle in Washington. He is at his navy general board desk with no special plans for celebration. Dewey, 79, remains in his usual good health.
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Washington, D. C
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Navy General Board
President asks to intervene in Columbus murder cases
President Wilson telegraphed Governor McDonald requesting information as an appeal to intervene in the cases of Mexicans recently convicted of murder linked to the Villa raid in Columbus New Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Columbus
N. M
McDonald
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity: fair to night and Tuesday, colder tonight and cooler Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather roundup from The Light forecasts
Forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Washington. City temperatures range from 34 to 66 with conditions including clear rain and cloudy skies. Winds vary 4 to 16 miles per hour and colder lows noted in the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Washington
San Antonio to get two 18 hole golf courses
A group has secured 264 acres at Rockhill five miles north of San Antonio for two eighteen hole golf courses to be built, one ready by next winter and the other later. A club formation is planned with tourists and local golfers in mind, with a professional architect to design the courses.
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San Antonio
United States
Rockhill Country Club
Lane Taylor
R. J. Boyle
MK. É TF
St. Louis
T. B. Baker
St. Anthony Hotel
W. 8
St. George
Katy
Baker
Rockhill Holdings
Spalding
Rockhill
America
Brackenridge Park
Scotland
San Antonio Cleared for Tourist Boom With Rockhill Plan
W G Crush of the Missouri Kansas & Texas rail road says completing Rockhill course removes the obstacle to a big rise in San Antonio tourist business. He notes fast north to San Antonio train service will continue and praises the city’s aggressive foresight.
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Rockhill
San Antonio
W. G. Crush
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
St. Louis
Sat Antonio
Campbell Opens Senate Campaign in Abilene
Ex Governor Thomas M Campbell announced his U S Senate bid in Abilene Texas and declared a firm stand for prohibition during his campaign opening this afternoon.
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Campbell
Prohibition
Abilene
Tex
Thomas M. Campbell
United States
Germans Defeated by French Forces in Verdun Front Attacks
Paris May 1 German troops attacked positions north of Dead Man's Hill on the Verdun front but were repulsed by French forces with enormous losses reported. Simultaneous German counter-attacks north of Cumieres failed. bombardments raged at Hill 304 and in the Vaux region. A French squadron bombed Thiancourt and Spincourt camps. The war office also notes gains north of Lead Man's Hill, and Vosges and Argonne actions.
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Paris
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
War Office
Cumieres
Vaux
Thiancourt
Spincourt
Lead Man's Hill
Lassingy
Vosges
Argonne
Rain drenches Texas with heavy fall and falling temperatures
Rains from less than a fraction of an inch to over three inches drenched Texas in 24 hours with the heaviest in North and Central Texas. Colder air followed from the Rockies as storms lingered. Sherman logged 3.04 inches, Temple 2 inches, and many towns reported over 1 inch. San Antonio faced unsettled skies and possible more rain as temperatures dropped. Major Allen Buell warned about freezing conditions and covering potato plants.
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Texas
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Sherman
Temple
Brownwood
Corsicana
Eastland
Greenville
Lampasas
Waxahachie
Weatherford
Marble Falls
Dallas
Fort Worth
Taylor
Fio Grande Valley
el Paso
Brownsville
San Antonio
Allen Buell
Transport Torpedoed Near Saloniki Reported
A German submarine reportedly torpedoed a large transport off Karaburun ten miles east of Saloniki. The claim, from Zurich via Nea Alithia, marks the second such transport torpedo near Saloniki.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Sarville
Saloniki
Karaburun
Zurich
Nea Alithia
Snow Falls in North Dakota and Minnesota
Snow fell across North Dakota and Western Minnesota on May 1 bringing wintry weather to Fargo and nearby areas as warmer spring conditions were interrupted by a late-season snowfall.
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North Dakota
Fargo
N. 10
Minnesota
Rain Surprise Delays Cotton Planting in Texas
In Fort Worth on May 1, reports say an all night rain mostly benefited stock water, scattering across West and Northwest Texas. Wheat and oats growers did not welcome the moisture, and cotton planting is expected to be delayed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
West
Texas
Texas Attorney General Looney argues franchise tax case
Attorney General Looney of Texas argued before the Supreme Court the Crafle Company of Illinois case challenging Texas franchise tax. He contended the Texas statute is constitutional. The court took the case under advisement.
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Washington, D. C
Looney
Texas
Supreme Court
Crafle Company of
Illinois
British Steamer Sunk Near Glasgow Coast
London reports the British steamship City of Lucknow of 3669 tons gross, owned in Glasgow, has been sunk.
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London
City of
Lucknow
Glasgow
San Antonio police chief selection dispute unfolds
Commissioner Uhr appoints J R Baldwin as chief of police, replacing Chief Fred H Lancaster who refuses to resign. The move triggers conflict with Mayor Brown and other commissioners who may withhold confirmation, leaving Lancaster technically in office until a successor is qualified.
