Brother Severs Sistas Throat in Feud At Night
Calistro Resendez a 24 year old Mexican assaulted his half sister Rita Resendez 16 in San Antonio. He severed her throat and stitched the wound with black thread to hide the crime. Rita lies critically injured as neighbors and police investigate the brutal act.
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Calistro Resendez
Rita Resendez
Steve Sandoval
Speed’ Street
Alazan Creek
Withers
Ida Morgan
Resender
Alazan
San Fernando
Calistro
Rita
Marines Land in Colon for Panama Mission
A company of marines from the United States steam ship Prairie landed at Colon under Captain Smiley D. Butler and entrained for Panama. They are bound for Yaviza on the San Miguel gulf as Colombian troops reportedly move toward Panama, signaling possible guerilla campaigns on the isthmus.
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Smiley D. Butler
Panama
Weather signal for regions turns colder with mixed precip
The forecast from Washington DC on December 14 indicates colder and partly cloudy to cloudy conditions across Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory and East Texas. Snow flurries possible tonight in Arkansas and eastern Texas while western parts stay colder and drier.
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Washington
D. C
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
East Texas
West Texas
U.S. Weather: High Pressure Over Nebraska Brings Cold, Fair Skies
Nationwide weather briefing reports maximum pressure at 30.70 inches over Nebraska. Temperatures remain below normal in north and northwest Texas with subzero readings in Minnesota and the upper Mississippi valley. Cloudiness limited. overall fair conditions. Allen Buell, Official in Charge.
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United States
Nebraska
Texas
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Allen Buell
Injured in Wrestling Bout Two Firemen Plunge From Second Story
News from Dallas reports Fritz Lenzen and a fellow fireman fell from the second story window of a fire station during a friendly wrestling bout. Lenzen was said to be dying when the report was sent. he is the son of Hubert Lenzen, a longtime New Braunfels hotelman.
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En Braunfels
Tex
Fritz Lenzen
Dallas
Lenzen
Hubert Lenzen
New Braunfels
Factories Shut Down in Fox River Mining District
Three implementation factories in the Fox River mining district in northern Illinois closed as about 1500 workers refused to sign individual agreements not to strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pox River
Minois
Riggins Case Before Court of Appeals In Texas
Mayor Allan vford and others traveled to Austin to argue questions in the Riggins case before the court of appeals. After arguments the case will be remanded from the supreme court to the lower court for decision on whether the city council could charge and impeach Mr Riggins.
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Austin
Tex
J. W. Riggins
Ken C. Richards
Waco
Supreme Court
Wade
Allan Vford
Ustin
Court of Appeals
Riggins
Death by electric chair ends Ennis murder case
William Pf. Ennis, ex Brooklyn policeman convicted of murdering his wife, was executed at Sing Sing. An alienist committee staged a madness masquerade to test his sanity, exposing his act and confirming a confession after seven weeks of feigned insanity in prison.
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New York
William Pf. Ennis
Brooklyn
Ennis
Langford Defeats Gans in 15 Round Bout at Criterion Club
Samuel Langford a Cambridge man defeated Joe Gans of Baltimore in a 15 round match at the Criterion Athletic Club in Boston. Langford won the decision but was two pounds over weight and did not win the world lightweight title. Langford pressed in the fourth round and dominated with aggressive footwork. in the last eight rounds most fans backed Langford as he landed more power shots while Gans rarely connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Langford
Cambridge
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Criterion Athletic Club
Boston
Langford
Gans
Three Wrecks on Sunday near Albia Cause Multiple deaths
Ottumwa Iowa reports five killed and ten injured in a Burlington road wreck Sunday morning west of Albia. A passenger train derailed at 9 15 on Cedar Creek bridge after colliding with steel girders. wreckage ignited, causing fatal burn injuries to several victims.
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Ottumwa
Burlington Road
Albia
Cedar Creek
Train disaster kills five in Maryland line near Piedmont
Five trainmen died and several others were seriously injured when two engines on a Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed on the 7 mile grade near Piedmont West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Three Die as Freight Collision Near Adel Illinois
Three railroad workers were killed and five injured in a freight train crash on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near Adel Iowa early Sunday. Rescue teams battled wreckage as investigators looked for causes.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Milwaukee and
Bt. Payl Road
Adel
Post Office Closures Reported in Texas Areas
Washington dispatch notes the slice has ended in exas at Klump in Washington county. Post offices in Muayrick Coke county and Montero McLennan county are ordered closed. A commission to J Newman Smith, newly appointed postmaster at Profress, Texas, has been issued.
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Washington, D. C
Klump
Washington County
Texas
Muayrick
Coke County
Montero
McLennan County
J. Newman Smith
Profress
Tex
Parrott Remains Arrive From Hot Springs for Waco Funeral
The body of R. B. Parrott arrived in Waco from Hot Springs Arkansas where he died Saturday evening. The funeral was held at 10 this morning at his home on South Third Street. He was formerly a prominent local citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
R. B. Parrott
Hot Springs
Arks
South Third Street
Shooting on Goliad Street Arrest Details
A man claiming to be an ex soldier was arrested by Police Officer Garvin on Goliad Street last evening. He faces three charges assault to murder carrying concealed weapons and discharging firearms in the city.
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Garvin
Man Arrested After Shooting Attempt on Goliad Street
Police report a man shot at W. Gaines and two girls on Goliad Street yesterday evening. The bullet missed. He fled toward Plum and Town streets before officers arrested him at Plum and Town. The revolver was seized and the suspect handed to county authorities.
