Flood Devastates Texas Towns As Crests Hit Rivers
Reports from Anchor and Columbia show widespread inundation from the Brazos and Colorado rivers with water 7 to 10 feet deep in towns. Rescue boats from Houston and Galveston operate, while officials estimate up to 190 deaths and $7.5 to $15 million in damages. The flood expands toward Quin tana and Iowa Colony as relief moves advance.
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Houston
Tex
Crazos
Colorado
Anchor
Associated Press
Stephen Smith
Anon
Court House
Columbia
Brazoria
Quintana
Iowa Colony
Juliff
Gulf
Ann
Brazos
Bernard
Texas
Austin
Colquitt
Scott
Sunset-Central Lines
Dallas
United States
Galveston
Merchants Fund Relief Effort Aims for Flood Victims
Retail Merchants Association members raised 27 dollars for flood relief at a Thursday meeting. They plan door to door solicitations to fund a lump sum aid. A new finance committee of Ben Varga H A Moos and W M Morgan was elected. New members include Dr J H Rice A A Cockrell Orozco and Gonzales Bogusch and Gessler and others.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Ben Varga
H. A. Moos
W. M. Morgan
Grasso
Brown
J. H. Rice
A. A. Cockrell
Orozco & Gonzales
Bogusch & Gessler
T. L
Joseph & Co
Portage Tire and Cycle Company
Wilson & Bradberry
Fouryear Term Set For Marine Corps Commandant
Washington December 12 The commandant of the Marine Corps will be appointed for a four year term instead of a life term after a Senate bill passed today General Biddle the current commandant has applied for retirement all actions follow House approval and presidential signature
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Washington, D. C
The
Marine Ups
Senate
House
Eral Biddle
Weather Update for San Antonio and Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast says Friday night and Saturday are unsettled with likely showers and warmer conditions on Friday night.
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San Antonio
Weather observations across cities at 8 a.m.
Morning readings show clear conditions with light to moderate winds in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and other cities. Temperatures range from 22 in Boston to 38 in Chicago with lows near or below 20 in most locations and Saturday expectation of fair weather.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Mona Lisa Found in Florence Italy After The Louvre Theft
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, missing since August 1911, was recovered in Florence. An Italian suspect was arrested for the theft, with the painting praised as priceless. Leonardo’s portrait of Lisa del Giocondo is linked to France through Francis I. The case sparked global searches and had rumors of a five million dollar offer from Britain.
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Florence
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre
Russia
Germany
England
Spain
United States
No Trust Found In Nationwide Cold Storage Action
DOJ reports indicate no nationwide cold storage trust controlling egg and food prices. Attorneys surveyed across the United States found few cartels in large cities, with no grounds for belief in a nationwide conspiracy.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Department of Justice
Carnegie Predicts Gain In Business From New Legislation
Andrew Carnegie visited the White House to inquire after the President’s health and spoke with Secretary Tumulty and Mr. Bryan about world peace. He predicted business conditions would improve after Congress passes the pending legislation and praised Senator Root’s Nobel prize and potential presidential nomination.
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Washington, D. C
Andrew Carnegie
White House
Tumulty
Bryan
Carnegie
Congress
Senator Root
Unsettled Weather Looms Over South Texas Region
A storm area centered in New Mexico disrupts forecasts for a mostly unsettled day across the south and southwest. Showers are expected in the southern zones with rising temperatures, while north of Taylor remains fair. Rain observed in Austin Cuero Laredo Lockhart and San Marcos Friday morning per Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone report.
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New Mexico
Taylor
Brownsville
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Austin
Cuero
Laredo
Lockhart
San Marcos
Norris Bond Set in Norris Church Fire Indictments
Fort Worth Texas December 12 The trial of Rev J Frank Norris for burning his church and parsonage likely starts in January after two indictments were returned following the examining trial and habeas corpus hearing Bond was set at 750 in each case Attorneys said they probably would not seek a venue change
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. Frank Norris
Battle ship Vermont Damaged in Mediterranean Cruise Return
The battleship Vermont is limping toward Hampton Roads with a broken starboard mainshaft and flooded compartments after an accident at 3 45 a m yesterday. She travels in convoy with the battleship Delaware and colliers Orion and Jason. at 8 p m last night she was 1200 miles from Hampton Roads and 600 miles from Bermuda.
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Washington, D. C
Vermont
Hampton Roads
Delaware
Orion
Jason
Bermuda
Warships Nearing U S From European Ports
American warships returning from European ports were south of Newfoundland at 8 o clock last night, 1030 miles from New York, aboard the United States battleship Wyoming.
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U. S
United States
Wyoming
Siasconsett
Mass
New Foundland
New York
The Light Classifieds Offer For Year End 1913
Classified ads received by noon on Saturday December 13 will run through December 31 at a thirteen day rate or six and one half cents per word. The Light claims the largest paid home circulation in Southwest Texas and double the local paid home circulation of any San Antonio newspaper.
