Delay at Leon Springs as weather halts march to funeral care
General orders defer a march to Leon Springs military reservation for a day due to a gale and saturated ground. Tents were ripped and mud and flooding disrupted camp life. Relatives of Lieut. Kelly travel to San Antonio for a funeral. no aeroplane flights until arrangements finish.
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Kelly
San Antonio
Carter
Leon Springs
National Cemetery
Department
Montana
Aero Squad
Dope Users Are Fined in Police Court
A white girl a negress and a young white man were arraigned before Judge Buckley on vagrancy charges after police arrested them at a west side resort for using drugs. The women were fined twenty dollars each and the man twenty five. They appeared drowsy and unaware they were drawing a crowd. The man claimed he had never used the drug before.
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Buckley
West Side
Weather Outlook and Temperatures From Local Weather Bureau
Comparative temperatures today and this day last year are listed by the local U S Weather Bureau. For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair tonight and Saturday with continued mild temperatures.
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United States Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Weather notes for U S tourist centers
St Louis shows 66 degrees clear with a four mile southwest wind and cooler conditions. Chicago at 60 degrees clear with an eight mile west wind and continuing cold. Milwaukee 50 degrees clear with a thirty mile west wind increasing clouds and colder. St Paul 46 degrees cloudy with a twelve mile west wind clearing and staying cold. Kansas City 58 degrees southwest with no immediate change. New York no report. Boston 72 degrees cloudy with a twelve mile southwest wind and possible showers then cooler. Washington 72 degrees partly cloudy with a four mile south wind and possible showers and cooler.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
IT. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Exhibition demonstrates aeroplane use in war in London
A parliamentary aerial defense committee staged Britain's premier aviation exhibit. Fourteen aviators led by Claude Grahame-White and Louis Bleriot showcased war applications of aeroplanes including biplanes and monoplanes. Drexel suffered injuries in a crash. Grahame-White dropped a 100 pound missile. messages to Aldershot were exchanged. and a fleet of armed aeroplanes attacked an army dirigible balloon.
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Associated Press
London
England
Parliamentary Aerial Defense Committee
Claude E. Grahame-White
Louis Bleriot
Robert Lorraine
F. S. Cody
J. Armstrong Drexel
White
Aldershot
Postmasters Meeting Concedes 10 San Antonio Place
In Dallas on May 12 the Texas Postmasters association held its final session of the convention. San Antonio is conceded as the next meeting place with officers to be elected this afternoon. Postmaster J. J. Stevens of San Antonio has campaigned to bring the convention to his city and is due back tomorrow after delivering a rural delivery address.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Postmasters’ Association
San Antonio
J. J. Stevens
Special Policeman Tafolla Wounded in Election Night Attack
Lott Tafolla a special policeman for precinct No. 5 was attacked and badly cut Tuesday night. He required fifty two stitches and remains in serious condition. Leonardo as Flutario Jiminez and another suspect are jailed on $1000 bonds each awaiting further action. The incident, linked to political tensions, occurred during the election day dispute. Tafolla is the son of Pete Tafolla, city pound master, and was appointed by Chief Newnam as a west side precinct officer.
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Lott Tafolla
Tafolla
Leonardo
Flutario Jiminez
Pete Tafolla
Newnam
West Side
Republicans Block Gallinger In Senate Pro Tempore Vote
In Washington on May 12 the Republican caucus failed to elect Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire as president pro tempore after seven ballots. The deadlock arose from progressive Republican opposition, with five voting against and three paired against Gallinger, amid Frye of Maine’s resignation for health reasons.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Frye
Maine
Lady Decies Undergoes Appendicitis Operation in London
Vivien Gould before marriage to Lord Decies underwent an appendicitis operation at the Dowager Lady Decies’s residence. The procedure, performed this morning, was reported satisfactory. Family friends had long noted recurrent pains and the husband had once denied surgery was needed.
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Associated Press
London
Lady Decies
Lord Decies
Vivien Gould
Judge Upholds Sherman Act in Beef Trust Case
Chicago May 12 Judge Carpenter overruled demurrers in the beef trust case and held the Sherman anti trust law constitutional. He found the indictment against J Ogden Armour and others valid and described a plan to control meat production and prices across a large region, indicating intent to create a commercial monopoly though not an absolute one. The ruling supports the act's reach against restraint of trade.
