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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
4
The Young Men's Republican club in Minneapolis plans a popular priced dinner for President Taft on October 24. A plate will cost $1 and the event will be informal to attract young Republicans who have not met a president up close.
Justice Joyce forced entry into Representative Martin Dies home at Mount Rainier Maryland after two days with no signs of life. Neighbors, Mrs Dies and others believed the congressman ill and away briefly, a view echoed in Washington as a non serious matter.
Private Gilbert of the signal corps fired two shots at a dog that attacked him inside Fort Bayard New Mexico. He was convicted in Central New Mexico of discharging firearms and ordered to pay costs. Secretary Stimson appealed the ruling and asked the attorney general to appoint a U.S. or special attorney to defend the soldier.
Magnolia Petroleum plans a large distributing center in San Antonio with a warehouse and six oil tanks. The project awaits city council approval for tanks, promising 10 to 15 local jobs once operative. The company arises from the merger of Security Refining and Navarro Refining, led by John Sealy of Galveston. J Tabor will head the southern division with Houston HQ, bringing experience from Waters-Pierce.
A Spanish American War veteran recovering from illness and seven operations praises a flower mission. He recalls hard tack and corned beef, theft of care, and his longing for continued support and visits. The Light charity will expand flower deliveries, inviting volunteers to drop bouquets at its office for patients in city hospitals and charities.
Commissioner of Agriculture Kane says raising the 50000 dollars needed to properly represent Texas at the National Land Expositions in Pittsburg Chicago and New York will face little trouble. He was elected president of the Texas Exhibit association and will start outlining a fundraising campaign via district directors across the 21 districts.
In Evanston on September 14 the Forty-Niners’ Society plans its last camp fire as only eleven of the 150 charter members remain alive. The Western Association of California Pioneers and Mexican War Veterans also disband at the gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Hotchkiss. Francis Benton is the sole surviving Forty-Niner.
John B. Prescott of Boston sparked a Bowery disturbance when he hurled silver coins into the street, drawing a mob of about five hundred. Police arrested him for disorderly conduct as officers risked danger to seize the coins and disperse the crowd. About two hundred dollars in small coins was found on him.
The International Marble Workers' union announced a nationwide strike to support the New York local, ordering walkouts in all buildings across the country where New York contractors work. Targets include San Francisco's new custom house, Aldrich mansion in Providence R I, and sites in Pittsburgh Chicago and various western and southern cities.
A detachment of marines from the navy yard at Pensacola left for Port Royal South Carolina. The remaining marines will depart September 1 turning over naval property to caretakers. The tug Accomac, the largest, has been ordered to Boston.
Health boards in leading cities launch a campaign against rats seen as a major threat to property and health. Citizens urged to exterminate rats using Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste endorsed by health officers. The paste promises to kill mice and other vermin with money-back guarantee at druggists.
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