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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1916
Page
5
ST LOUIS MO August 22 James Gay Butler multimillionaire and philanthropist died here at 12 30 this morning after being confined to bed for six weeks following a kidney operation He was 76 years old.
Mrs. Wilkine-Did Fusseleigh take his misfortune like a man. Mrs. Williams-Precisely. He blamed it all on his wife.
General Juan Antonio Acosta representative of General Carranza met Governor Ferguson in Austin to request Texas cooperation in maintaining harmony between Mexico and Texas. Acosta denied reports of rift between Carranza and Obregon and said the revolution was nearly finished. He travels on to Nuevo Laredo before returning to Mexico City.
Advice promoting air exposure and a specific weight loss regimen using oil of kerein capsules from Summers drug store. Recommends deep breathing, outdoor time, daily weighing, and taking one capsule after meals and before bed to reduce weight.
Havana reports Panamanian president elect Ramon Maria Valdez denies knowledge of any sale of Atlantic Panama land to a Spaniard Fernandez for Japanese interests. He says Fernandez sought a letter of introduction but he has no further information and doubts any large colony exists. Japanese embassy in Washington dismisses the coaling station claim as propaganda.
It is feared several small boats used by the game fish and oyster department may have been lost after the tropical hurricane hit Corpus Christi and adjacent coastline. Inspector Sam Johnson says the boats were at risk and officials Will W. Wood and Chief Game Warden Bailey are on the coast investigating with a report pending.
An official German report states a submarine rammed after sinking a British cruiser has returned to port. British claims that Nottingham and Falmouth were sunk by German submarines on Saturday cite one submarine destroyed and another possibly sunk after being rammed.
A plain delatone paste applied to unwanted hair will wipe them out after a few minutes. The instruction warns to use real delatone and to wash off completely to avoid skin traces or damage.
Long Beach police disclose a letter mailed from Los Angeles warning Charles E. Hughes against seeking the presidency. The unsigned note threatens his life and mentions Santa Ana as a danger point. Hughes plans to pass through Santa Ana en route from San Diego to Los Angeles.
Charles E. Hughes warned against crippling American industry and warned of private grip on public privilege as he outlined tariff, Americanism, unity and preparedness. He cited the sugar tariff removal under the Underwood act and urged industrial cooperation and protection of American rights abroad.
The Princess Theater presents Florence La Badie in The Fugit ive today and tomorrow as the headliner. The Thanhouser film on the Pathe program is praised as a high mark from the New Rochelle studio and noted for its strong mystery and suspense. This is the final week of motion pictures at the Princess before the vaudeville season returns August 27 with five vaudeville acts and a De Luxe film.
The last show of The Fall of a Nation plays tonight at Grand opera house. Thomas Dixon frames the U S struggle between democracy and imperialism amid a nation in decline with central figures Charles Waldron betraying his country for a throne in Washington John Vassar championing preparedness and Virginia Holland's pacifist propaganda shaping the drama.
Lois Weber's Shoes features Mary MacLaren as a shop girl compelled by fate in a daring photodrama showing Wednesday through Saturday at Don-Ton Park. The Man From Home with Albert Taylor Stock Company closes tonight, followed by He Fell In Love With His Wife tomorrow. Majestic Theater opens Monday August 28 with Triangle films and vaudeville, led by Pillars of Society and The Surf Girl, with daily showings at 1 3 30 6 and 8 30 p m and new gold fibre screen and projectors.
A cabman confronts a horse dealer about a horse's sudden death. The dealer laments the horse's odd behavior, insisting he never knew it to act that way before.
An advertisement notes a 50 ft lawn hose priced at 3.50 by Sam Speir Hardware Co. at Ady. The brief item highlights a hardware retailer offering durable five ply hose.
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