Mission Purissima Concepcion Reopens For Jubilee Mass
The silver jubilee of Bishop J W Shaw marked the reopening of the Mission Purissima Concepcion as a place of worship with a high mass in the renovated chapel. Dignitaries from the Roman Catholic Church attended, and the cornerstone of the new St John orphanage was laid nearby. The event drew about 2000 people and featured a dedication sermon by Very Rev James M Kirwin.
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United States
Mission Purissima Concepcion
St. John’s
J. W. Shaw
Sisters of Charity
Bishop Shaw
Mobile
St. John’s Orphanage
Shaw
San Antonio
Kirwin
James M. Kirwin
Galveston
Texas
New World
San Francisco Solano Mission
Rio Grande
Mary of the Cross
Mother Mary of the Cross
W. W. Hume
Blenk
F. B. Gaenslen
Rei
Weather and religious service reported in mixed city notes
Tourists receive morning forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee and other cities with temperatures and wind. The passage also covers a church service in St Louis with Rev J M J Wack Rev J Tragesser and Rev J Sheehan area bishops Archbishop Blenk and visiting bishops present.
San Antonio Area Tonight and Thursday Weather Forecast
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with no precipitation and mild temperatures.
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San Antonio
Thousands See Parade Honoring Bishop Shaw in City
Nearly 2000 Catholic men marched through the streets in honor of Bishop J. W. Shaw. The procession, forming two divisions, extended from East Commerce Street to the Beethoven hall reception where Archbishop Blenk Governor Colquitt and other dignitaries spoke. A $2000 purse was presented to Bishop Shaw by County Judge James R. Davis on behalf of the diocese laity.
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J. W. Shaw
Beethoven Hall
James H. Blenk
New Orleans
Co. B. Colquitt
James R. Davis
Bishop Shaw
Shaw
Blenk
Colquitt
Commerce Street
San Fernando Cathedral
San Saba Street
Houston
Alamo Plaza
Plaza
Alamo Street
Knights of Columbus Lodge
Archbishop Blenk
Laval
Jeanmard
Hume
San Antonio
QO. B. Colquit
F. A. Chapa
O. C. Guessar
Knights of Columbus
Guard of Honor
South Alamo Street
J. H. Quinn
St. Mary's Church
Bee
New Power Company May Come to ten City
A Guadalupe Power and Electric Company plan may spark competition for San Antonio Gas and Electric. The firm controls hydro sites along the Guadalupe River between New Braunfels and Seguin and plans an Austin to San Antonio interurban line via Lockhart and Seguin. A stenographer gathers franchise records as executives estimate thousands of horsepower from Guadalupe hydro plants. The venture could lower San Antonio power costs by enabling cheaper transmission.
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San Antonio Gas and Electric Company
Guadalupe Power and Electric Company
Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
Seguin
Austin
San Antonio
Lockhart
Postmaster Dutro Indicted in Tennessee Campaign Funds Case
Memphis postmaster Lee W. Dutro was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of soliciting campaign funds in 1910. The case cites a $10 contribution from W F Roberts, a post office clerk, on October 1 1910. Other charges against Newell Sanders and Harry O True were dropped. Republican faction friction in Tennessee is noted as underlying the action.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lee W. Dutro
Newell Sanders
Chattanooga
United States
Harry O. True
West Tennessee
Dutro
W. F. Roberts
Nashville
Knoxville
Astor House Demolition Sparks Farewell Night
New York mourns the Astor House as guests from Chicago Washington and New England bid farewell in its corridors. Stripping of rooms begins tomorrow after the last guests depart. demolition follows to make way for the Broadway subway project.
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New York
Broadway
Astor House
Chicago
Washington
New England
Broadway Subway
Jury Condemns Dances in New York
The grand jury issued a presentment denouncing modern dances in hotels and restaurants and the sale of liquor, urging amendments to forfeit liquor tax certificates at premises where immoral behavior occurs. The report notes increased suggestive dancing during both afternoon and evening hours and worries for youths unaided by parents.
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New York
Stanton Case Affirmed by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
In Austin on May 28 the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Floyd Stanton's conviction, originally for assault with intent to kill his wife. After the appeal, prior to mandate, he killed his wife and was later convicted of murder with the death penalty. Also affirmed was Joe Parsons of Dallas, given a life sentence for killing Henry Scott in Dallas last year.
