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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1913
Page
2
A. L. Hecht of Barringer Norton displays a bottle of Vitalitas in his store glass case after seven weeks of rheumatic pain. He chronicles his return to health and urges customers to try the natural remedy sold at Waener's Drug Store 407 East Houston Street.
The piece presents alarm over inflation and a drifting economy, warning that high prices push gold out of the country. It criticizes proposed federal deposit guarantees as backing for speculators and urges retention of individual self reliance against paternal government power.
In Brainard Minnesota on December 13 a warm spell broke all winter records for Northern Minnesota as machinists and boilermakers of the Northern Pacific railroad played a game in 60 above temperatures with no snow on the ground.
One prisoner says Admiral Fletcher has learned Federals and Constitutionalists executed 65 prisoners. Three were hanged in the forenoon within Federal lines, seen from ships and the city. Fletcher protests as humane treatment. He notes no foreigners or property harmed and that the New Jersey heads to Tampico.
The war office reports General Rabago says Constitutionalists were fully routed at Tampico with heavy naval and artillery bombardment. About 800 killed as federal forces pursue toward Victoria. Officials protest Admiral Fletcher’s actions at Tampico and concern rises over U.S. military involvement. Consul Edwards seeks a warship for Acapulco protection.
The Ward liner Morro Castle sailed from Vera Cruz to Tampico to transport refugees to Galveston. The Maria Cristina waits in readiness for another Tampico call. Manuel Madero, held on conspiracy charges in San Juan de Ulloa, was moved to Mexico City for likely trial. Candido Aguilar, active in the Tuxpam oil belt, reportedly arrived in Tampico with 3000 men to reinforce the Con- forces.
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for indigestion. It claims digestion improves within five minutes, allowing people to eat freely again, with a large case costing fifty cents at drug stores.
Rebel forces mass at Tuxpam leaving 1000 men to draw General Maas and his Federals. Sharpshooters fringe Tampico from hilltop positions while the gunboat Bravo sails three miles offshore to shell the Constitutionalist position. Plans extend to Monterrey and Torreon as part of a broader campaign.
About 100 Federals killed and 66 captured after a train assault at Salinas Victoria, Nuevo Leon. Constitutionalist forces of General Blanco and Col. Andres Saucedo pressured from the left, destroying railroad tracks and routing reinforcements. Major Jose Ariste executed.
Advertises sweaters for men and young men in jersey and coat styles in all sizes and colors priced from 2 to 8 dollars. Includes fancy vests in new patterns, underwear and suits 50 cents to 1 dollar, and hats for 1 dollar.
Reports from El Paso say General Villa executed over fifty people in Chihuahua after seizing the city. Priests, refugees, and wealthy residents faced threats and ransom demands. Don Luis Terrazas arrived in El Paso amid ongoing negotiations over his jailed relative and Villa’s pressure to extract payment.
Luis Cabeza reached El Paso from Washington on the way to Hermosillo to join Governor Carranza and is rumored to be named to the Constitucionalist cabinet to replace Escudero who recently resigned.
Bank branch in Monterey Mexico was closed today by local officials but only on a temporary basis amid unnamed concerns. No danger to the public was reported and operations were expected to resume soon.
Officials of the bank warn that the city’s defenses are insufficient as Constitutionalists press mediation efforts. The report cites advised reforms and heightened security measures to avert potential raids.
Laredo Texas December 13 train service to Monterey on the National lines remains off and officials say no resumption date is set. Rumors say constitutionalists may attack Monterey early next week.
Don Senor Alfordo de la Lama, Mexican minister of finance, left New York today aboard the Inner Olympic for Paris to raise funds for the Huerta government. He traveled unlisted and the White Star line announced his sailing after the ship was underway.
A Joskeros Co. donation of a $100 Venetian hand embroidered linen tea set will fund flood relief. Proceeds from its sale go to the relief fund. The set was entrusted to Mrs. C. G. Starr Mrs. George Eichntz and Mrs. William Herff for disposal after they volunteered with a relief committee. They previously delivered thirteen large boxes of clothing from San Antonio.
A vintage appeal urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for cross or feverish children. It claims a coated tongue signals digestive cleansing and promises a quick interior cleanout, detailing dosage on bottles and warning against counterfeit California Fig Syrup Company products.
The Butler ranch, spanning 40 000 acres in Hidalgo, Starr and Brooks counties, is bought by the South Texas Land Irrigation and Improvement Company. Incorporators J A Moore A B Dauchy and James A Bowman of San Antonio lead a 250000 capital venture in Austin, with plans to create small farms and large scale cultivation aided by 20 artesian wells. The project may support an Interurban line extension to Monte Cristo, with new towns near the colonized land. The tract lies between Falfurias and Monte Crist and Mission.
The Dover arrest of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst triggered unprecedented scenes at Covent Garden during Joan of Arc. Three women in a box opposite the royal seating protested with a banner and leaflets, disrupting the royal performance attended by the king and queen.
Democratic chairmen of appropriation committees in the House assured Speaker Clark and House Leader Underwood they will use influence to hold down all appropriations in line with the Baltimore convention platform to prevent a treasury deficit after the new tariff law enactment.
The smallest baby recorded to have lived and fed by its mother was born Thursday to Mrs. Rose Schwartz in New York. The boy weighs two pounds and survived early nourishment from mother’s milk, according to Dr. Samuel Schwartz.
Weather does not hinder photography at Cone's Studio in the Riverside building as advertised. The note promotes photography services under cloudy conditions.
San Antonio officials discuss municipal power savings and compare rates with private providers in other cities. Pasadena leads with 5 cents per kilowatt for public power, while private Pasadena Edison charges 4 cents. City manager Eysenbach cites tax impacts and governance concerns but says rate cuts were voluntary to boost business.
Texas attorney general holds that under the Industrial School for Boys act, parents or guardians must cover all necessary expenses including transport when applying for incarceration. If the process is involuntary by indictment or complaint and the boy is sent to the institution, the county must pay all incidental expenses.
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