San Antonio Flood Recedes After Rain Surge
The San Antonio River reached flood stage after 2.25 inches of rainfall in 24 hours, causing alarm among business and city leaders along the Olmos Creek. By noon the river fell back, but officials warn of potential renewed flooding with more rain. County damage appeared limited but concerns rose over bridges and roads as streams and the San Antonio River remained high.
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Bexar County
Medina
Leon Creek
Salado
Nelotes
Duerler Ranch
Pleasanton
Jacob Klaue
Terrell Bartlett
Palo Alto
Southton
Southton Dam
Texas
Austin
Lampasas
San Marcos
del Rio
Ballinger
Cuero
Kerrville
Dublin
Fort Worth
Luling
Department of the United States Weather Bureau
Allen Ruell
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
San Antonio and nearby areas will see unsettled conditions Thursday night and Friday with likely showers. Expect patchy rain across the region, with light to moderate amounts possible and no significant temperature swings expected.
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San Antonio
Weather snapshot across cities at 8 a m
Observations from 8 a m show ST LOUIS at 64 degrees with cloudy skies and a 14 mile south wind. CHICAGO reports 66 degrees clear with a 14 mile southwest wind and rain. MILWAUKEE 62 with rain and a 14 mile southwest wind. ST PAUL 66 cloudy with an 8 mile west wind. KANSAS CITY 66 cloudy with a 12 mile south wind and rain. NEW YORK 68 clear with a 14 mile north wind and Friday fair. WASHINGTON 68 clear with a NW wind and Friday fair.
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ST. Louis
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Milwaukee
ST. Paul
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Washington
University seeks $340,000 emergency funds for next year
President S E Mezes warns in a San Antonio letter that without an immediate $340,000 emergency appropriation to the State University fund, the university must close and send students home. He notes no 1914 1915 appropriation exists after vetoed $700,000, with $361,000 already secured from land rent and fees to last until around March 31 1915.
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State University
San Antonio
S. E. Mezes
Mezes
Drainage Canals to Reclaim Swamp Lands in Mississippi
Memphis engineers announce $3,637,000 plan for drainage canals reservoir and control works in Yazoo Coldwater district. Territory spans 50 miles south from the Mississippi Tennessee line including Tunica Quitman Desoto Tate Panola counties. Thousands of acres of swamp land to be reclaimed.
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Tenn
Yazoo- Coldwater
Mississippi
Drainage Commission
Mississippi-Tennessee Line
Tunica
Quitman
Desoto
Tate
Panola
Oil hearings begin on oil pipeline plan
Independence Kan May 1 Cato Sells commissioner of Indian affairs and Lieutenant J C Richardson of the navy opened the first in a series of hearings on a 600 mile pipeline from Oklahoma oil fields to the Gulf of Mexico to supply the navy with fuel oil Twenty five local oil men testified the hearings will cover Oklahoma and Texas and end June 8 at Baton Rouge La
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Kan
Cato Sells
Indian Affairs
J. C. Richardson
Navy
United States
Mid
Oklahoma
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Baton Rouge
Woman Named for Quizmaster at University of Texas
In Austin Texas on May 21 a first for the law department of the University of Texas is noted with Miss Rose Zelesky of Fort Worth named quizmaster for next session. The young woman will receive her law degree at the coming closing exercises after three years of study at the university.
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Austin
Tex
Law Department
University of Texas
Rose Zelesky
Fort Worth
Miss Zelesky
Mellen backs government controlled railroad monopoly
Charles Mellen former New Haven president told the Interstate Commerce Commission he favored a government regulated monopoly to run rail transportation, arguing it would improve service and lower rates while noting he sold most holdings but kept small stakes in two lines. He discussed Morse steamship offers and Roosevelt’s role, and said the bill drafting by Herbert Knox Smith influenced decisions.
