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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
7
The document lists J. O. Terreld as President Otto Koehler as Vice President Chas Schreiner J. J. Stevens and B G Barnes as Vice Presidents W P Rote as Secretary.
The document states deposits will earn interest and loans will be made on approved collateral. Interest is set at 4 percent per annum, payable semi annually.
The Safe Deposit Department advertises steel safe deposit boxes for securities and valuables at prices from $3 per year. It also promotes burglar and fireproof storage vaults for large, bulky valuables.
Real Estate Loan Will loan money on real property as security. The notice states intent to provide financing and outlines terms and conditions for applicants. This brief notice indicates formal loan activity and the department handling the process.
Captain J. A. Herring of Madison county former superintendent of penitentiaries arrives in Austin and announces his candidacy for United States marshal for the southern district of Texas under the Wilson Marshall administration with A Collman listed as a local contact.
The first annual dinner of the newly organized Central Congregational Church in San Antonio drew over 100 attendees at the Gunter Hotel. Rev. Henry A Atkinson of Chicago spoke on preventive church policy and the task of saving society, as Rev. Frank Dyer and local ministers offered greetings and music. A future youth gathering was announced to plan a Washington and Lincoln birthday event.
Eight Taylor saloon keepers named by the grand jury were tried in county court and acquitted of selling liquor to a minor. Defendants include Louis Kocurek Paul Stasny Frank Kocurek Joe Hurta Charles Stasny Fritz Braun Steve Stasny and Sid Quinn. Judge Critz dismissed the cases after evidence was heard. Counsel for the defendants were Judge Thomas J Lawdon and J Frank Taulbee.
The passage touts Harlandale Hot Sulphur Waters as miraculously curing rheumatism gout sciatica nervousness stomach blood liver and kidney issues and urges readers to come from across the United States. It advises asking a doctor and riding the South Flores streetcar to reach the baths.
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural digestive aid. It claims the tablets supply pepsin and gastric secretions to restore digestion, improving appetite and reducing indigestion and related ailments. The pills are sold by druggists for 50 cents a box and praised as safe for adults and children.
Alderman John Kenney argues San Antonio should use nearby gravel and stone for streets to cut costs. He cites a gravel pit near Prospect Hill yielding satisfactory foundation gravel and notes a Clapton property deposit over twenty feet deep meeting street needs. He suggests a spur to the streetcar line to haul material into the city.
L A Preston aged 84 died at home in Cheapside Tex at 11 30 morning. He came from Georgia as a young man and leaves widow and five sons and three daughters: John Preston Cheapside Bob Preston Cuero Lee Preston Yoakum Frank Preston Houston Billy Preston and Mrs Dave Miller Houston Mrs Ham near Houston and Mrs Emma Ward. Interment at Cheapside cemetery yesterday.
Hugh Burns Hose Company No. 4 of the Taylor fire department elected officers for the year. Henry Struve was named president and became a delegate to the state convention. Joseph Stasny is vice president, Peter C. Goebel secretary, Adolph V. Jakubik treasurer, William P. McConnell foreman, J. F E. Keisler first assistant foreman, W. H. Overstreet second assistant foreman, Albert Bisang fire police, T. W. Falkenberg alternate delegate.
ELGIN Tex Jan 24 The Elgin Civic Improvement Club leases vacated Lumber Company lots from Houston and Texas Central Railroad for an indefinite period to create Elgin s first park. A public drinking fountain trees and a rest room will be added later a bandstand walks flower beds and other beautification are planned.
The Norwegian cabinet led by General J. K. M. Bratlis resigned today following their defeat in the general elections last October in Christiana.
J Pierpont Morgan sailed from Naples last night for Alexandria Egypt moving to secure business interests abroad with a focus on potential financial ventures in the region.
Secretary Knox proposes a special commission or inquiry to resolve the Panama canal tolls controversy with Britain. He argues a full arbitration treaty could follow a ratified pact, or a fact finding commission could determine the tolls’ impact on British and American shipping.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as the universal rheumatism remedy, claiming rheumatism stems from blood acids and that Swift Laboratory in Atlanta produces the tonic. It asserts effectiveness across nerve, scrofulous, and toxin-related cases and invites readers to purchase or consult The Swift Specific Co. for private advice.
Secretary Knox argues the United States may violate the Hay Pauncefote treaty as a municipal rule if needed to protect shipping, but only if the action harms British vessels would Britain have a claim. He says the issue is improper use of power, not its existence, and only a Great Britain complaint triggers questions of equal tolls for British and American ships.
Washington reports Secretary Knox’s reply to Britain over exemption of American coastwise shipping from canal tolls. British foreign office must decide whether to continue negotiations or accept Knox’s offer to exchange ratifications of the Knox Bryce arbitration treaty amended by the Senate. Taft’s fate hinges on the decision.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. It targets men women and children and promises two months of treatment per bottle sent by mail for $1.00 from Dr. E W Hall St. Louis.
The president may appoint three Americans to a special commission to ascertain and report facts. The Senate cannot block this step. The commission would lack power to force arbitration yet its recommendation, backed by a majority of six, could pressure acceptance of the plan under the treaty.
San Antonio's leading society women are steady patrons of these baths as a rest and recreation from their social activities. Beauty parlor in connection. Take Source Flores street.
A visiting woman asked if the Carnegie library was open. Librarian Miss Cornelia Notz showed her around and explained management. Notices announcing library hours and inviting strangers to visit will be posted in hotels and other public places.
In Irvington district Portland Maine two burglars raided homes over five nights starting around 3 AM. They disconnect phones, ransack valuables, cook breakfast, read papers, then depart without waking occupants including a sick relative next door, taking little loot. Police added fifty officers to the hunt.
Rioting after a strike by the Mexican night force at El Paso Milling Company halted work overnight. A new labor force was hired, the mills resumed operations, 150 Mexicans demanded higher pay, police added, several arrests made, and the crowd dispersed.
The Progressive party leaders from Michigan North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and Minnesota opened an all day conference in St. Paul Minnesota with speakers including former Senator A J Beveridge of Indiana and Maude Howe Elliott Judge M D Purdy of Minneapolis to preside and address the gathering.
Victor Murdock, Kansas congressman and editor, misinterprets a letter from abroad. His wife’s reply translates his own words into a mock French address at Hotel Grand Prix in Mourmelon near Paris, revealing the amusing misunderstanding. The tale is presented as true.
Vice President elect Thomas R. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall will not take a Washington residence but live in a hotel during their four years in the capital. They engaged hotel accommodations within three blocks of the White House, a decision seen as meaning they will not entertain much and that capital society laments.
Burglars entered the W. G. Weaver & Co general merchandise store in Luling Texas Wednesday evening and stole 35 suits of clothing along with many sex gloves and other items. Local authorities have no clue yet.
Philadelphia National League team plans winter training at Southern Pines North Carolina starting February 24. The squad will depart Philadelphia on February 24 the same day the Philadelphia Americans leave for San Antonio Texas.
Col Alonzo G. Sharp former mayor of Chattanooga and father of Robert S. Sharp chief inspector of the Post Office Department died suddenly of heart failure in Atlanta. He was 73.
New York, Jan 24 Gustavy Carl Luders a leading American composer of comic opera and musical comedy died suddenly of apoplexy while visiting friends He was forty nine His popular works included The Burgomaster The Prince of Pilsen and The Fair Co Ed
An old style ad touts Knowlton’s Danderine as a cheap remedy for dandruff and hair growth. It claims soft glossy hair, rapid fullness, and stoppage of hair loss within minutes, with new growth after two weeks, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle at drug stores.
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