Swindler Venues Victims In San Antonio Business Circles
A seasoned confidence man using various names targets San Antonio business and professional leaders. He arrives at night, claims to need a temporary loan after a fake automobile mishap, praises his victim, and vanishes with the money. Victims include Varnes P. Brown and others, with the perpetrator described as a slight 65 year old German-voiced man.
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San Antonio
Soand
Varnes P. Brown
R. A. Love
Herman Staacke
R. G. Callahan
Ray M. Meckay
George B. Wathen
Women Sleep on Straw as Nassau Suffragists Gather
Scores of women from Long Island encamped at Hempstead field for a grand Nassau county suffrage parade. Straw from General Rosalie Jones estate covered the hangars as beds for the night to prove their resolve. Chief speakers today include Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs O H P Belmont.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
O. H. P. Belmont
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights Global News
The San Antonio Light presents the AP Leased Wire Day report as its core world news service with extensive daily coverage. It supplements with its own large special news section, delivering broad national and international events to readers.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Weather Temperature Notes From September 6 Brief
Weather data fragment lists temperatures and times, with unclear hours and units. The readable parts mention September 6 and various time stamps, but specific readings are obscured. The item appears as a short clipping of a weather table.
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Showers expected tonight or Sunday in San Antonio and nearby areas. Weather outlook indicates wet conditions with possible embedded thunder as a cold front passes through the region.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather outlook from St Louis to Washington for travelers
Observations at 8 am report city by city temperatures ranging from 60 to 78 degrees with clear or partly cloudy skies. Winds vary from southeast to north, with Sunday expected warmer conditions and a chance of rain in several locales.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Tourists Nearly Duped by Virginia Swindlers in D C
Thaddeous R. Campbell of Bowling Green Virginia faced two affable men posing as tourists near the treasury and Washington Monument. The swindlers staged a penny matching game escalating to a $2000 stake and fled when Campbell prepared to cash out. Campbell returned to Bowling Green with his banker observations.
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Washington, D. C
Campbell
Bowling Green
Showers Forecast by Local Weather Official
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau predicts showers within 48 hours. He cites a general low mood over the country west of the Mississippi and irregular air pressure as causes. Showers may arrive tonight or tomorrow as conditions remain unsettled.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Bond Set In Caldwell County Killing Case
Loying Texas September 6 T E Holland bound at 2500 dollars to await Caldwell county grand jury action for the killing of Joe Trevino last Saturday evening Delmar Holland bound at 1000 dollars for the same case
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Loling
Tex
T. E. Holland
Caldwell County
Joe Trevino
Delmar Holland
X Rays and X Radiants Fashion Sparks Paris Trend
Parisian styles dazzle this year and American women seek adaptation. Dressmakers wrestle with the look all summer while merchants preview new goods in daily ads. Advertisements in The Light reveal what falls worth inspecting as America mirrors Paris fashion and columns become the season’s most lively pages.
Racing Tragedy Claims Endicott and Sees Two Die
In Jackson Michigan Harry Endicott of Anderson Indiana and Mary Sarata a 10 year old spectator died when Endicott's Cutting car crashed through a track fence after a front tire blew. George Benedict was badly injured as the car struck iron railing and rolled. Endicott and Sarata were killed instantly.
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Jackson, Mich
Harry Endicott
Anderson
Ind
Bill” Endicott
Mary Sarata
Jackson
Endicott
George Benedict
Benedict
Three Alcatraz prisoners captured after escape bid
Three federal prisoners from Alcatraz Island attempted to escape by leaping an embankment under gunfire at the Mason military reservation. Harry Trichester and Earl Wheeler were wounded as guards fired. The trio fled but were captured after a betraying letter P marked them, a capital letter worn by Alcatraz inmates. None of the wounded were seriously hurt.
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San Francisco
Cal
Aladraz Island
Fort Mason Military Reservation
Harry Trichester
Earl Wheeler
Capfttal
Man Fined Ten Dollars Over Noon Beer Under New Law
Edward McCormick, an employee of a brewery, was fined ten dollars after being arrested for drinking a bottle of beer with his lunch on a street platform. He and coworkers had a standard noonday routine, but the act violated a new excise law and he was cited for disturbing the peace.
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Washington, D. C
Edward McCormick
McCormick
Switzerland Leads In Perry International Teach Match
Switzerland was reportedly ahead in the International teach match with free rifles at Camp Perry during a luncheon pause. The United States, Argentina, and France trailed, with standings unsettled due to varying shooting positions. US team includes Capt. E. W. Leddy, Lieut. J. H. Kneubel, Capt. F. Heidenreich, Artificer E. W. Sweeting, and Sgt. Cc. B. Long.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Switzerland
United States
Argentina
France
E. W. Leddy
J. H. Kneubel
F. Heidenriech
Tennessee Visitor Lies Sleepily For 35 Days
Wright Keeble of Tennessee has slept 35 days at his uncle R. P. Keeble’s San Jose home. He disappeared August 3 and was found sleeping under board coverings between hay bales on the uncle’s ranch as doctors tried to wake him. His parents traveled from Tennessee to assess him.
