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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1912

Page

2

Large afternoon registration draws strong turnout at county office

A flood of voters gathered at the County Tax Collector’s office led by organizers urging turnout. About 150 people secured voting papers in the morning with many more arriving by noon.

Pledge of Commission Turner Hall John Bitter Bitter T. S. Donoghue Daniels C. B. Treuter West Johnson C. B. van ‘Cleave Furnish Avenue H. F. Brown Rehman M. L. Duffin Fest R. A. Hancock Cass C. L. Meadows Regent August Klinksick South Trinity Street Joe Wilkins South Leona J. J. Biasielli South Frio G. C. Willames Jr Monterey F. C. Fassnidge West Commerce R. Krisch Lake View Avenue Skirving Rivas J. M. Guerra Morales J. W. Coltrane G. Mangold North Flores G. Gadwiler J. Karotkin Marshall F. E. Breeding West Manon George Miller West Elmira J. Krisch Warren T. Harris West Evergreen J. M. Nix Howard C. ©. Ferguson West Locust Hamilton Rural Avenue Fred W. Jenner Jones Avenue Charles Kuhn A. R. Atkington East Quincy C. M LL. Bannel Chestnut Ed. Sachs Nacogdoches William Letsch Live Oak G. Altmann Burnet J. McCaffery Avenue C G.I. Lyons Sixth J. Dietrich B. F. Morris Fourth G. M. Bearce Arthur Heye Seventh L.L. Scanling Avenue E D. A. Fraser H. J. Hayes Crockett and Alamo Plaza Charles Gil- Germeister River Avenue J. E. Crowley Nolan J. H. Davis North Cherry Gus Suarez Brooks I. Gunkel Sr Maul W. R. Moffett North Pine H. Harbert Seguin W. W. Forehand South Pine P. Cc. Carle Idaho Avenue J. D. Phillips Powderhouse H. F. Sievers Wyoming Avenue F. Las Montana Avenue H. Walter Denver Boulevard H. C. Engelhardt South Olive N. C. Wolfe Iowa Avenue A. V. Huth West Florida Ries Vance August Rehberg Sadie Leon Latner South V. Burgstalker Willita A. L. Sarter Jennings Crofton Avenue P. G. Lucas Cedar J. Courand Adams G. D. Armistead Aubrey J. Dury Dwyer Avenue R. Rubin South Flores T.reckman C. W.ton G. Starke E. A. Graebner Vert W. Burchfield Nathan F. J. Owens City J. Garoni J. D. McCarthy Casanova South la Main Avenue West Salinas Luna Pee Sieets SER Maye Ross A. Baumberger Pedro Avenue George Keene West Laurel John T. Ross Fredericksburg Road Aleacher &Sr Oak Avenue B J. F. Fenm H. Staffel F. Haag C. F. Toepperwein Josephine M. A. Curran

Piles cure promises and auto services advertised

An old newspaper ad highlights PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching and hemorrhoids in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. It also mentions stationary services for auto tops, and health care providers Staacke Bros and Dr A R Beal. Local undertaker Riebe offers ambulance service from 308 Gunter Building and 221 BE Com with phone 341.

Riebe Undertaking Co

Ambition 10 Live Like Millionaire Unfolds in New York

John Jay Mc Devitt of Wilkes-Barre pursued a millionaire lifestyle for a day arriving by special train in New York. He slept late claiming it a millionaire privilege amid subzero cold planning to stay until Sunday and hoping for ham and eggs breakfast and affordable return travel.

Associated Press New York John Jay McDevitt Wilkes-Barre McDevitt Broadway

Former St Francis Manager Joins Savoy as Chief Clerk

Co. B. Wilson former manager of the St. Francis hotel is now connected with the Savoy hotel in the capacity of chief clerk.

Co. B. Wilson St. Francis Hotel Savoy Hotel Cler

Cold Weather Relief Reaches Southwest Texas City Poor

The region endures sleet that stunts weed growth used for cattle subsistence. Salvation Army workers Mrs Mildred Brown and Mrs Haley of Associated Charities provide groceries bedding and clothing from 1101 2 North ores street and Hicks building. They hire two wagons to collect donations and deliver aid for the duration of the cold spell.

Texas Mildred Brown Salvation Army North Ores Street Haley Associated Charities Hicks

Privations on Kansas ranges as blizzards deepen

Details of suffering from the Kansas blizzard emerge as ranchers encounter deep snow drifts. T C Bidwell is found dead in his saddle near Scott City with his horse fallen beside him and cattle buried. Rail lines are blocked west of Dodge City by thirty foot drifts. Santa Fe opens to Dodge City as temperatures rise slightly.

