Taft Opens Campaign for Reconstruction of Forces
President Taft began his 1912 reelection campaign with stops in Syracuse and Erie. He spoke on agricultural and industrial development, though his cold limited his voice. A large Erie crowd welcomed him as militiamen managed the throng before his arbitration treaty remarks.
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Erie
Taft
Syracuse
Dr. Rhodes
Fairgrounds
Sherman
Payne
Dwight
Hitchcock
Erie Chamber of Commerce
France
England
United States
Young Rockefeller Home to Be New Ark's Tallest Residence
Plans filed in New York reveal John D. Rockefeller Jr will build an eight story private home on Fifty fourth Street beside his father's mansion. The 41 by 100 foot structure will be the tallest private residence in New ark.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Fifty-fourth Street
Newark
City Building Department
Weather Roundup for Cities Sunday Forecast
Allen Buell local forecaster reports 8 pm observations giving San Antonio tourists a Sunday forecast. Citys include St Louis 78 partly cloudy. Chicago 72 clear. Milwaukee 66 clear with possible showers Sunday night. Kansas City 78 cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. New York 72 clear northwest wind. Boston 60 clear with east wind. Washington 68 clear. St Paul 80 clear with showers and thunderstorms Sunday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
R. Washington
ST. Paul
Statement on AP wire carried by other papers unfounded
A claim that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried in whole or part by any paper except the San Antonio Light is unfounded and has no factual basis.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Three Die as Riots Hit Monterey Independence Celebration
Special to The Light reports in Monterey Mex on September 16 the independence proclamation celebration turned riotous. Three men were killed and eighteen wounded as rioters threw stones and shattered windows. Police were fired upon when dispersing the crowd and a cavalry detachment was deployed to the scene.
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Monterey
Mex
Mexico celebrates independence with military review
In Mexico City on September 16 celebrations marked the independence anniversary. President de la Barra reviewed troops from the national palace balcony as crowds cheered, many rebels who opposed the government six months earlier watched with interest. In Eagle Pass Texas travelers report large detachments of Madero troops ready to quell any Coahuila outbreak when the state elections occur tomorrow.
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Mexico City
México
de la Barra
National Palace
Juarez Mexican Independence Day Celebrated Peacefully
Juarez observed independence day without disorder as threats by Magonistas failed to materialize. Americans and Mexicans who sought safety across the border returned to Juarez after the daylight salute, easing tensions.
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Paso
Tex
Juarez
el Pascans
Magonistas
Three Men Entombed In Leadville Mine Rescue Efforts Underway
Three men Frederick G. Caski Andrew Frede and Matthew Jacobson lessees at Star Consolidated Mining shaft No 4 Leadville Colorado are trapped below the first level after a cavern at 10 this morning. Communication established at 11 with food and water passed through a pipe. Rescue crews plan to reach them by Sunday afternoon if no further accidents occur.
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Leadville
Colo
Frederick G. Caski
Andrew Frede
Matthew Jacobson
Star Consolidated Mining Company
Carbondale Hill
Dixie IV crashes on break wall during Great Lakes race
The motor boat Dixie IV at Niagara Falls river racing at forty miles an hour veered off course and mounted the break wall. Three injured include Harold Bell 13 with skull fracture, Al Daniels 16 missing a leg, and Mrs Elmer Bell with scalp wounds. The boat led by Fred Burnham overturned after hitting rocks. steering gear blamed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
Fred Burnham
Burman
Paul Gunder
Charles Nauber
John Davidson
New York
Vernon Kenton
Jamaica
West Indies
Harold Bell
Elmer Bell
Harold
al Daniels
Young Bell
Dixie IV
Miels
Wire snaps on crowded Houston Soledad street corner
A heavy trolley wire broke and fell at the Houston and Soledad intersection trapping traffic and crowds. Police, traction workers, and bystanders kept the area clear. no injuries were reported as the wire was lifted and repairs began. Fernandez was arrested for reckless driving and released on bond pending corporation court.
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Houston
Soledad
Traction Company
Soledad Street
Games of chance at San Pedro park
Games of chance were played at San Pedro park last night in a shack near the dancing pavilion. Monte chuck a luck and Klondike were presided over by the same man who ran games there last year. The venue drew few players as it was hidden off the beaten path and only gamblers sought it out. A Light reporter saw several boys about fourteen or fifteen years old playing. Policemen passed nearby but did not intervene.
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San Pedro Park
Monte
Chuck-A-Luck
Auto Hits Buggy Faints In West Commerce Crash
Mrs. Hattie Adebahr and her daughter Florence fainted when their buggy was struck by a car on West Commerce near Soledad at about 5 30 yesterday afternoon. A passenger in the auto also fainted and police revived the trio after ten minutes while Frank Fernandez was the chauffeur.
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Hattie Adebahr
Naylor Street
Florence
West Commerce Street
Soledad Street
Frank Fernandez
Slander letters probe aims at Harriet DeWitt case
Federal court in Philadelphia prepares to try Harriet DeWitt on a vague charge of misusing the mails. Authorities seek to unravel a long anonymous letter campaign that has terrorized Boston churchgoers for six years, wrecking homes and severing friendships and loves.
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von, Pa
Harriet DeWitt
George DeWitt
Elmer E. Snyder
Philadelphia
Easton
Boston
Agreement Reported in Morocco Dispute Reached
Berlin reports an accord in the French German Moroccan controversy as Von Kidderlein Waechter and Jules Cambon lead negotiations. Germany expects a revised French text and a drafted convention with a likely reply by Monday or Tuesday.
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Berlin
Herr von Kidderlein-Waechter
M. Jules Cambon
France
Germany
Crista
Oh Gold
London
Kidder
Auto race tragedy at Syracuse crowds struck by Knox crash
Lee Oldfield in a Knox car lost a tire at the first turn of a 50 mile race at the Syracuse fairgrounds. The car jumped the track, crashed through the fence, and killed nine spectators while injuring fourteen others. Oldfield and several others were hospitalized, with some not expected to survive.
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Big Knox
Lee Oldfield
Syracuse
N. Y
Fair Grounds
Knox
Claude Hamil
Hammond
Fred J. Arnold
Charles Ballantyne
Jame Coyn
Alexandria Bay
Fayette Funk
Farleyville
Leo Halpin
St. Joseph's Hospital
Harry Bradley
Franklin
Peter Sewards
Charles Dooley
William Minor
Lawrence Battemir
Canton
Glenn Rees
Oldfield
Taft
de Palma
Iman
Burman
Griven
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Young Rockefeller
Allen Buell
San Antonio and
Vicinity
Rene
Lam
Coahuila
Dixie
Autombile
Fernandez
Campbell
Price
Corporation Court
Klondike
Pavilion
Ag Rey
Verr
Dixie TV
Harriet de Witt
Morocco
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