New York Waiters Strike Sparks Citywide Walkout Threat
Two thousand waiters from New York hotels threaten a general strike within 24 hours over higher wages shorter hours and union recognition. Most demands granted but union not recognized. Separate groups of waiters from the Plaza Knickerbocker Holland House and Waldorf Astoria walk out while 1000 southern recruits are poised to enter the city. Police and private detectives guard hotels as reduced dining room staff manage breakfast service.
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Associated Press
New York
Edward Blochlinger
Waiters’ Union
Florida
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
St. Louis
Plaza Hotel
Fred Sherry
Plaza
Knickerbocker
Holland House
Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel Breslin
Rector’s
Marie Antoinette
Great Northern
Plancheville Flood Appeal Seeks Immediate Aid
An appeal from Plancheville flood region asks for rapid dispatch of food, field and garden seed for 650 families. The request was sent to Captain Logan in Baton Rouge. Families ordered to concentration camps by Captain Bennett could not comply. Conditions urged to be investigated promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Plancheville
Logan
Baton Rouge
Bennett
Runaway Team Narrowly Strikes Miss Dyson
Miss Mary Dyson stenographer living in the Y W C A building on Avenue D near Houston street had a close brush with a runaway team. The horses bolted breaking harness and forming a wide V, striking her and knocking her against an automobile. She suffered bruises and severe nervous shock but was found not seriously injured after examination by Dr. E A Chatten.
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Mary Dyson
Avenue D
Houston Street
Dyson
E A. Chatten
Gibbs
Wright Obsequies to Suspend Dayton Business Saturday
Dayton prepares to honor Wilbur Wright with a public funeral planned for Saturday afternoon at the Wright family home. Details remain undecided but a public service is likely and the city will suspend business during the funeral hour as urged by Mayor Philips.
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Dayton
Associated Press
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Philips
Wright
Federal Grand Jury Probes I W W Activities in San Diego
Attorney General Wickersham has authorized a federal grand jury inquiry at San Diego into the activities of the Industrial Workers of the World. The move follows an appeal by city authorities alleging sedition and violations of American neutrality regarding statements about Mexico. The Justice Department has monitored the matter for weeks.
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San Diego
Associated Press
Washington
Wickersham
Cal
Industrial Workers of the World
Mexico
Department of Justice
Victim of Houston Shooting Buried After Death Declaration
Lloyd Jackson died after a shooting at the home of W. D. Moody in Houston. Jackson claimed he came by appointment with Miss Hazel Moody to discuss elopement plans, which Miss Moody denies. Moody, Jackson’s rival, is charged with the shooting. an examining trial may clarify hazy points.
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Hazel Moody
Lloyd Jackson
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
W. D. Moody
H. F. McGregor
Jackson
Miss Moody
Moody
Surveyors Work Spurs Depot Location Talk in San Antonio
A corps of surveyors from the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Rail road company resumes work near the new baseball park on South Presa street. The activity fuels rumor that depots and terminals of the English road will be placed in that area, though railroad officers refuse to confirm their purpose. Some property options have been taken westward, but officials say numbers and costs are not decisive to fix the depot site.
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South Presa Street
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad Company
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Locals see unsettled conditions tonight and Saturday with variable clouds and possible showers. Outlook calls for patchy drizzle at times and mild temperatures across the area.
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San Antonio
Weather summary for major cities at 8 a.m.
Observations show temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s across cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington. Winds range from four to forty miles per hour with chances of rain or fair weather and low temperatures around the upper 40s to mid 60s.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Statement on AP Day Lease Not Carried by Other Papers
A statement claiming that the AP day lease to San Antonio is published in full or in part by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Talent of City Benefit for Playgrounds in San Antonio
The Army Third Artillery band will perform at Plaza theater in a benefit for the playground fund. Notables include Lloyd Spencer, Mrs. Atlee B. Ayers, and We-No-Nah. Moving pictures of the spring carnival will close the program, with many city clubs buying boxes for support.
