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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1913
Page
1
The committee announced the parade was called off due to misrepresentations and dissension. Officials commended reliable handling of news about the proposed celebration and stressed that sacri lege rumors were unfounded.
Misunderstandings and misstatements prompt the Membership Committee of the Chamber of Commerce to abandon the parade planned for Saturday afternoon to amuse the public and highlight Chamber efforts. The San Antonio Light is thanked for accurate reporting and support.
The Chamber of Commerce membership committee voted to drop the Mossback parade planned for Saturday. The action followed criticism of newspaper coverage and concerns the event had lost public appeal and could not aid the membership drive. Attending members included Lloyd Spencer and T N Smith with several directors present.
The San Antonio Express published a garbled letter from Chamber of Commerce directors led by Thomas L. Conroy. The statement defends a carnival style event titled Funeral of Mossback, describing a dummy float and a 12 foot cheese cloth monument to mock pessimism and to spark a citywide recruitment drive.
Observations at a.m. report temperatures and conditions for ST LOUIS CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL KANSAS CITY NEW YORK BOSTON WASHINGTON plus forecast hints and wind directions. Includes snow chances, rain potential, and record low readings within 24 hours.
In Philadelphia a scarlet fever mixup at the municipal hospital led to a Kaufman family believing a lost child was theirs, only to learn the child was a dead daughter of another family. A grieving mother, who had buried her daughter two weeks earlier, then recognized the returned child as her own.
Tomorow being a legal holiday in observance of Washington's birthday only one delivery of mail will be made in the residence district of the city and two deliveries in the business district. The registry stamp parcel post and general delivery windows will be open from 9 to 11 in the morning and the money order department will be closed throughout the day.
The Brook Duval Zapata land fraud case may yield more indictments as the present Bexar county grand jury convenes Monday. District Attorney Clint G Brown says evidence is ready for review by the energetic panel amidst claims of bogus titles and large scale sales including Falfurrias and surrounding areas.
Mayor Jones and city officials applaud the river as Alderman Fincham notes unusually clean water this morning. The river’s improved condition is credited to George Surkey, overseer of rivers and ditches. The mayor proposes a small dam above Garden Street bridge to cost under $500 and keep the river cleaner.
Aiken of New York introduced a House resolution alleging Willis L. Moore uses his weather bureau position to secure endorsements for a future secretary of agriculture post. The preamble accuses Moore of political scheming and mocking him as a “chief faker,” calling for removal from office.
Members of the Harvard University Woodrow Wilson Club plan to participate in the Washington inauguration on March 4. They expect a large portion of the club's several hundred students will travel to the event.
Commodore A V Wadhams told San Antonio Rotary Club at the St Anthony luncheon that a stronger navy and army are essential to deter attacks, citing the Monroe Doctrine and Panama Canal. He argued for $130 million in appropriations and noted America’s vast coastline and global harbor network as reasons to build forces here.
Mrs. Jason Walker of Memphis chairs the National Federation of Musical Clubs music committee reports that Los Angeles citizens have raised 10,000 to award a prize opera of distinctive American origin to be staged at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Details and conditions will follow.
The trial of James A. Clopton of San Antonio and Fort Worth for the murder of James L. White, a North Texas financier, was set for next Tuesday. Clopton declined to discuss the shooting, and Andrew Silvers of the Public Trust Company, wounded in the incident, is recovering.
Two young men report to detectives that an employment bureau kept a cut of their wages. One worked seven days and was fired with 3.63 dollars offered. the other four days and 85 cents offered. Both allege the bureau took a set percentage during the first month.
E D Perkins of Douglas Arizona bought one business lot for 500 dollars in Poteet Texas and will begin construction immediately. Ben H Kelly of San Antonio, a noted attorney, bought two business lots and will start a two story brick building next week.
Mother Angelique nee Canning age 70 a teacher at Ursuline Academy died at 2 pm yesterday at Ursuline Convent on Augusta street. Funeral service held at 9 am conducted by Rev Father Veresihand with Rev Fathers Duffy and Tragesser. Burial in San Fernando Cemetery. Born in Ireland she came to the United States as a child and joined the order 56 years ago. She rarely left the cloister, tutored many women, and lived a devout life loved by all who knew her.
The special commission report, approved by the president, rules for Texas on the 1858 boundary between New Mexico and Texas. The dispute centers on whether the Rio Grande bed existed then when the Clark boundary was run, the monument since washed away, ending a 50 year feud.
Cairo Egypt February 21 J P Morgan shows steady improvement after a recent indisposition taking a long drive today and maintaining his health as reports describe.
Vernon Texas February 21 Al Boyce deaths tied to elopement with Mrs Sneed. Testimony says brothers Lynn and Will Boyce urged him to stay in Canada after the elopement and after Captain A G Boyce was killed. Will says Sneed carried a Winchester when leaving or returning home.
Dispatches to the Bulgarian government report that 100 Christians were killed yesterday in Kenaminia by Turkish troops. Widespread massacres are alleged across the Tehataldja district amid Bulgarian troop withdrawal leaving large areas unprotected.
The Light reports rising circulation in San Antonio driven by comprehensive news coverage from Mexico via Associated Press. It notes paid subscriptions reach 10 758 and overall regular edition circulation exceeds 13 000, claiming no other paper matches this reach and advertising benefits from its known circulation.
In Mexico City on February 21 the fate of Francisco I Madero remained unsettled amid ongoing revolution. Senora Madero seeks clemency while government factions and rebel leaders maneuver, with reports of lists of potential assassinations and shifting loyalties across Huerta Diaz and Zapatista factions.
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