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Stanton
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Floyd Stanton
Dallas County
Kaufman
Joe Parsons
Dallas
Henry Scott
Holiday at Postoffice Observes Decoration Day Hours
Postoffice to observe Decoration Day Friday May 30 with holiday hours One delivery in residence districts and two in business districts Stamp and general delivery windows open one hour from 10 to 11 a m
San Antonio Light Leased Wire Day Report Scope
The San Antonio Light notes it carries the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report, the world's largest general news service, comprising about 20,000 words daily, alongside its own substantial special news service.
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San Antonio Lght
Associated Press
Light
Bond matter figures not complete in city discussion
Mayor-elect Brown and administration met at the Citizens League to sift ideas on a proposed San Antonio bond issue. The group aimed to agree on the amount, with Brown stressing council consultation and prudent use of funds for street paving, sewers, storm drains, a hospital, and fire police upgrades.
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Uestrons
Citizens’ League
Brown
Frown
San Antonio
Council
Mr. Brown
Citizens ‘League
Chamber pond committee meeting moved to Friday night
Chairman Co. M. Cain calls a pond committee meeting for next Friday to last but one session before final report. Several members also belong to the Manufacturers and Jobbers' League and aim to join a trade extension trip Thursday. Mayor elect Brown has been invited to speak.
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Chamber of Commerce Pond Committee
Co. M. Cain
Manufacturers and Jobbers’ League
Cain
Brown
City bond issue eyed at five million dollars
The committee discussed plans from his trip to other cities and agreed a bond issue around five million dollars would be needed to cover growing city needs. He noted the group is advisory and did not commit to a final amount.
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Cain
Cabinet Divided Over California Alien Land Question
Tokyo May 28 The executive committee of ex Premier Count Kat sura s new party issued a statement saying the present cabinet cannot be relied on to settle the California alien land dispute and that the party will adopt its own propaganda. Opponents in Japan are using the issue to discredit the Yamamoto ministry, though the cabinet remains broadly popular with the public.
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Tokio
Count Katsura
New Party
California
Japan
Yamamoto
Attorney General forges plan to force Central Pacific divorce
Washington May 28 Attorney General McReynolds says the Southern Pacific must be divorced from the Central Pacific in the pending dissolution of the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger. If plans fail to include it he will sue under the Sherman act to compel the breakup. The stance aligns with former Attorney General Wickersham who warned of an anti trust suit absent disposition of the subsidiary.
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Washington
McReynolds
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Union- Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Wickersham
Frisco Railroad Plunges Into Receiver Control
Directors of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad faced a receivership after a failed attempt to avert it. Speyer & Co. offered aid on terms rejected by bondholders, leaving the railroad in receivership. About 1200 local holders of Frisco securities see losses nearing seven million dollars from share shrinkage.
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St. Louis
Frisco Securities
Frisco
Frisco Line Receiver Action Won’t Hurt Texas Lines
Advices from Austin Texas on May 28 report that placing the Frisco line in receivership will not affect the Texas lines of the system. The move is not expected to disrupt operations or service in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt to Speak at Red Men Memorial Services
The seventeenth annual Red Men convention in Austin will hear Governor Colquitt at memorial services in the House of Representatives this afternoon. Competitive drills are set for tonight in the House, with Fort Worth favored to host the next meeting.
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Austin
Tex
Governor Colquitt
House of Representatives
Fort Worth
Record 12 Hour Car Run Sets World Benchmark
In Rocklands England on May 28 W G Scott and L G Hornsted drove a 15 30 horsepower car to a world record of 912 miles 64 yards in 12 hours at an average 76.20 miles per hour.
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Rocklands
England
W. G. Scott
L. G. Hornsted
Fourth Ward Club Extends Fire Station Removal Plan
Chairman Frank H. Bushick calls a Friday evening meeting of the Fourth Ward Improvement Club to discuss removing the Main Avenue fire station and converting the plot into a city park. Meeting set for 8:30 at the Woman's Club auditorium on Camden Street.