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Plaza Theater
San Antonio
Lloyd Spencer
Atlee B. Ayers
Lewis Krams- Beck
Bertha Greathouse
Irma Koenigsberg
Ford
Fords
Maud Reeding Lyons
A. A. Brack
Congress of Mothers
Theenter
Travis School Mothers Club
The
Playground Association
King Mothers’ Club
Burnet Mothers’ Club
City Federation of Woman's Clubs
Travis Park Society
Twentieth Century Club
Fiesta San Jacinto Association
J. B. Webb
Play Grounds and the Making of a Strong Will
Dr. Theodore Y. Hull speaking at Carnegie Hall argued play is a God given instinct to be fostered in children through proper environment. He contrasted poor surroundings with well run playgrounds showing slides on imagination, health and character development linking outdoor exercise to education.
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Theodore Y. Hull
Carnegie Hall
Hull
Hibbens
Playgrounds Needed to Nurture Child Development
Dr Hull urged the creation of proper city playgrounds to guide a natural child activity. Citing crowded cities and street dangers, he contrasted parks with limits on youth spaces and praised Los Angeles for its well equipped playgrounds and a broader system in other cities.
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Joseph Lee
San Antonio
Hull
Los Angeles
Cal
San Antonians Sail on Breslau to Bremen
Forty four San Antonians appear on the Breslau cabin passenger list bound from Galveston to Bremen via Havana. The Texans include Miss Adelaide Baer and Miss Elizabeth Hauswald among others, with families such as the Blanks, Blanks, and Frankis represented.
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Breslau
Galveston
Bremen
Havana
Adelaide
Rachel
Sadie Baer
Julia Storey Blanks
Zula Blanks
Jennie Boerner
Charles I G. Carstens
Mary Cartwright
F. F. Collins
Elizabeth J. Dexter
B. B. Ifrank
Solomon Frank
E. M. Goldstein
Guenther
Arthur Guenther
L. W. Hartung
Louis A. Hartung
Elizabeth Hauswald
Emilie Hertzberg
Emmy Hertzberg
A. L. Huber
Huppertz
M. G. Johnson
Memorial Service Arranged for Dr Ferdinand Herff Sr
The Bexar County Medical Society led by Dr M J Blie m and Dr J W Carhart and Dr Frank Paschal has set a memorial service for Dr Ferdinand Herff Sr at Casino Hall Sunday at 8:30 PM. The program includes Beethoven Mannerchor songs, remarks by W A King, life and character address by Dr M J Bliem, a eulogy by Carlos Bee, and more music. Members urged to attend with friends.
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Bexar County Monies
Bexar County Medical Society
M. J. Bliem
J. W. Carhart
Frank Paschal
Ferdinand Herff Sr
Suncey
Casino All
Beethoven Mannerchor
W. A. King
Dr. Herff
L. L. Marks
J. M. Steinfeldt
Herff
Carlos Bee
So-Ciety
Four-Story Addition Planned for Joske Brothers Store
The Joske Brothers firm awarded the contract to build a four story addition at the Alamo and Commerce corner. The brick structure will run 63 feet on Commerce by 65 feet deep, costing $25,000 with a gravel roof. J C Dielmann serves as contractor and Leo M J Dielman as architect. building permit issued today.
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Commerce Street
Joske Brothers’ Company
Alamo and
J.C. Dielmann
Leo M. J. Dielman
Taft Backed to Intervene in Cuban Revolt
Washington May 31 The arrival of General Monteagudo as Cuban federation commander is watched as a gauge of the crisis. A US fleet and marines may be sent to protect foreign property if rebels persist. Taft asserts executive authority to intervene without new legislation, while Bascon amendment talks focus on law sanctioned intervention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Monteagudo
United States
Hstonez
Daiquiri
Oriente
Taft
P. Heey
Ate
Cuba Front Anxiety Cited on Possible Move Tonight
Havana reports no front news and no expected movement until tonight or tomorrow. No word on American Marines landing from the gunboat Paducah at Dairiqui. Spanish American Mining Company property said to be destroyed by insurgents. Paducah departed Guantanamo for Dairiqui last night.
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Havana
Paducah
Dairiqui
Guantanamo
Gunboat Paducah Delayed At Dairiqui Arrival
The American gunboat Paducah, expected to reach Dairiqui with marines, had not been reported arriving by 10 38 this morning, according to Associated Press dispatch from Santiago Cuba dated May 31.
