Carranza refuses talk with Ellsworth over recall
Governor Carranza declares Consul Ellsworth persona non grata and says the issue will be resolved only by force of arms. He denies sharing or entertaining peace overtures and warns no compromise with Vasquez Gomez or any peace emissaries. The move follows allegations of hostile statements attributed to Ellsworth from Washington sources.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Wilson
Luther E B. Ellsworth
United States
Piedras Negras
Ellsworth
State Department
Washington
Francisco Yasquez Gomez
Henry Allen Tupper
International Peace Forum
Vasquez Gomez
Huerta
Tupper
Protest Not Received Against Consul Ellsworth
Washington date May 19 no protest from Governor Carranza against Consul Ellsworth had been received here unofficial sources say the main complaint is Ellsworth's friendliness to the Huerta government to the disadvantage of the revolutionists.
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Washington, D. C
Ellsworth
Carragza
Huerta
Carranza denies any pact for Vasquez Gomez provisional president
Venustiano Carranza, chief of the Constitutionalist army, telegraphed denial to The Light denying any agreement to back Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez as provisional president in exchange for U S recognition of belligerency. He warns readers to deny the earlier notice and reiterates his armed solution to the crisis.
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Venustiano Caranza
Constitutionalist
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
United States
Carranza
Vasquez Gomez
Happy Jack Smiles as Sing Sing Executes Murderer
John Mulraney, known as Happy Jack, was electrocuted at Sing Sing after a March 17 reprieve. He claimed execution would prove a criminal code of honor, repudiating earlier confessions about the 1911 Paddy McBreen bar shooting in New York.
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Charles Becker
New York
Rosenthal
Happy Jack
Paddy” McBreen
John J. Dowling
Mulraney
Giant blast fills Panama Canal dike area
In Panama on May 19 the Pacific waters were released into the canal after a 32 750 pound dynamite blast that demolished the south dike near Miraflores locks. The blast completed an extensive excavation section and was felt as a minor earthquake in Panama City.
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Panama
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Miraflores Locks
Panama City
Unsettled Weather For San Antonio Tonight And Tuesday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday with possible showers and variable clouds. Local residents should expect changing conditions and plan accordingly.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for Tourists Across Cities
Observations at 8 a m show Chicago 654 with rain and 52 as the low, St Louis 60 with rain and 54 low, Milwaukee 44 clear with 40, St Paul 44 cloudy and 42 low, Kansas City 54 cloudy with 54 low, New York 56 partly cloudy with 54 low, Boston 56 clear with 50 in fair conditions, Washington 62 clear with 56 low.
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Chicago
ST. Louis
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
The San Antonio Tight Lease Wire Day Report Note
The San Antonio Tight carries exclusively the leased wire day report from the Associated Press, the largest general news service. It delivers about 20 000 words daily. The Light provides its own large special news service in addition.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Textile leaders face conspiracy trial in Lawrence dynamite case
William W. Wood of the American Woolen Company Frederick E Atteaux and Dennis J Collins go on trial in Boston charged with conspiring to plant dynamite during the 1912 Lawrence textile strike. The case links Breen and Putman to the scheme and notes Breen’s conviction and Putman’s death by suicide as the Suffolk grand jury opened its inquiry.
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Boston
Mass
William W. Wood
American Woolen Company
Frederick E. Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Lawrence
Anr
Wood
Massachusetts
Atteaux
Collins
Cambridge
John J. Breen
Ernest R. Putman
Andover
Breen
Lawrence School Board
Pittman
American Wool Company
Suffolk Grand Jury
Militants Hire Women as Arson Squad Aids
Nellie Robinson, described as a servant, was arrested outside Hempstead New College chapel amid reports militants employ lower class women as arson squad members. She claimed to await removing two suffragettes and to fire the church under their directions. The magistrate likened her to a trainee petroleum incendiary under dangerous guidance.
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London
Nellie Robinson
New College
Hempstead
Sabbath Fire Leaves 800 Homeless in Presburg Ghetto
In Presburg Hungary on May 19 an Orthodox Jewish ghetto blaze destroyed Europe’s oldest ghetto. 800 people rendered homeless as residents refused to labor on the Sabbath until the chief rabbi granted dispensation to save women and children. The fire raged while onlookers watched possessions burn.
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Presburgh
Hungary
Europe
Second Trial Begins in Clapton Murder Case
The second trial of J. A. Clapton of San Antonio for the February 20 shooting of J. L. White, president of the Republic Trust Company, opened in Dallas district court but was continued to 2 pm for defense motions and Judge Lea's attendance at a funeral.
