Elections in Seven States Progress Amid Tammany Strife
Seven states hold elections today including governors in Massachusetts New Jersey and Virginia. Maryland chooses a US senator and state controller while Pennsylvania adds two Superior Court judges and Kentucky fills two Circuit Court judges and lawmakers. New York backs nine Supreme Court justices and other officials as New Jersey votes a new legislature. Congressmen go to four districts including Third Massachusetts Thirteenth and Twentieth New York and Third Maryland. Major cities like New York Louisville Philadelphia and Cincinnati elect new officers.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
United States
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
New York
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Louisville
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York Voters Cast Ballots in Major Election Day
Greater New York with 669 762 registered voters began polling at 6 am to decide the mayoral contest and hundreds of other offices. McCall Mitchel Sulzer and Murphy supporters forecast landslides amid heavy turnout and security measures including precinct transfers and plainclothes detectives.
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New York
Greater
State Assembly
City Board of Aldermen
Tammany
anti-Tammany
Waldo
Waldo Jong
Greater New York
Edward E. McCall
John Purroy Mitchel
Independence League
Mitchel
Murphy
Edward EF. McCall
McCall
Charles F. Murphy
William Sulzer
Sixth Assembly
Alfred E. Smith
Assembly
Morris Cohen
Clement Driscoll
Voters’ League
SeRgniere
Sulzer
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity. Tonight and Wednesday unsettled with probable showers and colder conditions.
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San Antonio
Weather observations across major cities
Observations at 8 a m report temperatures from ST LOUIS to WASHINGTON with readings ranging from 30 to 50 degrees. Winds shift NW to SE, skies vary from clear to cloudy, with most locations predicting fair or colder conditions and a few expecting possible rain.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Beacon Hill Catholics to erect temporary church
Residents of Beacon Hill and members of a newly formed Catholic parish will start a volunteer build of a temporary frame church on Virginia avenue under Rev. Father Nichols. Work begins with digging posts and setting foundation, with interior finish by skilled carpenters. Bishop Shaw issued the building permit. Church to serve temporarily before a permanent stone building replaces it.
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Hammer
Beacon Hill
Father Nichols
Virginia Avenue
J. W. Shaw
San Antonio
Rain Drenches Snyder Texas With Persistent Showers
Heavy rain fell at Snyder Texas with an inch and a half accumulating since Monday evening and continuing into the morning.
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Snyder
Snyder, Tex
Lost watch restored by Sunday Light Want Ad
In some states finders of lost articles face theft charges if they fail to advertise in a daily paper. A Sunday Light Want Ad recovered a lost watch for Mrs. W. S. Lomey of 205 Regina Street, illustrating the benefit of ads for honest finders.
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W. S. Lomey
Regina Street
Light Want Ads Reach Most Homes in Southwest Texas
Light Want Ads serve the widest audience, boasting the largest paid home circulation among Southwest Texas newspapers and 100 percent higher local paid circulation than rival San Antonio publications.
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the Light
Texas
San Antonio
Mayor fears violence as Indianapolis street car strike halts service
Indianapolis officials bolster patrols and deploy deputies to curb unrest during the street car strike. Mayor Shank warns weapons dealers and pawn shops, defends officers who refused to ride strike cars, and orders patrols to prevent riots while Traction Company heads delay resumption of service.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Porteus
Robert I. Todd
The
Traction Company
Shank
Porteous
Wakiva Yatch in Grave Danger Near Aransas Pass
Signals said the Wakiva I a yacht bound from New Orleans to Tampico was pounding to pieces on the shore near Aransas Pass. Tug Senator Bailey rushed to the scene to rescue the 32 crew. The vessel belongs to Huasteca Petroleum Co. and was formerly owned by L. Harkness of New York.
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Galveston
Tex
Sg. O. S
New Orleans
Tampico
Aransas Pass
Senator Bailey
Huasteca Petroleum Company
New York
L. Harkness
Mayors of Texas Meet in Austin By League Gathering
Mayors from 25 Texas cities attended a League of Texas Municipalities meeting in Austin called by Mayor Wooldridge. Dallas city attorney James J. Collins spoke on home rule law interpretation, with J. J. Pastoriza of Houston explaining the Somers tax law and its application.
