Emperor Yoshihito Ill. Tokyo Mourns In Deep Quiet
Officials report Emperor Yoshihito ill with pneumonia and high fever. Empress Sadako keeps vigil. court rounds and mourning feel across Tokyo as crowds pray for recovery. Bulletin notes fever at 103.46 F, pulse 90, respiration 30. palace officials say prognosis could be hopeful. Court mourning continues until July 30.
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Tokio
Yoshihito
Sadaka
Ayon Palace
Chyidoa
Matsuhito
Emperor Yoshimto Sends Message As Wilson Cables
Washington May 23 Emperor Yoshimto of Japan sends thanks to President Wilson for the US inquiry into his illness. Wilson replies with sympathy and hopes for a brief recovery. The illness may delay California anti alien land law negotiations and no naturalization treaty exists to admit Japanese to US citizenship.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Yoshimto
Japan
United States
Washington
Bryan
Bailly-Blanchard
Tokio
British Steamships Sold to Japanese Buyers
London reports several British steamships between 3000 and 9000 tons sold to Japanese buyers in recent days. Names cited include the Narrung Benacre entala and Vadala.
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Japs Bay Steamships
London
Narrung
Bénacre Entala
Vadala
Plank Collapse at Akron High School Involves Many Injured
Ambulances converged on Central High School in Akron after a platform supporting an oratorio rehearsal collapsed. Reports indicate multiple students were killed or injured as the structure gave way during the event.
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Akron
Ohio
Central High School
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Tonight and Saturday expect fair skies with mild temperatures across San Antonio and nearby areas. A calm, pleasant weekend pattern continues with no precipitation anticipated and light to moderate winds.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations across U S cities
Observations report temperatures cloudy and rainy spells across multiple cities. St Louis 62 degrees with NW wind 10 miles and Saturday fair with 52 low. Chicago 50 and NW wind 6 miles with 48 low. Milwaukee 48 north wind 12 miles with 44 low. St Paul 46 clear NW wind 4 miles with Saturday. Kansas City 50 clear NW wind 10 miles with 48 low. New York 66 cloudy NW wind 14 miles with rain and 64 low. Boston 52 cloudy NW wind 10 miles with 48. Washington DC 68 clouds SW wind 4 miles with rain and 66 low.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Churches Fail to Secure Converts Highlight Presbyterian Assembly
At the Northern Presbyterian assembly in Atlanta the committee on narrative presented alarming findings. Nearly 4000 churches last ecclesiastical year failed to gain new members through confession of faith amid a total 87,000 new members enrolled.
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Atlanta
Times
Northern Presbyterian Assembly
Christian Endeavor Societies
W. H. Houston
Columbus
Methodist Episcopal Church
Houston
Speedy justice in Madisonville chains Bill Wright
In Madisonville Kentucky Bill Wright was arrested at the L and N yards after selling a horse and buggy. Deputy Powers, without a warrant, led him to the courthouse where an indictment was issued and he was tried and sentenced to the penitentiary in under two hours. The horse and buggy were linked to a Central City livery owner.
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Madisonville
Bill Wright
Wright
Powers
Gordon
Central City
Torpedo boat destroyer Stewart accident during speed trial kills two
A high pressure cylinder casting blew out of the port engine during the Stewart speed trial in San Diego. Two sailors, Oiler R. C. Smith and Chief Machinist's Mate H. F. Bock, are dead and Alma Miller, also an oiler, is seriously injured.
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San Diego
Cal
Stewart
R. C. Smith
H. F. Bock
Alma Miller
Flagler Funeral Held At Flagler Memorial Church
Henry M. Flagler, noted railroad and hotel magnate, funeral scheduled for this afternoon at Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine. Services led by Rev. G. M. Ward and assisted by Rev. J. N. MacGonigle and Rev. A. S. Badger. Burial in the church mausoleum.
