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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1911

Page

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Raids on Mexican Border Raise U S War Prep

Washington watchers report close government scrutiny as raids by unidentified bands threaten Texas border towns. A scouting party failed to locate marauders but gathered evidence of their activity. The War Department warned it would deploy protection if raids recur. no official word reached Washington on yesterday's incidents.

Associated Press Washington United States Texas War Department

Troops Ready for Border Dispatch Within 24 Hours

Lieutenant Palmer says no word from the War Department has arrived today yet troops are in position to be sent quickly. If orders come, forces could reach the border within twenty four hours.

War Department Army Palmer Duncan

Faid To Find Raiders In Texas Border Search

Mission Texas September 19 The officers and thirty scouts who crossed the state line in pursuit of forty Mexican outlaws or Monon followers returned empty handed. They located camp sites and killed cattle but did not sight the bandits. Rangers remain on duty along the border.

Associated Press Mission Tex Moon Texas

Rebels seize Reynosa as Magonist followers control town

Revolt leaders honoring Ricardo Mores Magon entered Reynosa on the lower Rio Grande and held the town for several hours without facing any resistance from residents. The action occurred near Laredo Texas on September 19.

Associated Press Laredo Tex Ricardo Mores Magon Reynosa Lower Rio Grande

Weather Update For San Antonio And Vicinity

For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures on Wednesday with no precipitation expected. Winds will be light to moderate from the northeast. Highs near the upper 60s to low 70s, lows in the 50s.

San Antonio

Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A M

Weather across major cities reports mild to warm conditions with winds from the northwest or northeast. St Louis 62 and party cloudy, Chicago 58 clear, Milwaukee 50 clear, Kansas City 82 with northeast breeze, New York 64 clear with showers tonight and Wednesday, Boston 60 cloudy with showers, Washington 62 cloudy.

ST. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Boston Washington

San Antonio Light sole carrier of AP wire

A statement claiming that the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is without basis in fact and should be regarded as peceenees. The Light remains the designated carrier in the city.

Associated Press San Antonio

Rebels Loot and Withdraw After Riot Near Rio Grande

The town was not garrisoned and no fighting took place as rebels looted stores and terrorized residents before retreating to nearby hills. Maderista soldiers pursued them and unrest spread along the lower Rio Grande. Telegraph lines of the Matamoras branch railroad, cut two days earlier, have been restored.

Maderista Lower Rio Grande Matamoras National Railroad

Bandit attacks stir Texas border as Magonistas raid

Unrest along the Rio Grande between Rio Grande City and Hidalgo as Mexican bandits and Magonistas steal horses and depredate. Wires cut between Matamoros and Monterey near Carmargo. a train was surrounded but passengers unharmed. Maderista troops pursue, 25 horses seized near Rio Grande City. federal troops clash with Magonistas near San Miguel with one killed and six wounded. Reynosa evacuated, residents seek Hidalgo, Harlingen rangers deployed. Mexican National railroad guarded. reports say conditions now quiet.

Brownsville Tex Rio Grande City Hidalgo Matamoros Monterey Carmargo Maderista

San Antonio Expects Cool Front Tonight

The Weather Bureau says a high pressure system over the central U.S. will bring cooler winds to San Antonio within about a day. After a morning low of 73, temperatures fell from 72 to 42? The fragment notes a drop to 2 dollars, but the key point is the delayed cool spell arriving tonight.

United States Weather Bureau San Antonio

Interstate Commerce Questions Test Supreme Court

State quarantine law and interstate commerce spark a major Supreme Court session. The docket includes over twenty cases on transportation issues notably grain elevator compensation and rate reductions on lumber from Northwestern states to the Mississippi Valley and beyond.

Washington, D.C Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court Interstate Commerce Commission United States Circuit Court For Western Missouri District Mississippi Valley

No Assurance On Morocco From French Cabinet

Paris reports that French cabinet members cannot offer assurances to the public about negotiations with Germany. The foreign office has received a telegram reply on several points, with the full German reply due by courier later today. No expectation that the reply will be accepted in full.

Associated Press Paris Germany Foreign Office

Near Robbery Foiled Aboard Katy Train By Texas Cowboy

Mrs Wray of 221 Paschal street was attacked in a Pullman berth around 3 30 am near Austin on the Katy from Fort Worth. A screaming passenger and a cowboy with a pipe case halted the intruder who was lowered from the window by a rope, and the man was handed to the sheriff.