Associated Press Kansas City T. C. Bidwell Scott City Kansas Bidwell Nsas Santa Fe Dodge City

Coldest Day in Eight Years Sees New York Freeze

New York on January 13 reports a record cold with five degrees above zero at midnight dropping to three below by 6:30 am and slight rise by 8 am. Dry air and no wind eased some but municipal lodging houses and charities were overwhelmed with the homeless and destitute.

Associated Press New York

Zero Weather Hits Philadelphia After Eight Years

The Associated Press reports Philadelphia records zero temperature for the first time in eight years. The cold spreads across Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware with lows of 12 to 15 below in the mountains. A Pottsville man was found frozen stiff outside his home likely overcome by the cold.

Associated Press Philadelphia New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania Pottsville

Snow Covers Georgia and Carolinas in Historic Fall

Snow blankets Georgia and the Carolinas with four inches in Atlanta and seven inches in Charlotte. Charleston reports the season’s first snow in eleven years as rail and streetcar travel slows and temperatures drop further with clearing skies anticipated.

Georgia Carolinas Associated Press Atlanta Charleston South Carolina Charlotte N. C Columbia Macon Augusta Jacksonville Fla

Onion crop losses hit Laredo area in cold spell

Special to the Light reports onion farmers in Laredo Texas suffered thousands of dollars in losses from a two day severe weather. Growers expect heavy damage though exact figures are not given. The district crop value runs around one million dollars.

Laredo Tex

Thirteen Below Zero Recorded in Gainesville

Government thermometers in Gainesville Texas reported thirteen degrees below zero this morning correcting yesterday’s reading of thirteen above. The cold spell continues with frigid conditions across the area.

Associated Press Gainesville Tex

Temperature Records Inconsistent Notice From Waco

In Waco Texas on January 13 the morning low stood at one degree above the previous day at 5 o clock. The registration was four above zero and the air was perfectly calm, a condition that influenced the reading.

Waco Associated Press Tex

Cold Wave Mild. Baby Oranges Most Affected

In Houston Texas January 138 the morning temperature stood at 16 above with a cloudless sky. Fruit growers say only baby orange trees show permanent injury and that most trees aged two years or more survived the cold wave admirably.

Associated Press Houston Tex

Weather forecast hints colder air ahead for Boston

Boston, John 13 reports that despite temperatures at the lowest levels dipping below zero the authorities say the worst of the cold wave is yet to come and tomorrow morning will bring lower readings.

Associated Press Boston John

Staacke Bros Auctions Low Priced Carriages and Buggies

Staacke Brothers offer a large assortment of carriages buggies and phaetons at very low prices. The sale features numerous wheeled vehicles from a local dealer likely aimed at practical buyers seeking bargains.

Staacke Bros

Reform School Girl Escapes En Route to Adrian

In Detroit on January 13 a 14-year-old girl Clara Baronowski escaped from aWa bash passenger coach bound for Adrian where she was to be committed to the industrial school. She had asked to enter a compartment with custodian Miss Alice L Brown but locked the door against orders. The door was forced and a shattered window indicated the escape. An all night search along the railway failed to locate her.

Associated Press Detroit Mich Clara Baronowski Adrian Alice L. Brown

Bristow Endorses Recall at Providence Dinner

United States Senator Joseph Bristow of Kansas argued for recall of judges at an Economic club dinner in Providence Rhode Island. He said recall should apply to senators representatives and judges and that a fair public examination yields a fair verdict.

Associated Press Providence R. IL Lebaron B. Colt United States District Court of Appeals John T. Blodgett Rhode Island Supreme Court United States Joseph L. Bristow Kansas

Jail Delivery Plot Echoes A Captain Cook Adventure

Twenty inmates at the city jail attempted a breakout by using a sharpened broomstick to remove mortar from a wall while prisoners sang Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Officers investigated as the plan nearly succeeded, and Captain Cook announced tighter confinement in steel cells.

John Herrin the Light Funny Pages Alexander Captain Cook

Thirty-One Fail At Military School At West Point

The semi annual exam at West Point led to thirty-one failures in the fourth class the largest class yet. Despite strong entry marks and success in competitive and academic tests many cadets could not withstand military discipline during the first six months and were ordered to their rooms.

West Point N. Y

Woman Nearly Freezes Near Austin Tent Fire

Mrs. Clara Comber, an elderly white woman, was found nearly frozen in a western Austin tent. Passersby alerted police, she was taken to the city hospital and recovered enough to be out of danger. A fire was lit to aid rescue, and the tent was later destroyed by fire likely caused by sparks.

