Roosevelt sobriety and temperance during 1912 tours
Witnesses testify Colonel Roosevelt remained sober during state dinners and public trips. Agents describe supervised access, noting no alcohol on car trips and no drunken behavior. Roosevelt’s limited wine at dinners is attributed to medical advice, with no odor of liquor observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Mr. Loeb
Roosevelt
Frank Tyree
United States
West Virginia
Secret Service
Oyster Bay
James Sloan
Sloan
Wilson
William P. Shauffele
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
Ohio
Mr. Roosevelt
President Wilson backs currency legislation in letter to Tillman
Senator Tillman released President Wilson's letter urging currency reform in the current session. The president argues timely passage will offset tariff effects with a free credit system enabling individuals and businesses to cope with disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tillman
Wilson
Vacation Rail Rates Announced For Summer Travel
The exodus of vacation tourists starts tomorrow as summer rail rates become effective across all lines. Rates match previous years and run until September 31 with tickets valid through October 31. Officials anticipate record travel due to regional prosperity, with agents reporting higher inquiries than in recent seasons.
Plaza Season Ends With Final Vaudeville Show
The Plaza Theater ends its vaudeville run tonight as the season concludes. Beginning tomorrow the venue will show an excellent lineup of motion pictures arranged by manager Livya Spencer, with a large expected crowd for the last Plaza vaudeville performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaza Theater
The
Playhouse
Plaza
Livya Spencer
Jules Goux Wins Indianapolis 500 in Peugeot
Jules Goux of France won the third annual 500 mile race in Indianapolis driving a Peugeot in 6 hours 31 minutes 33.45 seconds at 76.59 mph. Two injuries occurred from a tire blowout on the Macon. Charles Merz finished third in a Stutz with his car on fire on the final lap but completed the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
France
Jules Goux
Peugeot
Macon
Jack Tower
Tower
Lee Dunning
Dunning
Charles Merz
Merz
Burman
Hughie Hughes
Evans
Mason
Speedway
Tim
Goux
Mercer
Wishart
Stutz
Merg
Sunbeam
Guyot
Mercedes- Knight
Pillett
Grafox
Wilcox
Mercedes
Mulford
Case
Disbrow
Tulsa
Clark
Haupt
100 Boys In Big Swim At YMCA Campaign
The YMCA held a final swimming lesson in the natatorium with over 100 boys attending. The program ran from Tuesday to this morning with daily averages around 100 and 75 non-swimmers taught to float. In a contest, M. Trejo beat over 50 entrants, lasting 80 feet. Taught by R. M. O'Hair George Wheeler A Schofield Amos Alley W Prime Cole Kelley P Flaherty Jack Bond and John Diller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
M. Trejo
R. M. O'Hair
George Wheeler
A. Schofield
Amos Alley
W. Prime
Cole Kelley
P. Flaherty
Jack Bond
John Diller
Appointment Held Up by Albany Officials
Acting on an attorney general opinion the New York state comptroller refused to recognize Governor Sulzer’s recent appointment of John Mitchell as state labor commissioner as legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
John Mitchell
Battle reports and disputed clashes in Hidalgo region
A report claimed a battle with 300 Constitutionalists occurred at Hidalgo, 20 miles above Copia, but verification was not possible. The text notes that Defeated said he had little influence in directing federal forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo
Copia Oi
Engagement Said to Be of No Importance Near Laredo
A report to Governor Carranza described a skirmish between advance guards of Constitutionalists and federals near Columbia about 25 miles from Laredo. Wounded from a recent clash south of Bajan were cared for at Piedras Negras hospital, including federals and one Japanese Constitutionalist. Indictments named Jesus G. Hermosillo and others. several figures have not aligned with the American side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Columbia
Laredo
Bajan
Piedras Negras
Jesus G. Hermosillo
Federal Grand Jury
San Antonio
Juan Bercera
T. R. Beltran
Alberto Salinas
