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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1911
Page
2
Alderman Boynton argues the new ordinance strips uncertainty from the mayor's budget and keeps city spending in council hands. He says the council should approve expenditures as needed and avoid private deals for city funds, with banks bidding for custodial work. An account of the meeting will appear later tonight in The Light.
Abran de la Fuete sues San Antonio Traction Company in Fifty-seventh district court claiming injuries from a June 22 1911 street car crash in San Jose bound service. He was standing when two cars collided and alleges injury to his right arm hand chest back and heart impairing his ability to earn two dollars daily.
The case of C B Meadows, accused of killing Alice Eastap near Fort Worth about three years ago and disposing of her body in a bayou trunk, was continued today. Meadows denies the killing but admits handling of the body. a prior trial ended in a disagreement.
Walter White fought Jim Dyer in Paris Texas and pulled his finger free from a bite, extracting three teeth in the struggle. The incident occurred during a street fight on July 3.
The Western District of Texas judge granted an appeal in United States vs three barrels of vanilla tonka and compound. The case concerns adulteration claims from Hudson Manufacturing Chicago to Creamery Dairy City with mislabeling and hidden tags. The prior condemnation petition was denied and an appeal was sought for incorrect shipping status under the food and drugs acts.
The executive board of the Anti prohibition Trades Union League met at Trades Council hall to plan efforts against the prohibition amendment. Paul Steffler will establish headquarters with the county organization on Navarro street and lead a July 22 campaign to educate union men in Bexar County about the impact of prohibition on employment and labor mobility.
ENGLISH, president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph Company of Texas, visits San Antonio to confer with local officers. He declines to discuss the Mackay invasion rumors, noting a fifty year contract with the New York company and saying the Mackay entry would not affect Texas service.
Official figures from the agriculture department predict a 1911 cotton harvest of about 14,245,000 bales of 600 pounds each. The condition stands 10.3 percent above the ten year average with about 34 million acres harvested after likely abandonments. The peak surpasses the 1904 record of 13,679,954 bales.
In New Orleans on July 3 the June crop condition reading at 88.2 percent of normal sparked heavy buying on the exchange. October and December futures climbed about 12 points each to multiyear highs, with early sales up 3 points and some months 12 points above Saturday's close before trading cooled.
A San Antonio Chamber of Commerce delegation returned from Galveston with assurances that San Antonio will be chosen as the next Cotton Crushers association convention site when the executive committee meets in January. The group included J. W. Rowe R. W. Hearne B. J. Lange Emil Hillie F. L. Hillyer Louis Hillie and J. B. Carrington. Several delegates were accompanied by wives blending business with a seaside visit.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Young and Captain Helm will be ordered to the Newport Naval War College summer conference and likely will not return to Pensacola and New Orleans yards. The division plans to cut yard expenses and may appoint lower rank commandants. A Pensacola dry dock move to Guantanamo is under review while New Orleans dock remains off limits without congressional consent due to its construction appropriation.
A. H. Sheffield, charged with murdering Gus Schypitz his wife and their two babies and Walter Eichman in March 1910, appeared before the grand jury in Houston to make a statement. Frank Turney, who confessed, has already testified and further developments are expected this week.
The funeral of Gen. Clement A. Evans former commander of the United Confederate Veterans will be held Wednesday with honors due a past commander. The body will lie in state at the capitol from 11:30 to 3:30 then move to First Methodist church. An honorary escort includes Governor Hoke Smith, state officers, Confederate camp members, and legislators. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery on the Ladies' Memorial Association lot.
The Baptist Young People's Union of the First Baptist church will take a picnic tomorrow to Brackenridge Park and West End Lake. About 300 boys and girls will spend the afternoon in the park, then take a moonlight rowboat ride on West End Lake. Music and refreshments are provided. Street cars are reserved for union members.
The Chamber of Commerce will continue oiling streets near the post despite the maneuver division dispersing later this month. J B Carrington notes the work should not stop for troop changes. W B Tuttle confirms oiling by Traction Co under army direction will continue, with three cars used and a fourth being emptied as more cars are ordered.
Philadelphia establishes a city planning bureau with a chief to be paid ten thousand dollars annually. The move aims to formalize urban planning and guide redevelopment efforts in the city.
Heat deaths were reported in St Louis as temperatures climbed after a record 104 degree day. The Missouri Illinois heat wave persisted with government thermometers showing readings from 79 to 94 degrees and two men dying last night from heat-related causes.
Pittsburg reports a severe heat wave with temperatures near 100 degrees. Four people died before noon, one took his own life, and two drowned while bathing in the river as prostrations surged.
William H. Preston, 60, collapsed in Hornell due to a heat related incident, fell, and broke his neck, dying instantly. The event dated July 8 reports the fatal accident during a hot day in western New York.
The hot wave continues to grip New England with Boston recording 91 at 10 a.m. and streets about five degrees higher. In the last 24 hours four deaths and numerous prostrations were reported in the city.
Reports from southern eastern cities east of the Mississippi and south of Tennessee indicate temperatures at noon today were well below those recorded at the same hour in the northern and middle western points.
Heat prevails in the Ohio Valley with no signs of relief as intense warmth continues across Kentucky and Tennessee. forecasters report temperatures remaining high in the Mississippi and Central valleys with similar heat predicted for today.
Rays of sunlight focused on a fuse in a window caused a blast that destroyed about $600 worth of fireworks and wrecked the shop. The incident occurred yesterday in Washington.
J Pierpont Morgan, the American financier, was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle by Kaiser Wilhelm after presenting the Emperor with Luther’s letter to Charles V. Morgan had paid $25,500 for the autographed Luther letter, and the king expressed great pleasure. The insignia features an eight pointed cross with gold red enamelled eagles, a gold star, and a chain of twenty five links with crowned shields and wreaths crossed by swords and scepters.
Lady Constance Feljambe sister of the Earl of Liverpool, a royal comptroller, failed to appear for her marriage to Rev. A H K Hawkins at a London church. Guests waited as a messenger learned she had left to shop and had not returned. The Earl of Liverpool said she was safe and well, claiming she simply chose not to marry.
Palestine Texas on July 6 will host the formal unveiling of the John H. Reagan statue. Local officials announced the ceremony with plans for a public gathering and dedication events.
Maine farmers are reviving oxen use to pull plows and equipment, signaling a shift back to traditional draft animal farming amid rising mechanization costs. The move highlights regional interest in sustainable practices and rural revival.
Miss Maria Benavides, 16, died Saturday after a brief illness at her parents home 01 Furnish Street. Funeral from the residence at 3:30 PM with interment in San Fernando cemetery. The note adds a remark about the tipping trust allegedly owning New York hotel hat racks.
About 150000 in damage was caused when the International and Great Northern railroad woodworking shop burned in Palestine Texas. Several coaches were burned. The fire engine arrived too late to save the woodworking shop but helped stop the flames from spreading to other buildings. The fire source remains unknown and the shops were closed.
A council formed after a YMCA meeting initiates action for Saturday afternoon store closings. John M. Rowland appoints a five member committee to meet merchants and secure worker backing, with about 3000 endorsements already in and church groups pledging support. Harvard has the largest number of graduates among U S colleges.
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