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San Jose
Cal
Wright Keeble
Tennessee
R. P. Keeble
Keeble
New Outbreak Reported Spreads Navy Patrols to Caribbean Ports
Reports say a new outbreak prompts the gun boat Des Moines to Puerta Plata as Santo Domingo seaports including Puerta Plata Sa mana Sanchez and Sasana close unofficially to block revolutionary material flow.
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Washington, D. C
Santo Domingo
Des Moines
Puerta Plata
State Department
Samana
Sanchez and
Sasana
Angry Justice to Persecute NY Attorney
William Travers Jerome was denounced by Justice James McKee in Coaticook for gambling after Jerome could not attend. Bail was allowed to stand and case postponed to September 11 as crowds rallied and Jerome remained in Vermont. Thaw case ties into broader deportation and habeas corpus actions with Montreal hearings set for September 15.
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Coaticook
Quebec
William Travers Jerome
James McKee
Jerome
New York
Mckee
Hanson
Jacob Nicoll
Sherbrooke
Norton Mills
Vermont
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Montreal
King's Bench
Apeal
Dominion
Minister of the Interior
N. K. Laflame
God Save the King
Miss Wilson to Sing at Meriden Masked Play
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of President Wilson joins her sister Miss Eleanor in a masque at the Bird sanctuary Meriden to protest bird slaughter for millinery. She will sing The Hermit Thrush with words by Alvin Mackaye once aged nine.
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Cornish
N. H
Margaret Wilson
President Wilson
Eleanor
Meriden
Wilson
Hermit “Thrush
Alvin Mackaye
Percy Mackaye
Japanese Official Mortality After Assassin Attack in Tokyo
Mortorio Abe director of the foreign office political bureau died after an attack by unidentified assailants as he returned from the railway station. He was struck twice in the abdomen by one assailant while a second suspect, possibly a student, organized the assault. The incident follows tensions over events in Nanking and California land policy.
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Tokio
Mortario Abe
Japanese Foreign Office
H. Ijuin
China
Peking
Nanking
America
Abe
Foreign Office
Baron Makino
California
Sun Yat Sen
Japan
Mammoth Skull Found on Grant Island Farm
Theodore Bullard of Orrs Island discovers a 500 pound petrified skull and other parts of a mammoth or triceratops like skeleton in a cave entrance while drilling for a well on his Maine farm. Bowdoin College geologist Dr. Marshall P. Cram will inspect the find to determine the species and significance.
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Orrs Island
Grant Island
Theodore Bullard
Charles W. Elot
Harvard
Bullard
Marshall P. Cram
Bowdoin College
Boy Bandits Escape In Washington Robbery
Two youths armed with a revolver and a dirk robbed Milton Baum, a business man and club member, at the Washington Suburban Club area. Mounted and bicycle police searched nearby woods into daylight but failed to capture them. bandanas hid their faces as they fled with money jewels and valuables.
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Washington
D. C
Milton Baum
Baum
Aerial Journey Ends in Paris After 1240 Mile Tour
M Girod deputy finishes aerial tour through France at Buc piloted by Captain Beces covering 1240 miles. He plans to interpellate the government on military aviation and present an exhaustive report on aviation from a military viewpoint including pilot visibility at height and craft vulnerability.
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Paris
M. Girod
Chamber of Deputies
France
Beces
Buc
Chamber
Roosevelt outlines South America tour details
Colonel Roosevelt announced a brief synopsis of his coming trip to South America. He will sail October 4 on the Vandyke to Rio Janeiro then visit Sao Paulo, Buenos Ayres, Cordova, Bahia Blanco, Valparaiso and Santiago, with plans to traverse the Amazon with two naturalists under the direction of the American Museum of Natural History.
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New York
Roosevelt
South America
Vandyke
Rio Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Buenos Ayres
Cordova
Bahia Blanco
Valparaiso
Santiago
Amazonian Forest
American Museum of Natural History
North German Lloyd weighs Panama canal route
Bremen directors consider a new steamship line from Bremen via the Panama Canal. They plan sister ships to the Columbus and the Berlin and four 12 000 ton freight steamers to expand capacity.
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Bremen
Lloyd Steamship Line
Panama Canal
Columbus
Berlin
Senators Publishers Win Fight on Tariff Measure
The Senate finance committee struck out the wood pulp countervailing duty from the tariff bill and removed retaliatory provisions against Canada. Senator Smoot hailed the move as beneficial to Canadian producers, while Senator Hughes criticized the action as shifting burdens to American newspaper publishers. The Senate quickly moved to end debate and push the tariff bill toward a vote, aiming for action before adjournment.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Finance Committee
Canada
Smoot
John Norris
Bureau of Corporations
Great Britain
Louisiana
Murder clue in love letter tied to Chicago case
A love letter written to the white wife of Charles Sing, a wealthy Chinese merchant killed last Tuesday, was found at his home. The letter, by George Der Norn, urged her to flee to China, and photos of the victim torn and stained were found with about 50 white girls on postcard prints. Der Norn vanished after transferring his restaurant to a friend, while detectives examine the scene for motive and suspects.
