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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
3
Editor Martin J. Flattery leaves Brownsville for New York to arrange material for a new 32 page Sunday edition. He expects the paper to be the largest in the region and tied to growth in Brownsville and nearby areas with AP wire service.
In company with D. E. Colp secretary of the highway division of the Chamber of Commerce, George D. Marshall government highway engineer will visit Kerrville Friday to confer with Kerr County citizens about roads to be built. A meeting is planned in the afternoon. The visit is in congratulation for voters who last Saturday endorsed a $40 road bond issue for precinct Oots.
A new publication shows San Antonio as the city of beautiful homes. It features cuts from pictures of its palatial residences and is titled San Antonio, the City of Beautiful Homes. It will be on sale at all newsstands within a week.
Announcement notes a mayoral action on Christmas Eve involving piano burnings. Page 2 context referenced for full details and location.
The Ohio senator described accepting a $50,000 loan from Standard Oil to buy the Ohio State Journal and claimed the funds were for organizing the company, not for influencing legislation. He said he repaid the loan and argued his 1901- era employment related only to the company, not public duties. He denied any conflict with his official role.
Henry Landry sheriff of Unis Louisiana arrived in San Antonio with a capias warrant for O F Glenn on grand larceny charges and left for East Bernard Wharton County where Glenn is reported in custody. Glenn was traced to San Antonio by Louisiana officers and located in Wharton county by Detective Shiraz.
Police Sergeant Beck reports a single individual or mechanism is releasing horses and cows from stables at night. Over the past few days scores of stock disappear after 7 pm and are found wandering on streets by morning.
Chief Wright and the San Antonio fire department aided in washing mud and slime from downtown streets after heavy rain. A force with fire hoses worked past midnight from Avenue E to Camaron Street and from Flores to Travis, easing flooding risk near new buildings.
The Texas anti trust cement case filed yesterday will have a hearing December 27 before Judge C A Willes in the Twenty sixth district court. A temporary injunction prevents the four defendant companies from removing property from the state or destroying books. The injunction’s perpetuation will also be heard.
A lengthy table reveals that J P Morgan & Co First National Bank National City Bank Guaranty Trust Bankers Trust and others share directors across banks insurance railroads and trading firms. The compiled data show 746 directorships in 134 corporations with billions in assets and deposits and widespread cross-ownership among leading institutions.
A listing of illustrated works and color plates includes Maidens Fair by Harrison Fisher, She Loves Me drawings by Henry Hutt, The National Gallery in two volumes, For My Musical Friend, The Music-lover's Treasury by Helen Philbrook Patten, and Joseph Jefferson by Wilson. Prices range from $1.50 to $10.00.
A catalog listing travel and travel literary works with authors and prices. Titles include The Spell of England and The Spell of France by Addison and Mason, Paris by Grant Allen, Old Country Inns of England, British Highways, Houseboating on a Colonial Waterway, A Woman's Journey Through the Philippines, Panama and the Canal of Today, and Panama countrywide series, with multiple volumes and price points.
A list of popular fiction and classic works with many authors and titles. Prices range from 8c to several dollars, featuring travel guides, cathedrals, and literary essays. Includes Romance and Teutonic Switzerland, Umbrian Cities, Cathedrals of England and France, Venice Florence Rome, Norse Stories, and Works by Mabie Whitmore and Moses.
A catalog of children's books and series with prices. Titles include Quarter Back Reckless by H Williams, The Jungle Book and Just So Stories by Kipling, Boy Scouts of Birchbark Island, Bob Calaway Treasure Hunter, and many series like Motor Boys Rover Boys and Anne of Green Gables. Prices range from 25c to $1.50 net.
F W Extence must appear before the U S district court on December 30 to explain why he refused to name a man from whom he received 1800 dollars before the hearing. He said the name is withheld due to a lodge membership relation. An Austin judge ordered the December 30 hearing, a first such order in seven years.
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