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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
9
By the Associated Press Princeton and Yale travel to Brooklyn to settle supremacy after each lost a home game to the other. A record crowd fills the park as both teams seek bragging rights in a high profile contest.
Turners postpones schedule due to players on vacation. Tonight’s Mackenheimer versus Menger game is also postponed, following the Mays versus Phillips delay.
Eighteen matches were played in the state tennis championship at the Country club as players refresh and schedule loosens. Negley and Seeligson, the youngest pair, defeated Gross-Brown and face Walthall and Capt. Watt Johnson in doubles. Third round singles begin today with Walthall, Payne, Tabor, Potts, Penick, Rix, and Johnston slated to compete.
The Southern hotel hosted a Dutch luncheon for the Driving club last night. Members enjoyed social chatter and talks on racing, club growth, and promoting trotting, with plans to engage army officers and attract outside entrants. Notables present included O. J. Woodhull, Paul M. Rainen, and Fred Adebahr among others.
The 25 foot Sea Bird with three crew members reached out to Barbara and reported a safe crossing toward Fayal in the Azores. The voyage from New Bedford to Italy continues with fuel and supplies replenishment planned at Fayal.
Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles of Illinois was placed on the retired list for age. His last duty was on the examining and retiring board. A Civil War veteran, he served as a volunteer and joined the navy in 1865. During the Spanish War he served with the torpedo squadron at Newport. his retirement promotes Captain C B T Moore to rear admiral.
Burlington New Jersey June 4 Jos Miller plans to resign his local shoe factory bench after learning he is sole heir to more than 250000 dollars left by Madame Monchesi who died intestate in New York City recently.
An advertisement extols phosphate based drink as a superior thirst quencher to lemonade. It claims a teaspoonful of water mixed with phosphate tastes sweeter and more wholesome, offering a refreshing alternative.
The reorganized Publicity league held its initial meeting and decided to spend 25000 in the coming year to promote San Antonio. Plans include a June 21 get together banquet to foster business cooperation and a campaign to raise 13000 for advertising, plus 12000 in league revenues for next year. J Compton chairs the arranging committee with A B Stephens and J H Savage leading programs and receptions.
The Pretoria passenger list shows fifteen members of the University of California Glee Club departing for Europe to give concerts in Paris.
The Glee club becomes the first American college group to perform in Europe. It gave sixteen concerts across the continent from San Francisco to Chicago and will return to the United States on July 30.
The Rathskellar in San Antonio is described as open from noon to midnight offering good service, a choice delicatessen, and quick orders at Elite Cafe. A new phone line at 1255 blue is noted alongside a detergent laundry mention.
New figures released in New York show life insurance organizations in the United States and Canada distributed 553.5 million dollars in 1910. The compilation notes large distributions for new policies and related premiums across major companies.
The year saw $2.6 billion in distributions and $182 million in dividends. New York led with $36.5 million, followed by Philadelphia $14 million and Chicago $13.25 million. Thirty-five cities exceeded $1 million each, with Milwaukee San Francisco Cleveland Louisville Detroit and Denver earning $2 to $3 million apiece. The top single insurance policy was $475,000, and the highest policy for a woman holder was $200,000.
Talk of San Antonio highlights good service and meals as a strong combination and invites a trial. The note lists hours daily and Sunday from 12 to 12 p.m. for Elite Cafe.
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