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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1912
Page
12
Charles M. Barnes addressed the Baraca class of Laurel Heights Methodist church on patriotism. The talk drew marked attention and appreciation from attendees last night.
Hear Willett's Oriental orchestra perform tonight at Turner Hall for the Spanish War Veterans ball. Admission 50 cents, ladies free.
Turner Hall hosts a dance tonight with admission 50 cents. Ladies enter free. Join the Spanish War Veterans event for an evening of music and social dancing.
Ben Franklin Allen delivered a talk on the science of social and political economy to the local socialist branch last night. A large turnout attended the meeting.
The New York Social Club hosts a prize ball at Turner Hall on February 22 headlined by the Diaz Sisters.
Diaz Sisters headline a Tuesday evening dance at Turner Hall with seven musicians providing live entertainment.
Entertain the Medicos Prominent physicians from all parts of the country will be present in San Antonio for a three days convention beginning February 28. The medical section of the American Life Insurance company assembles here for their annual convention. Local medical men are arranging to entertain the visitors. San Antonio was chosen as the 1912 convention city over many other cities at a Pittsburg meeting last year.
Dr. R. B. D. Hays, a local dentist, has resumed his practice in the city after several months away, signaling a return to patient care and clinic operations.
San Antonio Humane Society officials George L. McCauley and Fred Davison listed with address 324 Hicks Building. Old phone 71 and night numbers 4726 and 2782 provided for calls, plus taxi contact line 123.
Private John L. Souther of Troop C Third Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston was cut with a knife near the city market house late Saturday night. Rubber Williams, a black man, was fined 25 dollars in corporation court today for the assault.
Dr N BE an eye ear nose and throat specialist has relocated from the Frost building to 411 Main Avenue announcing the change.
Drs. Garring and Hatcher osteopaths operate in the 206 Gunter Building with old phone 6828, listing updated contact numbers for patients seeking osteopathic care.
Fire Chief Bishop travels to Austin to witness a demonstration of a new double-tank combination motor driven hose wagon recently marketed by a New York fire apparatus company. First Assistant Chief McSorley leads the department in Bishop's absence and Bishop plans to return tonight.
Bexar County Humans Society listing an office at 211 Mackay Building. Humane officer E. M. Collins is named with old day phone 2409 and night Sunday line 5877 for inquiries or reporting.
The Dixie Social Club holds a final prize mask ball at Beethoven hall on Tuesday February 20 with music by Artzt. Gents pay 50 cents and ladies 25 cents.
The James Lewis Baraca class of Government Hill Methodist met yesterday morning to study The Ministry of John the Baptist led by Joseph W. Lowther. Three factions named We Mean Business The Other Fellows and Watch Us Grow compete two weeks for honors and March banquet invites.
A Christian Missionary Alliance convention will be held at the Alliance mission on Victoria and Matagorda streets from February 22 to 25. Rev. R. A. Forrest of Atlanta and Dr. R. H. Glove of Central China will conduct meetings. Three services daily at 10 am, 2 30 pm, and 7 15 pm with stereopticon views each evening.
Judge Phil Shook announced a one week delay of all jury criminal cases while using the county criminal courtroom. In the commissioners' courtroom he handled several guilty pleas.
Mrs. Alex Dumas of Malone New York says a heavy cold on her lungs lasted three months until Vinci eased her cough quickly and helped her sleep. She claims the tonic built strength and she would not need other medicines. The ad promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A San Antonio resident named F G Suden praises Doan's Kidney Pills, claiming lifelong relief from backache and kidney trouble after using them in 1908. He recalls endorsing the product publicly and urges readers to remember the name with a 50 cent price and Buffalo based Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents.
A meeting led to firm plans for welcoming the Philadelphia Americans in San Antonio next Thursday morning. Attendees included Lloyd Spencer and Fielding of the San Antonio Automobile Club, Morris Block of the San Antonio baseball club, and Dan Lewis. Autos from the club will gather at 9, the Athletics at 9:30, followed by a parade to the Menger hotel for a welcome program with speeches by local figures.
