Victory and Loss Mark Mexican War Skirmish
The bulletin reports heavy fighting near Empalme with 33 Federals killed or wounded and 18 Constitutionalists dead or wounded. It notes a destroyed bridge at Bocatoche and torn railway track near Monclova, plus a seven hour battle at Villaldama yielding 150 rifles and 24,000 cartridges seized.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Villaldama
Nuevo Leon
Villareal
Portas
Bocatoche
Monclova
Bajan
Local forecast for San Antonio area
Fair to night and Tuesday with cooler conditions tonight and moderate relief from heat across San Antonio and surrounding areas.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Home Weather for Tourists Observations at 8 a m
Weather observations across cities report temperatures ranging from 56 to 66 degrees. Winds vary from southeast to southwest with cloudy skies and rain in many areas, and cooler air expected by Tuesday night. Lower readings noted in the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Missing engineer halts Overland Limited near Church Buttes
Union Pacific's eastbound Overland Limited found engineer Alfred Nelson missing as it neared Church Buttes Wyoming. Fireman Hurley stopped the train and retraced for miles but no trace was found. A second engineer took over in Granger after two hours of searching Blacksmith Fork Creek for Nelson.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Church Buttes
Wyo
Hurley
Alfred Nelson
Nelson
Blacksmith Fork Creek
Granger
Alfonso to Visit Paris in Significance for Europe
Paris crowds greet King Alfonso of Spain as he arrives for a two day stay. Officials prepare a grand reception at the D'Orsay Palace with tapestries and art, and a reception in the ambassadors hall amidst French preparations. A review of military airmen and aeroplanes closes his visit.
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Paris
Alfonso
Spain
Europe
France
Great Britain
Russia
Palace D'Orsay
Ambassadors Hall
Louis XIV
Versailles Palace
Beaupre Released After Murder Conviction
Beaupre, convicted in Dallas for murder in the second degree in his wife's death, was released from Waxahachie jail on his own recognizance and headed to Dallas. The appeal reversal cited an improper aggravated assault instruction by the trial judge.
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Waxahachie
Tex
CO. U
Portland Adopts Commission Government In Special Election
The May 5 special charter election in Portland shows the commission form of government approved. The charter abolishes primary nominations and sets a nonpartisan preferential election for mayor auditor and four commissioners elected from petitioned candidates. The June election will determine the new officials.
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Portland
Commission
Ore
Senate Session Opens With Nominations For Confirmation
Senate met at noon with President Wilson submitting nominations for confirmation. House convened at 11 a.m. and resumed reading the tariff bill under a minute debate rule for possible amendments.
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Senate
Wilson
House
Campaign heats up as May 13 election nears
City voters prepare for a tight race between Citizens' League and Ryan tickets with focus on waterworks policy municipal ownership and bond issues. Leaders clash over contract options and whether the people can express approval or rejection while canvassing reports show varying support across precincts.
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Citizens’ League
Storm Center
Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Jones
Clinton G. Brown
J. *. Webb
People's Party
Carte
Oreover
Public Utilities Committee
Lucas
Mauermann
Kenney
Citizens’ Law
Mr. Brown
Aampiesa
Brown
Community meetings set for South Heights Park and Sommers' Garden
The Citizens' League outlines tonight events with speakers at South Heights Park including John W Warren Harry Hertzberg Clinton G Brown and Judge A B Storey. At Sommers' Garden speakers include D A McAskill Martin J Arnold Clinton G Brown and Cal Brown.
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Citizens’ League
South Heights Park
John W.warren
Harry Hertzberg
Clinton G. Brown
A. B. Storey
Sommers’ Garden
D. A. McAskill
Martin J. Arnold
Cal Brown
Wilson Receives Copy of California Alien Land Law
President Wilson, after telegraphing for a copy, reviews the California alien land bill awaiting Governor Johnsons signature. He says the federal government will pause until Bryan returns and notes possible expressions on treaty with Japan before May 13. Japanese protest may follow after Chinda acts, while U S experts study the Webb bill for potential treaty issues.
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E. S. Birdsall
East
Auburn
Wilson
Newt W. Thompson
Coe A. E. Boynton
Hiram Johnson
Webb
Washington
D. C
California
Johnson
Bryan
Japan
Chinda
United States
Haiti Names Oreste President After Turbulent Vote
May 5 reports Michael Oreste elected president of Haiti pledges firm rule to restore order. General Derly, Porto Prince governor, led an assault on the parliamentary building during the vote and was repulsed by regular troops under General Poiteview. Detained at the Cuban legation.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Michael Oreste
Derly
Poiteview
Detly
Concert Tonight for San Antonio Free Kindergarten Aid
The Tuesday Musical Club presents a benefit concert at Casino Hall to support the San Antonio Free Kindergarten Association. Proceeds fund the free kindergarten and related efforts. event misreported as tomorrow night in another paper.
