Cuban Crisis Prompts U S Readiness for 15000 Force
Havana unrest and looming Cuban election spark U S concern. Officials warn of possible rebellion if results are disputed as the army eyes a potential 15 000 strong land force and Marines ready to intervene from Caribbean ports. President Taft to review situation upon return to Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Cuba
Havana
United States
Gomez
Zayaistas
Liberal Party
Zayas
Senor Rivero
U.S
Border Patrol
Texas
Arizona
Expeditionary Force
Army
E Palma
Vana
Nicaragua
Sutherland
Taft
Ashington
Wilson and Marshall Day Urges Texas Observance
Mrs W F Robertson former Texas Wilson and Marshall chair appeals to supporters to observe Wilson and Marshall day on November 2 across Texas and donate to aid the national committee. District and county chairs urged to observe and boost the effort. District and county chairmen urged to observe the day. State May Rest Case Today. LAKE CHARLES La Oct 26 court opened for third week of Rabon murder trial state expects to finish by evening as many as sixty witnesses remain to be examined none yet for direct testimony others to rebuttal.
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Dallas
Tex
W. F. Robertson
Texas Womn
Wilson and Marshall
Wilson
Marsall
Texas
Padlso
Ilson and
Marshall Clubs
Rged
State
Lake Charles
Rabon
E State
Baker to Direct Exhibits at Panama-Pacific Exposition
Asher Carter Baker, United States Navy retired, was named director of exhibits for the Panama-Pacific Exposition to be held in San Francisco in 1915. Baker previously worked with the Chicago, World’s Fair and St. Louis expositions and has ties to the naval service.
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Baker
San Francisco
Cal
Asher Carter Baker
United Tes Navy
St. Louis
San Antonio Local Forecast Tonight and Sunday
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday with mild to warm temperatures expected across the area.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A M
Weather notes from multiple cities early Sunday showing temperatures from 38 to 62 degrees. Clear to partly cloudy skies with light to moderate winds and forecast fair and warmer or cooler conditions varying by city.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Wilson Prefers Sleep Over Watching Returns
Princeton scene reports Gov Woodrow Wilson would rather sleep through election night than watch returns, aiming to read full results in the morning. He notes a telegraph setup at his home while his wife and three daughters will monitor the telegraph, as Dartmouth and Princeton football draw crowds on campus.
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Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Princeton University
Wilson
Dartmouth
Freight cars used as sales rooms challenged in Texas
George Mendel Jr., attorney for Wholesale Produce Dealers of Texas and Retail Merchants' Association of Texas, filed a petition with the Texas railroad commission. The groups accuse railroads of allowing freight and refrigerator cars to be used as sales rooms for vegetables, produce, and fruits, urging a hearing and an order to prohibit such use.
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Austin
Tex
George Mendel
Texas Railroad Commission
Wholesale Produce Dealers of Texas and
Retail Merchants' Association of Texas
Railroad Corporations of
Texas
Railroad Commission
Galveston Plans Seawall Extension for Growth Area
Galveston County Judge George E. Mann unveils plans to extend the seawall and grade westward to double the city area in response to population growth from the Panama Canal. The project may require a constitutional amendment and is priced around 5 million dollars, with the Galveston Commercial Association set to review it immediately.
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Galveston
Tex
George E. Mann
Galveston Commercial Association
Brakeman Pinched Wife and Insulted Her, Tex. Jury Says
G W Brawer was awarded 1000 dollars damages against the Texas and Pacific railroad by a Bowie county jury after alleging a brakeman pinched his wife's arm and offered her an insult when she boarded a train in Texarkana on October 26.
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Texarkana
Tex
Texas & Pacific Railroad
G. W. Brawer
Bowie County
Diaz Faces Death For Vera Cruz Rebellion
Eighteen prisoners were to be court martialed at Vera Cruz with Felix Diaz at the center declaring, I am the only one responsible for the movement. Of 24 slated to die, 13 are officers while the rest are sergeants. Madero refuses cabinet reports and vows to enforce the law, while Diaz’s allies seek suspensions and news of U S captain Hughes carrying papers. The case triggers political debates in Congress and university student petitions for Diaz’s clemency.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
General Devila
Felix Diaz
Col. Diaz Ordaz
Diaz
Mexico
Supreme Court
Madero
Senate
Zapata
Orozco
Porfirio Diaz
Juarez
First District
Congress
Hughes
United States
Des Moines
Francisco de la Barra
Revolutionary Movement
Wireless SOS From Cruiser Des Moines Signals Aid
A garbled wireless message supposedly from Commander Hughes of the cruiser Des Moines, stationed at Vera Cruz, was intercepted in San Diego. The fragment clearly reads that assistance is badly needed and is directed to Washington.
