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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1911
Page
2
Wrappers from Red Ball oranges and lemons earn a complete set of Rogers orange spoons dessert spoons and fruit knives. The 1911 style patterns shown are exclusive to us and promise Rogers quality and stylish design.
Three Italian men trailed Rev. F. Gideon Kingley and his wife to Judge Landis' federal court in Chicago. They issued threats as prosecutors in an Italian white slave case, and the couple said they fear for their safety while testifying. They now carry court permits to bear revolvers for self defense.
Missouri supreme court held fraternal beneficiary societies must pay policies for members who died while in prohibited occupations if dues were accepted from the insured. Ida Mathews of Kansas City won $2000 from Modern Woodmen of America after her husband became a bartender.
Two renowned New York hotels, the Hoffman House and the Gilsey House, announce immediate closures. Creditors at the Hoffman House force transfer to the Cadgan sisters, with bankruptcy declared last autumn, while the Gilsey House ends this week to be repurposed for business use. Both hotels hosted many prominent guests, including political figures.
More than 200000 arsons will march in a somber New York parade next Wednesday to honor Triangle Waist Company fire victims. Labor unions representing over 150 groups urge citizens to display mourning signs at home.
The Associated Press reports that 200 additional army officers will be distributed by grade: 77 first lieutenants 79 captains 27 majors 9 lieutenant colonels and 8 colonels. The president designated 200 detached officers to fill these vacancies. Distribution spans cavalry artillery and infantry in proportion to each branch strength.
The United States army has adopted an automatic pistol to replace the revolver as the standard service weapon. Nearly all officers and enlisted men in cavalry and field artillery will carry the new arm, which holds eight shots per loading. The War Department has studied the issue for five years.
At a dinner in Nashville on April 1 raising 67825 from under 100 attendees, a city advertising campaign goal reaches 200000. The event marks the largest single-night public fundraising in the city for promotion. Architects Behles and Boelhautve are noted in Boc's building.
Advertisement notes D. B. Steele tailor at 108 Blum Street offering stylish spring suits with pressed service priced at 60 cents and a new phone number 1286.
In Schenectady on April 1 a 7 year old boy, Herbert Bond, shot Kenneth Brandon with a 38 caliber revolver during a child game on the third floor of a home. Kenneth died from the brain wound. Herbert believed the gun unloaded.
British revenue figures for the year ending March 31 show a total of 1,019,262,940 dollars, about 20 million more than Chancellor Lloyd-George had estimated. This marks the first time the nation’s revenue surpassed 200 million pounds.
Chicago reports a new high price for the 1863 gold dollar at the old coins sale by the Chicago Numismatic Society. The bid reached 37.50, surpassing the previous 35. Other notable sales included a 1795 half cent at 3.10 and a 1794 silver dollar at 80.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Brom Quinine as the cure and notes a single Bromo Quinine product. It directs readers to look for the signature of E. W. Grove and lists a 25 cent price.
Building Commissioner Murdock Campbell ordered 93 arrests for violation of the building ordinance following investigations spurred by the fatal New York City fire of March 25. Suits are expected to rise to a large number within a week.
Postmaster General Hitchcock announces that after years of negotiations a parcels post convention between the United States and Haiti has been concluded. The ratification adds Haiti to the forty countries where parcels up to eleven pounds may be mailed from the United States at twelve cents per pound.
Yokohama specie bank settled terms for a 5 million dollar loan to the Chinese government. Bonds priced at 97 1/2, interest 5 percent, brokerage 2 1/2 percent. Funds to aid the railway board deficit to be paid to China on June 1.
In Boston on April 1 the Associated Press reports resolutions from the NAACP third annual conference condemning the New York attack on Booker T. Washington as renewed evidence of racial discrimination. The declaration states blacks lack equal rights and protection nationwide and face violence and loss of property security.
In Cape Haitien on April 1 the military tribunal condemned to death 22 political prisoners tied to a recent rebellion. Foreign consuls protested the executions as families of the condemned faced despair.
The Emma Knowlton was abandoned ninety miles southeast of St Johns Bar in a sinking condition. The crew were rescued from an open boat and the derelict schooner reported by steamers to be 140 miles east of the bar remains adrift. The Three Friends relayed the news from Knights Key to St Johns Bar.
In Fez Morocco on April 1 rebels led by Benedir tribesmen defeated a government force, killing 20 soldiers and wounding 50. The victory prompted several previously neutral tribes to join the revolt.
Isaac Heistand of Sycamore aged sixty enjoyed a first ride on a steam railway this week in Bellefontaine Ohio. Poor roads kept him from walking to McCutchenville. The six mile trip inspired him to plan future journeys to several eastern states.
A New York meeting at the Press club aims to spark a nationwide push for ratification of the Taft administration arbitration pact with Great Britain. Delegates from peace groups, business, finance, and religion endorse resolutions creating a 300 member committee to organize city and county meetings and send calls to congress. Meetings in the U S and England to be held simultaneously.
The Swedish Evangelical church of the United States sues Peter H. Anderson, a Nome Alaska missionary placed there in 1896, seeking a quarter of a million dollars equity in Kansas property bought with proceeds from the Anderson mine. The sole profitable stake allegedly belonged to Anderson.
A Lown des street shop named Rose Stratton showcases frock hat and blouse selections sponsored by Miss Alic Stratton, niece of Lord Chancellor Loreburn, and Mrs Elsie Rose, niece of Lord Campbell, brother of the Duke of Argyll, focusing on country wear for women.
An old Chicago advertising blurb promotes a thorough exterminator product named Electric Rat and Roach by Stearns Paste Company. It claims thirty years of success killing rats mice roaches waterbugs and more with a money back guarantee. Available in 25¢ and 1.00 prices and marketed as easy to use.
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