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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1912
Page
4
Local ad lists baseball gloves mitts bats and 300 pieces left at reduced prices. Stove and oil stove items with multiple models and prices shown along with garden hoses and white cotton hose options. Sale runs all week with window displays highlighting goods.
Victor Morris Smith Jr a Stanford student and world amateur speed record holder was killed near Palo Alto when his Curtiss biplane overturned in a gust while returning from a ten mile exhibition flight. He was in his second year studying civil engineering. His father works as traffic manager for Western Meat Co in San Francisco. Indian government cites Delhi project costs from 20 million to 70 million dollars.
Beacon Hill Baptist in San Antonio features a $10,000 modern church building with a 450 seat auditorium, opera chairs, and a domed roof with skylights. Sunday school superintendent J W Clayton oversees 15 graded classes as members give by means, not obligation, with candy nickels used by children to donate.
An advertisement guarantees a 60 day risk trial of a Cluthe Truss with waterproof design and auto massaging feature. It claims to strengthen ruptured parts, relieve pain, and enables normal activity while curing. A free cloth bound book on rupture is offered with patient testimonials and operation risks.
The first pastor was Rev. T. M. Thomas who filled the pulpit until about a year ago. The present pastor is Rev. E. M. Lewis. Deacons are T. J. Griffith (chairman) G. B. Mitchell A. V. Ford W. P. Wickline and J. W. Clayton.
Burglars entering the vacant home of the late Dr. Russell Caffery on Carson Street fled in a recently registered touring car. Police chased the suspects, but they escaped leaving the auto and a hat behind. No trace of the men was found after hours of search. Ownership of the car could not be established due to missing recent numbers.
President Taft will not take the stump this fall and will remain in Washington issuing occasional statements. He declined Minnesota State Agricultural Society’s invitation to attend the state fair and may only do brief visits to large eastern cities in October. He also declined to attend the Mayflower Descendants meeting in Plymouth on September 5.
An LA Tribune piece examines luck as a label for complex cause and effect. A young man loses a new straw hat to a gust and an oncoming car, prompting reflection on whether success is due to luck or a chain of circumstances.
A mothers organization leads a city wide campaign against the San Antonio school board plan to lengthen daily sessions. More than half of local parents endorse shorter hours with Mexican mothers citing work commitments as a key reason. A board vote is expected at the next meeting, contingent on Superintendent Lukin's availability.
Col R M Wynne superintendent of the Confederate Home in Austin Texas is reported slightly better tonight He has regained consciousness Dr Earnest Stephens son in law said after consulting with the doctors that there remains a chance for his recovery
Citizens' league executives met at 128 Soledad street to plan voter turnout for the July 27 primaries. A. H. Jones presided as teams commit to two hours daily visiting voters, with ward and precinct meetings to follow.
Eddie Vyvial a 13 year old suspect in a stabbing case escaped jail this morning as the jailer escorted Frank Jahn to sign a bond. Vyvial fled into woods and led officers on a two mile chase before being recaptured. Jahn charged with assault to murder Ed Ellinston was released on a $1000 bond as Ellinston, seriously injured, was taken to Houston for treatment.
The Woman's Municipal League of Boston plans a sanitary city market near Copley Square near multiple streetcar lines. It will use non absorbent dust proof materials and modern facilities for handling foods. The league will control food sources and quality led by Mrs T J Bowker with Theresa Norton conducting investigations.
In Texas two attorney general opinions clash over placing presidential electors on the July primary ballot. Lane says electors have no place on the ballot and would violate law. Mead counters that electors must be voted for in the primary to bind November pledges and must appear on the official ballot.
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