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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
5
The Highway League excursion to the Medina dam drew many fundraisers from the city as two large committees push memberships and subscriptions for the federated chamber. Reported progress suggested the fund would be materially increased by night with T. L. Conroy directing early on the scene.
A medical admonition advises obtaining Buchu extract Murax compound gin and using one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime at first signs of backache scanty or frequent urination or groin pain. It warns that prompt attention can prevent serious issues like Brights disease or diabetes.
The article lists committee members at work this morning including Charles Graebner Fred W Cook L J Hart S C Ricaby W L Evans A J Castanola and George C Saur The Red Tie brigade is growing and Emil Frank Co 8 Austin B T Glover and H C King will solicit this afternoon A Matthews Losoya advertises home cooked meals and tailors promote spring woolens.
Washington February 8 1930 William B McKinley of Illinois was re elected chairman of the Republican congressional committee with Charles H Burke South Dakota as vice chairman J Hampton Moore Pennsylvania as secretary succeeding H C Loudenslager New Jersey George W Fairchild New York as treasurer William J Browning New Jersey as auditor Henry Casson Wisconsin as assistant John C Everman Illinois assistant treasurer and Francis Curtis Massachusetts as director of the literary bureau
Excavations reveal foundations of the Alamo inner convent wall and a northern room where David Crockett fell. Governor Colquitt aims to raze the east wall, restore the south entrance, and build an iron fence with a central monument in the court. The project will open a 70 by 200 foot space on Houston street and create a park.
A brief want ad notes the concept that light holds value of 19,000 in thought. The fragment hints at a metaphorical price or valuation discussed in an editorial or personal reflection.
County Commissioner Frank Sommers heads to Fort Worth for the annual meeting of the County Judges and Commissioners association. Judge Phil Shook is expected to depart for the second day. The Chamber of Commerce hosts invites with a flexible program permitting members to speak on current topics.
Former State Health Officer Brumby now medical director of Equitable Life Insurance of San Antonio and W J Murphy agency manager present in Austin for the annual statement filing and expected certificate of authority. J F Onion of San Antonio Life Insurance company attends a hearing before the commissioner of insurance seeking to revoke a specific agent's license.
John W. Oleson was found guilty of the murder of Dad Graham a saloon keeper in El Paso Texas the verdict came today after a year since the killing with motive robbery cited and a penalty fixed at ninety nine years in the penitentiary.
Governor Woodrow Wilson spent two hours in Philadelphia between trains after speaking at a belated Jackson day dinner in Allentown. He met Thomas B. Love, Texas Wilson movement leader, during a stop in Philadelphia.
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting remedy for fermentation and sour stomach. It claims fifty cent cost and relief within five minutes, curing indigestion by digesting any food and eliminating poisons, excess acid, and gas. It targets sufferers of dyspepsia and related ailments with broad language.
New York report says Frank Baackes ordered the disposal of a trunk of old papers used in the Jackson wire pools indictments. The government claims the evidence was needed to support the suit to dissolve United States Steel Corporation.
General G B Viljoen, famed Boer War adjutant to President Kruger, in the final days of the Boer republic, renounces his American citizenship and attains Mexican naturalization papers in a surprising change of allegiance.
A long hotel arrivals list from St Anthony to Fort Smith shows guests from Chicago New York Dallas and many cities with names like McAllen El Paso Victoria and Kansas City. The item ends noting a French novelty steel cane that disassembles into a sturdy stool in half a minute.
Charles W. Morse arrives in Washington with his wife sister Jennie and Dr. A L Fowler en route to New York. Morse refuses interviews and plans to sail for Germany to take the cure at Bad Nauheim within ten days, reporting his condition as fair and spirits good.
A tremor measured at 3 55 this morning was felt across the island of Martinique with no damage reported. Local authorities and residents reported the shaking in Fort de France and surrounding areas. The Associated Press notes no injuries or structural harm have been confirmed.
Advertising puff extolls TIZ foot bath as a cure for aching tired feet and bunions with claims of drawing out poisons. It touts foot comfort, smaller shoe sizes, and frost bite prevention, selling for 25 cents a box via Walter Luther Dodge & Co of Chicago.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, declares he spoke in 1908 to back a labor relief program and a political party. He says he believes in free speech and would face jail rather than retreat, as prosecutors seek contempt findings for speeches in Indianapolis and Baltimore.
Manila reports the extra session closed at daybreak Tuesday with no progress on the appropriations bill. The old appropriation renewals take effect, including the 1910 appropriation and the $250,000 for a building for the Philippine section at the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco.
Reports from San Diego indicate a mimic torpedo boat campaign along 300 miles of coast between San Pedro and San Quentin. Torpedo boats Rowan and Paul Jones reportedly flee others to avoid sighting as the enemy aims to attack north of the Mexican line.
A local retailer advertises a vast in stock selection at 104 East Commerce Street offering every color shade and style of cloth available on the market.
James J. Hill chairman of the Great Northern railroad was sought by a deputy sergeant at arms with a subpoena from the Stanley steel trust investigating committee returnable next Monday. The emissary went to Jekyll Island Georgia where Hill was reported to be staying.
Preparatory to the spring road oiling and dust control the county has received four large oil and water sprinklers. They will be fitted behind the courthouse and then assigned to road work. A rifle range will be built at College Station for A and M cadets. Adjutant General Hutchings has tasked Captain Clarence L. Test to aid in construction.
Strong north wind and a temperature of 15 degrees above zero grip Dalhart Texas as range weather worsens and snow is expected. Northwest cattle buyers gather to make purchases amid the cold snap.
Rio de Janeiro reports Baron de Rio Branco dying after sudden illness on February 5. Doctors say death is a matter of hours as he remains alive yet gravely ill.
Marriage licenses issued for W. T. Vaughan Jr. and Willie Lloyd, Eugene F. Griswold and Mary Putnam, John C. Shaffer and Margaret L. Reeves, Joseph Giraud and Emma J. Michel.
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