Lawyers Hold Japan Treaty Fire In California Case
Washington officials say a cabinet lawyers audit found the California anti filie n land act does not violate the 1911 treaty except on inheritance rights for Japanese in real estate. Tokyo dispatches report negotiations drift toward dispute as arbitration is discussed and the U S public sentiment toward Japan is described as favorable. Officials await Tokyo's reply while hoping the sharp phase of talks has passed.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
California
Treasery
Tokto
Wilson
Japan
United States
Tokio
Japanese press warns against agitating California land law
Tokio papers describe the California alien land ownership bill as a major issue between Japan and the United States. They urge cautious handling to avoid national strain and urge Washington to act to reverse the act. The foreign minister presses the Japanese reading of the treaty as Bryan proposes a referendum.
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TOKIO
California
Washington
Hachi Shimbun
United States
Japan
Viscount Chinda
Bryan
San Antonio Area Weather Forecast Tonight to Friday
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows tonight unsettled weather with possible showers. Friday is expected to be fair with clearer skies and pleasant conditions.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Observations Across Major Cities
At 8 am local time temperatures ranged from 44 in St Paul to 72 in Washington with clouds and winds varying by city. Friday rain forecast for several locations and troughs of cooler air noted. lows reported from 44 to 66 degrees across the surveyed cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Young Georgian Banker Dies After Mercury Poisoning
B Sanders Walker a prominent Macon banker and realty dealer died at 1 35 AM after taking bichloride of mercury by mistake for a headache remedy. Family members faced the tragedy with resignation as physicians declined to discuss treatment and reports drew family dissatisfaction.
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Macon
B. Sanders Walker
Walker
Palmer in Critical Condition After Mercury Ingestion
Sioux City Iowa May 22 Robert Palmer a cattle salesman in personal crisis took several bichloride of mercury tablets last night. He remained in critical condition but doctors showed some hope after rapid antidotes and stomach pumping. Palmer was an athlete.
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Sioux City
Robert Palmer
Palmer
Ernest K Critzer Dies Prominent Local Jeweler
Ernest Kent Critzer longtime member of Critzer Brothers died at his home 221 West Evergreen at 2 PM after a year of ill health. He was 52 and came here from Kansas over thirty years ago to run the family business. Burial will be in Humboldt Kansas by Sloan Hagg Undertaking. Flowers omitted per family request. He is survived by his wife Mrs Critzer a brother Wilson Critzer in Detroit and his mother.
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Ernest Kent Critzer
Critzer Brothers
West
Evergreen Street
Humboldt
Kansas
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Mr. Critzer
Negro Slayer to Be Tried in Fort Worth Trials Set
Tom Lee, a Black man accused of killing Police Ogiltree and Walter Moore, was brought from Denton to Fort Worth. Trials start tomorrow with special attorneys appointed. He says he is ready to die on the gallows but pleads not to be murdered.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tom Lee
Ogiltree
Walter Moore
Denton
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP News Service
The San Antonio Light uses the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its core daily general news service, supplemented by its own extensive special news coverage. The AP feed provides broad, reliable reporting while the paper adds regionally tailored content.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Mob Try Second Time to Lynch Black Prisoner
In Hiawatha Kansas on May 22 a mob from Falls City Nebraska attempted a second time to seize Walter Ballew an African American jailed on suspicion of an incident involving Mrs Anna Keller The jail was attacked but Sheriff Moore and Deputy Sheriff Bartlow repulsed the assault and Ballew will be returned to Nebraska for trial after legal steps.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Falls City
Neb
Walter Ballew
Anna Keller
Moore
Bartlow
Ballew
Nebraska
Cool Breeze Clears Air After Rain Plagued Texas
The local weather bureau reports cooler, drier air around San Antonio with low humidity and lower temperatures. A moving storm center eastward caused heavy rains yesterday in East Texas and nearby areas including Kerrville 1.08 inches, Greenville 1.20, Dublin 1.62, Waxahachie 2.92, Houston 1.80, and Galveston 2.30 inches.
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San Antonio
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Texas
Kerrville
Greenville
Dublin
Waxahachie
Houston
Galveston
Destructive Storm Hits Tom Green and Nearby Counties
Severe weather swept Tom Green Concho and Coke counties last night with a lightning struck barn fire and outages in San Angelo street car and telephone service. Tankersey reported nearly four inches of rain causing flooding in the small town southwest of the city.
