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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
2
A Texas man with rheumatism plans a return to St Paul despite partial improvement from a local remedy. He praises his son for obtaining Vitalitas and describes health benefits from the drink advertised at Wagner's drugstore, urging readers to investigate.
Kansas Supreme Court sustains judgment for Joseph T. Stalker, railroad man, against D. D. Drake for damages after a series of loan office charges and a garnishment dispute. Decision lowers total to 5 448 dollars for lost wages and related claims arising from a 1903 loan.
City health figures show a November death rate of 12.32 per thousand, with the annual average slightly over 16. Burials issued total 176 for the month, including 22 deaths from illnesses terminating here. Males accounted for 103 deaths versus 78 females, with 152 white and 24 Black deaths.
Governor Colquitt traveled to Terrell to deliver an address at the memorial service of the Terrell lodge of Elks scheduled for tomorrow.
An advertisement claims rheumatism is pain only and promotes rubbing St Jacobs Oil on the tender spot for instant relief. It asserts the remedy is harmless, non staining, and suitable for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache, sprains, with millions cured over the last fifty years.
Al Char on page 1 notes he could not gather enough horses for roundups because thousands were bought by the Mexican Constitutionalists, hindering operation.
Mexico City receives 2,000 refugees from Monterey and Saltillo adding to 15,000 idle workers. Officials weigh aid options as government finances limp. Conscription measures loom while Zapata forces threaten Cuernavaca and Torreon recovery. General Mauro takes command in the capital as Blanquet gains cabinet influence.
News from Brownsville reports Federals under General Rubio Navarro retreating to Monterey after defeats at Montemorelos and Linares in Nuevo Leon. Constitutionalist forces under Generals Castro and Elizondo occupy Montemorelos and Linares, with movements toward Monterey and possible second attack led by General Pablo Gonzales. Families of 25 Federal prisoners in Brownsville face hardship as wages stop and housing is lost.
A State Department note says Mexican Federal soldiers who flee toward the United States will be held indefinitely. The shift from returning crossers signals a heavier policy as the frontier region falls under Constitutionalist control. General Wood relayed Villa pursuit news to General Bliss without details.
Dispatches report a southwest Mexico uprising centered on Acapulco prompting the state and navy departments to order the Raleigh from Puget Sound. The move adds to a US fleet patrolling Mexican waters for policing duties amid tensions with Federal forces and money concerns. Consul reports confirm safety of British subject David Speedie and American John Davenport in Durango.
Roberto V. Pesquera, Constitutionalist agent, cites two key points in the president's message. He highlights forbearance toward Mexico and the U S championing constitutional government in Latin America. He argues U S policy will bolster constitutional regimes and weaken dictatorships, aiding reform across the region. He notes Latin American constitutions need revision to meet modern needs and that the Constitutionalist cause seeks a true constitutional order.
The passage argues that broad Mexican public backing will help gain U S recognition. It states that Wilson’s nonrecognition policy does not apply because the speakers claim they defend the constitution, not oppose it, and they expect future conduct to win U S approval.
Forty five refugees from Monterey arriving in Austin register at the Driskill hotel and say they will stay until peace returns. They describe themselves as among the best Spanish families of Mexico and express concern for safety and property and a desire for peace rather than siding with any faction.
More than thirty Mexican families from Monterey settle in Corpus Christi to wait out unrest in Mexico. The Armandiaz brothers and F. O'Hart, wealthy ranchers and merchants, join the refugee group at the Nueces, avoiding large loans to Huerta officials.
The Austin Lodge of Elks holds its annual memorial service tomorrow at Hancock Opera House. Former Assistant Attorney General James D. Walthall of San Antonio is scheduled to speak along with Associate Justice Nelson Phillips. J. A. Fernandez will deliver the annual eulogy to departed brothers.
Ralph Lopez, the Mexican bandit, possibly escaped deadly fumes at the Utah Apex mine. After nearly two days of searching main passages and slopes, no trace was found. Explorers in the Parnell tunnel reported a cave believed dug to shut out fumes but yielded no Lopez.
State Insurance Commission reports B F Carruth Jr. cannot reach Austin from Dallas due to frozen train service. Carruth travels from New York as chief corresponding clerk. Scottish electric rates drop to 6 percent per unit. Egyptian inscriptions hint at artifact bore dates to 1400. Norway expands film regulations for public screenings.
Rail traffic managers predict record passenger flow to winter resort hubs in Florida and other southern states this season with January and February as peak months. Meanwhile cattleman and hotel owner Montgomery is sentenced to two and a half years in Leavenworth federal penitentiary after being found guilty on two counts of white slavery.
AUSTIN ex Dec 6 Labor Commissioner J A Starling leaves for San Angelo to investigate alleged labor law violations. He will also visit Lampasas and Brownwood for inquiries.
Cameron County grand jury returns 27 indictments and 80 true bills linked to the September shooting death of Lieutenant O M Puig during a pistol battle involving police and the sheriff's department in Brownsville Texas.
Chester Terrell of San Antonio, speaker of the house, met the board of water engineers in Austin to discuss out of the general irrigation and related projects. The article notes Terrell is not of age until 26, with at least four fifths of earnings to go to parents.
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