Rebel Chief Salazar Defects Across U S Border
General Inez Salazar commander in Sonora rebels has crossed into the United States deserting his army near Douglas Arizona. Reports also say three other rebel leaders Dr Isidro Huerta Joaquin Esquiera and Jose Escandon have left the rebel force to seek safety in Douglas Arizona factions continue to seek asylum across the border.
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Paso
Tex
Inez Salazar
Sonora
Salazar
Douglas
Ariz
Isidro Huerta
Joaquin Esquiera
Jose Escandon
Rebels in U S to be interned under Mexican revolt clash
The state department and justice department will intern Mexican rebels who flee to the United States or are captured, treating them as other wartime refugees. Amnesty talks by President Madero may push operatives to pursue the Zapatistas, while fighting near Nacozari and El Tigre intensifies as rebels scavenge the countryside on mounted bands.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Department of Justice
United States
France
Switzerland
Mexico
Madero
Orozco
Made- To
Zapatistas
Nacozari
el Tigre
Customs Men Fight Rebels Near Howard Ranch
In West Texas near Howard's ranch, U S customs officers engaged a band of Mexican rebels while rounding up cattle. A running gun battle stretched fifteen miles but produced no casualties. Officers seized about 150 horses and mules ready to be driven into Mexico. The force included Harry Moore deputy U S marshal J T Sitters Jack Howard Q O C Dowe and A A Curtis customs inspector.
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Jack Howard
QO. C. Dowe
A. A. Curtis
Pearson Isolated as Rebels Besiege Mexican Lumber Town
Pearson in Chihuahua remains cut off after rebels seized lines on the Mexican Northwestern railway. About 450 federals defend the town 150 miles southwest of Juarez as 600 insurgents threaten to strike. railway bridges between Casas Grandes and Pearson have been burned.
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Juarez
Mex
Pearson
Here
Casas Grandes
Rebel Force in Vera Cruz Battle Near Orizaba
Reports from Mexico City say seventy rebels led by Maximo Bello were nearly wiped out by government troops after a two hour engagement along a canyon near Orizaba in Vera Cruz. Thirty rebel bodies were found and about twenty were seen falling into the canyon with two federal wounded. The rebel band had proclaimed Manuel Calero, Mexico’s ambassador to Washington, as president, while General Aguilar in the same area declared a rival president.
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Mexico City
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Maximo Bello
War Department
Manuel Calero
Washington
Aguilar
Alere
Much Cooler Tonight Weather Forecast Across Texas and Chicago
The weather man predicts a much cooler night nationwide after a day that saw temperatures rise to 98 in some areas but fall to 60 by evening. North Texas reports the coolest snap of the season with frost at Amarillo and lows in the 40s in Paris, Henrietta, Dallas, and Chicago faces a fall toward freezing as heat begins to rise on October 1 in high offices.
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San Antonio
North Texas
Amarillo
Paris
Henrietta
Dallas
Chicago
Mercury
Vernon Texas Sees Light Frost After Northeren Blows In
Light frost reported in Vernon Texas area with a cold norther blowing since yesterday. Early morning readings show chill air settling over the region as farmers prepare for potential effects on crops and orchard growth.
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Vernon
Tex
Armour corner drives September wheat squeeze at Kansas City
Armour Grain of Chicago has cornered September wheat on the Kansas City board of trade. Chicago speculators were caught short as Armour delivered over 3,000,000 bushels with contracts for delivery and profits estimated at four to seven cents per bushel on the million plus sold. Open interest remains to be settled in the final four trading days.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade
Armour Grain Company of
Chicago
Armour
Kansas City Board of Trade
Armour Company
Shorts
El Paso Deputy Slain Near Border
Jesus Arroyas a prominent El Paso County landowner and deputy sheriff was found shot dead three miles south of the border. He had six bullet wounds and appeared killed instantly from a shot while mounted. Arroyos led efforts against Mexican horse thieves in the island district.
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EL Paso
Tex
Jesus Arroyas
el Paso County
Arroyos
Weather Update for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Winds light to moderate. Overnight lows drop into the upper 40s to low 50s. Friday remains dry with daytime highs near 70.
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San Antonio
Weather notes from major cities across the nation
Morning observations list temperatures and wind directions for ST. LOUIS CHICAGO ST. PAUL KANSAS CITY NEW YORK BOSTON and WASHINGTON. Forecasts call for Friday fair or cloudy with possible rain and continuing cold in most locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light’s Control Of AP Wire Not Contested
A statement claiming the Gay leased wire of the Associated Press into San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Basia
Health Sunday Proclaimed by Governor Colquitt in Texas
Governor O B Colquitt designated October 27 as Health and Hospital Sunday urging Texans to attend services, study public health, and press for better hospital facilities and tuberculosis care. Clergy urged to preach on health and disease prevention, with counties urged to assess hospital needs.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Texas
America
I. O. B. Colquitt
Dead man believed to be escaped murderer identified in Louisiana
Lake Charles La Sept 26 Charles Smith shot to death yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Del Charlan while resisting arrest is believed to be Ben Myatt who escaped jail at Corsicana Texas while under death sentence for wife murder in Robertson county.