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Charles 8. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
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New Haven
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Ontario & Western
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Morgan
New England
McGregor
Morse
Atlantic
Roosevelt
United States
Smith
Prouty and
Knapp
Mr. Mellen
Bonaparte
Theater Case Set for Crescent Theater Prosecution
County Attorney Dan Lewis and Carlos Bee reached an agreement for G R Wright owner of the Crescent Theater to be tried next Monday at 2 PM in Justice Neil Campbell's court. A jury will be summoned with Constable John Trainer present. Eleven cases against movie proprietors arise from the Law Enforcement League action and Wright’s case leads the list. Additional complaints accuse the theaters of Sunday openings.
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Carlos Bee
Moving Picture
G. R Wright
Crescent Theater
Neil Campbell
John Trainer
Law Enforcement League
Reorganization Plan for Wabash Railroad Outlined
Federal receiver oversees plan to reorganize the Wabash with a new 86 million dollar stock issue exchanged for existing preferred at par and common at 88 percent. New securities total 145 million while outstanding rise to 209.6 million, with extension of double tracks, grade reductions, automatic signaling, and annual purchases for five years of locomotives and freight cars.
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Wabash Railroad
Public Service Commissions
Missouri
Ohio
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Treasury
Wabash
Defense rests case in Becker murder trial
New York May 21 Both prosecution and defense in the Charles E Becker murder trial rested before noon today. The case may go to the jury by tomorrow with a verdict possible by Saturday. After adjournment Martin F Manton Becker's chief counsel would begin his address to the jury while the district attorney prepared closing arguments and Justice Seabury planned to charge the jury. The panel must decide if Becker conceived the plot that led to the Rosenthal slaying and the death penalty fate of four co-defendants.
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New York
Charles E. Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Martin F. Manton
Justice Seabury
More Faith Is Needed at Seminary Graduation
Secretary Bryan urged a scarcity of faith in the world during the girls' seminary graduation, saying trust is essential even when deceived, and that love is a mystery. He praised compassion as a virtue that made Thomas Jefferson great.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Thomas Jefferson
State to Sell Land in Texas July Auction
Land Commissioner Robison announced a printer ready list showing 3,769,281 acres to be offered in July. Some parcels may be sold without three years of actual settlement. Much acreage includes land forfeited for unpaid interest, located mainly in western and northwestern Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Robison
Texas
Colquitt to take vacation from Austin amid pardon pleas
Governor Colquitt said he will depart soon for a vacation and may be away about a month. He refused to reveal departure date or destination, saying he does not want to be pestered by pardon seekers and other official duties.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Pardor
Deficiency Bill For Mexican Crisis Moves Through House
The House considers a larger emergency deficiency appropriation of more than 6 million for the current fiscal year due to the Mexican situation. A War Department statement shows quartermaster deficits totaling 4.57 million to June 30 with 1.1 million for subsistence and 2.43 million for army transportation. The bill covers ship chartering, horse equipment, troop movements to the border, and costs from the Colorado strike and related investigations by the House mines committees.
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House
War Department
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Mexico
Satilla
San Marcos
Colorado
Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Meade
Fort, Wingate
Michigan
Suffragettes Try to See King George at Buckingham Palace
May 21 London suffragettes armed with sticks clash with patrols guarding Buckingham Palace as police charge to scatter the crowd. Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst leads a militant group toward the gates, with her daughter Sylvia and others captured by officers amid injuries and chaos. King George watches from a palace window during the confrontation.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George
Emmeline Pankhurst
Pankhurst
Sylvia
Ambulance Corps
King George
Hamel plans Atlantic flight from American side
Gustav Hamel, the British aviator, has chosen May to August for his attempt to cross the Atlantic. His 200 horsepower aircraft is under construction and will carry 500 gallons of fuel. He expects to start from the American side.
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Ocean
London
Gustav Hamel
Atlantic
Hamel
Radium Found in Salvador Ore Deposits
Information reached the Pan American Union of the discovery of radium bearing ores in Salvador. The deposits were located at Cerro Pelon Sensuntepeque in the north by an English miner, and analysis of the sample gave undoubted evidence of radium. Radium engineers are now researching in Salvador hoping to find further deposits.
