William Moore White Captures Sound Wave Photo At Fair
William Moore White of San Antonio Texas drew attention at the World’s fair with a photograph of wireless sound waves from DeForest wireless telegraphy. Abraham White, president of American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company, praised the image and invited further experiments. The photograph's popularity led a northern syndicate to request twenty four duplicate letters and copies of the print.
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William Moore White
Abraham White
Trap Shooters Handicap Event Opens At Union Park
Readiness meets large expected turnout for a handicap merchandise shoot at Union Park. Noted marksmen including Frank Faurote Dallas Charles Spencer St Louis Harrall Money Colorado Springs Turner Hubby Waco Rollo Heikes Dayton Rider Walker St Louis Wallace Miller Austin Kr Wade Nacogdoches Charles A Young Springfield will demonstrate guns powder and ammunition. Practice shoots begin Tuesday at 2 30 p m with competition starting Wednesday at 9 30 a m.
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Frank Faurote
Dallas
Charles Spencer
St. Louis
Harrall Money
Colorado Springs
Col
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Turner Hubby
Waco
Rollo
Write Up San Antonio In the Western World
Industrial editor of the Western World, Mr. Canade, toured the southern U.S. for magazine research. He visited San Antonio and Denver, Cal, seeking interest points for his publication. The trip will be brief with plans to return shortly.
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San Antonio
Canada
Denver
Cal
Canade
John Kirby Indicted on Bribery Charge
Special to The Light. Austin Texas Feb 11 John H Kirby lumber king of Texas Houston indicted on bribery by the grand jury Fifty third district court Warren W Moore district attorney indicted for accepting a bribe The state seeks penalties for alleged anti trust law violations Kirby and Moore posted bonds of 2500 each Kirby denied guilt and claimed conspiracy and blackmail without full facts known
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Austin
Tex
John H. Kirby
Texas
Houston
Fifty-third District Court
Warren W. Moore
Kirby
State of Texas
Kirby Lumber Company
Moore
District Court
Travis County
Santo Domingo Trouble Deepens Likely Troop Use Seen
Special to The Light reports growing unrest in Santo Domingo over control of four port customs houses. The U S Army General Staff notes unusual activity as Monte Cristo port sees Lt Commander Lieper land to oversee customs. Interior friction presents a tougher challenge than port incidents with Rodriguez commanding an estimated three to four thousand armed supporters.
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D. C
Santo Domingo
War Department
General Staff
Quartermaster’s Department
Monte Cristo
Lieper
Troit
Rodriguez
Morales
Passenger's Story of Mexican Wreck
A southbound St Louis Mexico express wrecks near Carneros south of Monterey. No San Antonio passenger hurt. nine lives lost including the engineer and coal passer. Freight crew reportedly arrested for allegedly leaving the switch thrown as wrecking crews rush to scene and traffic resumes after arrival of doctors.
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Mexico
Carnéros
Monterey
San Antonio
C. M. ‘Bates
City of Mexico
St. Louis Mexico
Carneros
Collman
Laredo
Bot
Tom
Bron
City to Vote on Turning Sewer Farm Into Cemetery
A grave subject surfaces as the city council prepares to discuss converting the local sewer farm site into a cemetery amid ongoing debate and public input.
Senatorship Fight in Delaware Delays Result
Special to The Light from Wilmington Delaware reports the senatorship struggle delaying a break with Addicks. Senator Allee holds the legislators firmly and will defer action for a couple of weeks, with dissenters calling for another caucus if no election within a fortnight. The outcome remains deadlocked.
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Del
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Allee
Seven Argentine Ships To Join Russian Fleet
Paris dispatch reports seven Argentine warships arriving in Mozambique waters to join Admiral Rozestvensky’s fleet as claimed by Echo de Paris. The admiralty denies the report, and the correspondent persists in the assertion.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Echo de Paris
Argentine Republic
Mozambique
Rorestvensky
Admiralty
High license bill moves forward in Texas House
In Austin on February 11 the Texas House met for an hour and cleared about fifty local bills to third reading. Love's high license bill will be reported by the state affairs committee Monday morning with expected favorable action though the $2000 tax may be reduced. The speaker announced committees to visit state institutions outside Travis county with Webb Peeler and Von Rosenberg on appropriations and Onion on state asylums.
