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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
7
A group of San Antonio attorneys publicly backs Andres Poy for District Clerk, praising his efficiency and system. The list includes many named local lawyers and officials, noting Poy’s Bexar County roots and historical service by his family to Texas.
Various items fill a page including a Dixie Shirt Waist Dance ad at W. O. W. Hall, a church speaker campaign by William D. Pshaw, and local business ads. A district court case against the Traction Company over damages is under advisement, plus a San Antonio Water Supply suit trial likely Thursday. An escaped convict captured near Sandro Ave is reported, plus camping trip notes on the Guadalupe River.
Charley Carr a former San Antonio baseball instructor and noted slugger from the Federal League is in Indianapolis on a business deal. He operates a sporting goods shop there manufacturing athletic paraphernalia and reports thriving business.
Advertisement notes bicycles and cycles available on easy payments from Tire and Cycle Co with unspecified terms and prices.
At the St Paul prohibition national convention delegates clashed over printing the platform draft before delegates receive copies. William Shaw of Boston backed immediate action but withdrew as uproar persisted. Governor Sulzer of New York arrived to speak for the cause. The draft urges nationwide prohibition and woman suffrage, opposes preparedness, and proposes trade reforms while criticizing both major parties over Mexico policy.
Yoakum officials change the annual South Texas fair from October 31 to October 4 through 7 in coordination with Flatonia to avoid conflicting dates. G H Harris of Cuero, organizer of the fifth annual event, will arrive Friday to begin preparations.
Yoakum City Manager Walter Lauder has ordered property owners to clean premises and eradicate breeding places for flies. They must put their properties in sanitary condition.
Chicago reports William Beattie longtime Moore family coachman mourns at James Hobart Moore funeral at Lake Geneva. Beattie lent Moore $2000 in lean times, later profited from Moore’s rise through steel ventures and investments worth over six figures, while remaining in service and honoring a lifelong friendship.
The San Antonio Buick Company of San Antonio filed its charter in the State Department today. Capital stock is $10,000. Incorporators are H. H. Bryant, L. J. Hausemann and E. T. Elmendorf.
Major General Bliss reports to the War Department that the New York National Guard division on the border is well sheltered and healthy with negligible sickness. He notes excellent rations and says only monotony from lacking variety components remains a concern as they secure proper food variety for the border climate. Louisiana troops move toward Donna, Texas, with Pennsylvania reinforcements to Glenn Springs. Corpus Christi authorities seek to host several thousand soldiers, touting bay bathing facilities and a suitable camp site on the shell beach.
By direction of the president First Lieutenant Swithin Chandler Medical Reserve Corps is honorably discharged Fort Bliss announced as permanent station Captain A Hyckman Signal Corps Leave of absence granted Captain Fpdward H Anderson Quartermaster Corps Second Lieutenant Ralph 58 Kimball Seventeenth Infantry will proceed.
Notices list officers assigned to Fort Sam Houston Fort Michie and Platteburg for duty and examinations with leaves of absence and adjutant assignments. A political quip notes enthusiasm for voting in the presidential primary.
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