Maderos Trip to Mexico City Postponed Amid Rumors
Francisco I. Madero Jr dismissed reports of a plot against his life and said he would go to Mexico City with confidence in the federal government. Pending further developments, he would delay entry until Minister de la Barra becomes provisional president and may travel to Monterey or Coahuila.
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Juarez
Mex
Mexico City
Francisco I. Madero Jr
Madero
Mexico
Minister de la Barra
Senor Madero
Monterey
Coahuila
Insurrectos
de la Barra
Mundera
Maz
D’az
el Paso Revolutionary Junta
Weather Review For San Antonio and Vicinity
Local weather bureau report shows today and last year temperatures around 70s and 80s with unsettled conditions. Tonight and Saturday expect showers and thunderstorms with colder conditions on Saturday.
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San Antonio
Weather summary across multiple cities
St Louis 74 with showers and thunderstorms. Chicago 76 clear with showers and thunderstorms. Milwaukee 174 partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms and wind shifts. St Paul 72 clear with shifting winds and cooler Saturday. Kansas City 4 clear with showers and thunderstorms. York 74 clear with showers tonight or Saturday. Boston 54 cloudy with possible thunderstorms Saturday. Washington 74 clear with showers tonight and Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
York
Oston
Washington
West Univers East Swelter in Fierce Heat
A heat wave grips the nation with Washington and eastern states sweltering. Forecasters predict relief within 36 to 48 hours as a Pacific storm moves east bringing cooler weather to the eastern slope and plains. Yellowstone reports snow and freezing in Wyoming and Nevada amid the hot spell.
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Wyoming
Nevada
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Rocky Mountain and
Plateau
North Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Plains
Santa Fraishington
Richmond
Record Heat Sweeps Cities Amid Record Scores
The weather map notes official record run up to 95 against Washingtons 94 season mark last week. Baltimore and Louisville among close competitors. Street thermometers hit 102 in shade and 109 in sun with one heat prostration reported.
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Washington
Baltimore
Louisville
Traveling poet Oliver Allstorm to publish Leisure Moments
Oliver Allstorm a Coca Cola traveling representative and San Antonio home, will publish Leisure Moments of a Traveling Man a 125 poem collection chosen from over 500 works. He has previously written Chords From a Strange Lyre and Evanstonians and says travel keeps his writing flowing during layovers and train waits.
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Oliver Allstorm
Coca Cola Company
San Antonio
Allstorm
Texas
First Texas peaches and season produce hit local market
The local market offers the season’s debut peaches at 60 cents a basket, watermelons at $1 each, corn roasting ears at 35 cents a dozen, and Rocky Ford cantaloupes at 10 cents each. Eastern buyers face higher prices due to shipping delays.
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Rocky Fords
Mayors and candidates to speak at anti prohibition rally
Bryan Callaghan and J F Webb along with Col Oscar Guessaz arrange a large anti prohibition meeting at Beethoven hall on May 25. Carlos Bee D J Woodward L J Hart Chester H Terrell and Fred C Cook will speak opposing state wide prohibition and a San Antonio delegation is planned for the Fort Worth anti rally next month.
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Bryan Callaghan
Citizens
San Antonio
Col
Oscar Guessaz
Antis
Beethoven Hall
Carlos Bee
D. J. Woodward
L. J. Hart
Chester H. Terrell
Fred C. Cook
Fort Worth
Federation Plans State Employment Agency
Waco Texas May 19 The State Federation of Labor adopted a resolution opposing private employment agencies and endorsed a plan for a state institution with city subsidiary agencies under legal limits. It offered assistance to Houston for the 1912 International Typographical Union gathering and asked the AFL to send an organizer to Texas for at least six months to unionize all unskilled labor regardless of age color or sex.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
State Federation of Labor
Houston
International Typographical Union
American Federation of Labor
Texas
Redemption of Bonds Sold to State School Fund
The Texas state board of education met today and purchased 121900 in school house bonds using funds from Dallas County after redeeming three and four percent bonds. The board urged counties, especially Bexar and Dallas, to redeem these bonds quickly to reinvest in five percent securities, with about two million dollars outstanding.
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Tex
Star Board of Education
puPé
Dallas County
Bexar
Pallas
Police Chiefs Elect Fort Worth Convention Officers
Officers elected by city marshals and chiefs of police at their annual convention in Fort Worth Texas Henry Despain of Sherman is president Hollis Brown of Waco first vice president John Snider of Amarillo second vice president W G Salis of Brenham third vice president M T Forest of Houston serves for life as secretary Arthur Forest of Houston named sergeant at arms The convention plans to petition the next legislature to establish a district home for juvenile law breakers San Angelo chosen as 1912 meeting place over Wichita Falls.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Henry Despain
Sherman
Hollis Brown
Waco
John Snider
Amarillo
W. G. Salis
Brenham
M. T. Forest
Houston
Charles Newby
Arthur Forest
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Bennett sentenced to two more years in penitentiary
James Bennett, a Black man, was sentenced by the Thirty-seventh District Court to two additional years for assault with intent to murder Charles Hill on March 17, 1911. Prosecutors dismissed two prior indictments, but Bennett appealed. a third assault to murder case involving Robert Hill remains pending.
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James Bennett
Charles Hill
Bennett
Charity Bennett
Baker
Robert Hill
Financier Seixas Shoots Self in Central Park
Col Henry O Seixas a noted financier and director in several industrial firms shot himself in Central Park this afternoon. He was about 70.