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San Diego
Cal
Hughes
Des Moines
Vera Cruz
Washington
Roosevelt files $10,000 libel suit in Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt sues George A. Newett editor of the Iron Ore Ishpeming for libel over an article alleging intemperate language and liquor use. The suit seeks a nominal sum, with the Progressive National Committee calling the charges a harmful slander and noting Roosevelt acted after reading the piece on October 14 in Chicago.
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Marquette
Mich
Mbel
Detroit
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming
Newett
Roosevelt
New York
Michigan
Progressive National Committee
Mr. Newett
Colonel Roosevelt
Chicago
Milwaukee
Taft Warns Nation Ready for War and Peace
President Taft in Jamestown says exports and imports top four billion dollars this year. He praises peace but notes naval display shows readiness to defend the country. He urges federal loans for farmers to cut interest and boost farm production.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Taft
Cambridge Springs
England
Germany
France
New York
Leniency on School Land Forfeitures Announced
Texas Land Commissioner J T Robinson said forfeitures for non payment of interest due November 1 1911 will be delayed until February 1 1913 and those due November 1 1912 until summer 1913 after touring drought affected areas He plans to seek legislative action to modify interest payments and give settlers time to settle delinquent accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
J. T. Robinson
Robinson
Jury Enters River Holiday in Stafford Murder Case
In Beaumont Texas Judge Conley suspended the trial of Dr. A C Stafford for Bert Barton’s murder due to illness of key witness Mag gie Van Wormer. Jurors will remain aboard a Nueces River houseboat tonight and Sunday and resume Monday.
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Beaumont
Tex
Maggie van Wormer
A. C. Stafford
Bert Barton
Conley
Sixtieth District Court
Nueces River
Laurel Heights Church to Host District Conference
Laurel Heights Methodist church of San Antonio has been selected as the meeting place for the next district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The conference will be held in Beeville with pastors to be assigned today to district churches.
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Beeville
Tex
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
San Antonio
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Racing and Jubilee parade mark Travelermen day highlight
Johnny Raimey won the 6 mile auto race at the Jubilee grounds in 5 57 with Barney Oldfield close in 6 02 among six entrants. The Traveling Men’s day featured a comic parade through the business district and a large crowd plus speeches by J Ira Kercheville and others. A baby show and Mothers Congress reception drew crowds, with agricultural talks and a Siege of the Alamo production planned for night. Mayor A H Jones welcomed the group as Nat Villareal led a grand parade with dignitaries on horseback.
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Jubilee Grounds
A. H. Jones
Jubilee
Knights of the Grip
J. Ira Kercheville
Oldfield
Raimey
Clark
Mothers’ Congress
Congress
Mothers
City Federation of Clubs, Playgrounds Association
Bohemian Scribblers
Joseph Emerson Smith
Bexar County
National
State Departments of Agriculture
The
Alamo
Houston
Gunter Hotel
A. J Jones
Nat Villareal
S. E. Kessler
M. Zimmerman
W. C. Burns
H. T. Mathews
C. R. Johnson
Dell Allen
H. M. Nussbaum
A. M. Dechman
W. L. Herman
B. E. Peach
Fred Hoyer
D. L Bourland
N. Kotzen
C. C. Quillian
R. L. Ross
H. G. Williams
W. B. Atkinson
A. L Chavez
George Jenner
J. Ira Kircheville
John G. Marshail
Big Balloon Race Starts in Stuttgart
The Aero Club of America will be represented by the Uncle Sam and the Kansas City II in the international balloon race beginning in Stuttgart Germany October 26. Capt. H. E. Honeywell and Roy F. Donaldson express strong US chances while John Watts and G. E. Quizenberry share optimism. Prizes total 7500 with 2000 for first, 1700 for second and 1500 to 260 for others, plus gifts and prize sharing. Balloons were moved to Stuttgart with free gas and insurance. contestants receive interpreters. Elaborate banquets and festivities surround the event.
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H. E. Honeywell
St. Loui
Uncle Sam
John Watts
Stuttgart
Germany
Aero Club of America
G. E. Quizenberry
Kansas City
Beveridge testifies on 1904 Senate campaign donations
Former Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana told the Clapp committee that he received 30,000 from George W. Perkins, 25,000 from Edward L. McLean and 2,500 from Gifford Pinchot for his 1904 senate bid. He returned the funds the day after elevated. Letters documenting the returns were produced and witnessed.
