Philadelphia Rededicates Congress Hall in Independence Square
Congress Hall in Independence Square is rededicated after restoration. President Wilson attends with Champ Clark as orator of the day, the parade features major military units, and the building is formally delivered to Philadelphia with the rostrum of Washington’s farewell and a benediction by Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman.
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Philadelphia
Congress Hall
Independence Square
Congress
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
National Military Service
Pennsylvania National Guard
Patriotic Societies
Wilson
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
Clark
Washington
House
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Coast Artillery
Fort du Pont
Fort Mott
Delaware River
Pennsylvania National
John Hancock
Continental Congress
Grant
Henry N. Couden
D. D
Columbia
Frank Miles Day
Day
American Institute of Architects
John Hall Rankin
United States Senate
Forrest J. Prettyman
Weather outlook for San Antonio and vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity. Fair and warmer tonight. Unsettled and colder Sunday, probably showers.
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San Antonio
Weather observations across major cities
Observations at 8 a m show temperatures ranging from 34 in Milwaukee to 66 in Boston with calm or light winds. Forecasts predict rain or rain in several cities, while others expect fair or colder conditions on Sunday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Roosevelt predicts great development in South America
In Rio de Janeiro on October 25 Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech praising growing stability and prosperity across American nations. He argued North and South America will grow closer and that Brazil Argentina and Chile gain equal footing with the United States in world affairs. He warned against foreign intervention and urged respect for a Western Hemisphere policy against new colonization.
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Rio DE Janeiro
North
South America
North America
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Government
Roosevelt
America
England
France
Algiers
Egypt
Panama
Brazil
Argentine
Chile
South
Council of Nations
Doctor dies after contracting scarlet fever during study
Dr Edith Keis ker, a Philadelphia school physician, died after contracting scarlet fever while observing cases at a municipal hospital. She had visited the hospital to study symptoms and was admitted a few days later. She was the wife of architect Frank H. Keisker.
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Philadelphia
Edith Keisker
Keisker
Frank H. Keisker
Page cancels lecture appointment amid Mexican tensions
London dispatch reports Ambassador Page cancelled his attendance at a lecture by an American professor on Great Britain and the United States. Official announcement says the cancellation, made last week, has no relation to the Mexican situation, contrary to newspaper speculation.
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Page
London
Ambassador Page
Great Britain
United States
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights From AP Service
The San Antonio Light features the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its core news feed. It presents about 20,000 words daily with AP coverage and adds its own extensive local special news separately.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Rescue crews near bodies of miners in New Mexico chamber
Rescue teams reached deep into chamber No 18 at the Stag Canon mine near Dawson New Mexico as 200 miners remain entombed. Officials expect many bodies near the door to the east side high line while government helmet crews bolster efforts amid deadly black damp and previous helmet fatalities.
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J. C. Roberts
Mine Rescue Service
Case to jury soon in Hopkins Burke killing trial
The fate of E. J. M. Hopkins charged with killing Pleasant Burke on March 25 will go to the jury in Thirty-seventh District Court this afternoon. The trial has consumed much of the week with arguments by defense and state. Deliberation expected around five o clock.
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E. J. M. Hopkins
Pleasant Burke
Thirty-seventh
Nelson Lytle
Anderson
Cowen
Chambers
Linden
Mayfield Seen as Favorite for Interstate Commerce Post
Allison Mayfield of the railroad commission returned from the East where he spent weeks in New York City and Washington. He says he met hundreds of Texans and notes his chances for the Interstate Commerce Commission are excellent, though he declined to discuss the matter.
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Austin
Tex
Allison Mayfield
The
Railroad Commission
East
Mayfield
New York City
Texas
Washington
National Capital
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miss Boardmann Busy in Red Cross Building Plans
Miss Mabel Boardmann head of the National Red Cross returns from the East as a special commission presses to act on plans for a proposed new building. She is expected to work with the commission for several days.
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Miss Boardmann
Washington, D. C
Mabel Boardmann
National Red Cross
Special Commission
Time and Tide Prompt Daily Light Want Ads
A compact note highlights that timely action and daily opportunities appear through Light Want Ads, urging readers to scan for timely offers and notices. The slogan emphasizes urgency and practical opportunities in classified listings.
Light wants ads reach 18000 Southwest Texas homes
Light want ads aim to populate more than eighteen thousand households in Southwest Texas as viewers seek opportunities.
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Light
Texas
Prohibitionists Plan to Eliminate Governors Candidates
Texas delegates meet in Dallas to draw a plan to drop all but one prohibition candidate for governor. Judge A W Walker notes two avowed and one prospective contender, with W P Lane as the only possible nominee. Lattimore is named chairman. Vaughan and Gambrell speak. Cullen F Thomas courts support, predicting a dry Texas by 1915.
