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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
9
The note outlines banks in San Antonio now adopting early Saturday closing as a nationwide trend, with the rule applying to large cities. It states banks will not close earlier than weekdays, and mentions Ernest L. and a movement by four trust companies not in the association plus Riebe Undertaking Co. offering auto ambulance service at 221 E. Commerce.
The Clark Street business leaders gathered to begin removing overhanging signs and lighting the entire downtown area. They aim to rejuvenate the famed gambling street, transforming it into a cleaner, safer, more welcoming thoroughfare as part of a broader Chicago beautification effort.
A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound is advertised as ending grippe and severe colds when taken every two hours for three doses. It claims to relieve headache stuffed nose feverishness sneezing sore throat and rheumatic twinges with no quinine and gentle action.
Mexican foreign minister Lascurain will visit the United States with his wife and daughter for private business amplified by hopes to arrange a settlement of disputes with the U S. Ernesto Madero denies plans to travel to London for a 20 million peso loan. Rebels seize Puebla region as federal forces respond.
Rebel forces under Gen Jascual Orozco Jr cut the Mexican Central railway below Villa Ahumada between Juárez and Chihuahua City. They threaten Juárez with the armored troop train and claim a junction with Gen Carravero’s men forming about 700 fighters, while Gen Salazar’s 400 rebels skirmish federal troops near Ascension.
Paris reports more than 100 deaths from the Madagascar cyclone of November 26. The damage is estimated at $2,000,000 as villages with hundreds of houses were leveled and all communication was destroyed.
The eight day Hanukkah festival starts this evening with a candle lighting ritual in homes worldwide. Temple Beth-El in San Antonio will host a 6 15 pm service as candles are lit and a Sabbath musical program is planned for next Friday.
The text notes that oil lasted eight days during the feast of Hanukkah, marking Judas Maccabeus as rededicator of the temple in 165 BC after its desecration by Antiochus Epiphanes. The episode emphasizes divine aid and the temple’s purification for Jewish worship.
Helena Mont Dec 4 The canvass of November initiative measures shows the direct primary law approved by a majority of 33558. The measure limits campaign expenditures to 15 percent of the annual salary for the office involved.
Fragmentary text notes a candidate's stance and a vote on direct election of United States senators. Context and specifics are unclear from the snippet. The era appears historical but lacks concrete dates names or places.
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