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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1913
Page
5
Bonds registered for principal and interest require the registered owner's endorsement on each coupon. Only five thousand dollars due February 10, 1917 remain, offered at par with accrued interest for a net yield of 6 percent to the purchaser.
Mrs. Margaret Richards 87 a pioneer San Antonio resident died yesterday at St Francis Home for the Aged. Born in Ireland she came to the United States in childhood settling first in Indianola then Corpus Christi and moved to San Antonio 57 years ago. She was widow of Jake Richards a pioneer settler and Indian fighter who founded San Antonio’s first zoological garden near the Menger hotel before moving it to Avenue D and Sixth Street. Survived by nephews John J Scanlon James Scanlon and nieces Mrs Therese Woods and Mrs W L Finto all of San Antonio. Funeral 4 pm Sunday from Zizik Undertaking and services at St Marys Catholic church burial in St Marys cemetery. Pallbearers P McMonigal Mat Cody T L Conroy John J Scanlon Michael Kane.
The private secretary to the maharajah of Jhalawar spoke in London about food, claiming onions cloud the spirit and that Indian caste structure is diet driven. He said the highest castes eat vegetable meals to keep souls pure, middle castes eat meat to become fit for warriors, and the lowest caste consumes stale, flat foods due to their supposed unspiritual nature.
Clarence Griffin of San Francisco won the western singles title at the Onwentsia Club Lake Forest defeating Joseph J. Armstrong of St. Paul 6-2 2-0 4-6 6-1 in the final. Heath T. Byford and R. H. Burdick of Kenwood captured the doubles title 6-1 6-2 6-4 over Walter T. Hayes and R. H. Winston. The new champions are seen as strong contenders for national doubles honors to be played at Onwentsia Tuesday and Wednesday.
In Oakland Hugo Lillienthal of the University of California previews blue cauliflower, a hybrid of ordinary cauliflower and purple pickling cabbage, noted for its bright color and stronger flavor. The piece also reports German passenger totals of 10 291 last year with no casualties.
Washington critics urge decisive moves over Huerta and recognition of the Constitutionalist cause. Senator Smith defends Monroe Doctrine, condemns policy delays, and warns against abandoning core U S policy amid Mexican upheaval.
Reports from Chihuahua City describeOrozco acting independently of the governor and moving his troops by back streets. Seven thousand refugees, including Americans, arrive as famine eases after supply trains from Juarez. Several American mining men, Edwyn C. Bryan and others, are freed from Chihuahua state prison amid claims of corruption and bribery.
Mexico City officials report receipt of a copy of La Revolution Au Mexique a Constitutional organ published in Paris critiquing Huerta government with alleged reform aims and political commentary.
Advice on skincare for hot weather promotes mercorized wax as the ideal season aid to keep pores clear and complexion bright. Night application with cold cream, morning wash, and a face bath with gaxolite in a pint of water is recommended to prevent sagging and wrinkles.
Secret service reports say Teodoro A Dehesa former Vera Cruz governor travels from San Antonio to Los Angeles to meet Felix Diaz and General Jeronimo Trevino. They allegedly plan a California centered junta to push a revolt and install Felix Diaz in the presidency. Carranza has been alerted.
Gen Felix Diaz special ambassador to Japan leaves Los Angeles amid secrecy and a cheering crowd. He will reach San Francisco tomorrow for a few days. French warship Eure has set up depots on Amsterdam island with peas biscuits underclothes blankets matches and a cooking pot to aid castaways, marked France Vivres Vetements pour aubriges Eure.
A well dressed man known as the meal ticket angel visits a San Antonio restaurant weekly, buying five $2.50 meal tickets to feed the hungry without ever eating himself. He genannt his name as Mr. Smith, says he came to the city for health, suffered hunger after job rejections, then inherited wealth and chose quiet charity to relieve others’ want.
Swartswood New Jersey reports a blacksnake killed a rattlesnake to defend a hen nest. John Blackford and his mother watched as the nonpoisonous snake fought the rattler and won, saving the eggs and vowing to spare future blacksnakes.
Philadelphia police veteran Henry Daniels learned his wife is an heiress after their June 21 1904 marriage. Margaret Hands of Milwaukee inherited most of her father’s fortune and advised she should not marry for wealth. She told him she may resign to handle family affairs.
The piece argues that special interests profit from federal actions and Marines guarding a president of a fragile republic. It questions whether Democratic Senate opposition to the Nicaraguan treaty is tied to Mexico's volatile situation and suggests financial forces in New York may pressure Huerta's withdrawal without full recognition policy changes.
Francis B. Sayre, head of the abandonment bureau under District Attorney Whitman, urged uniform desertion laws across states. He argued current laws trap men by forcing confinement while failing to compel support for their families, contrasting with the goal of ensuring financial support.
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