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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1912

Page

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Murphy Stands Ham Who To Ox Be Named Governor

Syracuse dispatch reports Murphy of Tam many Hall endorses Governor Dix while opposing anti Dix forces seek a single candidate. Rumors claim Dix may be dropped but he vows renomination and a convention presentation. Sea Girt and political allies push for an unbossed, progressive choice.

Murphy Ham Syracuse N.Y John A. Dix Charles F. Murphy Tammiany Hall Dix Goveror William J. Ryan

Dix Responds to Wilson on Gubernatorial Nomination

Albany Sept 30 Governor Dix issued a statement replying to Governor Wilson who urged the Syracuse Democratic state convention to nominate a progressive candidate for governor who would be his own master. Dix says any misrepresentation rests with the press and that Wilson’s letters to him show a different attitude.

Sea Girt N. J Ilson Atlantic Syracuse Overnor Ind Dix Wilson Albany N. Y Issuca Wilsons

Governor Wilson Prescription For Syracuse Convention

Acting DNC Chairman McAdoo says Governor Wilson issued a specific prescription for party success at the Syracuse convention. He adds that the era of men of calibre and character refusing nominations from boss-dominated conventions is approaching.

New York Wilson Syracuse McAdoo Democratic National Committee

Showers and Cooler Forecast For San Antonio Area

The Weather Office reports showers and cooler conditions with heavy rains in Seville and Del Rio. Major Buell notes general rainfall across southern Texas with Llano recording 1.20 inches and Corpus Christi about an inch.

Loep Weather Office Allen Uell San Antonio Major Buell Seville del Rio Llano Corpus Christi Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company

Mexican Labor Influx Surges At Laredo Port of Entry

Local immigration officials report over 20,000 Mexican workers entered Laredo between July 1 and today. About 17,000 were examined by U S public health and marine hospital personnel.

Laredo Tex United Tates Public Health Marine Hosital

Negro Trooper Polk Shot by Sentry at Fort Sam Houston

Nighttime break‑in at Fort Sam Houston ends with the fatal shot of Trooper Polk by Trooper O Hara. Polk, a Ninth Cavalry member, fled after screams from an attacked woman. Polk’s body buried in national cemetery as a witness in a trial.

Fort Sam Houston Namsad Polk O'Hara Troop H. Third Cavalry Polk Volk National Cemetery Ninth Cavalry

Government Ready 10 Try Labor Officials

In Indianapolis on September 30, Federal District Attorney Charles Miller said only sudden illness among half the defendants could delay the start of trial for 51 present and former labor union officials charged with conspiring to transport dynamite and nitroglycerine on passenger trains. The defendants headquarters at the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers were crowded with out of town visitors seeking conferences with William N. Harding, their counsel, as Senator John W. Kern was expected to meet them later.

Indianapolis Ind Federal Charles Miller International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Frank M. Ryan S. Hockin William N. Harding John W. Kern

Soldiers To Be Tried In Augusta Unrest Shooting

Investigation into the shooting and killing of three citizens by state militia during the Augusta Aiken Railway and Electric strike began. Militia marked a dead line to protect the power plant. officers on the firing line face military court review with hearings this week.

Augusta Augusta- Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation Levy Jowitt Henderson

San Antonio Area Forecast For Tonight

For San Antonio and vicinity expect unsettled showers tonight and Tuesday with variable skies and a risk of brief heavier bursts. Temperatures remain mild and winds light to moderate from the southeast.

San Antonio

Home Weather For Tourists Observations At 8 A M

Weather snapshot from major cities with temperatures ranging from 34 to 72 degrees. St Louis 44 clear NE wind 4 mph fair and colder. Chicago 44 SW wind 12 mph. St Paul 34 clear continuing cold. Kansas City 40 clear W wind 4 mph. New York 72 cloudy NE wind 14 mph colder Tuesday. Boston 42 clear NW wind 14 mph colder Tuesday. Washington 46 clear NW wind 4 mph with possible rain Tuesday.

ST. Louis Chicago ST. Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington

San Antonio Light Holds Exclusive Wire Origin Claim

A statement asserting that any day s used wire from the Associated Press into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact.

Associated Press San Antonio Fect

Probe Renewed on Outrage of Campaign Fund

The Senate subcommittee renewed its presidential campaign contributions probe with hearings expected to draw financiers, politicians, and candidates. Witnesses include Theodore Roosevelt and J. Pierpont Morgan, plus testimony on funds from Standard Oil and Harriman in 1904.

