Titanic disaster blamed on captain and Californian captain
Senate report finds Titanic damage caused by Captain Smith ignoring iceberg warnings. It also holds Captain Lord of the Californian responsible for failing to respond to distress signals. British Board of Trade faulted for lax regulation. Lifeboats were insufficient and safety procedures lacking.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
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Lord
Senate
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Senator Smith
British Board of Trade
Lora
America
England
Baltic
Ismay
Ihe Star Line
White Star Line
Montreal
All Nations
Rostron
Carpathia
Congress
Balloon St Louis Lands After 24 Hours Flight
Albert von Hoffman and Capt. John Berry in the balloon St Louis landed at Roseville Illinois at 5 PM after a 24 hour ascent in the Lahm cup attempt. They left San Antonio Texas at 5 25 PM Sunday and landed due to a storm. The record stands at 1171.9 miles held by A R Hawey. Neither balloonist was injured.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Albert von Hoffman
John Berry
Roseville
Ill
von Hoffman
Foreman
San Antonio
Tex
Wrights’ Flying Pioneer Wilbur Wright Near Death in Dayton
Wilbur Wright, famed inventor of aerial navigation, is near death at his Dayton home on Hawthorne Street. Reports say his temperature hovers around 104 degrees as his pulse and respiration weaken steadily. The Associated Press notes his condition is rapidly deteriorating.
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Dayton
Associated Press
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Hawthorne Street
Lorimer Holds Ground Amid Resignation Talk
In Chicago on May 28 Senator Lorimer refused to answer directly about resigning his senate seat after reports of a talk with Vice President Sherman. He said he felt better and avoided committing to any decision, while aides and friends maintained he will not resign.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Senate
Senator Lorimer
Lorimer
Illinois
Sherman
Battle over naval bill as Roberts seeks two battleships
In Washington on May 28 the house debated the naval appropriation bill. Representative Roberts of Massachusetts proposed two new battleships at up to six million dollars each. The Democratic caucus defeated the battleship program amid dissent within the party.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Representative Roberts
Massachusetts
Injunction Denied in Brazilian Coffee Valorization Case
Judge la Comb filed the federal circuit decision denying the motion to restrain the alleged Brazilian coffee valorization combine from releasing 950000 bags of coffee from the New York Dock warehouses in Brooklyn. Mrs Woodbury Kane wed Capt Douglas Howard Gill of the royal field artillery in London.
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Associated Press
New York
lLacomb
Federal Circuit Court
Woodbury Kane
London
The
Rough Riders
Chapel Royal Savoy
Douglas Howard Gill
Eighty-third Battery
Royal Field Artillery
United States to Protect Americans in Cuba Amid Intervention Plan
The United States plans to send Marines and sailors into Cuba to protect American lives and property if Cuban forces are unable to do so. The Prairie carried 775 Marines to Caimianera as part of a broader effort to restore order, with President Gomez signaling no immediate objection.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Gomez
State Department
Taft
Cuban
Senor Carillo de Albornoz
Legation
Guantanamo
Prairie
Philadelphia Naval Yards
Explosion kills 80 in Spanish theater
In Villa Real Castellon de la Plana Spain a cinematic explosion killed 80 people at a moving picture theater last evening. The building burned completely and many were injured or crushed in the panic, with many dying from wounds and smoke. Virtually every family in the area is affected.
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Associateo Press
Castellon DE LA Plana
Spain
Villareal
Third Will Remain Order for Return to Fort Sam Houston
War department countermands the prior directive for the return to Fort Sam Houston issued yesterday, restoring the previous order. The reversal affects personnel movement and base status as officials review the instruction.
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Fort Sam Houston
Republicans Split Winds In Texas Taft Roosevelt Clash
In Fort Worth Texas on May 28 Taft supporters pressed for a separate convention after a steering committee report. The scene included street parading delegates and sharp exchanges with Roosevelt backers as accusations of unfair seating and opaque credentials surfaced.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Taft
Roosevelt
Executive Committee
H. E. MacGregor
Texas
MacGregor
Bexar
Dallas
Harris
C. K. McDowell
del Rio
George Rockhold
Wilson Mien in Control at Texas Democratic State Convention
The Texas Democratic state convention opened with Harmon forces seeking to block obstructionists. Woodrow Wilson appeared set to secure about forty delegates to Baltimore as R. Hu Corsicana urged direct primaries. J. Williams declared Wilson had a 40 delegate claim, while committees formed amid contested senatorial districts and late caucuses.
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Corsicana
Wilson
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Harmon Forces’ Official Ac Sion
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State Executive Committee
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Harmon
Carrie
Conlitttion
Texas
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She
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Navarro
R. H. Mays
J. C. McNealus
Dallas
Patrick O'Keefe
Iain “Bill’ McDonald
Austin
R Tees
Cording
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Conven
Temary
Mays
Wilson Caucus
Cone Johnson
Tyler
T. W. Ory
A. Culberson
T. H. Ball
M. M
Troops on Patrol Duty Held Up by War Department Order
Report says Fort Sam Houston three troops of the Third Cavalry remained on patrol along the Mexican border with a hold placed on orders. The action followed rumors of Cuban service pending possible intervention. The sequence shows new War Department directions altering postponed plans.
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Fort Sam Houston
Third Cavalry
War Department
San Antonio Area Weather Synopsis
For San Antonio and vicinity: tonight cloudy, Wednesday fair with minimal cloud cover over the region and no precipitation indicated. A mild to moderate breeze from the southwest accompanies the change in conditions.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather observations for several cities this morning
Observations at 8 am list temperatures and wind directions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with rain tonight and Wednesday and lows ranging from 58 to 66 degrees.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Statement on AP content carried by non San Antonio papers
The text asserts that no newspaper other than the San Antonio Light carries the Associated Press story from day leased wires, in whole or in part, and declares any claim otherwise as unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Fire marshal to probe AM College main building fire
Wallace Inglish state fire marshal flew to College Station to conduct an exhaustive inquiry into the origin of the AM College main building fire. No cause has been determined. losses near 100000 dollars, with possible immediate rebuilding plans following prior mess hall damage and a governor approved 100000 deficit.
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Austin
Tex
Wallace Inglish
College Station
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Inglish
Women Disarm Police in Guadalajara Procession Clash
In Guadalajara on Sunday a confrontation broke out as two police officers tried to break up a forced religious procession after recent earthquakes. Dozens of women attacked the officers, disarmed them and partly stripped their uniforms before rurales dispersed the rioters.
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Associated Press
Guadalajara
Mex
Ad Men Return Home From Texas Convention
The Associated Advertising Clubs of America wrapped up its 1000 mile Texas swing and headed home to cities across the United States and to several points in Canada after the annual convention in Dallas.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
United States
Canada
San Antonio Records Hottest Day Yet of 1912
The thermometer hit above 95 degrees at 2 p.m. today with conditions suggesting a further rise. The 95 degree mark has been the season’s hot day record in San Antonio, typically noted around 4 p.m.
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San Antonio
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