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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1915
Page
1
In springtime many suffer fatigue, enervation, and lassitude. The text claims a tonic named Beery aids vitality, touting broad, harm free ingredients and wide urban use. It urges daily doses and lists Wagner's Ming Store as supplier.
In Fort Worth, champions claimed titles across events. Brood defeated Pirie 6-4 6-2 in singles, Moise beat Sheorin 6-0 6-2, while Church and Collins took doubles 6-9 6-2. Other results included Vine over Armstrong 8-7 and Adaye Wert Parnes edges.
Delegates of the Souths Newson Publishers Association met in New York for the second day of the thirteenth April convention. A special committee report on advertising method and potential rights for circulars or trade papers was expected to be approved. Many papers from various towns were read and discussed as officers were elected and plans for the next session outlined.
Fragmentary dispatches describe Carrancista forces winning another victory amid fears of armed intervention. The text cites President Wilson, Villa, and Mexican factions debating foreign mediation while emphasizing patriotism and unity to restore constitutional government.
A ship carrying 890 passengers from Vera Cruz to Galveston faced quarantine and hazy east weather delaying speed. The voyage departed last week, with some passengers restricted from boarding before Saturday. Officials warned of unrest in the region if political changes alter control.
Ragik Madera with Villaeres face a violent incident as authorities report Smear被 banned and searches underway. Officials indicate no fighting occurred while Moalive harvests and a border order restricts crossing. The report notes wealth and American figures linked to the事件 and unresolved tensions along the boundary.
A Mexican laborer, grateful for aid from the Clinic, declines payment for work after his wife and five children were helped. He said he worked fourteen years at a steel plant in Monterey before turmoil and starvation forced him to emigrate. The family’s baby gained weight during two weeks of Clinic care, and villagers seek an ice box to keep milk and medications cold for the mother and infant.
Eight delegates reach San Antonio as the state jitney convention is delayed to Tuesday morning. An informal conference occurs in the afternoon with only one visiting delegate present at Woodman Hall. A shortage of attendees leads to a sectional Auto Service meeting instead. Delegates Brown of Austin, Killin Keep of El Paso, Willara Philins of Mt Paso, A L Prador of Laredo, and KR Adama of Waco are noted among the visitors.
A June Washington letter discusses defense planning with the American Security League and Navy League. Proposals urge universal military service and legal measures to prepare the country for potential action. Key officials weigh endorsement, fund allocations, and the Navy’s expansion amid ongoing security debates.
London reports how the war’s meat shortage pushes Britons toward substitutes like beans and stored imports from Australia and the Americas. Prices rise 2 to 4 cents a pound, while better hay and beans gradually gain favor. draftsman E. P. Arneson named for city engineering office. showers boost crops in Houston area. denial of Agamemnon sinking claim. farm bureau notes and local ads.
The Chicago car strike continues with managers reporting today that business is only slightly affected while service use rises. Telephone calls increased by 59 percent. city receipts from streetcar fares total about $12 million since 1945, with a 2.4 million share for the year ending Jan 31 1946, against 2.0 million prior year. Leaders urge sobriety to avoid strike disruption. Quinlan and Bruce mobilize statements to workers. Mahon delays travel to Detroit to stay for a conference with aldermanic committee.
In Philadelphia and other eastern cities recruiters say over two hundred men have been hired to replace strikers. The goal is 1500 workers as soon as possible. The drive targets experienced conductors and is active in New York Washington and Baltimore.
A Paris dispatch reports Austrian units, bolstered by landsturm, pendurnios, and forest guards, are advancing toward front lines. The commander notes brigandage and sabotage, with locals paid to support attacks, while Austrian irregulars target troops, officers, and wounded in remote wooded areas.
An official statement from the Turkish war office on the Caucasian front notes enemy positions near the Russian border in Trans-Caucasia. A May 31 air combat from an English cruiser near Endian in Khuzistan province, Persia, resulted in the aviator being shot down.
Wask MeToom reports that replies from governments on annulling or terminating treaty sections with the United States remain outstanding. President Wilson voices confidence that agreements can be arranged to meet new statutes, while the Commerce Department probes candidates linked to Pacific trade withdrawal by Pacific Mail. He notes no prelim agreement on the Russian treaty despite willingness for a new accord.
Contesting players press for completion by Tuesday noon as rounds advance. Monday afternoon results show F Ryn sell defeating J Hi Burlenon five and three while Walter Wal thfall edged Wilslon Clege dafested HLM Aubrey two up. Secretary Meht-Victor Keller beat J Brown four and six. Barnes defeated Ta Toth three and one. All rounds must be completed by Friday night with finals Saturday.
Washington June 1. The Red Cross was notified that a carload of corn flaxseed oil from Laredo to Monterey crossed the Mexican border and will be forwarded. No report that General Villa ordered the Piedras Negras food dispatches. officials say Villa granted right of way. Suffering among the poor on the west coast of Mexico will be acute. peak shortages projected. Mexico City reports a 9,000,000 bushel shortfall in corn compared with the average.
London informants report that 13 547 officers and men of the British navy including marines and naval division members have been killed wounded or reported missing since the war began through May 31. Official figures show 9246 killed so far.
Houston Dallas Tex July 1 1916 bankers association executive committee meeting fixed May 2 3 and 4 for the annual Texas Bankers Convention Adjournment occurred at 1 oclock with bankers from across the state to plan the state house law and elect a secretary of the association principal business of the afternoon session involved secretary selection and other routine matters
In Hartisgo County District Court Judge H T Lytleton issued a restraining order barring Rev Hopkins and all others from discussing the Marshall hotel tragedy in which Rev Black and John Bogers were killed last February. The injunction followed a published notice that the Beven Dax Advocate would speak on the subject at a tent meeting last night.
Assistant Texas National Guard chief James Stackton reports from Brownsville that typhus and famine conditions extend across the border to Madamoras and Brownerile with total food lack feared. he disputes exaggerated claims of Mexican starvation while noting widespread suffering amid border turmoil.
A dispute over allowing one man cars on the San Antonio Traction Company lines at Highland Park Colling Gardens and Los Angeles Heights. City ordinances require conductors and flagging at crossings. A proposed plan would have motormen exit to check crossings before reentering, while a rear-entry passenger rule and front-exit requirement on muddy streets complicate the ordinance.
June 25 Federal District Court granted immunity to John L Billard, former director of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, among 21 indicted individuals in a veil of corruption allegations. Miss Venable of the local Young Woman's Christian Association travels to San Antonio for a teaching post after training in New York City. She plans to lead classes and later serve as general secretary in Denver. Texas Pharmacists Meet reports Houston convention of the Stunts Pharmaceutical Association with record attendance and board presence.
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