Austin Tex Clara Comber

Mrs Hicks Visits Cincinnati Woman's Club Leader

Mrs. James R. Hicks of Cincinnati visits her sister Mrs. W. T. Carley at 827 Avenue C. Hicks is active in Ohio Woman's club circles. advertisement note invites readers to place want ads with The Light phones 176.

James R. Hicks Cincinnati Ohio W. T. Carley Avenue C Hicks Woman's Club

Obituary for John Shaw in West Commerce district

John Shaw aged about 47 who died in his apartments on West Commerce street will be buried in cemetery No. 8 after a 2 PM Sunday service at Riebe chapel. The funeral, under the auspices of the local Texas British association, honors a man with relatives in London reputed to be wealthy.

Shaw John Shaw West Commerce Street Riebe Chapel Texas-British Association London England

Funeral for A B Longinotti Held in San Antonio

The funeral of A B Longinotti 84 a retired San Antonio merchant will be at 8 Sunday afternoon from the Shelley Loring chapel. Services follow at San Fernando Cathedral with burial in St Marys cemetery. A son and daughter from Louisville Ky arrived. The Christofo Colombo society attends in a body.

Longinotti A. B. Longinotti Shelley-Loring San Fernando Cathedral St. Mary’s Cemetery San Antonio Louisville Christofo Colombo Society

Mrs Carter attends funeral of Edna Carter in Huntington

Mrs George W Dietz of 1801 Zavala street left for Huntington West Virginia to attend the funeral of her niece Miss Edna Carter who died in that city after an appendicitis operation Miss Carter recently visited San Antonio and earned many friends

Carter George W. Dietz Zavala Street Huntington W. Va Edna Carter San Antonio

Postponed Meeting On City Group Consolidation

Civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Exchange Jobbers' and Manufacturers' League Publicity League and Fiesta San Jacinto Association planned talks on merging city bodies. The session was postponed after a prior conference and aims to reschedule soon.

Chamber of Commerce Graebner Real Estate Exchange Jobbers’ and Manufacturers’ League Publicity League Fiesta San Jacinto Association

Hotel Arrivals List Shows Broad Traveler Reach

St Anthony notes include numerous guests from Oklahoma City Hopkins Mich Muncie Ind Houston St Louis Jefferson Ore Dallas San Angelo Topeka Mex City New Orleans San Francisco and Chicago among others. The arrivals feature families couples and individuals, with many bearing surnames and city origins, reflecting a wide guest mix.

St. Anthony S. P. Bennett Oklahoma City J. C. Gaines Hopkins Mich C. H. Over Muncie Ind E. L. Dennis Blanche E. Dennis Houston M. Funster St. Louis D. L. Bartlett Jerome Lillian Bartlett St. Joseph J. A. Ripperle Jefferson, Ore J . Norton McGregor W. A. Mears Dallas C. D. Lovelace San Angelo Gunter BE. D. Foster and Son Thomas Okla W. D. Love Uvalde J. Schmidt San Francisco O. B. Robertson Waelder H. L. Silver Topeka Kans A B Mayhew August Swenson Chicago L. L. Morrill Washington D. C B. Bertrand Saltillo Mex J. C. Shelton Mexico City Menger H. Stern New Orleans L. DB. Williams Angleton Texas Alex K. Lessons Waycross Dxa. McRamney Andolinia Edward Hess W. ©. Haples Richarent LaPorte J. E. Cooke St. Ouis Bexar P. A. Vahey John F. Hendry Jefferson City E. Belgen Emphis Tenn E. EB. Avery Willows Cal Max Schwartz Schulenbur T. Brown Austin Tom Leary John W. Priour Corpus Christi Savoy J. C. Richardson Tyler John Brown Castroville G. Branti Jack Shields Atlanta Ill Benicker Spokane Wash Jack*Bedell R. B. DeLay Murfreesboro Ira

Dam Nearing Completion on Nueces River Project

Ex Senator L C Cole visiting the Savoy says the irrigation dam across the Nueces at the Black ranch twelve miles below Cotulla will finish in about forty days. It will impound about 15000 acre feet of water and W H Millican and Colonel J R Black will push intensive cultivation on the land.

L. C. Cole Savoy Hotel Texas Nueces River Black Ranch Cotulla W. H. Millican Ohio J. R. Black

Conversation With Dynamite Word Leads To Vagrancy Charges

Special Officer Zapata overheard Carlos P. Carmarilo and Jose B. Atane discussing dynamite at the International and Great Northern railroad depot. Officers Za pata and Blakeley arrested them on vagrancy charges amid safety concerns after the defendants failed to prove lawful occupation. Each was fined ten dollars.

