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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1912
Page
21
An old classified ad touts low prices for tools and chests at 25c to $1.00 and up. It mentions free storage and delivery on a chosen day and an installment plan with goods held until the 24th, inviting customers to visit the store.
Mrs. Caroline A. Creevey former Quioque summer resident reports asters in New Jersey and on Long Island are unusually fine this autumn. She notes north shore plants show more delicate stems due to ocean protection and that salt air favors fleshy growth with small dull flowers. Her garden flowers are renowned, but she favors wild flowers as her pets, as chronicled in Harper’s Guide to Wild Flowers.
Dr. Inazo Nitobe, exchange professor between Japan and the United States, lectured at Johns Hopkins Columbia Illinois Minnesota Brown Virginia and Stanford on Japanese life and US relations. Hallie Erminie Rives publishes The Valiants of Virginia a sweeping romance set in Virginia with Damory Court and family heritage.
Dr Keeling, dentist at 517 Moore blog, uses somnoform to ease painful cavity prep and nerve tooth extractions.
Ed Steves and Sons markets Feltord castors designed to prevent floor damage and ease furniture movement, promoting durable hardware for home use.
Senator R F F Wagner, chairman of the legislative committee, says the New York canneries reveal unconscionable exploitation of young children and women. He notes astonishing conditions uncovered by the probe and calls for action.
Local Elks hold annual memorial services. A Jacksonville death noted. government estimates cotton yield at 18 975 000 bales. Rafael Hernandez, Mexico, plans amnesty for rebels. Japan’s cabinet crisis as war minister Uychera refuses to back enhanced Korea forces plan.
The United States Senate acts as an impeachment court to resume evidence in the case of Judge Robert W. Archbald of the Commerce Court. A Turkish and Balkan armistice protocol is signed by their delegates.
Hank writes of a shabby hansom cab that costs a dollar per hour. The vehicle is worn with patched roof and wobbling wheel but offers a quiet, meterless ride with no horn, smoke, or tire blowouts.
Walter Morgan Russell, a leading portrait painter, sues Mrs. Jackson Gouraud. Attorneys refuse to discuss details and neither principal can be located amid the sterling mystery surrounding the case.
Local Mayor Jones vetoes an ordinance that would strip him of the authority to appoint without city council approval. Seven engineers and map-makers from Bexar county resign, County Judge James R. Davis to replace Judge Claude V. Birkhead. L. P. Hildebrand appointed in Seventy third district court. Robbers and manufacturers in San Antonio map Port Aransas data to aid federal port improvements. Governor Colquitt travels to Gainesville to inspect juvenile training school. Congress begins short session. Four of forty five defendants in the Indianapolis dynamiting conspiracy trial are released. Supreme Court finds Union Pacific violated Sherman act via Southern Pacific stock acquisition. Europe readies new map in Balkan peace negotiations.
The War Department directs the Third Cavalry to return to Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Governors at a Waco annual meeting elect officers amid state news and events.
The Woman's club backs woman suffrage. Attorney General Wickersham deems the Sherman act flawless in his congressional report. Ambassador Herrick urges farm credit funding at a life insurance presidents’ convention. State governors discuss income tax in Richmond. Lawyers for Judge Archbal(b)d claim impeachment stems from a conspiracy. In Mexico a new revolution unfolds as Orozco reorganizes the rebels.
The city council sustains Mayor Jones veto blocking patronage powers. Madame Nordica and David Bispham perform in a San Antonio Press club concert. The Chamber of Commerce seeks a $50,000 railroad bonus to Fredericksburg. San Antonio chooses Edward H. Wickes as temporary district judge after Claude Birkhead resigns. Federal Judge Maxey delays ruling on de la Fuente and Orozco neutrality case. United Daughters of the Confederacy hold their annual Fort Worth convention. John Beal Sneed is found not guilty in the Boyce murder trial. Taft sends final message urging diplomacy contrasts with belligerence. The fifth annual governors conference opens in Richmond with Gov. Cole L. Blease speeches.
The official states he will not alter tariff policy again, handing the tariff decision to his successor Woodrow Wilson. The move signals a smooth transition of economic strategy and policy responsibility to the incoming administration.
Charles F. Stevens is discharged by Mayor Jones. State Fire Marshal S. W. Inglish plans a Texas tour to assess fire risk and identify needed improvements. Navy Secretary Meyer urges a larger fleet in his annual report. Governor Blease faces rebuke from other governors at the Richmond conference over his lax stance on lynchers. Taft sends a message to Congress.
Mayor Jones says he discharged First Assistant City Marshal Stevens for not working in harmony with his chief Bowman and Duran is injured in an auto accident. McDowell becomes U S marshal for western Texas appointing deputies. Impeachment trial evidence suggests Judge Arch bald attempted to sell a refuse coal dump near Scranton. Diplomas stolen from the Chinese legation in London shock Brussels. Britain offers St James Palace to peace plenipotentiaries. A desolate look is described as a man laments losing his last dollar.
A man recalls feeling humiliated by his words to a woman and explains that her father offered help. The judge weighs the exchange as the scene unfolds in court.
Boston princess withholds interview after smoking in Hotel Maine lobby last evening. She travels incognito as Vicomtesse d Er Gheyan and criticizes American views on cigaret smoking while stating she will not appear at daybreak.
The Riverside Restaurant announces today’s meals with a big turkey dinner and chicken supper. Don’t wait for holidays, visit for tomorrow’s meal at 25 cents and enjoy a value proposition.
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