Ten former New York inspectors convicted in graft case
Ten months of police graft investigations culminate in the conviction of four former New York police inspectors Sweeney Thompson Hussey and Murtha for conspiracy to obstruct justice The district attorney may press bribery charges against them and others associated with the case The verdict and related prosecutions come amid a broader probe into police corruption including the Becker Rosenthal matter and subsequent bribery pleas by several officers
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New York
Sweeney
Thompson
Hussey
Murtha
Whitman
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Sing Sing
Becker
Becker-Rosenthal
Eugene Fox
Captain Walsh
James B. Wrenn
J. J. Hartigan
T. F. Robinson
George A. Lipp
Aldermanic Committee
Sipp
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures tonight and Thursday for San Antonio and surrounding areas.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 am report temperatures from 40 to 62 degrees with clear skies in several cities. Winds vary from northeast to north with forecasts of rain or increasing clouds in several locations including Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and New York.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Trusts Created for Frank M. Smith Holdings
Frank M. Smith known as a leading financier has vested management of his personal and financial interests in two five member boards of trustees. One board, formed with Mercantile Trust Company, will assay and adjust his holdings to prevent interruption. The second board will rearrange and direct United Properties Corporation operations.
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San Francisco
Cal
Frank M
Borax
United Properties Corporation
Arra Ent
Smith
Busy Bee Triggers Philadelphia Streetcar Wreck
Motorman Schlater swatted a bee that distracted him and caused a streetcar derailment in German town. The vehicle collided with a heavy wagon and crashed into an iron telegraph pole as passengers were injured and two wagons were damaged. The conductor attempted to stop the car by pulling the wire pole but could not prevent the crash.
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Philadelphia
Schlater
Germantown
Fifteen Hundred Strike at Stuyvesant High School
One thousand five hundred pupils at Stuyvesant High School strike to protest dining room issues and ventilation after complaints about poor fare. They also demand better music, criticizing the daily songs as dull and calling for livelier tunes.
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New York
Stuyvesant High School
Bankruptcy Petition Filed for Express Messenger John W Mathis
John Wesley Mathis an express messenger filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in the office of A Campbell deputy United States clerk. Liabilities listed at 1679.89 with assets of 540.
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John Wesley Mathis
A. I.campbell
United States
Mathis
Burleson to Extend Classified Service to Postmasters
Postmaster General Burleson and President Wilson plan to place all second and third class postmasters into the classified service within a year. A new order will require competitive exams for fourth class postmasters and limit appointments to the top eligible applicants, with a 65 year age cap. The move aims to depoliticize fourth class posts while allowing both parties to compete for positions.
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Washington, D. C
Burleson
Wilson
Taft
Civil Service
Fire in Heart Wedding Staged by Chicago Truckman
William J. Werner of Truck Company No. 19 turned in a fire alarm to summon his crew for his wedding at 10 pm. Firemen arrived to attend the ceremony in his home where the bride is Miss Sarah Miller, whom Werner once rescued from a prior fire.
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Chicago
William J. Werner
Truck Company No. 19
Werner
Sarah Miller
Eagles elect officers and set 1914 meeting in Fort Worth
Officers of the State Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles were elected with A C Opperman of Palestine as president and John L Richter of San Antonio as vice president. Fort Worth chosen as next meeting site with May 1914 set as the date. William Wooding Fort Worth serves as chaplain and W T Souter San Antonio re-elected secretary.
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Galveston
Tex
State Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
A. C. Opperman
Palestine
John L. Richter
San Antonio
William Wooding
Fort Worth
W. T. Souter
John E. Shelton
Austin
Fred D. H
Cameron
J. Ww
Weatherford
F. L. Birt
San Angelo
Senate debate on presidential powers over Cuba intervention
In day in Congress, Senate noon session featured Senator Bacon reintroducing a bill to define presidential authority for future Cuba interventions. Territories committee resumed Alaska issues hearing with former Interior Secretary Walter L. Fisher testifying. Attorney General McReynolds denied requests for correspondence on Bra-coffee valorization dispute. House session at 11 a.m. continued tariff bill readings and income tax provisions. Representative C. B. Smith proposed a lobbyist registration bill.
