Nogi and Countess Die by Own Hands in Japan
Tokio reports General Maresuke Nogi and his wife the Countess Nogi committed suicide after attending Emperor Matsuhinito's funeral. The couple staged a final photo in Akasaki before ending their lives with a sword and a dagger, leaving letters and mourning portraits as historians note their stoic devotion to Japan.
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Tokio
Maresuke Nogi
Japan
Nogi
Matsuhito
Monoyama
Karakira
Akasaki
Imperial Palace
Sogi
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Great Britain
Yoshihito
Aoyama
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Funeral rites conclude for Emperor Mutsuhito in Tokyo
The funeral ceremonies for the late Emperor Mutsuhito began yesterday in Tokyo and concluded tonight with the interment in a mausoleum at Kioto. The event drew solemn crowds as officials and citizens paid final respects to the ruler who guided Japan through transformative years.
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Kioto
Japan
Tokio
Matsuhito
Mummified body stolen from carnival show in Texas
Charles G. Hemlin files affidavit in Justice Fisk's court alleging theft of a mummified boy from a Palestine Texas carnival tent on September 5. The trunk of clothing and other items worth 44 dollars were later found in a San Antonio I and G N freight depot, shipped by an unknown person. Hemlin seeks replevin to recover his goods held at the freight house.
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Charles G. Hemlin
Palestine
Cuero
Tex
Hamlin
Mortgages Home for Son Ends with Son's Dying Fate
William H. Greer of Nashville mortgaged his home to come to San Francisco after his son J. W. Greer, an ex customs examiner in Manila, died of fever aboard the transport Logan during the voyage from the Orient. A deck officer showed the father the casket as proof of the tragedy.
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San Francisco
William H. Greer
Nashville
Tenn
Logan
Orient
J. W. Greer
Customs Service
Manila
Pacific
Greer
Kansas Women Threaten Gambler Strike in Larned
In Larned Kansas members of the Women's Anti-Gambling Association warn gamblers to quit targeting husbands or face action. They threaten to use horse whips and clubs after police efforts failed to curb gambling and issued an ultimatum to take the law into their own hands.
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Larned
Kan
Women's
Gamesters
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday with chances of showers and variable winds. Temperature ranges and exact timing not specified in the available text.
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San Antonio
Weather notes from multiple cities this morning
Observations at 8 a m report temperatures from 48 in St Paul to 70 in Washington with cloudy skies varied winds from south east to north east and chances of rain or showers in several locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
AP leased wire carried by others unfounded claim
A statement asserting that the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by any newspaper besides the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Port Aransas Makes Notable Cotton Receipts Record
Promoters of the New Harbor celebrate a two week period ending September 13 in which Port Aransas reported 47,093 bales of cotton, ranking second only to Galveston among U S ports and signaling strong early prosperity for the harbor. Other ports listed include Savannah 32,575 bales New Orleans 5016 bales and New York 10 bales.
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Port Aransas
Galveston
Savannah
New Orleans
New York
Exhumation Probe into Green Lake Boat Fatality
The body of Countess Rosa Szoba, drowned July 17 on Greenwood Lake near Monroe New York with Burton Gibson a New York lawyer has been exhumed to confirm the death cause. Gibson who was made executor of the deceaseds estate drew scrutiny as Austro Hungarian authorities investigate a prior murder tied to Gibson and his client Mrs Alice Kinnan.
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Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Szoba
Alice C. Kinnan
Rosa Mensechik Szoba
Greenwood Lake
Munroe
N. Y
New York
Gibson
Old Country
Alice Kinnan
Rosa Menschik-Szabo
Burton W
Goshen
Big Cotton Vessels Reach Port Aransas For Cargo
The week saw a peak with 3000 bales received. The British steamer Swanley, under W E Steele, arrived to load cotton, a thousand tons larger than the Brinkburn. Brinkburn aims to sail for Liverpool by September 18, while Swanley targets September 25 with 12 000 to 13 000 bales.
