Balkans Delay Northward Rail Link Financing
London reports O R Mounsey and Edward Cowper Thwaite say 2,250,000 pounds are being arranged for the San Antonio Rockport Mexican railway. Balkan war clouds and Chinese and South American loans slow finalization but officials expect completion after longer markets. Mounsey sails October 16 aboard the Majestic and plans a U S visit, with Cowper Thwaite later taking charge.
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O. R. Mounsey
European Contract Syndicate, (Ltd
Edward Cowper-Thwaite
San Antonio
Rockport & Mexican Railway
London
Mounsey
New York
Majestic
Continental Syndicate
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad Company
Southampton
England
Texas
E. Cowper-Thwaite
Boston and New York in eleven-inning world series tie
Boston and New York played to an eleven inning tie in the world series opener. Mathewson and three Boston pitchers held the score until an error in the tenth allowed Merkle to score for New York and force the extra frames. Mayor Fitzgerald presented gifts to Boston players as fans cheered a pitching duel and tight defense at Fenway Park.
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Fletcher
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Red Murray
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Merkle
Speaker
McCormick
Wilson
Fitzgerald
Jake Stahl
Wagner
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Klein
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Collins
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Becker
Stahl
Hooper
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Lewis
Gardner
Carrigan
Fietcher
Markle
New York Fauns
Jim
City Attorney to Receive Salary Only
City Attorney Joseph Ryan will receive $300 per month after November 1. The current $113.50 per month stenographer and office costs will be discontinued. The mayor sent Mr. Ryan a letter offering city hall office space and use of the mayor's stenographer and office phones. The letter notes the office carries $800 monthly salary and available accommodations. Ryan has kept his office in the French building.
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Joseph Ryan
Ryan
First Jurors Selected in Grabow Labor Riot Murder Case
Venice Louisiana Oct 9 The first two jurors in the Grabow labor riot murder cases were accepted by both sides John Hagan and Albert Derouen farmers. Judge Overton ordered a special venue of 150 talesmen from the surrounding parish to report Friday morning with 35 of 90 talesmen remaining to be examined.
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Lake Charles
John Hagan
Farmer
Albert Derouen
Overton
Dalby Sentenced to 30 Years for Attempt on King
In Rome on October 9, Antonio Dalby was condemned to thirty years penal servitude for attempting to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel on March 14 of the prior year.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Antonio Dalby
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A M
Reports from major cities list St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington at 8 am with temperatures from 48 to 70 degrees. Conditions range from cloudy and rainy to clear with southerly and westerly winds and forecasts of rain or fair weather varying by city.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
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New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Stands as Sole Carrier of AP Wire
The statement claiming any Gay based wire from the Associated Press used in San Antonio is carried by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Bulgaria Declares War on Turkey Balkan Forces Mobilize
London reports confirm rupture of relations with Turkey by Bulgaria and Servia. Ferdinand hurries to command allied Balkan troops as mobilization accelerates. Sofia notes rapid army concentration and smooth war office operations. Markets respond with mixed losses and consul declines.
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Turkey
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Servia
Paris
Ferdinand
Balkan
Sofia
War Office
Powers prepare appeal to Ottomans to curb Balkans war
Paris reports that ambassadors may present representations to the Ottoman government at Constantinople today in a feeble effort to extinguish the Balkan war sparked by Montenegro. The Figaro notes the visit of Ser- to Paris and the delicate diplomacy underway.
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the Figaro
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Change in Weather Coming Says Major Buell
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau predicts a weather change with cooler temperatures tonight in the northwestern state and cooler Thursday inland. He notes cloudy conditions likely bringing rain as a storm area moves east west of the Mississippi, with rain and snow in the far north and a general temperature drop elsewhere.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Major Buell
Mississippi
Band of Ninety Rebels Headed for Laredo
A band of 90 rebels, part of the force commanded by Marcelo Caraveo and led by Joaquin Goya, was reported depredating at Lampasos near Laredo. They appeared at Canadella, Coahuila, demanding goods and arms, and were said to be moving toward Laredo with federal troops in pursuit.
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Lampasos
Laredo
Marcelo Caraveo
Joaquin Goya
Canadella
Coahuila
Desperadoes Rob Rock Island Train Near Howe and Wister
Fort Smith Arkansas October 9 A posse of twenty five deputy sheriffs with seven hounds trails two desperadoes who last night held up and robbed westbound Rock Island train No 41 between Howe and Wister Oklahoma The robbers secured little loot.
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Ark
Rock Island
Howe
Wister
Oklo
Lost purse in car on West End offers rewards
Lost black purse with two five dollar bills one ten and one one dollar bill and 55 cents in change on a West End car. Liberal reward offered contact 4777 60ld by phone for quick action place want ads in The Light. Both phones 176.
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West End
Governor Wilson Faults Roosevelt Trust Viewpoints in Swing to Regulate Monopolies
Springfield dispatch reports Governor Wilson attacking Colonel Roosevelt over trust regulation and steel monopoly ties. He argues Roosevelt’s ideas stem from the United States Steel Corporation, while defending tariffs and the Saratoga Payen Aldrich stance. Wilson notes his distrust of corporate influence on national policy during a strenuous Kansas speaking tour.
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