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Senate
Bacon
Cuba
Territories Committee
Walter L. Fisher
McReynolds
House
C. B. Smith
Congress
Leased Wire Day Report From The Associated Press
A brief note describes The San Antonio Light’s exclusive Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press, detailing its extensive daily word count and the paper’s own large special news service in addition to the AP wire.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
San Antonio business leaders unite for Citizens' League ticket
At Turner Hall Saint Antonio business men from all factions join in a unity meeting backing Clinton G. Brown and the Citizens' League. They warn that voting Ryan risks stagnation and call for action to secure the city’s growth and water needs.
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San Antonio
Turner Hall
Citizens’ League
Texas
L. J. Hart
T. L. Conroy
Mr. Hart
Clinton G. Brown
Joseph Ryan
Joseph Ryan and Crowd Spells veteOere
Clinton Brown
Ryan
J. N. Kirkpatrick
Madeliene Terrac
Joe Ryan
San Pedro Spring Park
San
Gunter
St. Anthony Hotel
Proves Self Alive Receives $2600 Legacy
Miss Mabel E. Allen of Brooklyn after courts declared her dead despite 14 years missing received $2600 as her share of Jonathan Merry's estate. The absentee statute and rulings by Suffolk county probate court the New York State Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court were involved to resolve the legacy.
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Boston
Mass
Mabel E. Allen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Suffolk County
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Jonathan Merry
Merry
Grant
Miss Allen
Supreme Court
Hewgley liquor license reversal affirmed by court
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals affirms nullifying the state comptroller W P Lane’s order that forfeited saloon keeper M W Hewgley’s liquor license for alleged sales to minors. The case ends a yearlong dispute. Hewgley had sought reinstatement after the license was canceled on August 15, 1912.
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W. P. Lane
M. W. Hewgley
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Appeals Court
Hengley
State Comptroller
Nave
Lcense
Court of Appeals
Bexar County
Mar of
C. C. Abee
C. M. Thompson
L. F. Price
Medina
M. Connor
Uvalde National Bank
Uvalde
Danforth
Roos
Militia Doctor Named Lieu tenant in Texas Guard
Dr. W. H. McCoach of San Antonio has been named lieutenant in the Texas National Guard medical corps by Governor Colquitt. He will attend militia encampments and other duties as required. He also received a commission as examining physician for the Civil Service Commission in Washington located in San Antonio.
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W. H. McCoach
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Colquitt
China May Protest California Anti Alien Land Bill
China plans to protest California's anti alien land bill following Japan's lead. The move aims to protect remaining Chinese landowners in California whose property has diminished over recent years.
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Washington, D. C
China
Japan
California
Nervousness Healed by Mind Theory From Swiss Doctor
Dr E Sandoz of Berne told Texas State Medical Association that nervousness is chiefly psychic and cured by mental attitude. He argued the mind influences organ function, urged belief and psychotherapy while noting religious faith and scientific suggestion can aid treatment.
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E. Sandoz
Berne
Switzerland
Texas State Medical Association
Sandoz
Travis Club
Europe
Dubois
Medical Fraternity of Texas
Serentiah
St. Be Po
Chrician
Dr. Sandoz
King Alfonso of Spain Arrives in Paris for Diplomatic Visit
King Alfonso of Spain arrives in Paris with Premier Count Almo de Romonanes for a two day official visit. President Poincare and Premier Barthou greet the royal party as 25 000 troops line the route and crowds cheer. Seven men are arrested for cheering for the anarchist Ferrera, shot at Montjuich in 1909.
