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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
5
An investment house argues for first mortgage real estate bonds yielding 6 percent, backed by real estate appraisals, state Banking Department approval, and a $1 million capital base. The firm promises safety, semiannual interest, and a 1 percent handling charge, offering a booklet on methods safeguarding investors.
The body of Dever aux Kendall 21 of Paris Tenn died at a sanatorium and was sent to Granberry Texas for burial. Daniel Morrison 76 died at a local hospital after residing in San Antonio a year. Wilhelm Haas 84 died at his son's home twelve miles from San Antonio with funeral at San Antonio Undertaking Co and burial at Lutheran cemetery. Alberto Ayana 49 native of Mexico died at a local hospital and body prepared for burial.
The Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company plans a burial shipment to Laredo tonight. The details indicate the body will be sent by rail for interment, following standard funeral procedures.
A nationwide rain blackout stopped all major league games yesterday with four NL contests washed out. East coast minor leagues were sparse and Boston saw Cincinnati take two of three while Chicago split in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. An Italian scientist notes a square mile gains heat equal to over 2600 tons of coal in six hours of sun.
President Wilson warned of danger to American lives and property in Mexico and urged Huerta to maintain control. He said chaos could follow if the government collapses, cited intervention after the City of Mexico bombardment, and credited himself with bringing Diaz and Huerta together to avert disaster.
Secretary Bryan returned from a lecture tour and spoke little on Mexico while meeting with President Wilson at the White House. Informal talks centered on possible U S mediation, election supervision, and a tripartite commission as plans to resolve the Mexican civil conflict.
A July 24 Piedras Negras demonstration drew over 1500 citizens and a band to condemn Huerta and anti American protests in Mexico City. Speakers included Jose Mesa Gutierrez Meade Fierro and F R Villavicencia. The crowd urged Wilson to notice and protect foreigners, signing 1724 names on a telegram to the president. The gathering also sent a message to Vice Consul Blocker for State Department notice.
Piedras Negras prisoners were marched to the railroad and boarded for the front. They expressed a wish to join the Constitutionalist army and were released from confinement. Execution date for Federico Guajardo and coplotters remains unset. Refugees in Eagle Pass discuss steps to save their lives as reports from Torreon reach Governor Carranza.
In Tokio on July 25 prominent Japanese warn against using Japan to foster anti American sentiment in Mexico. The press shows bitterness over the stalled California negotiations and the sudden outburst of Mexican friendship.
In Nogales Sonora a telegram from Consul Hostetter said U G Wolf of El Paso Texas connected with a Hermosillo district mine is alive and well. General Ojeda still commands Guaymas with 5000 troops reinforced by more federal soldiers expected on three steamers from Manzanillo.
A telegram from Torreon reports denial of Torreon’s capture. General Tellez confirms Carranza defeat near San Pedro de las Colonias, as forces repair the railroad. A local Carranza organ newspaper seeks signatures for U S recognition of Constitutionalists as belligerents.
Fifteen hundred federal troops under Col. Alberto Terrazas arrived at Juarez to bolster the garrison now estimated near three thousand. They plan to campaign against Constitutional bands and scatter them. US officials, including Gen. Wood and Sec. Garrison, inspected Fort Bliss and border patrol camps amid concerns over arms export to Mexican factions.
President Wilson and Ambassador Wilson likely will not meet before Monday. The ambassador arrived in New York today and will reach Washington tomorrow, delaying talks. Officials say the ambassador can offer little new information and no radical action will follow the meeting. Rumors of recall of Ambassador Wilson and a possible successor, John E. Lamb, circulate among lawmakers. State Department denies reports of Japanese troops landing on Mexico’s west coast, though Congress members remain skeptical.
The article recalls a months old incident where the United States invoked the Monroe Doctrine to block Japanese acquisition of Magdalena Bay. Mexican press reports described a pro Mexican tone at the newly arrived Japanese minister’s speech and anti American demonstrations. The State Department says it has no official notice of such demonstrations. Ambassador Wilson was absent from Mexico, but Consul General Shanklin and Secretary O Shaughnessy were present and would have been told if actions required official notice.
