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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
1
A clash between Russian troops and Persian Constitutionalists is reported though details are scarce. The encounter is described as a fight, with authorities noting ongoing tensions without providing further specifics.
Persian constitutionalists and Russian forces clash as Tehran crisis looms. Russia presses a demand for the dismissal of American treasurer general W Mor n Shuster and orders Kashin to advance on Teheran if Persia refuses today. About 4000 Russian troops stand ready to move at once.
Houston dispatch reports a general order for Harriman line freight clerks in Texas and Louisiana to walk out if management refuses an eight hour day with overtime pay. The strike threatens El Paso system wide, with Houston origin noting nonunion clerks in Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio offices not yet involved.
An Associated Press report from New Orleans says Daniel Kil a prisoner jailed on a kenness charge fell and struck his head on a chair in a station, breaking his neck and dying. Officers had attempted to restrain him during the incident.
Mrs. B. B. Hansen of 309 Peterson avenue improvised a Manila rope lariat and roped a wandering javelin found in the street. She believes the javelin belongs to a regiment at Fort Sam Houston and kept it safe in a cage at her home for the cat’s protection.
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in New York will address a boycott claim against Louisiana Railway and Navigation over sugar freight rates to Gramercy Louisiana. The road alleges the American Sugar Refining company pressured it by halting carloads since February 1910 to defend Colonial Sugar imports from Cuba.
For San Antonio and vicinity: To night and Friday, cloudy.
St Louis shows 40 clear with southerly wind. Kansas City 30 clear with southwest wind. St Paul 30 snowing with east wind. Milwaukee 34 snow with east wind. Chicago 38 cloudy with south wind and snow. New York 34 cloudy with wintry mix. Boston 38 cloudy with northwest wind and snow. Washington 34 rain today and tonight then cloudy.
A statement says no newspaper other than the San Antonio Light has permission to carry the AP leased wire into San Antonio. The claim of broader distribution is deemed unfounded and without basis in law or practice.
President Taft sent a message to Congress favoring a national reserve association with government supervision, endorsing rural parcels post, and asserting U S rights to tolls on the Panama Canal while opposing central bank creation. He cites fiscal data for 1911 and projections for 1912 and 1913, noting a postal surplus and overall strong national credit.
The San Antonio Light wrapped up its popular voting contest last night with no announced winner. Contestants crowded the Light office as late ballots were counted, and the fate of the top spot remains unresolved amid several near leaders and ongoing tally work.
The organizers vow careful counting with adding machines to ensure absolute accuracy. Winners will be announced in the earliest issue and prizes awarded promptly. At least 50 contestants in Texas and Northern Mexico are slated to receive rewards, with nonwinning prizes still deemed worthwhile.
Judge Buckley fined Matt Dillon a dollar on his first appearance for the same charge after a toothache caused a prior court visit. On a second appearance within two days, the judge increased the fine to five dollars, noting the prisoner’s toothache as the reason for earlier leniency.
Kingsbury, east of Seguin in this county, was nearly destroyed by a morning fire. Many buildings burned including the post office. The origin is unknown and water protection was lacking. Population around 600 with little insurance.
Nashville December 21 A meat market owner found his kinsman and worker Will Allmander 22 dead with a bullet wound to the temple. Authorities attribute the death to self inflicted by a man driven by love disappointment. Allmander from Wittenberg Germany arrived five years ago.
Ten Chicago packers face trial on Sherman law charges and lose a pretrial motion as Judge Carpenter rejects striking counts two and three. Defense argues retail meat prices reflect market forces, not packer price fixing, noting 1907 to 1910 period and absorption of meat firms.
Reports from Camargo Tamaulipas claim General Reyes was seized by Liberal Club members, but the story is widely discredited. General Trevino and other sources deny confirmation, while Juan Sanchez Azecona cites a judge’s message. The Interior Department has no news.
Monterrey Mexico December 21 Associated Press reports two scouts have lost the trail of General Reyes and his staff. No definite word on his whereabouts after twenty four hours. Officers still believe he is in western Tamaulipas near the state one but exact location is uncertain. Five hundred troops search hills for the fugitive leader.
Dr. Samuel Espinosa de los Monteros, arrested on neutrality law violation charges, is allowed to stay at his former home under a special guard. No bond posted yet for appeal at Brownsville court. Frank Hickman oversees custody until ready for transfer or treatment ends.
City budget allows early December pay to city hall staff and officials. Laborers receive tomorrow from City Treasurer Church. Police and fire departments get compensation this Saturday for the first twenty days of the month.
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