Public inauguration planned for City of San Antonio mayor elect
San Antonio aldermen back a public inaugural ceremony for Mayor elect Clinton G. Brown, likely June 2 at City Hall. The move aims to signal a new era of progress, with the bond issue and city improvements to follow, and Mayor Steves endorsing the idea while noting it should fit Brown’s wishes.
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Clinton G. Brown
Brown
Council Chamber
Steves
Colorado
Great Lakes
San Antonio
Citizens’ League
People's Party
San
F Brown
New York
Finchham
C. T. Fincham
D. J. Hart
L. J. Hart
Mr. Hart
Weather Forecast and San Antonio Inauguration Note
East Texas unsettled Sunday with showers and cooler nights in the north, Monday fair. West Texas fair Sunday and Monday. Observations at 8 p m show varied city readings with rain in Washington and New York. Separate passages discuss plans for a San Antonio inauguration proposal and endorsements by local officials.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
West Texas
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Hungarian Nobility Faces Bankruptcy in Austro-Hungarian Courts
Berlin May 17 An explanation of the financial troubles of Countess Szechenyi and her husband is sought in bankruptcy proceedings against three leading Hungarian nobles. Count Szapary Count Karaczonyi and Count Emmerich Degenfeld are named as wealthiest magnates whose fortunes reportedly suffered in speculative ventures. No confirmation that their losses tied to Szechenyi investments.
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Berlin
Countess Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Budapest
Count Szechenyi
Paul Szapary
Karaczonyi
Franz Josef
Spain
Emmerich Degenfeld
Hungary
Szechenyi
Anheut Found Guilty in Bribery Case over Thaw Release
A jury verdict at 6 30 p m found John F Anheut guilty of attempting to bribe Dr John W Russell to secure Harry K Thaw's release from Matteawan He was remanded to the Tombs and will face sentencing on Monday The defendant showed shock as the guilty ruling was read and was led away across the Bridge of Sighs to the Tombs.
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W York
John F. Anheut
John W. Russell
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Anheut
Bridge of Sighs
Special Excise Tax Due in June Placed by Revenue Dept
The internal revenue collector's department expects to collect more than $300 000 in June from excise taxes. The special tax on whiskey and beer is also due next month. A penalty is assessed on excise taxes unpaid by June 30.
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Austin
Tex
Internal Revenue Collector’s Department
Flanagan
San Antonio Mayor-Elect Brown Begins Dallas Visit
Clinton G. Brown San Antonio mayor-elect left for Dallas after completing a government study here. He will pursue inquiries in Dallas for several days and then travel to Memphis. He toured Fort Worth with the city engineer, reviewed pavements, garbage service, and centralization of authority under commission government.
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Fort Worth
Clinton G. Brown
San Antonio
Dallas
Memphis
Bro
Zuben
Milam
Brown
Vassar Girls Fall Sick After Tree Dance
Several scores of Vassar students were sick with colds after the sophomore tree dance on the rain soaked campus. The event began at 10 PM in flimsy attire, drawing hundreds from dormitories despite poor weather. A freshman fire alarm caused a panic but seniors exited in orderly fashion.
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Poughkeepsie
Vassar
Sevral
Child Dies of Old Age Mystery in Cleveland
Dora Grzybeck a six year old girl died in Cleveland with hair grey and skin aged looking. Doctors attributed the cause to a rare raynauds disease described as old age in child form. Coroner Byrne was summoned and noted only one similar case in his career.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dora Grzybeck
Byrne
Apple juice rises in favor over grape punch illness
Washington reports a mysterious sickness linked to Bryan grape juice punch affecting diplomats officials debutantes and society members. Apple juice gains favor as it is believed to cause no unpleasant after effects and is replacing grape juice in many gatherings.
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Washington
Bryan
Oklahoma Legislature Recesses Until June 23
Oklahoma City May 17 the legislature recessed until June 23 leaving the general appropriation bill general revenue bill new highway law and the health certificate before marriage bill in conference to be disposed of after the recess.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Corn Club Members Meet in Travis County
The annual spring meeting of the Boys' and Girls' Corn Club of Travis County was held in Austin Texas today under the direction of Walter E. Davis, a special agent and demonstrator for the county and the U S Department of Agriculture. An excellent program was carried out.