Washington Senate Clapp Theodore Roosevelt J. Pierpont Morgan Colonel Roosevelt Ormsby McHarg South Roosevelt Taft C. C. Tegethoff E. WH. Harriman Charlies A. Peabody Wall Street Harriman Roosevelt Fund McHarg Bliss Cornelius N. Bliss Jr Republican Campaign Committee Standard Oil Oliver Paynter Pomerené Paigns William Randolph. Hearst Moses BE. Clapp Committee On Privileges and Elections John PD. Archbold Standard Oil Company Uust Philander C. Knox William Rockefeller George W. Perkins Knox Rockefeller Perkins

Health Board to Review Power Over Impure City Food

Dr. J S Abbott, state pure food commissioner, to meet the San Antonio board of health on Thursday to determine local authority to curb impure foods produced outside city limits. If time allows, a tour of dairies supplying San Antonio will follow, with potential visits to nearby slaughter houses. The board aims to enforce city ordinances and shut down facilities failing basic sanitation.

J. S. Abbott Pure Food San Antonio Shropshire Abbott

Health ordinances to be compiled for tighter San Antonio sanitary rules

Dr Shropshire says the City and State will compile all health laws into a booklet to define powers of health officers. The aim is to push legislative amendments for broader authority, and to improve milk and meat sanitary production around San Antonio.

Shropshire San Antonio

City Engineer Recommends Creosote Blocks and Rock Asphalt

Houston and Galveston visit shows creosote blocks preferred for business streets and rock asphalt for residence streets. Aaron Pancoast, with committee members Martin Arnold and John Warren, leans toward creosote blocks for wear and smoothness and cost. He may test Oklahoma or Colorado rock asphalt if it suits San Antonio soil and climate and is affordable.

Beaumont Houston Galveston Aaron Pancoast Pancoast Martin J. Arnold Johne W. Warren Robert Uhr Oklahoma Colorado San Antonio

Turkey Mobilizes 100000 Men for Balkan Demonstrations

Athens dispatch reports Turkey orders 100000 troops into 11 divisions of the rediff second reserves. Six weeks of field maneuvers planned as a precaution against hostile demonstrations in the Balkans.

Athens Greece Turkey Balkans Rediff

Riots in Lawrence as IWW strike leads to clashes

Police charged rioters in Lawrence Massachusetts as IWW 24 hour strike disrupts mill workers. Pickets fought workers and bystanders. several hurt as arrests were made and some prisoners found armed. State police assist alongside local officers awaiting Haywood arrival.

Industrial Workers of the World William D Haywood Chicago

Colquis Withdrawn Permission Involves Troop Move

Secretary Knox warns that passage of troops from Marathon to the border could invite trouble. The article notes Colquis withdrawal and seeks permission authorities.

Marathon

Rebels Bold Move Sparks Peace Talk Doubts

Governor Colquitt revoked permission for Mexican troops to march through Texas from Marathon to the border. He cited rough terrain and border risks, delaying detrainment and seeking further advice on the movement.

Texas Austin Tex Colquitt Marathon Washington Eagle Pass del Rio

Rebel Activity Grows as Mexico City Faces Revolt

Prominent official hints that the end of the revolutionary disturbances is near and a major blow to Orozco's army may come this week. Zapatistas show mixed activity with rising hostilities in Veracruz and central Mexico, while Coahuila and Durango see rebels exploiting Blanquet's absence. Reports note raids on ranches, kidnappings, and occupations in Durango and neighboring states as government forces seek reinforcements and a planned push toward Ciudad Porfirio Diaz.

Mexico City Orozco Congress Zapatistas Morelos Guerrero Mexico Vera Cruz General Aguilar Michoacan Durango General Blanquet Coahuila Pascual Orozco Toop Tracy Allteds Ciudad Porfirio Diaz Blanquet Naza Ars Marcéelo Carayco Monterey Rodriguez Seamnens Eriquez Bernardo Reyes Linares

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Tammany Hall Bryan Beeville United States Mina Hs Ena Bien Cava Sao Ceitis John D. Archbold Morgan Republican Committee Harry Clepp William H. Taft Mr. Bliss Senator Paynter Republican National Committee Will City DR. Abbott Colquis
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