Yuan Shi Kai Named Premier and Plans Peace Talks
Yuan Shi Kai was appointed premier of China and will form a new cabinet. He seeks to halt imperial forces, stop aggressions, and negotiate directly with Ji Yuan Heng of the revolutionary forces, possibly visiting Wu Chang if needed. General Yin Chang becomes chief of the general staff as Wei Kuang Tao is named viceroy of Hupeh and Hunan.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Prince Ching
Na Tung Ana Hsu Shih Chang
Privy Council
Wei Kuang Tao
Kwang Tung
Hupeh
Hunan
Yinchang
Ji Yuan Heng
Wu Chang
Growing Opium Crop Defies Prohibition in Amoy
Opium planters in Amoy amid revolutionary turmoil raise an unprecedented crop. Authorities may be unable to enforce laws for some time, causing a price drop from 5600 to 4000 dollars per chest on the local market.
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Associated Press
Amoy
All Soldiers Ready. Chinese Veterans Prepare in Manila
Chinese veterans of the war with Japan in Manila mobilize for action as they prepare for forthcoming events. Reports note organized assemblies and readiness initiatives among former military personnel in the city.
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THE
Associated Press
Manila
Japan
Chinese and Belgian Loan Pressure on Manila to Ship Troops
Manila workers prepare to ship a shipload of soldiers to China as old Chinese troops in the area drill daily. Three companies stand ready to depart at a moment’s notice. In Tokyo Yuan Shi Kai’s appointment as premier is cited as a key condition for a Belgian loan float to support the Pekin government.
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Manila
China
Associated Press
TOKIO
Yuan Shi Kai
Selgian
Pekin
Y M C A Halloween Party Delights with Ghosts and Pranks
About 300 attendees enjoyed a spooky Y M C A Halloween party featuring a coffin, shrouded dancers, ghostly readings, fortune telling, apple biting, a pantomime, and a costume basketball game. The Nightgowns beat Pajamas 10 to 3 as guests crawled through a gym window and were greeted by playful blows from costumed figures.
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Y. M. C. A. Hallowe’en
E. M. Hutton
N. A. Tanenbaum
Lynn Beely
George Tschirhardt
E.” Jourdan
Ralph Cameron
H. Daugherty
Robert Smith
C. Lasater
C. Fuquay
C. W. Causey
P. P. Fedick
L. B. Nagel
P. J. Chapman
E. E. Dilley
G.S. Chessum
C. Slimp
Co. Lasater
Ross Neighbor
C. Nolan
A Muir Jr
E. Jordan
C. Fuqua
P. G. Villaret
A. B. Schick
P. M. Parker
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Diverse Ailments
Advertisement urges readers not to give up on remedies and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured many seemingly hopeless cases of scrofula catarrh rheumatism kidney complaint dyspepsia and general debility. Take Hood's.
Sam Houston Camp Adjusts Meeting Date
Sam Houston Camp will meet on the first Thursday of November instead of the second, due to San Antonio day falling that date. Clerk JOHN J. WAHL signs the notice.
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Sam Houston
San Antonio
Fair
John J. Wahl
Oiled Roads Weathered Rains, County Officials Say
Judge Phil Shook and county commissioners reported the roads fared well after heavy rains. The Mission loop oiling held up with no washouts, minor culvert washouts and furrows noted, and overall road conditions improved, promising good travel for fair visitors.
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Phil Shook
Shook
Mission Loop
Hall's Texas Wonder Promises Kidney and Bladder Cure
Claim for a small bottle that cures kidney and bladder troubles gravel diabetes neuralgia rheumatism and weak backs across ages. Encourages writing to Dr E W Hall 2926 Olive Street St Louis for testimonials. Sold by druggists.
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Hall
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Ten Day Want Ads Offer Extra Insertion
An offer runs for ten days starting Thursday with an extra insertion free. This allows two Sundays and every day of the fair. Rate for ten days is 1 to 2 cents a word per insertion.
Justice Cobb s First Opinion Opens Fourth Court Case
Justice Cobbs sworn in last week as associate justice handed down his first opinion in the Jose Angel Hernandez versus Cornelio Pastran case from Bexar. The court dismissed the writ of error for failure to file the brief five days before transcript filing, per Article 1417.
