Yuan Shi Kai Elected President in China First Republic Vote
In Peking on October six Yuan Shi Kai won a five year presidency after a multi ballot Parliament vote. He secured 507 of 759 ballots on the final tally surpassing the two thirds requirement by one vote. Li Yuen Heng provisional vice president received 179.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
House of Representatives
Senate
Li Yuen Heng
United House of Parliament
Yuan Shi
Yuen Heng
Tsai Yuan Heng
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Sun Yat Sen
Republican Movement
China
Army Tactics Compared At National Guard Convention
Chicago October 6 A careful study of the U S military situation is to be made at the National Guard Association annual convention. Three hundred commissioned officers attend as tactics in use at home are compared with those tested in the Balkans through film shown by Major Thomas J Dickson. Speakers include Gen Leonard Wood Henry Breckinridge and Gen Thomas J Stewart. A military ball will be given tonight.
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Chicago
United States
National Guard Association
Balkans
Thomas J. Dickson
Sixth Field Artillery
Robbers fail in Vernon bank vault attempt
An attempted robbery in Vernon Texas targeted the First Guaranty State Bank vaults. The would be thieves drilled the Vernon Abstract Company vaults with nitroglycerin but were frightened away by Edward Clapp who alerted authorities after explosions woke him. The intruders escaped. officials suspect amateur robbers.
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Vernon
Tex
Guaranty State Bank
Vernon Abstract Company
Edward Clapp
River Stays Stationary as Guadalupe Floods Victoria
The Guadalupe river near Victoria Texas remains stationary after rising higher than since 1869. Widespread floods along the riverbanks for miles cause extensive crop damage and overwhelm local areas.
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Victoria
Tex
Guadalupe
Panhandle Fair Opens With Record Attendance
AMARILLO Texas October 6 The Panhandle state fair opened today drawing a record crowd Exhibits come from fifty Northwest Texas counties and ten East New Mexican counties promising a busy week for exhibitors and visitors.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas
East New Mexican
Missionaries Safe as Bandits Hold Captives in China
A dated October 3 message from Rev. Christian Stokstad and Rev. Mr. Johnson reports three white women and two children at Tsao Yang bandits' headquarters and unharmed. Men are believed alive. aim to hold bandits with nearby troops until reinforcements arrive. Bandits number about one thousand, half mounted.
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Peking
Siang Yang Fu
Hu Peh
Christian Stokstad
Mr. Johnson
Tsao Yang
Mr. Fauske
Stokstad
Johnson
Boston Schooner Frank B. Witherbee Lost After Collision
A radiogram from the steamer City of Atlanta reports the Boston schooner Frank B. Witherbee was lost after colliding with the City of Atlanta off Cape Hatteras on Friday night. Captain Ellis and seven crew members were saved.
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Boston
Mass
Frank B. Witherbee
Atlanta
Cape Hatteras
Ellis
Witherbee
Weather update for major cities with cloudiness and cooling trends
San Antonio area hints at increasing clouds tonight and Tuesday. Observations list St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington with temperatures from 52 to 66 and mixed rain, wind shifts, and colder lows in the last 24 hours.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights AP Coverage
The San Antonio Light relies on the leased wire day report from the Associated Press as its primary general news service, supplemented by its own extensive special news coverage. This combination provides broad national and international reporting for readers.
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San Antonio
The
Light
Increased Artesian Flow Not Tested In San Antonio Valley
After a heavy flood last week no accurate test of artesian head in San Antonio valley wells has been possible. H L Eisler records pressure on Brackenridge estate and expects a rise, noting past rains added 4 to 5 pounds and about 2.3 feet per pound. Tests are planned for late this week or next. George Cushman notes similar records for Villita street wells, while the San Antonio Gas and Electric Co reports no test since the flood but expects a substantial increase.
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San Antonio
H. L. Eisler
Mr. Eisler
George Cushman
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Villita Street
New $10,000 Contribution Emerges in Sulzer Impeachment
Albany reports a fresh 10 000 donation in Governor Sulzer's impeachment trial. I V McGlone testified he gave ten 1000 notes to the governor for Allan A Ryan, as of Thomas F Ryan, last October. The assembly managers' bid to reopen their case was allowed by Judge Cullen despite objections. The new testimony was expected to be brief.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
I. V. McGlone
Allan A. Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Assembly Board
Cullen
Cooler Weather Doubtful Says Local Meteorologist
Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau says cool air may arrive but showers could form first. He notes pressure patterns show high in the northwest with cold, fair conditions and Montana snow, while central low pressure brings unsettled, showery weather that may drift eastward. He expects possible cooler spells after showers, perhaps tomorrow or the next day in North Texas.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
United States
Major Buell
Montana
Texas
Good Roads Men Meet in Houston for Dallas Highway
Auto enthusiasts gather in Houston on October 6 to advocate a direct highway between Houston and Dallas. The meeting showcases support from local leaders and road groups aiming to speed the project’s progress.
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Houston
Tex
Dallas
The Light Ad Rates Emphasize Wide Local Reach
An advertising pitch touts The Light as the largest paid home circulation paper in Southwest Texas with 80 percent of readers within 100 miles of San Antonio. It promotes paid circulation as the best way to reach the majority of the territory and lists 15 word rates for various insertion frequencies.