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Lake Charles
Wilson delays on recall of judiciary in progressive pitch
Governor Woodrow Wilson outlined progressive principles in Hartford and New Haven remarks. He endorsed initiative and referendum and recalls for administrative officers but remained unqualifiedly opposed to the recall of the judiciary.
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New Haven
Conn
Woodrow Wilson
Hartford
Republicans At Saratoga Weigh Governor Candidate List
New York Republicans meeting in Saratoga on Sept 26 faced a murky slate of possible gubernatorial contenders. Leaders tested sentiment by proposing several names, with Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell University mentioned as a possible candidate.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Child Conservation Urged At Congress
Washington program of the International Congress on Hygiene and Demography featured experts on marriage and divorce statistics Reverend Samuel W. Dike of the National League for the Protection of the Family and Dr. Joseph A. Hill of the Census Bureau spoke. Also discussed were child welfare, community planning, worker protection, hygiene education, and infant paralysis causes and transmission. Dr. Mary K. Laphan outlined a tuberculosis campaign aimed at early detection and mass immunity to wipe out the disease, stressing children as the starting point.
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Washington, D. C
International Congress On
Samuel W. Dike
National League For the Protection of the Family
Joseph A. Hill
United States Census Bureau
America
Mary KB. Laphan
Highlands
N. C
United States
Laphan
Elmira Company Wins Bid for Fire Trucks in $10,000 Deal
The Elmira city council selected American-LaFrance Fire Engine Co. to supply two motor driven combination ladder and chemical engine trucks for $10,000 total. Bids opened by Mayor Jones and the fire committee cited a $800 gap versus rivals. trucks to be delivered in 90 days, with 70 horsepower, a 35 gallon chemical tank and 200 feet of hose.
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American-La France
Engine Company
Elmira
N. Y
Jones
American-LaFrance Company
J. E. Schmitz
Wright
Main Avenue
Romana Street
South Alamo
Lavaca Streets
Robinson Fire Engine Company
St. Louis
Webb Motor Fire Apparatus Company
Victor Motor Truck Company
Buffalo
Seagrave Fire Apparatus Company
Columbus
Ohio
Saloon kept open pending court decision on license
By agreement with the attorney general and comptroller, M. M. Hewgley may keep the Office bar on Houston street open pending a court ruling on whether revoking his Hot Wells license also cancels the Houston street license. Judge Ward met with officials. other revoked-saloons have closed. If Hewgley loses, the Houston street saloon will close at once.
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James BD. Walthall
W. P. Lane
M. M. Hewgley
Houston Street
Hot Wells
H. M. Ward
Newton & Ward
Hengley
Painter Drowns Painting Bridge Over Cumberland River
Nashville report says Turner Olivant fell eighty feet into the Cumberland River while painting a bridge. He drowned before coworkers could rescue him. His wife arrived at the riverbank and watched hours long as divers searched the water without success for his body.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
Turner Olivant
Mena Surrenders to U S Forces in Nicaragua Revolt
General Mena, Nicaraguan revolutionary leader, surrendered to Rear Admiral Southerland under guard of American sailors and marines. He and 700 followers were turned over at midnight September 24, signaling the collapse of the rebellion. Granada remains under U S control and famine risks loom for isolated inhabitants.
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Washington
Mena
Panama
Weitzel
State Department
Southerland
Admiral Southerland
Granada
United States
Red Cross
Surrender of General Mena and San Francisco Fort to U S Forces
Bluefields Nicaragua reports official confirmation of General Mena surrendering to American forces along with the fortress of San Franagda. Mena also delivered to Admiral Southerland all steamers on Lake Nicaragua captured during the revolution. News seen as end of the revolt.
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Nicaragua
General Mena
San Franagda
Mena
Admiral Southerland
Lake Nicaragua
Officer Driven Insane by Life of Isolation
Arthur Britton, a United States officer who served in the Philippines during the Spanish American War, is confined in the state hospital at Poughkeepsie. Physicians say his insanity stems from a decade living in isolation in a cave in the Pawling mountains. He built a shack in a rock hole after returning from service and later vanished from his family for ten years before being found, now unable to speak beyond staccato barks and yelps.
