Beattie Responds to Jury Verdict in Beulah Binford Case
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. repudiates Beulah Binford, claiming jurors unfairly judged him for his relationship with the woman rather than the murder. He says country juries misread his case and hints at hoping for release, while noting rumors he might avoid the electric chair by death or action.
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Associated Press
Chesterfield Court House
Beulah Binford
Henry Clay Beattie Jr
Binford
Judgeatson
Billy” Sampson
Henry Beattie
Richmond
Weather Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity to night and Sunday, fair. Expected clear skies, light winds, and mild temperatures with no precipitation outlook.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather snapshot for tourists across major cities
Observations from 8 am report cloudy conditions with cool to mild temperatures in Saint Louis Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington. Winds vary from east to southeast and several locations show showers or unsettled Sunday conditions.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Cluody
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Ashington
San Antonio Light Held Only Local AP Wire Carrier
The statement claiming AP wire content is carried by any paper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded. No evidence supports such distribution or basis for the claim.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Pecan
Galveston Boulevard 10 to Open Today
Galveston Texas September 9 at 5 o clock the seawall boulevard will open to traffic with a parade led by Governor Colquitt. The four mile brick paved drive runs along the Gulf of Mexico with speeches by Colquitt Senator J E Kauffman and Mayor Fisher. The project cost over three million dollars.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston Seawall
Colquitt
Gulf of Mexico
Seawall
Tremont Street
J. E. Kauffman
Fisher
Gulf
Galvestons
Shoaf Returns Home Asserts Son Kidnapping
George Shoaf father of Henry Shoaf a correspondent for the Appeal to Reason, who vanished in Los Angeles August 13, returns to his city due to his wife’s illness. He says Henry is not dead and was likely kidnapped to hinder a trial involving the McNamara brothers. Police aided the search. Shoaf brought Henry’s crushed hat and pipe.
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George Shoaf
Henry Shoaf
Appeal To Reason
Los Angeles
Cal
Mr. Shoaf
International union officials weigh strike vote at Illinois Central shops
Chicago, Sept. 9. International union officials will neither sanction nor disapprove a strike of Illinois Central shopmen before next Tuesday at the earliest. They plan a second canvass of the vote to ensure every man understands the case before voting. While some leaders favor a walkout, others urge peace and will work to prevent radical action. President McCreery insists a walkout cannot be averted, though local unions have not voted for a strike. Continued on page 2-3rd column.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
W. F. Kramer
Kramer
Federation
International
International Association of Machinists
William H. Davies
International Association of Steam Fitters
Philip Moran
Federation of Illinois Central Employes
J F. McCréery
Federated
McCreery
Melican
The
Machin
Bailey Not Leaving Texas to Practice Law After Senate
Gainesville Texas dispatch reports Senator J W Bailey plans to stay in Texas after his term ends and resume law practice rather than move to New York or another state. The Bailey speaking tour may include Fort Worth while he fields inquiries and letters from constituents. Col J Sheb Williams and John Wortham traveled with Bailey.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
Tex
J. W. Bailey
Texas
New York
Bailey
Fort Worth
J. Sheb Williams
John l. Wortham
Fort Worth This Evening. Mr. Bailey
Bailey to speak at Fort Worth banquet honoring senator
Senator Bailey will be guest of Col Burk Burnett and George I Reynolds at a Seibold hotel banquet in Fort Worth. Only close friends attend. He is to stay through early week and address cattle price differences between cattlemen and consumers.
LIVES OF FOREIGNERS THREATENED IN CHINA
Reports reach Washington of growing anti foreign agitation in Sze Chuan province linked to railway financing policies. Placards warn foreigners in Chengtu while British, French and German gunboats gather at Chungking. Navy and state departments prepare defense for American interests as floods worsen unrest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cheng Tu
Sze Chun
Chung King
State Department
Yang Tse Kiang
Navy Department
Hubbard
Mayor resumes duties after Mustarg Island vacation
Mayor Bryan Callaghan returns to City Hall after a month away on Mustarg Island. He accepts a busy morning of mail, requisitions, and meetings while praising aldermen for considering an ordinance to fund salaries for the rest of the fiscal year. He says the laborers’ weekly pay provision was a good move and hints at further cooperation.
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Bryan Callaghan
Mustarg Island
Callaghan
Medina Irrigation Firm Proposes San Antonio Medina Highway
A highway plan discussed by the Highway League would link San Antonio with the Medina Irrigation project's dam area. The route would loop around the dam, cross the Medina river, and connect with the Culebra road, requiring six more miles of Culebra road by Bexar and up to eight miles in Medina. Officials from both counties show interest and the league offers engineering aid and subscriptions.
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Highway League
San Antonio
Medina Irrigation Company
Medina River
Culebra
Castroville
C. C. Cresson
League
Medina County
Bexar County
The
H. E. Hildebrand
Bexar
Medina
Coun
Cresson
W. S. Hawkins
M. J. Arnold
C. S. Fowler
W. A. Hering
Hall P. Street
J. W. Warren
M. J. Vance
Claude Birkhead
R. H. Wester
R. T. Pruitt
August Briam Jr., A. B. Stephens and
Ray M. Mackey
Prohibitionists Call Meeting in Dallas on September 16 1911
Houston dispatch reports Hon. Thomas H. Ball state chairman announces a Dallas gathering to receive the Austin subcommittee report on alleged election frauds and to consider related matters for the state wide prohibition executive committee.
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Ball
Houston
Tex
Thomas H. Ball
Prohibition Executive Committee
Austin
Dallas
Righ. Oll
Astor Wedding On Beechwood Amid Secrecy And Suit
Newport September 9. Col John Jacob Astor and Madeline Force wed at Beechwood after a courtship that drew wide notice. The Noma yacht carried the party from New York while a $30,000 damages suit over Eugene McCrohan's electrocution at Beechwood hung over the celebration. Vincent Astor attended, figures from Newport joined, and the ceremony was performed by Rev Joseph Lambert.
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Newport
R. I
Col
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Talmage Force
New York
Beechwood
Newport House
William Force
Katherine Emmons Force
Vincent Astor
Colonel Astor
Frank P. King
Astor
Providence
Bridget McCrohan
Mr. Force
Misses Force
Noma
City Hall
Miss Force
Joseph Lambert
Elmwood Temple
Congregational
William A. Dobbyn
Thomas Hade
Associated Press
Edward S. Straight
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Beattie
China
Col. J. J. Astor
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