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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
2
In a special election set for tomorrow the New Orleans electorate will decide on adopting a commission form of government. The measure grants initiative and referendum, requires 30 percent signatures for petitions, and bids on contracts over 500 dollars. A mayor and four commissioners will hold executive and legislative power for four years.
In Columbia on August 27 South Carolina Democrats cast ballots for state and county offices. The gubernatorial race features Governor Cole L. Blease Judge Ira B. Jones and J T Duncan in a bitter contest described as the sharpest in state history. Forecasters predict a record vote if weather stays favorable.
Detroit August 27 Mayor William B. Thompson seeks another Democratic nomination with Justice E J Jeffries as rival. Detective Burns and his team camp in the city to curb illegal voting. Republicans and progressives field multiple contenders for most city offices amid statewide Michigan primaries.
R. L. Ball sold lot 5 and part of lot 6 block 170 on East Commerce Street near the Hallf building site to Mr. and Mrs. A P and George H. Moore. Recorded at city hall. Moore, manager of the Mialff company, said the purchase was a speculative acquisition.
President Taft arrived in Beverly Massachusetts by automobile from Boston today to begin his belated vacation with a golf outing at the Myopia Hunt Club.
At a public hearing before the voluntary wages arbitration commission fifty two trunk line railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers clash over wage increases. James McCrea, Pennsylvania Railroad president, argues rates and taxes under government control strain railroads ability to raise wages while remaining solvent. Charles Richard Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin counters.
The mayor's first quiet day highlights a large slate of police appointees. Reappointed veterans include Huston Hyatt Lawrence Campbell Duliing Callaghan Carver Edge Anderson Cardenas Froboese Lopez Connor and Jackson. Isadore Flores becomes a motorcycle officer while mounts are assigned later. Silent shift and mounted unit plans detailed as the force resumes full duty. Seventy German schools offer horseshoeing courses at public expense.
A special grand jury investigating police blackmail in New York faces scrutiny as real estate ties of panelists are examined by District Attorney Whitman. Waldo’s list of gambling and disorderly house owners sparks panic, with Becker murder case delayed to September 3 as counsel seeks motions and a venue challenge.
Washington August 27 Maj Gen William H Carter assistant chief of staff was relieved from duty with the general staff of the army by an order issued yesterday effective August 31 He was relieved at his own request after completing special work on army legislation over the past year.
The Fat Men's club and the Lean Men's club will play a baseball game at the Hays county fair in San Marcos Texas on August 27. The C D C will have headquarters at the fair grounds for Confederate Veterans.
Col Gibbons Gray Cornwell commander of the Sixth regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania died by his own hand on a Pennsylvania railroad train while facing embezzlement allegations. His family and regiment mates allegedly planned to cover deficits up to 500000 and let him practice law without molestation. He carried 50000 life insurance across three companies with Mrs Cornwell as beneficiary who said she would surrender funds to repay those harmed by his peculations.
Rebels crossed from near Hachita about 60 miles south of Nogales and 10 miles below the line. General Steever says refugees complain rebels killed livestock and ate fowl, and kept horses in houses. Rebels last seen headed toward San Luis Pass into Sonora. Gomez, a rebel leader, is said to be sick in Ascension and deserted his command.
Passenger and freight service on the Cuernavaca and Cuautla lines resumes after a two week suspension. Trains ran without military escorts to deter rebels but no interference occurred. An artillery battery and 206 soldiers are sent to Cuernavaca for the Zapatista campaign.
Dynamite caused destruction in Tomatico and nearby Pablo as Andres Ruiz Meza and his rebel band occupied villages near Tenancingo State of Mexico. They burned public archives sacked stores seized horses and supplies. An assault on Tenancingo is feared as the rebels advance.
In Tuscan Arizona on August 27 officials confirm General Orozco has eluded the ambush arranged by Federal General Rabago south of Juarez. Orozco halted his force at Liano and dispatched detachments to ward off rear attacks as Campos and Rojas operate in northwest Chihuahua.
James Curtis to be evacuated from the Eastern Sonora mine area along with Bert Cunningham after they killed three rebels of Colonel Campos' command during a mining attack last Friday. The two Americans are en route to leave Mexico at once.
Refugees are returning to abandoned homes in Chihuahua as opposing armies push west. Among the returnees are members of a Mormon colony reporting their properties in better condition than anticipated.
New York Aug 27 Only eighty entries have been received for the national amateur championship to be played at Wheaton Illinois next week The deadline for entries passed last night with the cutoff approaching for competitors seeking entry in the event
An extended essay excerpt by Clarence Lathbury compares hearing and seeing, arguing the ear and eye are intertwined reporters of reality. It outlines the ear’s three parts, the eye’s parallel pathways, and how both transmit impressions to the soul, with references to clairvoyant perception and the limits of sensory truth.
In a Paris shop a buyer seeks a Louis XIV console but the dealer offers a Louis XVI variant. The buyer, confident the rich American will pay, dismisses the price as insignificant. The exchange highlights taste and value in antique markets.
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