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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
1
Storm toll rises with twenty dead in Our States fatalities across Arkansas and Missouri. Three people die in Arkansas while Western Missouri reports another fatality. Oklahoma area Big Heart near disaster zone nearly wiped out as cleanup begins.
Meager reports from storm stricken Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Arkansas suggest the damage area widened beyond first estimates. Officials in Guthrie report rumors of greater loss of life and property but direct news from Osage nation remains unavailable.
Tornadoes across Missouri Oklahoma Kansas and Arkansas killed twenty five people and injured over one hundred, leaving more than five hundred homeless and causing extensive property damage. In Big Heart Oklahoma two killed and sixty injured, while Reserve Kansas reports fatalities and multiple injuries as houses collapse.
Weather report for San Antonio and vicinity from April 13 1911 forecasts unsettled conditions with showers and thunderstorms tonight or Friday and a colder period.
A travel weather roundup reports temperatures and conditions in cities from St. Louis to Washington. Expect rain and lower temps in St Louis and Boston. clear skies in Chicago and New York. gusty winds and falling temps in Duluth and St Paul. colder spells in Kansas City and Boston with possible showers in Washington.
Workmen for the San Antonio Traction company unearthed a human skull on West Houston street between Santa Rosa and San Saba streets at 10 am while preparing to lay a double track to the International and Great Northern railway depot. The skull lay two feet deep in front of Santa Rosa hospital. only the skull and teeth were found. The site is on Milam square near the old Spanish cemetery later superseded by San Fernando cemetery years ago.
A cross country San Antonio to Laredo or Galveston flight tests will probe rival machines of Eugene Ely and Phil Parmalee as they arrive for demonstrations. An aviation meet at the carnival will feature endurance long distance altitude and passenger flights with possible Laredo trial. Romme McCormack monoplane ready for initial test as Romme plans dawn run and engine upgrades to lift its 1000 pound frame.
Manuel Sierra a laborer was arraigned in police court on drunkenness after a late night attempt to enter what he believed was his home on San Fernando street led to a dangerous incident with Ernest Baldwin who restrained him. Judge Buckley increased the usual one dollar fine to ten dollars to teach a lesson.
The Gulf and Rio Grande Construction Company of San Antonio was chartered with capital of 100000 to build a railway line from Brownsville north along the Rio Grande to an undetermined point. Incorporators include A W Liliendahl and Robert P Coon Albert Tolle and R K Valentine. Liliendahl declined to discuss specifics while not denying a Rio Grande line and suggested broader railway building plans.
Twelve thousand French troops are sent into the Marne department to quell wine district rioting in Epernay Vinay and Ay. Rioters torch wine depots presses and stores while women join the destruction. Police arrests exceed twenty as reinforcements flood the region.
Hotel managers and restaurant owners in New York fear the French champagne riots will push prices upward and drive patrons to avoid champagne or switch to less prestigious brands.
Bandit stops Santa Fe train No. 5 at Syracuse Kansas in early hours. Conductor Reilly shot through the shoulder while resisting robbery. Brakeman O Leary and conductor E B Reilly robbed of a small amount. Bandit fled after stopping the train and jumping off.
Chairman Ball of the statewiders said Hans Cone Johnson William Poindexter and Horace W Vaughan would not be the only speakers at the Waco rally on April 21 and that many additional speakers would be heard.
Four year old daughter of farmer Fred Dickson died after a house fire near Sweetwater Texas. The mother suffered burns while attempting to rescue the child.
Belton Texas April 13 editor Pyle of the Journal-Reporter reports receiving a letter from Congressman C B Randell in which Randell says he favors the principle of initiative referendum and recall and discusses possible political reform.
Twenty Republicans and fourteen independent Democrats from the Tennessee legislature have gone to Decatur Alabama for six months or longer to forestall action on an amendment to the state election law passed by the Tennessee House. Representative Jesse C Groner sent a telegram confirming the stay.
In Nashville on April 18, reports say thirty four independent Democratic and Republican members have absented themselves to block a repeal of the manufacturers liquor law. They plan to stay away for 75 days unless a compromise ends the standoff.
The Associated Press reports the Supreme Court debated the Pure Food and Drug Act's reach as it prosecutes Dr A O Johnson for interstate drug shipments claiming cancer cures. Solicitor General Lehmann argued the law targets false remedial claims while physicians fear criminal charges for professional opinions. Justice Lurton questioned the broader impact on the medical field.
National prominence Democrats travel to Indianapolis for the National Democratic League of Clubs banquet. Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey will speak. William Jennings Bryan has canceled. J Hamilton Lewis of Chicago toasts and introduces speakers including Geo Harvey Allen Albert John Temple Graves and Lee Cruce.
Juan Sanchez Azcona, revolutionary spokesman in the United States, outlines a plan to seize Ojinaga by April 15 and establish a temporary national capital there. He says two ports of entry, including Culiacan or Mazatlan, would fall to insurgents, enabling recognition as belligerents under international law.
County officials prepare to prove to Comptroller W P Lane that Bexar County has no more saloons than the legal allowance. Judge Huntress travels to Austin to present data and owner names to support issuance of licenses in July.
A. W. Lewis of the New York World and E. B. O'Reilly of the Associated Press were fired upon by Mexican federals near Ojinaga yesterday while watching trenches from the American bank. The report notes it is unclear if the shooting was intentional and fuller details have not yet been received.
The Ninth Cavalry and most of the division will march in a major parade next Tuesday afternoon led by General Carter. About 7000 men are expected in line with an hour to pass a fixed point. plans include Alamo Plaza and Military Plaza routes, no horse-drawn transport, and a twelve mile line if wagons move.
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