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Austin
Tex
League of Texas
Texas
Woolaridge
James J. Collins
Dallas
J. J. Pastoriza
Houston
Cup that Cheers Barred From Delinquent Husbands
In Washington D C Judge Latimer of the Juvenile Court ruled that husbands and fathers on suspended sentences for non support must serve longer terms. Delinquents will have their sentences increased from six months to one to two years to curb liquor devotion.
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Washington, D. C
Latimer
Segregated District Abolished in Dallas
Dallas officials report the city's segregated district was officially deserted by 6 p m yesterday as the county attorney's ruling abolishing the area took effect. There was no disorder and nothing spectacular.
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Dallas
Tex
Customs conference in New York on new tariff efficiency
Sixty customs officers from 49 districts along with Hawaii and Porto Rico met at the New York custom house to plan economical operations under the new tariff law. The gathering, chaired by F. M. Halstead, aims to reduce labor by simplification while inspections continue to determine free entry.
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New York
Custom House
Hawaii
Porto Rico
F. M. Halstead
Customs Division
Treasury Department
Washington
Customs Service
Directors to Notify Subscribing Noteholders on Freight Line Bonus
At 4:30 this afternoon the Chamber of Commerce directors will authorize notifying San Antonio subscribers that the $50,000 Fredericksburg railroad bonus notes are due. The road began operation October 30 with freight service and now runs a regular schedule under Foster Crane. Passenger service is to begin this week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
State Bank & Trust Company
Foster Crane
R. A. Love
San Antonio, Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad Company
State
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Grand jury investigates Meade Barr confession in Brown case
Dallas grand jury continued inquiry into the Meade Barr confession involving Mrs. Ellie M. Lake in the Florence Brown murder. No action was expected today as Barr remained jailed in Waxahachie and Lake in Dallas. Lawyers urged Lake to testify freely, asserting Barr’s charges against her are unfounded.
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Dallas
Tex
Meade Barr
Ellie M. Lake
Florence Brown
Barr
Parcel Post Cuts Living Costs In Edwardsburg Idaho
Washington dispatch reports parcel post trims expenses for Edwardsburg miners by delivering flour and other goods for about one quarter of rail rates. A government handling saving shifts winter supplies to parcel post while the mail contractor protests.
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Washington, D. C
Parcel Post
Edwardsburg
Idaho
Post Office Department
Roosevelt Arrives in Montevideo Meeting Uruguayan Officials
Officials greet Col Theodore Roosevelt on arrival in Montevideo. He is met by the Uruguayan minister of foreign affairs, members of the foreign diplomatic corps, and leaders of Montevideo educational bodies and clubs.
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Roosevelt
Montevideo
Uruguay
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
McHugh Defends International Harvester in Dissolution Suit
Judge William D. McHugh, in U S District Court in St Paul, rejects dissolution charges against the International Harvester Company. He argues the firm grew from a solid, honest basis, crediting George W. Perkins for early development and stressing the foreign trade aim behind the company’s formation.
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ST. Paul, Minn
William D. McHugh
International Harvester Company
United States District Court
George W. Perkins
McMugh
Harvester Concern
Morgan
McHugh
Diaz to reside in Miami this winter
Porfirio Diaz former Mexican dictator will live in Miami this winter after consul Rafael Ruesga, Diaz's nephew, leased a home near William J. Bryan's residence. Diaz and his family are expected to arrive in early December.
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Miami
Fila
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Rafael Ruesga
Diaz
William J. Bryan
Ruesga
May Investigate Mine Disaster At Lockhart
AUSTIN Texas November 4 Chairman Co N Avery of the state mining board and State Mining Inspector Isidore Broman met with the governor about the recent disaster at Lockhart. The board will convene soon to pursue a full investigation and to prevent a recurrence. Inspector Broman is preparing a report on investigations of other state mines.
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Austin
Tex
Co. N. Avery
State Mining Board
Isidore Broman
Lockhart
Avery
Broman
Mrs Miller Author Dies at 80 in Northfield Mass
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller, 80, died yesterday at her brother Rev. George Huntington’s Northfield home. Known as a widely read author, her death ends a prominent regional literary presence.