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Casino Hall
San Antonio
Bomb Found in Parcel Post Post Office District
A bomb containing nitro glycerine was found among parcel post packages at the southeastern district post office. Police attach suspicion to militant suffragettes.
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Parcel Post
London
Southeastern District
Representative Martin Drops Dead at Union Station
Representative Lewis J. Martin of Newton New Jersey collapsed and died at Union Station in Washington DC on May 5.
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Martin
Washington, D. C
Lewis J. Martin
Newton, N. J
Rockefeller trusts attacked in Senate over charity claims
Senator Works denounces plans to form a Rockefeller funded network of education funded by allegedly ill gotten gains. He calls for Sherman act reforms and tariff wage protections to curb trusts and protect American workers.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Rockefeller Foundation
Senator Works
John D. Rockefeller
Senate
Rockefeller
Interstate Commerce Commission
The People’s Will and a New Party Rising
A political diatribe argues for wage protection and consumer prices, urging the Democratic party to deliver real equality and liberty or face a brief rule and the rise of a new, people driven party. It stresses wage earner protection, reasonable hours, affordable goods, and independence.
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Democratic Party
Patrio
Republic in Syria urged by educator
Prof. Nathaniel Schmidt of Cornell urged reform Jewish leaders to support a republic in Syria. He appealed for modern Judaism to back secular education and democracy, noting possible parallels to China, but cautioned that a Jewish state in Syria is unlikely as Christians and Muslims deeply cherish the land.
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New York
Syria
Nathaniel Schmidt
Cornell
Eastern Council of Reform Rabbis
China
Schmidt
Supreme Court grants partial stock disposal extension to Union Pacific
The Supreme Court extended the deadline for Union Pacific to dispose of Southern Pacific stock from May 12 to July 1, partly granting the railroad’s request for indefinite extension. Attorney General McReynolds opposed longer relief. The stock sale was required after a 1912 decision found a Sherman Antitrust violation.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
McReynolds
Leased Wire Day Report Previewed by The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light outlines its access to the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report, noting it is the world’s largest and most reliable general news service with about 20,000 words daily. It also mentions carrying its own extensive special news service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Contempt ruling narrows punishments for AFL leaders
Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell were found in contempt of court but sentences were revised by the District of Columbia court of appeals. Gompers gets 30 days in prison while Mitchell and Morrison face $500 fines each with no jail term. The dissenting chief justice would reverse the judgment. The case stems from a Bucks store boycott list published in AFL magazine despite a court injunction. An appeal to the US Supreme Court may follow.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Bucks
Springfield Jury Declares Mistrial in Dr Arthur Smith Murder Case
In Springfield Ohio on May 5 the jurors after over forty hours failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Dr Arthur B Smith wife’s killer. The presiding judge declared a mistrial as the panel could not agree.
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Springfield
Ohio
Arthur B. Smith
Telephoning Your Want Ads to the Light
Please hurry to use the light telephoning service for your want ads. Call Crockett 1742 on the old phone or 176 on the new line and dictate spa ads to a skilled operator. Pay later.
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Crockett 1742
King Nicholas Evacuates Scutari Amid European Pressure
Montenegro's King Nicholas orders evacuation of Scutari as Austria and Italy push a solution to the Albanian question. European powers press for peace while Russia weighs the risk of a broader crisis. Montenegrin troops withdraw from the fortress under a tense stalemate.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Nicholas
Scutari
Itari
St of Albania
Austria
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Russia
Europe
Gro
Montenegro Cedes Scutari Question to European Powers
Sir Edward Grey reported at the ambassador meeting that Montenegro unconditionally placed the future of Scutari in European powers hands. The move, urged by King Nicholas, eases European tension and boosts stock markets as relief replaces fears of an Austrian invasion of Albania.
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London
Edward Grey
Montenegro
Scutari
Nicholas
Albania
Austria
No Conditions Mentioned Over Scutari Evacuation
Berlin reports Montenegro informed the foreign office it would place Scutari in the powers hands with no conditions. British and German officials say no concrete step has been taken and evacuation timing remains uncertain. Cettinje communications hint a 24 hour first rank transfer, while London conference chatter suggests a peaceful settlement may be in view.
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Berlin
Montenegro
Foreign Office
Scutari
Reign
Donbey
Montegro
Cettinje
Nicholas
Dors
London
Vienna
Portugal Expels Varabel Vagabonds to Africa
Lisbon reports the expulsion of vagabonds from a steamer named Cabo Verde bound for Africa. Five men receive civil prison terms and one is sent to Mont Saint Fortress.
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Portugal
Varabel
Lisbon
Cabo Verda
Africa
M Bon Civil
Mont Sante
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