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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1915
Page
1
A government investigation outlines how farm families rely on in-kind payments and material support rather than dollars. It notes average annual farm family necessities amount to 595.08 dollars, with 173.91 dollars purchased by men, and 82.3 percent of food supplied locally in North Carolina versus 50.4 in New York, highlighting the impact of crop systems lingering after the war.
Board members discuss restoring playgrounds after the flood and outline a definite plan for activity ends. The notes indicate urgency to move forward as soon as possible with reconstructive efforts and future schedules.
Rev Croas as president W Holt Rev Badger Geo Surkey and several others are listed. The children of the playgrounds presented Mrs Helle Dilgarde who managed the grounds with two Christmas presents. The girls sewing club gifted a silver comb and brush while younger children gave a bound book of poems.
The county tax assessment for 1814 has started in the assessor's office. Property owners must file sworn returns by April 1, 1915, showing volume and number of articles owned rather than property value. Five assessors will begin county wide trips soon, and Albert V. Trith urges prompt filings to avoid last minute delays.
A Friday evening YMCA program drew large crowds as General Secretary E J Dilley served as master of ceremonies. Captain A E Folger known as Whale Oil Gas shared sea adventures and whale lore then performed Sailor's Dream and a hymn in Kanska. Chicago performer Miss Jeannette Threadgill delivered notable character im personations and finished with The Average Girl at a Baseball Game, leaving Lee in attendance.
Sun Set Express near Spofford reported early Wednesday morning a pursuit of two robbers who helped a man. San Antonio officials said the posse was in hot pursuit near the Mexican border with no new details. The last note said the chase aimed to head off fugitives before they reached Mexico. In Galveston, elaborate plans mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church, founded January 1, 1840.
San Antonio Traction and Gas and Electric Companies plan extensive 1915 improvements. Vice president W F Tuttle will travel to New York to secure needed funds from directors. 1914 spending reached about 750000 for underground connections and street work. Jones to act as interim head. downtown work to finish by April 1 amid weather delays.
The M., W. & T. railroad plans a passenger service curtailment on the Katy line, with an effective date around January 15 or 20. Presently five trains depart San Antonio and four arrive. specific cuts are not yet announced. The move follows retrenchment trends in business and could affect the San Antonio Houston division.
Mrs Fannie Breedlove longtime organizer and president of the Womens Missionary Society of the Baptist Church in Texas died at 214 Carson Street at 8 30 p m Friday night She was born in Danville Virginia and moved to Texas as a child She organized the state Woman's Missionary Society and served as president for ten years Survivors include a sister in Seatonia five grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending Ignacio Lopez 62 dies at home at Calhoun and Eleventh streets native of San Antonio survived by two sons and two daughters Funeral services to be held at 120 Frasch street with Frasch Street Funeral Home in charge
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Paris reports the British battleship Formidable was torpedoed off Portsmouth by a German submarine, sinking with most of its crew. Portsmouth is described as England's chief naval base on Portsea Island, near Southampton and London, with a four mile harbor and narrow entrance.
Austin Texas January 2 The state treasury opened today with a little over 100000 in cash to the general revenue fund removing any deficiency possibility Remittances from December tax collections are pouring in so there will be sufficient funds to meet January expenses of the Thirty Fourth Legislature and about mid next month up to 2000000 more in taxes will have been received All state employees have been paid December salaries and cash remains available
Frederick J. Coxe of Wadesboro North Carolina was elected president at the convention’s close. John D. Bilis of Cincinnati was chosen secretary, with no other council changes. The next biennial convention will be in Atlanta per a general council statement.
City officials plan a bid process for a test incinerator not exceeding 12000 dollars to judge performance before building three more. The unit would be near the Union stockyards but set away from homes, serving as a trial to determine suitability for the wider garbage disposal plan.
In Paraguay a revolutionary movement led by Colonel Escobar has seized control, with the president Eduardo Scherer reportedly imprisoned. An artillery regiment has joined the rebels and clashes with police have occurred while communications to Asuncion are interrupted.
The first of a season of six lectures will be held Tuesday night at 8 in the Carnegie Library auditorium. Dr. Charles W. Seymour will discuss historical characters, beginning with Philip II of Spain, followed by William of Orange Catherine II of Russia Charlemagne and Savonarola, with popular lectures noted from previous San Antonio appearances.
Galveston reports shipments of cotton to interior Mexico will resume next week after a prior hold by Veracruz. Officials cite Carrianza confidence Puebla will be retaken from the Zapatistas. A Mexican decree frees wheat from duty until March 31, per Provisional President Gutierrez.
Belgrade was hit by a two hour bombardment Wednesday from four Austrian monitors, according to a Belgrade correspondent for the Huvas agency in a dispatch dated December 31. The damage was described as purely material.
Berlin dispatch reports German army headquarters stating Allied attacks near the Dunes at Nieuport were repulsed while German forces advanced along the Argonne front. French assaults north of Verdun and along the Ailly Apremont line near Commercy were beaten back with heavy French losses, and Bois Brules was captured. Also notes French bombings behind German lines and no house losses at Steinbach amid French attacks. East Prussia frontier situation unchanged. Polish front reports limited progress under better weather.
B Jordan a Fort Worth labor leader and Barbers Union member died from injuries suffered when struck by a streetcar while hurrying home for New Year dinner. He was identified as a prominent figure in local labor circles.
A Seattle Post report says matrons oppose snoring as a domestic disruption. They note many loud snorers are married men and urge excision of nasal growths as a potential cure, while suggesting patience where the deeper cause lies. The stance aims to restore family harmony and draw attention to a medical remedy.
United States District Court in Philadelphia refused the government's petition to split the Keystone Watch Case Company under the Sherman anti trust law. The court found no sufficient public interest to justify breaking up the corporate entity. The case, brought three years ago, centers on a union of several watch makers alleged to control a large share of the market and to restrain trade by forcing dealers to use its products under boycott threat.
Sterling C Robertson a former banker of Devine Texas and son of Confederate general Sterling C Robertson died at his home 610 West Embra Street at 4 o'clock Saturday morning after years of declining health. He was born in Austin and worked in San Angelo, later organizing the First State Bank at Devine as cashier before moving to San Antonio for real estate work. Survived by widow five sons two daughters three brothers and several sisters. The body will be sent to Salado Bell County for interment Saturday night by Moan Hagy Undertaking Co.
Jacob F. France, 512 Burleson street, a retired merchant, and J. P. Kelley, a grocer at 330 Burleson street, were seriously and slightly hurt respectively when a military automobile ambulance rear collided with their wagon at Avenue D near Pecan street Saturday morning. France, thought to have internal injuries and a dislocated right arm, was taken home. Kelley escaped with minor bruises. France long resided in San Antonio and was formerly a partner in France & Thiele sporting goods business on Commerce street.
The British admiralty released a list naming Captain Arthur N. Loxley and 84 other officers of the M S Formidable sunk in the Pens lich channel. They are presumed lost as they were not reported among the saved, including nine midshipmen.
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