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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1913
Page
5
Amid an international safety expo in New York City a women’s committee calls on Mayor Adolph Krone to create a Bureau for preventing speeding and reckless driving. They cite 291 auto deaths in 11 months, 39 arrests, no indictments, and no license revocations among over 50 000 cars, urging stronger police action.
Advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears blocked noses and inflamed passages in minutes. It promises relief from catarrh, headaches, and throat irritation with a fragrant meltaway balm applied in nostrils, urging readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores.
Edward Leach and Mrs. Leach along with Fred Robinson left for Houston and Beaumont after a day of hospitality in San Antonio. The Be nevolent and Protective Order of Elks officials are touring lodges nationwide, with farewell Mexican dinner and speeches by Exalted Ruler Judge James R. Davis and others.
Telegrams were sent to district deputies requesting condition statements. Mr. Leach will requisition at least $1000 for relief in flooded districts to aid those left homeless.
An editorial fragment urges readers to claim the best possible options and encourages persistence in seeking superior deals and opportunities. The tone stresses assertiveness and proactive asking as a path to better outcomes.
Advertisement touts Eckman's Alterative as a cure for lung troubles including pneumonia linked coughs. A Philadelphia lab offers testimonials and a booklet on diet and recovery, inviting readers to request letters and case histories.
Attorney General McReynolds releases his first annual report urging court machinery reforms and noting few anti trust legislative changes. He proposes active judges policy, term appointments for clerks, and Supreme Court review of customs appeals decisions, while reporting dozens of Sherman Law inquiries and ongoing prosecutions nationwide.
Mrs. Charles Anspaugh of Kimmell Noble County Indiana credits Peruna with saving her life saying she was run down and miserable before starting the remedy and is now recovering The advertisement notes that Peruna Tablets are available for those who object to liquid medicines
In overcoats we present new styles for all kinds of men and weather for all occasions. Prices range from 15 to 50 dollars.
The article notes $475,000 allocated for crime detection and prosecution, with $175,000 set aside for this work. The attorney general states material progress has been made, especially in the past year, in suppressing the most vicious features of this traffic. Also mentions cough remedies and a customer testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar.
An Arctic dispatch reports Karluk, Stefansson's expedition vessel, drifting likely trapped in an ice pack west of 147 long. Stefansson is ashore with a search party and unaware of the ship's exact location. The Mary Sachs, another Stefansson vessel, was wrecked with loss of provisions and instruments.
Cincinnati faced a water famine after a main burst. Schools were closed, fire departments on emergency duty, laundries suspended, breweries at risk, and only a few central plants ran. Price said high pressure service met about one third of normal demand, supplying mostly residences.
National leaders of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union plan a march up Capitol Hill to urge adoption of a prohibition amendment to the Federal constitution. A large delegation with prominent speakers will present arguments as plans for the invasion are completed.
Ottawa dispatch reports the Duchess of Connaught has forbidden the tango at Government House festivities. The move reflects her firm stance against the dance, despite her fondness for dancing, and ends any tango plans for official events.
A. C. Whittington promoted to general manager of the International and Great Northern after the death of Henry Martin. At 41 he becomes the southwest’s youngest holder of equal rank, with HQ in Houston while his birth nearby. He rose from teen carrier to division superintendent and San Antonio superintendent before this appointment.
Baptists across the world will hold a prayer meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of Adoniram Judson and Ann Hasseltine Judson arriving in India. Rangoon services run 8:30 to 9 p.m. local time, with U S meetings staggered across time zones from 9 to 10 p.m. eastern.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court postponed consideration of the constitutionality of the Jim Crow law affecting intrastate and interstate traffic because counsel is ill. An attempt will be made to reargument in about two months.
New York reports the painting The Market Cart by Gainsborough, valued over 100000 dollars, once owned by George IV, was purchased by Elbert H. Gary and hung in his Fifth Avenue residence.
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