UHR SAYS POLICE AND FIREMEN ARE OFFICERS IN SUIT
City arguments before Judge Ezell centered on whether mayor can nominate police and fire, with Gillette insisting officers are appointed under the charter. Uhr contends the council seeks to create all employees as officers, raising questions of power and legality in San Antonio's 1916 dispute.
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Frank Wash
Ezell
Gillette
Uhr
Brown
Judge Ezell
Court of Appeals
San Antonio
Ulicer
Kearny
Police Department
Itzell
Gillete
Harris
Mother's Friend Promises Comfort for Expectant Mothers
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend as a remedy easing maternity strain by applying over stomach muscles. It claims nerves stay calm, suggests three generations used it, and invites readers to contact Bradfield Regulator Co. for a free information book mailed from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bidg
Atlanta, Ga
Uprising Plot Frustrated by Morin's Arrest
United States secret service agents arrested Colonel Morin in Kingsville after a planned uprising across Southwest Texas. Morin had about 1600 followers in the region and sought to trigger coordinated attacks on multiple towns with ties to Villa. The arrest disrupts a Plan of San Diego style effort aimed at seizing border states.
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United States Secret Service
Morin
Department
San Antonio
Texas
Villa
San Diego
Arizona
New Mexico
Kingsville
Saspamico
Brownville
Falfurias
San Marcos
Calaveras
Falls City
Path
Barnes
Sap
United States
Kingaville
Wright
Hanson
Saspameo
Secret Service
General Villa
Chihuahua
Missing Ford car stolen in Crockett Street theft
The sheriff's department seeks Dr. Cc. H. Petry's five passenger Ford stolen between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday from Crockett Street. The vehicle bears plate number 9158 and motor number 111345.
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Sheriff's Department
Cc. H. Petry
Crockett Street
Premier Asquith to Dublin the same day of Irish crisis
In London May 11 Asquith said he would go to Dublin amid Irish unrest. The Commons debated executions, martial law, and home rule as thousands more were arrested. Fourteen executed. 73 sentenced to penal servitude. 180 civilians killed and 614 wounded in Dublin so far.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Dublin
Parliament
John Dillon
Ireland
House of Lords
Lord Loreburn
County Cork
Thomas Kent
England
Harold J. Tennant
Tennant
Sir John Maxwell
Sheehy Skeddington
Irish Citizen
Skeddington
Lords and Commons
Baron Flardinge
Mesopotamia
Augustin Birrell
Winston Spencer Churchill
Senator warns on Mexico peace tied to army force
The senator compares Mexico to a long quarrel, saying peace seems unlikely unless a strong military effort is pursued. He recalls a Browne family anecdote about patching old feuds, to illustrate persistent disputes.
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Mexico
Washington Times
Officers of Co C San Antonio Begin March to Fort Sam
Company C of San Antonio Texas Infantry camped at San Pedro Park on Wednesday and Thursday nights and began a march early Thursday afternoon to the mobilization camp beyond Fort Sam Houston. Captain Horton commands the company and one tent fits its occupants "like a glove" at the San Pedro Park camp.
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San Antonio
Second Texas Infantry
San Pedro Park
Fort Sam Houston
San Pedro Park Camp
Horton
Hydro Aeroplane Crashes Into Potomac Near Mount Vernon
A hydro aeroplane en route from Newport News to Washington fell into the Potomac near Mount Vernon, Virginia. Two crewmen are missing, with three rescued to Alexandria Hospital. The craft had just completed a Newport News to Baltimore run with five aboard when propeller failure caused the plunge.
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Washington, D. C
Newport News
Washington
Potomac River
Mount Vernon
J.©. MacCaulay
Phillip Utter
Cleveland
Ohio
Alexandria
Louis Krant
Charles Good
Washington Navy Yard
Bryan
Newport
Baltimore
McCauley Mechanicians
Philip Uter
Bert Acosta
Triton
Fort Washington
Wetherill
North American Gymnastic Union declines German meeting invitation
The North American Gymnastic Union, with about 50 000 members, rejects a German American Alliance invitation to a Chicago conference May 28 and 29. The union objects to representing German Americans to political powers and to a united German American vote being split by state intrigue.
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Indianapolis
Ind
North American Gymnastic Union
German-American Alliance of
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Union
Y. W. C. A. Opens Pool With Varied Water Events
The Y W C A pool opened Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock with a program organized by Edith Jimison. Crowds saw Austrian crawl breast stroke side stroke back stroke and distance plunges along with candle race tule race and numerous pool length contests. Diving featured front and swan dives and many other styles while back racing and underwater swimming entertained spectators. Emblems were awarded to group winners.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Edith Jimison
Association
Earth Tremors Reported in Washington Area
Two minor earthquakes were recorded in Washington within 24 hours. The first occurred from 4 48 p m Wednesday to 6 10 p m and the second from 5 16 a m to 5 38 a m today. Officials estimated the center about 15 800 miles from Washington.
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Washington
Secretary Lane Opens Indian Land Patents Ceremony
On the way as personal representative of the Great White Father to conduct ceremonies, he will present Indians with patents to their allotted lands. The move marks the first real step in Lane policy granting competent Indians full control of their affairs and legal standing as citizens. Each Indian will receive a leather purse an American flag and a gold colored badge inscribed A Citizen of the United States.
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Lane
The
United States
Kenyon Presses Rivers Bill Attack in Senate
Senator Kenyon entered the third day of his extended challenge to the rivers and harbors appropriation measure in the Senate on May 11. He reiterated opposition to the funding and urged cuts to the bill amid ongoing debate over federal river projects and harbor improvements.
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Washington
Senator Kenyon
Senate
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