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Thomas DP. Cobbs
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Bexar County
Jose Angel Hernandez
Cornelio Pastran
Dobbs
Justice Cobbs
District Court
Court of Civil Appeals
W. A. Wren
Stanton Mercantile Company
Martin
Fort Worth
Harris
Bexar
William Tetzer
E. Haralson
Matagorda
Roy Campbell
Antonio Prieto
Eto
Frank Simmang
T. E. George
Jose A. Hernandez
Galveston
Hunter shoots first buck as season opens near Leon Springs
The opening of the game season in Bexar county saw Ed Wolff on the Navarro bar ranch near Leon Springs shoot a four year old 175 pound buck at thirty yards with a 22 rifle. Wardens patrol to enforce the laws as other hunters head out in strong numbers across the county.
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Bexar Counry
Ed Wolff
Leon Springs
Wolff
Mr. Wolff
Bexar County
Bargains in Automobiles at San Antonio Motor Car Co
The San Antonio Motor Car Co offers 5 and 7 passenger Oldsmobiles at surprisingly low prices to clear stock before new arrivals. Trade in your old car and view models with fore doors electric light Warner Speedometer and Prestolite tank included. See details.
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San Antonio Motor Car Co
Feast of All Saints Observed in San Antonio
Catholic services mark All Saints Day in San Antonio with masses at St Marys and St Josephs churches. Devotions and sermons planned for 7:45 pm and 3 pm at the cemetery. Tomorrow All Souls Day mass offerings noted and hunting laws enforced with season dates and license requirements.
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San Antonio
St. Mary’s Church
All Souls
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s Society
Hallowe'en Pranks Run Rampant Across San Antonio
Dozens of pranks disrupted city life last night as revelers and adults roamed the streets. The Traction Co suffered track obstructions and traffic delays while signs, barrels, and trash cans were displaced or used as objects of mischief across multiple districts. no arrests were reported.
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San Antonio
Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Traction Company
Hot Wells
Main Avenue
West End
South Presa Street
Sanitary Department
First Fatality in New Jersey Reported During Deer Season
A dawn hunting accident near Weymouth, New Jersey left Constant Steelman and John Yost dead and William Jarvis wounded after a misidentified target. Charles Norcross, a stranger, is suspected of firing. The incident prompted a county investigation as Atlantic authorities review the case. In Austin, Texas, the attorney general clarified that hunters may not kill more than 25 quail, doves, plover or other game birds in a single day under state law.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Constant Steelman
John Yost
Pleasantville
William Jarvis
Weymouth
Charles Norcross
Steelman
Yost
Jarvis
New Jersey
Atlantic County
Prominent New Orleans Attorney Shot Dead in Street
Edgar J. Farrar Jr., son of former American Bar association president, was killed at the corner of Peniston and Magnolia streets after pursuing two highwaymen. Police captured Leon Canton alias J C Helms and Lucien Canton, two brothers aged 23 and 21, who confessed within two hours. Farrar, a University of Virginia graduate, had practiced law in New Orleans for over a decade.
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Associated Prwess
New Orleans
Edgar J. Farrar Jr
Edgar H. Farrar
American Bar Association
Peniston
Magnolia Streets
Farrar
Hibernia Bank
Young Farrar
University of Virginia
Mr. Farrar
Leon Canton
J. C., Helms
Lucien Canton
Work of Higher Courts and Criminal Appeals Listed
Special to The Light from Austin reports the Texas Supreme Court proceedings with mandamus actions split, reversals, and remands. The Criminal Court of Appeals entries include multiple affirmations, reversals, dismissals, and remands with many counties and named appellants cited.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Mandamus
R. B. Minor
C. C. McDonald
Secretary
First National Bank of Houston
J. I. Campbell Co
Harris
Fritz G. Lanham
B. S. Lanham
Parker
George Finberg
Kate Gilbert
Uvalde
A. P. McCord
W. M. Sprinkel
Milam
R. P. Wiener
Mary A. Zwieb
Pecos & North Texas Railway Company
C. B. Cox
Hale
Prisoner Bozant Escapes Then Returns in Birthday Suit
Walter Bozant a white prisoner at the county jail celebrated his twentieth birthday by dressing in his best suit and escaping. He attended several moving picture shows then returned to the jail at 10 o clock and battered the doors to gain admission. A deputy questioned him upon entry and he identified himself as the prisoner Bozant. Jailer Jack Fraser later reprimanded him.
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Walter Bozant
Bozant
Jack Fraser
Griffin seeks habeas corpus in Houston fight removal
Rev. J. L. Sinkiller Griffin the African American preacher jailed in Houston on an Ellis county felony warrant plans to contest removal and has filed a writ of habeas corpus in district court. The hearing is set for this afternoon with Ellis County officers expected to pursue him.
