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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
5
A busy social page notes a Twenty Three club dance for Miss Maybelle Hildebrand returning from Devine Texas. Guests include the Longs Laurences Langfords and Sweetzers with many others. Also a Glaeser family outing at Pedro Springs and an Ep worth league boat refreshments event at Government Hill Methodist church.
A Weimar man calling himself an ex-postmaster asks Postmaster John J. Stevens to help him find a wife. He hopes an Atlanta girl may be his match, inspired by a notice in The Light and by the occupation connection among postmen. He writes that he plans to go to Atlanta this winter if he can meet her. He insists he is not actually old.
Colorado man Murdoch McKenzie longtime National Live Stock Association president announced he will join a large packing company in Sao Paulo, Brazil and depart in a month to take on new duties. He has led a cattle company with operations in Colorado Texas South Dakota and Canada for two decades.
The Loyal Order of Moose closed its annual convention in Detroit today as most delegates departed. Final matters discussed were of minor importance and concluded with the gathering wrapping up final resolutions and arrangements.
Andre Jaeger Schmidt, Paris newspaper man, finishes a world circumnavigation in 39 days 19 hours 43 minutes aboard the Olympic after a route via Moscow Vladivostok Yokohama Vancouver Montreal New York Cherbourg. Delays in Canada altered plans but he reaches Paris with a record time.
The New Orleans board of trade filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to challenge rail tariffs. They seek a flat rate of 21 1/2 cents per hundred pounds for unmanufactured tobacco shipped from Henderson or Owensboro Kentucky to New Orleans for export to European ports including Dublin Belfast and Liverpool.
Special to the Light from Kerrville Texas describes an electrical storm and about two inches of rain that raised the Guadalupe River five feet at Kerrville. Little damage occurred, and the rainfall benefits fall pastures and greens up ground for work.
About 5000 women gathered in Sacramento using a circus tent and moving pictures as part of suffrage demonstrations. They staged fourteen meetings ahead of the October 10 vote on a proposed constitutional amendment granting women the vote. President Wheeler of UC will be censured and President Jordan of Stanford praised for suffrage views. Today marks Woman's Day as more supporters join from across the state.
The will of the late writer Myrtle Reed McCullough filed for probate in Chicago confirms an estate valued at $125,000. Husband Jam Sidney McCullough and parents Hiram V. Reed and his wife are named as chief beneficiaries.
A small cyclone during a thunder storm near Gonzales eight miles west damaged several structures. A barn owned by W I Smith was blown apart, a house belonging to J T Parr was blown off its blocks, and a 42 foot gallery on W H Ainsworths house was blown away, with the roof ruined.
STOCKDALE Tex Aug 26 The Brockdale cotton seed oil plant began after opening this week providing night and day service. Several hundred bales of cotton have been ginned locally supplying enough seed to run the mill around the clock.
Representative Ike Standifer of Harris county completes his legislative agenda and departs for California to join his family, stating he will not return for at least a month.
Luling Texas public schools will not open until September 18 due to warm weather. Teachers will attend the compulsory institute on September 4 at Lockhart.
An old man of 40 and other elderly residents in San Antonio charity wards received bouquets from a generous donor. The gifts, including roses and wildflowers, brought smiles despite years of injury and hardship. Flowers will be delivered daily at 2 PM next week to allow wider contributions.
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock announces a new flat five cent rate for all parcels sent between the United States and Mexico. Size no longer matters, replacing the former one cent per four ounces. The change stems from growing cross border parcel post activity and aims to simplify handling for citizens living abroad.
Senator J. C. McNealus of Dallas collapsed in the Texas Senate chamber after noon yesterday. He was treated by Dr. Joe Wooten and taken to Seton infirmary. He reportedly sustained internal injuries from an encounter with Colonel J. F. Wolters but dictated a statement exonerating Wolters before leaving for the infirmary.
A permanent prohibition executive committee for Williamson County has been formed with district committeemen including J. E. Cooper of Georgetown as chairman, W. H. Eanes of Georgetown, Milton Weir of Weir, R. N. O'Neal of Corn Hill, Co. V. Compton of Taylor, Bert Russel of Liberty Hill, and J. V. Morris of Bartlett.
Guadalupe county teachers will be examined for certificates at the public school building on August 31 September 1 and 2. A large number of applicants is anticipated.
The page lists multiple railroad departures and arrivals to Houston New Orleans Dallas Kerrville Kerrville coast towns El Paso Cuero Victoria and other destinations. It shows Numbers 246 20 8 242 30 30 pm 7 00 pm No 1 No 8 No 6 41 from Kerrville Kerrville Sunday and East West trains with assorted times and routes.
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