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Port Aransas
Swanley
W. E. Steele
Brinkburn
Brown
Liverpool
Europe
Aransas Bar
Panama Canal to Open for Traffic in Fall 1913
Washington Sept 14 The Panama canal will be opened to traffic in fall 1913 based on Navy Department statements and Army engineers reports. The Atlantic fleet will remain at Colon this winter before water is turned in, with fleet visits and railroad trips planned through the canal zone. The opening date had been set for January 1 1915 and remaining work is expected to present few obstacles.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Navy Department
Colon
Navy
Army Engineers
Meyer
Canal Zone
Leader Sidna Allen Captured in Des Moines
Roanoke detectives claim they captured Sidna Allen leader of the Hillsville Va Allen gang in Des Moines Ia. They followed letters from Wesley Edwards to Maude Iroler and trailed to a rooming house on Eleventh and Locust. Edwards, using alias Tom Sayers, is sought on the same case as Allen.
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Des. Moines
Roanoke
Sidna Allen
Hillsville
Allen
Wesley Edwards
Eleventh and Locust Streets
W. G. Baldwin
G. C
Edwards
Maude Iroler
John Cameron
Tom Sayers
Revenue Cutter Penrose Wrecked in Pensacola Storm
A week storm in Pensacola caused thousands in shipping damage as the revenue cutter Penrose was totally wrecked and several other vessels suffered serious harm. Winds reached 74 miles an hour before the weather bureau anemometer was blown away.
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Pensacola
Fla
United States Revenue
Penrose
Weather Bureau
Snow Storm Hits Central Colorado and Wyoming
Snow fell across Central Colorado and parts of Wyoming with Denver recording over three inches. Temperatures dropped to 34 degrees as storm activity disrupted early autumn weather.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Detectives trace funds in Szabo murder case
New York detectives investigate the disposition of 7100 dollars from Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo’s estate after executor I Gibson opened an estate account in August under Estate of Kusena Menschik Szabo and withdrew nearly all funds. They seek to locate another attorney involved and confirm how the money was used.
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I. Gibson
Unsettled Weather Promises Rain Across Oklahoma
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau expects rain as unsettled conditions shift, bringing cooler air and a break in heat. Telegraph reports indicate good rains at Henrietta Amarillo and across the Panhandle with scattered showers in western Oklahoma and fair prospects for the north and west.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Western Union Telegraph
Henrietta
Amarillo
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Rain mars congress as Vienna awaits final procession
In Vienna on September 14 members of the imperial family and aristocrats attended the concluding Eucharistic Congress session. Papal legate Cardinal Van Rossum spoke last as rain persisted, threatening to cap the great procession from St Stephens Cathedral to Hofburg. The next congress is set for Malta on April 24, 1913.
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Vienna
Cardinal van Rossum
Cathedral of St. Stephens
Hofberg
Malta
RUMORED MEXICAN ARMY REBELLION THREATENS MADERO
A rumor swirls that officers in the Mexican army are plotting a revolt against President Madero and Huerta. Reports suggest forces in the north may turn to Orozco with military aid.
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Mexico
Madero
Huerta
Orozco
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Feder
Francisco de la Barra
Felix Diaz
United States Secret Service
Secret Service
Victoriano Huerta
Pascual Orozco
Argumendo
Campos
Sinaloa
Sonora
Mexico City Deputies Hear Hisses For Madero Diaz Cheered
In Mexico City on September 14 a deputies session was disrupted as Madero was hissed and Diaz cheered by galleries. Crowds voiced disapproval of the president in the streets while shouting viva for the deposed Diaz. Police dispersed the disturbance as deputies examined disputed credentials.
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Mexico City
Madero
Chamber of Deputies
Diaz
Gómez Denounces Mexico Revolt Rumor as Untruth
Emilio Vasquez Gomez terms the reported new revolt in Mexico false, calling the term yellowism used by the rebellion rumor. He says he has no knowledge of any such uprising and denies involvement or cabinet promotion tied to the rumor.
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United States
Mexico
Huerta
Sanjines
Rabago
Sanchez
Trevino
Federals
Orozco
Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Secret Service
Emelio Vasquez Gomez
David de la Fuente
el Paso
Paulino Martinez
San Antonio
Brands
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Vasquez Gomez
Henie
Senator Smith backs firm policy on foreign affairs
El Paso report on Senator Wm Alden Smith of Michigan chairing the Senate committee on foreign relations. He discusses investigating alleged American activity in fomenting the Mexican revolution and stresses restraint while pursuing national interests. Continued on page 2.
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EL Paso
Tex
Wm. Alden Smith
Michigan
Senate Committee On
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