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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
3
A burglar attempting entry to the Wood family at 228 East Commerce Street was shot by Bruno F. Rose as he fled. The man, unarmed, asked for a gun and was hit by a second shot after collapsing, then escaped into the darkness. Detectives found a syringe and chloroform odor at the scene.
A faint odor detected near a door aroused Mrs. Wood and sparked an police inquiry. Details remain fragmentary as investigators review the scene and collect testimonies to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Last chance for free fertile valley land in Mexico now open through The Rio Tonto Land Co. Share in plantation profits on five acres of bananas planted within five years. Bananas planted by authorized improvement firm and marketed on shares. potential $200 per acre. Contact Greensburg, Pa. firm or Dr Sahra F Herdman for details.
The Four O Clock club petitions the governor for an appropriation to buy La Bahia mission in Goliad Texas. Mrs J H Ewell is appointed to circulate a business mens petition to press state purchase and preserve Fannins battle ground as memorials.
Seguin Tex Jan 26 Sam Scharper has purchased an interest in the Seguin Mill and Brokerage Company and has taken its management.
An ad guarantees Rexall 98 Hair Tonic results with a three bottle trial in San Antonio. If dandruff scalp tightening or new hair growth fails, customers may claim a full refund with no obligation. H L Wagner at the Rexall Store, corner Houston and Avenue C, promotes the offer.
Secretary Knox presented voucher accounts totaling 20000 for Lake Champlain celebration expenses in 1909. Vouchers list wine cocktails hotel entertainment for 360 guests, a $2.50 flower purchase by a national guardman for a Canadian official’s wife, and travel costs including Senator Root’s transport. Knox said expense scrutiny will tighten and Vermont officials may be invited to discuss the charges.
The Presbyterian board reports alarming conditions in Northern Siam where the Laos people suffer a severe malarial epidemic. J. W. McKean notes Chieng Mai valley remains hardest hit with high death rates, and government returns show malaria deaths exceed typical overall deaths.
Judge J T Sluder former assistant attorney general now in San Antonio on official business predicts lively politics in the Alamo City. He believes Judge W F Ramsey running against Governor C B Colquitt will attract many votes in Bexar county, though he hedges on carrying it and says the election will not be one sided.
An unconfirmed report says Rev. John P. Chidwick, chaplain of the battleship Maine at Havana harbor when it was destroyed, may be named bishop of San Francisco. Chidwick is president of St. Joseph's seminary at Dunwoody.
The department of agriculture released the itinerary of Paul Wipprecht, a farmers institute lecturer. He will speak at Bay City February 5, Falshear February 9, Orchard February 9, and Rosenberg February 10 on diversification rotation seed selection kitchen gardens and better cultural methods.
W R Wortham of Paris, legal representative for the Texas Bithulitic company, says work will start next week on paving the driveway around the state house following an appropriation by the last legislature.
C R Woodruff spoke at Beethoven hall urging all factions to unite under commission government. He called for community centers in schools to foster social welfare, civic pride, and constructive problem solving amid a shift from old rings to progressive city governance.
The adjutant general’s department received the resignation of A. H. Boswell as first lieutenant of Company B Fourth Infantry at Fort Worth. It was accepted and Thomas A. Kennedy promoted to first lieutenant while Frank S. McClendon rises to second lieutenant.
Irby J. Hudson and Miss Laura Lowe wed at the Pearsall Methodist church with Rev. Theophilus Lee officiating. Hudson is son of Judge R. W. Hudson and cashier of the People's State Bank. Lowe is daughter of Mrs. M. C. Lowe, widow of the late Judge M. F. Lowe.
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