Mayor Gaynor Dies Aboard Baltic En Route To Europe
New York Mayor William Nygaard Gaynor died at 1 p.m. aboard the Baltic in mid ocean while sailing to Europe. The cable from his son Rufus Gaynor in mid Atlantic announced the heart failure. He had faced throat injuries from 1910 and campaigned against Tammany Hall before his death.
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Rufus Gaynor
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Country Place
Brooklyn
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Harry K. Wingut
Crookhaven
Cable
City Hall Park
James J. Gallagher
Europe
Adamson
Tammany Hall
Liverpool
Mayor William Jay Gaynor Dies Aboard Baltic
William Jay Gaynor former New York City mayor died suddenly Wednesday at sea while aboard the liner Baltic in mid Atlantic. The death occurred during the voyage and is reported as unexpected with no immediate details on the cause.
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New York City
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Gompers Tests AFL Political Activity Before Panel
Samuel Gompers testified before the lobby committee detailing the AFL’s political and legislative efforts. He denied promising to sway a large labor vote in 1908 and said the federation acts only when labor workers request involvement, with final policy decisions by himself, James O Connell and Frank Morrison. He described opposition from the National Association of Manufacturers as vindictive and persistent.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
James O'Connell
Frank Morrison
Congress
Jackson H. Ralston
National Association of Manufacturers
Boy Killed by Lightning Near Lohn Texas
Brady Texas Sept 11 Harry Huie aged 16 was killed by lightning late yesterday near Lohn in this county. This marked the second lightning death in the area within a month.
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Brady
Tex
Harry Huie
Lohn
Weather Outlook for San Antonio Tonight and Friday
For San Antonio and vicinity, the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with showers. The threat of scattered showers could affect outdoor plans, with cooler air and light winds brewing elsewhere in the region.
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San Antonio
Readings from Cities Warm and Clear Across Regions
Observations at 8 a.m. report temperatures from 50 in Boston to 72 in St. Louis with conditions including clear skies in several cities, rain in Milwaukee and Chicago, and winds varying from southwest to north. Friday weather expected with relatively mild lows.
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Rain drenches Texas as vast state soaked by heavy downpour
Rain stretched from Amarillo to Galveston, with Galveston reporting 7.36 inches and San Antonio 1.42 inches. Officials forecast more rain and cooler weather as heavy showers flood creeks and raise Medina dam by 2.5 feet, sending floodwaters toward the San Antonio River.
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Galveston
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San Antonio
Mejor Buell
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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Austin
Taylor
Lockwart
Pallinger
Beeville
Brenham
Brownsville
Clarendon
Corsicana
Dublin
Eastland
Hondo
Kerrville
Lampasas
Longview
Luling
Nacogdoches
Paris
Quanah
San Marcos
Waxahachie
Weatherford
Riverside
Valley Junction
Palestine
Lee Houston
Galveston, Harrisburg
Nat Parks
del Rio
Uvalde
Sabinal
Medina Dam
Medina Valley
Olmus
Welfare
Aransas
Boerne
General Rainfall Spreads Across Texas Statewide
Rain began sweeping across Texas with widespread soaking rainfall reported in Dallas early today. The weather system moved from the plains toward the southeast, bringing substantial precipitation and disrupting outdoor activities as moisture continued through the day.
Family harmony via systematized spending tips
A columnist argues that money pressure fuels family discord and suggests practical steps: remove reckless spending, coordinate daily advertisements, and hold home discussions to decide what to buy. Emphasizes cooperation and supportive guidance from The Light’s ads.
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Sulzer impeached and divested of executive powers ruling
Justice Hasbrouck of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that Governor Sulzer was regularly impeached and, while awaiting trial, divested of executive functions including the power to pardon. The decision upheld the Assembly's impeachment as a judicial act and nullified Robins pardon in habeas corpus proceedings.
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N. Y
Justice Hasbrouck
State Supreme Court
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Hasbrouck
Robins
Robin
New York Corporation
Senate
U S Ships Stand Ready Amid Dominican Turmoil
Officials assess the situation in San Domingo as American lives and property are not deemed in immediate danger without commander guidance. The cruiser Des Moines has not reported in, while the gunboat Nashville at Puerto Cortez and other ships prepare to sail to protect customs houses and assets if needed.
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D. C
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San Domingo
Puerto Plata
Island
Republic
Nashville
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Nine Dallas defendants appeal to Court of Criminal Appeals
Nine cases from Dallas County are appealed, with defendants Jim Meyer and Ed Jones among those seeking review. The list includes murder and theft charges with penalties ranging from two to death, plus two burglary convictions from Jones County and a Webb County aggravated assault case with fines and jail time.
