Memorial Day Observed Across San Antonio For Veterans
San Antonio citizens gathered at the National cemetery to honor Civil War veterans under the auspices of the E O C Old Post No 3 and local groups. The ceremony featured prayers, Gettysburg Address, tributes to General Duncan and other Texas heroes, and a flag at half-mast. Fort Sam Houston observed services with artillery salutes and a full-staff flag. A public memorial at the river banks and an Odd Fellows hall program completed the day’s events.
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San Antonio
National Cemetery
E. O. C. Old Post No. 3
Department of Texas
Grand Army of the Republic
Fort Sam Houston
Woman's Relief Corps No. 6
Luther Hare
Sidney Tuttle
BE. O. C. Old Post
Henry Arnold
Lincoln
Lewis A. Martin
Lee
J. L. Bullis
Lee Hall
Texas Rangers
God
John Murphy
C. Co. Ord
Third Cavalry
Eld
St. Mary's
Navarro
Luther R. Hare
United Spanish War Veterans
United Confederate Veterans
Ladies of the
Odd Fellows Hall
East Crockett Street
Woman's Relief Corps
The
Exercises at Arlington Remind on Civil War and Constitution
President Taft delivered Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. He called the Civil War a struggle to uphold constitutional limits and urged Americans to renew devotion to the Constitution and reject changes to those enduring principles.
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Prine
Mesoctathd
Washington
Arli National Cemetery
Presi Grit Taft
United States
Veterans to Parade at Chicago Memorial Day
Francis Benton and Sampson Wilderwood both 84 will join Chicago Memorial day parade. Benton served in the Sixteenth United States regiment under General Taylor from 1847 to war end. Wilderwood was a corporal in the First Massachusetts regiment under Generals Scott and Taylor and both are in good health.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Francis Benton
Sampson Wilderwood
Benton
Sixteenth
United States
Taylor
Wilderwood
Massachusetts
Scott
Decoration Day Observed by Waco G A R Post
Graves of federal dead will be decorated this afternoon by the G A R post of Waco Texas. Decoration day is being observed along the usual lines with no ceremonies at cemeteries or elsewhere.
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Waco
Tex
G. A. R. Post
Decoration Day Observed Throughout Texas Graves Honor Veterans
Decoration day was observed nationwide with state departments banks and post offices closed in Austin. Graves of Union and Confederate veterans were decorated in ceremonies.
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Austin
Tex
Onion Day observed by San Antonio Chamber crowd at St Anthony
Twenty five San Antonians gathered in the tapestry room of the St Anthony hotel to celebrate onion Day. Speakers praised the Bermuda onion industry in Southwest Texas and plans were announced to make the observance an annual event. A special onion menu and a song celebrating onions closed the event with optimism for statewide and national adoption.
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St. Anthony
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Epicures
Bt. Anthony
R. H. Wester
John C. Davis
Laredo
Southern Texas Truckgrowers’ Association
T. C. Nye
Bermuda Islands
T. T. Jackson
Joseph Emerson Smith
Onion
Popular Guy Gauged Pittman Praises Plant Juice
San Antonio's H A Pittman proprietor of the Crockett Hotel Cafe endorses Plant Juice after a test. He cites relief from liver trouble loss of appetite and stomach derangement and urges others to consult Fischer's Drug Store Alamo and Houston for demonstrations and testimonials.
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San Antonio
H. A. Pittman
Crockett Hotel Cafe
Pittman
O. K
Dillingham
Fischer's
Alam
Rebel document to threaten foreigners sparks Mexican war funding effort
General headquarters reports attempts to publish a Spanish and English protest against U S policy toward the Madero government. Officials advised toning down the threat before publication. A commission seeks one million pesos to fund ongoing war, while General Salazar arrives from Bachimba and positions remain distant from advancing federals.
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Mexico
United States
Madero
Marion Letcher
Salazar
Bachimba
Orozco Accuses U.S. of Favoritism in Mexico Aid
The protest to U.S. Consul Letcher, signed by Mexican rebels and Madero opponents, accuses Washington of aiding the Madero government by permitting recruitment and equipment north of the border. It warns of potential backlash if restraint fails and notes economic strain and ammunition shortages.
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Letcher
United States
Madero
Associated Press
Chihuahua
Mex
Orozco
Marion Letcher
Liorente
el Paso
Ofinaga
Sanguinez
Guadalupe
Washington
Madéro
Reba
Mexico Secures $10 Million Gold Loan for Army
The Mexican department of finance placed a fresh $10,000,000 gold loan with Speyer & Co. of New York and Speyer Bros. of London. The bonds mature in one year and carry a 4.5 percent rate. The issue aligns with congressional authorization for strengthening the army.
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New York
Associated Press
City OF Mexico
Mexican Department of Finance
Congress
Speyer & Co
Speyer Bros
London
Protest Against Garibaldi in Charge of Texas Troops
Texas officials and leading citizens protest to President Madero about appointing Giuseppe Garibaldi to command federal troops in the state. The protesters refuse to serve under a foreigner and fear good field work will suffer. Madero sends investigators to Sonora to look into the complaint.
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EL Paso
Tex
Sottora
Madero
Guisseppi Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Sonora
Commission of Garibaldi Temporarily Held Up
Reports indicate the Garibaldi commission is temporarily delayed as authorities review pending matters. No further details were provided on the cause or duration of the hold.
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Garibaldi
Enrile Reported Dying Seeks Safe Treatment
Gonzalo Enrile the financial agent of the revolution is dying from blood poison after severe wounds in Chihuahua plaza. He has repeatedly been reported murdered and seeks safe treatment in El Paso but fears arrest if he crosses the border. Juarez rumors say he was among three men who secretly reached Juarez on a guarded train from Chihuahua.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gonzalo Enrile
Chihuahua Plaza
Chihuahua
Enrile
Mexican forces rush to Oaxaca as rebels threaten capital
Infantry with machine guns moved to Oaxaca to repel an expected assault on the city. Private telegrams report the garrison beating back rebels from the outskirts. Fears arise from both mountain and valley Indians who have taken up arms seeking to sack the capital, though valley tribes aided in repelling Tuesday’s attack.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
Oaxaca
Fall of Torreon Report From Mexico Says Capture Confirmed
An official telegram from Chihuahua reports Torreon captured by forces of General Campa and Argumendo. The message says the news has been confirmed from reliable sources.
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Torreon
Associated
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