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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
5
A police court trial reports that a driver observed on Commerce Street could not produce a license and was arrested for operating without one. The driver claimed a license renewal was in process after his name appeared on city records. A five dollar fine was imposed. Glaze Wood and Coal Co. notification follows.
The Associated Press reports a federation of Democratic clubs is established in Washington with a charter and by laws. Guided by Senators Owen, Chamberlain, and George H. Shibley, the group aims to organize clubs nationwide and push use of initiative, referendum, and recall to curb special interests in party policy. Partiality toward any candidate is disclaimed.
Guards and other prison employees at Leavenworth federal penitentiary will be barred from making or repairing any item for official use after September 1. The prohibition follows an order received today from Attorney General Wickersham.
J W Warren president of the Bexar County Highway league toured Bee county with Judge Cox and officials to inspect roads. They plan to spend 125000 on improved machinery and best materials, with Hawkins advising on construction to avoid grades. A meeting is set in Aransas Pass this afternoon to discuss the project.
Bexar County Highway League seeks help from property owners to fund oiling of city streets via community and street committees. E A McNeil 2617 Main Ave offers to chair a committee, urging resident support to curb dust and improve street conditions, especially for women affected at home.
Schwartz and Cohen file for a 5 room house permit with fee details. H. J. King applies for a 3 room house on Parsons street with a listed amount of 1350 dollars.
A series of birth notices lists newborns to couples including Charles FE Scott at 416 East Locust, Clifford W. at Kingsbury, O Russ at South Laredo, F Lupota, V Vasque, Simon Villareal, Edward Winkenhower, S Petross, Paul Steffler, Clito Freeman, Charles B Treuter, Hans Odig, W B Johnston and others. Each entry notes the date and street address of the birth and indicates the gender with girl or boy.
Marriage licenses issued today include John A Cantrell and Martha Joseph F Stahn and Rene aoe orff as a couple. E Green and Ruthie Ander- line partners appear among the newly licensed pairs.
In a morning train excursion, 120 veterans and guests from the Albert Sidney Johnston Confederate Veteran Camp No 144 traveled from San Antonio to Kerrville to join the Kerrville Fair association celebration. The program included songs, readings, and a performance of the Arkansaw Traveler with lantern slides, plus a Virginia reel dance to close. The San Antonio group planned to present their show at Kerrville Opera House and return Thursday night.
Paris reports a cabinet council will meet next Friday to discuss France's final answer to Germany on Morocco and other African issues. The Temps notes Europe fears war yet warns diplomatic methods may unintentionally trigger conflict, with Premier Caillaux backed by national sentiment.
About 80 percent of Illinois Central federation members have voted here with 75 percent backing a strike if the railroad refuses to recognize the union. Federation officials plan to refer the vote to Illinois Central next week, and a refusal could trigger a strike.
Chicago August 23 The American Philatelic Society adopted a resolution urging Congress to establish a one cent postage rate for first class mail during its session here. The move aims to simplify mailing costs and boost stamp use nationwide.
August Strong cites relief from a lame back after using Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root. He bought a bottle from druggist Mr Skinner and reports renewed ability to work. Skinner testifies he sold Swamp-Root to Strong.
An advertisement invites readers to send to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York for a sample bottle and a booklet about kidneys and bladder. It claims the sample will convince anyone and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at all drug stores.
Texas senators adopted a Peeler resolution to present a life-size painting of Gen Sam Houston to Virginia. Houston, born in Virginia, is the hero of San Jacinto and twice president of the Republic of Texas. The artwork now hangs in Austin Senate chamber and will be installed in Virginia’s state capitol pending lieutenant governor signature.
In Nashville Tennessee on August 23 the fight over Sunday baseball continues as the state petitions to forfeit the Nashville club charter. General Anderson refuses to sign, saying the criminal court is the proper forum for the case.
A bellboy was burned to death and a woman and a 12 year old white boy were seriously injured when the Chancellor hotel collapsed in Parkersburg West Virginia. Firefighters search the ruins for more possible fatalities.
The general freight agents of Texas railroads gathered at Hotel Galvez in Galveston. Morning sessions ran until 1 30 with a 2 o clock reconvening as executives conduct routine business. Every Texas line is represented.
Six hundred sixty passengers aboard the Brandenburg returned from Bremen are detained in Philadelphia on suspicion of cholera after a woman in the second cabin, Mrs Elizabeth Pleitner of Baltimore aged 56, showed symptoms.
A Chicago Record-Herald clip recalls a classroom joke where a teacher asks about eggs. The pupil replies with a simple arithmetic answer, illustrating a lighthearted moment in school life.
Mobile New Orleans games moved from Mobile to New Orleans due to poor attendance. President W M Kavanaugh announced the shift. Representatives of clubs in the National Association of Baseball leagues will be hosted November 13 in Little Rock en route to a meeting in San Antonio on November 15.
A Marama report from Australia describes massacres and missionary attacks in the New Hebrides under joint British French rule now said to be chaotic. Three French sailors were captured and eaten by natives as a Ker Saint warship heads toward the islands.
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