L J Hart becomes managing director of the Gunter Hotel after the Gunter Hotel Company dissolves and James Gallagher resigns. Hart, president of the San Antonio Hotel Company which owns the Gunter, will direct policy with directors Cook, Taliaferro, Brady and Ford, aiming to keep the hotel among the south's first.
An old Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertisement touts malaria prevention and system building benefits for both adults and children, priced at 60 cents.
The downtown shoppers at Gunter enjoy a convenient lunch option with good meals and excellent service. The mid day meal is described as certainly the thing for ladies downtown.
Harry Wilson, a Massachusetts man, is jailed after a late night joy ride. He faces a minor charge with a ten day jail option and a theft charge for taking Mrs Anette Schmitt s car from Garden Stables. Police later located the vehicle on Monterey Street as details emerged in court.
Three divorce cases were filed this morning in district courts: Ida Linzy vs George B Linzy, Anna May Banks vs A E Banks, and Louise York vs Felix York.
D R Mounsey of London and associates touring Rockport Beeville Gregory Taft as they inspect the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railway right of way. They view jetties canals and terminals and appraise water frontage and depot sites. A banquet tonight signals approval and potential early construction.
The second annual Father and Son reception and banquet of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held Tuesday night in the Y building auditorium. The event aims to strengthen father son ties with limited speeches and ample gymnasium and banquet activities. Blake W. Godfrey Houston YMCA boys work director will deliver the sole address, with W S Townsend chairing.
Promises quick relief from a cold with laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. W Grove's signature appears on each box. ©
In Pittsburg on February 19, a three and a half story concrete and steel office building at an Etna steel plant collapsed during construction. One man was killed and four others were injured as about 500 feet of the structure crumpled into the cellar, debris and twisted steel filling the area.
The grand jury planned to report at noon but Judge Edward Dwyer was absent from the courthouse. Officials announced the panel would report to morrow morning.
The Supreme Court today upheld the Carmack amendment as constitutional in a case about a mohair shipment from Uvalde Texas to Lowell Massachusetts over the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad. Texas state courts had upheld the law and said both state and federal courts would enforce it.
S G Newton and R H Ward sue Fidelity and Casualty of New York in the Thirty seventh district court for 4000 for legal services in defense of Mrs Mamie Hagelstein s suit for 100000 alleging failure to pay the policy face value of Chris Hagelstein who was burned to death in his home They seek a construction of their contract amid claimed mutual mistakes and that it does not reflect the true agreement.
The San Antonio Group of Boy Scouts will gather at the Young Men's Christian Association to finalize plans for the track meet with Floresville next Thursday in Floresville. About eighteen entries have been received for the twenty-two events.
The New York Giants sent an advance guard to Marlin, Texas for early spring training ahead of the main squad arriving later in the week. About twenty five recruits travel with the party as the club prepares for camp.
A brutal murder in Beaumont Texas left a mother Ethel Dove her son Ernest 16 her daughter Hattie 12 and Jessie Quirk a married daughter dead between 9 and 12 last night. An axe lay near the bodies and no arrests were reported. The Quirk woman had separated from her husband.
The Department of Insurance and Banking of Texas certifies Southern National Insurance of Austin has complied with Texas laws to conduct business in the state and holds a certificate of authority for the year ending February 28, 1913. Signed by Commissioner B. L. Gill and Agent J. M. Oppenheimer in Austin and San Antonio respectively.
The Gunter Hotel with large rooms high ceilings and luxurious furnishings and its unexcelled dining rooms makes it the natural headquarters for the traveler who is particular.
Governor Colquitt approved a Colorado requisition for the extradition of J. F. Young wanted in Pueblo for forgery. Young is jailed in Fort Worth. Sheriff F. E. McMillan of Pueblo arrived to obtain the papers.
Staacke Bros announce the best line of delivery wagons sold in San Antonio. The claim highlights durability and price as key selling points for local merchants seeking reliable transportation.
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