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Flagier
ST. Augustine
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church
G. M. Ward
Palm Beach Presbyterian Church
J. N. MacGonigle
Miami
A. S. Badger
Flagler Memorial Church
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP Coverage
The San Antonio Light notes its exclusive access to the AP Leased Wire Day report, a comprehensive daily news service of about 20,000 words. The paper also operates its own extensive special news service for additional reporting.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
House committees set with tentative chair changes
Democratic members of the ways and means committee have tentatively agreed on many House committee chair assignments and memberships. Burnett of Alabama to retain immigration chair. Houston to leave census chair. Smith to keep irrigation chair. Republican and Progressive lists to be finalized soon.
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Washington, D. C
Ways and Means Committee
House
Immigration Committee
Representative Burnett
Alabama
Public Buildings Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Houston
Tennessee
Smith
Texas
Agriculture
Lever
South Carolina
Appropriations
Fitzgerald
New York
Glass
Virginia
District of Columbia
Johnson
Kentucky
Hobson
Flood
Burnett
Adamson
Georgia
Clayton
Maher
Alexander
Missouri
Hay
Padgett
Morn
Ferris
Oklahoma
Sparkman
Florida
Jones
Mann
Mrs HopkinsHeads Civic Probe In D.C. Car Ride
Mrs Archibald Hopkins leads a second investigation tour through Washington slums in a Kite House car lent by Mrs Woodrow Wilson. The party includes Senator Hollis New Hampshire and wives of U S senators, under the National Civic Federation’s women’s section. They study proposed laws to eliminate alleys and narrow courts marring parts of the capital.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Archibald Hopkins
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Hopkins
Hollis
New Hampshire
Owen
Pomerone
National Civic Federation
Governor issues July 19 election proclamation
Governor Colquitt appoints a July 19 election to fill the vacancy in the first senatorial district caused by Horace W. Vaughan's resignation to join Congress. The vote coincides with constitutional amendments and enables the winner to serve in the Thirty third Legislature's special session. the district includes Bowie Cass Marion and Morris counties.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Horace W. Vaughan
United States Congress
Bowie
Cass
Marion
Morris
Doctor Lost in Swamp McBurney Faces Trouble
Dr. Charles McBurney the New York surgeon who operated on President McKinley was found after five hours in a wooded swamp near Stockbridge Massachusetts. He and farm superintendent Martin Dooley, both lost, were rescued wet muddy but unharmed. McBurney is 63 years old.
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McBurney
McKiney
Stockbridge
Mass
Charles McBurney
New York
President McKinley
Buffalo
Martin Dooley
Dr. McBurney
Dooley
Another Gas Well Brought In at 800 Feet
In Mexia Texas today a new gas well reached 800 feet and blew down the derrick as pressure indicated the gas could be carried 250 miles without pumping. Engineers say the flow should sustain significant output once secured.
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Mexia
Tex
Gibson Placed on Trial for Murder
Burton W. Gibson is tried again for the murder of Mrs. Rosa Szabo at Greenwood Lake last July after a prior Goshen trial ended in disagreement. He appears with a complete change of counsel in Newbery New York.
Colquitt to Attend Anniversary Ceremonies in San Antonio
Governor Colquitt will travel to San Antonio on Tuesday May 27 to take part in ceremonies marking the ordination anniversary of Right Rev Shaw Catholic bishop of the San Antonio diocese.
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Colquitt
Austin
Tex
San Antonio
Rev. Shaw
Golf tourney narrows to four as Rotan bids for title
Morning play at the Texas state golf tournament leaves Louis Jacoby and C. H. Munger of Dallas, George V. Rotan of Waco, and F. M. Lewis of San Antonio in the championship semifinals. Rotan, the defending champ, is favored after strong morning showings.
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Houston
Tex
Louis Jacoby
Dallas
C. H. Munger
George V. Rotan
Waco
F. M. Lewis
San Antonio
Rotan
Clarence Mangham
San Antoni
J. W. Broad
Fort Worth
George VY. Rotan
L. H. Attwell
Connerly II
Cc. H. Munger
R. H. Connerly
Austin
Pp. J. Edwards
el Paso
Co. K. Dunlap
Goggan
Dexter
Atwell
Mangham
Billy Hunt
Frank Lewis
Galveston
B. D. Moore
Halsell
Alfred Smith Jr
Ed Tarrant Jr
J. H. Burleson
Jonathan Lane
Alfred Smith
Dr. T. P. Williams
Chandler Elected Texas Golf President for 1914 Tourney
E B Chandler president of the San Antonio Country Club was elected head of the Texas Golf Association at a Houston meeting. San Antonio was chosen to host the 1914 state tournament. Chandler previously led the association in 1907. He pledged efforts to make next year’s event the best yet and noted the course will be a full eighteen holes by fall.
