Producers and Consumers Meet to Lower Living Costs
Fort Worth opening of the workers and farmers conference brings together labor, farmers, and cattlemen to seek fair returns for producers and lower prices for consumers. President Ed C. Lasater notes steps toward a central selling agency and independent packing plants in Texas, with emphasis on narrowing the producer consumer margin. Packers are accused of market discounts while cattlemen face substantial losses, highlighting the industry's fragile balance.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Consumers and Producers Conference
Labor and Farmers’ Union
Boards of Trade
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Texas
Paris
Ed C. Lasater
Falfurrias
Lasater
Beef
Beef Trust
Fowler Falls In Cross-Continental Flight Crash
Aviator Robert G. Fowler was badly injured when his plane crashed near Ta, California at 10:05 am while on a cross continent flight. He said a vertical rudder failure caused the circle, the craft struck trees, frame damaged, engine intact, with fears of internal injuries despite claims of a strained back.
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Associated Press
Cal
Robert G. Fowler
Fowler
Alta
Maine Prohibition Vote in Balance
Official returns received through 2 15 p m continued to shrink the unofficial anti prohibition lead and the margin appeared slim. Pros hoped further figures would tilt the result. Official returns from 225 municipalities reduced the repeal majority to 168 votes in Maine.
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Associated Press
Portland
Dr Conley Visits Alamo Plans Courtyard Restoration
Dr. Conley state superintendent of buildings and grounds visited the Alamo to study restoring the courtyard to its original appearance. He aims to begin changes soon and will obtain a written description from an old resident. Walls will remain, but recent wooden work will be removed and a garden may be planted in the former rubbish-filled court. He expects to return to San Antonio next week for further details.
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Conley
The
Alamo
Austin
San Antonio
San Antonio Area Weather Forecast
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday with no significant precipitation expected and temperatures remaining mild.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather summary for tourist regions
Observations at 8 am note varied conditions across major cities. St Louis 74 degrees clear with southwest wind and unsettled midweek. Chicago 62 cloudy with possible showers. Milwaukee 46 clear and cool. St Paul 48 clear and cool. Kansas City 74 clear with NE wind and showers tonight or Wednesday. New York 64 cloudy with showers. Boston 70 partly cloudy with showers tonight and Wednesday. Washington 58 clear with south wind and likely showers and warmer.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Sole Carrier of AP Wire Belief Denied
The claim that AP wire service into San Antonio is reprinted in full or in part by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is declared baseless and without foundation.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Pampugaes
Oklahoma City Packers Probe Rates in Discrimination Hearing
Oklahoma City packers press for fair railroad rates. Judge Cowan and A N Live Stock Assn testify on Texas to Oklahoma City and Oklahoma routes. Witness McLaren cites discriminatory pricing as Fort Worth packers hold monopoly. hearing set to conclude midweek with a December decision expected.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Prouty
Oklahoma City Packers
Sam H. Cowan
Associaion of
Texas
American National Live Stock Association
Cowan
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Commission
Panhandle Territory
Kansas City
Texas Commission
Oklahoma Commission
A. W. McLaren
Morris and Company
Chicago
Morris
Central Freight Association
Trunk Line
McLaren
Wichita
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Vernon
Fortune Packers
Colorado not admitted as a state claim in justice suit
A federal suit filed in a Colorado court argues Colorado never officially achieved statehood under the Constitution. The United States claims all river waters are federal and that Colorado’s enabling act and constitution were not properly accepted by Congress.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Department of Justice
State District Court
United States District Attorney
Ward
United States
Congress of the
President Grant
Congress
Cleverest Swindler of Today Arrested
S A Potter alias George W Post arrested on a confidence game charge in Chicago. He and two accomplices allegedly netted about fifteen thousand dollars in years of green goods salted gold mine and gold brick swindles. Officials say bond set at 150000.
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Associated Press
Chicago
S. A. Potter
George W. Post
Potter
C. F. DeWoody
Department of Justice
Sufficient Rainfall in Farming District
Washington reports a week of cool cloudy weather in the north, warmth in the south, and sufficient rainfall in most principal agricultural districts for present needs. Crop bulletin notes sunshine and beneficial warmth in cotton states, with rainfall generally below normal but adequate in much of the Mississippi river region. western portions saw no showers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Firemen Quell Blaze Near Million Gallon Gas Tank
Firemen battled a one story office fire near the San Antonio Gas and Electric reservoir at Matamoros and South Salado streets. The blaze damaged the office, threatened the tank, and prompted evacuations of about five hundred families as crews sprayed water on the structure and near the tank to prevent an explosion.
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San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Matamoros
Salado
Bishop
Eleven Uhlans Drown in Elbe River Maneuvers
Eleven Saxon cavalry scouts, Uhlans, died while attempting to swim the Elbe during army maneuvers near Pirna in Saxony on September 12. The incident underscores the perilous nature of the exercise as troops faced the river hazards amid realistic drills.
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Associated Press
Dresden
Saxony
Elbe
Await France's Reply to German Proposals
Berlin reports no new Moroccan developments until France answers the German note. French ambassador M. Cambon and family await the next government move in Dresden while public anxieties ease. Stocks opened weaker on unsettled Paris and New York markets. Russian withdrawal claims denied as insignificant.
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Associated Press
Berlin
France
M. Cambon
Dresden
Germany
York
Paris
Soldiers to Wear Sweaters in New Infantry Gear
Fort Sam Houston reports an upcoming general order adopting sweaters as part of the new infantry equipment per a Rock Island board. overcoats and neckerchiefs may be added later. War Dept contracts cover blankets, olive drab shirts, field desks, surplus kit bags, and new officer uniforms. Typhoid vaccination is now required for all personnel under 45.
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Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Rock Island Arsenal
J. W. Duncan
Army
Department
San Antonio
Mutiny and Fire On Board Haitian Dispatch Boat
At Cape Haitien Haiti the dispatch boat 17 Septembre is mutinous and alight off Port de Paix. The steamer Leclaireur returning with sixty passengers. one hundred fifty remain aboard including medical commissioners bound for Quanaminthe afflicted by disease. They lack proper supplies and will travel by land to the town. Dr James Donnelly an American is present to join the relief effort.
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Associated Press
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Port de Paix
Leclaireur
Quanaminthe
James Donnelly
Violent Earthquake Shocks Sweep Nation in Ash Covered Skies
Tremors erupt across the country as earthquakes cause extensive ash fall and dense smoke pall. Reports describe widespread damage and rising concern over air quality and safety. Authorities urge caution and monitor aftershocks with heightened evacuation readiness.
New Craters Opening as Etna Erupts in Growing fury
Mount Etna erupts with increasing violence as new fissures and lava flows threaten Lingua Glossa Randazzo and surrounding villages. Ashes smother Catania while villagers flee homes and a centuries old forest near the lava path risks destruction.
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Associated Press
Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Glarre
Lingua Glossa
Dava
Ligua Glossa
Etna
Randazzo
New York Brokers Announce Failure
The suspension of Van Schaick & Co. of New York Stock Exchange trading was announced this morning. Formed in 1907, the firm included John B. Van Schaick as a board member and Derby Crandall as a partner.
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Associated Press
New York
van Schaick & Co
New York Stock Ex
John B. van Schaick
Derby Crandall
Want Ads Reach 5000 San Antonio Homes Daily
Advertisers can place want ads in the Light is to reach 5000 more homes in San Antonio daily and Sunday. The note suggests a city of about 20,000 with that reach and invites consideration. Ads are accepted over the line.
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San Antonio
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