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Washington
Albert Beveridge
Indiana
Clapp Committee
Senate
George W. Perkins
Edward L. McLean
Gifford Pinchot
Perkins
Beveridge
Mr. Beveridge
E. L. McLean
L. G. Rothschild
John F. Hayes
Larz Whitcomb
Thomas R. Shipp
Methodists Plan Mass Meeting in Fort Worth
Dr. W. F. McMuray general secretary of the Methodist Church Extension Society inspects local properties in Fort Worth Texas. A Methodist mass meeting will be held in his honor Sunday in Louisville Ky the secretary's home city.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. F. McMuray
Methodist Church Extension Society
Louisville
Roosevelt enjoys first step outside after illness
Colonel Roosevelt left his Oyster Bay home for the first time since returning, walking halfway down the hill and back while feeling bully. Though weak, he managed the climb. A parade of birthday packages from across the country and abroad accompanied his chauffeur on the morning run. He turns 54 tomorrow.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Fire at Bible Cleaning and Messenger Service destroys shop
A gasoline explosion in a blaze at 223 South Alamo Street destroyed the Bible Cleaning establishment and Messenger service at 1:45 PM. Three people, including owner J. W. Reed and firefighters Joe Barrera and Domingo Diaz, suffered burn injuries. Adjacent stores Armbruster's Penny Laundry and Alamo Meat Market sustained smoke damage.
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Bible Cleaning Establishment
Messenger Service
South Alamo Street
Armbruster
Alamo Meat Market
J. W. Reed
Joe Barrera
Domingo Diaz
Rev Thurston Vaughn Found Guilty of Attacking Wards
The Rev Thurston A Vaughn former superintendent of the South Carolina Odd Fellows Home was found guilty of criminally attacking youthful female wards. The jury quickly returned a verdict with no mercy recommended and Vaughn confessed naming two more victims. Judge Purdy presided as tears flowed in court. He faces the electric chair.
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Greenville
8. C
South Carolina
Odd Fellows
Thurston A. Vaughn
Vaughn
Purdy
Blease
Ellis county road bonds approved for two districts
The attorney general’s department approves two road district bond issues in Ellis County. Road District No. 8 issues 73,000 dollars and Road District No. 9 issues 100,000 dollars both at 5 percent interest, maturing in forty years with a ten year option. Crosby county school district bonds of 15,000 dollars at 5 percent mature in thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Ellis County
J. C. Lumpkin
Bills County
15000 Bales Marketed In San Marcos Cotton Yard
Wagon receipts at the local cotton yard report about 15,000 bales of cotton marketed in San Marcos Texas as of October 26. The figure reflects activity at the yard and illustrates strong market movement for the period.
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San Marcos
Tex
Bulgarians Fire on Adrianople Outskirts as Turks Retreat
Reports from Softa say Bulgarian forces set fire to parts of Adrianople and captured forts and outlying towns north east of the city. Prisoners flood in from Mustapha Pasha and Kirk-Kilisse. Turkish officers are reportedly absent and panicked retreat to Constantinople as Bulgarians advance toward the city.
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Softa
Adrianople
Sufilar
Mustapha Pasha
Kirk-Kilissehis
Gov Organ
Mir
Kotehavi
Turks Lose Thousands as Servians Drive Ottoman Forces From Kumanova
Turkish troops attacked the Servian position near Kumanova but suffered heavy losses as Servians forced a bayonet assault and captured twelve field guns. Servian casualties were high, with several officers killed. Montenegrin forces reported advances toward Scutari and Ipek as two Montenegrin armies continued operations against Turkish irregulars.
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London
Manova
Uskup
Kumanova
Vigoro
Martinovitch
Koplik
Tarakogeh
Powers May Interfere After Decisive Balkan Battle
Berlin reports the foreign office expects intervention by the powers after the first decisive Balkans battle. Germany is ready to cooperate and believes Austria will join the move. Britain is hoped to act, with Turkey's weakened state cited as motive, in a view from the foreign office.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Balkans
Germany
Austria
Sia
Turkey
Kirk-Kilisseh
Knives Used in Combat in the Servian War
Report from Vranya Servia on Oct 26 describes bayonet hand to hand clashes as Serbians capture Kumanova. Descriptions note Servian infantry charging Turks with knives and rifles in close fighting amid heavy casualties.
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Vranya
Servia
Kumanova
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