Olney Declines Governor Post on Federal Reserve Board
Boston May 5 Richard Olney formally declines appointment as governor of the federal reserve board. Washington reports name changes and new picks include Paul M Warburg W P Harding Harry A Wheeler Adolph Caspar Miller with McAdoo Williams and Williams ex officio. Selection hinges on district balance and legal business expertise amid ongoing nominations for the nation’s new currency system.
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Boston
Mass
Richard Olney
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
New Banking System
Washington, D. C
New England
W. P. G. Harding
First National Bank of
Birmingham
Ala
South
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
W. P. Harding
Harry A. Wheeler
Union Trust Company of Chicago
United States Chamber of Commerce
Adolph Caspar Miller
University of California
Lane
Interior Department
White House
Senate
Wheeler
Warburg
United States
Harding
Dr. Miller
Miller
Olney
Olnmey
New Jersey
Delaware
Astern
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Montana
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
New Mexicco
Oklahoma
Arizona
Louisiana
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Advisory Council
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas calls for unsettled conditions Tuesday night into Wednesday with variable temperatures and chances of showers. Temperature ranges and detailed timing unavailable in the fragment.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Tatr
Weather Snapshot for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 a.m. show St Louis 62 with west wind. Chicago 50 clear north wind. Milwaukee 46 cloudy northeast wind. St Paul 48 partly cloudy north wind. Kansas City 62 clear southwest wind. New York 62 clear southwest wind with rain. Washington 62 raining with south wind. Wednesday forecasts vary from fair to rain across cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Veterans gathered for annual Confederate reunion in Jacksonville
General Bennett H. Young arrives as chief event of opening week activities for the Confederate Veterans reunion in Jacksonville Florida. Troop A Forrest's Cavalry arrives as veterans camp at Springfield Park and crowds surge toward events with almost 100 000 visitors expected.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bennett H. Young
United Confederate Veterans
Young
Yan Rot Swearingen
Troop A. Forrest
Nathan B. Forrest
Springfield Park
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
The
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Veteran 34 Years Army Service Becomes U S Citizen
John Faulds entered U S citizenship in a federal court after serving as a private and minor officer since 1880. Deputy Clerk A S Campbell reported he retired from the quartermaster's department in the Southern division recently at Galveston and was granted full citizenship on the basis of an honorable discharge.
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Sam
United States
John Faulds
A. S. Campbell
T.S. Maxey
Faulds
Campbell
Army
Galveston
Army Ufe
Light Want Ads Sell Your Used Goods In Southwest Texas
A regional newspaper advertises Light Want Ads as a cost effective way to market items for sale rent or trade. It touts growing circulation and local reach with pricing for 15 word ads in multiple runs.
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Light
The
Texas
Battle of Flowers group threatens parade after plaza shows
The Battle of Flowers Association at the Gunter Hotel meets to demand removal of shows and concessions from Alamo Plaza during Fiesta week. They warn that continued blocking could end the Battle of Flowers and urge a city ordinance to ban vehicles on the plaza during the parade.
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Alamo Plaza
Battle of Flowers
San Jacinto
Texas
Alamo
Battle of Flowers Association
Gunter Hotel
Battle of Flowers Asstation
Fiesta Association
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Coleman
Crockett Street
San Antonio Light AP Leased Wire Day Report
The San Antonio Light relies on the Associated Press leased wire day report for global dispatches. This service provides about 20 000 words daily and supplements the paper with extensive general news coverage.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Oe Ae
O Saughnessy Survives Loot After Vera Cruz Fall
Nelson O'Shaughnessy former American charge at Mexico City arrived on the Yankton with Mrs O'Shaughnessy and said all their baggage was stolen on the Huerta train. They began buying clothes to replenish outfits and plan to depart for Washington at 9:35 pm. He denied knowledge of any list of Mexicans to govern if Huerta falls and refused to discuss the situation.
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New Orleans
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Explosion at Panama dynamite magazine kills eight
A brush fire ignited the Panama dynamite magazine causing a blast that killed eight people and injured nineteen, most of them firemen, with extensive property damage across the area. A man and a woman watching from afar were fatally torn apart. The blast shook Panama as nearby structures suffered damage.
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Panama
Government of Panama
May Militia Withdrawal Expected for Texas Border
Governor Colquitt plans to withdraw state troops from the Brownsville area within days after Adjutant General Hutchings reports on the necessity of continued guard. Federal troops may suffice to protect Brownsville and other border points like Mission San Benito Sanderson and surrounding areas, reducing militia duty if confirmed.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Brownsville
Hutchings
Mission
San Benito
Sandergon
Flood Subsides After Canadian River Crisis In Oklahoma
The Canadian river flood moved downstream into the Arkansas and eased today. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas main line bridge at Eufaula survived with a minor embankment cut causing a 24 hour train detour. Bridges on Midland Valley Briartown Missouri Oklahoma Gulf and Rock Island at Calvin are intact with minor damage. No new loss of life reported. total property damage likely exceeds one million dollars.
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Muskogee
Okla
Canadian River
Arkansas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Main Line
Eufaula
Midland Valley Railroad
Briartown
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
Rock Island
Calvin
Nordica Improves After Illness in Batavia
Madame Lillian Nordica the noted opera singer has shown slight improvement in Batavia after a serious illness following a shipwreck near Thursday Island last December. Pneumonia developed from nervous prostration, with early April travel to Batavia and recent dispatches describing her condition as very brave.
