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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1913
Page
3
Washington report describes Alice Paul and the National Woman Suffrage Association preparing a March 3 pageant to urge a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. Rep Richard Pearson Hobson is named to lead the male wing in the parade through the capital.
Senators and congressmen line up behind Sarah Paul flags as women stage a Washington march. Miss Paul secures male officials for the pageant while Miss Rosalie Jones leads an army toward the capital. Miss Inez Milholland will be trumpeter through a band of women.
A busy week outlined for the YWCA religious work department includes a Bible class for teachers, the Debutantes Lenten Bible class session at 11 am Wednesday, talks expected from Miss Helen Davis of New York City and Miss Mabel K Stafford, and the Perry Picture Bible class led by Miss Claire Cox with a six pupil limit. The Government Hill Bible class meets at Mrs. Calvert’s home after a recent illness delay, studying the International Sunday school lesson. A new vehicle by Hantaro Inagaki is described as a tricycle rikisha hybrid capable of carrying two behind a saddle rider. Chicago aided five thousand families monthly in 1912.
In a visit to the Associated Charities office Mrs. Sadie Haley questions a mother of eight about rent and desertion. She describes shacks with cracked walls and leaky roofs, while rent ranges from five to eight dollars for small homes near a car line. Data show one room rents at five dollars and three room houses at eight dollars, with families paying most of their income for shelter and food.
Thirty people were injured in a head-on crash between two trains on the Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific line near Arcadia Louisiana. The dining car overturned and passengers escaped through windows. one mother reportedly threw baby from a coach window, though the infant was unharmed. Injured named include Mrs N B Maxwell Houston Texas John Richardson Homer La J H Reynolds Arcadia La J H Robinson roadmaster J B Holston Gibsland La.
New York reports a likely legal separation between actress Pauline Fredericks and architect Frank M. Andrews after a three year marriage. Andrews is in Europe for health and has hinted at Fredericks pursuing a formal separation.
Texas lawmakers plan to press a veto message on the Katy consolidation bill at 2 pm Tuesday while a crowded calendar spurs debates on local option Sunday amusements, anti pass laws, and various irrigation and education measures across both chambers.
Alderman C T Fincham investigated a street dirt incident near a ward. Mexicans with wagons bought dirt at 26 to 35 cents a load, prompting Fincham to conclude either a graft or mistaken handling. He questioned city waste and noted no charges are official but locals profit from hauling dirt away. Hood's cure ad and Roman mirror note follow.
The Y W C A urges renewals before the annual meeting on February 26 at the Gunter Hotel. Mrs Venable will present a growth report with talks by Miss Helen Davis of New York City and Miss Mabel Stafford. The educational committee meets Friday at the association building.
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