Special police to guard all voting places in Ofelia
Chief Frank Newnam says about five hundred special officers will be appointed for all forty two voting precincts on election day May 9 regardless of a Citizens Party resolution. City charter requires mayor and council to appoint needed officers to ensure a free ballot and fair count.
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Frank Newnam
Callaghan
Newnam
Ryan
City of
San Antonio
Citizens’ Party
Delegation to Protest Poll Guard Appointment Plans
A Citizens ticket delegation of about 1000 adherents will march from the Mackay building to city hall Saturday at 2 PM to present to the city council a mass meeting resolution protesting the mayor's choice to guard polls on election day.
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Citizens’ Ticket
Mackay
Weather Figures Compare Today With Last Year
Comparative temperatures today and the same day last year are provided by the local office of the United States Weather Bureau. Data show how daily highs and lows differ from the prior year, helping readers gauge seasonal shifts and current conditions.
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United States Weather Bureau
Weather snapshot for travelers across U S cities
St Louis and Chicago report 48 degrees with clear skies and northwest or southwest winds. Milwaukee 38 with cold, clear conditions. St Paul 38 and Duluth 44 show north or northwest breezes. Kansas City main shows 48 with increasing clouds and possible showers. New York 42 clear with strong north wind. Boston 40 clear with westerly breeze. Washington 62 fair and colder with west wind.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Duluth
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Entire Division Conducts Morning Maneuver Under Carter Orders
Under Major General Carter the entire maneuver division held field at 7 am for the first division drill since camp formation in March. The operation ran until 12:45 pm with communication issues and a suspected wire-cutting incident. An aerial reconnoiter by Lt Foulois and Aviator Coffyn verified the right and left columns reached assigned positions and the enemy was drawn into engagement.
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Carter
Ladd
Hoyt
Smith
Maus
Civic Improvement Theme At Luncheon
Seventy five members of the San Antonio Real Estate Exchange with wives and guests discussed civic beautification at a St Anthony luncheon. Director T L Conroy urged more trees and good streets and City Hall action. The group plans ward beautification and a civic center with boulevards and riverbank beautification, with a May 16 convention featuring George W Kessler.
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San Antonio
B. F. Nicholson
Exchange
George W. Kessler
Kansas City
Civic Improvement League
R. H. Wester
A. McDaniels
Women’s Club
J. E. Smith
Civic’ Improvement League
New Mexican consul to assume San Antonio office
M Diebold arrives from Laredo to take over as Mexican consul in San Antonio replacing En rique Ornelas who has not received orders. Diebold, trusted government agent, will serve as consul and diplomat and will reside temporarily at the Losoya hotel. He plans to relieve Ornelas within a day or two.
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M. Diebold
San Antonio
Laredo
Enrique Ornelas
California
Diebold
Diebald
United States
Losoya Hotel
Ornelas
Chief Wright Wears Leather Helmet In Peck Warehouse Fire
Fire at the L. P. Peck Furniture warehouse on North Walnut and Dawson streets caused about 20000 dollars in stock damage. Chief Phil Wright survived after a lead cable struck his head, saved by driver Hugh Miles switching to a heavy leather helmet. The blaze, fed by excelsior and linoleum, collapsed the roof within minutes as ten water streams fought the flames and several firefighters fell ill from heat and smoke.
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Phil Wright
Hugh Miles
L. P. Peck Furniture
North Walnut
Dawson Streets
Wright
Miles
L. P. Peck Furniture Company
M. I. Oppenheimer
Blas Delgado
Foreman Delgado
Inmates of Prison and Poor House Glad on Mission Day
Central Women's Christian Temperance union members visited San Antonio jails, the poor house, and the city hospital on May 4, delivering bouquets and fruit with verse cards. They held prayers and songs for inmates, honoring Miss Jennie Cassity of Louisville who inspired the annual observance and aided the needy despite injury.
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Central Women’s Christian Temperance Union
San Antonio
Women's Christian Temperance Unions
Jennie Cassity
Louisville
Cassity
A. P. Byrd
The
Union
B. H. Abernathy
F. P. Smith
D. W. Carter
S. H. Speir
J. A. Ratcliffe
J. C. Breeding
E. J. Owen
M. Coates
No Labor Troubles Here in San Antonio May Day
Union men in San Antonio boast that May 1 passed without a strike or trouble, signaling labor and capital in the Texas metropolis remain on friendly terms and likely to stay so for the foreseeable future.
