Tariff Fight Ends as Senate Passes Revision Bill
The Senate approved the Democratic tariff revision bill amid applause shifting its form from the House version. A conferees meeting will finalize details, with anticipated White House action within about ten days and votes from La Follette and Poindexter affecting the final tally.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Joint Conference Committee
Underwood
Simmons
LaFollette
Poindexter
Lansdell and Thornton
Louisiana
la Follette
Wilson
Finance Committee
Democratic Caucus
President Wilson Declares People’s Fight Won
President Wilson says the fight for the people and for free business has lasted generations and is now won with handsomely and completely. He praises leadership and steadfastness in both houses and the democratic party for strength, unity, and decisive action.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Democratic Party
Local Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
Unsettled conditions persist with showers tonight and into Thursday across San Antonio and nearby areas. Temperatures remain mild with pockets of heavier rain possible in peak shower bursts.
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San Antonio
Weather observations from multiple cities at 8 a.m.
Readings show clear to cloudy conditions across cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with temperatures ranging from 56 to 79 and winds from northeast to southeast. Rain is noted in several locations and Thursday rain forecasts appear in some reports.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Prince Albert of Monaco Arrives in New York on Yacht Hirondalle
Prince Albert of Monaco lands in New York aboard the Hirondalle for a U S visit with plans rumored to include a bear hunt in Wyoming and inspection of Western oil fields in which he reportedly invested over 1 million. The 65 year old prince travels incognito and is noted as a friend of Emperor William II. He has two former marriages and pursues North Atlantic oceanographic work aboard a ship fitted with advanced equipment.
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New York
Prince Albert
Monaco
Monte Carlo
New York Bay
United States
Wyoming
William of
Germany
Sweden
Mary Douglas Hamilton
Michael Heine
St. Louis
North Atlantic
Fram Ready to Sail for Amundsen North Pole Expedition
Captain Torvald Nilsen and the Fram arrive in New York responding to Amundsen and will proceed to Colon to enter the Panama Canal. Amundsen will board in San Francisco and the Fram is expected to be first to pass through the canal.
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New York
Torvald Nilsen
Fram
Amundsen
North Pole
Christiana
Colon
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Nilsen
Canal
Elgin High School Braces for Record Enrollment
Elgin Texas teachers arrive for the opening of school on Thursday as enrollment reaches a record high. Excellent instructors have been employed and new equipment has been installed, marking a significant upgrade for the campus.
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Elgin
Tex
Elgin High School
A Direct Appeal to Men in Advertising
A piece argues men are key targets for ads, noting home life and family well being affect men and that all men have personal needs. It asserts men who read The Light advertising pages gain useful information and suggestions, while those who miss it miss valuable news.
Arctic Club members question Eskimo murder report
New York Arctic Club members dispute a report that H. V. Radford of New York and George Street of Ottawa were killed by Eskimos at Shultz Lake near the Arctic Ocean. Ottawa says the killings may have occurred around June 5, 1912, prompting police dispatches to investigate.
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New York
Arctic Club
H. V. Radford
George Street
Ottawa
Shultz Lake
Arctic Ocean
Radford
Ottawa Dispatches
Perry
Regina
Fort McPherson
Canadian Mounted Police
Street
Chesterfield
Hudson Bay
American Geological Survey
Arctic Club of
Canada
British Columbia
Alaska
East Caipé
Asia
Bathurst Inlet
Akulak
Northwest Mounted Police
Cold storage banquet marks start of international congress
The third International Congress of Refrigeration opens in Chicago with a banquet in which cold storage products from clams to cheese will be served to delegates. Ice for iced tea will be a cold storage product. Delegates from 44 countries will attend and officials say American methods have been unfairly attacked. Secretary Houston will address the assembly Monday before a schedule of receptions and tours precedes departures to Chicago for the meeting.
