Dyn amite Cad e Called Before Appeal Court
Chicago Oct 29 The United States Circuit Court of Appeals heard 30 of the 33 labor union officials linked to the McNamaras in the national dynamite plot ask for new trials. The government seeks prison terms at Leavenworth for the convicted, led by Frank M. Ryan with a seven year sentence.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
McNamara Brothers
Indianapolis
Leavenworth
Kansas
Frank M. Ryan
A. B. Anderson
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
McNamaras
Olaf’ Tveitmoe
San Francisco
Tveitmoe
Pacific Coast
John J
James B. McNamara
St. Louis
Elijah N. Zoline
Ortie F. McManigal
Supreme Court Refuses Writ in San Antonio Bank Case
The Supreme Court today refused a writ of error in City of San Antonio vs. Alamo National Bank. The bank recovers $8,644 from the city on warrants for salaries, a San Antonio trial verdict dated March 19, 1908. The court also denied writ in Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. vs. A L Shirley et al. from Bexar, upholding $23,500 damages.
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Austin, Tex
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Alamo National Bank
Bexar County
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
A. L. Shirley Et al
Bexar
Shirley
Main Avenue High School Delays Dismissal Due To Cold Weather
Students at Main Avenue High School enjoy a day off as the heating system remains out of service during concrete work on the engine room. If temperatures rise, classes will start at 10:80 tomorrow and run until 3:30 in the afternoon.
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Main Avenue High School
Women on Police Force in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas reports two women police officers. Miss Zoe Stroller was named recently and Miss Florence Dibrell was added this morning. Dibrell will lead the “mashers” unit focusing on aiding young girls.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Zoe Stroller
Florence Wibrell
Dibrell
Fire destroys Santa Fe depot and ten cars at CENTER
A morning blaze in CENTER Texas caused between 50000 and 75000 dollars in damage, gutting the Santa Fe depot, warehouse, ten box cars and a caboose. The fire started in the warehouse and the cause is known.
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Center
Tex
Santa Fe
Johnson laughs at amalgamation talk in Massachusetts
Governor Hiram Johnson of California derides proposals to join the Progressive party with other factions while campaigning for Charles F Bird in Everett and Dorchester. He argues consolidation would rejoin national party lines led by Barnes Penrose Murphy and Taggart, and questions reform promises without new leadership.
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Everett
Mass
Hiram Johnson
California
Dorchester
Charles 8. Bird
Johnson
Massachusetts
West
Barnes
New York
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Murphy
Taggart
Indiana
La Follette Endorses Wilson Mexican Policy In Raleigh
In Raleigh on October 29 Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin strongly backed President Wilsons Mexican policy. He called Sundays elections in Mexico a frame up designed to aid Provisional Huerta.
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Raleigh
N. C
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Prince of Monaco Leaves U S for Monte Carlo
After a several month stay in the United States the Prince of Monaco sailed for Monte Carlo. He departed with many specimens of the game he obtained in the West.
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Prince of Monaco
U. S
New York
United States
Monte Carlo
West
San Antonio Weather: Frost Tonight Then Warmer Thursday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair to night and Thursday with frost tonight and warmer temperatures on Thursday, indicating improving spring like conditions.
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San Antonio
Weather roundup for major cities with temperatures and winds
Observations at 8 a m list temperatures for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with conditions including cloudy rain snow and winds from various directions. Noted is the lowest temperature in the past 24 hours, ranging from 24 to 62 degrees.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Cold Weather Not To Prolong This Period
The weather bureau reports a short cold spell with a 34 degree low or lower. Tomorrow should bring fair and warmer conditions if sunshine continues, but cloud cover could deepen the chill. In Lockhart the first winter wind drove temps to 40 as firewood shortages stress farmers. Dallas records 31, Amarillo 24, while the coast region endures a norther with temps around 40 and rain in previous hours.
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Allen Buell
United States Weather Bureau
Lockhart
Tex
Houston
Weather Bureau
Ice Hits Wilbarger County in Early Winter Blast
Vernon Texas October 29 Wilbarger County faced a real winter day as a norther blew in yesterday and this morning ice appeared in many locations across the county.
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Wilbarger County
Vernon, Tex
Denison Sees Severe Frost Temperature Drops to 31
Denison Texas reports a heavy frost with ice overnight as temperatures fell to 31 degrees by 6 am causing damage concerns for crops and early heating needs in the area.
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Denison
Tex
Wealth rise seen for bankers under new currency law
Edmund D. Fisher deputy comptroller of New York told the Investment Bankers of America that the Glass Owen bill will not stop bankers from borrowing on securities but will curb price stimulation by a large money supply. He added it will broaden demand for investment securities and municipal bonds will replace other investments.
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Chicago
Edmund D. Fisher
New York
Investment Bankers of America
Glass-Owen
Fisher
Tax Rolls Show Increase In Tarrant County Valuations
W C Meachum chief clerk in the tax assessor's office of Tarrant county arrived in Austin and filed the 1918 tax rolls with the comptroller. Total valuations for 1913 stand at 97 692 870 dollars, up 4 416 830 from the prior year.
