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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1911

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Insurrectos Press for Broad Mexican Cabinet Parley

Peace talks via telegraph under Judge Carbajal proceed from Mexico City with Rafael Hernandez signaling potential cabinet reshuffle. Insurrectos seek four of eight posts and fourteen of twenty seven governors, with mutual choice of the remaining thirteen. Rabago's march on Juarez unlikely to trigger clashes now.

Associated Press EL Paso Tex Mexico Carbajal Mexico City Rafael Hernandez Madero Insurrectos Rabago Col Juarez

Mexico Hopes for Peace as De la Barra Heads to Palace

Foreign Minister de la Barra, optimistic about peace, heads to the national palace in Mexico City. Officials keep cabinet talks secret as revolutionists’ proposals loom over Diaz's government. In Northwest Texas rain boosts stock prospects with four inches in 48 hours.

Associated Press City OF Mexico de la Barra National Palace Diaz Northwest Dalhart Tex Texas

Weather: Comparative Temperatures and Local Forecast

Comparative temperatures today and last year are provided by the U S Weather Bureau for San Antonio area. Readings show highs around 74 to 80 degrees with nightly lows in the 60s to 70s. Local forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday.

United States Weather Bureau San Antonio

Weather tour across key cities a brief forecast

Weather notes for tourists list conditions in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with temperatures winds forecast rain and showers tonight through Wednesday. Notable anomalies include New York showing 658 with warmer trend and Washington hinting at possible showers by Wednesday.

ST. Louis Chicago Milwaukee ST. Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington W. Inesday

Texas Leads In Value Of Principal Crops In 1910

The 1910 value of U S farm products reached 8 926 billion dollars an increase of 104 million from 1909 Texas topped the list with 364 110 million in principal crops a 14 9 rise Illinois ranked second with 290 295 million Georgia jumped to fourth with 210 592 million while South Carolina rose 28 4 percent to 40 009 million Louisiana and Kentucky showed gains in the southern states none other details for other states denoted.

Associated Press Washington United States Department of Agriculture Texas Illinois Union Iowa Kansas Georgia Louisiana Kentucky South Carolina Albany N. Car Arkansas Virginia Florida

Arredondo Fined Five Dollars for Abusive Language

In police court this morning F. Arredondo was fined five dollars for using abusive language toward C. H. Hill, a street car conductor. The dispute began over fare payment, with Arredondo claiming he paid while the conductor said he had not.

C. H. Hill F. Arredondo Arredondo

Texan Dies In Wisconsin

Marshall Texas May 15 reports the death at Green Bay Wisconsin of A W Chatterton once president of a large Texas orchard near Caddo Lake. The obituary notes his prominence in Texas agriculture and his relocation to Wisconsin.

Texan Wisconsin

Officials Probe Mysterious Murder as Kiev Faces Jewish Tensions

High officials of the ministry of justice travel to Kiev to investigate the slaughter of Christian boy Yuschinsky, amid fears of a Jewish massacre. Police efforts to maintain order calm fears despite continued Jewish exodus and questions over ritual murder charges. The boy was found mutilated February 28 near Kiev’s Jewish quarter.

ST. Petersburg M. Zaitseff M. Feneko Ministry of Justice Kiev Yuschinsky

Mrs Taft Improves as President Heads Home

President Taft left for Washington at 10 08 AM to the Pennsylvania railroad after confirming Mrs Taft’s marked improvement. Doctors said she could follow him Thursday morning, though she will remain in New York for a few days as Miss Helen Taft stays with her. The president spoke at the Academy dinner and Harrisburg during the trip as Henry L Stimson and Hitchcock visited. Stimson asked for more time before taking the war oath, to be sworn in Monday.

