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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1916
Page
2
Federal mediators tried to induce the Brotherhoods to arbitrate their wage disputes with railroad managers. By late Saturday the effort appeared to fail. President Wilson said he would act if all other avenues were exhausted.
Russian forces push toward Lemberg with key captures near Delatyn and Koziloff, while left wing advances threaten the Stanislau-Lemberg railway. Austrian and German defenses report mixed results as Cadorna fights to push Italians toward Trieste and mount a renewed assault on Gorizia and Monte San Michele.
At Chicago meeting the National Live Stock Ex chang e approved a 5 cent per car assessment on all shipments to live stock markets in the United States. Levy starts September 1, yielding an estimated $60,000 in the first year to fund defense before the Interstate Commerce Commission on live stock rates and packing house product rates. The committee also aims to challenge rates in official classification territory and ICC rules on cleansing and disinfecting stock cars.
Mrs Emma Bender 35 died after her throat was slashed at 1810 North Mozart street by Christian Wolf 36. Police found letters in Wolf’s possession indicating intent to kill then die by suicide. He admitted planning death by own action if she hadn’t struggled as he tried to swallow carbolic acid after injuring her with a razor. Wolf said in a letter he intended to kill her.
In Austin on August 12, Professor W F Doughty states that the Democratic primary total of 412367 votes is the highest ever for a Texas state official. He was one of two state officials with no opposition, and the figure signals a near maximum primary turnout.
Reports say President Wilson plans executive intervention to prevent a nationwide railroad strike. He seeks exhaustion of legal remedies first and will invite road and worker representatives to discuss a conciliatory settlement in Washington. Administrations circles expect arbitration or talks to avert paralysis of transport and industry.
The War Department urges an order allowing National Guard and organized militia now serving on the Mexican border to return to civilian careers. It notes the emergency required militia, but stresses the strongest aim remains border safety and protecting citizens. Secretary Baker says the border transport order holds no current significance, as the original aim was to meet the emergency.
Secretary Baker stated that rapid mobilization and equipping of National Guard units remain the goal. He explained that to relieve congested railroad facilities during the first rush the un dispatched troops would entrain now while others complete equipment. The move follows discussions with General Wood and maintains the crisis as ongoing with border training deemed valuable.
The article contrasts novice and experienced camp cooks, stressing fire quality, use of hard wood, and cooking over coals for clean, thorough meals. It highlights how proper technique prevents burnt or underdone food and notes modern canned ingredients like evaporated milk and preserved vegetables that aid camp cooking.
A neighbor asks Mrs. Jones to watch the baby for a while so the mother can finish a paper on The Proper Care of Infants. The mother hopes to read it to the Mothers' Club tomorrow afternoon.
Washington reports from the White House deny that President Wilson plans a swing around the circle though advisers urge a Texas trip. If he goes, San Antonio and the border area will be inspected with Fort Worth Houston and Dallas possibly included. Congress members note the Cummins amendment opposition and new liability rules exclude baggage on passenger trains or boats.
Representative Esch explains the Cummins amendment was slipped into a 1915 commerce bill near adjournment. It required passengers to sign a declaration of value for each bag at railroad stations, causing delays and traveler complaints. Congress has now amended the provision to remove the burden while preserving rail liability limits.
Senator Sheppard introduced a Senate resolution urging a thorough investigation of the livestock industry and major packing plants, counting on possible House inaction. He also unveiled three rural credit measures expanding personal and cooperative credit within the banking system, aiding tenant farmers, farm laborers, city wage earners, and farmers.
In an era of marvels the Providence Journal notes that many men may have lost track of simple progress. The piece reflects on how rapid scientific advances outpace everyday understanding and shape public perception of progress.
At a New York meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers an optical device called a diffracting grating was shown as surpassing telescopes in revealing stellar details. Nikola Tesla announced patent filings for a weapon able to move through space at 300 miles per second and strike any target, potentially destroying enemy forces from afar.
A short notice invites readers to take a vacation for a few days and visit Kerrville and the West Texas Fair. It promotes low excursion rates over the Santa Fe line.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania a crowded trolley car ran out of control at thirty miles an hour, smashing into a standing car at Echo. Twenty five people were killed, sixty three injured, many from Dishong and Ribblett families en route to a Woodlawn Park reunion. Darrell Dishong and his two children died. Mrs. Dishong later died.
York Pa. manufacturer A B Farquhar challenged the push for a minimum wage at a Manufacturers Association meeting. He cited living costs, recalling he once lived on $5 a week and claimed he thrived on even less in 1857, arguing critics know little of economic living.
The Washington Star quotes Rev J H Jowett of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian urging to beware the too-good who become hard and cruel. He recalls a Sunday school superintendent lamenting that all are present except little Catherine Simmons, joking whether she is unwell and noting attendance exaggeration.
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