Sulzer to quit office during impeachment trial
Albany Sept 23 D Cady Herrick chief counsel for Governor Sulzer announced at the outset of impeachment court that the governor would cease to exercise executive functions until the trial's end. The court prepared for debate on whether three impeachment articles may be struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
D. Cady Herrick
Sulzer
High Court
William Sulzer
Brackett
Edward T. Brackett
Wall Street
Herrick
Crior
Cullen
Supreme Cow
Hasbrouck
Local forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Tonight and Wednesday unsettled conditions prevail with possible showers and changing skies. Winds remain light to moderate as temperatures hover near seasonal norms.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists Observations From Various Cities
Observations show clear conditions in St Louis with a 16 mph southeast wind and a 50 degree start. Chicago records 44 degrees with a 10 mph south wind and Wednesday rain, Milwaukee 38 partly cloudy with a 4 mph south wind and warmer, and St Paul 38 cloudy with a 14 mph southeast wind and rain. Kansas City 62 partly cloudy with a 24 mph south wind. New York 54 clear with a 20 mph northwest wind and Wednesday fair. Boston 68 clear with a 12 mph west wind and Wednesday fair. Washington 46 clear with a 4 mph southwest wind and Wednesday fair.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Governor Sulzer Unable to Pardon as Trial Proceeds
The governor has lost authority to grant pardons and will not perform any duties of the office while his trial continues. Officials state he has ceased exercising gubernatorial functions during the ongoing proceedings.
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Sulzer
Campaign Planned 70 Oust Mr Barnes
The New York Republican state convention gathered in Carnegie Hall with 610 delegates to nominate chief and associate judges for the Court of Appeals. Leaders opposed to William Barnes Jr planned to back Elihu Root as permanent chairman and Job E Hedges to head the resolutions committee as they prepared a broader platform. Jacob G Schurman of Cornell University spoke as temporary chairman.
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New York
Court of Appeals
William Barnes Jr
Elihu Root
Job E. Hedges
Carnegie Hall
Jacob G. Schurman
Cornell University
Committee On Resolutions
Merchant Murder in Indianapolis After Hotel Room Discovery
The body of Joseph Schlansky, a local merchant, was found in a hotel room in Indianapolis. A young man registered as W. R. Anderson of Louisville, Kentucky, and two notes imply a robbery turning fatal. A cord was around Schlansky's throat and he was shot. about $20 and the watch were missing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Schlansky
W. R. Anderson
Louisville
Initiation May Prove Fatal
Lee Phares a Valley Bend merchant is in critical condition after an initiation ceremony injury. A spanker with a dynamite cap exploded inflicting a serious wound and he was rushed to a hospital unconscious.
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Elkins
W. Va
Lee Phares
Valley Bend
Here
Phares
Better Be Right Than Sorry With Fall Fashion Ads
The piece urges forethought in autumn clothing purchases to avoid costly mistakes. It notes shops offer new ideas and that reading the newspaper's advertising columns saves time by outlining the whole story and helping readers plan their shopping.
Thaw Weeps as Attorneys Plead Extradition Fight
Harry K. Thaw wept as his lawyers urged Governor Felker to block extradition to New York. Jerome led the case, while Judge Chase and former Governor Stone argued the petition was insufficient. Thaw's mother and brother joined the scene as a large crowd gathered at the capitol.
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Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Felker
New York
Matteawan Insane Asylum
William Travers Jerome
Thaw
Jerome
William M. Chase
Supreme Court
William A. Stone
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Chase
Stone
State of
New Hampshire
Senate Chamber
Mary Copley Thaw
Josiah
Capitol
Deportation of Thaw Upheld by Court of Appeals
Montreal court upholds Charles Doherty in seizing and deporting Harry K Thaw from Coaticook. The Court of Appeals rules Doherty could ignore a habeas corpus writ as it was irregularly served.
