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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
2
The foreign office indicated it was prepared for Premier Asquith's statement and affirmed early assurances that Britain would refrain from intervention while Germany and France pursued a definite settlement.
At Rambouillet France July 28 the cabinet led by President Falleres announced two items. First de Selves reported talks with Germany over the Saar region were progressing normally. Second the cabinet approved army reorganization described as the crowning of the republics forty year military program.
London July 28 The Moroccan crisis seemed less sultry today with Premier Asquith’s statement credited for easing tension. British government hopes the Algeciras act, now judged as a diplomatic settlement, will tranquilize Europe and resolve the Moroccan issue.
Classified notice from a young married man seeking employment as a first class office man and salesman. Includes contact via P.O. box 11 and ad details for sale or trade of two three-room houses in Kansas City, plus property in San Antonio. Gives address 111 Galan Street and old phone 4890.
A mass meeting of the Italian colony in San Antonio will be held at Giorda hall on Sunday afternoon to plan the first Columbus Day observance as a Texas legal holiday. The Italo American Young Men's club calls for 200 to 300 Italians to participate and coordinate with government, Chamber of Commerce and other groups. Governor Colquitt signified intent to attend and speak.
Final discharge in bankruptcy was granted this morning to William Hill Crouch a real estate broker of this city by Judge T S Maxey of Austin upon recommendation by referee Guy R McFarland. Assets listed at 4600 debts 3364 67 creditors include Wallace Bros Woods National Bank National Bank of Commerce State Bank and Trust Peacock Military School Southern Plumbing West End Lumber company Fred Hummert Joske Bros Petrich Saur Lumber company.
Engineers for the Medina Irrigation company propose diverting flood waters from the Guadalupe river into the Medina watershed above the Kerrville dam site to irrigate 60,000 acres. The project includes a dam about twelve miles above Kerrville and a new railroad from Dunley to the dam, with extensive surveys and unknown costs.
San Antonio leaders propose a new independent corridor to improve roads and attract tourists. Key backers include C. S. Fowler and G. A. C. Halff with $500 donations each. An executive committee and membership drive are planned as they push a coastal highway and regional bonds.
Brownsville plans to organize a local Y M C A branch with a meeting soon. J S Hunter of Dallas, traveling secretary for Texas Y M C A, visited Brownsville earlier this week to discuss launch and organize several interested young men.
Neighbors found Marie Brown at 706 East Crockett Street with a fractured skull and a bloodstained axe nearby. The husband, alleged assailant, fled the city on a freight train after claiming his wife was sick, Dr Starns attending her as police search for him. Her condition is serious with brain concussion feared.
Perciva Farquhar a prominent London banker arrived aboard the Mauretania in New York. He will spend weeks in the west as the representative of an English syndicate evaluating a plan to ship American cattle to Brazil where the syndicate expects superior beef breeds for the English market.
The new Young Men's Business league organized last Tuesday with forty members aims to aid San Antonio’s upbuilding. A committee led by A. W. Houston Jr. will confer with Civic groups like the Commercial Club and Publicity League to divide work, while prominent businessmen praise the effort and invite membership through September 1.
Bankers connected with the New York Central railroad confirm plans to consolidate financial management of the system. Expected to issue new consolidation bonds to cover existing obligations for two years, this move represents the largest capitalization readjustment in railroad history involving hundreds of millions in value and 18,000 miles of railroad.
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