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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
11
A Pennsylvanian named Phillip ormisky from East Mauch Chunk describes severe rheumatism days ending after using BBB medicine. He claims he could not stand or feed himself, and after treatment he gained weight, recovered mobility, and now earns about $100 monthly as a locomotive worker. BBB promises money back if it fails to help.
Dilley lodge No 958 A F and A M installed the newly elected officers for the coming year. Key posts include W M T H Ward S W W H Wright W B C Vining treasurer R Avant secretary S M Crittenfield chaplain D B Pouncey senior deacon Es Gill junior deacon W R Wood steward Lawrence J S Paul Rogers tiler H L Dew.
Local politicians expect a Democratic victory as Woodrow Wilson secures the nomination after 45 ballots. Supporters like Judge Bliss praise the move and predict Taft’s defeat, while others such as Carlos Bee and T M Paschal weigh Wilson’s chances and unity with Underwood’s withdrawal.
Medina Valley Irrigation company plans a two story stucco hotel in Natalie on the new irrigation town site between Lytle and Devine. Construction should take about two months with town streets and curbing also under way ahead of occupancy by October. The town honors Dr F S Pearson’s daughter Natalie and marks the first opened area on Medina lands. The article also notes election law questions about presidential electors and primary voting rules in Texas.
Texas voters must ratify the Democratic presidential electors chosen at the Houston convention in the July 27 primary. Assistant Attorney General Co E Mead advised Coleman County Democratic chairman T H Strong that ratification is necessary.
Telegraph wires strung along the San Antonio to Fowlerton route of the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf railroad. Heavy copper lines may serve telegraph or telephone use. Negotiations will explore commercial operation. Track work progresses from Fowlerton toward the Medina river bridge and then northward.
At tonight s regular semi monthly meeting the school board will consider buying 1000 adjustable desks for the new Prospect Hill school building. Bids were opened two weeks ago and samples were reviewed at the last meeting but action was postponed due to member absence. The aim is to have desks installed before the new term begins.
S. M. Foster, district attorney for the Thirteenth district, was found dead in his Wichita Falls office with a bullet wound and a revolver in his hand. He had suffered a past nervous collapse after a trial in which he prosecuted and never fully recovered. His widow survives.
The Pan American States association is organized in New York to promote Pan American trade and cooperation. Leading figures include F A Wurzback Judge Alton B Parker and Admiral George Dewey with a governors board from 23 states and Porto Rico. It plans permanent Pan American product exhibits and aims to improve information, unity, and transport links among Latin American and U S merchants.
Corpus Christi and Laredo mark the national holiday with a joint observance. The Windom revenue cutter arrives for a three day stay while Laredo fans prepare for a baseball game at League Park and a Thursday parade and Columbus ceremonies as the main events of the big celebration.
Corpus will host a band concert featuring ten ensembles and two baseball games against Laredo over two days. Officials expect at least 10,000 visitors, with many arriving on special excursion rates from San Antonio and Houston.
Prof. F M Bralley announces Louis Porter of Rockdale as special stenographer and H L Pharr of Sulphur as general clerk in the Texas Department of Public Instruction for July August and September. The extra help is provided by a legislative appropriation during the busy season.
Delegates from nearly every part of the United States gather in Boston for the 37th annual National Amateur Press association convention. The group focuses on amateur writing and the publication of papers and magazines for exchange among members.
Dockers at the Dunkirk port walked off the job in support of seamen on strike since June 18 over wage increases. The sympathy action halts port work as negotiations continue with navigation companies.
Hallettsville Texas July 3 Keller Cheney was severely stabbed in the face and neck in an affray Thursday night Frank Ballant was arrested on a charge of assault.
Florida mob hangs a young Black man named Will English after overpowering the jailer at Bradenton. He had been jailed for insulting a white girl. The mob shot at the jailer, then hanged English from a tree, amid a chaotic scene reported from Tampa.
J. C. Lindsey chief clerk of the department of agriculture tours North Texas and reports excellent crop prospects after heavy rains. Corn oats wheat and cotton benefit while farmers diversify crops as advocated by Commissioner Kane and Farmers' Institute lecturers.
The Colonial Trust Company of Hillsboro filed with the state department an amendment to its articles of incorporation seeking an increase of capital stock from 300000 to 500000 dollars. The certificate shows the total amount of the issue is subscribed and paid in.
The Hot Springs Liver Buttons claim to aid bowels and stomachs, tone the system, purify blood, improve skin, and banish blues. They are marketed for indigestion and nervous symptoms, with a free sample offer from Hot Springs Chemical Co. in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at 25 cents per box.
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