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Batavia
Java
Lillian Nordica
Madame Nordica
Thursday Island
Venezuelan Rebels Claim Victory at Churugura
A force of Venezuelan revolutionists defeated government troops at Churugura in Falcon state. General Leon Juardo with 1000 regulars was ordered from La Guira to attack the rebels following the battle on Saturday.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Churugura
Falcon
Leon Juardo
la Guira
Roosevelt Arrives in PARA Brazil With Son Kermit
Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit reached Para Brazil aboard the Dustan from Manaus. They will spend two days in Para before continuing to New York via Barbados on May 7.
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Roosevelt
Para
Brazil
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Dustan
Manaus
New York
Barbadoes
Duryea Son Kills Sleeping Father in Brooklyn Porch
Hiram Duryea 81, a retired starch magnate and Civil War veteran, was shot to death on his Bay Ridge porch by his son Chester 43. Chester, found incoherent in a police cell, spoke of spiritual messages from George Washington and said he planned suicide after the act. Police postponed arraignment to Thursday amid questions of Chester's sanity.
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New York
Hiram Duryea
Bayridge
Brooklyn
Chester Duryea
Duryea
George Washington
L. G. Duryea
Chester
Will Come for Visit In Autumn
William Caspar, representative of Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria, announced a Sofia cablegram postponing the queen’s visit now due to the political situation. The message instructed him to arrange the deferred visit for this autumn.
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New York
William Caspar
Eleanor of
Bulgaria
Sofia
Brooks County approves courthouse and road bonds
Judge J. A. Brooks of Brooks County secured approval from the attorney general to issue 65000 dollars in courthouse bonds and 34000 dollars in road improvement bonds. Proceeds from the courthouse bonds will fund a new Brooks County courthouse.
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Austin
Tex
J. A. Brooks
Brooks’ County
Attorney General's Department
Brooks County
Queen Eleanor Postpones Visit to United States
Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria cancels her planned U S visit this month. An official announcement was issued today confirming the postponement and noting no rescheduled date yet.
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Eleanor
Sofia
Eleanor of
Bulgaria
United States
Bankers Converge at Fort Worth Convention Session
Nathan Adams of Dallas opened the thirtieth state convention of the Texas Bankers' Association. He outlined banker relations with cotton dealers, supporting the cotton movement, farmer loans, and the new currency law. About 200 South Texas bankers arrived by a special train, with B. L. Gill among eastern visitors, former Texas banking commissioner now VP of Seaboard National Bank in New York.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Texas Bankers’ Association
South Texas
B. L. Gill
Texas
Seaboard National Bank of New York
First Bridge Built Under County Bond Fund Opens
The first bridge funded by the county's $200,000 bond issue was completed Monday afternoon. The three span bridge over the Salado fork on the Goliad road cost about $2500 and was accepted by County Bridge Engineer Terrell Bartlett. It is designed to remain above flood water, about forty feet higher than the Salado bed. The contract was let weeks ago and work moved swiftly to completion.
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Salado
Goliad Road
Terrell Bartlett
Brazos River Flood Crest Reached at 27.8 Feet in Waco
In Waco Texas the Brazos River crested at 27.8 feet after rising during the night. Officials noted that further large inflows from upstream were needed to threaten more flooding, with the crest reached at about 2 AM. A prior level of 28 feet occurred earlier in the week on Tuesday.
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Waco
Tex
Sickles Funeral Arranged In New York
The funeral for General Daniel Sickles will be held at St Patrick's Cathedral on Friday morning with interment likely at Arlington. A guard of honor including one infantry troop two cavalry troops and a field artillery battery was offered by Colonel Wadsworth of the Twelfth State National Guard, where Sickles served as an officer before the Civil War.
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Sickles
New York
Daniel Sickles
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Arlington National Cemetery
Wadsworth
Twelfth State National Guard
Smith named traffic chief at Austin succeeding Whatley
J Theron Smith former traffic chief of the out of town district of San Antonio for Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company is promoted to traffic chief at Austin He succeeds H B Whatley who moves to San Antonio to take the post Whatley left the city last night for his new duties and was well liked during his stay
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New Field
Austin
Tex
J. Theron Smith
San Antonio
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
H.B. Whatley
Whatley
Quarantine Officer Discusses Mail Rules With Governor
Dr I L McGlasson quarantine officer at Galveston met with the governor in Austin to discuss mail from Mexican waters. He said no effort was made to detain quarantine mail on war vessels and criticized Rear Admiral Badger for seeking to waive rules to admit the mail.
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Austin
Tex
I. L. McGlasson
Galveston
Mediation Breaks Over Carranza Elimination
Mexican mediators withdraw invitation to a Constitutionalist representative after declaring all Mexican dif ficulties affect the U S Mexico issue and suspend hostilities to advance negotiations The cabinet session in Mexico City was brief and focused on routine matters while mediators clarified their scope between United States and Huerta and Carranza received two messages defining terms and potential withdrawal.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Washington
Mexico City
Saltillo
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H. D. Thomson
A.N. Irancich
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Marie D. Beckmann
Cyrus B. Lucas
J. Townsong Woodhull
H. O. Skinner
William Aubrey
William L. Herff
Charles G. Starr
J. M. Carr
J. M. Vance
A.B. Spencer
Smithie Graves
Thomas H. Franklin
W. C. Silliman
T. N., Wilson
G. Bedell Moore
John Bullis
Claude A. Keeran
J. Bruce Martindale
John J. Kuntz
Erhard R. Gunther
David K. Furnish
Hannie Harper
John W. Furnish
F. L. Hillyer
L. J. Hart
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J. K. Beretta
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Fletcher
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John R. Silliman
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Maas
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