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San Antonio
Texas
Roosevelt Denounces Labor Role In Los Angeles Murders
Theodore Roosevelt writes in Outlook that labor leaders should not defend alleged dynamiters in the Los Angeles Times case. He argues the case hinges on fact and murder, not labor versus capital, condemning premature public defense of arrested men.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Los Angeles Times
Burns
Roosevelt
Sugar Trust
New York Customs House
Vardaman Summoned as Witness in Mississippi Funds
Jackson Mississippi May 4 A summons was sent to Sheriff Smith of Lincoln county to serve on former Governor Jas Vardaman to appear here as a witness to testify about funds under his control while governor. The executive contingent fund the battleship Mississippi fund the Meridian cyclone fund the penitentiary public institution and quarantine funds were involved. The accountant has been unable to balance them.
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Associated Press
Jackson, Miss
Yoakum Illumes Texas Growth For Immigrant Trade Visit
Bro. Yoakum president of the Frisco system and Judge O'Brien lead a high level party to San Antonio to showcase Texas resources and investment potential. Accompanied by C. V. Millard and Herbert Winter, the group aims to illustrate Texas is a prime entry for European immigrants and rail opportunities.
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Texas
Winter
Judge O'Brien
Bro. Yoakum
Frisco System
Judge O’brien
Yoakum
San Antonio
Mr. Yoakum
Morgan J. O'Brien
New York Court of Appeals
C. V. Millard
Herbert Winter
New York
American mine owner warns of peril for Americans in Mexico
A wealthy Torreon area mine owner in San Antonio describes violent conditions in Mexico and says Americans would face massacre if the United States intervenes. He fears bands of robbers, anti American hostility, and strict disarmament, and he vows to stay with his mine as long as possible despite the danger.
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Torreon
Mex
San Antonio
Mexico
North
United States
Republic
Rattler Killed at Peacock Academy Yard
Professor Wesley Peacock of Peacock Military academy shot a five foot rattlesnake in his San Antonio yard after a student alerted him. The 12 rattles and a button were kept as a office souvenir, marking one of the largest snakes killed locally in weeks. Fox terriers protected by Peacock often alarm the area by attacking the snakes.
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Wesley Peacock
Peacock Military Academy
Professor Peacock
Wool Trust Denial From American Woolen Chief
Boston reports President William M Wood of the American Woolen company declares the firm holds about one seventh of the total capital invested in U S wool and worsted manufacturing about one seventh of the business and denies being a trust or monopoly despite a $16 000 000 capital stock and federal census figures showing a $450 000 000 national investment.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
William M. Wood
The
American Woolen Company
United States
Rebels Seize Mazatlan Port in Sinoloa
War department dispatches confirm Mazatlan in Sinoloa is held by rebels the official reports give no further details telegraphic links to the city have been cut off.
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Mexico City
War Department
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexican peace talks near Juarez list Diaz resignation
Negotiators from the Mexican government and rebels led by Francisco I. Madero Jr. meet across the Rio Grande five miles northwest of Juarez. Judge Carbajal represents the government and Dr. Vasquez Gomez leads the rebels with Madero Sr. as adviser. Resignation of Diaz reportedly on the agenda as discussions begin and credentials are exchanged. American troops search rebels and officials crossing the border to curb arms smuggling.
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EL Paso
Tex
Francisco I. Madero Jr
Rio Grande
Juarez
Madero
Carbajal
Supreme Court of Mexico
Vasquez Gomez
Francisco Madero Sr
Senor Pino Suarez
Diaz
Insurrecto
Mexico
United States
International Line
Francisco Madero Jr
General Madero
War department seeks facts on fire control along frontier line
The Associated Press reports Washington May 4 that the War Department has asked General Duncan for exact information on the situation along the frontier. American army officers are to ensure firing is restrained to prevent cross line shooting between federal and revolutionary forces.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pdp. C
War Department
Duncan
Invasion of Mexico Predicted by Representative Focht
Representative Focht told the House an army officer recently back from the border predicted an invasion of Mexico in the immediate future. He did not name the officer. Focht also claimed Canada desires annexation to the United States, while Representative Shelley argued Canada would stay in the British Empire with practical sovereignty.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Representative Focht
Focht
Rebels Defeated at El Gato in Six-Hour Battle
Fifty federal soldiers and three insurrectos were killed with five insurrectos wounded. General Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, leader of the insurrectionists, was wounded. A federal column of 500 men entered Presidio after marching to relieve Ojinaga as insurrectionists retreated twenty five miles away.
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Presidio
Tex
Jose de la Cruz Sanchez
el Gato
Gordillio
Ojinaga
Ate
De la Barra Expects Peace in Mexican Talks
Telegram from Ambassador Wilson in Mexico City says Foreign Minister de la Barra expects peace arrangements between federals and insurrectos to be perfected today. A second message notes the Mexican government seeks independent negotiations with Morales and Guerrgo.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Lower
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Grande
San Antonio Bar Association
Wool Trust
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DE LA Barra
Wilson
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