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Thaw
Montreal
Court of Appeals
Charles Doherty
Harry K. Thaw
Coaticook
Doherty
Garros Flies 600 Miles Across Mediterranean to Tunis
French aviator Roland Garros completed a 600 mile Mediterranean crossing from St. Raphael to Garros Tunis in seven hours and 63 minutes starting at 5 52 in the morning and finishing at 1 45 p m He is renowned for long distance records and has flown in the United States in 1910 and 1911.
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Bizerta
Tunis
Roland G. Garros
Mediterranean Sea
St. Raphael
France
Saint Raphael
Mediterranean
Garros
Europe
United States
Wireless link reconnects Tutuila to U S Navy
A message from Tutuila Samoa reached the Navy Department via a passing steamer after being picked up by wireless on the station ship Princeton. The message was relayed to Suva Fiji and then dispatched by cable to Washington, linking the remote outpost to the United States awaiting a German planned station at Apia to sustain constant contact.
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Washington, D. C
Tutuila
Samoa
Navy Department
Princeton
Suva
Fiji Islands
Washington
Apia
Immigrant Aliens Entering U S in July Reach 138244
Washington dispatch reports 138,244 immigrant aliens admitted in July, with 94,664 males and 43,580 females. Non-immigrant aliens totaled 16,858 and returning American citizens 21,580. Refusals numbered 2,708, yielding 180,890 inward passengers for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Immigration Today
Suffragettes Set Fire At Seafield House Seaforth
Militant suffragettes set fire to Seafield House at Seaforth near Liverpool causing about 400000 dollars in damage. The arson squad left suffragette literature on the lawns.
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Liverpool
Seafield House
Seaforth
Students Welcome Wilson
President Wilson arrived at Princeton on a special train shortly before 1 PM to vote in the New Jersey primaries. A large gathering of university students greeted him with a noisy welcome.
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Wilson
Princeton
N. J
New Jersey
Farmers' National Congress Urges Reform To Cut Consumer Costs
Plano Illinois September 23. Charles F Sanford president of the Farmers' National Congress opens the thirty third annual session urging measures to relieve producers from economic burdens and establish equitable relations among producer consumer and distributor. He warns of rising land values tenant farming and need for farm credits better schools and roads. He stresses the farmer must lead and central coordinated plans are needed for agricultural progress.
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Plano
Charles F. Sanford
Farmers’ National Congress
Sanford
Congress
Daniels to Address Editors in Indianapolis Talk
Secretary Daniels will discuss relations of the newspaper to the government and the publication of ill advised or incorrect articles about the Mexican situation in an address before Indiana Associated Press members in Indianapolis Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Daniels
Indianapolis
Indiana
Associated Press
Ambassador Guthrie Guests of Emperor at Tokyo Luncheon
Ambassador and Mrs George W Guthrie of Pittsburg were guests of honor at a luncheon today hosted by the Emperor and Empress in Tokyo.
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Tokio
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburg
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights Global News
The San Antonio Light notes it receives the Leased Wire Day AP report as a premier global news service, supplemented by its own extensive in-house news operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Press
World
The
Light
New Well Brought In At Somerset Field
A new Somerset field well reached 1400 feet and struck cap rock, with oil men predicting large oil beneath. Drillers rim out the hole for a six inch casing while preparing to pump and prove the well. This is the third Somerset well, drilled on a hill about a third of a mile from the others.
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Somerset
Somerset Field
Educators Split Over Sex Instruction in Public Schools
Reports to the United States Bureau of Education reveal wide disagreement among school leaders on sex education. Some urge detailed early instruction and policy shift toward education over punishment, while others oppose any sex education and advocate diverting attention from sex details.
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Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Education
Bureau
Albanians Meet Defeat on Albanian Frontier
In fierce fighting between Servian troops and Albanians on the new Albanian frontier near Dibra and Jakova about 200 Albanians were killed and many wounded. Albanian efforts to enter Servian held territory were repulsed with Servian losses including a captain.