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E. B. Chandler
San Antonio
Texas Golf Association
Houston
Chandler
Country Club
Reclub
Local golf club to train players for 1914 contest
The veranda sits quiet as players observe the play on all holes. In the coming months the club will focus on training local players in teamwork to be ready for the 1914 contest. Bobby McWatt, the young Scotch professional, will become permanent instructor after June 1.
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Son
Bobby McWatt
Mighty Fine Not 10 Be Goat Says Cannon
Uncle Joe Cannon former House speaker returns to Lincoln Memorial Commission events with his classic cigar and carnation. He teases former Illinois colleague Mann about past leadership while declining to discuss current politics or the Democratic program.
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Washington, D. C
Joe’ Cannon
Lincoln Memorial Commission
Cullom
Illinois
Representative Mann
House
Mann
Cannon
Uncle Joe
Greek King and Royal Party Head to Saloniki Amid Bulgarian Greek Fighting
In renewed fighting between Bulgarian and Greek troops King Constantine of Greece with Prince Alexander and the army staff departed for Saloniki. Dispatches say a strong Bulgarian force violated a neutral zone near Saloniki on May 20, with heavy fighting reported but results undisclosed. Serb and Greek objections delay London's peace conference assembly.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Alexander
Saloniki
London
Sleuths Demand Forces Jobs For Any Work
Washington May 23 A flood of applications for posts in the secret service reaches Secretary McAdoo though no vacancies exist One applicant lists about 150 occupations to prove fitness including stage driver laborer partner school teacher proprietor editor doctor carpenter mail carrier lumber trader waiter and bartender.
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Washington, D. C
United States Secret Service
McAdoo
Absent Boston Banker Frederick T Moore Dies in Chile
Frederick T Moore former assistant receiving teller at the National Bank of Commerce Boston died in Valparaiso Chile. He fled Boston in 1898 with 53000 of bank funds and was later arrested there on embezzlement charges but requisitions were refused. In Valparaiso he became a leading business figure.
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Boston
Mass
Valparaiso
Chile
Frederick T. Moore
National Bank of Commerce
Moore
Page Arrives in Queenstown Amid Talks of US UK Ties
Walter Hines Page United States ambassador to Great Britain arrived in Queenstown from New York. He refused interviews with reporters and said his main aim as ambassador would be to maintain the long standing friendly relations between the United States and the United Kingdom. The American consul boarded the Baltic to deliver dispatches to Page.
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Queenstown
Ireland
Walter Hines Page
United States
Great Britain
New York
United Kingdom
Baltic
Ambassador Page
Writ Refused In Gompers Case
The District Court of Appeals refused a writ of error to allow Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison labor leaders to appeal their contempt of court conviction in the Buck Stove and Range case to the Supreme Court. Attorneys for the three men will seek an order from the high court to bring the decision up for review.
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Gompers
Washington, D. C
District Court of Appeals
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Republicans to Meet in National Executive Committee
Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is expected here late today to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting of the National Executive Committee. The session will consider preliminary plans for party re-organization and hear from the conciliation committee of Progressive Republicans.
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Washington, D. C
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
National Executive Committee
Sisson Plugs Open Sessions in War Speech Debate
Representative Sisson of Mississippi challenged war rhetoric as he spoke in the House on May 23. He urged open treaty sessions and publication of communications, warned against treaty power overruling states, and warned of land and labor consequences from cheap alien labor under treaty terms.
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Washington, D. C
Sisson
Mississippi
House
Wilson
White House
Japan
England
France
Germany
United States
Senate
California
Mr. Sisson
Tapestry Theft Revealed by Caretaker and Son
Paris reports a museum loss of valuable gobelin tapestries presented at Pau fifty years ago. The caretaker and his son confessed they used tapestries for trouser linings, believing them worthless. The wife helped by turning a woodland scene into garments.