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Light
The
the Light
Texas
San Antonio
Uniform rate opposition emerges in state rail body meeting
In Chicago the National Association of State Railway Commissioners discusses uniform intrastate rates tied to Interstate Commerce Commission tariffs. Figures show states benefit from local reductions, prompting likely opposition. Georgia and Florida appear set to reject adopting a uniform rate.
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Chicago
Ill
National Association of State Railway Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
Florida
Tetanus Kills Boy From Praha Texas
Fifteen year seems to be 13 year old Frank Smolik died of tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail while working on his father's farm near Praha Texas. He was rushed to San Antonio for treatment but died in a local hospital. He was a native of Eagle Texas and survived by his parents and several siblings. The body was prepared by Zizik Undertaking Company and sent to Praha for burial.
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Frank Smolik
John Smolik
Praha
Tex
San Antonio
Eagle
Zizik Undertaking Company
Fiatonia
Water Near Spillway Level in Medina Reservoir
Medina reservoir has reached 152 feet above river bottom as the water rises about half a foot daily after heavy rains. By Friday 7 am the impounded volume stood at 185000 acre feet, over half the capacity, with a vast area flooded. W S Ayres prepares to inspect irrigated lands for forthcoming market as water storage remains ample.
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Medina
W. S. Ayres
Ayres
Torres Takes Appeal in Death Penalty Case
Porfirio Torres, given the death penalty on November 26 for the October 25 killing at Fowlerton, has appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. District court refused a new trial. attorney F H Burmaster reports the appeal filed by R R Smith and co counsel. Alejandro Sarli, named as an accomplice, received a preliminary hearing at Cotulla and is bound over for grand jury action.
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Porfirio Torres
Jourdanton
Fowlerton
Court of Criminal Appeals
F. H. Burmaster
Burmaster
District Criminal Court
R. R. Smith
Alejandro Sarli
Torers
Cotulla
LaSalle County
Sark
McMullen
Torres
T. P. Morris Nelle
Sarli
Leased Wire Day Report Featured in The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light runs the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as its primary general news service. This daily AP feed totals about 20,000 words and supplements the paper with its own extensive special news service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Death of New York woman prompts coroner inquiry
New York Dec 12 coroner s physician began an inquiry into the death of Mrs Helen L Mackay widow of Rev Dr Doland Sage Mackay once pastor of the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas on Fifth Avenue She died under ether on an operating table in a private hospital identification came from a scrap noting her name Her father was ex governor J Gregor Smith of Vermont She was a prominent New York social figure A minor operation had been performed and Dr Henry Weil was to be consulted before issuing the death certificate
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New York
Helen L. Mackay
Doland Sage Mackay
St. Nicholas
Fifth Avenue
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Mackey
J. H. Stone
Boston
Russia May Withdraw Troops From Peking
Russia proposes the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Peking and Chi Li including legation guards and Tien Tsin regiments. Minister Wassily N. Kroupensky said Russia would act alone if others disagree stating the north is no longer dangerous to foreigners. Diplomats were surprised by the plan amid unsettled conditions in China.
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Peking
Dees
Chi-Li
China
Legation
Tien Tsin
Russia
Wassily N. Kroupensky
Greek to teach tango in Greece amid dancing reform
Demetrios Thegiou, Greek dancing master, sails to Piraeus to teach Americans dances to Greeks. He plans to introduce the American turkey trot and tango in Greece, hoping the modern styles appeal to soldiers and urban youth despite a conservative Athens elite.
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Greece
New York
Demetrius Thegious
Piraeus
Athens
Potato Growers Stall Shipments Over Prices in Wisconsin
Four hundred and fifty empty potato cars were counted on railroad tracks in Fond du Lac Wisconsin as growers refuse to ship until prices rise. Word that the southern crop is affected by scab prompts belief potatoes will fetch about a dollar a bushel.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
King and Queen Leave Paris for Madrid
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain departed Paris today to begin their return voyage to Madrid. The royal couple were seen boarding a train amid ceremonial courtesies after several days of engagements in the French capital.
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Paris
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
Madrid
The Spirit of Giving and Practical Gift-Giving
The piece argues value lies in thoughtful selection not price. I P U G stands for the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving and advocates careful choices. It urges studying The Light advertising columns for meaningful, well considered gifts and to shop locally.
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The
Society For the Prevention of
the Light
Tampico Battle Report Shapes Mexican Revolution
Reports from Mexico City say Tampico may have fallen to Constitutionalists though officials deny it. Federals blown bridges and artillery fire persist as Tampico’s control remains contested. A navy briefing notes aggressive Constitutionalists, while American troops in Texas City stay put to avoid misinterpretation of policy.
