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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
5
Central Trust Company lists J. O. Terrend as president with off board officers Kohhder Schreiner Stevens Barnes Roth serving as vice presidents and secretary in the announced administration lineup.
Will receive your money on deposit and pay interest thereon. Will make loans on approved collateral. Interest will be allowed at the rate of 4 percent per annum, payable semi annually.
The safe deposit department offers steel safe deposit boxes for securities and valuables at prices from $3 per year. It also stores large items in burglar and fireproof storage vaults.
Real Estate Loan Department advertises loans on real estate and sale of first mortgage notes. It offers investment guidance and discusses advantages of Real Estate Serial Notes.
A delegation in St. Petersburg reports an urgent appeal for Russian assistance against Chinese forces invading inner Manchuria and threatening Mongolia. Mongolia has sent its troops but lacks officers in this discipline as officials seek support from Russia.
A joint Elgin and Houston group plans to buy land in Elgin to construct a modern hotel. Estimated cost ranges from 25000 to 50000 dollars, with no firm plans yet. A New York hospital is testing lighting floors from beneath using electric lamps under glass.
The fat comedian W H St James visits San Antonio and weighs about 300 pounds while joking about losing fifty pounds. He shares money tips and his misadventures in the show business world as he performs at the Plaza, where he has appeared with Dustin Farnum before.
On his town visit in vaudeville the performer enjoys freedom, roams the streets with a camera and snaps photos of romantic locations. Alamo Auto Sales Company is listed among local businesses.
Edwin Chamberlain of San Antonio will speak on foreign banking methods and farm credits at the Second District Bankers Convention in Corpus Christi. Jos F Green of Gregory will discuss farm demonstration methods and community value. H R Eldridge of Texas Bankers Association will address the Foundation of Credit. A Texas Bankers Committee on Agriculture session and a banquet at Nueces Hotel are planned.
W M Grady a Confederate veteran and longtime Caldwell county resident died at his home four miles west of Luling Texas. The burial is planned for Moulton. He leaves a large family with ties in Caldwell and Gonzales counties.
In Little Rock Arkansas on January 30 Democrat Joe T. Robinson was elected United States Senator in a joint session of the Arkansas legislature to succeed the late Jeff Davis.
An advertisement touts Protone as a remarkable flesh builder that cures thinness by improving digestion and blood quality. It claims users can gain about a pound daily until a normal weight is reached, with a free 50 cent sample offered and a coupon to fill out.
The Protone Company advertises a free 50c package of Protone with a filled coupon and 10c postage to cover costs. It promises full treatment instructions and a book titled Why You Are Thin, sent to any reader who responds from Detroit Michigan.
Sale notice notes properties at 523 and 410 East Houston Street and 119 North Alamos, 120 East Houston Street plus Sommers Schwab's four drug stores. No free boxes from druggists.
Henry W Savage declares Everywoman the greatest triumph of his career after spending over sixty thousand dollars to stage Walter Brownes work. Browne, who died on opening night, left a widow and three children who gained affluence from its success now touring five countries. Tonight marks the Grand Opera House closing of the local engagement.
William H. Crane appears for two days beginning January 31 in Martha Morton’s comedy The Senator Keeps House. The piece stars Crane as a senator juggling high living costs, a household, and moral status in a witty clash of economics and humor. A matinee is scheduled for Saturday.
William A. Brady's attraction Bought and Paid For plays three nights in San Antonio at the Grand Opera House starting Sunday February 2. It will then tour New Orleans for a week and head to Boston for an open ended engagement at the Grand Opera House. The cast features Evelyn Weilding Dorothy Davies Gertrude Rudd Hobart Cavanaugh Chester DeVonde Adrian Bosley and Arthur Wood. The production is described as elaborate and complete in detail and the box office at the Plaza Theater shows strong attendance and competition for the current bill.
A personal ad urges readers to invest in Harbor City with as little as ten dollars a month. The pitch cites government spending and engineer recommendations, touting high Gulf of Mexico value and future growth. Prospects can transfer contracts and visit at 33 Alamo Plaza with A. D. Powers.
Mayor Jones and city council invited to a Friday meeting at Crockett school to discuss ward improvements and the proposed bond issue. The Prospect Hill group seeks details on projected uses and pro rata funds before voting.
Dover Delaware January 30 Willard Saulsbury a Democrat was elected United States senator from Delaware to succeed Republican Harry Richardson. Saulsbury’s victory followed a week of legislative deadlock caused by four Democrats who refused to back the caucus nominee preferring the senatorship go to their own county.
Major General Franklin Bell reports that in the Moros clash near Jolo on Monday Farrier Clarence Underwood of Troop G Eighth Cavalry was dangerously wounded and Privates Roy Kellar Robert A Tracey and Sylvester J Young of Troop E Eighth Cavalry were severely hurt.
Help the Kidneys premise highlights Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for weak kidneys backache and lameness. Mrs G L Spurrier of San Antonio testifies to continued family use and 1908 endorsement. Doan's sold by all dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as U.S. agents.
Taylor Fair Association directors set July 1 2 8 4 for the thirty second annual exhibition naming committees for program farm exhibits horse racing and motor racing Purses total 1100 for auto and motorcycle events and cash premiums for farm and mule exhibits announced at the meeting in Taylor Texas.
The association announces a sale of privileges scheduled for June 2. Details are sparse but indicate a public action organized by the group to grant certain rights or access. Further information likely available from the association office.
Mrs. W. H. Ward of Brownsville Texas, great great niece of General Zachary Taylor, learns of a probate settlement in Odell Illinois where 96 heirs share an estate valued in the hundreds of thousands. Half to one heir, the rest divided among others. Ward’s exact share undetermined. Taylor allegedly owned Odell, population around 3000. Ward is also grand niece of Jefferson Davis’s wife.
Robert J. Eckhardt and O. E. Roberts of Taylor discuss chartering of First State Bank & Trust Company of Taylor with Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Bill. The bank, capitalized at 150000 dollars, will list Robert J. Eckhardt as president. charter filing expected within days.
An old age health appeal promotes Syrup of Figs as gentle laxative for the elderly. It claims to stimulate liver and bowels without harsh effects, noting it is made from figs senna and aromatics and urging buyers to demand the California Fig Syrup name.
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