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N. Y
Arthur Britton
United States
Philippines
Pawling Mountains
Britton
Officers forecast change in border patrol assignments
Third Officers at Fort Sam Houston expect troops of the Third cavalry to be relieved from border patrol along the Rio Grande and reassigned to this post. The Thirteenth cavalry, recently arrived from Fort Riley, Kan., will perform Rio Grande duties. General E Z Steever plans to issue instructions for the annual officers test ride set for October. The ride spans ninety miles over three days for majors and higher, with pre and post physical exams.
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Fort Sam Houston
Third Cavalry
Rio Grande
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kan
E. Z. Steever
Department of Texas
Typhoon Devastates Japan Toll and Damage Rise
A sweeping typhoon across Japan last Sunday caused over 20 million dollars in damage. The death toll is heavy with tens of thousands homeless. Nagoya houses damaged, a tidal wave sank three steamers at the harbor, and Gifu reports 26 dead and 280 injured. Osaka sees 2000 houses ruined.
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Tokio
Japan
Nagoya
Gifu
Osaka
Sneed Habeas Corpus Hearing Sees Defense Tactic Use
Amarillo dispatch reports the final hearing day on whether Sneed must testify proceeds. John Blanton, Sneed's bodyguard, is cross examined to imply a Fort Worth sighting of a man resembling Boyce. Blanton confirms Sneed fired at targets on his ranch and notes no threats against Boyce.
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Tex
Boyce
Blanton
Sneed
Epting
O’dell
Fort Worth
al Boyce
Starvation Crisis in China Amid Looting and War
Thousands die of starvation across China as looting and destruction disrupt trade. Foreign engineers could avert many deaths, while political shifts fascinate republican leaders. Imperial guards guard streets during Sun Yat Sen visit, as Yuan keeps troops in the forbidden city despite abdication terms.
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Peking
Sun Yat Sen
Hge
Imperial Guard
Pr. Sun
Forbidden City
Yuan
Bexar County Republican Committee Ends Session Plans Mass Meeting
The executive committee adjourned after arranging a mass meeting at Beethoven hall within weeks. A full county ticket was named in August but several candidates may withdraw. only one resignation has occurred under the Terrell election law. Daily meetings will continue to fill vacancies and complete campaign organization.
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Bexar County
Republican Party
Beethoven Hall
Terrell
Government to run wireless weather forecast for ships
The Weather Bureau seeks a $150,000 appropriation to provide an ocean forecast service. Message from Chief Willis L. Moore says Washington will transmit via Fort Meyer Virginia to cover Atlantic storm movements for vessels at sea.
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Washington, D. C
Government Weather Bureau
Congress
Willis L. Moore
Bureau
Washington
Fort Meyer
Atlantic
Plan course in shooting for students nationwide
Washington Sept 26 The war department and state militias would add shooting instruction to their activities under a plan from Acting Secretary of War Oliver. He asks governors to organize school and college shooting contests with prizes funded by the national board for rifle practice.
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Washington,d. C
War Department
Oliver
National Board For
Tablet honors Major Archibald Butt at Sewanee chapel
A bronze tablet unveiling in All Saints chapel Sewanee marks the life and death of Major Archibald Willingham Butt U S A a Sewanee alumnus. The ceremony was hosted by the Sewanee Delta Tau Delta chapter. If alive he would be 46 today.
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Nashville
Tenn
Archibald Willingham Butt
All Saints Chapel
University of the South
Sewanee
Sewanee Chapter
Delta Tau Delta
Major Butt
Hiad Major Butt
Appointee for San Antonio treasurer faces low pay uproar
F W Church resigns as city treasurer and PM Mayor A H Jones names J Frank Gallagher to fill the vacancy subject to council approval. Gallagher, former candidate of the Citizen's league and current Emmet bank cashier, will bond for 100000. The salary is criticized as too low given duties and office provisions.
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San Antonio
F. W. Church
A. H. Jones
Jones
J. Frank Gallagher
Gallagher
Mr. Church
Church
Citizen's League
Emmet Bank
Train Court in Motion Fines Three Men for Onboard Liquor
Three men arrested aboard a moving train between Joplin and Neosho were tried, convicted, and fined by Newton County officials. Sheriff I. H. Collier detected liquor being carried on the train and escorted the men to a rear coach where Prosecuting Attorney Ham Saxton and Justice J. W. Wilson presided. The prisoners pleaded guilty and were fined five dollars plus costs.
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Joplin
Neosho
Newton Eee
I. H. Collier
Satham Saxton
J. W. Wilson
Bryan predicts no states carried for Ta Roosevelt
RENO Nov — Sept 26 That son and Marshall will carry the state if the union was his prediction here today He declared no single state will be conceded to Ta Roosevelt by Bryan’s view
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Son
Marshall
Bryan
Roosevelt
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