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Mexico City
Tampico
War Office
Ministry of the Interior
Dona Cecelia
Arbol Grande
Mexico
Navy Department
Garrison
House Committee of Military Affairs
Texas City
Refugees on U S Ships In Mexican Waters
Wireless dispatches aboard the Tacoma report as of yesterday afternoon that the Federal gunboat Bravo shelled Constitutionalist positions and the Wheeling remained in the river near the combat. Refugee totals include 150 on American gunboats 150 on the Logician 350 on the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie and 600 ashore in the neutral zone. The Raleigh is ordered from San Francisco to Mazatlan.
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Washington, D. C
Fletcher
United States
Tacoma
Tampico
Mex
Bravo
Wheeling
Logician
Cecelie
Raleigh
San Francisco
Mazatlan
Pacific
Maas Reports Victory At Tampico In Mexican Crisis
General Gustavo Maas says Constitutionalist forces were repulsed at Tampico with heavy losses as federal troops under General Joaquin Maas Jr. arrived to relieve the city. The American consul Clarence A. Miller notes no Americans harmed and pleads for a chartered refugee vessel while awaiting word from Washington. Admiral Fletcher’s warships still off Tampico with limited contact.
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Mex
Tampico
Gustavo Maas
Joaquin Maas Jr
Clarence A. Miller
State Department
Frank E. Fletcher
United States
Mexico City
Troops move to border from Fort Bliss amid Ojinaga threat
The third squadron of the Fifteenth Cavalry led by Maj. Michael M. McNamee departed Fort Bliss Thursday night for Presidio to station temporarily. The move follows rumors that Constitutionalists may attack Ojinaga as Federal forces number about 4000.
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Fifteenth Cavalry
Michael M. McNamee
Fort Bliss
Presidio
Ojinaga
Bomb Kills 18 Year Old Bookkeeper at O K Bottling
Ida Anusewitz, 18, a confidential bookkeeper at the O K Bottling Co. in New York, was killed when a bomb sent to her employers exploded in the office. Thomas McCabe was injured by flying debris and Michael Ryan wounded by glass. The bomb, delivered by express, bore a 23 State Street return address. Police probe links to recent worker dismissals, but owner William Callanan denies wrongdoing.
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New York
Ida Anusewitz
O. K. Bottling Company
West Thirty-fifth Street
Thomas McCabe
Michael Ryan
State Street
New York City
Bureau of Combustibles
Judge Rosalsky
William H. Callanan
Callanan
Indianapolis Society Dancers Rally Against New Ordinance
Indianapolis society figures protest a city ordinance requiring a police matron at all dances after December 18. The matron, chosen by the police chief, must arrive and be paid $2 before any event begins, with broad powers critics call an overreach and a test suit anticipated.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wallace
West Point Admission Rules Relaxed
War Department orders announce changes allowing substitutes for some study units for cadets entering West Point without lowering entrance standards. Prospective cadets may matriculate without completing a special West Point preparatory course if they miss an appointment, avoiding a nonessential prep track.
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Washington, D. C
Military Academy
West Point
War Department
Governor Denies Stay of Execution for Arthur Bosworth
Montpelier Vermont December 12 1911 Governor Fletcher refused a petition for a stay of execution for Arthur Bosworth sentenced to hang January 2 for the murder of Mae Labelle at Essex Junction in June 1911. Bosworth's counsel said the British embassy might seek a further delay due to his British subject status. Bosworth has a wife and children in England.
Fire destroys half a million in Cohors business district
A heavy fire in Cohors New York gutted Parsons Knitting Mills and swept a block to the Barge Canal, destroying twelve buildings and plants. The loss totaled about half a million dollars. Fire crews battled the flames for two hours before gaining control.
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Cohors
N. Y
Parsons Knitting Mills
Barge Canal
The Progressive Kitchen Revolution in Woman’s Work
A commentary on how modern progress eases housework especially in the kitchen and other home ranks. It notes that improvements lessen labor for women while urging attention to newspaper advertising as a guide to profit from new methods and tools.
Purchasers Exercise 30 Day Option Notified to Mayor
Telegrams indicate the mayor has been notified that purchasers have exercised the 30 day option. The message confirms the action and documents the official acknowledgment.
San Antonio bonds sold. city eyes multiple depositories
The San Antonio bond issue of 3 450 000 has been sold and the financial agents Kunts Bros Co Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank Chicago and W McNear Co notified the mayor they will exercise the thirty days option. The city plans bidding for depositories and may place sinking and bond funds with a bank while a schedule guides future expenditures and loans.
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Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago
Kunts Bros., and Co. W. McNear & Co
Brown
Chicago
Clinton C. Brown
Warren
Steves Fincham
Finance Committee
Frake
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