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Col. Seixas
Associated Press
New York
Henry O. Seixas
Central Park
Car Collision Injures Willman Family on South Presa Street
Mr and Mrs Willman and three children sustained serious injuries when a Hot Wells line street car collided with their buggy near Arlington Court. The father and Lula the 8 year old suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries while Arthur 11 had non serious injuries. Nurses and two doctors attended. an X ray was planned for Mrs Willman to assess injuries. The motorman said the buggy swerved toward the track and could not be avoided.
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Ll. H. Willman
Plum Street
Lula Willman
L. H. Willman
Arthur Willman
Hot Wells
Arlington Court
South Presa Street
Willman
Lula
Herff and Wolff
South Presa
Arlington
Erna
Traction Company
Moore
Son Kills Father in Texas Town Shooting
In Texarkana Arkansas on May 19, 56 year old William Hunter, father of eight, was killed by his 19 year old son Will after the son claimed his father threatened to wipe out the family. The youth later rode 22 miles to surrender.
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Associated Press
Texarkana, Ark
William Hunter
Will
Hunter
Colquitt Is Censured by Lamar Grand Jury
The Lamar County grand jury in Paris Texas on May 19 criticized pardons granted by Governor Colquitt. The body stated it disapproves of what it calls an abused practice and voiced its disapproval.
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Associated Press
Paris
Tex
Lamar Punty Grand Jury
Colquitt
Farmer Bates acquitted in Lulu Williams murder
In Fort Worth Texas on May 19 R H Bates a farmer near Arlington was acquitted of the murder of Miss Lulu Williams claiming self defense. He testified the woman dressed as a man fired at him at 5 am last October near his home.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
R. H. Bates
Arlington
Lulu Williams
Bates
Aman
Sugar Trust Inquiry Set to Begin June 1
The House committee investigating the American Sugar Refining company organized and fixed June 1 as the start date for its inquiry. Sub-committees will examine industry prices corporate organization product control and related prosecutions. The move follows Democratic leaders altering debate plans on a statehood resolution for Arizona and New Mexico.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
House
American Sugar Refining Company
Health Board Demands City Weeds Be Cut Immediately
City health board orders immediate weed cutting citywide to prevent mosquito and insect infestations. Secretary Mueller directs inspectors to serve notices to all premises and file affidavits against noncompliers.
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City Board of Health
Board of Health
Mueller
Resolution Urges Lee Statue Removal From Hall of Fame
Richmond Ind May 19 A resolution adopted at the thirty seventh annual encampment of the Indiana department Grand Army of the Republic calls on federal authorities to remove the statue of Robert E Lee from the hall of fame in Washington or abandon the hall.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Ind
Brannan Sues Traction for 40000 in Personal Injury
Robert Brannan files suit in the Thirty-seventh District Court against San Antonio Traction seeking 40000 damages for injuries while a passenger on an Army Post street car on March 13 1911. He alleges the car hit a curve at Tenth Street and Avenue C at high speed causing him to be hurled to the pavement. He claims permanent injuries and loss of earnings from $125 a month prior to the accident.
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Robert Brannan
San Antonio Traction Company
Thirty-seventh
Army Post
Tenth Street
Avenue C
Brannan
Woman Arrested in Floresville Killing Case
Sheriff Wright of Wilson County arrested Annie Simmons a negro woman wanted for the killing of Mose Evans in Floresville last November. She was found in a city residence yesterday after a pursuit by Wright and Deputy A Newton Jr. The fatal stabbing occurred at a restaurant for negroes following a quarrel between Simmons and Evans.
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Wright
Wilson County
Annie Simmons
Floresville
Mose Evans
A. Newton Jr
Presbyterian General Assembly Fast Session Opens
The fifty first general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States (south ern) held in Louisville marked by rapid routine business. Rev Russell Cecil of Richmond Virginia chaired as moderator while Rev T H Rice of Richmond Virginia delivered the day’s main address The morning moved quickly with numerous bills overtures and reports from presbyteries and secretaries.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Russell Cecil
Richmond
Fifty-First General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In the United
Government Lumber Combination Follows Oil Decision
A government inquiry alleges an unreasonable restraint by ten organizations and 150 individuals in the lumber sector, following an oil-related decision. The report frames the action as a formal inquiry into competition practices affecting the industry.
Government sues lumber trust over blacklists and price fixing
The U S government charges a vast conspiracy to keep prices high by blacklisting and restricting trade among lumber wholesalers and retailers. The suit, filed by Attorney General Wickersham, targets the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers Association and ten allied groups claiming restraint of trade harming builders and consumers across the East. The action marks the first major anti trust effort following the Standard Oil decision and seeks to curb exclusive retail control.
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New York
N. Y
Wickersham
United States
Lumber Trust
Department of Justice
Astern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Clark McKocher
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Department of the
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Thirty-seventh District
L. B. Walker
P. W. Walker
Kittie Hayes
Cornelius Hayes
Mattie C. Peacock
H. G. Peacock
Fred Schnell
Elsie Schnell
Youfe
Lamar Grand Wate
Sugar Trust Inquiry
House Committee of Investigation
Health Board
Lee
Hall OF Junt
Indiana
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Negress
George W. Wickersham
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