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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1909
Page
1
An advertisement proclaims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a pure, non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims scientific vegetable formula, sworn purity, sample bottles by mail, and availability in fifty cent and one dollar sizes at drug stores.
L A Freed of San Antonio was elected president of the Texas Zionist association at a Waco session with San Antonio as next meeting site. Officers named include first vice president Rabbi Margolis Dallas and treasurer Mehl Fort Worth. The convention pledged to raise under 500 to buy land in Palestine for a Jewish colony named Texas. Committees on propaganda and execution were formed, with members from San Antonio Dallas Houston Fort Worth and Galveston.
Brownsville booster John McClintock predicts a vast new country opening with the San Antonio and Rio Grande railroad. He says Brownsville will join San Antonio quickly and that the line may extend toward Tampico via Matamoros, bridging the Rio Grande. The Light’s campaign is credited for northern support, and local business activity is rising as hotel improvements proceed amid past unrest.
Lincoln Nebraska January 5 The Southern Pacific will build an air line from Denison Texas through Topeka to Lincoln connecting with the present line at Central City The new line will provide the Hare Timan system two routes from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico Kansas City will act as a clearing house for Nebraska and Kansas traffic
About 78 000 milk producers supplying Chicago consider forming a close cooperative union to regulate prices of milk and butter and machinery. The aim is to meet health regulations and earn a profit. A convention of milk producers is set for February 4 in Chicago.
Jan. 5 Mb The week of prayer in Oak Park features a petition for continued independence from Chicago. The motive is to fend off annexation and preserve local autonomy amid concern over the "curse of the alonn" and related pressures.
Piles Quick is advertised as a painless home cure with a free trial package from Pyramid Ding Co. The promotion claims instant relief and no need for surgery, urging readers to send name and address to Pyramid Building Marghat Mich to receive a plain wrapper trial by mail. Thousands reportedly cured with no doctor bills and a full box available for 50 cents at druggists.
Chicago January 5 report from the carpenters district council outlines a special investigation into poverty causes and city needs. It charges churches neglect industrial cases and reform efforts while charity groups handle work meant for government or churches, paying up to five cents of each dollar collected for overhead. The inquiry condemns bureaucratic theories and urges direct aid of clothing and food, noting poor sanitation and housing but stressing material aid over ornate schemes.
Elvira Cruz five months died January 4 of cholera infantum at South Laveta street. Interment at San Bernardino cemetery. William Alexander McHurry forty years died January 3 of chronic nephritis at 224 West Houston street. Interment at Mo. 6. Miss Florence Whipple twenty nine years died January 3 of paralysis of the lungs at 205 Camden street. Interment at Vermont. Rev J Reliberger thirty one years died January 3 of tuberculosis at Santa Stoga hospital. Informant St Joseph cemetery.
In Rome King Victor Emmanuel addresses the army and navy praising heroic Italians and foreign warships. Rome mobilizes to gather supplies, medicines, and relief for earthquake victims as officials work to recover bodies and clear consulate rules in Messina. British officers report the Strait of Messina bed raised up to 1400 feet with an estimated 200000 dead.
A fragmentary account describes Vic Crystal barber shop in Main Plaza offering modern grooming, massage, shoe shining, and nail care. It notes San Antonio's bronze show with local car dealers likely to showcase various models on Commerce Street.
The first city council meeting of 1909 was brief with minutes read in about ten minutes. Aldermen heard petitions on meat markets street lamps and fencing and approved or referred items to committees. The fire station on Government Hill was completed with new horses ready for service as the council adjourned with no further reports.
Announcement from New York reports a February 26 dinner in honor of Secretary of State Root for his work in international peace. Expected speakers include President Elect Tift, Ambassador Takahita, Governor Hughes, Andrew Carnegie, and others.
A dubious formula claims to treat throat and lung diseases with a half ounce of Concentrated compound mixed with glycerine and white key, dosed every four hours. It touts a medical authority and urges purchase of the Concentrated pine product in labeled bottles, touting its wonders despite questionable safety.
New York January. Wellington Kuo and prominent young Chinese student at Columbia University and editor in chief of the Columbia Spectator returned from Washington. He discusses Yuan Shi Kai's dismissal as grand councilor criticizes a return to old methods and warns that Yuan’s allies could render the Pe-Quan administration powerless if they unite.
In a federal naturalization hearing a Turkish applicant faced questioning about loyalty and anarchism. He hesitantly admitted limited constitutional knowledge but affirmed respect for U S laws. A misinterpreted remark about killing the president drew a brief reaction before he clarified his view and proceeded with the exam.
Cincinnati Ohio Aaron Tiffany Bates aged 98 who reputedly refused John D Rockefeller when he sought a $4000 loan to start Klattle off business in Cleveland died at his granddaughter Mrs Oscar Schorr home yesterday of pneumonia. The body will be shipped to Mansfield Ohio today for burial Wednesday.
Five American battleships Kentucky Louisiana Virginia Missouri and Ohio moved through the Suez Canal at 8:34 a m on January 5 in perfect weather. They are expected to reach Port Said tonight. Several ships have been ashore with excellent conduct reported.
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