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Washington
D. C
Third International Congress of Refrigeration
Chicago
Congress
Houston
No Demand for School Bonds in Texas Market
In Austin on September 10, reports show little demand for Texas school bonds. Counties and districts issuing bonds struggle to sell them while the state board of education remains the sole bidder, overwhelmed with offers to sell for the permanent school fund.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Board of Education
Assassin Slays Self After Abe Attack at Foreign Office
In Tokyo on September 10 one of the two gunmen who attacked Director Mortiario Abe of the Japanese foreign office stabbed himself to death by slashing his throat. Abe was struck at the entrance of the student element on September 4 and died the following day.
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Tokio
Mortiario Abe
Foreign Office
Abe
Stolen Car Ends in Ditch Near San Antonio
Two men who stole a car owned by J. H. Pittman outside the St Anthony hotel were pursued by deputy sheriffs after driving at an estimated sixty miles per hour. The auto crashed in a North Loop ditch five miles from San Antonio, catching fire after bystander fuel fumes. Both suspects were injured and arrested on theft affidavits. Dr. W H McCoach and F H Keller aided them. The men will recover.
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J. H. Pittman
St. Anthony
North Loop
San Antonio
Justice Fisk
Galbreath
Kenwood Addition
W. H. McCoach
F. H. Keller
War on Social Clubs in Texas Aims at Houston
Harris county District Attorney Maury leads a campaign to end the quasi social clubs in Houston with help from the attorney general's department. Assistant AG C W Keeling will assist and may go to Houston. The drive targets chartered clubs for liquor dispersion and seeks charter forfeiture or prosecutions of operators as unlicensed liquor dealers.
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Austin
Tex
Maury
Harris County
Houston
Attorney General's Department
C. W. Keeling
Keeling
Attorney General’s Department
Texas
Seaman May Earn Medal For Daring Rescue At Sea
Seaman A. E. Heida of the Utah received a commendatory letter from Secretary Daniels for bravery in rescuing a shipmate who fell overboard. Heida, unable to swim, leaped after the man and saved him after a hard struggle. Daniels also asked for life saving medals for B. E. Smith and Thomas G. Glavin for night rescue on torpedo boat destroyers Jenkins and Perkins.
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Washington, D. C
A. E. Heida
Utah
Daniels
Department
Heida
Secretary of the Treasury
H. Smith
Jenkins
Thomas G. Glavin
Perkins
Currency bill push shown by Wilson with Senate panel
President Wilson presses currency reform as Senate Democrats back swift action. Key senators favor advancing the bill despite Republican criticisms of bank profits and control by a federal reserve board. House leaders move to close general debate with day and night sessions planned.
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Bacon
Senate
Owen
Senate Democrats
Kern
Hayes
California
House
Federal Reserve Bank
Underwood
Representative Glass
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Glass
Senators Seek Itemized Travel Expenses for European Commission
Washington officials discuss reimbursements for rural credits inquiry in Europe. Senator Mletcher asks Comptroller Downey to permit daily incidental allowances, but the comptroller requires itemized accounts or affidavits proving baths launderings or taxi rides.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
Sam
Mletcher
Comptroller of
Downey
Commission
Plentiful Game Supply Reported In Texas
Reports to Texas Game Warden Jeff D. Cox indicate a plentiful season for game time across the state. Deputies note rising populations of quail and other game birds, with doves tenfold higher than last year and a slight drop in wild turkeys due to creeks overflowing in parts of the state.
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Austin
Tex
Jeff D. Cox
Cox
John F. Dixon
Sulphur Springs
Man From Wheeling Sought White House Visit
Charles W. Smith of Wheeling West Virginia was to be examined today at the Washington asylum hospital after visiting the White House yesterday demanding to see President Wilson. Secret Service man Jimmie Sloan questioned him and had him taken into custody. Smith did not reveal his purpose.
