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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1912
Page
7
Police had a peaceful Saturday night with zero arrests from 7 pm to midnight, a notable contrast to a typical busy end of year weekend. Sergeant Fitzhenry and patrols logged hourly reports while station staff shared stories. The quiet scene followed Sunday’s prior 99 arrests.
In Nueces county Corpus Christi Texas thirty marriage licenses were issued in December surpassing every previous month. County Clerk Luters office reports May was the next best month with twenty licenses issued in the year.
The labor unions and railroad interests back a government backed compensation bill for interstate railroad employee injuries. The measure, drafted by Senator Sutherland, envisions a graduated compensation scale funded by the government with savings in court costs, while costing railroads about 15 million dollars overall.
The 1911 year just ending shows few business failures. Since January 1, 1911, only twenty four bankruptcy suits filed in the federal district court with one voluntary act. In 1908 there were thirty two suits during a year of good rains and high cattle prices. The year also saw the start of the south’s largest projects to date.
Sheriff Wright departed Sunday for Brownsville with six federal prisoners charged with violating U S neutrality laws in connection with the Regista movement. The men had been held in Nueces County jail after being brought from Laredo and Brownsville and will face a U S court hearing next Monday or Tuesday before Judge Waller Ze presiding.
An early 20th century ad touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as dainty magical workers that unclog the liver and purge poisons. The copy claims fame among Hot Springs visitors, promises relief from constipation torpid liver upset stomach headaches and nervousness, with pills priced 26 cents and mail orders accepted from Hot Springs Chemical Co.
San Antonians greeted 1912 with loud celebration as plans for a prosperous year emerged. Watch parties, cannon fire, church bells, and crowded midnight streets marked the town’s New Year observances from Fort Sam Houston to Travis Park Methodist, with Traction Co. operating late to serve revelers.
A Beeville Texas article notes a January 4 demonstration at Tuketa farm ten miles north of Beeville by a reputable powder company. Experts will blast five acres, dig ditches, uproot stumps, shatter rocks, and show practical explosive farming applications to southwest Texas farmers with excursion rates offered.
County Judge Phil Shook dismissed charges against George Upson and A Salinas after they promised to transfer their licenses and exit the saloon trade. Upson and Salinas, each operating in Las Vegas, were accused of Sunday liquor sales. John Reagan was found not guilty for insufficient evidence.
Corpus Christi Tex Jan 1 Saturday marked the last day to pay city poll taxes without penalty. Secretary Dunn and assistants handled a rush of payments while monthly totals including exemptions rose to 1010, a slight increase over 1910.
A flock of blackbirds attacked sparrows at Main plaza yesterday evening around 5 30. Reinforcements arrived and the sparrows fled to telegraph wires while the blackbirds secured the trees. By nightfall the blackbirds remained in control as the sparrows roosted elsewhere.
No meeting will be held tomorrow as New Year falls on that date. The first meeting of 1912 is set for January 8 to dispose of numerous petitions and memorials awaiting decision. Committee meetings on Thursday, January 4 will finalize reports for the regular session.
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