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Dallas
Texas
A. W. Walker
W. P. Lane
W. H. Mayes
Cullen F. Thomas
Judge Walker
O. S. Lattimore
Fort Worth
Jasper Collins
L. J. Sandifer
R. B. Pumphries
Throckmorton
H. A. Joy
Grayson
B. Reagan
Big Springs
C. F. Spencer
Montague
Representative Baker
Grandbury
John T. Duncan
la Grange
Dr. Gregory
Kaufman
Van
Horace Vaughan
Texarkana
J. B. Gambrell
Vaughan
Gambrell
Davis
J. H
Cyclone” Davis
Sulphur Springs
1915
Judge Speer in critical condition at Mount Airy home
Macon Georgia October 25 Federal Judge Emory Speer is dangerously ill at his Mount Airy summer home. He has been unconscious for two days and rallied slightly this morning. A congressional committee is expected to visit Georgia next month to investigate charges against him.
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Speer
Macon
Emory Speer
Mount Airy
Congressional
Georgia
The Light Leads Local Circulation in San Antonio
The Light tops all San Antonio papers in paid home circulation with double the local paid home circulation of any rival paper.
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San Antonio
Actor Paul Forced to Change Make up in Berlin Playhouse
Police compel actor Paul to alter stage makeup to avoid likeness to Emperor William. He previously wore an imperial mustache that increased the resemblance during performances at a German theater.
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Berlin
Paul
William
Wells Placed for 17 Deep Drilling Nearby
Locations have been set for drilling 17 deep wells south of Petrolia Texas after the Wichita Gas Company struck a 700 barrel oil well nearby. The move follows the recent discovery and signals active development in the area.
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Petrolia
Tex
Here
Wichita Gas Company
Frisco Reports Slight Earthquake Shortly After Midnight
A minor quake rattled windows in San Francisco at 1 46 this morning tracing from west to east. No damage was reported.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Cal
Narrow Escape As Fire Threatens 321 North Hackberry
Mrs. E Marion and two children aged 5 and 8 narrowly escaped death in a blaze that engulfed the frame dwelling at 321 North Hackberry street owned by J J Gembler and occupied by Dave Herzfeld shortly after 3 this morning The home valued around 3000 was insured The fire may have been set by an incendiary Fire officials MecNeel and Wright investigate Mrs Marion dragged her children to safety through flames The adjacent Gembler home was saved with minor scorching Mrs Gembler slighty burned after lighting a match following gas fumes in a pantry in search of a 50 bank note
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E. Marion
North Hackberry Street
J. J. Gembler
Dave Herzfeld
Herzfeld
Kerrville
MecNeel
Wright
Marion
Popular Prelate Montagnini Dies in Berlin
The death of Monsignor Montagnini was reported to the pope from Berlin. He had throat illness and underwent surgery days earlier. He was popular at the Vatican and handled the nunciature after the papal nuncio left Paris during the France Vatican rupture. Cardinal Merry del Val later assigned him to a post in the secretary of state office.
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Rome
Monsignor Montagnini
Berlin
Vatican
Lorenzelli
Paris
Clemenceau
Monsignor
Montagnini
Merry del Val
Major Buck Transfers to Eighteenth Infantry in Texas
Major Beaumont B. Buck, then in the Philippines with the Thirteenth Infantry, is reassigned to the Eighteenth Infantry stationed in Texas City replacing Major George D. Moore. Buck entered West Point from Dallas in 1889 and served as a major in the Second Texas Infantry during the Spanish American War. Captain Walter W. Cotchett of the Fourteenth Field Artillery here is retired due to disability.
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Texas City
Tex
Beaumont B. Buck
Philippines
Thirteenth Infantry
Eighteenth Infantry
George D. Moore
Buck
West Point
Dallas
Second
Texas Infantry
Walter W. Cotchett
Fourteenth Field Artillery
Machinists Protest at Boston Navy Yard
Charleston navy yard machinists vote to protest to the secretary of the navy over broken promises on working conditions and the failure to appoint a representative on the wage board. If unresolved they plan to appeal to Congress to standardize navy yard trades nationwide.
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Boston
Charleston Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Yard
Congress
Employees Urged to Economize at TEAGUE Texas
President J W Robinson of the Trinity and Brazos Valley spoke to about 500 railroad employees in Teague urging waste avoidance and best efforts amid rising material costs and lower freight rates He blamed Texas legislation for harming investment and said high living costs hit railroads more than individuals.
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Teague
Tex
J. W. Robinson
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Texas
Thousands Attend Busch Funeral in St Louis
Five thousand employees of the late Adolphus Busch and Grand Army of the Republic members filed past his coffin before interment at Bellefontaine cemetery. Memorial services were held in 35 cities with Busch brewery branches or business interests.
