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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1913

Page

2

Vitalitas praised by Dallas resident as wonder tonic

Mr. Tunnell of 3719 East Side Ave endorses Vitalitas after claiming thirty years of relief from piles constipation and stomach trouble. He asserts the earth made liquid cures indigestion rheumatism biliousness and ailments of kidneys and liver without dope or alcohol. Available at Wagner's drug store 407 East Houston and from all druggists.

Mr. Tunnell Dallas East Side Ave Tunnell Wagner's Drug Store East Houston

Chicago women protest board over Superintendent decision

Chicago women plan a mass meeting to oppose the board of education for not re-electing Ella Flagg Young as superintendent. Young says removal by pension law is impossible and Shoop cannot be ousted without just cause and due process.

Chicago Ella Flagg Young Club Women Today Board of Education Young John D. Shoop Mrs. Young Shoop

Advertising Campaign Recruits for British Army

London reports the War Office launching a nationwide newspaper recruitment drive. The campaign aims to fill fewer than 40,000 British regiment vacancies with ads highlighting food, clothing, housing, 2.50 weekly pocket money, free medical care, and a pension at 36 for recruits under 18 at enlistment.

London War Office

Becker's Mother Dying in Sing Sing News

The aged mother of Charles Becker, former police lieutenant on death row for the Rosenthal murder, is dying in New York City unaware her son cannot visit. Becker reportedly only knows his mother is ill and has not been told her death is imminent.

New York Charles Becker Sing Sing Herman Rosenthal Becker

Huerta Forces Reach Ojinaga After Evacuation of Chihuahua

A 6000 strong force moves toward Ojinaga after abandoning Chihuahua. Military reports say Constitutionalists may attack at Ojinaga, prompting expectations of a general retreat across the border if engaged.

Chihuahua Ojinaga

Mormon Church Reports Mexican Revolutions Cost Colonists

Joseph Smith of the Mormon Church stated that revolutions in Mexico have cost American Mormon colonists more than 10 million dollars. He endorsed a plan for exiles to settle where they are now in Arizona and Southern California rather than return to Mexico when conditions permit. He praised the colonies in Mexico as their best work, noting towns houses and churches valued at over 10 million.

Los Angeles Cal Mexico United States Joseph Smith Mormon Church Arizona California Smith

Huerta Unmoved by Tampico Crisis Amid Banquet News

President Huerta appeared untroubled by Tampico danger as he attended a Tacubaya banquet celebrating a new interurban railway. Reports say fighting continued at Tampico with Constitutionalists in control of freight yards near Dona Cecilia while Federals retreated. Torreon’s recapture was officially confirmed with 400 reported enemy dead, Velasco sending a favorable dispatch. The Chamber of Deputies approved Huerta’s request for emergency powers over interior war and finance departments.

Mexico City Tampico Huerta Tacubaya Dona Cecilia Tampicd Kron Prinzess Cecelie Torreon Coahuila Durango Velasco War Department San Pedro Gomez Palacio Blanquet Chamber of Deputies Interior

Federals Await Attack at Ojinaga in Mexican Conflict

Federal troops concentration at Ojinaga faces a possible siege as Constitutionalist bands gather outside the town. General Villa sends reinforcements from Chihuahua while refugees crowd adobe houses and supplies are hauled from Marfa. Terrazas siege motive cited amid chaotic communications.

Presidio Tex Ojinaga Francisco Villa Chihuahua United States Salvador Mercado Marfa

Taft Upholds Monroe Doctrine in New York Speech

Former President William H. Taft urges support of the United States in Mexican affairs while defending the Monroe doctrine. He warns against forceful intervention, cites European powers seeking U.S. guidance, and criticizes Roosevelt for overreach while hoping U.S. policy shows no territorial ambitions toward South America.

New York William H. Taft New York Peace Society Mexico United States Mr. Taft Theodore Roosevelt South American Roosevelt Taft

Constitutionalists seize Terrazas in Chihuahua city incident

Americans arriving from Chihuahua report that Constitutionalists occupied the city and seized Luis Terrazas Jr., son of a wealthy landowner, placing him in the streets. They claim 100 Spanish residents were ordered to leave within ten hours. British vice consul Scobell was absent during the act, prompting protests from British, Mexican, and U.S. officials. Terrazas had sought safety after threats to his life.

Chihuahua Scobell Terrazas Juarez Mex Luis Terrazas Jr Francisco Villa Mexico City Washington United States Marion Letcher

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