Braniff and Obregon discuss Mexican peace move
Mexican peace commissioners Braniff and Obregon arrived in San Antonio from El Paso and forecast Diaz resignation within days. They blamed delays by the federal government for missed peace terms, noted Reyes' halt at Havana, and said Madero is now the liberal leader. They expected Diaz to retire as talks with Mexico City proceed.
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Francisco I. Madero
Pact Commission
Alberto Braniff
Esquivel Obregon
Juarez
Messrs. Braniff
Obregon
Rafael Hernandez
San Antonio
el Paso
Mexico City
St. Anthony
Madero
Reyes
Braniff
Bernardo Reyes
Todlay
General Reyes
Havana
Mr. Braniff
Mexico
Diaz
Tire
Francisco I. Mafiero
Exico City
Francie la Barra
Y. Braniff
Mex
A Generous Offer for Vinci Cod Liver Tonic
Local druggist A. M. Fischer advertises Vinci cod liver oil tonic as a blood making body builder for old people delicate children and convalescents. He offers a money back guarantee and promises restoration of normal health if the product fails.
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Vinci
Cainci
A. M. Fischer
San
Declaration of Peace Mentioned in Political Plot
Report describes plans to seize Madero and declare Diaz president with Gen. Bernardo Reyes leading troops. Event details include a Central hotel discussion and an Associated Press dispatch from Juarez noting Madero postponed his trip due to a local plot.
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Madero
Diaz
Bernardo Reyes
Central Hotel
Associated Press
Juarez
Reyes Seeks Peace in Mexico Amid War Voices
General Bernardo Reyes, former Mexican minister of war, arrived in Havana and told the Associated Press his main aim is a binding peace in Mexico. He urged laying aside personal and partisan aims on both sides and concentrating factions to reach agreements, while fearing a peace that could invite future anarchy.
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Havana
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Europe
Associated Press
Rebels Capture Mina and Block Train at Zacate
Insurrectos halted a Monterrey Mata Moros branch train at Zacate for unknown reasons but did not harm passengers and disarmed rurales aboard. Mina, Nuevo Leon, population 900, fell to revolutionists on May 17 without a battle. Refugees and U S troops remain at the border as leaders return from the field.
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Laredo
Tex
Zacaté
Monterey
Matamoros
Mina
Nuevo Leon
Sabinas Hidalgo
Cuautla Evacuated After Four Days of Battle
The federal garrison under Colonel Munguia evacuated Cuautla twenty miles southeast of Cuernavaca after a four day battle with rebels commanded by Colonel Zapata. Rebels suffered heavy casualties with over one hundred killed and wounded.
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Associated Press
Cuernavaca
Mex
Munguia
Cuautla
Here
Zapata
Insurrectos Stop Mexican National Train at Aldamas
Passengers on the Mexican National train from Monterey report insurrectos halted near Aldamas. The group boarded, delivered a political speech invoking Juarez and collected money from travelers for their cause.
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Associated Press
Matamoros
Mex
Monterey
Aldamas
Juarez
Rebel Leaders Get Habeas Corpus
Counsel for Gen. Rhys Pryce and W Hopkins, insurrecto leaders arrested on this side of the line by United States troops, were granted a writ of habeas corpus returnable today directed to General McManus at Fort Rosecrans San Diego May 20.
Insurgent Advances in the Ojinaga District
General Sanchez announced plans to seize control of smaller towns in the district and march toward Chihuahua. Col Torribe Orteza and his insurgents are in Culchillo Parrado, establishing a provisional government before Sanchez returns to Ojinaga to join forces.
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Sanchez
Olinara
Associated Press
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Col
Torribe Orteza
Culchillo Parrado
Bandits Threaten Country as Rebels Grow Stronger
An Imperial report warns that bandits operating as rebels gain numbers and power. It argues decisive action will need time and energy to quell them and restore safety across the nation.
Clothing Burns at Byrd Home Basement Fire
Firefighters extinguished a basement blaze at A J Byrd’s house 503 East Guenther Street at 10 25 this morning causing minor damage. A trash can burning at 134 River Avenue prompted a second alarm at noon with no damage. An auto owned by T A Coleman caught fire near Fredericksburg and Blanco roads last evening, with damage estimated between 300 and 400 dollars.
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Byrd
A.J. Byrd
East Guenther Street
Bishop
Prie Vf
River Avenue
T. A Coleman
Fredericksburg
Blanco Roads
Light Snow Reported at Texline Despite Dust Storms
Dispatches from Texline Texas report a light snowfall last night while Sunset and Decatur record good rains. A dust storm cloud has blanketed the area for the past 24 hours with blinding turbidity.