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Austin
Tex
W. C. Meachum
Tarrant County
Comptroller’s Department
Opportunities in Agate Light Want Ads
The Light invites readers to daily check its want ads for unique opportunities. It claims previous profitable purchases made readers wiser and wealthier, urging tonight’s review to gain future gains by tomorrow night.
Light Claims Southwest Texas’ Largest Paid Home Circulation
The Light asserts it has the largest paid home circulation in Southwest Texas and doubles any other San Antonio paper in local paid home circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio
Strikes and National Guard Massed at Colorado Coal Fields
Governor Ammons orders the Colorado National Guard into the Southern Colorado coal fields to restore order near Trinidad. Labor leader John McLennan condemns militia presence as the cause of violence, while strikers tap wires and reports of casualties and $2.5 million in wage losses accompany the unrest.
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National Guard of
Colorado
Trinidad
Denver
Colo
Ammons
John McLennan
State Federation of Labor
Hastings
Las Animas
Huerfano
Aged Ministers Consider Care Plan and Endowment
Kansas City discussion centers on aiding aged ministers and families through old age pensions with 20 percent from ministers and 80 percent from churches. A $2,000,000 endowment is urged, plus survivor provisions for widows and minor children in case of minister’s death.
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Kansas City
Congregational Board of Ministe Relief
Tony
Brooklyn Women Lead 7000 in Liberty Bell Suffrage Parade
A Brooklyn suffrage parade features 7000 women, with a float carrying a duplicate Liberty Bell loaned by Mrs. Katherine Wentworth Ruschenberger. The bell remains silent until universal woman suffrage is achieved. Carrie Chapman Catt will appear, and two aged survivors from the 1869 Brooklyn Woman's Suffrage Association will ride.
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New York
Brooklyn
Katherine Wentworth Ruschenberger
Pennsylvania
Women’s Suffrage Party
United States
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Brooklyn Woman's Suffrage Association
Fugitives Await Final Disposition on USS Louisiana Refugees
Mexican refugees Felix Diaz and others aboard the battleship Louisiana showed unease over their future as Washington had not sent guidance by late morning. Mexican authorities had not protested the asylum granted to the fugitives on the American warship.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Felix Diaz
Louisiana
Washington
Leased Wire Day AP Report Details For The Light
The San Antonio Light notes it receives the Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press, a comprehensive daily wire service of about 20 000 words. The paper also carries its own extensive special news coverage beyond the wire.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Ser
Currency Shipment Held Despite Neutrality Proclamation
Federal Judge Maxey ruled that the seizure of 5 million dollars in Constitutionalists currency did not violate President Wilsons neutrality. Capt R C WilliamsU S A will appeal. The money was held after being seized at Eagle Pass amid dispute over if release would harm Mexico or violate neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
United States
Belden & Brown
J. L. Camp
Mexico
Engineer Killed, Fireman Harmed in Giles Embankment wreck
Engineer B S Hawley of Amarillo died when his fast freight derailed after cattle crossed the track at Giles Texas, rolling down a 30 foot embankment. Fireman H O McCormick may have been fatally injured. Brakeman W J Ryan was hurt and two unknown tramps also injured.
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W. J. Ryan
Ryan
McCormick
Amarillo
New Chairman Elected on Rock Island Line
Daniel G. Reid retires as chairman of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway, replaced by Omass M. Schumacher, VP of El Paso and Southwestern, linked to Phelps-Dodge & Co. Directors also name Schumacher to the executive committee. Moore remains as chairman of the executive group while Mudge is re elected president.
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New York
Daniel G. Reid
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Omas M. Schumacher
el Paso and Southwestern Company
Phelps-Dodge & Co
Schumacher
Rock Island
Road
W. H. Moore
Moore- Reid
The
D. G. Reid
Arthur C. James
H. A. Mudge
Jas. McLean
F. L. Hine
Edward 8. Moore
Mr. Mudge
Medical men to meet at Fifth District convention
The semi annual meeting of the Fifth District Medical Society will be held in this city on Thursday November 6 at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. About twenty counties in the San Antonio territory belong to the district and speakers include Dr M B Clapton of St Louis and Dr E K M Hummel of New Orleans. An army surgeon will discuss typhoid fever prevention. T C Jones of Comfort is president and Dr J A McIntosh is secretary.
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Fifth District Medical Society
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
M. B. Clapton
St. Louis
EK. M. Hummel
New Orleans
T. Cc. Jones
Comfort
District Society
J. A. McIntosh
Corporations Fail to Pay Tax In Texas
Austin Tex Oct 29 The time for paying the gross receipts tax for the last quarter expires Friday the last day of the month Several corporations subject to the tax have not filed quarterly reports or paid the tax Penalty after the first of next month is 10 percent of the amount due.
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Austin
Tex
Convict Stilwell Sways Mayoral Campaign Clemency Debate
Sing Sing inmate Stephen J Stilwell disputed his pardon request as reported by William Sulzer He boasted of pressuring lawmakers to back Sulzer and jail threats while Tammany leaders allegedly promised clemency Stilwell later declined to squeal until impeachment proceedings removed Sulzer.