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Austin
Tex
Love
Committee On State Affairs
Travis County
Messrs
Webb, Peeler
von Rosenberg
Committee On Appropriations
Onion
State Asylums
Treasury deficit reduced call for warrants issued
Austin Texas on February 11 the state treasurer issued the fifteenth call for registered warrants including all warrants to 26 316 aggregating 254 654 which reduces the deficit to 539 957 and notes the ongoing fiscal action locally.
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Treasury
Austin
Tex
Roosevelt to Address Texas Legislature in Austin Visit
President Roosevelt may address the Texas legislature during a March 30 stop in Austin. Cecil A. Lyon announced the plan, outlining Roosevelt would spend the afternoon in Austin before continuing to San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
Cecil A. Lyon
State
Republican Executive Committee
Roosevelt
Texas
San Antonio
Asphalt paving in need of repairs on West Commerce
Street Commissioner Stevens warns West Commerce street between Santa Rosa and Cameron is rapidly wearing away. Large holes mar the asphalt, filled with lime dust which remains firm while holes enlarge. Heavy traffic from trucks and wagons accelerates edge deterioration.
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Stevens
Commerce Street
Santa Rosa
Cameron Street
Advertising Pays Conviction Lifts Committee Meeting
L L J Hart, chair of the real estate committee of the Business Men's club, calls the entire committee to meet Tuesday at 4 30 p m. The session will review matters of public interest and examine communications from recent expenditures to attract visitors and settlers to Des Moines Iowa through a territory wide publication.
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Ll. J. Hart
Business Men's Club
Des Moines
Iowa
Raided Assignation House on Taylor Street
Constable Stevens raided an assignation house on Taylor Street last night. Four women were placed in custody and investigation continued.
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Constable Stevens
Candidates Caucus Names for Democratic Primaries
A meeting of candidates yesterday decided to submit names to the Democratic primaries. Bdames Meerscheidt and Davis will seek the nomination.
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Meerscheidt
Davis
Terminal grounds for Katy at Austin are about to be
Austin, Feb 11. Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway gains control of north half of block 1 East Fourth Street and part of block 31 for a new freight depot complex. Fiset and McClendon confirm the purchase through real estate agent L N Goldbeck, with condemnation planned for one central lot. Cash payments total 50,000 to secure the property and enable track extensions into the heart of the city.
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Austin
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas
Fiset
Fiset & McClendon
Ktaty
Farmers urged to reduce cotton acreage in Texas
J L Sylvester of Chilton Falls County argues farmers must cut cotton acreage now to lift prices. He says bankers, businesses, and newspapers back the move and that the farming community and allied interests fully support reducing plantings. If farmers act, he predicts higher prices and broader prosperity.
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Waco
Tex
J. L. Sylvester
Chilton
Falls County
China approves deliberative assembly plan
A Pekin cable reports an imperial edict dated February 1 approves a deliberative assembly including top officials. Prince Ching, head of the foreign board, says government policy will depend on broader consultation. The Sun reports China awaits fuller details and notes limited news from Pekin.
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Prince Ching
Foreign Board
Sun Ton
China
Sun
Congress
Standard Oil Quits Kansas Field Strikes Jobs
Independence Kansas Feb 11 The Standard Oil company suspends operations in the Kansas field orders to stop buying oil and divert production to Neodesha and Kansas City refineries about 15,500 barrels daily. January output averaged 20,000 barrels daily and the move will throw many workers out of employment amid broader industry demands.
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Independence
Kas
Standard Oil Company
Kansas Field
Standard
Neodesha
Kansas City
Child Scalded by Boiling Water at Home
A young child of Police Officer Es pinoza was severely scalded Friday evening when a kettle of boiling water toppled, pouring its contents over the child. Medical treatment was summoned. wounds described as severe but not serious.
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Espinoza
City Hall Keeps Aware On Primary Entry Rules
Officials at City Hall monitor rules governing who may enter or be kept out of the upcoming primaries, signaling a cautious approach to the election process.
Amelia Oppent Tations Theater Misses Sanger
A fragmented notice notes a theater event featuring Josephine at a venue in Sanger on February 22 evening. Details are garbled but indicate a performance date and location linked to Amelia Oppent Tations.
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Amelia
Josephine
Sanger
Nple la Hi
Be Imine
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