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Chicago
Charles Sing
George der Norn
China
der Norn
U S Surveyors Held In Burglary Case At Steamboat Springs
A full government surveying party was arrested in Steamboat Springs Colorado on burglary charges. R A Teller chief engineer and son of ex senator Henry M Teller of Denver and Joseph Roper of Washington DC nephew of A E Sheridan bureau chief are among the accused. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the next criminal term. The charge says the men entered a farm house and removed bedding.
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
R. A. Teller
United States
Henry M. Teller
Denver
Joseph Roper
Washington, D. C
A. E. Sheridan
National Agricultural Department
Finger May Seek Office in Travis County Race
Friends of W. Finger of the treasury department urge him to run for tax assessor of Travis County in the next general election. Although not officially announced, it is understood he plans to campaign. Finger has served in the treasury for two years and previously nine years at the general land office. He is the son of the late George W. Finger, longtime general land office official.
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Austin, Tex
W. Finger
Treasury Department
Travis County
Northern army sacks Nanking amid three days of looting
Dispatches from Pekin report Nanking fell to the northern army after three days of looting. American residents, including Mrs. Alvin W. Gilbert, fended off soldiers at the consulate and missions. The capture ends the rebellion as provinces are said to be quiet and the Gazette notes a cabinet resignation.
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Pekin
Nanking
Alvin W. Gilbert
American Presbyterian Mission
Alfred V. Gray
J. M. B. Gills
Mother Locates Child Through Motion Pictures
A Boston mother finds her missing husband and four year old daughter Olga after a year long search. John Ellis, a broker, took the child despite a court order and is located in Tokyo via a film recognition in Yokohama. They cannot be brought back to Boston per police.
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Boston
Mass
Tokio
Japan
John Ellis
Olga
Yokohama
Boundary suit pits New Mexico land claim against Texas near El Paso
Former Senator W. W. Turney of El Paso met with the attorney general's department in Austin to oppose New Mexico's claim in the U S Supreme Court. The dispute covers about 15 000 acres of fertile land near El Paso once sold by Texas and now held by current purchasers. Special commissioner C C Robey will collect testimony for the record.
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Austin
Tex
W. W. Turney
el Paso
Attorney General's Department
States Supreme Court
New Mexico
Texas
Turney
Senator Turney
Looney
C. C. Robey
Greenville
Supreme Court
School puzzle in New York eases overcrowded classes
Through the sacrifice of three school superintendents who gave up their summer vacations to work out the puzzle of New York's overcrowded schools it is believed the number of pupils on part time will be cut from 100000 to 30000 when the schools open on Monday. By dove tailing work using every inch of space doubling half classes into one room converting gymnasiums and play yards into school rooms a 10 year puzzle of congestion has been brought nearer to solution than ever before.
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New York
Waiting List Classified Ad Rates and Terms
An advertisement offer for the San Antonio want lists details reach, frequency, and pricing. The Light circulates to twelve thousand homes and sixty thousand readers daily with small expenses for 15 word ads in varying run lengths and a refund policy on unused insertions.
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San Antonio
Want
Dynamite Threat Looms as Carrancista Forces Clash
Reinforcements of armed ranchmen back Colonel Murguia as 1500 Federals clash near San Buena Ventura. Constitutionalist gains dislodge Huertistas amid heavy artillery and machine guns. One major leader wounded. five prisoners captured. News ties result to Cuatro Cienegas fate and threatened dynamite-filled locomotives.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Murguia
San Buenaventura
Puerto Carmen
Ildefonso Vasquez
Cuatro Cienegas
Monsclova
Aura
Laredo
Monterey
Lampasos
Tampico
Ups
Musquiz
Gonzalez
Alberto Guajardo
Guajardo
Rio Grande
Thomas Frank
Encino Solo
Brave
Eagle
Mexico
United States
Piedras Negras
Officials Await Zamacona Visit Unofficial Capacity
Washington dispatch notes Mexican foreign minister Gamboa says Manuel Zamacona will visit the United States in an unofficial capacity. Officials interpret this as Zamacona not empowered to represent Huerta unless Washington accepts him. The move is viewed as aligning with ongoing negotiations led by Lind and may signal Huerta withdrawal.
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Washington, D. C
Federico Gamboa
Manuel Zamacona
United States
Zamacona
Huerta
John Lind
Lind
Gamboa
Shaughnessy
Ame
Rene Seg
Washington
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Reno
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United Siates
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Jerome Across Border
Miss Wilson
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