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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
13
The parcel post window in San Antonio becomes the city’s busiest spot from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with ten clerks handling all kinds of packages. A record 3000 packages were processed on Thursday, and lines fill the lobby before opening, stretching toward the Alamo. the rush, though easing, continues into Christmas.
Thirty-one applicants for dentist licenses in Texas undergo a thorough exam by the state board of dental examiners. The evaluation includes written tests, lab work, and patient operations, with about seventy-five patients treated free. Friday morning clinic work includes repairs for orphanage girls.
Clarence H. Mackay criticizes Postmaster General Burleson’s plan to nationalize telegraph and telephone lines. He argues the 1866 post road act does not apply, cites U S Supreme Court in the Richmond case, and warns the total cost could reach two billion dollars with ongoing deficits under government management. He notes British telegraph ownership losses as a cautionary example.
The text lists historical annual totals for receipts and expenses from 1909 to 1911 with figures showing losses and expenditures. It then discusses an enormous sum paid to railroads to gain control of telegraph lines in England and warns that government service would underperform compared with current private service, citing European experiences.
Ed Long a Black man was hanged at the Dallas county jail for the 1910 murder of Special Officer Henry Bennett of the Texas and Pacific railroad. Bennett died after a clash while attempting to arrest box car robbers. Long protested innocence to the end. another suspect Ed Christian awaits execution.
A city law requires a matron to preside over dances in Indianapolis and she appeared at a society affair last night at a local hotel. She joined the guests on the floor, accepted no fee, and enforced no restrictions on music or dress as the event began after her arrival.
Sister Mary of Jesus formerly Agatha Noirry a France native and 46 year nun of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word died Thursday at Santa Rosa hospital aged 67. Funeral at 4 PM Friday from Santa Rosa chapel with Bishop J W Shaw and Rev Joseph W Duffy officiating. Burial in San Fernando cemetery.
Three men rushed into the Bixel Jewelry Store at Bluffton and seized a tray of diamonds valued at $700 before fleeing to their car and escaping.
The city jail registered exactly 100 prisoners on Saturday morning the largest number since the war began, with one exception. Prisoners were taken to the rock pile for the first time since heavy rains Friday. Multiple local notices include dances at Ells hall and Wigwam No 1, dental and professional ads, a court fine for a young Mexican, a hunting accident involving County Engineer Fred Bennett, and discharge in a bankruptcy suit of William A Sullivan.
A roster of sixteen citizens will be chosen for the January term grand jury. The grand jury will not be sworn in until after New Year. Also an advertisement notes cab services offering touring cars and taxicabs for hire with contact numbers Crockett 1-2-3 and New 1-3-3.
Deputy Sheriff Alfonso Newton returns to San Antonio with a Galveston prisoner as floodwaters surge toward Houston. Ads highlight local auctions, jewelry loans, and Christmas shopping, plus writs of habeas corpus filed in the Thirty-seventh District Court for C. O. McVey facing statutory charges.
A white man arrested on vagrancy charges in St Louis is detained as city detectives question William Young police chief about the shooting of Jessie Clark and William Donnelley. A reward is offered.
A Missouri state offer was announced for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the killing of two men. The notice mentions a cotillion at Cotillion Hall, 232 KE Houston, with Ola Japanese moonlight con and Diaz Sisters music listed in the advertisement.
A vintage ad notes Christmas photos from Hegemann's Studio with weather note and old phone Crockett 383 M. An Adv. lists Dr C F E Tinkham dentist offering suite $22 423 Moore building. The Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Auxiliary meet at St Marys Parochial School hall Saturday at 8 pm to rehearse songs for the Rotary Club Christmas tree on Alamo Plaza December 25. open to all Irish race members.
News from London says a severe Atlantic rate war is imminent as the existing pool agreement, expiring December 31, may be extended. Shipping men hope negotiations to reconstruct the pool can be completed, after unrest began October 1 when Hamburg American denounced the plan as partial to North German Lloyd, potentially drawing all British and Continental lines into conflict.
Mrs Francis A McAdoo wife of Francis A McAdoo son of the secretary of the treasury is ill in a New York hospital but not in serious condition. She is a daughter of Mrs Isaac Emerson of Baltimore from a first marriage.
A line of statues along the Schuylkill river at Fairmount Park will depict American history from Columbus to the present day. Funded by a $600,000 bequest from Mrs. J. Bunford Samuel, the Fairmount Art Association will supervise the project with the park commission. Likely subjects include Columbus discovering America, Plymouth landing, Penn with Indians, Washington at Valley Forge, Lake Erie, Lincoln freeing slaves, and the Battle of Santiago.
London reports regret over cabinet decision not to fund an official British pavilion. Unionist Evening Standard criticizes expense. Westminster Gazette warns Britain should not seem indifferent to the U S celebration. A parliamentary committee will push the issue in the House of Commons. Meanwhile 600 to 800 men camp along White river Yue kon awaiting snow to freight outfits to new diggings.
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