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Inet
Dallas
Tex
J. A. Clapton
San Antonio
J. L. White
Republic Trust Company
Lea
Clapton
Gregory Gets Appointment as Special Assistant
Attorney General McReynolds announced the appointment of Thomas W. Gregory of Austin Texas as a special assistant to prosecute a federal probe of the railroad situation in New England. The investigation focuses on the New York New Haven Hartford line to determine possible Sherman act violations.
President Wilson's Aunt Dies in Denver
Mrs. John Woodrow, aunt by marriage of President Wilson, died at her Denver home after a brief illness from bronchitis. She was 81. Her husband was a brother of the president's mother.
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Denver
Colo
John Woodrow
Wilson
Woodrow
Assembly Not to Determine Church Union Amid Election Turmoil
In Atlanta on May 19 the Northern Presbyterian General Assembly approved sending union proposals to all American Presbyterian judiciaries. The scene followed a New York newspaper claim that Dr. John T. Stone's election as moderator was rigged. Stone urged focus on church work and unity. Frederick Booth named vice moderator. Southern Assembly kept infant clause unchanged by 135 to 44 vote, reaffirming 1902 stance that infants dying in infancy are included in grace.
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Atlanta
Northern Presbyterian General Assembly
Presbyterian Churches
America
Special Committee On
Eilis
New York
John T. Stone
Chicago
Stone
William T. Ellis
Pennsylvania
Dr. Stone
Mr. Ellis
Dr. King
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Committee On
General Assembly
Hail Damage May Force Replanting of Cotton in Texas
A heavy rain and hail in eastern Scurry county Texas damaged crops in the black land region and farmers may have to replant cotton. The storm hit Sunday night in Snyder and surrounding areas, threatening yields.
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Snyder
Tex
Black Land
Scurry County
Shriners Praise Texas After Texas Circuit
Nearly 1000 Shriners detrained in Dallas praising Texas cities visited and the welcome given by Texans. Most of the group boarded regular trains homeward as the circuit tour concluded.
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Shriners
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Appreciation of the Sunday Light
A letter from Or. W. Uthoff praises The San Antonio Light Sunday edition at the St. Anthony Hotel on May 18 1913. He commends its breadth of Europe news automobile items and other features calling it the most interesting paper he has read. The note marks growing circulation and reader loyalty for the newspaper.
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St. Anthony Hotel
San Antonio
Europe
Or. W. Uthoff
Mrs Longstreet Defends Gainesville Postmaster Case
Mrs Helen D Longstreet widow of a Confederate general told the Senate postal committee she was ousted as Gainesville Georgia postmistress amid Democratic party politics. She said the Georgia Railway and Power Co opposed her efforts to curb its favors and listed endorsements for her administration while resisting Burleson and Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Helen D. Longstreet
Senate Post Office Committee
Gainesville
Appomatox
Bond Reduced in Vasquez Gomez Conspiracy Case
Lic Emil io Vasquez Gomez held on a conspiracy to violate neutrality laws charge saw his appearance bond cut to 5000 this morning half the prior amount The defense request prompted the reduction with Dr Sebastian Trevino likely as the new bond surety The government through Assistant District Attorney Charles Cresson said most criminal business was concluded aside from one habeas corpus item.
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Lic
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
United States
Sebastian Trevino
Charles C. Cresson
Weather Hint of Rain During Hotter Summer Start
San Antonio faces the first touch of real summer as Major Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau notes a lingering barometric disturbance. Temperatures have risen six degrees above normal after an unusually cool spring, with showers and a possible cooler change anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Buell
Austin Tradesmen Arrive by Train for San Antonio Visit
About 200 Austinites will reach San Antonio on a special train at 12 45 p m Thursday. They stay until 3 p m before returning. This marks the first trade excursion by the capital city business men in San Antonio territory. No formal program is planned beyond showing sights. The day prior, local jobbers and manufacturers will run an automobile excursion to Seguin and New Braunfels with Highway League boosters.
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New Braun
Boosters
The
Highway League
American bishop Grimes Receives Papal Audience
An American pilgrimage of 50 persons led by Rt. Rev. John Grimes bishop of Syracuse was received by Cardinal Merry del Val in Rome. Grimes then met Pope Pius XII in private audience. the pope was said to be looking well and in cheerful spirits.
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Grimes
Rome
John Grimes
Syracuse
N. Y
Merry de Val
Pius
State Board of Education buys bonds in Austin
The state board of education met in Austin on May 19 after postponing last week due to the governor's absence. Bonds purchased totaled 141,200 dollars, adding to 51,500 dollars previously bought.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Colquitt
Retail Grocers Meet Convenes in St Louis
The National Retail Grocers' Association met in St Louis with several hundred delegates attending. Advocates from New Orleans Omaha and Cleveland urged their cities as candidates for the next convention location.
