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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
1
The Corn Exchange Bank, a major New York City bank with many branches, was granted membership in the Federal Reserve system today in a late breaking development from Washington D C.
London report confirms Col. Percy Wilfred Machell was killed in action in France. He leaves a widow who is the cousin of the German emperor by birth as a daughter of the late Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
A London Unionist gathering at the Carlton Club presided by A Bonar Law discussed terms of the proposed Irish settlement. Attendees included Marquis of Lansdown Lord Robert Cecil and Sir Edward Carson. Some delegates opposed the agreement, but the party is understood to accept the settlement overall.
Two guardsmen who refused the federal oath at Columbus will face a general court martial at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio as recommended. The remaining accused will be tried at Columbus. Reports from the interior said Villa agents are recruiting for service against American troops.
London July 7 The board of trade reports June imports at 11,027,000 and exports at 14,041,000. Exports exceed July 1914 by 7,000,000, marking a wartime-era shift from the last prewar month.
Three hundred fifty acres at Llano Grande near Mercedes will be cleared and piped with water to serve as a national guard camp. Nebraska and Indiana troops are expected next week, with several other states' units to join.
Russians advance in the lower Styr region occupy two villages and a railway station, continuing the offensive and expanding control in the area.
Senate foreign relations committee agreed to bring up next Wednesday Senator Martine's resolution urging President Wilson to press Britain to grant a stay of execution for Sir Roger Casement.
Judge John C. Rose in Baltimore signed a final decree in the U.S. District Court anti trust action against the American Can Company. He denied the government's bid to dissolve the company and dismissed the defendant's motion to dismiss the case.
Asbury Park N J July 7 summer resorts along the New Jersey coast organized motor boat patrols to protect bathers from man eating sharks. Crews are armed with rifles after two bathers were killed in attacks one yesterday and one Sunday. Bathing is at a low ebb as some beaches are enclosed with wire netting.
Washington July 7 Senate action allows import of tick infected cattle from Mexico Central and South America and Caribbean to US areas below the southern quarantine line following the Broussard amendment to the Agricultural bill.
Congressmen from Texas including Gaines press to block terms in the House, aiming to deny Senate amendment on disease rules for cattle. Debate centers on quarantines and potential entry of foot and mouth disease, drawing opposition from Cattle Raisers Association and National Live Stock Association. Support comes from Senators Underwood Broussard and others who argue current law favors Texas cattlemen.
The executive committee outlined plans for a Southern Series in Class AA. Clubs listed include New Orleans Birmingham Dallas Atlanta Memphis Houston and Knoxville. The winner advances to the Northern Series semifinals.
The Alabama mobilization camp is under several inches of water with at least twenty five men sent to hospitals early today threatened with pneumonia. Soldiers were told to find shelter in Montgomery but few rooms were available. An appeal prompted homes to open to them as phenomenal rains flood the Tallapoosa and upper Alabama rivers. Clanton reports 11.23 inches of rain and Autauga creek water flows through Prattville streets.
The Department of Agriculture reports better growing conditions in June. It forecasts winter and spring wheat at 759 million bushels, oats at 1.317 billion, corn at 2.866 billion, potatoes at 369 million, and tobacco likely to set a record crop.
Secretary Daniels sent a Senate report on target practice efficiency of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets for 1915 16. Admiral Mayo set the grading standard to inform ships of their work. Atlantic battleships Arkansas Georgia New York Texas rated excellent. others varied from good to poor across Delaware New Hampshire Rhode Island Wyoming Nebraska New Jersey Louisiana South Carolina Utah Florida Kansas Michigan Virginia. Pacific cruiser San Diego rated excellent. Senate referred the report to the Naval Affairs committee.
The German ship Indra began unloading a Chilean nitrate cargo valued at 1 million dollars in New York. Arrived September 1914 with 125 thousand dollars worth, price surged due to explosive manufacture demand. Ship diverted from Dunkirk to avoid capture as war raged.
Edward B. McLean filed proceedings in the District of Columbia courts to contest the will of his father John R. McLean owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Washington Post. John R. McLean died several weeks ago leaving a large estate.
A wireless message from the American steamer Georgia prompted a New Orleans tug to rush to assist the Baltimore schooner Ips. The note said the City of Baltimore was dismasted forty-two miles east from South Pass. No further details or advisories followed. The Ips, owned in Tampa with seven crew, was reported by the marine register.
The Galveston Pirates open a four game home stand at League Park this Saturday with a double header Sunday and a rest day Monday. The Nags visit July 23 and 24 for two games before a road stretch to August 10. Jakey Atz may play for the Pirates in a new lineup.
The note records the first game in San Antonio with batteries Dickson and Jenkins, Stewart and Cook. Umpire Vitter is named. Second game details are incomplete, listing numbers and cities Galveston Shreveport without full context.
In this fragmented box score page from baseball history, listings show AL at Washington with Plank Chapman Johnson Ainsmith and more, plus matchups at Boston New York Philadelphia and Detroit. The chaotic OCR notes include battery pairs Coveleskie Stanage and Myers Meyers and team pairs Wolfgang Schalk Mogridge Nunamak with scattered scores and innings indicators.
The War Office reports Komarov Grady and Manevitchi railway station now in Russian hands west of Czartorisk as Germans reinforce to halt the advance toward Kovel. Manevitchi station lies fourteen miles west of Czartorisk. Komarow and Grady lie southwest of Czartorisk. Berlin notes a German retirement in this region.
H B Osgood of Chicago was chosen president of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of America with Rev L R Scarborough of Texas as vice president. In a Mexican situation address Rev J B Cranfill of Dallas said Texans favored American intervention and pushed for Bullets and Bibles as tools against Mexico.
In a fragmented National League listing, batter and pitcher pairings are shown for games across Pittsburg St Louis Cincinnati Chicago and Brooklyn with various combinations of players such as Hoodoomes Anderson Rariden Jacobs Wilson Alexander Killifer Meadow Pfeffer McCarty Wingo and others. The text indicates multiple at bats and team matchups with unclear scoring details.
A Louisville and Nashville railroad bridge across Escambia Bay near Pensacola was washed away during Wednesday's storm. The three mile long span disrupts eastward train service to Pensacola for several weeks. Tallahassee reports the loss.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed increases in freight rates on rice and rice products from Texas and Louisiana in interstate shipments through Galveston and Houston until November 7, 1916.
Information from The Hague reports weeks of friction as major German cities challenge the central purchasing bureau by buying food and household items independently. Cologne Dresden Chemnitz and others have contracts with Holland to secure supplies without central approval.
Rear Admiral W K Caperton, then in charge of the cruiser squadron in Haiti and Santo Domingo waters, was selected to succeed Admiral Winslow as commander of the Pacific fleet upon Winslow’s retirement July 29 due to age. New York regiments head for Mission Texas as Whitman asks War Department to send three more regiments to the border.
Jack Dillon has accepted a challenge to fight Battling Levinsky in a 15 round contest at Baltimore on July 14, announced in Indianapolis. The bout pits the two welterweight rivals against each other with both camps confirming the match.
Chicago reports Charles Herzog manager and shortstop of the Reds will join the Cubs for a large sum plus one or two players. Details of the price are not disclosed.
Memphis club sells outfielder Kelly to Galveston in a league transaction reported from Memphis Tennessee. The move secures a new player for the Galveston roster as of July 7.
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