Gaynor death reshapes New York mayoral race
City mourns as Mayor Gaynor dies. George McAneny declines Gaynor ticket headship. Lib party candidates Mitchel and Allen gain position while factional leaders weigh impact on November election. Funeral set for September 22 at Trinity Church with body to lie in state at City Hall.
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New York
George McAneny
Borough of
Manhattan
Fusion
Board of Aldermen
Gaynor
McAneny
Mitchel
Herman Ridder
Henry Clews
Jacob H. Schiff
Trinity Church
Lusitania
Brooklyn
New York City
William J. Gaynor
Board of Estimate
Ardolph L. Kline
Liverpool
John Purroy Mitchel
Kline
Robert Adamson
St. James
Long Island
Local forecast for San Antonio area
Rain and colder tonight in San Antonio and vicinity. Saturday will be fair.
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San Antonio
Weather report with city temperatures and winds
Observations across multiple cities record temperatures ranging from 48 to 68 degrees. Winds vary from 4 to 18 miles per hour with northeast to northwest directions. Rain is noted in several locations and forecasts indicate cooler conditions.
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Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Efficiency Campaign Planned by Church in San Antonio
Reverend Hugh McLellan of Central Christian Church announces an eight week efficiency drive aimed at boosting attendance and engagement rather than church membership. The plan divides districts into committees to personally contact members, with events such as homecoming day old people day and children's day to encourage participation.
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San Antonio
Hugh McLellan
Central Christian Church
California
McLellan
Cincinnati
Last Day For Filing Naturalization Petitions
Tomorrow is the final day to file petitions for final naturalization with the federal clerk of court for the December term. Law requires at least 90 days between filing and presentation to the judge. Petitions filed after tomorrow will be heard in the May 1914 term. the Federal Court sits in San Antonio for December and May terms.
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Federal Clerk of Court
Federal Court
San Antonio
The A B C of Good Shopping
Consumers should research and compare before buying, especially small repeated purchases, to avoid waste. The editorial urges readers to use newspaper advertisements as a guide to reliable offers and informed decisions.
Police Chief Disciplinary Action Tells Mexican Politics Tale
Patrolman Flores was removed from his beat after arresting five Huerta supporters at the I and G N depot. Police Chief Lancaster said the arrests were improper and Flores was punished to appease political opponents, while he shielded another Carranzista arrest later. Mayor Brown and Alderman Fincham denied involvement.
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Lancaster
Flores
Huerta
San Antonio
Bolder
Brown
Fincham
Police and Fire Committee
Baron de Freyne Read Own Obituary Rumor Proves False
London sept 12 Baron de Freyne ex colonel of the Twenty fifth battalion Connaught Rangers was said to have died but the notice proved untrue though he is seriously ill. His family could not explain the premature obituary announcement.
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London
Baron de Freyne
Connaught Rangers
Where is Gov Sulzer Mystery in Albany
Governor Sulzer’s whereabouts remained unclear today as his secretary said he did not know his location and officials at the executive mansion stated he was not there. Reporters were told he had been seen in New York the previous day.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
New York
Reedy backs governor on pen Bat decision
Representative D. H. Reedy of Smith county fully endorses the governor’s stance against restoring the use of the "bat" in Texas state penitentiaries. In a just released communication, Reedy states he studied the issue as former chair of the House committee on penitentiaries and agrees with the governor’s policy.
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Reedy
Austin
Tex
D. H. Reedy
Smith County
Frouse
Shriners Arrested For Kidnapping Goat Involved in St. Patrick Temple Ruse
Shriners Curry McCutcheon and Paul Vandevelden were arrested in Shreveport at 1 am en route to Dallas with Lil Arthur the Osman Temple goat. Bonds posted by El Karubah Temple officers allowed them to proceed, with Arthur bound for Dallas Zoo until the next shrine convention in Atlanta.
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Shreveport
Curry McCutcheon
Paul Vandevelden
Dallas
Tex
St. Pat Temple
Lil’ Arthur
J. H. Rowland
A. W. Cheesman
el Karubah Temple
Union Station
St. Paul Shrine
Daly
New Orleans
Lil' Arthur
Osman Temple
St. Paul
Hella Temple
Texas
Currie McCutcheon
Arthur
Panama
Atlanta
McCutcheon
Express Company
Republican quits House committee amid reform bid
Representative Anderson of Minnesota resigns from the Ways and Means Committee and introduces a nine member panel to probe and reform House legislative practices. He vows a campaign against secret caucus work and condemns caucus driven passage of the Underwood tariff and Glass currency bills.
