Greek veteran in San Antonio offers help if Greece needs troops
A. Prattes, a Greek resident and former soldier, says natives in the United States would return to aid Greece Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro against Turkey if the Balkan crisis worsens. He served in the Georgia state militia and would go if called, noting the government can call citizens abroad in times of need, though service here cannot be compulsory.
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Balkan
Greece
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
United States
A. Prattes
San Antonio
Prattes
Georgia Etate Milita
Coun
T .I A
Mexico
Mr. Prattes
Europe
Greek Aviator Heads to War After San Francisco Stop
Capt. George Capitainis, head of the Greek army aviation corps, passed through San Francisco on his way to join the colors. He had been in San Diego for flight training and predicted Greek biplanes would figure prominently in the war with Turkey. Greek consul Richard de Fontana said 20,000 Greeks will go from California to fight Turkey.
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San Francisco
Cal
George Capitainis
San Diego
Turkey
Richard de Fontana
California
Greek Miners Flee Utah to Join Grecian Army
Greek workers in Utah are leaving for the east amid a call to arms. Estimates place about 2500 Greeks in the state with roughly 1000 among Bingham copper miners who struck for higher wages. Most at Bingham have declared intent to join the Grecian army.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
East
Bingham
Italy and Turkey sign peace pact in Switzerland
London dispatch reports Italy and Turkey signed a peace pact at Ouchy Switzerland last night. Constantinople announces the Turkish cabinet voted to accept Italy’s final proposals with a Turkish emissary bound for Ouchy to formalize the preliminary agreements.
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Italy
Turkey
London
Ouchy
Switzerland
Paris
Constantinople
Ouchay
Italian Cruiser Bombards Sheik Said Forts Near PERTM
Italian cruiser shells forts at Sheik Said north of PERTM as bombardment continues. Turkish forces and local defenses monitor the action amid ongoing hostilities in the region.
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PERTM
Arabia
Sheik Said
Rebel Army Captured Near Jinotepe Nicaragua
Washington reports the rebel army at Jinotepe about twenty miles south of Managua was captured with all ammunition arms and artillery after a four hour battle with government troops at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The rebels sought to join Zeledon’s force on the Managua Granada railway. Admiral Southerland warned Zeledon he would strike with 900 marines and bluejackets if he did not surrender by 8 yesterday morning. outcome unclear.
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Washington
Jinotepe
Nicaragua
Managua
Zeledon
Granada
Southerland
Auto wedding on the road to Baton Rouge station
Henry Dewars of Jackson and Frances McCreery of Covington married in an automobile en route to the railway station. They met by appointment and, with a license secured, had a judge and witnesses join them as the car sped to the station for a formal ceremony.
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Baton Rouge
Henry Dewars
Jackson
Miss
Frances McCreery
Covington
Local forecast for San Antonio area
The forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for tonight and Saturday to be fair with tranquil conditions. Temperatures are expected to remain mild with light winds and no precipitation.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
City and Midwest Weather Readings For Tourists
Observations at 8 a m show varied conditions across major cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul with temperatures from 4 at St Paul to 64 in Boston. Winds range from southeast and northwest with forecasts of fair weather and possible rain in Washington.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Denies AP Wire Carried Elsewhere
A statement claims no other newspaper in San Antonio carries the Associated Press wire in whole or in part, reaffirming that such assertion is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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San Antonio
Three Federal Armies Pincer Rebel General Antonio Rojas
Three federal columns of 500 men each began pursuit of rebel general Antonio Rojas near Cananea Sonora. Rojas, who commands about 600 troops, had sent an embassy to El Paso via Consul Llorente seeking peace terms, but Mexico's government rejected the overture and ordered his capture or destruction.
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el’ Paso
Tex
Antonio Rojas
Cananea
Sonora
Nogales
Magdalena
Rojas
el Paso
Llorente
Rebels Routed Near Santa Elena by Federals in Mexico
Governor Carranza reports 200 rebels near Santa Elena were routed by federal forces at dusk. Sixty rebels are said to have fled with 70 horses and equipment captured. The engagement follows the defeat at San Blas two days earlier as General Blanquet and Carranza move toward Sabinas and Cuatro Cienegas.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Carranza
Coahuila
Associated Press
Santa Elena
San Blas
Sablinas
Blanquet
Monclova
Switches and Sidings Choked With Freight in Texas
Texas railways after a long meeting agree to cooperate to free cotton laden equipment. Switches and sidings are crowded with rolling stock slowing unloading. Labor scarcity drives workers away with Negroes returning to cotton fields and Harriman line strikers taking day labor roles away from Southern Pacific cars.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Railways
Texas
Harriman Line
Southern Pacific
Kerrville Senator Real Declines Congress Nomination
State Senator Julius Real of Kerrville says he will not accept the Republican nomination to run against James L. Slayden, the Democrat for the Fourteenth district. He notified Republican County Chairman Julius M. Oppenheimer by long distance call and spoke of good crops and a prosperous year ahead in the Kerrville region.
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Julius Real
Kerrville
Congress
James L. Slayden
Fourteenth
Real
Julius M. Oppenheimer
Bexar County
Senator Real
Edgecombe Declines Run for State Legislature
W. J. Edgecombe writes to Republican County Chairman Julius Oppenheimer declining a state legislature bid. As a result his name will not appear in the Republican column against four Democratic county candidates.
