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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1913

Page

5

The Southerner to Launch Texas Daily Newspaper

Pros in Texas announce The Southerner a new daily and semi weekly newspaper with 1 million capitalization. Offices may be in Waco or Austin with 250000 already subscribed and operations to begin once 500000 is raised. H M Bain of Waco leads the effort. spring meeting to set publication site and start date. Prohibition, good government and civic righteousness quoted as the motto.

Austin Tex Texas Waco H. M. Bain

A&M Board Opposes Texas Agriculture Department Merger

A Texas protest from A and M College authorities led by President Milner and the college board against merging the Texas Department of Agriculture with the A and M College. The item reads as part of a broader, rambling wartime style miscellany.

Austin Tex A. and M. College Milner The College Texas Department of Agriculture

Orozco Freed After U S Hearing Extradition Denied

Pascual Orozco Sr. freed by U S Commissioner R L Edwards after Mexican government failed to prove political offenses warranting extradition. The charges cited robberies of Chihuahua ranches and looting Ojinaga during 1912. Attorneys argued acts were revolutionary military actions. translation delays delayed testimony. Orozco to California after brief stay in El Paso.

Pascual Orozco Sr United States R. L. Edwards Edwards Mexico Col. Orozco Chihuahua Cruz Gonzales Pablo del Rio Marshall Hicks Bruce Teagarden Engelking Army of Revolution California Orozco Ojinaga Juarez Luis G. Martinez District Court of Brazos Mar

Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promises Pure Health

An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetable herbs. It claims guaranteed purity with every bottle and offers free sample by mail from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York, noting mention of the Daily San Antonio Light.

Dr. Kilmer Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y San Antonio Light

Hicks Defends Orozco Case Citing Receipts and War

Hicks argues the charges against Colonel Orozco arise from political action in Northern Mexico and not theft. He notes receipts show him as jefe de armas and that looting accusations lack explicit proof. District Attorney Engelking labels post August 1912 activity as banditry and asserts the revolution ended, while the court sustains the demurrer and the case is removed. Colonel Orozco expresses relief at release and fears further charges.

Hicks Colonel Orozco Orozco Jefe de Armas Mexico Ojinaga Engelking Estevla

Yeomen Booster Club Aims for Dallas Conclave

A San Antonio boosters' club of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen forms to attend the state conclave in Dallas on April 1 and win the next city’s event. State manager F W Farmer, based in San Antonio, commits to the effort. Delegates are to be elected at the February 11 meeting of San Antonio Home Steads.

Boosters San Antonio Brotherhood of American Yeomen Dallas F. W. Farmer

Washington water courses estimated to supply 3 000 000 horsepower

Readable figures from the state estimate that Washington’s water courses may yield up to 3 million horsepower. The estimate highlights hydro potential across streams and rivers in the state and notes the value of harnessing water power for industrial and electrical use.

Washington State

Governor proposes merged Texas higher education system

Governor O B Colquitt urges a constitutional amendment to merge Texas state institutions into a single unified university system. He calls for a 3 million dollar bond plan funded by endowment income, a special educational tax, and expanded facilities including a Galveston medical branch and a new dental department.

Austin Tex O. B. Colquitt San Antonio Agricultural and Mechanical College University of Texas Texas University Galveston Board of Regents Agricultural and Mechanical State Normal Schools College of Industrial Arts Prairie View Normal and Industrial College University of Wisconsin Theovernor

Gimbel Delicatessen Ad Markets Fresh Oysters

The Gimbel Delicatessen advertises finest half shell oysters at 25 cents per dozen located on Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House.

Gimbel Delicatessen Crockett Street Grand Opera House

Smuggling Reported as Rebels Active Near Nogales

Nogales authorities post guards on Sonora hills and Hermosillo sends troops as US border patrols report small bands crossing with arms and ammunition purchased in the United States. Two smugglers captured. rebel leader Emiliano Campa is said to have reentered the Altar district.

Nogales Ariz Sonora Mexico Hermosillo United States Emiliano Campa Altar District

Comptroller Orders Bank Condition Statement Call

The comptroller of the currency issued a nationwide call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Tuesday February 4 in Washington D C.

Washington, D. C Comptroller of the Currency Today United States

Effort to Exempt Carnivals from Taxes Promoted

Charles Graebner president of the Chamber of Commerce led a push at Fiesta San Jacinto directors meeting to pass a legislature exempting carnivals from taxes. Last year city and county taxes cut Fiesta Association profits.

Charles Graebner Chamber of Commerce Fiesta Association W. H. Furlong Jr Furlong Speed Kings J. F. Carter Atlee B. Ayres T. G. Leighton George C. Saur E. J. H. Meier Gus Heye J. H. Sav

Who Wants To Be A Baldhead

A bold sales appeal notes thousands of men grow bald from dandruff germs described as devils. It promises Parisian Sage kills the dandruff germ and guarantees cure in two weeks for 50 cents with money back. Sold by druggists and toilet counters.

Local Officials Named in Census of City Workers

The article lists individuals including W. H. Furlong Jr., Fred Hum mert, James Kapp and Charles Graebner among city staff named in a routine personnel census.

Age, W. H. Furlong Jr Fred Hummert James Kapp Charles Graebner

Troops to Be Moved in Planned Army Reorganization

Orders issued to transfer six infantry battalions and cavalry squadrons in the Middle West and Pacific coast as part of a brigades reorganization. Moves begin February 10, shifting Third Battalion Fourteenth Infantry from Fort Missoula to Fort George Wright, Washington.

Washington, D. C Middle West Pacific Coast Fourteenth Infantry Fort Missoula Mont Fort George Wright Washington Ninth Infantry Fort Snelling Minn Fort Thomas Eighteenth Infantry Fort Bliss Texas Fourth Infantry Fort Logan H. Roots Ark

Resinol Soap Promises Relief From Skin Ailments

When Resinol treatment clears distressing skin affections, regular use of Resinol Soap helps prevent recurrence. It claims rapid relief from itching burning eruptions pimples dandruff burns old sores and piles with free samples available from Resinol Chemco Baltimore.

Resinol Chem, Co Baltimore

Troop Movements Between Forts and Posts

Battalion Ninth Infantry from Fort Sill Oklahoma to Fort Logan H Roots Arkansas. Second Battalion Nineteenth Infantry from Fort Sheridan Illinois to Fort Sill Oklahoma. Third Squadron First Cavalry from Boise Idaho to the Presidio Monterey California.

Ninth Infantry Fort Sill Okla Fort Logan H. Roots Ark Fort Sheridan First Cavalry Boise Ba Idaho Presidio Monterey Cal

Curative Baths Promote Relief for Various Ailments

Advertises baths claimed to cure rheumatism sciatica neuritis gout eczema and hypertension and kidney liver complaints. Promises testimonials from many beneficiaries and notes location on South Flores street with Collman plumber contact numbers 397.

Bright South Flores

Household cough syrup recipe using Pinex and sugar

A money saving method to make syrup at home by mixing granulated sugar with warm water and Pinex to create a potent cough remedy. The note claims quick relief for whooping cough, croup, asthma, and chest pains, with a guarantee and instructions to obtain Pinex from a local pharmacist or mail order.

United States Canada Pinex Co Fort Wayne Ind

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