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Washington
D. C
Anderson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Committee
House
Charlton Examined in Como Jail Ahead of Trial
Dr. Sala visited Porter Charlton in the Como jail and said further examinations are needed before any mental assessment. Charlton appears well, eats and sleeps normally, with a lengthy defense memorandum in the court’s hands. The trial may extend into April.
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Como
Italy
Arson Case Moves Venue From Fort Worth to Parker County
A venue change in the First Baptist Church arson case was granted by District Judge Brown shifting proceedings from Fort Worth to Parker County. Lee Weatherford, a blacksmith, is accused of the fire. The request came from special prosecutors, not the county attorney, citing lingering tensions from Rev. J. Frank Norris related cases.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Parker County
First Baptist
Brown
Lee Weatherford
Baskin
J. Frank Norris
Prince Albert of Monaco Heads to Wyoming Hunt
Albert Prince of Monaco departs New York for a Wyoming hunting trip. The oceanography expert plans to meet American scientists upon his return.
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Prince
Wyoming
New York
Albert , Prince of Monaco
Leased Wire Day Report from AP Featured by The Light
The San Antonio Light presents the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its primary general news service, supplemented by The Light's own substantial special news coverage. This combination provides readers with a broad array of national and international events and local insights.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Watson Denies Mulhall Charge of NRA Ties and Attacks Bryan
Former Representative James E. Watson told a House lobby committee that he never worked for the National Association of Manufacturers or as a lobbyist for it and denied Mulhall’s claims of influence on committees. He rejected knowledge of a blacklist of six congressmen and attacked Secretary Bryan as the Rockefeller of the Chautauqua platform.
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Washington, D. C
James EF. Watson
Indiana
House Lobby Committee
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Watson
National Tariff Commission Association
Mulhall
Joe Cannon
Association
Bryan
John WD. Rockefeller
Chautauqua Platform
Two Americans Slain Near Amazon Expedition
Chicago. William L. Page and Wilbur F. Cromer, sent to explore Amazon headwaters, are believed slain by South American natives. Peruvian government reports an expedition found their guns and baggage with Indians. The men were attempting to locate trails between ancient Inca sites Chiquita and Pajalen.
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Chicago
William L. Page
Wilbur F. Cromer
Amazon
Page
Cromer
Chiquita
Pajalen
City talks sewer extensions with consulting engineer
Mayor Brown met Fr. L Dormant Houston consulting engineer to discuss sewer system extensions in San Antonio. Dormant, formerly city engineer of Houston, says he can handle the sewer project at lower cost while employed in Houston. An adverse report from the War Department chief cites high costs and limited tonnage for Nueces river improvement.
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Brown
Fr. L. Dormant
Houston
Mr. Dormant
San Antonio
Nueces
Washington, D. C
War Department
Nueces River
Engineer Killed In Wreck Near Fort Smith Oklahoma
A Midland Valley oil train wrecked at Kanima Oklahoma 75 miles west of Fort Smith. The engineer was killed and the fireman and brakeman are reported fatally injured as the wreck immediately caught fire.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Midland Valley
Kanima
Okla
Here
Kansas Population Rises to 1 685 621 in 1914
Topeka Kansas officials report the state population at 1 685 621, an increase of 16 325 over 1912, following a loss of 17 351 from 1910 figures. The data come from the state board of agriculture.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Agriculture
Secretary of Labor Named in WV Coal Strike Dispute
Attorneys for West Virginia coal operators call William B. Wilson, former UMW leader and current secretary of labor, as a witness claiming he ordered a strike to aid the Pennsylvania anthracite fight. Kennedy testifies West Virginia miners raised substantial funds and that Mother Jones received wages from miners.
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Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
William B. Wilson
Wilson
D. C. Kennedy
Kanawha Coal Association
Pennsylvania
Belcher
Kennedy
N Y Murder Mystery Remains Unsolved
In Havana Cuba Lena Janin and Vincent Pianelli, linked to a New York murder case, are found alive in Havana street. They say they lived in New York and sailed ten days ago after a dispute over divorce with Casper Janin.