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Salvador
Washington, D. C
Pan-American Union
Cerro Pelon
Sensuntepeque
Wilson to Open New American University Next Wednesday
President Wilson will formally open the new American University here next Wednesday with assistance from Secretaries Bryan and Daniels and a national slate of church dignitaries. Bishops Earl Cranston Alfred Harding Wilson McDowell Hamilton will preside or take part. Enrollment indications point to more than expected, with over 1500 applications received.
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D. C
Wilson
New
American University
Bryan and
Daniels
Earl Cranston
Methodist
Alfred Harding
Episcopal
M. E. Church South
McDowell
Chicago
Hamilton
Boston
Mariani Sues Lane Over License Reinstatement
Mariani, whose liquor dealer license was revoked by Comptroller Lane, filed suit in the Fifty-seventh district court to compel reinstatement. He asserts witnesses testified miners and women entered his saloon and asks for a mandamus to restore the license before it expires on July 9.
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Lane
Fifty-seventh District Court
P. L. Ripley
Comptroller
Court Upholds Judge’s Right to Carry a Revolver
In Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin on May 21 Judge George Clementson ruled a sitting judge may carry a revolver if needed to enforce respect for decisions. The decision came on the case against Judge David Dobson of Bell Center Municipal Court who faced a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Dobson cited a rough element at Bell Center and said a gun backed his rulings. The case was dismissed.
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Wis
George Clementson
Mundon
David Dobson
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Bell Center
Dobson
Mother pledges baby to cover board bill
A year-old boy was turned over to Mrs. Rudolph Peterson as security for a $33 board bill. The mother Mrs. Pauline Hubet may visit but cannot take the son until the bill is paid. Mrs. Peterson stated she would keep the baby if paid. Albania war minister Essad Pasha banished from Durazzo after a conference with the Italian and Austrian envoys. Essad Pasha must sign a declaration not to return without the prince's permission.
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Chicago
Pauline Hubet
Rudolph Peterson
Albania
Durazzo
Itaan
Prince William
Essad Pasha
Brindisi
Leased Wire Day Report Overview in The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light purchases the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report, a broad daily news digest totaling about 20,000 words. The paper also enhances coverage with its own large local and special editions and campaigns.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Biggest ship defies efforts to dock at New York harbor
The Vaterland, the 950 foot liner, battled tides and 20 tugs for over three hours in the North River between Lower New York and Hoboken as ferries halted and ships waited. Observers counted about 3000 aboard while the vessel finally slid into her pier on the fourth attempt.
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New York
North River
Lower
Hoboken
Vaterland
Waterland
Saltilo Evacuated by Federal Forces
A telegram from General Filipio Angeles via H. Perez Abreu reports Saltilo evacuated last night by Federal troops. Other dispatches note 5000 Constitutionalist troops occupy Tepic with 400 killed, advancing on Guadalajara, while Huerta supply lines are disrupted. Jacob Riis remains gravely ill in Barre with little hope for recovery.
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Mex
Filipio Angeles
H. Perez Abreu
Constitutionalist Information Bureau
Saltillo
U. 8
California
Mazatlan
San Diego
Cal
Tepic
Guadalajara
Huerta
Manzanillo
Ward Line Esperanza Returns to Port After Navy Service
The Ward Line steamer Esperanza, long in Navy Department service, arrived in New York on May 21 and is expected to be returned to the Ward Line. The move signals a resumption of civilian duties for the vessel.
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Ward Line
New York
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Mediation Nears Crisis Over Villa Huerta Standoff
Niagara Falls dated report notes Villa's Saltillo victories shape mediation talks with Huerta. Officials fear Huerta may resign to appease peace efforts as Villa advances, altering U.S. Mexican crisis dynamics. Chilean minister Suarez arrives to set conference agenda.
Plans Working Smoothly in Mexican Mediation Talks
Secretary of State Bryan said negotiations over Mexican difficulties at Niagara Falls, Ontario, were proceeding without hitch after a meeting with President Wilson and a review of dispatches from American commissioners Lamar and Lehmann. Unofficial sources indicated General Huerta had taken some action.
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Niagara Falls
Ontario
Wilson
Lamar and
Lehmann
Huerta
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