Associated Press New York Taft Washington Pennsylvania Railroad Evans Henry W. Taft Harrisburg Helen Taft Henry L. Stimson Hitchcock Stimson

Ritual murder allegations stain complex crime report

A post mortem found the victim tortured and stabbed seven times near the heart. The charge claims Yuschinsky was murdered in a Jewish district and buried in a cave at dawn, with ritual murder motifs cited. Passover ties ignite anti Jewish sentiment as scholars reject the ritual murder myth.

Yuschinsky

21st annual reunion of the United Confederate veterans in Little Rock

About 10 000 veterans are expected to attend the 21st annual United Confederate Veterans reunion in Little Rock with Sons of Veterans sessions opening tonight. General George W Gordon said about 100 000 Confederates remain, declining by more than 6 000 yearly, as Macon Georgia workers head to the next convention.

Associated Press Little Rock United Confederate Veterans Sons of Veterans Shaver R. C. Cave St. Louis Gordon George W. Gordon Memphis Macon

Matt and Jeff Kidnapping Sparks City Police Action

News of the theft alarmed the police as Matt and Jeff were reported stolen in a prank. Detectives traced the incident to The Daily Light premium department where only two books were taken. Thieves also took silverware and other premiums valued at 75 to 100 dollars. An open rear door allowed access to the building.

Matt Jeff The Daily Light Knaus Will Green Little Jeff Green Losova Street Crockett Street

Fifteen Trains Carry Veterans To Little Rock

Fifteen special trains carried thousands of veterans and visitors through Memphis toward Little Rock. Gen George W Gordon arrived from Washington and departed on a special train for Little Rock. Railroad men say about thirty specials have been engaged.

Associated Press Memphis Little Rock Veterans and Sons of Veterans George W. Gordon Washington

Bruton files for divorce after near depot shooting

William D Bruton a railroad man sues his wife Etta Bruton in the Fifty seventh district court alleging breakdown of marriage and citing her past actions including a December 1910 shooting at the Lt G N passenger depot that wounded Miss Hattie Baxter after a trip to Comfort and Austin.

William D. Bruton Etta Bruton Fifty-seventh Austin Tex San Antonio Comfort

Anti Prohibition Leader Turned Out Of Church

Caldwell Texas May 15 Hon A C Murray was expelled from the Baptist church for refusing to resign as chairman of the Burleson County Anti State-Wide Prohibition group He served in the Twenty third and Twenty eighth Texas legislatures and the fellowship vote passed with one dissenting voice.

Associated Press Caldwell Tex A. C. Murray Baptist Church Burleson County Texas

Cattle Exports Move to Bypass Rebel Taxes Near Cananea

The Associated Press reports Nogales Sonora May 15 that about 60 000 head of cattle on Cananea area ranches will be bonded through the Nogales port under a treasury department concession. Shipments to St Nogales and Naco in the United States are planned amid fears of rebel tax imposition.

Associated Press Nogales Sonora Mex Cananea Treasury Department St Nogales Naco United States

Mayor Bryan Callaghan Returns to City Hall After Election Day

Mayor Bryan Callaghan visited City Hall for the first time since the May 9 election. He reached the building shortly after 11 o'clock, met with the city clerk, gathered telegrams of congratulations, and planned to preside over the city council meeting and the official canvass of returns.

Bryan Callaghan

Government Wins Suit to Dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey

The Supreme Court, in a decision announced by Chief Justice White, ends a long litigation by dissolving Standard Oil of New Jersey. The opinion runs about 25,000 words but was not read in full.

Great Oil Corporation Washington Standard — Oil

Gompers Free As Supreme Court Reverses Contempt

The U S Supreme Court set aside jail sentences for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor ruling the contempt cases were civil not criminal The decision converts potential jail time to fines and sends the matter back to local courts with dismissal as likely outcome

Washington Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Supreme Court of the United States Today Samuel Gompers John Mitchell Frank Morrison American Federation of Labor Lamar United States Supreme Court Court of Appeals of Supreme Court of the District Buck Stove and Range Company Buck Store and Range Company

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