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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1913
Page
1
Forecaster says tonight will be as cold as last night with a temperature around 20 degrees and a stiff north wind. Snow and sleet threaten sidewalks icy with hazard as colder air settles over the country and San Antonio braces for a prolonged cold spell.
A sprawling Arctic blast grips the nation from Miles City Montana to the Gulf states with record lows in many cities. San Diego records 28 below, Pueblo 22 below, Cheyenne 24 below and Manitoba 36 below as temperatures plunge from Texas to Louisiana and beyond. A police incident follows in which Inne Vasbinder, a city poundman, drops a revolver after his hand goes numb.
Tonight unsettled and cold with freezing conditions. Wednesday expects fair skies and continued cool weather for San Antonio and surrounding vicinity.
Reports from St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington describe temperatures from zero to sixty two with winds from northeast west and south and conditions ranging from cloudy to rain or snow. The coldest readings in the past 24 hours include 4 below in Saint Paul and 22 below in Milwaukee with ongoing lower temperatures region wide.
The International Fair grounds property sold at public auction in front of the courthouse for 5101,000. First Mortgage Trust Company of San Antonio bought title to 78.98 acres with three quarters of an acre, plus about 5,000 in engines and machinery. Sale conducted by W P Rote of Central Trust. bidding started at 25,000 with final bid 51,000 by Thomas H Bonner. General Manager Eysenbach said arrangements involved the San Antonio Traction Company and a trust company acting on its behalf.
In Lafayette Indiana a Big Four passenger train bound from Cincinnati to Chicago derailed nine miles east of town on a sharp curve. Five people were killed and forty seriously injured as four cars left the rails and overturned. Details are scarce due to remote location.
Durango mining town residents request protection from bandits amid rising danger. A New Orleans conference linked to Mexican affairs featured Sen. William Alden Smith and Senor Pedro Lascurain, discussing the ill treatment of Americans and property in Mexico. Griscom joined from Washington, with Lascurain and Griscom departing for Mexico City afterward.
An endorsement of thrifty buying through daily newspaper advertisements. Emphasizes saving pennies by choosing reliable products at the lowest price without sacrificing quality, urging readers to read THE LIGHT's ads to gain long term savings.
Senator Smith reviews over a thousand pages of testimony about Mexican affairs, U S involvement, and border consular conduct. He told Mexican minister Lascurain of murder lawlessness and property destruction, and praised American forbearance along the border. Hearings in New Orleans are set to continue for more than a week with further testimony expected.
Residents in Chniguillas Durango home to three American mining firms plead for Mexican government protection and appeal to Washington for help. Sixteen Americans live there as bandits have looted the town twice and threatened lives, after a confrontation left three dead. Keno halls in Juarez close by order of the state government without given reason.
An American from Mexico asserts that only armed intervention by the United States can bring peace, stating conditions are acute and urging action. Continued on page 2, 4th column.
The oil steamer Rosecrans ran aground at Peacock Spit during a 55 mile gale. Rescue efforts by two tugs and life-savers aimed to save 36 crew, with three clinging to a topmast as hull vanished from sight. The vessel’s fate is uncertain and past calamities loom over its ill fate.
New York judges will be tracked by clerks of the Supreme Court marking court time for the first time in state history. The State Bar Association announced this measure amid allegations by some lawyers that judges loafed. Records will be reviewed at the association's next meeting.
President Taft may deploy the Fifteenth United States Cavalry to protect suffragettes planning a March 3 parade down Pennsylvania Avenue before the inaugural procession. District authorities fear crowds may overwhelm police. Major Richard Sylvester said parade permission was withheld. Local business leaders offered services and reported the President promised troop protection if police protection falls short.
In Jackson a state bacteriologist traced diphtheria germs from a dog and a cat to human cases. A child who had played with a distempered bull dog developed the disease, and a cat exposure preceded a second child’s illness, prompting lab confirmation of the pet origin.
Powell Clayton, Arkansas Republican national committeeman since 1872, handed his resignation to Chairman Hilles. He plans to move from Arkansas to Washington DC. His continuous service is the longest on record. the Arkansas state committee will choose his successor.
Jack Coleman of Harrodsburg challenged Henry Marshall to shoot a rifle bullet through his hat without hitting his head. Marshall succeeded but the bullet pierced Marshall's skull, killing him instantly, and Coleman was arrested in Danville Ky.
London London report from O R Mounsey, chairman of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railway, announces successful bond financing and plans to begin construction February. Funds from main contract to finish three sections, with a major colonization project tied to land acquisitions and resale.
About 500 delegates gathered for the Wo man’s National Democratic League inaugural convention in this city. Mrs John Sherman Crosby of New York opened the three day session as Speaker Champ Clark prepared to give the greeting. Mrs Crosby and Mrs Matthews T Scott of the Daughters of the American Revolution offered welcomes. The business portion followed.
In New York on January 7 the air filled with brickbats as striking garment workers and nonunion employees clashed in Cooper Square. About 490 people were involved before police reserves dispersed the mob and arrested two strikers. The workers said independent manufacturers were making advances and that talks would start tomorrow with these employers. None of the firms in overtures were in the Manufacturers' Association.
The Texas bank guaranty fund stands at 708 374 82 with 177 1107 in state treasury and 264 12 in banks under fund. The amount will drop to 701 179 62 as nine liquidation banks draw funds. Since January 1 the fund rose by 167 474 16 and year start payments were 100 690 30. Fifty five bonds banks have contributed 6 436 000 held on Kidnaning.
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