Deep Waterway Celebration Opens With Texas Trade Focus
Aransas Pass Texas hosts six day deep water celebration as business leaders gather to inspect facilities. Excursions view harbor and warehouses while cotton shipments, rails, and ships prime the port for export to Europe. Notable speakers include Wheeler Davidson Garner and Burton.
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Texas
Gulf
Jens J. Todd
Henry Brooke
Chiuficu iavuEa
de Leity
Harvor
Et Joseph's
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Industral Progres
Europe
Great Southwest
Harbor
San Patricio County
San Antonio
Bex
T. B. Wheeler
Claude Weaver
Oklahoma
A. B. Davidson
J. N. Garner
E. VU. Burton
Claude V. Birkhead
Fred W. Cook
Thomas L. Conroy
Brinkburk
Bremen
Germany
Liverpool
Haeyland
Galveston
United Kingdom
Will Probable EW Mark Championship At Stake
Probable entry signals a major event with championship implications. Competitors vie for dominance as expectations rise for a decisive EW mark showdown.
Border raids heighten U S border tensions in New Mexico
A Douglas Arizona dispatch reports 35 rebels crossed near Lang ranch southeast of Douglas in an invasion intended to steal American cavalry horses. Four rebels were killed and one captured as a half hour battle ensued. reinforcement was sent to the Lang ranch while deeper incursions near Hachita yielded a skirmish leaving one rebel wounded and captured. Rebel chief Inez Salazar is blamed for provoking international friction and the sixth invasion on American soil in recent weeks.
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Ariz
Long Ranch
Lang Ranch
Ynez Salazar
Hachita
N. M
Third
United States Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Mexico
United States
New Mexico
E. Z. Steever
Sonora
Steever
Department of Texas
Arizona
Salazar
Inez Salazar
Chihuahua
Taft Orders Border Patrol Reinforcements From Fort Riley and Fort Russell
President Taft responds to urgent army requests by ordering reinforced border patrols from Fort Riley and Fort Russell. The action follows a period of deteriorating conditions in both northern and southern Mexico, with officials expressing particular concern about ongoing border affairs.
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Border Patrol
Fort Riley
Fort Russell
Mexico
Taft authorizes two cavalry regiments to border
President Taft telegraphed Major General Leonard Wood authorizing two more cavalry regiments to the Mexican border. No crossing order was given. Officials say the situation is grave but intervention would be a last resort.troops reassigned from Fort Riley Kansas and Fort D A Russell Wyoming to border duties.
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Taft
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Fort Riley
Kan
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Washington
Mexico
Wood
Mr. Taft
Texas
Madero
San Antonio to Aransas Pass special train for harbor opening
Chamber of Commerce reports strong interest in a special sleeper train to Aransas Pass for the harbor opening. About 150 passengers can be accommodated with possible extra coaches if needed. Fare is 7 dollars round trip, including sleepers, a band, harbor ride by Long Transportation vessels, and return early Friday morning.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aransas Pass
San Antonio
Gulf
Pullman Company
Gulf City
Carter
Chamber of Commerce Committee
D. J. Strauss
Long Transportation Company
Chicago opens third international aviation meet in 1909
Chicago hosts the third international aviation meet featuring Gordon Bennett world championship races. American and foreign pilots compete in mono plane and biplane handicaps, 40 kilometer events, bomb throwing, high altitude accuracy landings, and related tests highlighting the era’s aviation skill.
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Chicago
America
Gordon Bennett
James Gordon Bennett
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Local Forecast for San Antonio Area
Local forecast says tonight and Sunday will be fair with clear skies. Light winds and dry conditions expected across San Antonio and nearby areas. Highs and lows not specified in readable text.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Morning weather snapshot for multiple cities
Observations at 8 a m report temperatures from 60 to 78 degrees across cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington. Conditions vary from clear to cloudy with winds from NE SE SW W and NW and forecasts of rain or fair skies for Sunday.
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Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Bride Fatally Burned in kerosene fire incident
Denton Texas report states Mrs Wes Morris aged 16 a bride of two weeks died from burns suffered while kindling a fire with kerosene oil last night.
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Denton
Tex
Wes Morris
San Antonio Light denies other papers carry AP wire in whole
A statement asserts that no newspaper besides the San Antonio Light carries the Associated Press wire into San Antonio, declaring any claim to the contrary unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Morgan to Testify in Clapp Committee Campaign Probe
Washington plans for the Clapp committee to resume hearings as Senator Pomerene and Chairman Clapp meet. The date for J Pierpont Morgan’s appearance remains undetermined, though he has been on the witness list since July. The probe will seek whether corporate or allied contributions influenced legislation.
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Clapp
Pomerene
J. Pierpont Morgan
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Morgan
Congress
Masher Arrest Highlights Street Corner Roaming Ban
Police Chief Lancaster orders street corner mushrooms to be routed after Patrolman Mack brings in a suspect for allegedly accosting Miss Myrtle Moss on East Houston street. The man, booked on an affidavit, posted bond for Monday’s hearing before Judge Buckley. witnesses failed to appear.
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Lancaster
Tom Mack
Buckley
Myrtle Moss
Guenther Street
East Houston Street
No Rebels at Ojinaga Telegram Reports No Rebel Activity
Maj. W S Scott says no rebels at Ojinaga at any time in a telegram from Lieut. Smalley. Col De la Cruz Sanchez remains in command and Orozco’s whereabouts are unknown. Rumors place his father and two cousins at Mula Pass and Orozco at Bosque Bonito.
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W. S. Scott
Department of Texas
Lieut. Smalley
Gameron
United States
Hig Bend
Ojinaga
Col. de la Cruz Sanchez
Orozco
Mula Pass
Bosque Bonito
Urgent request for troops on border patrol
Reports to the war department note urgent reinforcements for border patrol. Officials discuss permission for American troops to pursue rebel raiders into Mexican territory and possible Mexican troop movements through U.S. soil to aid in stopping raids. General Salazar is named as responsible for raids. Troops from Fort Huachuca move toward Arivaca.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Arizona
New México
Treasury approves rifle and cartridge export to Mexico
Acting under President Taft, the treasury department authorizes the export of 500 rifles and 150000 cartridges for American protection on the border. Arms to be sent to the Cananea consular agency for distribution.
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Arizona
Taft
Treasury Department
Mexco
Cananea
Negro Regiment May Come to Forts for Border Patrol
At Fort Sam Houston the Ninth Army Cavalry is the only colored regiment stationed there, with the Thirteenth at Fort Riley. Both regiments are expected to be designated for border patrol service.
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Ft. Sam Houston
Fort D. A. Russel
Fort Riley
Rebels threaten Nogales with demolition over Sonora entry
El Paso Sept 7 Mexican rebels warn Santa Cruz County Sheriff they will dynamite all Nogales buildings if Mexican federal troops are allowed to enter Sonora via Nogales and will attack any American crossing the border to reach Sonora.
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Santa Cruz County
Arizona
Nogales
Sonora
Troops Planned for Sonora Campaign Across U.S. Route
United States plans to move a large body of troops across American territory from Paso to Nogales as part of a campaign against rebels in Sonora. President Madero called a special session of the senate to secure authorization for the Mexican government to request the movement.
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United States
War Department
Sonora
Paso
Nogales
Madero
Senate
Governor Colquitt Seeks Troop Disarmament While Absent
In Austin Governor Colquitt is away at Mineral Wells for recovery. He has not received formal orders to move Mexican troops, and insists troops must be disarmed while in Texas, reflecting his wartime stance on internal security. He remains absent from the capital as the matter lingers.
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Colquitt
Austin
Tex
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