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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1912
Page
2
In Hudson Wisconsin on December 10, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Tilseth were found dead in the St. Croix river channel after attempting to cross on skates. A strand of the woman’s hair frozen in the ice helped lead a search party after a 12 hour hunt.
The British battleship Centurion collided with and sank an unknown steamer off Devonport. Centurion bows were damaged by anchors driven through them and she heads toward Plymouth Sound with no shore communication permitted.
A big turkey supper is advertised for tonight at the Riverside restaurant with an extra fine dinner and supper planned for tomorrow. Meals are priced at 25 cents.
An advertisement touts MacLaren's Mustard Cerate as a cure for chest colds and pneumonia risk. It claims fast relief when rubbed on the chest and offers free samples, urging purchases from drug stores and from MacLaren Drug Co. Cleveland or Los Angeles.
About 200 tax assessors and county judges gathered in the St. Anthony hotel ballroom for the seventh annual Texas Tax Assessors Association meeting led by state president Albert Huth. discussions covered equalization taxes, Somers land valuation method, and proposed deputy salary increases. 500 expected attendees tomorrow.
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a fast acting skin remedy for prickly heat eczema and rashes. It claims instant relief, disappearance of sores, and safe use with a 25 cent trial bottle and a larger $1 option. Sold by druggists and listed San Antonio retailers.
Roque Gonzales Garza, former secretary to Madero and provisional interior minister, charged in a chamber of deputies speech that Standard Oil aided the Madero revolution in Mexico City on December 10.
Day known as safe blowers and not Tex Wallace and Jack Monday. The two men are thought to hide in the city and a search is underway. City Detective Ernest Nolen is suspended by Police Commissioner Utley pending investigation into whether he knew of the Holloway gang in the city and did not report them. Holloway and Mitchell, cousins of Nolen, are among those taken today. Degegs Nolen, a brother, is wanted for forgery and other crimes and is said to be in the same gang. Nolen denies the charges.
Washington dispatch reports Walter Frew, president of the New York Clearing House, grilled by Samuel Untermyer over Morgan ties and the Bankers Trust merger with Mercantile Trust. Frew denies clear admission of Morgan influence and asserts clearing house powers are not autocratic.
Frank Holloway, an escaped Texas convict, was arrested in Memphis after a history of train robbery and a 1920s bank robbery confession in Chicago. He formerly faced charges in Willbarger county and was confined at Vernon before escaping Huntsville. He is linked to bad check schemes in Kansas and Fort Scott.
The British note defines differences with the United States on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and suggests arbitration if mutual settlement fails. Secretary Knox will study the issue, with officials indicating President Taft aims to resolve it before leaving office, possibly via Senate submission or direct agreement between Britain and the United States.
The southern conference of the eradication of hookworm will gather in Little Rock from December 17 to 19 with attendees including Dr. Wickliffe Rose of the Rockefeller sanitary commission and Dr. J. A. Farrell of Raleigh. Representatives from nearly every southern state are expected. Also noted is the installation of the first electric plant in Arabia at the sultan of Oman’s palace in Muscat.
The speaker rejects the divine right of judges and kings, accusing privilege of leveraging law for its own ends. He declares the people masters of the constitution and vows to adapt it to ensure justice for all, aligning with Lincoln's principles.
Slayden, jailed on a minor charge, was allowed to bid his wife farewell. He slipped out a window with help due to a crippled hand and escaped, aided by officers who did not handcuff him.
A historical remedy urges immediate retreat from grip illness and lung diseases with prompt rest, fresh air, and supportive care. It frames pneumonia bronchitis and consumption as dangers that require swift home treatment steps.
An early cold remedy ad touts Ozomulsion as boosting strength against the cold. It offers a free 8 oz brown bottle sample mailed to readers from Ozomulsion at 648 Pearl St New York.
Denton Texas December 10 all business houses closed yesterday afternoon for the funeral of former state Senator Emory C Smith The funeral was largely attended
An old medical pamphlet extols spirits mixed with syrup of sarsaparilla and Toris compound as an almost infallible cure for rheumatism and backache. It instructs readers to obtain a sealed Toris compound and to mix with whiskey, dosing a tablespoon before meals and at night for immediate results.
An old drug store promotion touts a spoonful of Calocide in a foot bath for quick relief from frost bites aching feet. The ad offers a 25 cent box as the purchase incentive.
Webber who testified at Becker trial returns from Havana and says there was no plot to kill Herman Rosenthal. He claims gunmen went to Hotel Metropole to frighten a gambler, two got drunk, and the shooting happened. Frank Moss mentions astonishment at the new account.
A Swiss lung remedy called Sirolin is marketed in the United States with claims of aiding consumptives. The makers say it improves appetite, strengthens the system, and boosts protective agents, with physicians able to obtain full information from the Sirolin Co. in New York and various local druggists distributing it nationwide.
The Chickering Grand is praised for its tone beauty and singing quality. Mme Nordica lauds the instrument during continental tours, calling it the oldest piano in America and the best in the world. Reserve a Chickering Grand for delivery now or by Christmas Eve.
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