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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1911
Page
6
Louis Hanson a miner was jailed ten days for intoxication after being found desert gigging in the sand and described as near delirium tremens. Doctors later treated him at a San Bernardino hospital and he recovered claiming recent sobriety.
Berlin reports the sudden death of Herr Borgmann, the Socialist leader in the Prussian diet. He had been battling cancer prior to his passing yesterday, ending his long political leadership.
Soledad Street from Houston to Romana will be widened to a uniform fifty feet, up from 33.8 feet, with strips donated on both sides. The plan has strong support from property owners, with 45 of 55 owners already offering land or funds. The council approved related street projects and deferred some rail spur work to the next meeting.
A committee of twenty business men appointed to study the Browns ville road will hold its first meeting Thursday at 10 in the San Antonio Loan and Trust office. George W. West chairs the group which will organize subscriptions charter the road select a route and secure bonuses with members including Brackenridge Cassin Chamberlain Cook Denman Halff Hillyer Koehler Lipscomb Palfrey Savage Stevens Steves Tuttle Zilker and others.
The Florida House of Representatives approved the proposed constitutional income tax amendment by 61 to 1, with the Senate yet to act. Representative Tidwell introduced a bill criminalizing public wearing of hobble or harem skirts, proposing jail for violators amid laughter. referred to Indian affairs and war records committee.
The Marchioness Theodoli formerly Beatrice Thaw of New York and Pittsburg is reported to be suffering a nervous shock after the Vatican earthquake experience. She married Marquis Francesco Theodoli in 1909 and recently joined the Catholic Church. The pope arranged a special audience for the couple, and she was confirmed in the pope's private chapel when a sharp quake shook the Vatican.
New York reports an espionage era case where officers and crew of the Greek steamship Athenia were indicted on February 25 for a conspiracy to smuggle undesirable aliens. Bail totaling 45000 was posted. upon docking in the United States the ship appeared with an entirely new crew and officers. The U S attorney planned to have the indicted men brought to court.
The House will print Captain Condon’s daily prayers in the Congressional Record starting soon after Speaker Clark ordered it to avoid missing prayers. The move follows a request by Representative Ashbrook of Ohio.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve and blood tonic for women. It cites Mrs E J Garrison of Everett Washington who recovered from years of weakness after using the pills. The copy claims benefits for anemia rheumatism nervous debility and other conditions and notes price and availability from Dr Williams Medicine Company.
Local drug stores and first class pharmacies nationwide receive Digestit a new remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims fast digestion of food and immediate relief after meals. A limited number of full size packages will be given free by the druggist for testing.
Thirty four members of the Alabama division of the Tennessee legislature who came to Birmingham to break quorum met in the Chamber of Commerce and reiterated their determination to stand pat against objectionable legislation as the deadlock persists.
Washington April 18. A resolution by Representative Carter of Oklahoma calls for an investigation into the administration of affairs and funds of the five civilized tribes in Oklahoma. The proposal seeks oversight of tribal governance and fiscal management.
A coroner's jury finds Isaac Harris and Max Blanck responsible for the death of Mary Herman, a Triangle Waist worker, who escaped the ninth floor fire only to be cut off by a locked door at the factory in New York.
Very Rev Aramand Dubourg aged 68 priest and dean of the Thibodeaux deanery died in Thibodeaux following a brief illness. Born in Cambourg France he came to Louisiana with French pioneers in 1867.
John W. Sherwood, 63, president of the National Association of Firemen and chief of the Neosho, Missouri fire department, died of heart disease.
In Philadelphia on April 18 Judge Ferguson upheld the minority faction in division No. 8 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of America, blocking the Erin board with headquarters in Great Britain from taking control.
More than 3 million dollars in worn and mutilated currency will be shipped from New York to Washington for destruction. The amount marks a record daily total for this purpose.
A. H. Dulaney, a white man and employee of a Birmingham firm, was arrested Saturday on a forgery charge tied to a fraudulent draft. The charge was withdrawn and he was discharged from custody yesterday.
Albert C. Landers longtime Newport postmaster for twelve years died at his home here from heart trouble. He was 67 and had been appointed by President McKinley.
Boston reports lobster prices slashed by about half after a 50 000 pound Nova Scotia shipment arrives. Wholesale prices last week ranged 23 to 26 cents per pound, today seen at 12 to 15 cents per pound.
The steamer Indian of the Leland line, drawing 30 feet 6 inches, departed from Gremen and Antwerp for New Orleans setting a local port depth record. It becomes the first large merchant ship to use the southwest passage in the Mississippi delta amid incomplete government work and an at their own risk authorization.
Two serious fires hit New York early today. The six story left building behind the Broadway Central hotel caught fire at 1 am, forcing 200 guests to flee. Fire Chief Croker confined the blaze to that building with $100,000 in losses and Broadway lit for miles. A second fire at a Harlem river rowing club boathouse caused $100,000 in damage as it spread to two boat houses and other structures nearby.
A strike of cigarmakers in Porto Rico, sparked by the discharge of two union workers in San Juan, has cut about a fifth of the cigar supply reaching the United States. Two men have been assassinated and twenty one anarchist-linked suspects arrested as the strike broadens.
Miss Helen Gould arrives in Indianapolis with sixty New York coworkers for the YWCA third biennial national convention opening Wednesday. Officials pledge protection from photographers and beggars while in city before the meeting begins.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor of Blum Texas touts Dr Milgs Restorative Nervine claiming it revived her from the grave and eased nervous exhaustion sleeplessness and poor appetite in a testimonial noting the modern weariness of the nervous system and urging confidence in the remedy.
An advertisement asserts Dr Miles Nervine can tone the nervous system and restore vitality. It guarantees a refund if the first battle falls to benefit, and directs readers to ask any druggist for the product from Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
In Yukon Territory four mounted police members died on the Fort MacPherson expedition. Constables Carter Kinney and Taylor, under Captain F J Fitzgerald, set out December 22 from Fort McPherson toward Dawson. After supplies ran out they ate their dogs and perished on Peet river. A relief party found their bodies and returned them to Fort MacPherson and Dawson.
Advertising copy touts Syrup of Senna as a world renowned laxative remedy for relief from headaches colds indigestion pains and sour stomach. It claims gentleness and natural strength without irritating the system and urges purchase of the genuine product with the company name printed on the front.
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