Torchlight Parade Lineup Planned With Police Escort
The article outlines a large parade in Colquitt with mounted police at 7 30 leading from West Commerce and Casino streets. Governor Colquitt and party ride in carriages, followed by officials, labor unions, German Alliance groups, Italo American Young Men’s Club, and assembled citizens. Grand Marshal Tobin requires an assistant marshal for each group. Senator Claude Hudspeth to speak at Beethoven hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester HM
Terrefi
John W. Tobin
West Commerce and Casino Streets
C. B. Colquitt
Commerce Street
Alamo Streets
Market Street
Alamo Street
German Alliance
South Alamo Street
Young Man's Club
Goliad Street
Young Men’s Club
Tobin
Alamo and
Commerce Streets
Terrell
Claude E. Hudspeth
Beethoven Hall
Printers to Celebrate Fourth Anniversary in Corpus Christi
Special to The Light reports Typographical Union No. 528 will mark its fourth anniversary with a day trip to Ingleside and other points on Sunday. The celebration is sponsored by the union under the American Federation, with more than sixty five members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Ppographical Union No. 528
Ingle
Power America
Pearsall Residence Burns
A. J L. Curtis former county surveyor lost his residence and contents to a fire last night in Pearsall Texas. The house was unoccupied and the fire origin remains unknown. Only a small portion of the old goods was saved with insurance reported at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearsall
Tex
A. J L. Curtis
Pathfinder Nearing Houston
The highway pathfinders arrived at Wawasota Texas from College Station this morning finding crooked roads between the two points. No accidents delaying the trip yet. Pathfinders will be at Hempstead at noon and will stop in Houston tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
THE
Associated Press
Wawasota
Tex
Pathfinders
College Station
Hempstead
Postal Bank Opens in Corpus Christi Assistants Arrive
A. R. Butler and C. R. Burr inspectors of the postoffice department arrive to aid Postmaster Crabbe in inaugurating the new postal savings bank in Corpus Christi Texas. Banking features of the postal service will be started here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Bank Today
Corpus Christi
Tex
A. R. Butler
C. R. Burr
Postoffice Department
Crabbe
Postal Savings Bank
Postoffice
Postal Service
Grand Anti-Prohibition Barbecue at St. Hedwig
An invitation-led note announces a barbecue at St. Hedwig on Saturday July 16. It invites everyone to attend and mentions an advertisement style event listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Hedwig
Arenes Advertisement
Judge Mathewson’s cane broken after punishment
In New Haven Connecticut on July 14 Judge Mathewson’s silver mounted cane, a gift from the bar association, was broken after he handed it to a parent to discipline Willie Hunt who had stolen $8. The boy’s father carried out the punishment in an ante room, Willie promised to reform.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Mathewson
Willie Hunt
Willie
Bar Association
Little Willie
Brownsville Forms Deep Water Association
Brownsville Texas July 14 organization forms a Deep Water association as part of a coast wide movement for deep water ports. The group aims to improve local waterways to reduce transportation costs and boost Texas commerce and overland shipment reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep Water Association
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Negro acquitted in murder trial at Gonzales
Earl Strait, a black man, was tried in Gonzales district court on second degree murder charges. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty after a brief deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Tex
Earl Strait
Mrs Curtis to Speak for Statewide Prohibition in Gonzales
Mrs Nannie Webb Curtis will address an open air meeting on Tuesday night July 18 in Gonzales in favor of statewide prohibition. W T Bagbyger Hallettsville will speak Saturday evening on the square and again at the court house against the proposed amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Gonzales
Tex
Nannie Webb Curtis
W. T. Bagbyger Hallettsville
Court House
Caldwell County Gains Scholars
Lockhart Texas July 14 County Superintendent Joseph Hatchitt reports Caldwell county school enrollment at 6119 students across rural districts 4125 Lockhart independent district 660 Martindale county line independent district 5688 Max mill independent district 435 Luling independent district 361 A notable rise from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell County
