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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1913
Page
3
In Mexico City Diaz leads forces against Magerists as rebels gain and hold ground until federal troops withdraw. The engagement showcases rebel superiority in early clashes and signals shifting control in the capital.
In Mexico City on February 12, Madero forces attacked the Ciudadela fortress defended by Diaz. Heavy artillery fire, shelling of the American consulate and Hotel Berry wounded Americans and many civilians. Both sides suffered hundreds killed or wounded. Diaz held the arsenal amid fierce fighting as foreign embassies organized guard patrols.
James W. Smith of the Union National Bank of Houston reports relief from back pains nervous debility and fatigue after using Plant Juice. He claims a single bottle restored energy and invites usage for others with dizziness numbness cold feet rheumatism or nervous weakness. Fischer's drug store sells the product.
In Mexico City, President Madero orders a federal assault on Diaz forces around the arsenal. The fight lasts from morning into the afternoon with heavy artillery and street clashes, casualties running into hundreds, and civilian danger escalating amid aerial bombardment and mass evacuation efforts.
The city service was crippled by fighting as Madero's troops attacked. Diaz faced a possible early assault on the national palace, and his followers grumbled over his inaction, mentioning he might be starved out of the arsenal as Vera Cruz had.
The piece defines loss of appetite as a loss of vigor and tone, warns it precedes serious illness for those who must keep up, and endorses a great constitutional remedy as best medicine.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and energizer for the whole system. It promotes the liquid form and tablets labeled Sarsaparilla for daily use.
New York on February 12 reports Lloyd Osbourne the writer is wounded in the Mexico City fighting and has been in New York for some time. A Coleman plumber, phone 397.
Mary Wilson a colored woman admits killing Sergeant Olaf Olson after alleged threat at her home. Sheriff Tobin says she signed a written confession presented to the grand jury. She waived preliminary hearing before Justice Campbell and was bound over without bail. She claims Olson followed her from Sunday night to her friend's home and tried to assault her.
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