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Corn Club
Austin
Tex
Travis County
Walter E. Davis
Federal Department of Agriculture
Moonshiners Captured in the Ozarks
Eleven federal officers and five revenue agents conducted a large round up in Southern Missouri tracing illicit whiskey to seven stills in the Ozarks. The operation, led by James Case and Henry Miler, moved from Springfield to Doniphan and Hoxie Arkansas, with officers fearing ambush as they arrested seven distillers in three hours.
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Alton
Missouri
United States
Oregon County
Ozarks
James Case
Springfield
Henry Miler
Joplin
Wiliam T. Brown
Hoxie
Ark
Doniphan
Bardley
Army of Invasion
Two Die and Fourteen Entombed in Ohio Mine Explosions
Two men died and fourteen were entombed after two blasts at the Imperial mine of the O Gara Coal company near Belle Valley Ohio. Rescuers penetrating the shaft were caught in a second explosion. The dead include Henry Fairhurst and Clarence Brown. Rescued workers suffer burns and injuries. several others are missing and feared dead.
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Columbus
Ohio
Imperial
O'Gara Coal Company
Belle Valley
Henry Fairhurst
Clarence Brown
Roy Yeager
William Thompson
Edgar Davis
Ames
Harry Dudley
Robert Alton
Henry Brantz
Clyde Hawkins
Peter Dooley
Widow Seeks One Third of Stilson Hutchins Estate
Mrs. Rosa Keeling Hutchins widow of Stilson Hutchins sues in a third attempt to gain one third of her late husband’s estate. She argues she cannot live on $2000 monthly but is reportedly in straitened circumstances and seeks dower rights to the share.
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Washington, D. C
Rosa Keeling Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins
Hutchins
Artillery Sent to Honolulu Under Secret Orders
Four companies of coast artillery are under secret orders from Washington and moved from the Atlantic seaboard to Honolulu by way of San Francisco. Two companies, fully equipped for war, traveled by special train through Pittsburg amid cheering crowds.
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Honolulu
Pittsburg
Washington
Coast Artillery
Atlantic Seaboard
San Francisco
Bryan Denies Probe of Wilson Charges
Secretary of State Bryan formally denies reports that the U S Department of State is investigating Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson over his conduct in Mexico City The allegations arose from a meeting room at the American embassy used by rebel leader Diaz and Huerta amid the Madero crisis and subsequent turmoil in Mexico City
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
Mr. Bryan
Department of State
Mexico
United States
Wilson
Felix Diaz
Huerta
Madero
Ambassador Wilson
Brothers Reunite After Eighteen Years in San Antonio
W. J. Courtney, a Kansas City attorney, and Doc Courtney, superintendent of San Antonio Traction, meet today after 18 years apart. Courtney praises San Antonio and its Southern architecture blending Spanish verandas arches and broad porches. He tours the city with his brother and plans to return to Kansas City soon as a guest at the Menger hotel.
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W. J. Courtney
Kansas City
Doc” Courtney
San Antonio Traction Company
Courtney
Menger Hotel
Warmest Day to Date Sweeps San Antonio Heat
The warmest day of the year was recorded in San Antonio with a mercury reading of 94, five degrees above normal, amid 42 percent humidity. The heat extended across the South with Abilene at 96 and Fort Worth also high, while Brownsville 88 Houston 84 Memphis 84 Oklahoma City 90 Phoenix 94 Roswell 92.
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San Antonio
Weather Bureau
Abilene
Fort Worth
Brownsville
Houston
Memphis
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Ariz
Roswell
N. M
Baby Burns In Tin Bath Incident In Atchison
The infant son of Mrs. J. C. McLaughlin, wife of a Missouri Pacific engineer, suffered severe burns after a hot water bath set on a gas stove boiled over. Doctors say the child has a chance to recover.