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New York
Sing-Sing
William Sulzer
Sing Sing
Stephen J. Stilwell
Sulzer
James W. Clancey
Stilwell
Tammany
Clancey
State Department of Prisons
New York City
John Hennessey
Murphy
Hennessey
Hennessy
0. R. Miller
Albany
Governor Sulzer
Executive Chamber
Clancey Leaves for New York to Seek Job
Ossining New York October 29 Warden James M Clancey of Sing Sing prison left for New York to look for a job He said he expected to find one tonight and reiterated that he would not reconsider his resignation as warden Stilwell would say nothing today.
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Clancey
New York
Ossining
N. Y
James M. Clancey
Sing Sing Prison
Stilwell
Resignation at Sing Sing Not Yet Accepted
War den Clancey has not had his resignation as head of Sing Sing prison received by Superintendent Riley of the state prison department. The hint is that the resignation may not be accepted as Riley endorses Clancey’s administration.
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Albany
N. Y
Clancey
Sing Sing Prison
Riley
State Prison Department
Engine wreck injures two on Frisco Meteor southbound
In Oklahoma one engine and tender derailed near Chelsea after leaving the track this morning. Engineer E R Hart suffered probable fatal burns while fireman E T Walrod sustained facial and hand burns and bruises. No passengers or mail clerks were injured.
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Tulsa
Okla
E R. Hart
E. T. Walrod
Chelsea
First Monthly School Fund Apportionment Planned
Austin Texas on October 29 reports the department plans a fifty cent monthly apportionment from the school fund about November 1. A larger apportionment is expected in December as scholastic enrollment increases and the fund for 1913 exceeds 1912 by 572 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Eaton Case Argued Over Admiral Husband Poison Death
In Plymouth Massachusetts on October 29 the defense closing argument for Mrs. Jennie May Eaton was delivered by William A. More. He contends evidence shows Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton administered the poison causing his death and a jury verdict was anticipated that afternoon.
City Court Adopts Mail Subpoena System in Cleveland
After a month of operation Municipal Court Bailiff Charles L Sulzer reports 837 summonses issued with only fourteen undelivered under mail service. He notes post office address changes are tracked via mail, reducing undelivered notices and cutting costs from 270.27 to 67.50. Bar associations nationwide seek details.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Charles L. Sulzer
Post Office Department
Personal crisis reports rise in capital over poison access
Washington health officials warn death by own action is too prevalent due to easy access to poisons. A public appeal urges Congress to regulate deadly drugs and back a Mann Illinois bill governing interstate traffic. The rise mirrors national trends and burdens District authorities.
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Congress
Mann
Illinois
Drowning Toll Mounts in El Salvador Flooding
Sixty four deaths from drowning were reported across Salvadoran districts after an unprecedented rainfall lasting Monday and Tuesday. Vera Paz near San Vincente was destroyed with all inhabitants lost. four deaths occurred in the city itself. Rainfall measured about ten inches in the area.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Vera Paz
San Vincente
Mexicans Reach Havana With Diaz Embassy Members Aboard
The Mexican training ship Zaragosa arrived in Havana from Vera Cruz. On board were members of the embassy to Japan led by General Felix Diaz. They had been arrested at Vera Cruz for disobeying orders to stay in Havana and traveled to Mexico with Diaz. The prisoners could not land and Col. Adolfo Martinez, in charge, said he would await instructions from his government.
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Havana
Zaragosa
Vera Cruz
Japan
General Felix Diaz
General Diaz
Mexico
Col
Adolfo Martinez
Ambassador James W. Gerard Meets Emperor William in Berlin
In Berlin on October 29, Ambassador James W. Gerard presented his credentials to Emperor William. The audience was informal and focused on golf riding and other sports, with hardly any political discussion.
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James W. Gerard
U. S
Germany
Em R
Gerard
Berlin
United States
William
United States Debates Mexico Policy With Allies
State Department undecided on Mexico policy as Secretary Bryan dispatches formal notes to European governments asking them to pause policy moves until the US defines its stance. Britain France and Germany respond. possible move toward eliminating Huerta and ensuring a fair constitutional election in Mexico.
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Washington
D. C
Bryan
Mexico
United States
England
France
Germany
Mexco
Huerta
Mexico City
State Department
Felix Diaz
Louisiana
Hampton Roads
Vera Cruz
Monterey
Mazatlan
Morro Castle
John Lind
New York
Wilson
Madero
Great Britain
Fight for Three Cities Sought by Constitutionalists
Federals and Constitutionalists clash amid Mexican civil conflict as reports from Matamoros indicate forces totaling around 1 000 men maneuvering for Monterey Saltillo and Victoria with continued coverage on Page 3.
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Monterey
Saltillo
Victoria
Matamoros
Mex
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International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
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Pol
Sneer
Misescusoss Nee Reer
Dallas
Staike Zone
Suuffragettes
Maxey
Reid
Rock Island Company
Fifth District Society
Ald Otilwell
Hart
Salvador
Diaz
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