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San Angelo
Tex
Tom Green
Concho
Coke Counties
Tankersey
Here
Doctor Denies Miraculous TB Cure in Vaseline Treatment
SAN ANGELO Texas May 22 Dr Stanley S Warren says he does not claim to have discovered a miraculous tuberculosis cure. He asserts a 30 day carbolated vaseline treatment may show remarkable therapeutic value when applied to TB cases but he has taken no steps to present the treatment to medical societies or scientific bodies.
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San Angelo
Tex
Stanley S. Warren
Captain Kirksey Injured in Street Car Collision
Captain S. F. Kirksey, first vice president of the San Antonio Life Insurance Co., is bedbound after being struck by a street car at San Pedro avenue and Marshall street Tuesday at 5:20 PM. He suffers a broken rib a deep scalp wound and bruises and is resting easy with no complications.
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S. F. Kirksey
San Antonio Life Insurance Company
San Pedro Avenue
Marshall Street
J. 8. Lankford
Capt. Kirksey
Clopton Closes Testimony In Dallas Murder Trial
James A. Clopton of San Antonio finished his testimony in the Dallas trial over the murder of J. A. White, treasurer of Republic Trust Company. He testified he fired in self defense and believed an attack was imminent, adding on cross examination he killed a Black man 25 years ago in self defense.
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Clopton
Dallas
Tex
James A. Clopton
San Antonio
J. A. White
Republic Trust Company of
Wrecker Crewman Killed in Lexington Freight Wreck
A freight wreck on the S A and P line near Lexington halted traffic after an engine overturned. Engineer Ed Waterwall of Yoakum and his fireman Bradley died at the scene. Waterwall leaves a wife and small child.
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Yoakum
Tex
Lexington
Waco
Ed Waterwall
Bradley
Waterwall
Post Office Money Orders From Mexico Limited After May 25
An order from the Department of Posts in Mexico City requires U S postmasters to obtain advice before paying money orders issued from any Mexican post office after May 25 This information was received at the San Antonio post office this morning from Washington D C
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United States
Mexico
Department of Posts
Mexico City
San Antonio
Peaches Arrive as First of Season Market Opens
Palestine Texas May 22 The first peaches of the season grown near Palestine appeared on the market today marking the start of a new fruit crop and indicating healthy early expression of regional agriculture.
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Palestine
Tex
Wedding of Victoria Louise Ties Europe as Emperors Gather
Berlin May 22 three emperors of Germany Russia and Britain attend the wedding of Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernest August of Cumberland. Emperors William Nicholas and King George arrive with Russian armored train. crowds cheer as Berlin hosts elaborate royal preps and state events.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Victoria Louise
Ernest August of Cumberland
William
Nicholas
George
England
Eydtkuhnen
Emperor Nicholas
King George
Henry
Prussia
Irene
Hesse
Grunewald
Baden
Cumberland
Anhalt
Koeniggratz Street
Crowned Heads Meet in Berlin for Royal Wedding Festivities
Rulers of Russia and Great Britain join Emperor William in Berlin for the celebrations surrounding the marriage of his only daughter. The gathering signals strong ties among monarchies amid a period of European diplomacy and ceremonial pageantry.
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Britain
William
Brown finds Angng City interesting
Kansas City mayor-elect Clinton G Brown visits Kansas City to study municipal progress. He tours Paseo Park system, Scarritt's Point, Penn Valley and Swope parks, and plans hospital and sanitation observations. Comparing Kansas City Mo and Kan structures, he notes low grade street work and debt reduction. He stays at the Hotel Baltimore.
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Kansas City
Pasco
Brown
Missouri River
Scarritt
Kan
Kansas
Missouri City
Kansas Side
San Antonio
Commission
Emperor Yoshihito of Japan Stricken by Lung Inflammation
Emperor Yoshihito of Japan fell ill and developed lung inflammation with high fever. Court physicians monitor his condition after a prior history of lung ailments, including a 1908 critical episode. He ascended the throne in 1912 and is 34 years old with three sons, the eldest being Crown Prince Hirohito.
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Tokio
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
Yoshihito
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Navy Secretary orders fuller report on Lt Richard Hill death
Secretary Daniels asked naval academy commanding officers for a supplemental report on the mysterious death of Lt Richard Hill U S N The incident followed a visit by his fiancée Henrietta Erwin of St Louis who was to marry him soon The academy report was deemed meager and light on facts prompting a call for a more complete record of the case.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Naval Academy
Richard Hill
Henrietta Erwin
St. Louis
Hill
Abnormal Egg Size Report In Indiana Pa Hens
Rhode Island Red hens in White township and Plumville produced unusually large eggs. One hen laid an egg eight and three quarter inches in circumference at the end and six and a half inches around the center. Another hen has laid seven and a quarter by six inches almost daily since March 1.