Three hundred soldiers were dispatched to aid Pancho Villa’s Constitutionalists in Chihuahua with seven hundred more promised. Aviator Didier Masson and Mexican Baucho Alcaide reportedly flew over Guaymas harbor dropping four bombs near federal gunboats.
Twenty American women refugees from the Yaqui river valley in Sonora are due to reach the mouth of the Colorado River today aboard a yacht. The group includes company employees and their wives and daughters, per a message from American Consul Simpich of Nogales to local Mexican construction officials in Los Angeles.
Senor J A Fernandez, representative in San Antonio of the Huerta administration, said he received an official telegram from Laredo stating a through passenger train from the City of Mexico arrived at Nuevo Laredo yesterday at 6 PM and that through passenger and freight service between the border and the capital would resume tomorrow morning.
One hundred eighty five American refugees docked in Galveston aboard the Norwegian steam ship Texas from Vera Cruz and Tampico. The liner enters quarantine and None of the passengers will be allowed to land until July 29.
In Austin on July 25 a large audience of the Daughters of the Republic hears Supreme Court hearings on dissolving the temporary injunction restraining further prosecution of the original suit. Judge T H Franklin argues the Daughters have not evaded Supreme Court jurisdiction. Judge Williams and Attorney General Looney remain to speak.
State of Texas transfers title to multiple individuals including Mra Lena Persch and Mre Lena Perach with redemption certificates for blocks 107 and 449, plus other transfers such as Ike Levy to J Bowman and Lena Persch to Alex Joske. Amounts range from 77.80 to 8600 dollars, with large parcels like the Terrell Well Company lands near San Antonio totaling 400,000 dollars. Additional deeds cover College Heights and Sun G et Irrigation Gardens, among others, with various streets and blocks referenced.
CHICAGO July 25 Pitcher Clarence Smith of the Chicago Americans will not face punishment for masquerading last Sunday as a Cenlon Athletics member. American League President B B Johnson said Smith, a youngster, was forgiven. He noted veterans from the eastern club had previously been fined for semi pro play on off days. Byron’s rapid work and feverish output are mentioned in the context of his literary career.
On feast days the czarist court of the seventeenth century staged deadly entertainments. A bear bent on escape and a skilled spearman fought to the death with the spearman often dying. If the spearman won, he was escorted to the royal cellar and allowed to drink to his capacity.
In ideal weather at Center Court London crowds watch J C Parke of England defeat Maurice E McLoughlin of the United States 3 sets to 2 in a challenging Davis inter national lawn tennis trophy final. Parke showed superior strategy and steady serving to take sets two and four before clinching the fifth in a dramatic finish.
Editor Peck rushes back from Gettysburg battle site to publish the Naugatuck Enterprise dated November 8 1912 with an outline election note Wilson elected Roosevelt leads Taft and a brief apology for a hurried print stating next week will be correct.
The Manitoba government minister proposes a scheme to bring English travelers to western Canada. The plan would offer cheap return rates with workers paying their own expenses upon arrival. Many might stay permanently, others would gain a chance to see the country.
It is stated that Chicago is the top lumber receiving market in the country with sales of 2,642,660,000 feet last year, up 20 percent from 1911. If this lumber were cut into one inch boards, it could form a six foot wide world circling walk three times.
Dwellers in New York and Chicago miss the seat of rapid fire response. In Maine every town has an auxiliary fire corps, with alarms heard townwide so volunteers rush from work to the scene. The practice causes chaos in busy shops and prompts joke lines about “It was his number.”
Francis Way Smith probate reveals 100000 to Samuel Briggs, manager of the Colonnade Hotel, plus use of a motor car and 1500 yearly upkeep. Briggs calls it a nice surprise as Smith split time between Philadelphia and Atlantic City and lived at the Colonnade.
A dense OCR list details numerous grocery stores and merchants across San Antonio and surrounding towns. It mentions names like CROCKETT GROCERY CO, SAN PEDRO GROCERY, LAM B. J., THE GROCERY SO DIFFERENT, and many others with addresses on Commerce Avenue, Guadalupe, Flores, and nearby streets, reflecting a vibrant retail food trade. The snippet also lists related businesses and proprietors, across multiple neighborhoods, consolidating a snapshot of late period commerce.
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