Lockhart
Tex
Joseph Hatchitt
Martindale County Line
Maxwell
Luling
United States Sends Gunboat to Haiti Amid Revolt
The U S government ordered the gunboat Petrel from Guantanamo Cuba to Cape Haitien due to a serious revolutionary movement in Northern Haiti threatening American interests. The dispatch was announced in Washington on July 14 via the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Associateid Press
Washington
United States
Petrel
Guantanamo
Cuba
Cape Haitien
Survivors Tally Horrors From Porcupine Mine Disaster
Toronto reports survivors recount new deaths and near misses after the Porcupine disaster. A Dome mine survivor, R H Webber, escaped by wading into a lake, watched many drown, and saw 400 in the water. Others chased flames, saved currency, and carried on with grim losses and rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
Porcupine
North Country
Golden City
Pottsville
R. H. Webber
Lockport
N. Y
Dome
J. J. Noss
Reno
Nev
A. H. Crampton
Joseph Healy
Imperial Mines
George Lisk
West Dome
Lisk
Forest fire conditions improve in Northern Michigan
Bay City dispatch reports greatly better fire conditions in Northern Michigan with Tawas Onaway and Tower safe for now. Berryville near Vanderbilt is said to be almost wiped out and seven deaths are confirmed with additional losses feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bay City
Mich
Michigan
Tawas
Onaway
Tower
Berryville
Vanderbilt
Postpone Conference With Yoakum Until Next Week
A scheduled conference between B. F. Yoakum and a Chamber of Commerce committee was not held due to a time mix up. Yoakum went to the golf links and will return to San Antonio mid next week to discuss plans. He offered a tentative proposal for a road from Brady to San Antonio if Fredericksburg and San Antonio each subscribe 100000 in bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Yoakum
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Yoakum
San Antonio
Brady
Rockdale Fair Opens With Grand Parade in Rockdale
The Rockdale Farmer's fourth annual fair opened with a prestigious parade from City Hall to the grounds. Ed R. Kane, agriculture commissioner, formally opened the fair as the town showcased elaborate decorations. Merchants and citizens contributed decorated floats amid hot, dry weather and record attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockdale
Tex
Fair Association
Ed R. Kane
Commissioner of Agriculture
First Chinese cruiser launched in Barrow yard
London July 14 report the first cruiser for China's modern navy under the program adopted last year was launched at Barrow in Furness. The 2450 ton vessel is turbine powered with 20 knots speed and armament headed by six inch guns.
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Associated Press
London
China
Barrow-in-Furness
Prohibition Address Questioned By Campaign Manager
Tom Ball, Fort Worth campaign manager for the pro side, says not all signatures on the anti prohibition address released this morning in the Record are genuine. The document urged defeating statewide prohibition, charging leaders with fanaticism and intolerance and was signed by prominent men from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Tom Ball
The
Pros
Cat Nurses Young Skunks in Brockton Tale
Susie the cat owned by Walter Belcher in Brockton Mass gave birth to kittens weeks ago and, after being sold briefly to admirers, returned with two young skunks. The cat now treats the skunks as her own and Belcher allows them to stay under her care.
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Susie
Walter ©. Belcher
Mr. Belcher
Brockton
Mass
New York Herald
Spry 81 Year Old Inmate Skips Rope 21 Times
Miss Sue Voorhees resident of the Old Ladies Home shows remarkable vitality by skipping a rope 21 times for her 81st birthday. Friends recall she previously skipped 40 times last year and she has lived at the home twelve years as a noted pedestrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Voorhees
Old Ladies
New York Herald
Miss Voorhees
Cotton Worm Ravages Return Prompt Poison Reactions
In Victoria Texas on July 14 large shipments of poison like London purple and Paris green arrive to combat cotton moths. The pest again ravages the area after six to seven years, causing alarm and prompting urgent extermination efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Tex
London
First Bale of the Season Raised at Kent Kenedy
G B Hill of a few miles west of Kent Kenedy Texas brought in the first bale of the season. It was strict middling and weighed 632 pounds. The bale was sold to J L Bain. G P Jones aimed it.