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Vienna
Dibra
Jakova
Barbary Coast Ordered Stripped of Its Attractions
The San Francisco police commission voted to abolish the Barbary Coast district by month end. Dancing will be banned in saloons or restaurants that sell liquor and no women patrons or employees will be allowed in those establishments. Saloon licenses in the district will be renewed only for traditional saloons.
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San Francisco
Cal
Elliott Protests Pending Wallingford Collision Report
Howard Elliott president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad met with the Interstate Commerce Commission to discuss conditions on his line and awaited the forthcoming Wallingford collision report. He received no hint about the report’s character but was told that forecasts attributed to the commission are unauthorized and misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Howard Elliott
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wallingford
Elliott
McChord
Fight Jurors in Murder Case Near Marlin
In Waco Texas on September 23 the Fifty fourth District Court adjourned with eight jurors secured for the murder case of Dad Reed who is charged in the May 10 killing of John Richey near Marlin. The first venire of 75 men was exhausted and a second of 40 was summoned. nearly half were rejected before one juror was obtained in the forenoon session.
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Waco
Tex
Fifty-fourth District Court
Dad Reed
John Richey
Marlin
New Treaties May Be Made With Powers
The tariff conferees resumed work on the tariff bill and considered a plan to substitute a joint resolution ensuring four months of continued trade relations while Wilson and Bryan negotiate new treaties. Foreign nations are expected to endure existing rates, with favored nation treatment, as talks proceed. Additional sections on income tax provisions and tariff items remained open for consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Bryan
State Department
Simmons
Joint Tariff Committee
United States
Representative Hull
Tennessee
PLAN WAR ON ALCOHOL MILAN CONGRESS DEBATES TRADE
Sessions of the International Congress on Alcoholism discuss the liquor traffic as vital to wine growing regions and drinking nations. Italian wine expert Ottavi German Hartwig Finnish Seppala present views from wine growers beer producers and spirit distillers. They urge legislation to curb alcoholism without harming economies. They propose three international bodies to combat alcoholism protect native races and unite temperance doctors.
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Milan
Italy
France
Spain
Scandinavia
Germany
United Kingdom
Ottavi
Hartwig
Seppala
Finland
Spirit
Bureau For
Federation For Protection
Federation of
Temperance Physicians
Light vote in Massachusetts state primary contests
A Massachusetts primary saw low turnout with few contests. The gubernatorial race on the Republican side featured Col Everett C Benton of Belmont against Congressman Augustus P Gardner of Hamilton while the Democratic race for lieutenant governor matched Edwin P Barry of Boston against Richard H Long of Framingham. Charles S Bird of Walpole and Lt Governor David P Walsh of Fitchburg faced no opposition on their tickets.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Everett C. Benton
Belmont
Augustus P. Gardner
Hamilton
Edwin P. Barry
Richard H. Long
Framingham
Charles S
President goes to Princeton to vote in New Jersey primaries
President Wilson left for Princeton this morning to vote for Acting Governor Fielder in the New Jersey state primaries. Secretary of War Garrison Secretary Tumulty and Professor Stockton Axon, the president's brother in law, accompanied him with the two former also heading to Jersey City to vote.
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Princeton
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Fielder
New Jersey
War Garrison
Tumulty
Stockton Axson
Jersey City
Cooler Weather and Rain Probable Across Region
Unsettled weather and likely rain in the next 24 to 45 hours, with a cool wave moving from the northwest. Major Allen Buell notes a developing storm energy over the southern Rockies and a strong high pressure to the north, forecasting rain in the southwest and first snow in Sheridan, Wyoming. cooler air to arrive tomorrow night.
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Allen Buell
British Northwest
United States
Major Buell
Rocky Mountains
Sheridan
Wyo
Canadian Northwest
Cadet Enrolment Exceeds Target At West Point
631 cadets are under instruction at West Point though the law caps at 580. The excess arises as senators and representatives nominate at the end of the third year so one congressman may have two cadets temporarily. Since July nominations were invited for next March exams to enter in June. Several senators have not responded. Candidates remain to be nominated from many districts.
