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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1912
Page
2
Continued from Page One San Antonio maneuver camp last year suggests tensions rising in El Paso as evacuees and soldiers prepare for possible street clashes. Local officials warn residents to stay alert while authorities monitor militant activity nearby.
Ben Miller, a El Paso businessman guest at the Gunter hotel, assures no danger to El Pasoans from Juarez rebels. He notes only the Mexican district near the bridge could be hit, and urges avoiding the bridge during engagements to prevent harm. Miller reports rapid newspaper extras during the Chihuahua unrest.
Marshal Eugene Nolte in Marfa Texas received an unconfirmed report via Deputy W B Mathews that Emilio Ramirez leading a revolutionary force in Chihuahua Mexico demanded surrender of the federal garrison at Ojinaga across the river from Presidio. Nolte awaits developments and stays in touch with Washington.
The state department stated that the United States has no intention of mobilizing troops along the southern border again. Officials conveyed to consular and diplomatic representatives in Mexico that intervention talk fuels anti American sentiment and that no such plan is being pursued.
Telegrams indicate U S plans to shift troops southward to enforce neutrality laws and protect American lives in the northern Mexican states. The general staff completed a large movement plan if needed as authorities report a Zapata rebellion has been trapped. In JOJUTLA Morelos forty Zapatistas were killed two federals wounded and one killed in action according to official dispatches.
Laredo Texas February 9. Despite quiet in northern Mexico the unrest has boosted railroad traffic here. A special party of sixty land seekers passed through town today bound for South Mexico.
In Chicago during the ten packers trial Lee Lester of Swift & Company described cutting shipments to a branch house when prices were poor and noted exceptions. He identified code telegrams to eastern reps used to show that Chicago heads fixed prices in the eastern territory.
Labor leaders in Chicago secretively plan a territorial union for railroads west of the Mississippi. A Kansas City meeting on March 4 will align wage demands across lines with a goal of uniting mechanical trades on one railroad for coordinated action and a simultaneous strike if needed.
Honduras congress declared all contracts with American W S Valentine cancelled relating to the Puerto Cortes railroad wharf and lighthouse. It ordered the president to take possession of the property immediately in the government’s name.
Kai Ping in Chi Li Province endured a severe bombardment by revolutionary troops. Twelve heavy guns pounded the city and fortress for hours while flames rose. Twenty three officers of the city garrison were executed on suspicion of collusion with the rebel commander.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a general investigation into how carriers issue passes and free transportation. Indications suggest violations of the pass rules and potential prosecutions for offending carriers.
The state department tracks the Honduran government and Valentine syndicate dispute. Honduras officials planned seizure of Valentine properties without notice. the gunboat Petrel was sent to Puerto Cortez and sailors landed, but property was not seized.
Berlin reports Field Marshal Wilhelm Von Hahnicke a renowned German military figure died yesterday. He was among Germany's best known and most popular soldiers.
An advertisement promotes HYOMEI as a home remedy for catarrh coughs colds and croup. It urges every family to own a hard rubber HYOMEI inhaler and buy bottles at 50 cents, claiming relief within hours and complete banishment of symptoms. The ad stresses no narcotics and highlights eucalyptus content with a $1 complete outfit.
Col J F Wolters of Houston resigns as Pullman company general agent in Texas and James L Storey of Houston is named to fill the vacancy in a secretary of state filing dated February 9 in Austin Texas.
Senator Curtis and Representative Anthony of Kansas report President Taft will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy until next week after a White House conference. The delay shifts the confirmation timeline as officials await the president's selection.
Presley M. Licklider of 115 Anderson avenue found a handkerchief dropped by Mrs. T. H. Miller of 110 Fifth street on Alamo plaza yesterday evening. Inside the handkerchief was $40 which he returned to Mrs. Miller at her home.
At the Gun ter hotel an informal luncheon of the San Antonio Civic Improvement League heard a league report from Secretary Joseph Emerson Smith. Director F F Collins said he had distributed 20 000 plants and shrubs to city homeowners. President Walter J Napier presided.
An advertisement by H. L. Wagner at the Rexall Store on corner Houston and Avenue C touts Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as a remedy to dandruff and baldness. It guarantees satisfaction with money back if the product fails to grow hair or improve scalp health, claiming 93 successes in tests and urging readers to try risk-free.