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Goliad Street
W. Gaines
Plum
Iown
Garvin
Gaines
CANNOT VOTE SAP STOCK
Judgment in Twenty sixth district court enjoins Southern Pacific from purchasing or voting San Antonio and Aransas Pass stock while it controls Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railway. San Antonio and Aransas Pass officials barred from recognizing SAP as owner. Related forfeit license cases kept open to next term.
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Austin
Tex
Twenty-sixth District
State of Texas
Southern Pacific Company
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Sap
Texas
Pensions Increase Resolutions Adopted by EB O C Ord Post
At the EB O C Ord Post No 3 meeting in this city on Friday evening December 11 the post passed unanimous resolutions urging Congress to pass a bill granting a $12 monthly pension to Civil War veterans aged 62 or older who served 90 days and to widows married before June 27 1890. A copy was sent to Representative James Slawden urging support in the House.
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EB. O. C. Ord
Department of Texas
Grand Army of the Republic
Committee On Pensions
San Francisco
John C. Black
Congress
James O. Slawden
House of Representatives
Settlement Effort by Amalga te Street Railway Leaders
President Mahon of the Amalga mated Association of Street Railway Men says efforts will seek an honorable settlement after discussions with labor leaders and businessmen regarding the Traction Company and street car men dispute. He notes he is canvassing citizens and conferring with prominent businessmen to gain support.
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Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Men
Traction Company
Aly
Plumbers Strike Ends in San Antonio
San Antonio plumbers end long strike as workers return to jobs. Authorities and shop owners withheld details of the settlement, stalling public confirmation and leaving questions about the basis of the agreement unresolved.
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San Antonio
Vg Tie
Charters Filed in Texas Navy Lake Club and Refining Co
Charters filed for a Navy Lake club in Dallas with capital of 8 dollars and 11,250 for lake maintenance and fish propagation. Also noted are Mota factory in Terrell with 100,000 capital stock and Sherman Refining Company in Sherman with 50,000 capital stock.
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Austin ‘Tex
Ee Navy Lake Club
Dallas
tTee
Terrell
Sherman Refining Company
Sherman
Ecapital
Black man arrested for shoplifting in Waco
In Waco Texas on a Saturday afternoon a Black man named Ja tay was arrested for shoplifting. He had forty five minutes left to serve on a prior sentence. He pled guilty before County Judge Gerald and received a $1 fine and one hour in jail.
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Waco
Tex
Ja Tay
Gerald
Senator Bailey to oppose Cuban bill on Senate floor
Dec 14 reports Senator Bailey will take the floor to speak against the Cuban bill. The note mentions opposition and references a political context in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Bailey
Teddy
Ippanien
Russia's Reply To Japan Negotiations Still Pending
London Dec 14 The terms of Russia's reply to Japan were communicated to Baron Hayashi the Japanese minister in London by officials in Tokyo Negotiations remain incomplete yet Tokyo notes no reason to alter the prior position and foresees a peaceful outcome amid unspecified complications.
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London
Russia
Japan
Baron Hayashi
Tokio
Japanese Marines Land to Suppress Mokphe Strike Riot
In Seoul on December 14 Japanese marines landed at Mokphe to quell a labor strike described as a mob riots. Several workers are reported dead as clashes erupt between Koreans and Japanese amid tensions over foreign concession labor. The incident may provoke local political strains and could prompt a warship dispatch if Korea resents the landing.
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Seoul
Mokphe
Coreance
Japan
King and Queen Attend Commemorative Services at Frogmore
On December 14 royal memorial services were held at Frogmore Mausoleum near Windsor for the Prince Consort and Princess. King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended with the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royal family members. afterward the mausoleum door was opened for viewing by Windsor residents.
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Forgmore
London
Prince Consort
Frogmore Mausoleum
Windsor Castle
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Prince and Princess of Wales
Bull leaps into crowd at Ciudad Juarez event in El Paso
A bull charged into spectators during a Ciudad Juarez spectacle in El Paso on Sunday afternoon. Men caught it by the tail and attempted to subdue it as Matador Cervera intervened and killed the beast with a sword. Spectators faced injuries in a crowded ring before the panic eased.
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el Paso
Tex
Ciudad Juarez
Cervera
City rocked by blast at gravel pit near South Presa
A powder explosion at 7 PM near M street and South Presa rocked the city and suburbs, with windows rattling for miles. Investigators say the mortar blast occurred at a gravel pit opened by Contractor Nel for road work, delayed three hours after being set at 5 PM, with gravel scattered around and witnesses noting the shock reaching West Laurel Heights.
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M Street
South Presa
Mitchell
Nel
West Laurel Heights
Patriot McDonald Dies After Long Public Career
New York reports the death of Alexander McDonald, once elected representative from Arkansas. He aided Union armies in the Civil War, helped raise three regiments, and funded early national banks in Fort Smith and Little Rock. He later served in Congress and had ties to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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McDonald
New York
Alexander & Donald
Congress
Arkansas
Daughtorwood Park
N. J
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Ark
Sheriff BAKER travels to Chicago after pawnshop burglary
Special to The Light reports Sheriff Jol W. Baker left for Chicago after Lawrence Tucker, a Negro charged with burglarizing a pawnshop next to a barber shop. Tucker allegedly cut a wall hole, concealed loot, and carried out night raids. A witness claimed Tucker burned a guard while both were confined locally.
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Waco
Tex
Jol W. Baker
Chicago
Lawrence Tucker
Tment
Tucker
Jeep
Mart appoints bar dean postmaster Vaughan
Special to The Light reports Vaughan named postmaster at Mart by authorities in Washington D C indicating leadership changes in local postal service and government appointment records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Dee
He T., Vaughan
Dean
Mart
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