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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
1
A detailed inventory describes a highly valuable collection with elaborate furnishings, costly paintings, and various antiques. The record notes the quantity and worth of items found, emphasizing the riches contained within the setting.
The Santa Gertrudis King home near Kingsville burned at 2 a.m. destroying a landmark famed for hospitality and paintings. Mrs. Henrietta M. King and family escaped with difficulty as the flames consumed the 1858-era Texas mansion. The 1,250,000 acre ranch remains active with 300 workers and large cattle operations.
The Associated Press reports a French ambassador Jusserand did not snub Taft. Taft asked Jusserand to view the canal before completion, and Jusserand left for Panama December 20 with Attorney General Wickersham and wives. They plan to return January 9 then attend New York Bar Association banquet where Taft and Jusserand speak. The statement asserts strong good relations and influence on the arbitration treaty.
A statement claiming the AP leased wire carried into San Antonio by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is announced with no basis in fact and is denied.
A San Antonio, Rockport and Mexican Railway push is hailed as vital for regional growth. The Lient reports London backers are solid and trustworthy, with W A M Goode in London to verify the responsible men behind the enterprise. The cable to Goode emphasizes credibility and projected Southwest benefits.
Cablegram from THE LIGHT to Mr Goode in London directs Sir Frank Crisp and W B Peat & Co to ascertain the strength and resources of a proposed underwriting syndicate for the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railway. They are to be seen personally in San Antonio. Cable three hundred words. Diehl.
Sir Frank Crisp of Ashurst Morris Crisp & Co. states the San Antonio Rockport Mexican Railways syndicate is a construction group awaiting a signed U S contract. Directors include Robert Pattinson and Sir Douglas Fox Partners. Pattinson will supervise in Texas. The group plans British underwriting after construction, leveraging strong connections.
A London statement from Peat & Co asserts English and Continental financiers support a railway project from San Antonio toward Rockport and Tampico, noting outside engineers prepared data and praising Sir Douglas Fox and associates for prior large-scale constructions.
Senator Hitchcock charges the arbitration treaty cedes senate oversight and permits the president to appoint arbiters to settle disputes with Britain without Senate consent. He says the plan dissolves the traditional treaty making process and could lead the U S toward an entangling alliance and executive overreach.
Senator Hitchcock cited a speech by Sir Edward Grey, secretary, to illustrate the United States entanglement in Great Britain’s foreign policy. The item notes the quotation and references continued coverage on Page 3-2d, with weather temperatures mentioned at the end.
Fair tonight and Friday with frost and freezing conditions this evening. Temperatures range from 26 to 30 degrees, prompting cold weather precautions for San Antonio and nearby communities.
Observations at 8 am report temperatures ranging from zero in Milwaukee to 26 in Washington. Wind directions vary from west to northeast with speeds of 4 to 20 miles per hour. Friday promises colder and fair or partly cloudy conditions with the lowest readings over the past 24 hours noted in several locations.
In Lisbon January 4, Portuguese bishops declare independence from the government after the expulsion order against Patriarch Anthony Mendes Bello. The justice minister warns clergy to recognize civil authority or face expulsion. Public unrest follows with thousands at the patriarchate and clashes between republicans and Catholic supporters.
Testimony identifies Col. F A Chapa with the Regista plot as Mosto Torres says he saw Reyes with Chapa near Pecos street and Chapa later joined Reyes toward the International depot. Probed details include dynamite shipments and telephonic links among Reyes, Sheriff Sanchez, Magnon, and others.
The UN project issued returns to the city asserting transparency and stating there is nothing to conceal. Officials emphasize there is no apology required for requesting bonuses as part of the project’s oversight.
E Cowper Thwaite of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railway reports from Wisconsin and Winnipeg that a London backed group of contractors engineers and financiers funds a three contract plan in Canada and Argentina. He says the syndicate is unaffiliated with vested interests and can raise capital readily with funds available to build the line in sections. He notes a port at San Antonio would cut long hauls lower freights and speed shipments benefiting local factories and promises the project will be the city’s greatest achievement.
The Licht boasts greater local daily and Sunday circulation than any other publication, underscoring its prominence in regional readership and advertiser appeal.
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