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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
4
Savannah Georgia August seventeenth. Liberty county authorities demand the United States army try Private James Flowers of the Twenty fifth Infantry stationed at Fort Slocum New York on eleven charges of cattle stealing.
The inaugural Sea Island cotton bale of the season sold at auction in Savannah for 27 cents per pound. Grown by E. M. Giddens at Ray's Mills, Ga the bale weighed 463 pounds and graded extra choice.
Representative Martin W. Littleton of New York will introduce today a bill addressing the corporation problem and the relationship between corporations and the government.
In Rochester on August 17, Mrs. Jessie Marshall mother of Inez Marshall, the young woman shot and killed by her sweetheart ten days earlier, committed suicide last night by taking poison.
A large grain elevator owned by Eaton Milling Co. was destroyed by fire in Utica New York on August 17. The blaze heavily damaged the structure, with flames leaping high and smoke darkening the sky as firefighters battled the flames for hours. No injuries were reported and investigators began assessing the cause.
A wheat milling operation in Eaton New York was destroyed by fire last night. The incident leaves the company out of business and raises questions about insurance coverage and rebuilding plans in the village.
Daily from kidney bladder and rheumatic trouble. Why suffer death when a one dollar bottle offers a sixty day treatment that seldom fails to cure. Send for testimonials. Dr. E W Hall 2926 Olive St St Louis. Sold by druggists.
The eastern sky last night showed Mars and Saturn in conjunction near the moon. Visible to the naked eye as a bright double star, the pair were about two thirds the apparent width of the moon apart.
Heavy rains have practically extinguished the forest fires that threatened Penobaquis and nearby villages. The flames had swept across more than six miles, destroying millions of feet of valuable timber and endangering the town.
The San Antonio spring carnival dates are tentatively set for April 15 to 20 with final approval after consultation with the Battle of Flowers association and the Order of the Alamo. Directors plan to advertise soon to book attractions and ensure San Antonio’s inclusion. Secretary Carrington reported about 400 dollars raised and a projected 15 thousand dollars needed for next year’s carnival. members urged immediate subscription payments.
A thunderstorm caused panic when two girls cried fire during a film in Hartford. The theater crowd rushed toward the exits until a moving picture operator flashed a calm bulletin and spoke to restore order as actors and ushers aided the audience.
Seismograph in Manila logs strong quakes about 2000 miles away lasting two hours. In Berlin a heat wave ends with cooler, rainy weather. In Tegucigalpa Manuel Bonilla and Dr Francisco Bograu win nom for president and vice president with elections in October. In Copenhagen torpedo boats No 21 and No 14 collide off Langeland. crew of No 21 rescued.
Lisbon officials say alerts from Guimarez a fortified town near Braga indicate a rebellious outbreak among the population but the disturbance was quickly quelled.
Gen Pascual Orozco arrives from Chihuahua with 200 men and raids Juarez gambling houses, closing all venues. The action signals a crackdown by authorities amid ongoing unrest.
Otto Winter, a Mexican stockman visiting the city, predicted a Madero presidency and said rivals Reyes and other candidates have no chance. He dismissed reports of a fresh revolution and praised Madero’s plans to abolish bull fights and executions instigated by the Diaz era while noting tight money and cattle exports.
In Brooklyn Joseph Ribis is under arrest charged with a double murder over a dispute for a two year old child. He killed the Debasco parents and wounded their 19 year old son after they seized the baby from the grandmother. Mrs Ribis had borrowed the child. the Debascos allegedly took the boy by force during court delays. Ribis reportedly fired after learning of the kidnapping.
An elderly blind Mexican man seeks aid at the consulate after losing his South Texas lease land and home. He says his verbal rental was seized by landowners who sold the property, leaving him impoverished with no recourse. The consul reports multiple similar cases, aiming to curb this practice.
A labeled product claims effectiveness for coughs and colds in both children and adults. It contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is packaged in a yellow box. The ad urges consumers to refuse substitutes.
Lottie and Mildred Lee, 14 and 11 from Salem, were found half starved and exhausted asleep under a Nahant Beach bandstand after a week on the run. They had slept in hay stacks and behind billboards, the mother dead and disliking the housekeeper spurring their escape. police care for them as a wider search continued.
President Taft's message on amending the Pure Food and Drugs law in relation to Prepared Medicines does not apply to Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and Foley Kidney Pills. These standard remedies have been recognized by the medical profession for decades as effective treatments for coughs colds throat chest and lung ailments in both children and adults.
Attorneys for Carl Hasselskuss of Gary Indiana have obtained a subpoena ordering the appearance in Chicago city court of Victor Vasul's cow. Hasselskuss had Vasul arrested after the cow's bell woke him, aiming to prove to Judge Wildermuth that the animal is noisy. Glaze Wood and Coal Co. advertises new and old phone numbers.
Classified note listing Theo Artzt's Orchestra and A Collman plumber with both phones provided. Indicates two service ads in a compact contact snippet.
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