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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
1
Severe flooding cuts rail service with Sexans left homeless after tracks washed away. A Katy passenger was reported stranded, and about 300 riders are affected by the disruption as service is abandoned.
Floodwaters from heavy rains inundate Greenville Texas subsuming lowlands and destroying livestock including horses cattle and hogs. Sabine River swells to record levels as bridges wash out leaving trains stranded and a relief drive under way for displaced residents. Former State Senator Cannon and five others reach the chautauqua platform after wading through floodwaters.
Texas experience heavy rains over the last two days with over one inch in most areas. Only Hunt County reports severe crop damage, estimated at 1 million dollars. Panhandle and Southwest Texas reports say crops are in excellent condition. rainfall ranged from one to three inches in Ennis Terrells Pilot Point Mt. Vernon Mexia and many other towns.
The latest Japanese note supplementary to the June 4 rejoinder on the California alien land law protest was delivered today to Secretary Bryan by Ambassador Chinda. It elaborates on points from the rejoinder.
For San Antonio and vicinity unsettled at 8 a m. City temperatures: St Louis 76 with SE wind eight miles per hour and highs today and tonight. Chicago 78 clear eight mph S. Milwaukee 72 partly cloudy 12 mph SW. St Paul 72 clear 10 mph SW with rain Friday. Kansas City 78 clear eight mph S hot today cooler Friday. New York 78 clear ten mph NE with highs today and Friday. Boston 74 clear five mph E with continued high temperatures. Washington 76 clear eight mph NE with continued highs.
J A Lieck 51 a prosperous Real road district farmer 12 miles from San Antonio collapsed and died on horseback. Coroner Justice Fisk ruled death from heart disease after neighbors searched through the night. He had spent the day arranging calf sales and returned home to ride out. Funeral this afternoon at Hermann Sons Cemetery Seguin road. surviving wife Mrs Lieck who came from Germany six months ago.
Palestine Texas July 3 The Anderson county prohibition election draws intense interest with claims of negro domination as an issue. It is reported many negroes will abstain from voting.
The article extols newspaper advertising as a universal messenger, penetrating homes, offices, and banks. It argues ads in THE LIGHT are welcomed in morning and Sunday editions, reaching thousands of households simultaneously and reliably, day after day regardless of weather.
Henry B. Martin testifies before the Senate lobby committee that David Lamar drew the steel trust investigation resolution and that Martin helped recruit Stanley of Kentucky to introduce it. He declines to name members of the so called anti trust league and says the group spent about fifty thousand dollars while aiding various government probes into armor, railroad, coal, steel, and elevator trusts.
Martin testified that lobbying for armor plate contracts included the Navy League with J. P. Morgan Jr and Herbert Satterlee of Morgan & Co as interested parties. He said continued lobbying caused the United States to spend hundreds of millions on obsolete ships and useless armor. The committee recessed until 4 30 p m.
M. L. Lockwood once named the original president of the Anti-trust League in a Senate probe is highlighted in eastern Oklahoma. He has long worked to break up the supposed Oklahoma oil monopoly and has visited Oklahoma Legislature sessions on oil legislation. His Tulsa, Oklahoma home is noted.
The Medina Irrigation Company reservoir reaches about 62 feet with the gauge near sixty two. Water climbs two to seven tenths of a foot per day as the pool extends seven to eight miles upstream and spreads in the valley. Officials hope rainfall will further raise the reservoir given soaked ground.
Former King Manuel of Portugal will wed Princess Augustine Victoria daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern. Civil ceremony planned for September 3 with the religious service on September 4 in Sigmaringen Germany.
Marcel G. Brindejonc des Moulinais ended his 3100 mile journey in Villa Coublay France after departing The Hague on June 10. He flew via Berlin Warsaw St. Petersburg and returned through Stockholm Copenhagen Hamburg to The Hague. He was greeted by the sovereigns of Russia Sweden Denmark and Holland.
The San Antonio Light presents the AP Leased Wire Day report featuring nationwide and international happenings. Includes general news from multiple domains and a large local coverage supplement.
A 9 inch well at New Somerset yielded about 15 barrels of oil with strong indications of higher flow. Driller J R Bondurant reports the test will continue to determine paying capacity at 930 feet or deeper to 1100 feet. Additional wells near the gusher and Mitchells Lake aim for 1100 to 1500 feet as plans foretell leases. A large barbecue tomorrow will gather farmers and landowners to discuss development.
A 9 inch Brimery well attracts attention from large oil interests. A Boston man reportedly leased thousands of acres and plans to drill once commercial quantities are proven. The move signals added push to territory development and investor interest.
John O'Brien once a soccer football standout at Columbia University reappears in Van Buren Arkansas claiming weariness from wealth drove his three year disappearance. He works as an assistant railway engineer earning 1500 dollars yearly and says he will return home once he proves himself. His mother was informed and a nationwide search had been conducted.
Seven non union ice plants in Cincinnati were seized by order of Mayor Hunt and opened by the board of health to relieve strike induced suffering. Striking engineers and firemen ran the plants under union direction while manufacturers denounced the move and took no steps to reclaim property. The Cincinnati Ice Company sought an injunction to stop trespass, action deferred.
Radical changes in department publications will replace technical bulletins with a journal of research produced jointly by the department and agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The magazine will be issued monthly or oftener and will consolidate research findings and practical advances.
City Engineer Pancoast faced questions as critics argued he lacked specifications for the Denver Boulevard project yet still prepared an estimate of 24718 dollars. Alderman Fincham and others say the San Pedro hill specs were supposedly reused, though Denver Boulevard lacks a rock foundation, adding to the controversy.
Bulletin from Bucharest notes King Charles orders general mobilization of Roumania as Balkan tensions escalate. Reports from Belgrade indicate Servia plans war against Bulgaria at Uskup, with conflicting claims of Bulgarian advances toward Saloniki and Greek victories. Bulgaria issues ultimatums to Servia and Greece demanding halt within 24 hours.
Belgrade reports Tuesday fighting left Bulgarians abandoning batteries and rifles with heavy casualties. Servians say about 1000 Bulgarian prisoners were taken while Bulgaria suffered 800 dead and 1800 wounded. Front dispatches claim 4000 Bulgarians surrendered with 2009 Serbians killed or wounded.
The Servian Red Cross reports heavier losses in Macedonia as conflict with Bulgarians continues. A telegram to the Swiss Red Cross requests doctors and nurses to the front, noting 3000 wounded brought from the lines and ongoing fighting.
Greek forces halted Bulgarian guns and broke the lines in a July battle at Kilkish. Greek artillery silenced Bulgarian guns and infantry penetrated defenses, driving Bulgarian troops from the Kilkish plain in Saloni ki.
Sofia authorities deny Belgrade claims of Servian victory. Bulgarian troops repelled the Servians and captured villages on the Zlatnvoskarur. orders to cease fire were issued and Bulgarians returned to previous positions. Servians reportedly suffered heavy losses.
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