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Busch
ST. Louis
Adolphus Busch
Grand Army of the Republic
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Swift & Co Warehouses Destroyed At Union Stock Yards
Fire at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago destroyed twoSwift & Co warehouses causing an estimated loss of 500000. Firemen battled the blaze through the night while under control early today. Twenty firefighters were overcome by ammonia fumes when pipes burst during the effort.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Union Stock Yards
European Powers Seek Joint Policy in Mexico After Elections
Paris reports exchanges among European powers with large Mexico interests aiming to define common policies after U S recognition doubts. London initiates talks as European interests surpass U S in Mexico, urging a concerted policy with Washington and Europe to handle post election uncertainty.
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Paris
Mexico
Washington
London
Europe
United States
England regrets Mexico policy divergence in press reports
London officials express regret over signs of ill feeling between the United States and England regarding Mexico. They say differences are over methods not aims, and England seeks only restoration of order while avoiding complicity with European actions. The Monroe doctrine and Huerta’s regime feature in editorials from Pall Mall Gazette to The Globe.
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London
British Isles
United States
England
Huerta
Ilson
Engand
Mexico
Westminster Gazette
Pall Mall Gazette
Diplmatic Corps
Mexico City
Great Britain
European League
The
Globe
U. S
Mrs Eaton tells life story in murder trial
Plymouth mass trial of Jennie May Eaton for the death of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton by alleged poison reaches a peak as she takes the stand. She recounts a difficult early life, two marriages, and moves across Washington, Michigan, Oklahoma, Illinois, and other places while supporting her family.
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Plymouth
Mass
Jennie May Eaton
Joseph G. Eaton
Eaton
Ainsworth
June
Dorothy
Washington
Guthrie
Okla
St. Louis
Chicago
Canal Safety Claim From Seismologist Torndorf
Georgetown University seismology expert Rev F A Torndorf says the Panama canal faces no earthquake threat based on Isthmus history. He disputes alarmist views, noting Panama has no recorded earthquakes while recent tremors nearby are attributed to distant Pacific disturbances.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
F. A. Torndorf
Georgetown University
Panama
Canal
Dr. Torndorf
Pacific
Canal Zone
Torndorf
Pacific Ocean
US Ministers Reinsch and Guthrie Meet Japanese Leaders
Dr. Paul Samuel Reinsch new United States minister to China arrived in Tokio and joined George W. Guthrie American ambassador to Japan for a luncheon with notable Japanese figures. Both diplomats praised friendship between the nations and urged wisdom patience and good will for East West understanding.
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Tokio
Paul Samuel Reinsch
Madison
Wis
United States
China
George W. Guthrie
Japan
Auto Wreck Fatal near Beaumont
William H. Huck a 36 year old saloon keeper is dead and John Haney along with F. D. Hoisington are in critical condition after two cars traveling at high speed on the Port Arthur road collided shortly before midnight. Five others were slightly injured Yates Van Wormer Pete Higman Lyman Bryant E A Laughlin and another Port Arthur man. Both cars were demolished.
Local official pushes practical agriculture in public schools
Ernest H. Daniel, vice president of the local board of education, launched a movement to teach practical agriculture in public schools. He says professions are overcrowded and city youth should return to farming, with backing from local government and the school superintendent.
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Washington, D. C
Ernest H. Daniel
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Captain Harry McElderry Dies of Wounds in Philippines
Captain Harry McElderry of the Thirteenth Company Philippine Scouts died from wounds received in a clash with Moros at Talipao on October 23. A mounted constabulary force searching for a dead scout’s body attacked near Talipao today and defeated the Moros.
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Manila
Harry McElderry
Thirteenth Company
Philippine Scouts
Talipao
Mounted Constabulary
Matt and Jeff Return From West Coast Vacation
Matt and Jeff arrive early tomorrow after a trip with chaperone Bud Fisher through the West Mexico and a brief Honolulu visit. For more details see the Sunday Light edition.
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Bud” Fisher
West
Mexico
Honolulu
Monterey Falls to Constitutionalist Forces in Eight-Day Battle
General Luscio Blanco reports Monterey captured after eight days of fighting. About 3500 Constitutionalist troops under Jesus Carranza and Pablo Gonzales attacked. Min a and Topoco suburbs taken. a smelter plant seized. General Mugia mortally wounded. A derailed troop train and De la Garza wounded accompany the report from Matamoros.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Monterey
Luscio Blanco
Matamoros
Mujica
Reynosa
Blanco
Laredo
Severo de la Garza
Morales
Mon
Topocco
Mina
Lampazos Tonterey
Villareal
de la Garza
M . National Railroad
Monterey Falls as Constitutionalists Push to Mexican Border
Reports from Eagle Pass indicate Monterey has fallen to the Constitutionalists, who plan to push toward Laredo while seeking to place the main rail line under anti Huerta forces. About 1100 nationalists guard Piedras Negras as clashes continue and American sentiment shifts toward peace with Carranza’s faction.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Monterey
Constitutionalists
Laredo
United States
Piedras Negras
Huerta
Cruz
Mexico City
Ernor Carranza
Oral Garrison
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