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Atchison, Kan
J. C. McLaughlin
Missouri Pacific
Washington denies concessions amid California anti alien land dispute
The United States says it is unaware of any concessions between Mexico and Japan over Pacific ports. Secretary Bryan’s report on Japan's protest about California's anti alien land law is ready for delivery. Navy Secretary Daniels condemns war scare rumors and orders Pacific ships to stay their posts.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific
Mexico
United States
Japan
California
Bryan
White House
State Department
Johnson
Daniels
Pacific Ocean
West
United States Secret Service
Republic
Huerta
Sonora
Escaping Negro Shot By Will Tobin in Chase
John Lewis also known as Louis Walker, an escaped convict, was shot and wounded by William G. Tobin after a lengthy pursuit through the city. Lewis Walker, armed with an automatic pistol, threatened Officer E. B. Sadler and fired at officers, with Tobin using a shotgun to subdue him near Martin Street. He had escaped Huntsville penitentiary two weeks prior while serving a burglary sentence.
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John Lewis
Louis Walker
E. BE. Sadler
William G. Tobin
Tobin Fire Insurance Agency
Sadler
City Hall
Main Plaza
Main Avenue
Houston
Soledad
Travis
St. Mary’s
Martin
William Tobin
Martin Street
Louis Alker
Huntsville
Youth 8 Killed in Midnight Gun Fight
An unidentified 21 year old man was shot on Dolorosa street between Laredo and Santa Rosa avenues at 12:30 this morning. Police say the clash began as an altercation between a soldier and several civilians. a civilian fired at the soldier, a stray bullet hit a passerby, killing him instantly. The killer fled and the victim remained unnamed.
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Dolorosa
Laredo
Santa Rosa
Riebe
Wedding Called Off In Juvenile Arranged Marriage
Farley Oswald a 12 year old from Marlin City was to wed 40 year old John Kohlmeyer, a family friend. Citizens complained to Judge Porterfield and probation officers were ordered to detain the girl at the detention home. The license had been obtained. the mother Rosa B. Oswald signed the affidavit. The child is charged with neglect.
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Kansas City
Farley Oswald
Marlin City
John Kohlmeyer
Oswald
Porterfield
Recorder's Office
Rosa B. Oswald
Bryan Receives Scout Endorsement for Temperance Stance
Secretary of State Bryan praised by a troop of boy scouts who gifted him a resolution endorsing his banishment of strong drink from state functions. He thanked the boys and said grape juice diplomacy has come to stay.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Winger Growing Weaker As Flagler Nears End
West Palm Beach May 17 close relatives of Henry M Flagler said no hope for recovery. The aged financier and railroad builder took nourishment today but grew weaker daily and those at his bedside believed the end was near.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
Flager
Senate Day In Congress Not In Session Monday Noon
Senate not in session and will meet Monday at noon. Territories committee heard Leon ard M. Fox U S N testify in support of the Taft railroad commission. Tariff bill hearings were held by three finance committee sub committees with newspaper men present for the first time. Hour not in session meets Tuesday at noon.
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Senate
Territories
Leonard M. Fox
Taft Railroad Commission
Finance Committee
Carranza May Name Gomez Provisional President
Carranza signals willingness to name Dr Francisco Vasquez Gomez as provisional president if U S recognition of belligerency follows. Gomez returns from conference to San Antonio and heads toward Washington while Dr Samuel Tupper tours for peace talks.
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Carranza
Gomez
U. S
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Mexico
United States
Vasquez Gomez
Washington
Samuel Tupper
International Peace Commission
Piedras Negras
Huerta
Coahuila
Don Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Wilson
Henry Lane Wilson
Washinston
Tupper
Tup
Vasquez. Gomez
San Antonio
Don Luis de la Barra
Francisco Vasquez
J Ick Sheppard
City Street
Blanco Awaits Reinforcements Near Brownsville
In Brownsville Texas on May 17 General Lucio Blanco the Constitutionalist commander reported little action as he awaited reinforcements from Mier Camargo and San cos into Tamaulipas. The force totaled about men and more troops were expected to arrive tomorrow.
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Blanco
Brownsville
Tex
Lucio Blanco
Tamea
Mier
Camargo
San ‘Cisco
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