Mexican Delegation to Meet Secretary Root in San Antonio
A distinguished Mexican committee traveling by private train to meet Secretary Root will proceed to San Antonio. They will be escorted to City Hall for a public reception at 11 o'clock, with Mayor Callaghan extending honors.
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City Hall
Diaz
Root
San Antonio
Mexican Department of State
International Club
San Antonia
Tuka
Ehtia
Innchean
Mersagea
Brest Munnzenberser
Mahony Tines
Mexico
Fielet
Tnternational & Great Northern Avera
Svers
J. Boyle
Maryin Trine
T. J. Anderson
Muenzenberzer
Romstilite
Tevarkana
Socretart
Texas
Interna
Monet
Te Tofern
Ette Hall
Muavor Cal
Elihu Root
State of Texas
Taft’s World Tour and Russo American Alliance Talks
Petersburg dispatch notes heightened interest in Secretary Taft’s world tour amid speculation on a Russo American convention. Editors warn of an inevitable war between the United States and Japan, while officials seek to shield the journey through Siberia and Russia from unrest as Washington pursues Pacific sea power.
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Petersburg
Taft
Siberia
European
Russia
United States
Japan
Noyce Vreyma Today
America
Roosevelt
Straits
Ma Beilan
Pacific
Waterspout Seen Over Corpus Christi Bay
Special to The Light describes a heavy rain and a large waterspout forming on the northeast part of Corpus Christi Bay this morning, attracting spectators with its dramatic display.
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Corpus Christi
Corpus. Christi
Tex
Pierce Named On Railroad Board At Mexican Central
Boston reports at the annual meeting of the Mexican Central Railroad H Clay Pieron Eben Richards W H Botley and W G Wagner were reelected directors President Richards announced gross earnings up $1 509 262 and net up $316 005 wages rose one third to offset higher rates approved by the Mexican government Findlay arrest in Ohio for bribery attempt against juror in Standard Oil case Williamson admits proposing to Mrs Thompson to influence her husband to hang the jury in the same case.
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Boston
Mass
Mexican Central Railroad, Company
H. Clay Pleron
Eben Richards
W. H. Botley
Smd
W. G. Wagner
Richards
Findlay
Ohio
B. Wilcome
Charles Thompson
SAY ARREST IS A MEXICAN RUSE
Phoenix, September 360. Lelvier, held for extradition on Mexican complaint of larceny of two checks from the Mexican mails, was discharged on DA Alexander's motion who caused the warrant. Telvier jailed last July. Telvier and son Yrs were discharged by a court commissioner but held over Sunday without a warrant and new warrant served Monday. They will face trial in Turson. They insist on innocence and claim arrest to cross into Mexico for political charges.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Lelvier
United States
Alexander
Telvier
Yrs
Turson
Mexico
First Texas Life License Granted to Louisiana National Assurance
Insurance Commissioner Love granted a life insurance license to the Louisiana National Assurance Society of New Orleans in Texas. It is the first license approved by Love.
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Austin
Love
Texas
Louisiana National Assurance Society of
New Orleans
Texas Cotton Fire Destroys Cargo at Sea
Havee, Sep 26. Six hundred bales of cotton aboard the British steam Madaswaska, arriving from Gaveston two days ago, burned last night. Loss estimated at $484,000. No crew casualties reported.
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Gaveston
Local Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Showers tonight and Friday in San Antonio and surrounding area. Overnight and 24 hour temperature range shows a low around 66 F and high near 94 F. Wind velocity recorded early morning at a clock indicates light breeze, with temperatures and conditions compared to last year’s data from the Weather Office.
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San Antonio
Negro murderer Walton surrounded by police near Summit Hill
Chicago Sept 36 Richard Walton the negro wanted for the murder of Mrs Lian Grant a teacher strangled last week is said to be cornered in a deserted building at Summit Hill twenty miles south of the city. About fifty officers left the area before 9 o clock reporting Walton barricaded and well armed. He is described as a desperate man likely to fight to the end.
