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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1913

Page

2

Vitalitas claims cure for rheumatism from Houston man

A Houston man, C. D. Rogers of 120 Milam Street, says after months of weather exposure he is cured of rheumatism by Vitalitas. He praises the tonic’s cleansing, energizing effect and claims it cures indigestion and other ailments. A scientific exhibit is at Wagner's drug store, 407 Houston.

C. D. Rogers Houston Milam Street Vitalitas Milam St Tex Wagner's Drug Store

Seven to Be Graduated at St Marys Parochial School

Seven students will graduate from the grammar department at St Marys Parochial School during Friday morning commencement in St Marys Church. Names include Mary Meehan Lewis Rose Kelly Della Smith Anna Marie Cayne Ruby Layton and Lillian Beasler. A reading and declamation contest Tuesday evening will award the M S Mahon memorial medal with music featured throughout the program.

St. Mary’s Parochial School St. Mary's Church Mary Meehan Lewis Rose Kelly Della Smith Anna Marie Cayne Ruby Layton Lillian Beasler M.S. Mahon Order of Hiians

$1000-A-DAY MAN FOR $1.50

John Hays Hammond, once a high priced mining engineer and royal appointment, now earns 1.50 a day as a court witness in a $213,000 dispute between Harold Boericke and promoter Ricardo Mestres over Vera Cruz properties.

New York John Hays Hammond Hammond King George's United States District Court Harold E. Beericke Robert J. Kerr Ricardo A. Mestres Tampico Mexico Boericke Mestres Kerr Vera Cruz Mr. Hammond

B'nai B'rith to Meet at Temple Beth El vestry

Edgar Lodge No 211 of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith will meet at 7:30 tonight in the vestry room of Temple Beth El. A large class of candidates will be initiated and officers for the year will be nominated. Reports from the Nashville lodge convention will be presented. Members will adjourn to Muth's Garden for refreshments.

B'nai B'rith Edgar Lodge No Order Temple Beth-El A Lodge Nashville Muth

Texas Company cited over refugee barge passengers

Continued from page 1 details Life Ungafe in Mexico or Vought life from the refugee voyage aboard the barge and tug toward Galveston. The United States marine laws require proper life preservers and boats, with fines of 200 dollars per passenger. W A Thompson Jr represented the Texas Company and warned of a 21,600 dollar fine for carrying 108 passengers whose government had not sent for them. Passengers drafted memorials thanking the Texas Company and American consul Clarence E Miller of Tampico. Miller had contacted Washington a week before sailing and urged protection for others in Xicotencatl valley while the State Department remained silent. Vought and Mrs Vought received congratulations for their escape.

Texas Company United States Harry Morse Pan American W. A. Thompson ,Jr Galveston Vought Clarence E. Miller Tampico Miller Washington State Department Xicotencatl Chamal Forlon Mr. Vought Mrs. Vought

Carranza Decree to Protect Foreigners in Tampico Fallout

Governor Carranza issues a decree to Constitutionalist chiefs ordering protection of foreign residents and their property in Tampico area. Troops must avoid damage and may take food only with receipts and later payment. Decree aims to prevent friction with the United States and other nations. Piedras Negras, June 7, 1913.

Eagle Pass Tex Carranza Tampico Mexico United States V. Carranza Piedras Negras

Corn Crop Assured

CLEBURNE TEX June 9 This morning a regular old time rain fell here last about four hours Creeks and tanks are full The corn crop is assured.

Cleburne Tex

Heavy Rain At Corsicana Hits Morning Weather

A heavy rain fell in Corsicana Texas this morning. The report notes weather conditions and mentions local observations as residents consider daily plans. The fragment ends with an advisory line about light and phone contact.

Good crops predicted for Southwest Texas amid rains

Wholesale credit men in San Antonio report a favorable outlook for corn cotton and grains across Southwest Texas. Winter rains improved ground and two weeks of rain are hoped to boost yields, with Kerrville and northwestern areas showing strong oats and wheat prospects. Local collections remain good and farmers expect a prosperous season despite some recent drought in limited sections.