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Fourth Ward Improvement Club
Frank H. Bushick
Main Avenue
Woman's Club
Camden Street
Dead Heroes Honored by Two States at Confederate Reunion
Thousands paid tribute at Chickamauga Park as Florida and Alabama unveiled monuments to the Confederacy. Florida’s Samuel Pasco and Alabama figures spoke while ceremonies highlighted veterans, governors, and brigade commanders amid clear skies and special trains from both states.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga Park
Florida
Alabama
National Park
Townes Randolph Leigh
Montgomery
Chickamauga Park Commission
United States
Samuel Pasco
Florida Monument
Emmett O'Neal
Raphael Semmes
Lomax
Faulkner
George P. Harrison
Army of Tennessee
United ,Conféderate Veterans
Fuller
Hooper
Weathers
Lumpkin
W. W. Screws
R. R. Turnbull
Monticello
Fla
United Confederate Veterans
Baxter Smith
E. M. Law
Florida Commission
Pasco
Fasco
Law
Chickamauga
Longstret
Tailor Caseras Fined for Rudely Addressing Woman
Theo dore Caseras, a tailor, was fined $10 by Judge Buckley in police court after being arraigned on a charge of rudely accosting Miss Soledad Elizanda on West Commerce street near the I and G N passenger depot. She testified she did not know him and that the remark was made without her consent. Caseras admitted making the remark but claimed no malice and paid the fine.
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Theodore Caseras
Soledad Elizanda
Caseras
Buckley
West Comeree Street
Lanier Ranch Sold for 100000 to Cravens of San Antonio
The 50 000 acre Sierra Blanca ranch near El Paso is sold for 100000 dollars cash to C Cravens of San Antonio. The Lanier family had about 200 sections under fence including leased school land and had already disposed of their cattle.
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EL Paso
Tex
West Texas
T. W
J.S. Lanier
Sierra Blanca
C. Cravens
San Antonio
Texas
Lanier
Found Dead in Automobile in Philadelphia Garage
Alter W Weiss a 55 year old clothing manufacturer was found dead today seated upright in his private garage. Gas was escaping from a fixture and police say Weiss likely died by his own action in what appears a suicide.
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Philadelphia
Alter W
Weiss
Mexican Senate approves 100 million loan amid northern advances
Mexico City May 28. The senate approved a deputies measure authorizing a 100,000,000 loan with funds available immediately. Reports say federals retook Jiminez and defeated Constitutionalists at Ocornia north of Sinaloa. Sixty constitutionalists killed and 40 captured. federal losses not disclosed. Sonora forces evacuated Hermosillo as General Ojeda advances from Guaymas.
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Mexico City
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
National Palace
War Department
Jiminez
Rodriguez
Ocornia
Sinaloa
Sonora
Hermosillo
Ojeda
Guaymas
Two Boy Spies Captured at Rio Bravo by Constitutionalists
In Brownsville on May 28 two boys aged 12 and 14 from Matamoros were caught by Constitutionalists at Rio Bravo while spying. They were brought before Gen. Lucian Blanco and ordered returned to their fathers if they cross to the American side opposite Rio Bravo. Carlos Quintana's father is a federal army colonel. Authorities also reported cattle releases near Chihuahua due to General Rabago diverting cattle cars, hindering shipments of cattle and food.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Bravo
Carlos Quintana
Isidoro Labanzar
Matamoros
Lucian Blanco
Carlos
EL Paso
Antonio Rabago
Chihuahua State
Mexican Central Railroad
Chihuahua City
Rabago
Heavy fines in U S district court against coaster brake trust
In Rochester area court, Judge John R. Hazel imposed 81500 in fines on six corporations and eleven individuals for Sherman Law violations tied to the coaster brake trust. Six corporations and eight individuals pleaded guilty to conspiring to restrain trade. four pleaded nolle contendere. Fines included New Departure Manufacturing 10000, Corbin Screw 10000, Eclipse Machine 10000, Miami Cycle 10600, Buffalo Metal Goods 2000, Aurora Automatic Machinery 2000.
