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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1912

Page

12

San Antonio Humane Societies Weigh Consolidation

Dr. B F Kingsley proposed merging the Bexar County and San Antonio Humane societies at a meeting with Judge Brooks. Eight directors would be chosen plus four from the Greater Chamber of Commerce to run a unified board. Each group plans elections next week and in May. The Bexar County Society filed articles of incorporation in Austin with a slate of named incorporators.

San Antonio B. F. Kingsley Bexar County Humane Society J. Brooks San Antonio Humane Society Kingsley Humane Societies Greater Chamber of Commerce James Anderson Judge Brooks Wek State Department Austin L. A. Brusard Mary B. Jersig W. W. Collier T. H. Ridgeway R. W. Orvis George S.S. McElroy R. L. Rhea J. M. Knott Mrs Mabel Mussey. Bates

Former Governor Aycock Dies During Speech in North Carolina

Former North Carolina governor Aycock collapsed during a public talk on Universal Education Its Necessity and Benefit. He was about a quarter through his address when he fell, water was poured, and he died of heart failure shortly after, before witnesses could assist him.

Aycock North Carolina

Attorney files writ of error in charter contest appeal

Clint G. Brown for E. J. Altgelt et al asks the Texas Supreme Court for a writ of error in the charter election contest. Clerk Joe Muray of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals will forward papers to Austin. a decision is due within two weeks. The appeal hinges on constitutional questions about poll access, ballot secrecy, and costs in court.

Clint G. Brown E. J. Altgelt Joe Muray Fourth Court of Civil Appeals Supreme Court of the State Court of Appeals Murray Austin Supreme Court

Man Rescued After Three Story Fall In Elevator Shaft

T. S. Shirley, who fell about fifty feet through an open elevator shaft, has a good chance of recovery after concussion of the brain. Doctors report improved condition this morning and no bone fractures despite severe injuries. In Paris Texas, Confederate veteran W. G. Hancock died at age 82.

T. S. Shirley T. T. Jackson Shirley

Two Men Slain in Hood County

Hood County Texas reports a mass shooting in Hill City with Dr J Barny Luther Garrell T M Wilson killed and Thilley shot dead as officers pursue Mack Parker. Wilson wounded may die while Parker, a Hood County trader, is sought after the 9 30 AM Winchester rifle attack.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex Granbury Hood County Thilley Hill City Wilson Garrell Parker Somerville County Hood Grandbury

The Lax Fos Way Pitch and India Snake Fatalities

An advertisement touts Lax-Fos as a liver stomach and bowel tonic with a money back plan promising restoration of overall health. It contrasts this with a sensational statistic claiming snakes killed 22 000 people in India in one year.

India

Vigorous Probe Approved for Money Trust Concerns

Washington reports the house adopted a resolution enabling the judiciary committee to investigate the money trust and its ramifications. The panel gains courtroom powers to subpoena witnesses and compel records, with aspects of the inquiry led by committees on banking and currency, interstate and foreign commerce, and presidential elections.

Associated Press Washington Money Trust House Judiciary Committee

Judiciary Committee Role in Probing Inquiries and Evidence

The text notes the judiciary committee should lay groundwork for several investigations and gather evidence for an individual inquiry, guiding congressional probes and building a basis for further investigations.

Congress Judiciary Committee

Ice Cream and Candy Factory Opens in San Antonio

D. A. Crispi, a confectioner with thirty years in the trade, opens a large factory at 124 Cameron Street. The facility will initially produce ice cream and later refined candies, boasting modern sanitary appliances and a motto of Purity and Promptness. The lease covers three stories of the building.

San Antonio D. A. Crispi Cameron Street

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