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Washington, D. C
Charles W. Smith
Wheeling
W. Va
Washington Asylum Hospital
White House
Wilson
Smith
Jimmie’ Sloan
Secret Service
Leased Wire Day Report Overview
The San Antonio Light carries the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as a core daily feature. It supplements with its own substantial news service, aggregating broad national and international coverage for readers.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Huth Completes Tax Rolls and Sends 1912 Bexar County
Chief Clerk Moulden of the Texas comptroller's office reports Albert V. Huth the tax assessor of Bexar County will ship the 1912 tax rolls to the department next Monday. These are the first rolls from a large Texas county received by the department this season. The department has already received 1913 rolls from about eight smaller counties.
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Huth
Austin
Tex
Moulden
Comptroller's Department
Albert V. Huth
Bexar County
Texas
Gembler Acquitted On Murder Charge
Christian Gembler a farmer near Salado east of San Antonio was found not guilty of murder in the August 10 1910 killing of Pablo Lopez. The Thirty seventh District Court jury returned the verdict at 9 pm after a defense self defense plea.
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Christian Gembler
Salado
San Antonio
Pablo Lopez
Gembler
Lopez
Gembier
200 Left Homeless on Salisbury Beach
Salisbury Beach Mass September 10 a northeast wind reveals 200 homeless vacationists shivering on the beach after a fire swept through the resort leaving nearly 300 cottages and seven hotels in ruins. Police from Haverhill arrived and investigators assess a second incendiary blaze with losses estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Salisbury Beach
Mass
Massachusetts Bay
Haverhill
Memorial for Gridley tablets unveiled in Erie
Secretary Daniels departs tonight for Erie Pennsylvania to speak at the unveiling of a tablet honoring Captain Charles W. Gridley commander of the Olympia and adviser to Admiral Dewey who issued the famous you may fire when you are ready remark at Manila Bay.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Erie
Charles W. Gridley
Olympia
Dewey
Manila Bay
Gridley
Swindle Gang Indicted in Missouri Land Scheme
John Collins Hugh McGinnis and Chap pie Moran were indicted by a Terre Haute grand jury for a scheme involving Carey Shaw a Houston banker and seven others. The case totals nearly a quarter of a million dollars with Shaw losing seven thousand in a Missouri land deal. Fort Worth residents S Cunningham and McElreath testified about losses around five thousand dollars.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Collins
Hugh McGinnis
Charles F. Moran
Chappie’ Moran
Carey Shaw
Houston
Texas
Shaw
Missouri
S. C. Cunningham
McElreath
Fort Worth
Stone City cutoff opens between Hearne and Debay on 58 mile path
The Stone City cutoff built by the Houston and Texas Central railroad began operation today in Austin. The line runs 58.28 miles from Hearne to Debay via Bryan Stone City Cook's Point Caldwell Deauville Dime Box and Giddings. Two trains daily will operate over the new route.
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Austin
Tex
Stone City
Houston and
Texas Central Railroad
Dallas
San Antonio
Hearne
Giddings
Bryan
Cook’s Point
Caldwell
Deauville
Dime Box
Debay
The Light Promises Broad Reach For Classifieds in San Antonio
The Light advertises its large paid circulation and home delivery timing as the best way to reach readers. It stresses readership volume and daily distribution to maximize classified ad responses.
Thaw Deportation Sparks North Country Chaos
Harry K. Thaw was deported from Coaticook by Canadian immigration officers and placed in an automobile toward Vermont, despite resistance. Sheriff Holman Drew of Colebrook arranged his transfer with orders from the minister of justice, prompting protests from townspeople and swift involvement of New York and Montreal lawyers.
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Colebrook
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Coa
New England
Holman Drew
Thaw
Tom Johnson
Drew
William Travers Jerome
Lancaster
Matteawan
Coaticook
C. J. Doherty
E. Blake Robertson
Robertson
Vermont
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Dominion
Hector Verret
New York State
Verret
Norton Mills
Averill
New Ham
Acquain
Canada
Ican
Canaan Beecher Falls
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New H
West Stew
Martha Appleton
Colebr
Hampshire
Dixville Notch
Appleton
Ande
Maine
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Jerome
Adams
Mass
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Prince Albert OF
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