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Rochesta
N. Y
United States District Court
John R. Hazel
Buffalo
Coaster Brake Trust
Nolle
New Departure Manufacturing Company
Bristol
Snake in His Trousers Bites Youth in Texas
Oscar Schmidt, son of Frank Schmidt, was bitten by a rattlesnake that crawled into his trouser leg and poked from his shirt as he slept on his father's farm near Floresville. He struck at the snake and was bitten on the hand. a physician treated him and the bite is not expected to be serious.
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Floresville
Tex
Oscar Schmidt
Frank Schmidt
Texas Fire Insurance Agents Hold Annual Meeting in Dallas
The Texas Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents opened its annual meeting in Dallas with about half of its 500 members in attendance. Morning session covered welcomes and routine affairs. An afternoon feature included an address on the national association by VP Arthur W Mills of Pine Bluff Arkansas.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Association of Local Fire Isurance Agents
National Association
Arthur W. Mills
Pine Bluff
Ark
Church Service Recorded For Nonattendants In Roselle
Reverend Clarence S. Wood of St Luke's Episcopal Roselle has a talking machine record of a church service with choir and sermon. Duplicates will be made and the pastor will urge non attenders to accept the duplicates as gifts.
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Phonogra Rosell
N. J
Clarence S. Wood
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Switchmen May Adjourn Thursday in Union Meeting
The Switchmen's Union of North America aims for final adjournment of its biennial convention on Thursday. Remaining tasks include constitutional changes, potential home for the aged, officer elections, and choosing next meeting location, with St. Louis and Denver as leading candidates.
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Houston
Tex
Switchmen’s Union of North America
St. Louis
Denver
German Aviator Falls to Death During Flight
Hanover Germany May 28 A Horn a German aviator fell 500 feet to his death during an overland flight in a monoplane. The cause of the accident could not be ascertained.
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Hanover
Germany
A. Horn
Bulgarian Greek forces clash near Saloniki threaten region
Military circles in Sofia report imminent hostilities with Servia looming. Greek and Bulgarian armies exchange shots north of Saloniki. Bulgarians aim to seize Eleftheria and Panghaion while occupying heights near Preva and Doiran, as Greek generals warn of provocations to push Greeks to sea.
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Saloniki
Sofia
Bulgaria
Servia
Eleftheria
Mount
Panghaion
Preva
Bujuktu
Lake Doiran
Diplomats Press Greece and Serbia Toward Quick Peace
In London on May 28 Sir Edward Grey delivered an ultimatum to belligerent delegates urging immediate signing of the peace treaty draft. Ambassadors resisted proposed changes mainly to avoid further delays, and the decision was made to seal peace without modification.
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London
Greece
Servia
Sir Edward Grey
Short Calls Accuser Liar in Kansas City Court
In a tense justice court scene Louis Watson, itinerant preacher and alleged hold up suspect, was released amid appeals from Jesse M. Short, a Joplin mining heir. Short identified Watson as his attacker while hospitalized, though train crew and passengers doubted Watson’s guilt.
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Kansas City
Justice Court
Jesse M. Short
Joplin
Louis Watson
Watson
Short
Sengers
Son
Club Members to Meet in Texas State Gathering
Col. John L. Peeler of Austin, chairman of the executive committee of social clubs of Texas, issues an official call for a state meeting to be held Friday, June 27, at the Hotel Galvez. Delegates from all bona fide elites are authorized to attend. A permanent association will be formed and one chief mission is to fight oppressive legislation.
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Austin
Tex
John L. Peeler
Social Clubs of
Texas
Hotel
Galvez
Mail Forwarded to Alaska via Yukon River Route
Seattle May 28 The first dispatch of mail for interior Alaska via the Yukon river was sent north last night eight tons of accumulated mail being forwarded to Skagway Alaska. Several more tons have accumulated at Skagway. When the river boat goes down the Yukon navigation will start, twenty tons will be ready for distribution to inland stations.
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Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Yukon River
Skagway
Yukon
Transit chief named for Philadelphia department
A. Merritt Taylor was appointed yesterday by Mayor Blankenburg as rector of the new transit department created by the Legislature. His salary is 10,000 dollars a year and he will assume the post on July 1.
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Taylor
Transit Deere
Philadelphia
Merritt Taylor
Yeasterday
Blankenburg
Department Transit
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