Physicians warn kidneys work hard filtering poisons and recommend extra attention during indoor winter months. Signs of trouble include back pain and urinary issues. an herbal remedy, Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root, is offered free by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
Washington February 9. A detective stenographer demonstrated shorthand recording of distant conversations as Lorimer inquiry resumes. Sheridan swore he made a Toronto report on January 6 about McGowan allegedly taking money from Wiebe. He denies faking notes and says the story is a fabrication by Burns detectives.
Federal authorities in twenty cities informed of the identities of more than forty indicted men in the dynamite conspiracy. Plans for simultaneous arrests, likely Monday, were underway. Some defendants reportedly avoiding usual haunts, but government lines of communication remain open and many have begun bonding for appearance.
A fire at the Gay Lightler Furniture company store started at 9 15 PM in Montgomery Alabama with a strong wind fanning the flames. The Western Union building was threatened but by noon the fire was under control.
In Memphis on February 9 the criminal court seated eight jurors with four to be chosen for the trial of J. J. Hughes a wealthy Haynes Ark planter charged with murdering Thomas Dolan a former Memphis jockey on July 9 1911. The court excused jurors M W Lawhorn and Nathan Kelly after an alleged conversation was investigated.
Paris Texas wins big in Texarkana court of appeals the ruling reverses McCuiston vs Fenet and allows cities under special charters to abolish and create offices The Paris city council abolished marshal and city attorney positions and established a chief of police and general attorney The ruling holds councils may create or abolish offices at their own discretion under the charter
Dr Edward Wilmot Blyden, renowned Negro author and lecturer, died yesterday in Sierra Leone. His death marks the loss of a prominent Pan African thinker and educator whose work influenced anti colonial and civil rights movements.
San Antonio businessmen and E Cowper-Thwaite of a foreign syndicate finalize a plan to subscribe 300000 dollars in six percent preferred stock in an English holding company. The scheme would grant right of way and depot grounds with a 100000 dollar trust bond and options funding, with land to revert if not fulfilled.
Clarence A. Cotton of Dubuque Iowa, offered the secretaryship of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to succeed John B Carrington, is weighing the proposal. Carrington received a telegram last night reporting the decision and expects a prompt reply. Cotton, secretary of the Dubuque Industrial Corporation and former president of the American Association of Commercial Executives, would relocate if he can resign his Dubuque post.
An advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound cures a cold or grippe in hours with doses every two hours. It touts three years of research and a cost of fifty thousand dollars, noting no quinine and a 25 cent package available from any druggist worldwide.
Mina Puppe 64 died suddenly at her home 527 Dakota street at 6 pm yesterday wife of Carl Puppe She was born in Germany came to San Antonio 26 years ago and is survived by her husband a daughter Anna Zimmermann and three sons Oscar Otto Hugo Funeral at 3 30 pm tomorrow from the late home pallbearers named and burial in the new Lutheran cemetery Also noted is the death of S W Barnes ex street car man of San Antonio whose body arrived from Dallas and whose funeral is set for 4 pm today at Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co burial in Cemetery No 1
The funeral of the late Charles P. Degen a pioneer resident will start at 4 o clock this afternoon from the East Crockett street residence. Rev Carl Saenger of Friedens Evangelical church will officiate with Odd Fellows rites at the grave. Pallbearers include honorary Alex Sartor B Callaghan Gus Haenel Gustav Frasch John Illg J Mauermann active Henry Boerner William Vollbrecht Albert Schiffers William Menger Tom Tengg and Charles Sauer. Interment in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Forrest Nolan J. Forrest aged five died at 11 45 last night at his parents home 63 North Flores street. Funeral arrangements have not been completed but it is probable a service will be held tomorrow.
J. W. Neel a Houston contractor and builder aged 62 died yesterday afternoon at a local hospital after living seven months in San Antonio. The body was taken to Houston for burial by the Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company.
Woods Wash Woods 51 died at 6 this morning at 2515 West Commerce Street. A Nashville native, he had lived in the city 24 years and worked as a salesman. Survived by his widow and daughters Nellie and May Woods. Funeral from the Yate residence tomorrow afternoon with interment in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Jose W. Lopez and Maria de Jesus Mata join Earl George Hoffman and Nora Mangham and Anton Friesenbahn with Augusta Piper in obtaining marriage licenses.
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