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Miller
Northfield
Mass
Emily Huntington Miller
George Huntington
Manchester Commerce Meets Iceberg Off Belle Isle
The Furness line freighter Manchester Commerce, with 6000 tons cargo and 40 crew, rammed an iceberg 100 miles east of Belle Isle. With a crumpled bow and heavy flooding, the iron ship limped into St. Johns, Newfoundland, under stormy seas.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Furness Line
Manchester Commerce
Belle Isle
Crouch
Troops to Be Relieved At Fort Sheridan and Fort Huachuca
Four troops of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry depart Fort Sheridan Illinois for El Paso Texas next Friday under War Department orders. Preparations continue at Fort Leavenworth for the Second Squadron Fifteenth Cavalry to Fort Huachuca Arizona on November 7 to relieve a squadron of the Fifth Cavalry, about 250 men and officers in four troops.
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Chicago
Navy
War Department
Washington
Fifteenth United States Cavalry
Fort Sheridan
Ill
el Paso
Tex
Texas to auction 2 million acres of school land forfeited
About 2 000 000 acres of Texas school land have been forfeited for non payment of interest. Owners are granted 90 days from November 1 1913 to repurchase the land. The board of appraisers led by Judge R W Priest completed a survey and will report to the general land office.
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Austin
Tex
R. W. Priest
Board of
School Land
J. T. Robison
G. C. Morris
L. E. Cowling
General Land Office
Russian reporter in hiding in Waukegan after Beiliss case
Samul Shunkman a Russian reporter says he worked on the Yushin sky murder connected Beiliss trial at Kiev. He fled to a Chicago suburb fearing exile to Siberia and has lived in Waukegan for weeks. He and a detective followed the Beiliss case and concluded Beiliss is not guilty.
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Chicago
Samul Shunkman
Mendel Beiliss
Kiev
Russia
Siberia
Waukegan
Ill
Beiliss
Shunkman
Cross country car race from El Paso to Phoenix starts with teen entrants
Nineteen cars begin the 517 mile El Paso to Phoenix dash as originally 21 entered, racers to reach Phoenix Thursday. In Yuma, 15 of 23 cars in the Los Angeles to Phoenix 574 mile race depart on the final 206 miles after a late arrival, with Olin Davis leading the start and Barney Oldfield losing twenty minutes at the control.
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EL Paso
Tex
Phoenix Fair
Phoenix
Yumay ® Ariz
Los Angeles
Barney Oldfield
Olin Davis
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP Coverage
The San Antonio Light summarizes its reliance on the Associated Press Leased Wire Day service as a primary source, noting AP provides about 20,000 words daily plus the paper's own substantial news offerings.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Secretary Bryan Denies Ultimatum to Mexico
Secretary Bryan declines to discuss the words ultimatum or advices and denies sending any ultimatum to Mexico. He argues newspapers should not publish reports on international matters though Mexican dispatches suggest a shift. He warns misstatements on international issues could have serious consequences as Wilson administration talks of Congress address continue.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Mexico
Wilson
Congress
Mexico City Denies U S Demand Huerta Resign
In Mexico City officials and the U S ambassador deny receipt of a United States demand that Provisional President Huerta resign at once and not designate loyalists as his successor. A Mexican cabinet meeting was called to discuss the issue, with press reports noting the Washington dispatch denial.
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Mexico City
Huerta
United States
Associated Press
Washington
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Bryan
Bacon
Foreign Relations Committee
Fee
Daniels
Atlantic
Mexican Gulf
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Fletcher
New Hampshire
Tam
Louisiana
Michigan
Virginia
New Jawak
Wilson Leaves White House To Vote As Mexico Crisis Grows
President Wilson travels to Princeton to cast his ballot while Mexican tensions remain high over Huerta. Officials refuse comment on a note demanding Huerta resign and the U.S. eyes a neutral path supported by major powers. Secretary Bryan and Admiral Fletcher indicate naval moves along the Veracruz–Tampico area.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Princeton
Huerta
White House
Bryan
Mexico
Huorta
Mexico City
Charge O'Shaughnessy
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