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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
15
At a Bell County meeting in Belton Texas on April 7 farmers approved resolutions endorsing initiative referendum and recall. A section argued the legislature acted against the people and lawmakers are hired to represent them and should be discharged.
Seguin Texas fire department members elected officers for the next year at a meeting held April 7. C J Vivroux was named chief with R J Willmann as assistant chief and J M Woods as president. Other offices filled include George Draeger vice president E L Haner secretary H E Draeger treasurer and foremen for hose and ladder companies. A May 6th celebration was approved with a committee on arrangements. Ring New Phone 449 Taxicab.
A young woman, daughter of General Canute Neri, is reportedly leading a band of several hundred insurrectos in Guerrero. The so called Joan of Arc has not yet fought but recruits men and recently crossed into Morelos, amid unrest stemming from a disputed state election twelve years prior.
John Yu bakib of Streator Illinois is accused by his son of killing John Broskey in Mobile Alabama five years ago and forcing Broskey’s widow to live with him under threats of murder. The son says the legal wife of Yubakib is alive in Poland and came to the United States to find his father.
In Viterbo Italy on April 7 priest Vitozzi fainted during the Camorra trial after recounting alleged persecution by authorities. He claimed fasting 48 hours and demanded justice as a magistrate allegedly insulted his late mother. The session adjourned after the episode. Giovanni Rapi was absent due to illness from crying during interrogation.
In Chicago on April 7 three youths over 18 confessed to writing more than twenty letters to residents on the northwest side demanding money under threat of the black hand. The pair were arrested after a three month search.
An ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims it drives out malaria and strengthens the body for both adults and children, priced at 50 cents.
Dr. Mary Walker of Albany New York claims the Harem skirt marks progress and predicts women will soon wear this style along with more comfortable attire once worn by men. She notes her long history wearing frock coat silk hat and trousers in public.
Seventy plus wounded and several prisoners arrived in Juarez today from Casas Grandes as federals pursued. An escort with two field pieces and two rapid fire guns accompanied them. Gen. Eguia Lis reportedly began moving from Casas Grandes toward Chihuahua.
Adams Hose Company No 3 of the Taylor fire department chose J B Womack as president M E Overstreet as vice president Arthur Aice as secretary A P Hicks as treasurer Louis Lowe as foreman Will Bammel as first assistant foreman O E Anderson as second assistant foreman M E Overstreet as delegate and F W Jaeggli as alternate to the state convention. Francis H Welch of First National Bank is remodeling his Main street residence into stucco with a large gallery. J C Dollahan has bought J Croaker's store at rail and is in charge of the business. J W Dollinger W E Bartlett and W T Laudan attended Modern Woodmen of America county convention in Georgetown with Dollinger elected Williamson county delegate to the state convention.
Mayor Gaynor and several city officials will be subpoenaed as witnesses before the grand jury in the crime wave investigation, according to press announcements dated April 7 in New York.
Seguin Tex April 7 At a meeting of Modern Woodmen lodges of Guadalupe county Hugh Donegan was elected delegate and W M Hodges alternate to represent Guadalupe county lodges at the state meeting in Waco next month Cibolo was chosen as the site for the next county meeting.
In Paris, M Rouet of the foreign office is charged with communicating confidential notes to Maimon Anglo Egyptian journalist and Pallier secretary. The trio faces high treason charges. The notes reportedly concern discussions between Foreign Minister Pichon and the French ambassador at Constantinople about poor parlours and the Baghdad railway and Britain’s policy versus Russia.
Constantinople reports Turkish relief forces entered Sana and with reinforcements the government is gradually securing the upper hand in the Arabian rebellion.
Halifax reports that six Magdalen Island harvesters are believed dead after a seal hunting trip on the Gulf of St. Lawrence last Saturday. Advices received here describe the perilous ice floes and the suspected fatalities.
The Canadian government earns parliamentary censure for not publishing a statement on prices and statistics for items covered by reciprocity with the United States and twelve favored nations. The censure motion was defeated by a 34 vote margin along party lines.
SAN SALVADOR reports that under the proposed tariff, stearine oils, soda potash and other materials for candle and soap making, cement and cotton goods fall to the reduced list. sulphate of quinine enters duty free while other imports face higher charges.
During the voyage from New York to Plymouth the American passenger with a delusion that the black hand sought to murder him stabbed a physician aboard the George Washington. The incident occurred while the ship was en route and the voyage continued after the attack.
The Times reports Philadelphia industrialist P A B Widener purchased Rembrandt's landscape The Mill. Widener denies he bought the work. The article notes the identification of the buyer and clarifies Widener’s denial.
At Cunard Steamship Co annual meeting Alfred A. Booth chairman of the board warned that competing trans Atlantic lines may engage in a rate war.
Rome reports a dinner at the Quirinal hosted by the king and queen for Crown Prince Frederick William and the crown princess. They arrived to present congratulations from the German emperor and empress. One hundred covers were laid.
Paris reports the death of Gen Henry Clay Young a Civil War veteran aged 73 He previously lived in Cincinnati and since 1883 resided in Paris where he was a prominent figure in the American colony
In Paris the abnormal cold persists with a genuine blizzard roaring through overnight, disrupting activities and signaling continued wintry conditions across France. Local reports note heavy snowfall and strong winds affecting travel and daily life.
Intense cold lingers across southern France reaching the Mediterranean coast. Frost damages fruit trees and crops in several districts, causing losses amounting to millions of francs.
Premier Giovanni Giolitti outlined a new cabinet program in parliament. He emphasized electoral reform to extend the franchise to all men who had served in the military and reached 30, and proposed compulsory pensions for working men.
The University of Chicago athletic schedule will include aero nautical events as the University Aero Club plans exhibitions and tryouts at Marshall Field next week to select competitors for Harvard’s aero meet in Cambridge next month.
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