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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1912

Page

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Diaz leads rebel force from Vera Cruz against government

Associated Press reports Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz, seized Vera Cruz with about 500 troops and two gunboats. He reportedly moved toward San Andreas Tuxtla to organize strong forces while recruiting in Vera Cruz. Antonio and Lopez named as his lieutenants amid a growing uprising.

City OF Mexico Marine Corps Vera Cruz Felix Diaz Diaz Secret Service General Diaz Porfirio Diaz San Andreas Tuxtla San Andres Tuxtla Pedro Antechi Pastor Lopez San Antonio Aguilar Mexico City Oaxaca General Aguilar Police Department

Boston Wins Seventh World Series Game In Cold Weather

Boston defeats New York to claim the eighth and deciding game for the world championship as Mathewson and Meyers struggle in the chill. Weather, errors, and a late double steal chase shape a tense finish at Fenway Park with Boston rallying on strong fielding and timely hits.

Fenway Park Boston Mass New York Mathewson Hooper Doyle Yerkes Red Sox Murray Fletcher Stahl Henrickson Bedient Joe Wood Mwaaaes Aleannté O’loughlin Rigler Klen Evans Meyers Cady Devote Wagner Giants Bed Snodgrass Gardner Merkle Speaker Devore Lewis Beai Aies York Merkle Eeizor Grass Stahl Gass Herzog

Orozco Jr Rumored in San Antonio as Secret Service Probes

El Paso reports Pascual Orozco Jr may have left the Burro mountains crossing into San Antonio en route to New Orleans and Europe. Mexican and American secret service officials doubt the claim while investigating all angles. Orozco’s 1700-man force remains in the Burro mountains without a leader until Caraveo arrives.

EL Paso Tex Pascual Orozco Jr San Antonio Secret Service Orozco Burro Mountains New Orleans Europe Burro Esteva Manual Esteva Coahuila Mexico Central America South America Hsteva United States Eugene Nolte

El Paso Kidnapping Showdown Delayed by Rebel Actions

Rebels hold cattleman J. T. Cameron and captive EB Polley near El Paso after lowering ransom to 2500 pesos. A special train with funds pursued by federal troops from Pearson, but delays and cut communications hamper any word on Cameron Polley or the fate of ranchman Arthur McCormick.

EL Paso Tex J. T. Cameron Pearson Cameron EB. J. Polley Friends of McCormick Arthur McCormick Palomas Land & Cattle Company San Antonio Machita New Mexico Polley Juarez

Madero Refuses Sign Of Salary Increase For Deputies

Mexico City report says President Madero refused to sign the bill raising deputy salaries by 100 percent, declaring the measure unconstitutional.

Madero Mexico City

Complaints Filed Charge Men Practicing Medicine Illegally

Complaints filed in Bexar County Court accuse G. W. White A. S. Haslem W. N. Norwood A. G. Cullenbaugh C. M. Brando and F. Pearce of unlawfully practicing medicine. Each complaint bears Dr. Charles D. Dixon’s signature. Dixon began a special investigation after the Bexar County Medical Society acted weeks earlier.

San Antonio G. W. White A. S. Haslem W. N. Norwood A. G. Cullenbaugh C. M. Brando F. Pearce Charles D. Dixon Dixon Bexar County Medical Society

Taft Attended by Secret Service Guard At Station

President Taft travels to Worcester, Massachusetts, under tight security as secret service men and detectives closely guard him on the way to the railroad station and through the baggage room to the train.

Taft New York Worcester Mass Secret Service

Roosevelt in Excellent Condition After Milwaukee Wounds

Chicago bulletin reports Theodore Roosevelt resting well with normal temperature and pulse after a Milwaukee shooting. A fractured right rib was diagnosed but not yet precisely located by X ray. family arrives, hospital routine praised, and doctors express confidence in rapid recovery.

Chicago Roosevelt Milwaukee Theodore Roosevelt Ethel Theodore Jr Longworth Colonel Roosevelt J. B. Murphy Arthur Bevan Scurry L. Terrelis Macauley

Record naval review greets Taft at New York harbor

The Atlantic fleet of 123 vessels sailed past President Taft in a Hudson River pageant. The line included Ark ansas and Wyoming leading the battleships, with the Mayflower anchored near the Statue of Liberty. Tens of thousands watched from shore and excursion boats as the fleet moved upriver.

New York Arkansas Wyoming Taft Mayflower Osterhaus Connecticut Hudson

Handcuffed father bids goodbye to dead child in custody

Detained Luigi DeVito 33, arrested on a Rochester murder warrant, viewed his six year old daughter's body in a Texas jail cell. He swore innocence and promised to return as Rochester police plan to transport him and brother Antonio to Rochester. Police link DeVito to the Albanese murder and a Black Hand case with multiple killings.

Maraien Luigi DeVito Rochester N. Y Lancaster Guiseppe Albanese DeVito William H. Whaley Rochester Police Department Texas Antonio DeVito Laredo Tex Captain Whaley Albanese

Local Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity

A weather update shows tonight and Thursday expect rain in San Antonio and surrounding areas with continued wet and unsettled conditions. Residents should plan for showers and possible thunderstorms with periods of heavier rain.

San Antonio Vicinity

Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A.M.

Weather snapshot from major cities shows cool to mild morning readings. St Louis 50 with NE wind and partly cloudy sky. Chicago 46 clear with southeasterly wind. Milwaukee 42 clear with south wind. Kansas City 56 clear. New York 44 clear. Boston 40 clear and cold. Washington 44 clear with north wind.

ST. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Boston Washington

Hurricane I Raging On Coast With 60 Mile Winds

Port Aransas reports breakers and wrecked wires as a hurricane rages along the coast. Authorities urge caution while residents brace for continued high winds and potential flooding.

Port Aransas Braces as Terminal Line Is Threatened Flood

Authentic advices from Aransas Pass report the Terminal railway six miles to Harbor Island under water and likely to wash away. Gale winds, 60 mph offshore, heavy rain at Port Aransas for 24 hours, wires down, residents flee the Island, and hurricane warnings extend along the Texas coast. Corpus Christi reports two inches of rain in the 24 hours ending ten this morning. Mayor J E Cotter hoped the storm would abate and island residents might stay.

Corpus Christi Tex Aransas Pass Harbor Island Port Aransas Gulf of Mexico J. E. Cotter Texas Corpus Gulf

Gale Strikes Brownsville Texas City Hard

A fierce wind and rain storm hit Brownsville and surrounding areas at 11 pm. The hurricane warning is in effect from Port Lavaca to Brownsville. One injury reported when a barber Gordon McKenzie had the upper portion of his right ear severed by a falling transom.

Brownsville Tex Gordon McKenzie Port Lavaca

Severe Gulf Storm Casts Heavy Rains Into Texas Coast

Reports describe a powerful Gulf of Mexico storm, discovered yesterday and now central in the west gulf south of Corpus Christi, moving inland with heavy rains of one to two inches in South Texas and high winds, with San Antonio experiencing sporadic rainfall.

Gulf of Mexico Gulf West Gulf Corpus Christi Texas San Antonio

Statement on AP wire sharing with San Antonio papers

A statement declares that the day leased wire of the Associated Press delivered to San Antonio is not carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light, asserting the claim is unfounded and without basis in fact.

Associated Press San Antonio

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