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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
18
Model Bakery opened July 10 1911 by J Frey and serves Kingsville with daily capacity of 1000 loaves plus cakes and candies. Shipping heavy trade with over 2500 loaves weekly to towns between Linton and San Benito. renowned for cleanliness, courteous service and prompt attention.
Paris dispatch reports Abbe Laroe freed after two weeks in custody for the killing of a 64 year old sexton named Dessertenne at the Ignornay church. Grillot confessed being urged by a soldier Leroux to commit the crime and claimed the abbe instigated it. The abbe’s innocence was established and he was released.
Dr. Keeling a dentist at 517 Moore Building provides specialized attention to children. The advertisement highlights pediatric services and emphasis on gentle care.
Washington reports a bill to fund seven national highways from Washington to New York Chicago Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles New Orleans and Miami at a cost of 148 million dollars. Advocates urge federal aid and state participation with a new department of highways and a cabinet secretary to push road construction.
Federal arrests span Mexico and U S neutrality law violations as authorities act. Mine deaths rise in Tennessee with 84 or 85 victims. International pages note Britain rumored to plan Wilhelmshafen strike and German patrols. In the United States the Senate ratifies Taft treaty abrogation with Russia. Huerta confession shifts blame in Mexico. Cotton acreage cuts surface after New Orleans meeting. Austin dam owners indicted. Conflicts include Russia Persian border clashes and Chinese premier Yuan Shikai amid republican questions.
Local council meets harmoniously and passes the salary appropriation for December. Weather across Texas brings rain to many areas. Taft abrogates treaty with Russia and states it to Senate. Russian-Wabash transfer to a friendly receiver. Twelve die in a train wreck near Odessa Minnesota. Shanghai peace talks begin between Chinese government and revolutionists. Sun Yat Sen elected president by the revolutionary convention in Nanking. Plot to assassinate President Madero of Mexico thwarted.
On Tuesday December 19 1911 rainfall of .53 inch is reported by the local weather bureau and noted as part of daily observances.
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals rules the election of Frank W. Church as city treasurer is valid. Federal warrants against five Mexicans held at Laredo are cancelled. President Taft urges tariff revision as House backs Senate on treaty abrogation with Russia. Keystone Watch Case Co sued as an alleged trust. General Reyes ordered into Tamaulipas as troops pursue him. Chinese imperialists reportedly favor the republic.
George Bihl files suit in county civil court to recover the face value of warrants issued to street employees and cashed by him. President Taft sends Congress a message on currency laws and other matters. Samuel Gompers pledges U S government support if labor union investigations proceed. Executive committee of Southern Cotton Conference in project.
Aged Mexican Blas Perez is found dead under mysterious circumstances. A railroad wreck near Texarkana injures forty people, some seriously, as investigators seek causes and accountability.
The article notes a Russian ultimatum and hope for a bloodless path to a Chinese republic. It discusses a Duma bill proposing a 100 percent tariff increase and the shift of imports from free status. It mentions seizure of a British vessel and pressures on Turkish troops in Arabia amid volatile international events.
G A Stowers proposes a ten story building on M avenue. G J Levytansky a prominent jeweler of Laredo is found murdered his store robbed of several thousand dollars in diamonds. United States battleships Utah Florida reach Galveston. Public sentiment hopes for peace as unrest across imperialist and revolutionary forces continues. Blas a Mexico City publication calls for peaceful anti American demonstration. An American embassy casualty reported in a Persian Tabriz engagement.
This advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as alcohol free and aiding digestion for dyspepsia. It claims benefits for convalescence, thin blood, and frequent colds, and offers the Common Sense Medical Adviser book for 31 cent stamps at Buffalo New York address.
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