W. T. Wray Paschal Street Fort Worth Katy William G. Dorff Dallas Mr. Dorff Austin

Indictment Charged United Shoe Machinery Officials

A federal grand jury returned indictments against officers of the United Shoe Machinery Company and the company itself for restraint of trade. Named defendants include Sidney W. Winslow and other directors. The case links to Sherman act violations and patent issues amid a long government probe.

Associated Press BOSON Mass United Shoe Machinery Company United States Grand Jury Sidney W. Winslow Edward P. Hurd George W. Brown James J. Storrow William Barbour Elmer P. Howe Department of Justice Shoe Machinery Trust Apri William S. Gregg United States Wickersham George E. Kelleher James L. Bruff Mr. Gregg Asa P. French Mr. Grege

Heat Intensifies in Yoakum as Warmer Days Continue

Heat remains very high in Yoakum Texas with daily hot temperatures. A fine draft horse collapsed and died on the street amid the lingering heat wave and strong sun.

Yoakum Tex

Martial law declared as Spain faces revolutionary unrest

King Alfonso signed a decree placing Spain under martial law to curb revolutionary agitation amid widespread strikes and urban disorder. In Bilbao troops fired on a crowd attempting to free prisoners, wounding twenty six people and signaling a grave situation.

Associated Press Madrid Alfonso Spain Bilbao

Judge Grosscup to resign from bench in October

Judge Peter B. Grosscup, after 19 years on the federal bench in Illinois, announced plans to retire the first week of October. He cited a wish for greater freedom to engage in public opinion and warned that future settlement may come from public sentiment rather than courts. He previously drew notice when the court of appeals reversed Judge Landis in the Standard Oil case.

United States Circuit Court United States Court of Appeals Grosscuip Courts of Law Court of Public Opinion Grosscup Court of Appeals K. M. Landis Standard Oil ‘Company

Buckeye Powder Sues Powder Trust for 5 Million Dollars

The Buckeye Powder company of Peoria Illinois sues in U S circuit court in Trenton New Jersey for 5 000 000 alleging damage from the so called powder trust. It seeks 1 119 957 as actual damages and 500 000 as punitive damages.

Associated Press Trenton N. J Buckeye Powder Company Peoria Ill United States E. I. Dupont Denemours Powder Company Powder Trust Buckeye Company

Plotting violence rattles Spain as general strike spreads

Reports from Madrid describe violent clashes linked to worker strikes across Spain. Valencia declared martial law after rioting and an attack on officials in Cullera. a judge was killed and officers wounded. Strikes spread to Bilbao, Saragossa, Cadiz, Huelva, Seville, Gijon and more as Premier Canalejas touts a revolutionary plot uncovered in Valencia and Barcelona. The union calls for a nationwide general strike on a date to be fixed.

Associated Press Madrid Vallencia Cullera Bilbao Saragossa Cadiz Huelva Seville Gijon Canalejas Valencia Barcelona Geneva Weyler Catalonia General Union of Labor Today Spain

Insurance at Lloyds in London Finance Report

The overthrow of the Spanish monarchy was insured against at Lloyds today with a rate of 25 guineas per cent, about 126 dollars, being paid for the policies.

Lloyds London

Taft Makes Trip to Northern Michigan

Taft arrives in Sault Ste Marie Michigan greeted by crowds from Canada and the region. He tours the city briefly and reviews 2500 schoolchildren before a visit to Governor Osborn's home then attends a luncheon at the armory for about five hundred residents. The day ends with a troops review and inspection of stocks.

Associated Press Sault Ste Marie Mich Canada Michigan Taft Osborn Armory Nee Kin Brady

First President Visits Mackinaw City by Special Train

The first United States president passed through Mackinaw City on a special train en route to Northern Michigan. He and his party boarded at Mackinaw City to cross the straits and travel toward Marquette for an overnight stay.

Mackinaw Mich Michigan Straits of Mackinaw Marquette

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Mexico Magonistas Morocco Jules Cambon France von Kiderlen- Waechter Kaiser Maderistas Magonistas Weather Bureau A. al The INDIG United Shot Machinery Sydney N. Winslow Salem Goodyear Sewing Machine Company Consolli Dated McKay Lasting Company McKay Shoe Machinery Company Great Britain Beverley United States Shoe Machinery Company United Company Eugene N. Foss Legislative Committee On Rules Foss Swift Massachusetts Bogue Big Shoe Center Lynn House of Representatives Louis D. Brandeis Charles H. Jones Charles 8. Choate Catalina Weyler Ferrer Chicago, IL Federal Judiciary Northern District of Illinois Peter Jjudge Peter S. Grossocup Sues New Jersey Dupont Company Northern Sault Ste. Maria
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