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Paris
Pau
Laundry workers gain minimum wage and shorter hours
In Little Rock and Argenta six laundries agreed to raise women workers' pay to $6 a week from $4 and shift to a nine hour day with gradual move to eight hours. They also pledged to improve working conditions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Argenta
White list of San Antonio dairies ready after grading
The board of health officers files the completed white list of 115 dairies with health secretary. Milk buyers can call to learn dairy grades. Most dairies fall below 90, with some under 50 and a few as low as 20. Grading uses US Department of Agriculture and National Dairymen's Association methods assessing equipment sanitation handling and cattle health.
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Board of Health
San Antonio
United States Department of Agriculture
National Dairymen's Association
Australian Meat Shipment Reaches San Francisco Amid Price Talk
In San Francisco on May 23 1923 192000 pounds of meat veal beef and mutton arrived aboard the Sonoma from Australia. The third antipodean shipment aimed at easing Australian price demands by supplying wholesale channels directly to retailers. George F Richards son of Australian shippers traveled to assess cold storage facilities and to visit Chicago and he stated Australia can ship more meat and butter to the United States as soon as logistics allow at lower transportation rates and good profits.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sonoma
Australia
George F. Richards
Chicago
Richards
United States
Explosion at Fort Moultrie Kills Four in Charleston
A board of inquiry is named to probe the 4.7 inch gun explosion at Battery Lord Fort Moultrie last night. Three artillerymen were killed, Captain G B Hanna fatally wounded, nine privates injured, Colonel Frederick Strong puzzled by the blast. Captain Hanna died at the army hospital shortly before 11 this morning.
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Charleston
8. C
Hanna
Army Hospital
Buffalo calf born at Brackenridge Park herd grows
The Brackenridge Park buffalo herd now has six members with a healthy new male calf born this morning. It is the second calf added in three years, and the park crew has yet to name him. Elk births have also increased, with several elk calves appearing in the past year as the herd nears its former size after prior sales.
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Brackenridge Park
United States
Park
Vesuvius Active Again Near Naples
Vesuvius showed renewed activity during the night and morning with a slight earthquake shock. A new large central fissure opened around the crater emitting ashes but not yet beyond the volcano’s limit.
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Naples
Court Adjourned After Admission of Local Attorney
The federal court in the western district of Texas adjourned until July 7 after admitting J. R. Garnand of Atascosa county to practice. Garnand was admitted on motion by San Antonio attorney W. W. Walling. Judge Maxey, Clerk D. H. Hart, and clerk Charles Pinkney left for Austin. Court will reopen in Austin on June 9.
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J. R.garnand
Atascosa County
United States Court
Western District of Texas
T. S. Maxey
Mr. Garnand
W. W. Walling
San Antonio
Maxey
D. H. Hart
Charles Pinkney
Austin
Clopton Case Ready for Jury in Dallas Murder Trial
The James A. Clopton murder case against the treasurer of Republic Trust Company of Dallas was set to reach the jury at 5 PM after a day of courtroom argument.
Carranza Opposes Huerta Loan as Nation Stands Against Huerta
Governor Carranza sends a message to France and Britain stating the anti Huerta government will not recognize any foreign loan and pledging to repay only by constitutional authorities. He rows in Piedras Negras with Constitutionalist forces while reports of battles and troop movements across Coahuila, Zacatecas, Torreon, and Monterey surface.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
France
England
Huerta
Chamber of Deputies
Mexico
Constitutionalist
Coahuila
Maderista
Mexico City
Piedras Negras
Sacramento
Saltillo
Torreon
Parras
San Pedro
la Colonia
Matamoros de Laguna
Zacatecas
Jesus Carranza
Monterey
Topo Chica
Gonzales
Bajan
Casso Lopez
Julio Soto
Tldefonso
Samuel Vasquez
Demetro Bustamente
Havana
Francisco Vasquez Gomtez
Gomez
Minister de la Fuente
Department of Aristaciones
Cruz
Gomes
Vera Crug
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State Department
Doctor
LOST
Mang Ham
San Antonian
Connerly
San
Health Board
Board of Inquiry
Vesuvius
Federal
Ogheme
Chiefs
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