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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1913
Page
2
Report from Houston details E B Brogan an elderly mail carrier contracting a severe DC poison illness from handling United States mail. He endured ulcers, quit work, and improved after Vitalitas salve and internal liquid were used though full healing took time.
An American citizen, Francisco Marti, was arrested in Colombia on suspicion of espionage and is being held for transport to Piedras Negras. The report notes heightened tensions around Clova as forces prepare for possible engagement near Mon.
In a July skirmish at Zaragossa near Juarez 600 federal forces led by General Inez Salazar pushed 400 Constitutionalists back several miles and seized ammunition war horses and equipment. Martial law tightened with travel limits between El Paso and Juarez and orders to guard international crossings. General Villa camps with about 2000 men near Casas Grandes ten miles south of Columbus Mexico.
In Bhagle Pass Texas on July 7 the Constitutionalist rulers announce the creation of seven army corps to operate in restricted zones within the republic. General Carranza issues decree ordering designations and deployment to support the campaign.
Washouts near Vanegas on the National Railway halt service to Saltillo for several days. Traffic from San Luis Potosi to Tampico also interrupted due to a washout beyond Cardenas. Government reports federal victories at several points as Zapata forces hold back.
Refugees report Guaymas under heavy bombardment on July 4 as state troops man three captured Mexican federal cannons and shell the gulf town. Tampico shells Empalme and an American club house, with no American injuries. federal forces blamed for atrocities amid renewed Constitutionalist activity in Sinaloa. Military trains run only between Piedras and San Blas.
The Kuhn brothers James S. and W. S. Kuhn hold top posts in American Waterworks and Guarantee Company and control extensive interests in irrigation, banking, traction, coal, and water power ventures across Pennsylvania and beyond. They chair and direct numerous firms including First National Banks, Colonial Trust, Pittsburgh Bank for Savings, and United Coal Company, with roles spanning presidents, directors, and vice presidents. Their influence extends to West Pennsylvania Traction and Water Power, Twin Falls North Side Land and Water, Sacramento Valley Irrigation, and Westinghouse Electric among others, marking wide industrial reach.
The First Second National Bank of Pittsburg lists officers including W. B. Kuhn and J. M. Young. It notes W. B. Kuhn also serves as VP of the American Waterworks and Guarantee Company, a major U S waterworks operator chartered in 1882 with about 5 million in capital. The firm controls more than forty plants nationwide and has strong interests in irrigation and electric ventures.
Washington reports First National Bank of McKeesport Pa closed its doors as secretary McAdoo learns of the action. The Pittsburg Second National faced a $2,145,000 reserve deficit on June 4 and signs point to consolidation and depositor safeguards. London’s homeless count nears 22,000 with lodging tickets partially reducing embankment and street activity. New York opens a granite post office at a cost of 36.6 million, with vast space, bricks, steel and glass usage totals.
The remark arrives amid widespread mockery with more than fifty thousand people expressing that the face is the ugliest seen. The statement captures a public reaction emphasizing the striking ugliness across ages.
Yesterday in San Antonio nine dogs were shot by police or culled by owners amid rabies fears and illness reports. Notable incident involved a dog believed hydrophobic near J. J. Chambers at 138 Hicks Avenue, which attacked a fire horse and people before being killed. Several other dogs acting oddly were killed or restrained. no other injuries reported.
Seven new lawyers, six from San Antonio, have qualified to hang out their shingles and write the letters Atty. Their achievement marks the latest cohort to join the bar, signaling rising legal expertise in the city.
County commissioners traveled as a group to John Hoffman place on Culebra road to discuss extending macadamizing to county limits. Residents signaled willingness to contribute up to 2500 dollars toward a fund while officials seek terms to start work soon.
On motion by the railroad, Palestine's suit to stop moving the International and Great Northern general offices to Houston has been transferred to Rusk for an impartial hearing. The case will be set for the fall term of court.
Members of the Y. M. C A Forum a literary and debating club will hold their semi annual banquet next Monday night at the Menger Hotel. The Forum has an active membership of twenty young men. The banquet will mark the close of the year’s work with weekly meetings discontinued until September.
In Houston on July 7, no receivers will be appointed for the Beaumont Sour Lake and Orange Northwestern railways pending federal court actions over the New Orleans Texas and Mexico line where A D Lightner was named receiver last Saturday. Frank Andrews expected to take charge of the first two lines. Andrews says Brownsville administration will be independent and economical. Also announced: Civil Service examinations in Washington for shop apprentice and stenographic clerk with salaries from 480 to 900 dollars annually.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for an assistant in cooperative organization accounting, men only, to be held August 4 1913. Vacancy in the Office of Markets, Department of Agriculture, Washington DC. Applicants must be between twenty five and forty four. Apply at once.
The column lists numerous birth notices for families in Maryville including the Smiths Huff Millers Vanns Stowe Brands Allen Mason Gervin and Garcia with dates and addresses. It likewise notes Maryville Mo claims the most expensive liquor business with two saloons paying 16809 annual licenses and a police presence on premises to enforce age restrictions. A novelty powder puff box contains a hidden music box that plays while the lid remains open.
President Wilson announced nominations including Frederic Courtland Penfield as ambassador to Austria and Hubert L. Bolen as collector of internal revenue for the district of Oklahoma in Washington on June 7.
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