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Chicago
Ill
Beef Trust
Carpenter
United States District Court
J. Ogden Armour
United States
Congress
Yackers
Supreme Court of the United States
City man dies from rock pile blast injuries
Francisco Alvarez a 73 year old city employee died at City hospital from injuries suffered when a dynamite misfire at the San Pedro rock pile blew rock fragments hundreds of yards striking him in the back. He died at 11 p m after a 4 p m collapse. He lived in San Antonio 67 years and is survived by a widow and three children. Funeral at 8 am from 117 Peres street to San Fernando cathedral.
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Francisco Alvarez
City Hospital
City
San Pedro Avenue
Alvarez
San Antonio
Peres Street
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando Cemetery
Embalmers Protest over Board Appointments in Texas
George W. Loudermilk A B Rogers and Murrell Buckner met Governor Colquitt and President Steiner to oppose recognition of certain schools for the next Texas state embalming board. Steiner plans to appoint members recommended by the State Embalmers association meeting in Waco next week.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
George W. Loudermilk
Dallas
A. B. Rogers
San Marcos
Murrell Buckner
Colquitt
Steiner
State Board of Health
State
Waco
Festival of Empire Opens at Crystal Palace in London
King George and Queen Mary opened the festival of the empire at Crystal Palace, a combined industrial exhibit and peasantry tableau. Crowds lined the route from Buckingham Palace to College Road as 40,000 Camberwell Green schoolchildren welcomed them. American ambassador Reid attended the ceremony.
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Associated Press
London
British Empire
Crystal Palace
George
Niael
Edward
Buckingham Palace
College Road
Camberwell Green
Mr. Reid
Will Keep Sugar Tax Lloyd George Declares England Cannot Lose Revenue
London May 12 The sugar tax remission supporters urged government to abolish the duty. Chancellor Lloyd George favored relief noting the tax oppressed the poor and hurt a valuable industry but cannot forgo 15 million dollars in revenue without finding an equivalent tax elsewhere.
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Lloyd-George
England
Associated Press
London
David Lloyd-George
One American Believes Life Safe in Mexico
J J Slade Jr a Michoacan resident with extensive interests expresses confidence in Mexico where he says there has been no local trouble though insurrectionists are opposed. He notes Americans should not expect intervention and that interference would provoke united opposition and higher costs.
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Mexico
Republic
J. J. Slade Jr
Michoacan
Georgia
Mr. Slade
Menger
Plea Refused as Dover Faces Manslaughter Charge
In Newark Ohio Judge Nicholas rejected Art Dover's guilty plea to manslaughter for allegedly leading a mob that lynched Carl Etherington last July. Two co-defendants, Quincy Sutley 23 and Earl Searcy 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received indeterminate sentences.
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Associated Press
Newark
Ohio
Judge Nicholas
Art Dover
Dover
Carl Etherington
Nicholas
Quincy Sutley
Earl Searcy
Citizens' Party Plans Reorganization After May Election
The Citizens' Party weighs recount options after the May 9 vote. They seek a canvass review to support Gallagher for city treasurer and possibly other alderman contests, and plan a party restructuring for a vigorous two year campaign.
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Citizens’ Party
Citizens’ Cause
J. Frank Gallagher
Gallagher
Citizens
Court of Judge Camp
People's Party
Church
Railways Cut Telegrams Costs for Shippers
Notice in the city by J. F. Dolard of the Katy states no railroad official will pay for a shipper telegram. The rule follows a recent Interstate Commerce Commission ruling banning shipper carrier telegram exchanges at the carrier’s expense.
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J. F. Dolard
Katy
Dolard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Insurrection Spreads Across Northern Mexican Cities
Reports from Chihuahua and surrounding states describe two thousand insurrectos marching toward Chihuahua City and seizing Nombre de Dios while federal troops struggle to hold back looting, with Torreon Durango Zacatecas Aguas Calientes Parral all isolated or overrun as violence escalates and railways telegraphs are damaged.
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Duranzo
Terreon
Chihuahua City
Lerdo
Torreon
Gomez Palacios
Guadalupe Y. Carrows
Jefe Politteso
August Beckman
Luckenbach
Tex
Rosario
Indee
Parral
Chihuahua
Jiminez
Zacatecas
Durango
Aguas Calientes
Madero
May Court Martial Navarro in Juarez Fall Inquiry Set
City of Mexico reports calm after rumors of student unrest and rebel attacks. Government warns of precautionary measures as Navarro faces possible court martial for surrender of Juarez. Court to sit in Chihuahua within days amid mixed press reports on his actions.
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Associated Press
City OF Mexico
Mex
City of
Mexico
War Department
Navarro
Juarez
Juares
Chihuahua
el Paso
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