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Washington, D. C
West Point
Academy
Bankhead
Alabama
Clarke
Arkansas
Dupont
Delaware
Smith
Georgia
Brady
Idaho
Kern
Indiana
Maryland
Weeks
Massachusetts
Hollis
New Hampshire
Martine and Hughes
New Jersey
McCumber
North Dakota
Burton
Ohio
Gore
Owen
Oklahoma
Dillingham
Vermont
Warren
Wyoming
Roosevelt Uses Third Degree On Ex-Butler In Jail
Theodore Roosevelt administered what the police termed the third degree to George R. Parker a former butler in the county jail at Mineola on September 23 Parker awaits grand jury action on jewelry theft from the Sagamore Hill estate including a jade ring valued at 700 and a priceless diplomatic gift Colonel Roosevelt visited the jail but Parker stuck to his story that he did not recall or acknowledge the missing items after half an hour of questioning.
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Mineola
L. I
Theodore Roosevelt
George R. Parker
Parker
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Columbia University School of Journalism Opens
New building at Columbia University welcomes students as the academic term begins. The plant includes reporters rooms editors offices libraries and clipping files with the missing element a large printing press yet to be installed. The facility is arranged for teaching journalism and will open Wednesday.
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School of Journalism
New York
Columbia University
Classified Advertising Rates In The Light
The Light promotes its classified ads by phone with paid home circulation claims. It advertises 100 percent more local paid circulation than competing San Antonio papers, reaching over twelve thousand homes daily.
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The
Light
Texas
San Antonio
Constitutionalists rout Federal force at Jerez
After two days of sharp fighting Constitutionalists under General Panfilo Natera defeated a 500 strong Federal force commanded by General Delgado at Jerez Zacatecas. About 100 killed or wounded, four cannons and four machine guns captured. Delgado reports to Provisional President Huerta that three months are needed to repair the Mexican Central lines between Jerez and Torreon.
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Panfilo Natera
Delgado Jerez
Zacatecas
Luis Meza Gutierrez
Eagle Pass
Delgado
Huerta
Jerez
Torreon
Constitutionalists Take Piedras Negras in Raid
Reports from Zacatecas say the Constitutionalists captured Piedras Negras after a battle that wounded or killed about 100 Federals. Carranza forces seized large calibers, machine guns, and rifles. Refugee stores in Eagle Pass were confiscated, and arms searches were conducted. Dr. Lorenzo Cantu’s drug store tied to the plot is investigated as neutrals flee.
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Piedras Negras
Mexico
Zacatecas
Eagle Pass
Gabriel Calzada
Lorenzo Cantu
International Bridge
Cantu
Gomez "Hat in the Ring" for Mexican presidency
Francisco Gomez, provisional vice president during the Madero revolution, has accepted the anti re election party nomination for president. He will run once peace is achieved and Huerta is removed, aiming to make the agrarian issue the main plank. He chats with Constitutional leaders but none will declare their support yet.
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Washington
D. C
Francisco Gomez
Canada
Huerta
Carranza
Gomez
Mexico City
Zapata
Department of State
Gamboa
Texas
United States
Brito
New Orleans
New York
Dack
Governors to Confer in Hermosillo Amid Huerta Opposition
Dr Nicholas Camarra governor of Yucatan Mexico arrived en route to Mer mosillo Sonora as part of a conference of constitutionalist leaders to discuss opposition to Huerta and a broader regional strategy. Other governors were noted to be traveling with him and the discussion continued on a future page.
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Tucson
Arizona
Nicholas Camarra
Yucatan
Mexico
Mermosillo
Sonora
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Miccceserss
P. Seeewee
MR. Barnes
Root
Merchant
Ee Pe i
Barbary Coast
New Haven
Butler
Federal
Mexican Central Railroad
Gomez “Hat
Hermosillo
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