Texas San Antonio Arthur Storm Pioneer Flour Mills Pioneer Mills West George More M. Halff & Brothers Dreath International & Great Northern Kerrville Beeville Collins Grocery Company Eagle Pass Laredo Gulf Coast Artesian Belt F. W. Anderson Hu. Db. Elliott San Antonio Drug Company

Eastman Kodak Trust Faces US Antitrust Suit

June 9 Buffalo. The United States seeks dissolution of Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey and New York and an injunction to stop resale price fixing on cameras films and supplies. The government aims to divide assets to end the alleged monopoly and restore competition. Named defendants include Eastman Kodak firms and Rochester executives.

Buffalo N. Y Eastman Kodak Trust McReynolds Eastman Kodak Company New Jersey New York United States Equity Attorney General United States Supreme Court George Eastman Henry A. Strong Walter Hubbell Frank Noble Rochester Eastman Eastman Companies Defender Company Eastman Kodak Company of Radtrhain ‘Kodak Company of

Photographic Supplies Firm Emerges as Major Corporation

A fragment notes the creation of a $5,000,000 corporation involved in manufacturing and marketing photographic supplies. The statement identifies the scale and focus of the business venture without additional context or names.

Eastman Company to Adjust Methods in Government Suit

Eastman Kodak Company will change its business practices in response to the government dissolution suit filed at Buffalo. George Eastman, president, said the firm will not dissolve but will operate its retail stockhouses under its own name and drop its exclusive sales policy as required.

Rochester N. Y Eastman Kodak Company Buffalo George

Judge Fines Man for Nodding Off on Street Car

Ernest Plath was fined ten dollars after Miss Ethel Wood accused him of annoying her on a Chicago street car by nodding and tipping his hat while asleep. Plath claimed he was surprised by a police arrest while exhausted and dozing, with his hat hitting the car's back. The judge ordered him to keep awake.

Chicago Gemmil Ernest Plath Ethel Wood Plath

Ocean Airship Plans from Providence Inventor

Providence inventor Fuller claims plans for an ocean going airship that is non collapsible and non sinkable. He says the craft could cross Halifax to the Irish coast in about twelve hours, using a mixed engine design inspired by German divisibles and the Wright biplane. He plans to offer the airship to the United States government, or if rejected, to Japan or another nation.

Ventor Halifax Fuller United States Japan

Light Rain Falls in Hondo and Medina County

A light rain fell in Hondo with heavier precipitation recorded in eastern Medina County. The fragmentary text references travel advertising and a distant historical note about Christianity’s spread to China via Nestorian missionaries from Persia and Nepal around the year 506, but the context is unclear.

Hondo Tex Medina County China Augustine Isle of Thanet Europe Persia Nepaul

Sunset Route Timetable Highlights and Local Departures

Railroad timetable page lists No. 4 and No. 6 departures to the north and from Laredo, with mixed locals to Palestine, Houston, Galveston, and Kerrville. Also shows Victoria and Sutherland Springs motor cars, daily and Sunday patterns, and main line east and west services including El Paso, Houston, and coast towns.

North Palestine Mexico Laredo Houston Gal- Vorton Dallas Fort Worth Kosb Raae Ft. Worth Galvese Seecvecse A. P Coaet Coast Kerrville Victoria Sutherland Springs Banday Sutherland Optimes Sutherland el Paso West East Santa Fe

Washington society shocked by Miss Agnes Hart Wilson remark

Miss Agnes Hart Wilson daughter of Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson shocked Washington society with an interview in which she said she would rather return to her stenography job than participate in capital society. She claimed Washington life is a bore and her mother’s inability to act as hostess keeps her there.

Washington Society Agnes Hart Wilson William B. Wilson Society Washington St. Louis Wilson Capital Society

Also Mentioned on This Page

Alamo Plaza Ansom Oui Iillbee Houston St Wr.c.d. Rogers St. Mary's Parochial School Ra Ae LIFE Corsicana Corsicana, Tex A. Collman Helen Frick Pittsburg Massachusetts Wenham Bloolvt Book Trust Eastman Company Supreme Court Ocean Airship Plans Providence Eugene Fuller Chickerings Chickering Angelus Thos. Goggan & Bros Houston and Navarro Sts Waco A Sk Ok Ade Crcassees
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