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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
2
J. Y. Hunt of San Antonio credits Vitalitas with curing years of bladder and kidney trouble catarrh eczema and more after five weeks He praises the product calling it a miracle and urges others to try it while noting a drug store display and aVitalitas representative.
Fort Worth saloons mostly shut at 9 30 last night amid fear of a mistake. County attorney told them to stay open as usual but proprietors chose caution. The note cites Cullman Alabama as a prosperous town with every head of family owning property and having a bank account and cooperative farming in the county.
Chief Lancaster issues firm order to arrest every driver using open cut-out exhausts on public streets after a mayoral police conference. He vows officers will enforce the traffic ordinance, promising arrests and fines to end the nuisance.
The Jones Works excise law bans alcohol sales in Washington DC from 1 to 7 AM and on Sundays. Frank Kenney, a saloonkeeper, died by suicide after fearing loss of his business as the law took effect, and his saloon will close.
The English navy has achieved fire control so refined that a single officer can trigger every gun on one side of a vessel simultaneously. All shells reach the target together, delivering a crushing blow.
Legal battle centers on a 5000 dollar appropriation for the Alamo restoration and disputes over further funding plans. The governor and the superintendent allegedly prepared plans costing beyond the balance, while questions about lapsed funds and authority linger. Attorneys for the plaintiffs outline requested disclosures and the governor’s stance on injunctions against executive actions.
Colquitt, Texas July 1. The governor learned that another injunction had been filed to stop the restoration work at the Alamo. He refused to comment or commit to any further action.
At 2 30 p m J B Nitschke supervised Alamo work amid pending writs and said progress was satisfactory He planned to consult Professor Giesecke and then visit a rock quarry north of town leaving the site briefly for the excursion.
In San Francisco on July 1 Postmaster Arthur G Fisk declined a telegram request from Postmaster General Burleson to resign immediately He noted he was appointed by President Taft and confirmed by the Senate for a four year term expiring June 14 1916 and said no charges exist against him and he will not resign.
San Antonio voters supported a bond plan by a wide margin and city officials outlined the financials. The plan would require about $257,750 in interest and annual payments if the full bond issue passes, with city valuation near $100 million and minimal tax impact. The ordinance to enact the plan will follow, detailing street paving and related improvements funded in part by the street car company contributions.
A belated AP report from San Jose de Guaymas describes Ojeda leading about 3500 federal troops toward Hermosillo. The retreat caused heavy casualties from hunger and thirst, with hundreds dying roadside as state forces captured artillery trains and rifles along the retreat route.
Senators Zambrano Amaya and Perez, former Monterey mayor and aldermen, passing through San Antonio en route to Eagle Pass to offer Huerta’s peace proposal to Carranza. Details of terms not learned. They were sent to Mexico City months ago with General Trevino and are said to be authorized to negotiate with Carranza for a possible conference soon.
M. A. Griffin of San An was pinned by armed men in a tense confrontation described as back against a brick wall with four carbines pointed to his chest. No further details available in readable text.
Antonio Griffin recounts a raid by Tomas Contreras, a Revolutionist in Zacatecas, who demanded $1000 and threatened a firing squad. Griffin paid $800 plus $200 from his cook to avoid execution, then escaped. He reports anarchic conditions and halted rail traffic across Mexico, with Huerta powerless and turmoil rising. Griffin stayed at the Gunter hotel in San Antonio after returning from the coast via Saltillo.
Constitutionalist representatives in New Orleans charge Huerta agents plan to ship war munitions stored in Meridian Mississippi since December 1911. Rudolfo Reyes, son of the revolutionary leader, claims the munitions as his personal property.
A $10,000 window crafted in London for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine sits in the New York customs house while officials await tariff fate. Currently 45 percent duty would rise to 15 percent under a new bill. The piece, depicting Christ in heroic woe with archangels, is among America's largest and finest windows.
A caravan of 20 automobiles carrying nearly 100 persons left Indianapolis on a 3575 mile tour to promote a trans continental highway called the Lincoln Transcontinental Rock Highway. The route would run from New York to Los Angeles with California city as the western terminus.
Stops will be made at many cities en route where speakers will stir enthusiasm for the project. The highway originated with Carl Fisher of Indianapolis and is to be built by popular subscription. It is estimated at 10,000,000 dollars with 4,000,000 already subscribed.
J Q Tabor manager of Magnolia's Southern Texas division testified at the Texas oil penalty suit hearing. The state accuses Magnolia Petroleum of raiding Pierce Fordyce Oil Association's sales staff two years ago and crippling its sales department by poaching personnel. Magnolia is a defendant in the case.
First Lieutenant Harry Graham of the aviation corps United States Army is reported much better after a motorcycle crash into a gun pit near Galveston. He suffered head face arm and body injuries but doctors say the wounds are not likely fatal. Graham, known in San Antonio, served with the Twenty second Infantry at Fort Sam Houston and later joined aviation duties.
At a committee meeting in Austin on July 1 W T Eldridge submitted a sensational report to the penitentiary investigation panel. The document was sent to the attorney general's department for consideration and Eldridge allowed publication only after Sunday July 6.
Japan's latest note on the California alien land law arrived by cable and will be presented to Secretary Bryan. The document contains no ultimatum. The report also notes European medical man totals.
A scraped compilation shows numerous business names and addresses in San Antonio and nearby towns including Garza material, with entries such as Bond's Delicatessen, Crockett Grocery Co, Dixie Oil Co, and Klaus J. at various streets. The list reads like a directory of merchants, grocers, and small firms with locations on Commerce, East Houston, and other avenues.
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