Madero
Gustavo Espinosa
Democrata
RABAGO CALLED TO CAPITAL AND CHIHUAHUA RELATIONS
General Samuel Mercardo appointed military governor of Chihuahua state after recall of General Rabago to Mexico City. Colonel Romero leads 1800 federals south to restore rail and wire links along the Central railroad to Torreon. In Saucedo a clash with Villa era Con stitutionalists leaves 25 dead and several captured. Constitutionalist forces occupy Santa Rosalia as government troops repair bridges at Conchos. Government column moves with heavy artillery. Constitutionalists number about 1400, well mounted but poorly equipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Mexico
Samuel R. Mercardo
Parral
Antonio Rabago
Mexico City
Romero
Torreon
Villa
Herrera
Hernandez
Saucedo
Santa Rosalia
Conchos
Aviator Masson Fights Gunners Over Guaymas Bay
May 31 report from Nogales describes Masson flying a large biplane over Guaymas Bay near Bata Metal. Federal gunners fired shells that missed at 5000 feet while Masson refused to drop bombs and performed five passes in defiance. State troops push federals back toward Guaymas as officials announce readiness for a concentrated three-front attack with Masson providing overhead support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Arizona
Masson
Guerrero
Guaymas Bay
Guaymas
Batametal
Federal Captain Killed in Matamoros Shooting
In Matamoros and Brownsville an exchange of fire left Capt. Manuel Hermosillo dead and Capt. Lorenzo Lopez in custody after Lopez, guarding ex-official Martin Espinosa, fired first. The incident risks wider clash between federals and volunteers as tensions rise amid Huerta era politics and upcoming elections. Referenced are Matamoros Mayor Barragan and Brownsville officials amid neutrality law claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Manuel Hermosillo
Mataramos
Lorenzo Lopez
Hermosillo
Martin Espinosa
Matamoros
Lopez
Espinosa
Made
Matamooros
A. B. Cole
M. Barragan
Blanco
Rio Bravo
Blancois
Cole
United States Marshal
Walker
Diaz Popularity Waning as Decree Looms in Mexico
Mexico City May 31 Diaz popularity waning as Huerta prepares to issue an election decree soon with no indication from pro Huerta sources. Signals point to political moves ahead of forthcoming measures shaping the electoral landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Mexico City
Love Messages by Telegraph Code During Murder Trial
Mrs. Burton W. Gibson sent coded love messages to her husband during his second murder trial for the drowning of Countess Rosa Szabo at Greenwood Lake. The messages, tapped with a pencil or ring against a change case, expressed belief in his innocence as the jury failed to reach a verdict and a third trial looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Szabo
Greenwood Lake
Army Relief Society Receives 1862.90 From Fort Sam Houston Show
Colonel Charles G. Treat sends 1862.90 to Cornelius R. Agnew, treasurer, for the Army Relief Society. The Horse Show at Fort Sam Houston on April 23 raised funds for widows and orphans of enlisted men. Treat praises public support and calls it a record the army is proud of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius R. Agnew
Army Relief Society
Charles G. Treat
Fort Sam Houston
Treat
Oil Case Next Wee in Magnolia Matter Corsicana Trial
Clyde A. Sweeton assistant attorney general heads to Houston to prepare for Magnolia Oil Company case testimony in Corsicana beginning Tuesday. He will represent the state with District Attorney Richard G. Maury of Houston assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Clyde A. Sweeton
Houston
Magnolia Oil Company
Corsicana
Richard G. Maury
Russian Aviator Kalabuchkin Killed In Air Crash
In St Petersburg on May 1 Lieutenant Kalabuchkin of the Russian army was killed when he fell from an aeroplane. A passenger with him escaped with a broken arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Kalabuchkin
Spring's Song In the City a Market Bloom
A writer extols spring’s message found in flowers and light amid brick walls. He invites readers to seek beauty in daffodils narcissus jonquils and tulips at a bustling market, arguing spring is universal and beckons anyone who looks.