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Havana
Lena Janin
New York
Hudson River
Vincent Pianelli
Havana Street
Planells
Casper Janin
Janins
Detectives renew search after Havana discovery
In Havana investigators spot Mrs. Janin, undercutting last night’s claim by Caper Janin that the river murder torso was his wife. The new finding weakens the identification and keeps the case unresolved as authorities push for confirmation.
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New York
Havana
Janin
Caper Janin
Veterans Meet At Chattanooga For G A R Encampment
General Alfred B Beers commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic arrived in Chattanooga Tennessee and opened headquarters for the encampment beginning Monday Work of committees is ready Sunday will be observed as patriotic day with visiting clergy to occupy church pulpits The advance guard of veterans is arriving and many decorated uniformed soldiers are seen on the streets.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alfred B. Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Hats Are Called In New York Riots Over Straw Hat Season
More than fifty youths were arrested during the night for smashing straw hats to protest the end of straw hat season. In night court most of them were fined five or ten dollars. The youths, for the most part, worked on trolley cars.
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New York
Week Berlin Air Disaster Claims Fifth Victim
A fifth death today raises the week’s toll from the Buechenbeuren military plane crash to twenty four in Germany. The aircraft struck a crowd yesterday, marking the latest air disaster in the nation this week.
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Berlin
Buechenbeuren
Germany
Senate and House Proceedings Highlight Committee Actions
Senate not in session meets Monday as inquiry committee continues hearing coal operators. House convenes at 11 am and continues debate on currency bill. Representative Anderson introduces resolution to form a commission to investigate legislative practices. Labor committee favors bills on convict-made goods. Former Representative Jas E Watson denies charges by Martin M Mulhall before a lobby investigating committee.
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Senate
West Virginia
House
Anderson
Commission
Labor Committee
Jas. E. Watson
Martin M. Mulhall
US Troops Aid Search for Mexican Band After Dimmit Deputy Killing
General Bliss orders border patrols to intercept the fleeing Mexicans who killed Deputy Sheriff Ortiz of Dimmit county after a running clash with Sheriff Gardner’s men. US cavalry detachments and armed citizens join the posse as a chase and possible encounter unfolds along the border from Asherton to the Rio Grande.
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Bliss
Dimmit County
United States
Asherton
Rio Grande
Ortiz
Gardner
Buck
Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
United States Army
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Posse
Soldiers and Mexican outlaws clash near Eagle Pass
Soldiers from Rio Grande patrols and Dimmit county posses close in on a fleeing band of Mexican outlaws who fired on Dimmit officers. General Carranza says band recruited by Alberto Guardia and pledged to cross into Texas. he offers to turn captured fugitives over to U.S. authorities or execute them if they escape.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Rio Grande
Dimmit County
Gardner
Mexico
Jesus Carranza
Alberto Guardia
Huerta
Carranza
Texas
United States
Deputy Sheriff Buck Found Near Asherton After Mexico Band Battle
In Asherton Texas Deputy Sheriff Buck was found unconscious along a road after a pursuit of Mexican smugglers who earlier battled Dimmit county officers. Deputy Candelaria Ortiz lay dead nearby with a bullet-riddled head as soldiers seal a Rio Grande corridor and close in with about one hundred men. Buck is in critical condition at Denitonio, 18 miles west of Asherton, after the posse from Carrizo Springs neared the fugitives.
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Asherton
Tex
Buck
Dimmit County
Candelaria Ortiz
Rio Grande
Denitonio
Carrizo Springs
Deputy Ortiz Murder Tie to Mexican Bandits Near Asherton
Buck, shot and left by the roadside, is paroled by Jesse Campbell who confronts Mexicans in the Oak Grove camp. Four thousand rounds found. Buck’s deputy Ortiz, an American, dies after a brutal pursuit as Eagle Pass troopers and Dimmit county riders close in. Rumors say band split, mob danger looms, and the leader may be American with others from Carrizo Springs.
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Buck
Campbell
Ortiz
Dentonio
Oak Grove
Eagle Pass
Palafox
Asherton
Dimmit County
Purseurs
Carrizo Springs
Gardiner
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