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Paris
Alfonso
Spain
Almo de Romonanes
France
Raymond Poincare
Louis Barthou
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Champs Elysees
Palais D’orsay
Ferrera
Montjuich
Citizens League campaign meeting on Alamo plaza
The largest general meeting of the Citizens' League campaign is set for Alamo plaza tonight at 8. Speakers include Clinton G. Brown A W Seeligson J H Kirkpatrick William Aubrey Paul Meerscheidt Martin J Arnold and others. All invited to hear the campaign issues.
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Citizens’ League
Alamo Plaza
Mr. Brown
Clinton G. Brown
A. W. Seeligson
J. H. Kirkpatrick
William Aubrey
Paul Meerscheidt
Martin J. Arnold
McKoy Case Transferred in Damages Suit Against Rail Line
W J McKoy sues St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway et al seeking 1600 dollars damages for loss of a trunk containing valuable articles. The trunk was checked for transport from Hot Springs Arkansas to Fort Worth. Case moved from Forty fifth District Court to the Federal court.
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W. J. McKoy
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company, Et al
McKoy
Hot Springs
Ark
Fort Worth
Farmers Meet in Austin to Boost Unions and Farm Profits
More than 200 delegates from District Farmers' Unions of Texas gathered in Austin on May 6 in the Chamber of Commerce to map ways to strengthen the unions and improve profitable marketing of farm products. The discussions occurred in executive session.
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Austin
Tex
Farmers’ Unions of Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Argentina Advances Mention of Prosperity and Immigration
President Saenz Pena's parliamentary address highlighted cordial foreign relations and peaceful Argentina. Immigration in 1912 exceeded prior years, reaching nearly 325,000 as commerce flourished nationwide.
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Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Saenz Pena
Local priest named domestic prelate by Pope Pius
In Kalamazoo Michigan Father F A O'Brien was elevated to domestic prelate in a ceremony attended by thousands of people and hundreds of Catholic priests and dignitaries. Archbishop Henry Moeller of Cincinnati presided at the service.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
F. A. O'Brien
Pope Pius
Henry Moeller
Cincinnati
Young Bride Vanishes After Shopping Trip
SAN FRANCISCO Cal May 7 A citywide search begins for Mrs Robert Saxe aged 18 bride of two weeks She left home to shop taking $2000 worth of diamonds to a jeweler Police work on theory she was murdered.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bay Cities
Robert Saxe
Sexe
Mexico Faction Arms Shipment Protest Filed in New Orleans
Ernesto Fernandez y Artegua, representing the Constitutionalist provisional government, filed a protest with federal authorities over a planned shipment from New Orleans. He cited 2000 rifles and 3,000,000 cartridges stored here and argued Huerta’s de facto government lacks formal recognition and immunities under U.S. neutrality law. He noted U.S. consuls recognize Carranza’s administration in several states.
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New Orleans
Huerta
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Ernesto Fernandez Y. Artegua
Constitutionalist Provisional
Fernandez
Felix Diag
President Huerta
Vera Cruz
Mexican Gulf
Mexican Republic
Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Carranza
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Sonora
US Maintains Arms Shipments to Mexico Under Huerta
Washington May 7 The United States will continue the policy of permitting shipments of arms to Huerta's government in Mexico if officials are sure the weapons will not reach the Constitutionalists. The State Department confirmed the stance amid Ernest Fernandez y Artega's protest that Huerta lacks immunities under neutrality laws. The proposed shipment of 2000 rifles and 3,000,000 earth to Mexico on a vessel at New Jeans will not alter policy.
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Washington
D.C
United States
Mexico
Huerta
State Department
Ernest E. Fernandez Iy Artega
New Jeans
Governor Rejects Japanese Soldier Recruitment in Eagle Pass
Governor Carranza refused an offer to recruit a large force of ex Japanese soldiers for his service. Seichi Sagitani, editor of the Japanese American News, presented credentials and claimed he could organize hundreds of Japanese ex soldiers and coal miners as a fighting corps.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Asholass Japanese
Eagle
Seichi Sagitani
Francisco
Piedras Negras
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Jotn
Brown
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High Court
Poincare
Father O’brien
Yellow Race
Texas Medical Association
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