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Texlin
Associated Press
Wichita, Pales
Tex
Texline
Texas
Sunset
Decatur
Wells Fargo to Take Over Pacific Express Lines
Missouri Pacific officials announce Wells Fargo Express will operate the Missouri Pacific system after July 1, replacing Pacific Express. They say Pacific Express restricted to MP and affiliates was not in shippers best interest and a nationwide network will improve service.
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Pacific Service
New York
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Pacific Express Company
Missouri Pacific
Wells-Fargo Company
United States
Gould
Wells Fargo Company
Wells Fargo Express to Take Over Several Rail Lines
Beginning July 1 Wells Fargo and Company Express will displace the Pacific Express on the Missouri Pacific St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Texas and Pacific and the Wabash rail routes.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Wells-Fargo & Co. Express
Pacific Express Company
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain & Southern
Texas & Pacific
Wabash
Wells Fargo Express Lacks Permit in Texas
Secretary of State McDonald noted Wells Fargo & Co. express operates in Texas without renewal permits. It offered $206 for the permit while the secretary demanded $24,040. Matter under advisement. company continues to run over several Texas railroads under railroad commission rules.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
McDonald
Wells- Fargo & Co. Express
Texas
Secretary of State
Railroad Commission
Husband Held On Charge Of Killing Wife In Texas Case
Jake Volz, 34, a former ball player in multiple leagues, is jailed on a murder charge after allegedly shooting his wife, Mrs. Volz formerly Mrs. Zuercher, at their home. The victim died after being struck near a young son present. Volz recounted the sequence to authorities, claiming a buggy approached and fired after departure. Funeral plans set for Sunday at Sloan & Hagy chapel.
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Jake Volz
San Antonio
Austin
Boston
Bronchos
O. Hartmann
Nat Parks
Southern Pacific
Texas
Willman Family Injured in South Presa Street Collision
Mr and Mrs L H Willman and their three children were seriously injured last Thursday night when a street car on the Hot Wells line collided with their buggy on South Presa street. They are reported this afternoon as recovering well and on the road to recovery.
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L. H. Willman
South Presa Street
Hot Wells
Democrats Push Wool Tariff Revisions and Statehood Debate
The House Ways and Means Committee plans a flat revenue tariff on raw wool and manufactured items, with significant cuts expected. Arizona and New Mexico statehood is debated with a Saturday session planned until Tuesday. Summer investigations into state, post office, interior, and treasury depts plus antitrust probes into U S Steel and American Sugar Refining proceed regardless of session status.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Ways and Means
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
State
Post Office
Interior
Treasury Departments
United States Steel Corporation
American Sugar Refining Company
Congress
Ultimatum on Canadian reciprocity headlines Senate session
Democratic leaders in the house demand a senate vote this session on Canadian reciprocity for farmers and on the farmers free list bill. The ultimatum signals intense pressure as May 20 coverage frames the political clash between chambers.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Hangs Wool Tariff Recess Plan Amid Senate Pressure
The report notes terms for a House recess from July 1 to October 1 if fulfilled by the tariff agreement. If not met the Senate would remain in continuous session through the hot period known as the dog days.
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House
Senate
Winerich Brother Fractures After Platform Fall
Frank A. Winerich secretary treasurer and manager of Woodward Carriage reports his brother L Winerich a Houston businessman suffered fractures of both ankles in a fall Friday afternoon. He toppled twenty feet into an excavation on a construction platform while carrying his child who was unharmed. Eugene F. Schmitz, ex mayor of San Francisco, traveled to San Antonio with F A Schmitz and B R Cass of San Francisco. Schmitz pursues Mexican investments after retirement.
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Frank A. Winerich
Woodward Carriage Company
Houston
L. Winerich
Mr. Winerich
New Terminal Mailroad
Eugene FE. Schmitz
San Francisco
Abel- Ruef
San Antonio
F. A. Schmitz
B. R. Cass
Schmitz
Republic
Grand jury held illegal. indictments quashed in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas May 20 The Forty-eighth district grand jury, in session last month, was declared illegal by County Judge Bratton this morning. All indictments returned by the body were ordered quashed for failure to re sworn upon reconvening. One man has been sentenced to the penitentiary under an indictment from this panel, which has been issuing warrants in the cleanup campaign.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Bratton
Divorces Granted in Three 1930s District Suits
Judge Dwyer granted judgments for plaintiffs in three divorce suits in the Thirty-seventh district court this morning. Names include Robert King vs Lizzie King, Marie N de Hernandez vs Julius Hernandez, and Muriel Frazier vs Douglas Frazier. Walter Walthall of the Katy is in Austin for a private lawn tennis tournament and will return to San Antonio Monday.
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Dwyer
Robert King
Lizzie King
Marie N. de Hernandez
Julius Hernandez
Muriél Frazier
Douglas Frazier
Bula Kiger
Louis Kiger
Forty-fifth District
BE. L. Klewer
Jessie Kliewer
Walter Walthall
Katy
Austin
San Antonio
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