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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1911
Page
7
Texas aims for a comprehensive display at the National Land Show to be held at Madison Square Garden in New York in November. Plans include a statewide convention in San Antonio within two weeks to organize financing and arrangements for the exhibit.
The Publicity league proposes a Texas exhibit at the Land Show to reach millions of outsiders. Fred Reutzel supports private funding, while C S Fowler urges a wide statewide effort. Estimates for a comprehensive display run from 5000 to 10000 dollars, with funding to be gathered at San Antonio.
Government auction of seized items conducted by customs officials at the Federal building in Brownsville. The sale listed 116 bottles of brandy 63 tequila 438 mescal 12 vermouth 3 cases containing 26 gallons alcohol plus 226 pieces drawnwork clothing bed linens doilies collars cuffs and other goods 640 cigars and 290 packages of cigarettes. Three barrels of mescal were not sold.
Antonio Irrovano paid a $17.52 fine after being jailed for trespass on railroad property in Waterbury. Facing punishment, he produced $200 in cash to avoid a forced bath and was released.
A historic dosage note recommends taking a half teaspoonful in water before meals to ease distress after eating, labeled as grateful relief for indigestion.
Arthur W. Smith of St Louis arrived in San Antonio after a month in Mexico forecasting US or other foreign intervention if disorder continues. He reports widespread unrest, strikes, famine risk, and says only a Diaz era style autocracy could restore order, blaming Madero for the upheaval and a hostile peon population.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Tabor held its second day session in Market hall with strong delegate turnout. San Antonio Traction ran a special tripper car service for travelers to the event, and Grand Orator J. I. Gilmore delivered a sermon at night.
Simon E. Bernheimer, 62, head of Bernheimer & Schwarz Pilsner Brewing, collapsed and died from heart failure while playing a bass drum at a Murray Hill Lyceum rehearsal. He had filled in at the drummer’s request and died almost instantly.
Captain Daniel McAllister, a famed mariner, is dying from a fractured skull after an assault by three men outside his office. He and his two sons finished work late, then he was attacked upon returning for a package. The sons intervened. three suspects are in custody.
Samuel H. Lowe, first editor and founder figure of the Rochester Herald, died at his home in Rochester New York. In other notices Miss Dora Kean of Philadelphia reportedly prepares an expedition to Mount McKinley. Congressman George W. Kipp of Pennsylvania’s Fourteenth district died in British Columbia at age 64.
Governor Colquitt says he will not submit amendments to city charters road laws or other statutes in the current special session beyond fixing the tax rate and appropriations for deficiencies until after the appropriation bill passes. He adds he may consider other matters after the appropriation bill is approved, but only if beneficial to the state or affected cities.
Woodmen cutting timber on Indian Creek near Exeter yesterday felled a large oak tree carved with historic figures. The bark shows an Indian with bow and arrow, a rising sun motif, a kneeling figure, a flying eagle, a turtle, a snake, and more than a dozen embedded arrows, likely made by the Chickasaws.
Thirteen year-old John McCann walked in his sleep and stepped from a sixth floor window in his New York apartment. He survived the fall with twenty broken bones and was taken to a hospital where doctors said he may recover.
The first bale of the season arrived in San Marcos weighed 540 pounds from J. A. Mathews on Rio Blanco farm. It sold to Talbot & Son at 17 cents per pound. Ginner C. B. Smith of the Smith Gin on the Blanco river has led the county with the first bale for three years. The second and third bales followed, ginned by Cape City company.
At the Odd Fellows regular meeting in San Marcos Texas on July 25 26 officers for the current term were installed by special deputy grand master T A Bartlow The officers named include J B E Jackson N G 8 P Kane W G Felix Douglas secretary H A Hetaner warden W E Bowles P G T C Reardon chaplain
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