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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
5
In Liverpool a libel case over Chinatown fears, led by city leaders against the editor of the Liverpool Magazine, reflects rising tensions as Chinese residents defend themselves and resist accusations.
London reports that copies of a Board of Trade cost of living study cover American cities. Officials circulated inquiries from twenty eight towns, detailing how living costs affect the Chinese empire and general subjects amid defamation and moral practice debates.
In Rio de Janeiro local papers a lengthy discussion centers on why President Fonseca did not attend a key event. Analysts speculate on political strategy and international implications while noting mixed public reaction.
A promotional piece extols a method to rid catarrh by killing germs and avoiding spitting. It claims hundreds of thousands worldwide have used this intelligent approach and reports instant relief after following the regimen.
Noting the battleship Delaware did not visit during the stay of the American warship in the harbor, the article comments on the marked courtesies shown by the national executive to Germany when the Von der Tann was here.
SAN SALVADOR. The new tariff approved by congress imposes a twenty percent gold surtax on many imports. Cotton cloths, threads, elastic, leather and soap manufacturing inputs like stearin, soda and potash are reduced. quinine will be admitted.
New York business house agrees to fund a $750 000 floating dock project in Kingston harbor. A promoter negotiates with the local government for exclusive 99 year operation rights and control of the needed sea front.
Search for Reuben T. Hill, longtime cashier of the Grand United Order of True Reformers savings bank, grows into a criminal hunt. Agnes B. Reese, a bookkeeper, arrested on ten warrants for theft. Hill faces five warrants as he remains missing. Losses cited near twenty six to thirty thousand dollars, contributing to the bank’s collapse and widespread losses among black patrons.
Insurgent commander Jose de la Cruz Sanchez announces the army will enter Ojinaga within five days as rebel lines tighten. Braulio Hernandez rejects peace talks, calling the revolt a people’s movement and continuing pressure on the Diaz regime.
Courier Jose Ordonez reports three clashes Monday south of Coahuila's Co. P. Diaz with four federals, two insurgents, and a horse killed in the first engagement. He says later fights near Palau and between San Juan and Sabinas had heavier casualties, with insurgents forcing federal withdrawals. Train service on the Mexican International was interrupted, hindering any Don Francisco Madero transport.
Mexico City reports that starting next Saturday every private in the Mexican army will earn one peso daily, a raise of fifty six cents, with first sergeants set at two pesos and officers also slated for higher pay. The raise is funded by eight million pesos approved for war purposes.
Two hundred recruits have joined the insurrecto besieging force outside Ojinaga, east of El Paso, Texas, as of April 12.
The late Tom L. Johnson died Monday night in Cleveland. A mass meeting is planned to raise funds for a memorial to him. His body will be sent to New York for burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
Gary Indiana officials report United States Steel opens 560 coke ovens costing 8.5 million dollars. The plant will yield 2.5 million tons of coke annually and 7,000 tons of bituminous coal, with daily consumption expected to meet plant needs.
The open campaign rally for statewiders at Waco on April 21 will feature Cone Johnson William Poindexter and Horace W Vaughan as speakers. Prohibition headquarters announced the lineup as Chairman Ball departed for Waco to finalize meeting arrangements. Rev S J Porter is in Waco serving as a judge in a debate between William Jewell College and Baylor University.
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