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Chicago
Richard Walton
Lian Grant
Summit Hill
Walton
Stig
Negroes Seek Utopia in West Colonization Move
Los Angeles September 25. A promoter association plans to seek state incorporation for a Negro colony in Southern California. Lieutenant-Colonel Allensworth, once army chaplain in this city, heads the effort backed by several million dollars. A committee will visit 90 000 acre tracts in Riverside and San Diego counties near Marietta to select land offered in small, low priced parcels for a prosperous colony with favorable conditions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Allensworth
United States Army
Riverside
San Diego
Marietta
Mrs Thaw Too Ill To See Husband In Tombs Visit
New York report says Mrs Harry K Thaw wife of the young man awaiting trial for murder cannot visit at the Tombs prison this week because she is ill with a bad cold. Officials give no clear word on the seriousness of her condition.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Mor Husband
Tombs Prison
Ales
Thaw
Divorce Dockets Crowded Courts Across Districts
Dockets in all district courts for the coming term are crowded with divorce cases. The Thirty-seventh district leads with fifty-two divorce complaints among sixty-nine appearances. Forty-fifth district court thirty of112 appearances are divorce cases. Fifty-seventh district features twenty of sixty suits. The criminal docket in the Fifty-seventh district lists 223 cases including three old murder charges. RF Williams faces murder trial October 14 and Frank Thornton a similar charge on October 21. Willis Benson’s case awaits the criminal appeals court.
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District Court
Seventh District Court
Nva
RF Williams
Frank Thornton
Simlay
al Ihedith
Willis Bensonnal
Court of Criminal Appeals
Plotters of Cuban Revolt Arrests Reported in Havana
Early police seized General Massa arrave and General Jat Ducassi along with Ganeral Lava Mlart amid charges of conspiring against public order. A New York cable claimed Havana merchants planned a public message to expose the uprising, warning of anarchist demonstrations and possible war with America if U S troops shed Cuban blood. The hoax message urged wide publication as investigators probe the supposed Merchant’s Association origin.
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Alleana
Massa ‘Arrave
Melle
Jat Ducassi
Ganeral Lava Mlart
New York
Magoun
Hernana
Havana
Washington
America
Alapiteh
Merchant's Association
Sculheta Street
Exprrsonerss Cably
Merchants’ Association
Railroad Warfare Turns Deadly in Alaska Ambush
In Keystone Canyon near Valdez a Guggenheim railroad force and Copper River & Northwestern units opened fire on Alaska & Nome surveyors and workers. Six wounded, one possibly dead, and reports say more may die. Deputy U.S. marshals head to the scene as Valdez fears vigilantism.
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Valdez
Alaska
Guggenheim Railroad
Copper ,River & Northwestern
Alaska & Nome
Keystone Canyon
Nome
Sumralt
Cammon
Guggenheim
Edward Hassey
United States
Hassey
Hussey
Lusitania Half Way Across Ocean
Wireless update from the Lusitania reports the liner about 7680 miles from New York and 1125 from Queenstown at 10 p.m. tonight. She is moving at 23.6 knots with fair weather, easterly light wind, and a calm sea as of the report.
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Lusitania
Vielock
New York
Queenstown
Shu
Lou
Galveston Chamber Sues Railroad Commission Over Freight Rates
A suit was filed in the 23rd district court by the Galveston chamber of commerce and others against the railroad commission seeking a writ of injunction to restrain enforcement of the Houston Galveston freight rate differential. The Houston rate is a few cents lower than Galveston for cotton shipments, affecting all communities.
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Austin
Tex
23Rd District Court
Galveston Chamber of Commerce Et al
Railroad Commission
Houston-Galveston
St. Lewis, Brownsville and Mexico
Galveston
Houston
Colton
Campbell Popular Speech Petitioned for Newton Dam Event
Special to The Light from Austin reports 225 Newton citizens petitioning Governor Campbell to speak there on October 18 in honor of Confederate veterans. Wolcken funeral services set for 430 at St Joseph's church, burial in St Joseph's cemetery for Mrs Mary Wolcken of 006 Larddo Street who died yesterday morning.
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Austin
Fox
Newton
Campbell
Newton Dam
Confederate Veterans
Réninton
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Department of State
State Line
Committee
U.S
H. €. Pierce
Standard Oil
Ghosen
Direc
Havre
Desperado
West
May
Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Cromantbush
Ocean
Wireless
Galveston Chamber
R. Commission
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