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Indiana
Rhode Island
M. K. Queown
White Township
Hannah Etuchue
Plumville
Keefe Resignation Accepted as Immig. Commissioner
Daniel J. Keefe’s resignation as commissioner general of immigration, tendered May 3, was accepted yesterday by Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor. It will take effect at a time after May 31 designated by the president.
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Keefe
Washington, D. C
Daniel J. Keefe
Immigration
Wilson
Department of Labor
Japan to Represent Nation At Panama-Pacific Exposition
TOKIO May 22 The committee of the Japanese Parliament reported favorably on a proposed appropriation of 600000 dollars for Japan's representation at the Panama Pacific exposition.
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Japan
Tokio
Boston Trial Sees Breen Admit False Statements in Dynamite Planting Case
MalaTo Ha TESTIMONY TO THe TRUTH. John H. Breen testifies in the Atteaux Wood Collins conspiracy case about receiving $500 from Atteaux to plant dynamite in Lawrence during the textile strike. He admits misstatements but insists he told the truth. discusses payment and timing at a busy Boston street corner. Breen’s credibility is disputed as cross examination continues.
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Boston
Mass
John H. Breen
Daniel H. Coakley
Frederick E. Atteaux
Atteaux
William Wood
American Woolen Company
Dennis J. Collins
Lawrence
Breen
John
Coakley
Wood
Mr. Wood
Collins
Rodmey
Deputies Debate Best Offer for $100 Million Mexican Loan
In Mexico City deputies clash over the 6 percent loan. They accuse General Mondragon of pursuing a better offer. Huerta sanctions the French financiers deal though the chamber adjourned without final action.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Huerta
Miguel Mondragon
Mondragon
Frenchman Escapes Execution Near Matamoros
B Bernatche a French citizen and ranch owner near Matamoros narrowly escaped execution by Matamoros military authorities after an order for his release arrived just before his death was to be carried out. The case, tied to aiding the Constitutionalists, was taken up by US Consul Johnson and the French ambassador. the release order is believed to have come from Mexico City. An officer was en route to carry out the sentence when the stay arrived.
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Brownsville
Tex
B. Bernatche
Matamoros
Bernatche
United States
Johnson
Washington
Mexico City
Federal troops move to reopen southern Chihuahua campaign
In El Paso on May 22 twelve hundred federal soldiers under General Anton Ra hago arrived from Chihuahua City to resume operations in southern Chihuahua. Three trains head south to repair the Mexican Central line to Jiminez with plans to retake Parral, abandoned to the Constitutionalists by General Mercedo.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Anton Ra~hago
Chihuahua
Jiminez
Parral
Mercedo
Accident Delays Battle at Hermosillo Front
In Hermosillo Didier Masson suffered a minor crash during a trial flight delaying the battle reported at Nogales. Repairs will take a day or two while state troops await his arrival to attack federals entrenched outside the Gulf port.
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Nogales
Arizona
Hermosillo
Didier Masson
Gulf Port
Mines to resume operations at Nacozari in Sonora
Douglas Arizona May 22. Operations will be resumed today at the mines and concentrator at Nacozari Sonora. Company officials who had been out of the mining town left yesterday to resume their duties.
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Douglas
Arizona
Nacozari
Sonora
Venezuelan arrests surge in Caracas crackdown
Report from Willemstad dated May 23 notes many prominent Venezuelans arrested in Caracas in recent days. Dr. Baptista formerly secretary to President Gomez arrived with Gen. Pablo Penalosa aboard a sailing vessel from Buenayre Island, fleeing the Venezuelan capital.
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Willemstad
Curacea
Caracas
Baptista
Gomez of
Venez
Pablo Penalosa
O Buenayre
Dutch West Indies
Venenavie
Bautista
Brothe
Neti
Escaped Convict Henry Wilson Surrenders in Texas
Henry Wilson, who escaped from a state farm about ten months ago, surrendered this morning at the governor's office in Austin. He had been sentenced to fifty years for second degree offenses but later claimed he believed the term was shorter and chose to turn himself in.
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Austin
Tex
Henry Wilson
Front Sey State Farm
Wilson
Kerrville Sees One Inch Rain as Storms Move Through
Kerrville Texas reports about one inch of rain falling early today as a slow-moving storm passes the region. The brief weather note records the precipitation and its arrival in Kerrville and nearby areas.
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Ter
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Emperor William of Germany
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