Mystery Gouffre Sound Heard in Haitian Peaks
The New York World describes a tremor filled region in the Selle mountains of Haiti where a strange earthquake sound called gouffre is heard. The vicar of Croix des Bouquets records day and night noises: roaring, howling, distant cannon blasts and a final detonation. Reports compare sounds to thunder wind and surf with echoes as blocks of stone seem to roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
New York World
Selle
Croix Des Bouquets
Trustees Discuss School Problems In Bexar County
More than 70 trustees from independent school districts in Bexar County met in the Thirty seventh District Court to hear speeches by State Superintendent F M Bralley County President Carlos Bee and County Superintendent P F Stewart The gathering urged longer country school terms and practical education to train future citizens and stressed enforcing attendance during the census period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Thirty-seventh District Court
F. M. Bralley
Carlos Bee
Pp. F. Stewart
Bralley
County Board of Trustees
Stewart
Obituaries for Ford, Brash and Peterson in San Antonio
Ford Mrs. Newton H. Ford 68 a San Antonio resident for 30 years died yesterday at 503 Gaines Ave West End after five weeks illness. Surviving are two sons Elwood M. and Herbert C. Ford. Services 3 30 Sunday at Harlandale Presbyterian Church burial City Cemetery No 1. Brash Mrs Theresa Brash 79 native of Germany died at 2017 South Flores St. Funeral 5 pm at home with services at San Fernando Cathedral burial San Fernando Cemetery. Peterson John Peterson 63 died at 6 45 this morning at 805 West San Pedro Place native of Sweden lived in San Antonio 30 years. Surviving widow, two daughters Mary and Leona, two sons Henry and Gustav, sister Mrs Albert Anderson of Elgin Ill, brothers August Peterson of Tewa and Johann Peterson of Elgin Ill. Funeral 10 am Sunday from residence Woodmen of the World burial City Cemetery No 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Morey
Harlandale Presbyterian Church
City Cemetery No. 1
Brash
Theresa Brash
Germany
San Antonio
South Flores Street
San Fernando Cathedral
San Fernando
Peterson
John Peterson
West
San Pedro Place
Sweden
Mary
Leona Peterson
Henry
Gustav
Albert Anderson
Elgin
Ill
August Peterson
Téwa
Johann Peterson
Sam Houston
Woodmen of the World
City Cemetery No. 3
Sparks Ignite Milam Street Roundhouse Fire
A South ern Pacific roundhouse near Milam and Hackberry streets sustained about $200 in damage when its roof caught fire at 12:45 PM. The blaze started from sparks from a locomotive smoke stack. Carpenters wereworking to raise the roof and fit ventilators as the roof's proximity to larger engines has caused recent flareups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Roundhouse
Milam
Hackberry Streets
Wright Shys
Southern Pacific Railway
Roundhouse
Women to Join Suffragette Parade in Baltimore
More than 200 women gathered at national suffrage headquarters in Washington to march in Baltimore. Electric cars decorated in suffragette colors awaited the party as they prepared to travel to the parade, with prominent participants including wives of several members of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Suffrage Headquarters
Baltimore
Congress
Duke of Connaught Receives American Ambassador in London
The Duke of Connaught, governor general of Canada, met American Ambassador Walter H. Page in London this afternoon. A high altitude telephone exchange atop Mt Rosa in the Alps is described, plus notes on grape seed oil processing and uses of cold pressed oil for edible and lighting purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
London
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Walter H. Page
Meteorological Observatory
Mt. Rosa
Apennine Alps
Europe
Personal mentions from San Antonio hotels list numerous visitors
The column notes a parade of visitors and arrivals at downtown hotels including Bowie, Menger, Bexar, Crockett, Gunter, Savoy, St. Anthony, and Menger. Names from Victoria to New Orleans and Texas towns are registered or visiting, such as G. Clark, W. Walker, A. Yannikin, C. N. Thompson, Mrs. T. E. Scott, Kelso Carger, Ben Thorp, Mrs. J. L. McDonald, J. H. Brown, H. E. Siders, R. L. McCormick, R. A. Lewis, E. T. George, Miss Kate Fernell, J. H. Sims, C. T. Tom, J. W. Turley, N. B. Lee, F. E. Graham, Charles H. Hampton, Mrs. Tom J. Lee, Julius Pearl, A. B. Nunneley, J. B. Strait, Wellt, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Clark Matters