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W. J. Edgecombe
Julius Oppenheimer
Students Help Farmers Overcome Wet Harvest Delays
Nearly 1000 college and high school students in Fargo have been granted two weeks leave to assist farmers with harvesting thousands of bushels of grain stranded by recent wet weather.
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Pargo
N. D
Fargo
Seven Die and Dozens Hurt in Hartford Line Wreck
Westport Conn Oct 4 The Springfield Express wreck on the New Haven line yesterday left seven dead and scores injured Ten remain hospitalized at Norwalk hospital with expected recovery The dead include Mrs James C Brady Miss Mary Hamilton Mrs C Ransom Salaried workers and several Brady relatives The crash followed a high speed crossover attempt and signals allegedly disregarded by the engineer The wreck ditched nearly the entire train as Mrs Gavit daughter of Anthony N Brady attended a funeral in Hartford with friends prior to the accident.
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Westport
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Norwalk Hospital
James C. Brady
New York
Anthony N. Brady
Albany
N. Y
Mary Hamilton
Gavit
Brady
Patrick Garvan
Hartford
Mayor Balks At City Paying Beautifier Budget
Mayor Jones doubts the city should fund 1000 for bringing a civic beautifier to San Antonio. He offers to contribute 25 or 500 and urges private subscriptions. The plan committee favors 1000 or more, but the council is unlikely to approve amid competing city needs.
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Jones
San Antonio
Gonzales Man Killed in Street Shooting
In Gonzales Texas Tom Dancer is dead after a morning shooting affray with John Murray a negro shoemaker. Sheriff Johnson and Constable Davis responded. Dancer fired on Davis as they arrived and was killed by return fire. Dancer had three wounds and twenty shots were exchanged. The clash followed a prior dispute over an unpaid account.
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Gonzales
Tex
Tom Dancer
Dancer
John Murray
Murray
W. W. Johnson
H. C. Davis
Davis
Submarine B2 Sunk Off Dover in Collision With Amerika
Lieutenant Richard J. Pulleyn of the B2 submarine was rescued after the loss of fifteen crewmen when the British sub sank near Kent following a collision with the liner Amerika. The Amerika stood by and aided in a lengthy sea search before continuing to Southampton. The B2, one of ten sister ships built 1903 to 1907, was about 100 feet long.
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Dover
Kent
Amerika
Richard
Pulleyn
Dover Harbor
Southampton
New York
Beale torpedo boat damaged in Delaware collision
The Beale a new torpedo boat destroyer collided with a barge on the Delaware River near Philadelphia tearing a large bow hole about 20 by 10 feet. The 82 man crew were uninjured and watertight compartments were closed before the Samoset towed the vessel to the navy yard.
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Philadelphia
Beale
Delaware River
Newport
R. I
Samoset
Navy Yard
Cuban Journalist Enrike Maza Faces Trial in Havana
The trial of Enrike Maza, Cuban newspaper man, for assaulting American chargé d'affaires Gibson took place in the Audiencia court. Maza admitted the assault but argued it occurred as a reaction to Gibson’s contemptuous treatment. The case is closed and the court has five days to rule.
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Havana
Enrique Maza
Hugh
Gibson
Auderica
Maza
Storm Warning Issued for Savannah Vicinity
A Washington advisory reports a disturbance with stormy weather and high winds about hundreds of miles east of Savannah Georgia moving northward. Caution advised for vessels bound for that area. Signed MOORS.
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New Orleans
Washington
Savannah
Houston Observes Baby Day at Made in Houston Show
This October 4 report notes a baby day event in Houston where hundreds of local baby products vie for main prizes to be awarded that night. Dolls and gifts are provided for all children present to ensure prizes for all attendees.
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Houston
Tex
Electric Sign Fall Injures Two Women in San Antonio
Mrs. Ella Townsend of Belton Texas and Mrs. J W Williams of 1145 Summit Avenue were injured when an electric sign at East Houston Street and Alamo Plaza collapsed after a mail wagon struck its supporting post. Townsend suffered head wounds. Williams lost several teeth. Andreas Zuniga, Carter Mullaly Transfer employee, was arrested for reckless driving. police court hearing postponed due to pending witness summons.
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Ella Townsend
Belton
Tex
Summit Avenue
East Houston Street
Alamo Plaza
United States Mail
Hicks Building
Williams
Townsend
San Antonio Baptist Association
B. T. Darnell
Matamoras
Andreas Zuniga
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Company
Ten Day Want Ads Offer For Classified Insertion
Ten Day Want Ads begin tomorrow or Sunday and run two Sundays. The rate is one half cent per word per insertion. Advertisers may run ten or more days and may pay later by calling the ads office. Both phones listed as 176.
Roosevelt Denies Campaign Fund Demands in Senate Probe
The Associated Press reports Theodore Roosevelt testifies before the senate committee investigating campaign funds. He denies asking for contributions for the 1904 campaign and says he ordered returns of any Standard Oil money. He questions Penrose and others and reads letters showing his insistence on not tying contributions to favors.
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Washington
United States
Bliss
Senate Committee
J. P. Morgan
Standard Oil Company
George B. Cortelyou
Cornelius N. Bliss
John D. Archbold
Roosevelt
Penrose
Senate
Standard Oil
Charles D. Hilles
Bartholdt
Dixon
Clapp
Colonel Roosevelt
Senator Clapp
Hadley
Missouri
President Taft
Archbold
New York
Coerey Tt Sheldon
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
National
Cortelyou
Cha George B. Cortelyou
Oyster Bay
Senator Oliver
Ierie
Harriman
Rockefeller
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