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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1912
Page
1
Flags and bunting adorn buildings on all sides creating a festive display. Citizens enjoy a colorful scene with patriotic tones and seasonal decoration. Local officials note the public display enhances community spirit.
San Antonio readies for Fiesta San Jacinto with elaborate decorations across downtown, electric illuminations, and a packed schedule from Monday night parade to a Saturday night masked jubilee. The city vows a record turnout and a week of nonstop entertainment led by the queen and Texas under six flags spectacle.
Paris reports strong Moorish national feeling. fear French proclamation of protectorate after Franco German treaty. Skirmish losses cited with 20 killed and 60 wounded. analysts warn prolonged conflict could arise. Estimate of a 200 million dollar annual cost plus army and navy budget impacts. Juarez of Humanite comments on Mussulman world unrest and Tunisia and Morocco fire signaling policy costs.
Berlin reports plans by the B N A I B R I T H to set up inspectors at Hamburg Bremen and other European ports to examine emigrants before departure. The move aims to prevent unqualified Europeans from crossing to the United States and to curb white slave traffic aided by unprepared young women. The English branch is already moving toward Liverpool and Southampton.
Washington reports petitions circulated among Ohio militia officers accuse Secretary Stimson of using the militia to defeat his own proposed militia pay and development bill now before Congress. The notices claim the secretary sought to influence the bill by mobilizing militia forces.
Weather bulletin reports fair conditions across Western Texas and Eastern regions. Temperatures to be cooler inland. Sunday and Monday trend toward fair skies in both Western and Eastern Texas with cooler interior readings.
Motorists from San Antonio joined The Light, the San Antonio Automobile club, and the Amateur Automobile association for an endurance coastal run. Weather delayed progress from Corpus Christi to Port Aransas. barge transfers to St Josephs Island faced delays and a damaged bridge halted the beach leg, prompting a second Mustang Island stay.
Observations at a m report various temps and winds. Cities listed include St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Boston and Washington. Rain or Sunday rain likelihood noted with directional winds and general cloud cover.
In Copenhagen April 13 the president of the Danish Polytechnical High School Prof H I Hannover announced a breakthrough. He has created a lead metal with millions of microscopic cavities that can boost electrical accumulator capacity fivefold without adding size or weight. Edison regards this as a major technical advance.
A claim that the AP wire day is carried in whole or in part by any paper other than the San Antonio Light is unfounded and without basis in fact. The statement rejects distribution claims and asserts exclusivity for the Light.
Woodrow Wilson scored a complete victory over Champ Clark in the Democratic primaries on regular and independent tickets while Clark relied on irregular ballots. Olson predicts at least four fifths of Baltimore convention delegates, with Lancaster and Dauphin counties supporting Roosevelt and Bucks Montgomery reporting a strong lead for the co7 ticket.
Colonel Joseph B. Sanborn reports from El Paso on conditions in Mexico after four months there. He cites competing powers, growing banditry, and calls for intervention while noting loyalty of the regular army and widespread prison break influences on the insurgent movement.
Roosevelt drives to a decisive Pennsylvania victory in the state primary, with early and late returns showing a lead of at least three to one and possibly as high as ten to one in parts of the state. Delegates are projected to favor Roosevelt with strong shows in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and several counties.
Reported plan for a July Fourth heavyweight match between Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn with a $10,000 Las Vegas guarantee and $30,000 readiness on fight day. Johnson to train near Albuquerque and Flynn near Las Vegas, with promoters swayed by New Mexico finisher fight rules and Curley’s move. El Paso bidders disappointed as Las Vegas seems set.
Washington April 13 Brig Gen Clarence R Edwards may be promoted to major general to fill the vacancy created by the death of Gen Frederick Dent Grant. Edwards, now head of the bureau of insular affairs, is a longtime friend of the president. The appointment rests with the president, with Senate confirmation possible.
Authorities uncover a plot to harm Mexican leader Madero with dynamite. Prisoners are found with devices and related materials during the investigation in the Mexican capital.
Excitement gripped Mexico City as police uncovered a dynamite plot targeting President Madero and public buildings. Twenty five arrests were made with more expected, including suspects linked to the Diaz regime. Authorities found electrical devices and coded messages suggesting upper class involvement. Gonzales Oteisa of the Coluza family and Sobrino, a self styled general, were among the key captures. The government supplied 200 Mauser rifles and 10,000 rounds to the American colony amid rumors of a wider revolutionary crisis.
Refugees report no fighting imminent at Torreon after business leaders urge peace and protect local industries. Federal forces move base to Mapimi about 30 miles away, while Monterey warns Americans to inventory property as tension rises with General Trevino’s loyalist forces.
In Pittsburg on April 13 Trendall of St. Louis fought a grueling bout against Phil Brock of Cleveland. Trendall, bleeding and exhausted, pushed to the last round but Brock remained in contention until a sharp rally near the final bell. The clash was described as one of the most stubborn finishes in recent boxing history.
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