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Retail Grocers
ST. Louis
National
Retail Grocers’ Association
New Orleans
Omaha
Cleveland
California Antialien Land Law Signed by Governor
Governor Johnson signed the anti alien land bill in Sacramento. The measure passed the legislature by a large majority despite protests from Japan and objections from President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. The act takes effect 90 days from signing, August 17, with Johnson affirming the law as the first of its kind in California.
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Sacramento
Cal
Johnson
Japan
California
Wilson
Bryan
United States to Deliver Reply After Johnson Action
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan plan to send the formal U S reply to Japan after official notification of Governor Johnson signing the anti alien land bill. Bryan conferred with Wilson and awaits Governor Johnsons telegram confirming action.
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Washington, D. C
Johnson
Japan
United States
Wilson
Bryan
Faith in Americans in Tokio on California land bill debate
In Tokio on May 19 the dominant note is faith in Americans to ensure justice for Japanese and that diplomacy will prevail. War talk is rejected as harmful while a peaceful resolution is sought. Japanese see the land bill as racist, not economic, warning of possible strains if Americans fail to meet the appeal for equal treatment. Tokyo papers praise President Wilson and note state federal rights complications.
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Tokio
California
Wilson
United States
League Opposes Japanese Referendum on Anti Alien Land Bill
The Asiatic Exclusion League of California directs its executive committee to draft a petition for a referendum vote on the anti alien land bill after Governor Johnson signs it. The group objects to the Webb act clause allowing three year leases and plans an initiative petition to enact a new law.
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San Francisco
Cal
Asiatic Exclusion League of California
Johnson
League
Kenyon Proposes Tariff Amendment to Free-List Monopolies
An amendment by Senator Kenyon would add products of monopolies to the tariff free list when a corporation is judged a monopoly. He seeks Finance Committee support and may push it on the floor if needed. Sub-committees will meet daily to review wool cotton sugar and chemical schedules amid manufacturer hearings.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Finance Committee
Supreme Court
Simmons
la Follette
San Antonio Mayor-Elect Visits Dallas Paving Plans
Clinton G. Brown, mayor-elect of San Antonio, arrives in Dallas to inspect paving and municipal improvements. He meets Mayor Holland and commissioners and asks for a compilation of paving costs, lifespans, and material condition before proceeding to Memphis.
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Dallas
Tex
Clinton G. Brown
San Antonio
Holland
Brown
Memphis
William grants pardon to three English spies in Berlin
Emperor William offers clemency during King George of England’s Berlin visit for Princess Victoria Luise’s wedding. The pardon relieves three English spies serving lengthy German sentences.
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Berlin
Emperor William
George of England
Victoria Luise
Opium Crop Resisters Burned Alive by Soldiers
In Shen Chow Ting western Hona sixty seven farmers who resisted crop destruction were burned to death in a meeting building. A North China dispatch says soldiers started the fire.
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Shanghai
Shen Chow Ting
Hona
North China Daily News
Senate debates Kern resolution on West Virginia coal strike
Day in Congress with noon session resumed consideration of Kern resolution. Mrs Helen D Longstreet former Gainesville postmistress testified before the post office committee. Kenyon urged tariff bill amendment to free list products deemed monopolies. Urgency deficiency bill $600000 for post office approved. Panama California Expo co deposits for prizes passed. Burton re introduced seamen involuntary servitude bill. Clapp bills to bar senators representatives from political giving and soliciting funds. Not in session meets noon Tuesday.
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Senate
West Virginia
Helen D. Longstreet
Gainesville
Post Office Committee
Kenyon
Post Office Department
Burton
Clapp
Train Collision Near Austin Kills Fireman and Injures Many
A head on crash five miles south of Austin between passenger train No. 7 and a cattle train on the I and G N line killed fireman Chris Beek and injured many others including Marshal J H Beers and several engineers. Authorities say a misunderstanding of orders caused the wreck. engines telescoped and fire followed. All injured were transported to Austin for treatment.
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Austin
Tex
Here
I .National & Great Northern
Chris Beek
Ed Hammond
H. ZumBerge
T. B. Murtishaw
San Antonio
Marshal Rogers
United States
J. H. Beers
R. D. Holland
Palestine
J. W. Gray
Taylor
W. R. Simcock
Joe Evans
Lockhart
Laura Button
Oklahoma City
T. B. Alexander
B. G
Payne
A. Cohn
Rochester
J. T. Hensley
Thorndale
J. C. Cage
Auditor
H. H. Price
O. C. Jersig
Ton
James Young
I. Heidenheimer Jr
W. B. McMaster
Houston
Reek
Cor
Fireman Chris Reck Dies in I and G N Wreck Near Austin
Chris Reck, a longtime fireman on the International and Great Northern line, was killed in today’s wreck near Austin. He served in that capacity for many years and was born in New
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Chris Reck
Austin
New
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