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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1913
Page
3
A long discussion on Texas 9 30 pm closing law, its impact on saloons, cafes, and hotels, and the mood of proprietors. Some blame tighter rules for losses, while others praise regulation and elevated standards. Citizens observe doors locked at 10 pm, with varied reactions among patrons and workers.
Birmingham, Alabama, moves to erect a monument to T. R. by public subscription. The design is undecided and cartoonists from The Dight offer several ideas. The city intends recognition while the subject is living, inviting broad community participation.
Secretary of State Bryan published President Wilson's peace proposals with a new third proposition. It argues that if England and the United States near war and agree to preserve armament limits, the US would be released from its restraint if Japan threatened the US. The plan notes potential evasion by other nations and outlines a one year cooling off period with an international five member commission.
San Antonio tailor Robert Augustus Bower married his bride in Brooklyn after four days together. In Chicago the family planned a February ceremony but were moved to wed July 8 at the LaSalle Hotel. Elmo Linton and Pearl Bower were then married in Chicago with relatives present.
New British Museum volume presents translations of four ancient Coptic manuscripts from Upper Egypt. It includes apocryphal texts such as the Book of the Resurrection attributed to Bartholomew the Apostle and a life of Pachomius, with plates and a tenth or eleventh century source.
Prominent Colonel William B. Hamilton and his daughter Mrs. Lizzette H. Bauman will be buried in Confederate and local civic ceremonies at their family home and cemetery. Ministers from Westminster Presbyterian and San Antonio Female College lead services with extensive list of honorary and active bearers. An additional notice covers Mrs. Hattie Reichman to be interred in Hallettsville after services at a synagogue. A light World World item notes a New Milford man injuring his own corn with a gun misfire.
A cosmopolitan young man named Joseph Gronberg stowed aboard the France as a first class passenger, escaped detection during a storm, and later admitted his ruse at Ellis Island. He faces deportation after being linked to a prior stowaway case on another liner. Also noted are a Cuban returnee party, a septuagenarian Manchurian-like figure, and a restaurant ad among varied items.
New York reports Dr. Charles Choy, claimed as the oldest Chinese man in the world at 149 years, arriving at the Battery yesterday according to his own account.
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