Victoria
Tex
Bowie Hotel
W. P. Walker
Luling
Bexar
A. E. Yannikin
Laredo
St. Anthony
C. N. Thompson
St. Louis
Menger Hotel
T. E. Scott
Brownsville
Crockett
Kelso Carger
Camden
Dallas
Crockett Hotel
R. A. Lewis
New Orleans
Savoy
E. T. George
Kate Fernell
Houston
Gunter Hotel
J. H. Sims
Waco
Bowie
C. T. Tom
Campbellton
Gunter
Charles H. Hampton
Memphis
Jourdanton
Savoy Hotel
A. Grey
Shreveport
I. L. Davis
H. Brown
B. F. Roberts
Kingsville
Bexar Hotel
Julius Pearl
Menger
A. B. Nunneley
Beeville
J. B. Strait
Big Wella
Savoy, Co
Bishop, Tex
C. B. Franks
San Benito
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Promoted At Harlandale
Attractive surroundings and well kept lawns surround the Harlandale Bath House where patrons lounge after baths. Claims of astonishing results from Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths are advertised for rheumatism sciatica gout stomach liver kidney eczema and skin diseases. White attendants, beauty parlor, and convenient access via South Flores street car are noted with H. J. Benson as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlandale Bath House
Harlandale
United States
Europe
South Flores
H. J. Benson
Harlandale Bath House Company
Real Estate Transfers in early 1900s Texas listings
A sequence of property transfers shows multiple deeds and interests traded in 1912 1915 and 1913. Owners include William and H Marrin Mrs A Allen O T LeComte Katie Logan John Johnson E Garcia Jesus Addick R A Arthur Franz C Groos J H Kirkpatrick and L Garza with parcels on Austin Street Treasure Hill Cincinnati Avenue and J M Arriegas survey. Amounts range from 2 to 2830 dollars with various one fifth and undivided interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
H. Marrin
A. Allen
New City
Austin Street
O. T. LeComte
A. Hooge
J. M. Arriegas
Los Angeles Heights
Cincinnati Avenue
Treasure Hill
Katie Logan
N. L.petrich
John Johnson
Katie Johnson
Cc. E. Garcia
Jesus Addick
D. Losoya
R. A. Arthur
Franz C. Groos
J. H. Kirkpatrick
R. Holgin
J. H. Shafer
L. Garza
T. M. West
A. M. Flores
New City Block
Carnegie to give Vanderbilt $1 million gift for medical department
Chancellor J H Kirkland announced a proposed Carnegie donation of 1 000 000 to Vanderbilt University for the medical department. Of this sum 200 000 is to be used immediately for laboratories and equipment with the remaining 8000 to be paid annually for department support through the Carnegie Corporation. The executive committee of the board has accepted the gift, the largest ever made to the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
J. H. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Andrew Carnegie
Vaderbilt
University
Carnegie ‘Corporation
Fire Claims Father and Baby in Waxahachie Home
Elmer Cheatham a 32 year old farmer and his infant died after a blaze destroyed their Waxahachie home early last night. Mrs Cheatham was left in serious condition from nervous shock. Cheatham was burned starting a fire in a stove when a five gallon oil can exploded. Neighbors rescued Mrs Cheatham and the baby then dragged Cheatham from the burning building. The house and contents were a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Elmer Cheatham
Cheatham
Guthrie Takes Oath of Office
George W Guthrie of Pittsburg was sworn in as ambassador to Japan by Judge Joseph Buffington in U S court. The report notes that in 1916 the U S navy will rank below France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Pittsburg
George W. Guthrie
Japan
Joseph Buffington
United States
France
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Texas
Vaudeville
Motion Pictures
Stephen K. Stilwell
Sing Sing
Rabago
Mercardo
Felix Diaz
Manuel Calero
Francisco de la Barra
Zamora
Michoacan
Morelia
Tampico
Monterey
Army Post
America
Gouffre
Washington Star
S. P
Carnegie
Vanderbilt Medical Department
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