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Kent
Kenedy
Tex
G. B. Hill
J. L. Bain
G. P. Jones
Grants Discharged in Bankruptcy by Judge T. Maxey
Judge T. Maxey of the federal district court granted discharge in bankruptcy to Paul Basille of this city this morning. The March petition shows total liability of 2580 and a judgment for damages in the Thirty-Seventh district court for injuries to Elizabeth S. Kampmann. Assets list includes machinery and tools worth 4 and household goods at 20, total 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. 8. Maxey
Federal District Court
Paul Basille
Thirty-seventh District Court
Elizabeth S. Kampmann
Basille
Flag Flies Over Consulate At San Antonio Hotel
Alfred Lanner proprietor of the Bexar hotel serves as French consular agent for the San Antonio district. A Bastille Day flag ceremony marks July 14 1789 as a symbol of French liberty with the tri color raised over the hotel in patriotic commemoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastile
France
Bexar
Alfred Lanner
San Antonio
Lanner
Four Deaths From Cholera Reported in New York
New York on July 14 reports two more deaths from cholera among recent immigrants, bringing the total since the Mediterranean port outbreak to four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Mediterranean
Burned to Death of Merchant in Covington
Memphis reports John A. Matthews a young Memphis merchant burned to death in his apartment above a general store near Covington Tenn. Fire spread quickly before discovery and Matthews body was badly charred. His brother co-owns the store and both men operated the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
John A. Matthews
Tabernacle
Covington
Matthews
Quiet July wedding united Mary Dunn and G H Niemeyer
In Yoakum Texas on Wednesday night at 8 o'clock Mrs Mary Dunn and G H Niemeyer were married by Judge H L Wade at the old Niemeyer homestead. They will reside there.
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Yoakum
Tex
Mary Dunn
G. H. Niemeyer
H. L. Wade
Niemeyer Homestead
Texas railroad auditors meet at Galvez Hotel
The bi monthly gathering of the Association of Texas Railroad Auditors and Accountants convened at the Hotel Galvez Galveston on July 14 with J W Terry of San Antonio presiding. An almost empty docket gave way to industry concerns as most Texas lines were represented and the session proceeded toward completion this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Association of Texas Railroad Auditors and Accountants
Hotel Galvez
J. W. Terry
San Antonio
Texas
Prohibition Protest Aims at Government Property Saloons
Temperance societies in Washington plan to urge Congress to pass prohibitory legislation after liquor sales continued on government owned property. The government recently purchased blocks for federal buildings while some structures housed saloons. Treasury limits leases but sales may continue until Congress acts.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Treasury Department
Texarkana Firms Form $100,000 Metal Plant Incorporation
Texarkana Texas July 14 Ten Nison Bros incorporated their metal working plants here and in Houston for 100000 dollars. Both plants will be expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texarkana
Tex
Tennison Bros
Houston
Hammond Returns From Coronation Voyage
John Hays Hammond, special American ambassador to the coronation, arrived in New York aboard the Lusitania. His secretary stated Hammond would not become the next ambassador to Germany.
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Germany
Associated Press
New York
John Hays Hammond
Lusitania
Hammond
Jury Still Out in McCue Murder Trial at McKinney
The McCue murder trial jury remained out this afternoon after retiring on Wednesday afternoon in McKinney Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckinney, Tex
McCue
No Arrest in Murder of Felipe Gloria
No arrests have been made in the killing of Felipe Gloria found with his head battered in front of his residence at 806 South Pecos Street Wednesday night. The family suspects revenge while police say a clue exists but not enough evidence for an arrest.
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Felipe Gloria
Pecos Street
Quarrel at Crosby Street Leaves Woman Wounded
Early morning quarrel at 217 Crosby Street ends with Mattie Edwards suffering from serious razor wounds and Allie Watson at large. Edwards hospitalized. Watson fled and is being hunted by police after the attack. The dispute started over a trivial matter.
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Crosby Street
Mattie Edwards
City Hospital
Allie Watson
Watson
Fort Stockton’s Mart Adams Among Gunter Friends
Mart Adams of Fort Stockton Texas joins longtime friends at the Gunter with a warm reunion and shared memories from past gatherings.