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the Light
Texas
San Antonio
Quarantine Declared as Mexican Town Braces for Invasion
In Piedras Negras on October 6 a smallpox quarantine was set to stop cross river movement after fears of a Federal attack. Thousands of Mexicans sought to cross the border amid reports of forces near Peyotes and shifting control as Carranza supporters flee potential Huertista advances.
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Piedras Negras
Maas
Peyotes
Huertistas
Carranza
Constitutionalists
Federal successes dent and routs in Mexican revolution war
News from Mexico City reports federal forces score decisive wins against the Constitutionalists. Santa Rosalía is recaptured with trains and war materiel seized, boosting morale as Gen. Mercado and Gen. Maas advance toward Torreón and Durango.
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Mexico City
Santa Rosalia
Samuel E. Mercado
Chihuahua
Department of Interior
Maas
Sabinas
Piedras Negras
War Department
Aubert
Madera
Tracy Aubert
Torreon
Puebla City
Puebla
Morelos
San Luis Potosi
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Chicago art student Ida Leegson murdered near city
Miss Ida G Leegson an Chicago art student was strangled with a cord while lured by a telephone call to a prairie area southwest of Chicago. Police report few leads and note she recently returned from Mason City Iowa where she taught school.
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Chicago
Ida G. Leegson
Leegson
University of Chicago
Lorado Taft
Art Institute
Wilson
Seventy-first Street
Western Avenue
Mason City
Robbers Steal 16000 From Velvet Co Cashier
Carl A. Koelb cashier of the American Velvet Company was robbed of $16,000 by two masked men while transporting funds from the First National Bank to the mill in Stonington. The robbers fled but the money was later found hidden in a stone wall near the scene as posses pursue suspects.
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Stonington, Conn
Carl A. Koelb
American Velvet Company
First National Bank
Flood Waters Recede After Extreme Rain in Texas Coast
Reports from the coast country and southwest Texas say waters are receding and conditions may return to normal soon. Rail service remains impaired especially eastward, with several days before full schedules can be kept. Damaged cotton is seen but not destroyed, and picking cannot resume immediately. The Houston Electric Company fully resumes car service after ongoing disruptions.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Houston Electric Company
San Antonio Attorney John R. Boyle Seriously Ill After Surgery
John R. Boyle, a leading San Antonio attorney with Houston Boyle and Storey, underwent an appendix operation at Santa Rosa Hospital around noon yesterday. Doctors report the condition serious but the patient resting easily this morning. He left his office Saturday at 6 pm in apparent good health and grew ill later that night, prompting his Sunday morning hospitalization.
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John R. Boyle
San Antonio
Houston
Four Teens Die in Kiev–St. Petersburg Express Wreck
An express train from Kiev to St. Petersburg collided with a stalled locomotive near Dvinsk Russia causing four teen passenger deaths and 28 injuries on October 6.
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Russia
Dvinsk
Kiev
St. Petersburg
Here
Treaty rights not violated says Folk on Thaw deportation
Washington officials ruled no American treaty rights were violated by Canadian authorities when they deported Harry K. Thaw on September 10. Solicitor Joseph W. Folk of the State Department said a careful treaty review found no provision breached by Canadian administrative or judicial action.
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Washington, D. C
Harry K. Thaw
Joseph W. Folk
State Department
Thaw
Department
Folk
Great Britain
Canada
Murder Trial Begins in Texas Killing Case
The trial of Sango Evarro in San Marcos Texas opens in district court for the killing of Special Deputy Sheriff John Davis during a Mexican wedding celebration on June 7. Judge Frank Roberts presides with Sam C. Lowery prosecuting. Evarro and five other Mexicans are held without bond.
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San Marcos
Tex
Sango Evarro
John Davis
Frank Roberts
Lockhart
Sam C. Lowery
la Grange
Evarro
Travis County
Woman Victim Lured by Job Offer Then Dies
A woman identified as Mildre was lured by a pretext of employment leading to her death. Investigators seek suspects and motive as they pursue leads in the case. Local police urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Mildre
Convicted Killer Harry Spencer Accused of Many Murders
Chicago dispatch reports Harry Spencer, linked to Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat’s death, inflated his murder tally. Police doubt he killed twenty or more. records tie him to several other slayings as detectives probe his confessions. Spencer admitted knowing he would be charged after his arrest for Rexroat, then listed numerous victims and methods, with details growing as questioning continued.
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Chicago
Harry Spencer
Mildred Allison-Rexroat
Spencer
Associated Press
Detroit
Delavan Lake
Wis
Goshen
N. Y
Annabel Wright
Rexroat
Halpin
Zion City
Ill
Peter Niedermier
Timothy Devin
Charles Penneil
Murphy
Fannie Thompson
Michigan Avenue
Walkerville
Ont
New York
Fort Montgomery
Helen Gould
Washington Park
Lagoon
Lake
Wisconsin
Pital
Fulton
Halstead Streets
van Street
Aberdeen
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Merigang
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Eve
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