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Dairiqui
Associated Press
Santiago
Cuba
Paducah
Non-Unionists Work on British Docks
London May 31 The dock dispute centers on the open of the closed shop with no sign employers will bar non unionists or that strike leaders will allow working with them. A government called conference failed as no employer attended. National executives will decide if the Sailors and Firemen union backs the strike amid treasury strains. Non union dock labor rises as city provisions continue.
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Associated Press
London
Ben Tillett
Harry Gosling
Sailors’ and Firemen's Union
Sympathy From Australia for Wright Death
President Taft received a delayed cable from the Aerial League of Australia expressing sympathy on the death of Wilbur Wright.
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Australia
Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Aerial League of Australia
Wilbur Wright
Pay-as-you-enter system adopted for San Pedro line
Officials announce that on Sunday June 9 the San Pedro line will go to pay-as-you-enter operation to improve comfort and efficiency. The method separates boarding and alighting, allowing simultaneous loading and unloading and reducing street corner delays. Passengers are urged to move to the front for exit and avoid rear platform congestion and luggage blocks.
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Traction Company
San Pedro
Eysenbach
San Antonio
San Antonio Enters New Fiscal Year Without Budget or Tax Rate
As the city ends its fiscal year San Antonio begins a new one without a adopted budget or fixed tax rate. Council previously discussed a proposed $1.10 ad valorem rate, but insurgent aldermen blocked final action. The current rate stays at $1.06 plus sinking fund and school district additions to reach $1.45. Officials may revisit the budget at Monday’s council meeting.
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San Antonio
Mauermann
Finance Committee
SEA HEROES HONORED ON BANKS OF RIVER
Services honoring sea war dead were held along the San Antonio river between St Marys and Navarro streets yesterday afternoon at 4 o clock under the Luther R Hare Camp United Spanish War Veterans auspices. Members of the Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic joined hundreds of San Antonians in attendance. A program occurred last night at Odd Fellows hall on East Crockett street featuring the same organizations in ceremony.
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San Antonio
St. Mary’s
Navarro
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Luther R. Hare
United Spanish War Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Odd Fellows Hall
East Crockett Street
Spanish War Veterans
Eight Hour Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved the eight hour bill by 45 to 11. It requires contracts involving the United States to include a clause limiting work to eight hours per day for all mechanics and laborers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
United States
Orozco to Address Anti American Sentiment Reports
American Consul Letcher in Chihuahua to raise inflammatory articles with Orozco over rebel anti American sentiment. He will determine if articles were inspired and report findings immediately. Juarez consul notes growing resentment toward Americans among rebels.
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Associated Press
Washington
Amecan
Letcher
Chihuahua
State Department
Orozco
United States
Juarez
Icans
Rebels Fear City Fall As Huerta Advances
Special to The Light from El Paso on May 31 reports threats to Chihuahua city and widespread danger as mills close and thousands join the floating labor force. Rebels show disaffection after Antonio Rojas actions with some slipping out to join his band. Reports of Torreon and Gonzalo Enrile’s assassination are denied by federals. Huerta captures Santa Rosalia and moves on Bachimbe. German exodus from Chihuahua to begin once Orozco grants train permission.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Antonio Rojas
Banco
Banco de Sonora
Juarez
Torreon
Gonzalo Enrile
Huerta
Santa Santa Rosalia
Federals
Bachimbe
Chihuahui
Orozco
Chihuahua
Germans Begin Leaving Chihuahua German Colony
May 31 report from Chihuahua indicates most German families will depart to the United States under a granted passenger train. A military train may depart today with Germans likely to ride, while a train could run south from Juarez tomorrow. Jose Cordova met with General Orozco to discuss loan methods but no definite plan emerged.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua
Mex
Juarez
Jose Cordova
Orozco
Bachimba
Attitude Unchanged Despite Orozco Threats Warned
The State Department asserts the US will not alter its stance toward Mexican revolutionists despite Orozco threatening to relax discipline. Officials say if his forces cross into American territory, he or officers would be surrendered under proceedings to the Mexican government. The warning echoes Tafts proclamation.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Orozco
Cording
State Department
Orogco
Taft
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English Road
Wees van
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Mevesess
Wassea Os
Wassasee
In Aid of Movement
Army Band
T. ¥. Hull
Joske
U. C
British Docks
Oforozco
Chiahuahua
Santa Rosalia
Starg
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