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Houston
Tex
Rev
J. L. (Sinkiller) Griffin
Ellis County
Roses For Sale From Local Growers
Advertises American Beauty and La France long stem roses in any quantity with mail or telegraph orders. Small orders filled from 1102 Wyoming Street and reference by trees near St. Anthony Hotel Gunter, Enger Hotel, Bella Vista Gardens Monterrey Mexico.
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Wyoming Street
St. Anthony Hotel
Gunter
Enger Hotel
Bella Vista Gardens
Monterréy
Mexico
Police court docket lists defendants from multiple counties
From Houston Joe Zimmer. Victoria J 8 Carlisle and Mamie Latham from Cass. John Head from Dallas. Rod Drake from Tyler. John Mick Ballinger from Nacogdoches. Cal Treadwell from Throckmorton. J Davis from Clay. Cases set for November 22 include Alonzo Skinner and Charles Jenkins from Sabine. Frank Kinney from Harris. P 8 Adams from Callahan. Henry Williams from Jefferson. J P Luttrall from Jack. Richard Wryras from Potter. W s McCaulley from San Patricio. James Leigh from Tom Green. Jesus Hernandez from Reeves. Jesus De Los Santos from Webb. W T Lewis from Nolan. Bob Martin et al from Wichita. Frank Maggio from Tarrant. Francis York and Bud Gray from Van Zandt. H B Scales from Jones. R Mealer from Dallas.
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Houston
Joe Zimmer
Victoria
Carlisle
Mamie Latham
Cass
John Head
Dallas
Rod Drake
Tyler
John Mick Ballinger
Nacogdoches
Cal Treadwell
Throckmorton
J. Davis
Clay
Alonzo Skinner
Charles Jenkins
Sabine
Frank Kinney
Harris
Adams
Callahan
Henry Williams
Jefferson
J. P. Luttrall
Jack
Richard Wryras
Potter
W. 'S. McCaulley
San Patricio
James Leigh
Tom Green
Jesus Hernandez
Reeves
Jesus de Los Santos
Webb
W. T. Lewis
Nolan
Bob Martin Et al
Wichita
Frank Maggio
Tarrant
Francis York
Bud Gray
van Zandt
H. 8. Scales
Jones
R. ¥. Mealer
Obituaries list for Huppertz Ellman Fowler deaths
The obituary notes August E. Huppertz died yesterday and was interred in Austin at 3 p m. Sam Ellman aged 29 died and was buried in Orthodox Jewish cemetery. Mrs Nellie Fowler died Monday and was laid to rest at city cemetery No 6 with pallbearers named. Mabepaes ladies attended.
MacGregor Walter B. MacGregor Dies at Local Sanitarium
Walter B. MacGregor aged 35 died Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in a local sanitarium. A native of Canada he had been here a short time. He is survived by a brother in Hamilton and three sisters in Winnipeg. Funeral from Pearce-Robinson chapel at 4:30 this afternoon. Rev. George D. Hart to officiate. Interment in City Cemetery No. 3.
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Macgregor
Walter B. MacGregor
Canada
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Pearce-Robinson Company
George D. Hart
City Cemetery No
Deaths of Schlegel and Dr. Warren in Texas
E C Schlegel age 26 died at 4 pm Tuesday at 1935 Now Flores Street after illness. Native of Cleveland Ohio his body to be taken there for interment. Survived by wife and Cleveland parents. recently discharged from the army. Dr Charles Warren prominent in San Antonio died quietly this morning of heart disease. Body to be moved to San Antonio then Lavernia, old family home for burial. He leaves a wife, father J C Warren of San Antonio, and a brother employed by the Gas and Electric Co.
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Schlegel
E. C. Schlegel
Flores Street
Clevelan
Ohio
Cleveland
Warren
Charles Warr
San Antonio
Kenedy
G. M. Warren
Lavernia
Warre
J. C. Warren
Antonio
Dunn DeGraphney H Dunn obituary notice
Dunn DeGraphney H. Dunn died at 65 in his daughter's home at 118 Magnol avenue at 4:40 AM. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and one son, Sidney Dunn of Lochloosa, Florida. The funeral will be from Pearce-Roinson chapel Thursday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. J. D. Young officiating. Interment in City Cemetery No. 6.
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Dunn
DeGraphney H. Dunn
C. H. Hargraves
Magnol Avenue
Sidney Dunn
Lochloosa
Fla
Pearce-Roinson
J. D. Young
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