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J. R. Baldwin
Police and Fire Committee
Old Council
Robert F. Uhr
Fred H. Lancaster
A. H. Jones
Uhr
Mr. Baldwin
Lancaster
Fire and Police
Albert Steves Sr
Brown
Chief Lancaster
Baldwin
Police
San Antonio
Robert E. Uhr
Department of Fire and Police
F. H. Lancaster
Figs and
Mr. Lancaster
Mayor Brown
Col. F. A. Chapa
Joseph F. Ryan
J. D. Dodson
Training Camp Planned for San Antonio In June
Major Malvern Hill Barnum announced that civilians training will not be held in Galveston this spring. Lieutenant F. K. Sterling will tour Texas to promote the encampment at San Antonio from June 12 to July 8 under army officers. General Funston had said Galveston cannot host a camp in addition to San Antonio. Fort Sam Houston facilities make San Antonio the training center. Galveston and other cities were asked to cooperate.
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Malvern Hill Barnum
Southern Department
Austin
Galveston
Sterling
San Antonio
Barnum
Funston
San Atonio
Fort Sam Houston
General Funston
City faces injunction over West Texas Bank deposits
John S. Patterson states there is no merit to the city’s bid to halt payments to depositors under the state guaranty fund law. He and C. M. Cureton vow to press the defense, with a hearing set before Judge Tayloe to remove the restraining order and start unsecured depositor payments.
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West Texas
John S. Patterson
Austin
San Antonio
S. G. Tayloe
Forty-fifth District Court
John Bollons Heads Scottish Rite Class in San Antonio
The eighth semi annual reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite opens at the Scottish Rite cathedral in San Antonio with 115 to 125 candidates. John Bollons is elected president, with Guy Combs treasurer and R. R. Reedus secretary. The meeting aims to confer all degrees from four to thirty second and runs through Thursday with notable visitors from Dallas, Galveston, Runge, and Sinton.
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Valley of San Antonio
Orient of Texas
San Antonio
John Bollows
Guy Combs
San
Dallas
Charles A. Hotchkiss
Galveston
Dr. M. A. Rowan
Runge
W. W. Boyce
Walter 7 Sparks
Sinton
Bishops Assignments In Southern Methodist Church
The Southern Methodist College of Bishops completed conference assignments for the coming year. Bishops J H McCoy and E D Mouzon are listed with Texas conferences and missions with dates in Lufkin Greenville Uvalde Stamford and East Bernard. The fall meeting will be in Atlanta October 26 29. Bishop Waterhouse is relieved from active work due to ill health.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Methodist College of Bishops
J. H. McCoy
Texas
Lufkin
North Texas
Greenville
H. €. Morrison
East Bernard
E. D. Mouzon
West Texas
Uvalde
Northwest Texas
Stamford
College of Bishops
Atlanta
Bishop Waterhouse
Senate Clean-up Delayed by Quorum Absence
Senate leadership failed to form a steering committee for a clean-up bill due to several senators being absent. Majority Leader Kern could not muster a quorum to frame the committee today.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Kern
Small depositors suffer at bank doors on Houston Street
A large crowd of men and women with funds tied up in the West Texas Bank waited on Houston street Monday morning for the bank doors to open so they could recover savings. They remained unaware that Commissioner Patterson’s plan to pay unsecured deposits at 4 o’clock had been halted by a city administration injunction preventing any funds from being touched. Throughout the morning they waited in uncertainty.
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West Texas Bank
Houston Street
Patterson
Savings Department
Paine
Small Depositors Suffer as Bank Delay Hits Hard
Frustrated customers with modest deposits face indefinite delays after a bank injunction. About 4000 checking accounts in West Texas Bank mainly serve low income individuals. Families, widows, and a schoolteacher rely on small sums for essentials like milk and rent, while some have had to sell credits at a loss.
Hold Meeting for Bank Stockholders and Depositors
Bank stockholders and depositors of the West Texas Bank and Trust Co plan action to protect their interests in a city suit restraining payments under the guaranty law. A meeting is set for Wednesday at 10 in room 529 Bedell building with a temporary committee named for organization and possible bank reorganization plans. Negotiations have been ongoing since the state department took over the bank.
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West Texas Bank and Trust Company
Bedell Building
H. P. Prought
Harry Landa
John Boyle
Leo M. J. Dielmann
W. R. Wiseman
State Department
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Dewey
Manila
Villistas
Weather Forecast
City
U. S. Supreme Court
HHA
J. Fl
Baldwin Police Ghiee
Cureton
State Bank
United States Supreme Court
State Guaranty Fund
State Guaranty Bank
Commercial State Bank
Mr. Cureton
John Bollons
M. E
Southern College
Bank
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