Carlos P. Carmarilo Jose B. Atane Zapata Blakeley International & Great Northern Railroad

Fiesta San Jacinto Officers to Dine in 1912 Planning Session

President Atlee B. Ayres will host a dinner at his home for Fiesta San Jacinto association officers and directors to praise the 1911 festival and mobilize plans for an even bigger celebration in 1912. The banquet follows meetings where parade floats and spectacles were outlined and a decorator was engaged.

Fiesta San Jacinto Association Atlee B. Ayres Belknap Place Ayres Mr. Ayres Charles Graebner Emil Frank J. H. Savage John B. Carrington Albert Arstein William Basse Alfred Duerler John F. Fentiman Gustav Heye Fred Hummert

Successful Lone Star Poultry Show Boosts Texas Interest

The Lone Star Poultry association reports strong show results as President C C Leel and directors plan for a next meeting at 239 West Commerce street. Sunday is billed as the big day with a new section vice president role for Texas poultry fanciers and A A Bogen of Taylor already named for the post. The exhibition displays decorated coops and prize class indicators, and features the new Merry Widow chickens bred by Z C Laws, a cross of Mexican pheasant and Buff Leghorn noted for meat and vigor.

Lone Star Poultry Association C. C. Leel West Commerce Street Leel Texas A. A. Bogen Taylor HE. Andrews W. J. Schermerhorn Z. C. Laws

McNamara blamed on labor zeal in new statement

Frank M. Ryan of Chicago, president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, says McNamara was driven insane by zeal for organized labor. Ryan's extensive statement, his first since the McNamaras confessed, will appear in Bridgemen's Magazine today. He cites belief that many worker deaths in the trade spurred McNamara's destruction.

Associated Press Indianapolis Ind John J. McNamara Frank M. Ryan Chicago International Association of Bridge and Structural Tron Workers Ryan McNamaras Bridgemen’s McNamara

Postponed habeas hearing in Perez case due to Lamont absence

The habeas corpus hearing for Tomas Lamb, held by Sheriff Tobin, was postponed until Monday because Manager Lamont of Blas Perez properties in Torreon Mexico is absent. Lamb has been jailed since shortly after Perez’s body was found on Lovers Lane. District Attorney Baker says Lamont is needed to testify about Lamb’s alleged acts in Torreon and Western Mexico. Lamont is expected to arrive tomorrow.

Lamont Blas Perez Torreon Mexico Tomas Lamb Tobin Perez Criminal Court Lamb Lovers Lane I. Co. Baker A. B. Cowen

City to build new three story brick hall and fire station

Fifty five thousand dollars from last summer's bond issue will arrive Saturday for a city hall and fire station project in Corpus Christi. Plans from state architects are under review and the council hopes to award a contract January 17 at a special meeting.

Corpus Christi Tex

Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief

An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for indigestion and stomach upset. It claims five minute results, eliminates gas belching and heartburn, and that a single dose aids digestion and appetite, with a 60 cent large-case price.

Saloon Ad Scam Draws 300 Men to Fremont Saloon

A Cleveland crowd reports advertising pays drew 300 men to a local saloon for Nickel Plate railroad and brick yard jobs yesterday. The employer did not appear and the supervisor of the unemployment bureau uncovered the ads as unauthorized, leading to a warrant for Julius Dartsch who lived at the saloon.

Cleveland Nickel Plate Free Employment Bureau Julius Dartsch

Sale salesman fined for vagrancy in police court

Ralph Kilgore, a young white man from Buffalo, New York, was fined 50 dollars by Judge Buckley after police arrested him near Matamoros and South Lee. Witnesses said he offered to sell a pawn ticket claiming a $300 diamond ring was on deposit, promising a commission if sold, though the ring supposedly belonged to a pawnbroker and had not been owned by Kilgore.

Ralph Kilgore Buffalo N. Y Buckley Serna Matamoros South Lee Streets

Fay Livingston Confesses to Duping Suitors in Denver

Miss Fay Livingston a 24 year old jailed in Denver confessed to defrauding scores of men out of small sums by promising marriage. Police say she used newspaper advertisements to seek correspondents and duped multiple suitors.

Associated Press Denver Colo Fay Livingston

Cold Spell Lowers Thermometer Across New Orleans

In New Orleans on January 13 a minimum temperature of 23 degrees was recorded, with freezing extending to the coast according to weather bureau reports.

New Orleans Associated Press Weather Bureau

Free Kidney Health Recipe Promised by Doctor

An offer for a free $3.50 recipe from Dr A E Robinson of Detroit for weak kidneys. The ad claims quick relief from headaches stomach pains and other symptoms and urges readers to request a copy by mail for self treatment. It promises harmless remedies and immediate results.

A. E. Robinson Luck Building Detroit Mich Hama

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