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Tex
Dallas Country
Jones County
Webb
Court of Criminal Appeals
Dallas
Jim Meyer
Will Howard
Jim Banks
Dirty Red
G. W. Brice
Will Porter
Ed Jones
Ed Hodgkins
Charles Allen
Noah Bradford
Charles Lauffman
Webb County
William Stoner
Don Brewster
Roy Hahn
Pankhurst Plan to Greet Militant Leader in New York
Friends and admirers of Emmeline Pankhurst expect a warm welcome on her arrival in New York next month with Mrs. O H P Belmont arranging office space at the Political Equality Association. She is slated to visit Louisville October 30 and Nashville November 1.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
United States
O. H. P. Belmont
AP Leased Wire Day Report Highlights Global News
The San Antonio Light reports exclusive LEASED WIRE DAY coverage from the Associated Press, noted as the world's largest and most reliable general news service. The paper also runs its own substantial special news service alongside.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Safe robbery alarm as $50,000 disappears in transit
In Savannah the disappearance of $50,000 sent from New York to this city was found when a safe car trunk arrived. Seals remained intact but the sealed envelopes containing the money had been opened, a second package valued at $21,900 from New York to Valdosta and Brunswick is also missing. Express officers are en route to Savannah to investigate. the money left New York on train 89.
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Savannah
New York
Atlantic Coast Line
Valdosta
Brunswick
W. F. McCauley
Savannah Bank and Trust Company
Southern Express Company
Chase Bank Ships Large Currency Shipment to Georgia
Samuel Co. Miller of Chase National Bank said the bank shipped a large currency amount to Georgia banks via Adams Express. A $50,000 package was part of the shipment. a safe containing $71,900 in two packages was handed to Southern Express in Jersey City and remained intact when transferred. A $21,900 portion was sent to separate Georgia banks.
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Samuel Co. Miller
Chase National Bank
Georgia
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Express Company
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Chase National
Adams Express Company
Southern Express Company
Jersey City
W. W. Pendleton
Robbers Seize Messenger Satchel With Cash and Checks
Chicago report says four robbers grabbed a satchel carrying 4800 dollars in currency and 10000 dollars in checks from Warrington McAvoy, a Garfield Park State Savings Bank messenger, near the bank on the west side and fled in an automobile.
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Chicago
Warrington McAvoy
Garfield Park State Savings Bank
Women Fire Brigade Extinguishes Blaze at Lynn Park
In Lynn Massachusetts a women led fire brigade under chief Mrs Sarah Warring put out a roof fire at Edward Lindleys home in Lake Shore park before the regular department arrived. The dwelling suffered slight damage and the brigade used its own apparatus.
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Sarah Warring
Edward Lindley
Keep Dry It Not Necessary To Come Downtown
In wet weather it is not necessary to visit downtown for want ads in The Light. Ads can be placed over the phone by calling Crockett 1742 or 176.
Light reaches over twelve thousand San Antonio homes daily
The Light claims the largest paid circulation in Southwest Texas and penetrates more than twelve thousand San Antonio homes daily, with direct carrier delivery to ten thousand. An introductory A ten day ad runs starting tomorrow with two Sundays included.
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Texas
San Antonio
Texans Pursue Smugglers After Asherton Gun Battle
In a dawn clash at Oak Grove ranch nine miles west of Asherton, Mexican smugglers battled Dimmit County Sheriff’s posse. One Mexican was killed. two Texas officers Buck and Crioso were captured and held as hostages. A larger Asherton-Carrizo Springs posse pursued the band toward the Rio Grande as authorities warned rio grande guards.
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Oak Grove Ranch
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White
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Eagle Pass
Crioso
Mexicana
O. W. Bud@ Jr
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Crystal City
James Farley Dies Noted Strike Breaker in Tuberculosis Death
James Farley, famed labor strikebreaker who built a nationwide operation supplying men to disrupt strikes, died at his Plattsburg home aged 39. Born Malone New York, he rose from circus life to lead non union forces in Brooklyn and later across major cities earning large profits and a reputation as a feared organizer. He loved horses and, despite illness, watched races from a cot beside the track.
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James Farley
United States
Canada
Plattsburg
Farley
Malone
N. Y
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
Interborough Rapids
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Waterbury
Interurban Service Set from Dallas to Corsicana and Vraco
Officials announce opening dates for new Southern Traction interurban service. Dallas to Vraco begins October 1 and Dallas to Corsicana starts October 15, with passenger operation staged between Dallas and the two destinations.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Southern Traction Company
Dallas
Vraco
Corsicana
Mass meeting in Austin backs anti-vice crusade
A mass meeting of citizens of Austin is called for next Sunday night at the Bell Air Dome to endorse the mayor and city council on the anti-vice crusade now underway in the city.
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Austin
Tex
Bell Air Dome
Dynamite Blast Hurts Men in Tremp Spain Dam Project
A letter from Walter Miller in Tremp Spain reports a lightning strike igniting 74 tons of dynamite used for the Ebro dam project. Several Spanish workers were killed and two San Antonio men, Walter Miller and Mike Haley, were severely injured in the explosion that devastated the housing area and destroyed surrounding construction.
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Tremp
Spain
Lorrayn Miller
Walter Miller
Milller
Pearson
Ebro
Texas man elected Snark of the Universe at Hoo Hoo con
St Louis September 11 H L Kirby of Texas was unanimously elected Snark of the Universe chief executive of the Concat Order of Hoo Hoo the national lumbermen’s fraternity holding their annual convention A special election was held to permit Kirby to leave Texas
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H. Wh Kirby
Texas
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