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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1912
Page
1
European powers advise the Ottoman government to accept Balkan terms while the Russian ambassador warns against delay in Asia Minor. Turkish circles note the stance displeasing officials as the army pushes to resume hostilities and presses for Adrianople’s non surrender.
Peace delegates from Balkan states and the Turkish empire convened for the seventh session in London. Three events may shape negotiations: the deaths of Alfred Kidderlen-Waechter and Baron von Bieberstein, the reassembling of the House of Commons, and a renewed push by European ambassadors for an olive branch. Turkey has sympathizers amid Britain’s neutrality and historical tensions with Russia.
The San Antonio Machine & Supply Company plans a $40,000 brick two story building with a basement at 327 Center Street. A $20,000 permit was issued today for the project which will occupy a 638 by 220 foot lot with rear track facilities and a round loading platform. The company, led by M. Krueger, aims for occupancy before the 15th after transferring from 701 Commerce Street.
Observations at 8 am report varied conditions from St. Louis with 32 degrees and southwest wind, to New York 38 degrees with rain. Chicago and Boston show rain and warm southerly winds, while Milwaukee and Saint Paul remain cold with clear skies and light winds.
James J. Hill argues in a new magazine piece that the house wife’s pocketbook shapes national life. He says women often shop by lowest price, not value, and urges buying quality beef over cheapest cuts to save money and strengthen the nation.
New York December 30. Food crusaders push to lower apple prices with a carload sale at the Queensborough Bridge market. Baldwins sold at 5 cents a quart, claimed as good as retailer prices 12 to 15 cents. Mrs. Julian Heath leads the Housewives League of America with promises of other produce sales. Cold storage egg crusade also continues as city prices show some relief.
The article notes a 15 cent weekly rise in laundry soap prices, sparking concern among San Antonio washerwomen as cheaper washes fade. It also reports Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and her son Ogden Mills Reid arriving in New York from England, ahead of the British cruiser Natal carrying the late American ambassador’s body.
About 125 000 workers in New York left their jobs today, shutting roughly 4000 factories. They seek a 20 percent wage rise with a $10 minimum for women and $16 for men, plus time and a half overtime, double rates for holidays, and clean safe shops.
Mexico City December 30 The strike on the National lines involving machinists and boilermakers remains unchanged. The government provides ample protection for the property and soldiers guard all shops. Traffic is reported quiet with engines being worked on by mechanics on the American side and the railroad bridge guarded at both ends to prevent damage and is brightly lit at night.
Weather expert notes rapid temperature swings amid unsettled conditions As a cold front moves through the region temperatures drop by ten degrees since Sunday morning Freezing weather continues in the north and northwest while a high pressure area remains to the south
President-elect Wilson began conferences with democratic members of both houses in Trenton to choose personnel for his administration. J. Hamilton Lewis led the Illinois delegation with others including Senators Williams Lea Chamberlain and Representative Redfield. Underwood’s Princeton visit signals early tariff hearings and revisions with the House democratic ranks.
A federal suit seeks to enjoin the Mississippi River Commission and state levee boards from building levees. Simultaneous actions filed in federal courts in St. Louis Helena Clarksdale and New Orleans allege the levee system raises flood tides and harms private property. John F. Cubbins leads the Riparian Landowners Association representing 50 000 acres along the river in Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi.
Chester Gregory of San Antonio faced a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner T. J. Caldwell on the Austin mail pouch theft charge dated December 3, 1912. Evidence included currency alleged from the pouch, with Gregory bound over to the federal grand jury and bond set.
Alfred Von Kidderlen Waechter died of heart failure in Stuttgart at age 60 after a brief illness. He had served as Imperial Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs since 1910, previously held posts in Bucharest and other capitals, and was regarded as an expert on Near Eastern affairs and Balkan diplomacy.
Federal forces are advancing toward the Chihuahua border area after engagements with Mexican troops. Reports indicate Mexican forces were routed and casualties noted as troops regroup and move back toward safety.
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