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Mart Adams
Fort Stockton, Tex
The
Gunter
Obituary for Lewis Goodman 73 in San Antonio, Texas
Lewis Goodman 73 died Thursday in Omena Michigan after illness. He moved to Michigan with his wife seeking health two weeks ago from San Antonio. Survived by wife, daughters Mrs. Frank Goldfrank and Mrs. John Goldfrank of New York, Mrs. Meyer Collat of Palestine, sons Hugo and Leon Goodman, two nieces Mrs. John Pfeiffer and Mrs. Sidney Pfeiffer. Born in Germany, he came to San Antonio from San Francisco 26 years ago. He led the L Goodman Grocery company and belonged to Harmony club and Jewish societies. Leon brought the body back for burial. funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Goodman
Lewis Goodman
Omena
Michigan
John Pfeiffer
Sidney Pfeiffer
San Antonio
San Francisco
L. Goodman Grocery Company
Harmony Club
Leon Goodman
North
Mrs Adeline Armstrong Dies At 75 In Goliad County
Mrs Adeline Armstrong aged 75 died at her home on the Goliad road five miles east of the city on Thursday afternoon at 4 o clock. She leaves a husband three sons and two daughters. A native of Ohio she had lived in the county thirty five years. Funeral services were held at the residence at 8 this evening with Rev B D Greer officiating and burial followed at City Cemetery No 3.
Campbell Girl Dies at Home in Campbell Family
Eight year old Helen Campbell died Thursday morning at her parents home 547 Porter street. Interment followed in the Anchor Masonic cemetery at 5 o clock that afternoon.
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Campbell
Helen Campbell
Porter Street
Anchor Masonic Cemetery
First Bale at Poth Marks 1911 Cotton Season
Poth, a German settlement near Floresville, Texas, ginned the second bale of 1911 cotton for Wilson county and the first for the town. The 500 pound bale brought 15 cents per pound. Poth now has two gins with one recently completed, and operations expected to begin soon.
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Poth
Floresville
Tex
Wilson County
Square Deal Oil declares 20 percent dividend
Bay City Texas July 14 The Square Deal Oil company board declares a monthly cash dividend of 20 percent. The company holds fields near Markham. An order was approved to sink another well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square Deal
Bay City
Tex
Square Deal Oil Company
Markham
Fort Worth Power and Light Incorporation Chartered
Fort Worth Power and Light company with $3 560 000 capital was chartered by the secretary of state today and will operate in and around Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Fort Worth Power and Light Company
Fort Worth
Wells Fargo Names San Antonio Headquarters Officer
Wells Fargo official G. A. Taft announces a new San Antonio headquarters for the company and names C. N. Campbell of Los Angeles as the new superintendent. Campbell, currently Fargo’s general agent in Los Angeles, will start August 1. Changes include H. A. Heyeck moving to Houston as general agent and FE. L. Montgomery transferring from Waco to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells-Fargo
G. A. Taft
Wells-Fargo Express Company
San Antonio
C. N. Campbell
Los Angeles
Campbell
Fargo Company
H. A. Heyeck
Houston
FE. L. Montgomery
Waco
Sharp Tilt in the Sugar Investigation
Washington July 14 The House sugar trust committee hears Frank C Lowry of the Federal Sugar Refining Co and Rep Malloy of New York clash over tariff effects on sugar prices Malloy cites year rates to show prices rise despite tariff cuts and Lowry defends price factors Three Louisiana cane growers Dimond Wilkinson and Burgiere testified as the first witnesses from the cane sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Frank C. Lowry
Federal Sugar Refining Company
Representative Malloy
New York
House “Sugar Trust
Lowry
Malloy
Malby
Federal
United States
Louisiana
John Dimond
Theo, Wilkinson
J. B. Burgiere
Plan Good Roads From Coast To Coast
Washington July 14 with nearly 15000 miles of interurban and trunk line highways planned across the country drivers could soon traverse from Atlantic to Pacific from British Columbia to Mexico and from Canada to Florida if all projects are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Mexico
Canada
Florida
Nervous Prostration Cured by Samuels Treatment
Mrs Hogar Tunstall of Fernwood Plantation near Victoria Mississippi suffered a severe nervous prostration. After two weeks of using a colorless fluid applied through the eyes she reports renewed energy and strength. Samuels Systematic Treatment is sold by leading druggists with a free booklet available from Samuels Sales Co. Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuels
Samuels Sales Co
Kansas City
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