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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1911
Page
18
In a Political Advertising piece, Mr Webb defends public utility regulation and franchise contracts, noting waterworks matters rise in 1943 and pledging enforcement of contracts while supporting fair profits for investors. Callaghan cites tax revenue from franchises and insists on strict regulation and enforcement of contracts.
Knockout Brown the New York lightweight was matched today with Tommy Murphy, the lightweight who faced Packey McFarland earlier this week. They will meet at 183 pounds in a ten round bout.
The Four Seasons schedule two games on Beacon Hill diamond. They meet the Phillies at 9 oclock and Conover at 3 oclock. Both games will be played on the same field.
The note names the firm Behles and Boelhauwe, architects, located at 228 West Commerce Street.
A political advertisement attacks Ham Ward for links to the Webbite campaign and corporate donors. It claims Ward and partner Webb stand on Western Union and Water Supply platform while receiving large retainers from local corporations. The piece warns voters to scrutinize their affiliations and statements.
Wyler returns from illness to post two matches and six wins in ten games. He beats Dimmitt and Kuhn, averaging 89.45 pins. Standings show Tarrillion, Wagentuehr, Muehlendorff, Achtzehn among leaders. week resumes with postponed games likely altering the totals.
Turner Hall hosts Turner Bowling League captains as they adopt a six week schedule beginning Tuesday April 25 and running through Friday May 26. Games occur on Tuesday Thursday and Friday with eleven matchups listed for the first series. A double series determines the overall winner.
Mobile beat Birmingham 4 to 0. Nashville defeated Atlanta 9 to 6. Chattanooga won 17 to 2 against Memphis. New Orleans edged Montgomery 8 to 1.
Three young women in an open cab were mistaken for wearing improper fashion by factory workers near Puteaux. A crowd of up to 500 gathered in protest, shouting at the trio and blocking the station until police escorted them away. The incident was cited as a comment on fashionable dress amid cost of living tensions.
Brown of Taylor defeated Smithson of Corpus Christi in two falls. First fall forfeited after an hour when Smithson secured a strangling hold for the third time. Second fall ended by side roll and head lock after twenty six minutes. Brown won a $1,000 purse and over $300 in receipts. Smithson challenged a return match for $5 in Texas. Baylor Defeats TCU in Waco
Professor Gov. B. McClellan of Princeton University accepted the trustees offer after Sept. 1. The former New York mayor cabled from Rome and Moses Taylor Payne delivered the message. Fifty thousand dollars has been raised to endow the chair.
A Real Remedy Hicks Capuchine claims to banish feverishness and ache fast, restoring normal conditions. The product reportedly relieves nervous headaches, heat and cold discomfort, grip and stomach disorders with immediate action and is sold for 50 cents at druggists.
Kentucky racing officials collaborate with track managers to prepare a blacklist of owners trainers and jockeys deemed unfit for the Three L circuit and to scrutinize a Florida stable and its connections. The list targets prominent Louisville figures including Dick Williams and S A Clapton and may bar licensed participants from Kentucky tracks and Churchill Downs.
Waterbury April 22 Prof D D Whitney of Wesleyan University has shown that liquor remains poisonous even when its alcohol is removed. He found claret and cider are most poisonous, while brandy gin and whisky are least poisonous in his rotting-rotifer tests.
A People’s Party Committee urges Webbites to explain their stance on Water Company issues and alleged mismanagement. The letter attacks Ward and Webb over taxes, dividends, and rates, urging clarifications on how they would handle corporate influence and public service. It challenges candidates to address the alleged combination and tax policy.
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