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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1911

Page

5

Wise Blames Stimson for Sugar Case Settlements

United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise testifies before the House committee, blaming his predecessor Henry D. Stimson for lenient sugar fraud penalties. He says Havemeyer died before probes reached the top. asserts purses of bears and cotton bulls may face action, while market effects were minimal.

Washington, D. C United States Henry A. Wise New York Henry D. Stimson Wise House Committee On Expenditures Department of Justice Havemeyer Sugar Trust Cotton Exchange District Attorney American Sugar Refining Arbuckles Companies Beall Stimson Mr. Wise John Arbuckle William Jamieson Arbuckle Company Heike American Sugar Refining Company Mr. Beall Tobacco Standard Oil Steel Trust

Citywide meeting invites all residents for Kessler visit

A Civic Improvement league and Real Estate exchange committee set a mass meeting at the Grand Opera House for June 16 at 8 15 pm to host landscape architect George F E Kessler from Kansas City. Invitations extend to all residents and boxes are reserved for women clubs.

George FE. Kessler Kansas City San Antonio Civic Improvement League Real Estate Exchange Gunter Hotel Grand Opera House Opera House Kessler

Ullrich Trial Delay Hints at Hidden Motive in Washington Case

New York June 10 The trial of Harry A Ullrich for attacking Booker T Washington is delayed with his lawyer James S Moore seeking a speedy trial. The case sits on a special session calendar as officials hint a private settlement may replace public proceedings and a mutual friend may be involved.

New York Harry A. Ullrich Booker T. Washington Uwilrich Jas. S. Moore Washington

Fugitive Arrested in San Antonio on South Dakota Charge

A man believed to be an alleged fugitive from Pierre South Dakota was captured by Sheriff Tobin in Alamo Plaza San Antonio. Extradition papers followed a description based search. He is held for Pierre officials amid reports he deserted a child in South Dakota.

Pierre South Dakota Tobin Alamo Plaza San Antonio

Fat your Sunday dinner at the German Kitchen

Fat your Sunday dinner at the German Kitchen, located at 117 Avenue C.

Avenue C

Guaranteed pest killer for long season

Advertising copy for a pest control device promising safe, spill free operation that kills all flies without staining. Claims durable, neat and ornamental design. Offers prepaid 20 cents from Harold Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY.

Harold Somers de Kalb Ave Brooklyn N.Y

Guardsmen Must Wash Faces Hands and Feet in Camp

Madison Wisconsin June 10 1934 Guardsmen in the Wisconsin National Guard will be required to wash their faces and hands before each meal and wash their feet once daily while in camp next month under orders from Adjutant General C R Boardman.

Madison Wis C. R. Boardman Wisconsin National Guard

Reward Offered for Tombstone Wreckers in Paola

Paola Kansas June 10 a $100 reward was approved by the city council for arrest of those who overturned 125 tombstones in Paola and Elwood cemeteries Thursday Several monuments were broken and no vandals have been identified yet.

Paola Kas Elwood

Delegates to Entertain 125 Delegates in San Antonio

Local business leaders plan a five hour visit for 125 delegates en route from Florida Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana to the international Sunday school convention in San Francisco. The New Orleans 1914 Special arrives June 15 at 4 p m with dinner at 6 30 and an auto tour of city sites. Ray M Mackey coordinates car loans and routing with Jay E Adams arranging the dinner.

San Antonio Florida Georgia Mississippi Louisiana San Francisco New Orleans Jay E. Adams Automobile Committee Ray M. Mackey

Real Estate Exchange Pushes Sprinkling of Carp Roads

A board resolution urges San Antonio city leaders to fund oil or water sprinkling of roads to the maneuver camp. The move aims to reduce dust nuisance cited as a health concern for officers and men and to keep the camp in the city. The resolution, drafted by Callahan Wiggins Weston Nicholson Compton and Ray M. Mackey, will go to the city council on June 12.

Joseph Emerson Smith Civic Improvement League Thos. J L. Conroy R. H. Wester Real Estate Exchange J. P. Withers Mr. Kessler San Antonio Harvey L. Stiles Rabbi Samuel Marks Ray M. Mackey Joseph Shannon Carr F. F. Collins J. H. Compton Thos. L. Conroy Publicity League Chamber of Commerce Kessler R. G. Callahan W. W. Wiggins B. F. Nicholson

Chamois Leather Fleshes Out Its Namesake Source

Explanation clarifies chamois leather is the flesh side of sheepskins and not related to chamoits. The distinction highlights material origins and naming confusion in traditional leatherwork.

Curfew Petition Gathers Support in San Antonio

City residents rally behind a proposed curfew law requiring children under 16 to stay off the streets after 10 PM. Advocate Miss Bessie Armistead cites rapid signups with over 100 signatures after canvassing a single neighborhood. Public approval grows as more parents are urged to sign.

San Antonio Bessie Armistead West Houston Street

Real estate auction expected crowd June 2 at 8:30

The Realty Real Estate Exchange conducts a real estate auction Monday night at 8 30 in its rooms at 229 East Houston Street upstairs The public is invited A D Powers Co acts as auctioneers with committee members W A McDuffee chairman A D Powers William Dobrowolski J B Callahan and S T Howard involved

Real Estate Exchange Exchange East Houston Street A. D. Powers & Co W. A. McDuffee A. D. Powers William

Man Sues Over Deviled Ham Poisoning Case

E N Bennett sues Houston Packing Company for 50500 alleging his wife Lena Bennett suffered ptomaine poisoning after eating deviled ham bought from Speier of San Antonio. The suit claims she was hospitalized three weeks and confined two months with life shortened by about fifteen years.

Husband Sues Packing Company E. N. Bennett Forty-fifth District Houston Packing Company Co. Speier San Antonio Lena Bennett

Fishermen Seized in Corpus Pass Seining Case

Fourteen men Greeks and Mexicans were brought to Corpus Christi by state fish commissioner W. G. Sterrett and deputies W. E. Everhart and Charles Hastrich. They face charges for seining in Corpus Pass in violation of law, in five fishing boats.

Corpus Christi Tex W. G. Sterrett W. E. Everhart Charles Hastrich Corpus Pass

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