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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
3
Officials will gather this evening to finalize the contest conditions and related matters. The meeting will address rules, scoring, deadlines, and other operational details before the event. Participants and observers are advised to attend for input and clarity.
The document names thirteen infantry bands with leaders for each unit: Tenth infantry Charles F Coe Eleventh Richard Dunne Thirteenth Ermin Luther Jr Fifteenth G Bugliand Seventeenth Burnt Neil son Eighteenth Emanuel Klein Twenty second Leon Trus Twenty eighth John Weber Ninth cavalry Hammond Eleventh cavalry Haffenfeld Third cavalry Stephen Nole Third artillery Johnson Fourth artillery Bari Lotti.
A nimble campaign by Secretary Schreiner Mills and Lloyd Spencer at the Gunter hotel secured regimental and bandmaster cooperation for a grand July musical event. Thirteen bands with about 468 brass instruments will form a vast single organization for two nights of patriotic entertainment.
Associated Press reports New York June 19 that entries for the United States Open golf championships will be announced this afternoon by Secretary Watson if pairings are completed. The list will show an increase from last year with professionals like Robert Andrews among the entrants in Chicago, while he waits to adjust to American conditions before entering the Open.
The United States Steel Corp witness list includes a witness set to be among the first called when the Stanley steel trust hearings resume in Washington next week. President Farrell will be questioned on why steel rails abroad are cheaper than those produced at home.
In Elmira alley a fan dispute led to a shooting. Horace Brown drew a pistol after a scuffle with William Lee Wright, who died of three gunshot wounds including a heart hit. Brown was jailed on a murder charge. both men were coachmen.
President Taft cannot win over many Republicans to the Canadian reciprocity plan without Democratic support. Most GOP senate leaders oppose the bill despite administration backing, fearing it would erode protection and shift political power to the Democrats, with farmers in the Northwest pivotal. Senator Bailey forecasts GOP reluctance may drive farmers to the Democratic party.
Alumni of St Marys College plan a gala reunion tomorrow evening with a Dutch lunch and impromptu toasts by former students now successful. About 200 alumni plus visitors from La Grange Gonzales Laredo and other South Texas towns will gather under the hackberry and cypress trees for games and socializing. The campus will be illuminated with electric lights as they enjoy a nostalgic evening and “breakdown” music.
The pro prohibition campaign heats up in Gonzales County Texas with Rev. J. J. Hodges planning full-time organization from Wrightsboro. Leal Beaty former legislator spoke at the courthouse urging state wide prohibition to about 150 attendees.
A westbound Southern Pacific passenger train crash near Lavernia kills R. C. Cunningham instantly and fatally injures Milton Henry. Both Lavernia residents were hit when the engine struck their buggy at 9 p.m. The body of Cunningham is to be buried in Lavernia. Henry died at Santa Rosa hospital in San Antonio.
In Poughkeepsie New York on June 19 a pastor Rev J W Larkin addressed about a thousand fans before a semi professional game. The sermon on practical religion aimed at the masses lasted nearly an hour and was followed by the umpire's call play ball as the game began.
Rev J G Forester of Lockhart Methodist church spoke from the court house steps on the prohibition amendment era. He cited his open letter to Governor Colquitt and outlined his Methodist view against liquor. Antis attended as Caldwell county campaign heats up with Lea Beaty running in Gonzales for prom in.
About 800 union men gathered at Beethoven hall to form a branch of the Anti Prohibition Trades Union league. J. J. Tucker Jr. named president with E. B. Murphy vice president and Paul Steffler as secretary treasurer. An executive committee and organization panel were named to lead the campaign urging a victory against the amendment at the July 22 election.
A long drought across the immediate Texas area was broken by a slow rain around 8 o clock with cooler temperatures and lightning. By 10 am rain persisted in patches while observers reported showers in coastal regions and Teague noted a two hour rain last night.
Heavy rain swept Hearne Texas this morning with general downpours across the territory. In Waco showers after midnight added to the rain, totaling about half an inch and assisting cotton crops and some bottom land corn.
A novelty item titled The craze of New York by Matt and Jeff features lifelike statues of the two boys. The statues are advertised as on sale at Burns' Drug Store located at Houston and Navarro streets.
Lockhart Texas on June 19 reports the M K and T adds trains. Mail from San Antonio arrives at 12 45 a m and from Houston at 4 p m. Outbound connections with the S A and A P cause half day and overnight layovers on several trains in both directions.
Bert Moses argues publishers hide net paid circulations to mask reality. He insists advertisers need exact counts and prices to compare value, advising openness as vital to selling and to avoid misleading figures. The piece contrasts transparent data with vague claims and notes The Light in San Antonio publishes net paid circulation.
A violent wind rain and sleet storm struck Danville Virginia causing an estimated 100000 to 250000 in damage. Businesses in the central district suffered the heaviest losses including Riverside cotton mill and several tobacco factories. The city was isolated as trees, poles and wires were blown down and streets desolated.
The Waseda University baseball team from Tokio Japan, after a tour of Illinois and Wisconsin, heads to Ohio to face Oberlin College this afternoon and a Cleveland semi professional club tomorrow. They also played in Buffalo and New York City against semi pro clubs.
At Celtic Park on June 19, Platt of the New York A. C. cleared 103 feet 8 inches to set a new world record for nine standard jumps. Dean e Haly of the Pastime Athletic Club finished second with 103 feet 5.5 inches, and Gene Adams of the New York A. C. was third with 101 feet. The former mark was 100 feet 4 inches set by Malcolm Ford 26 years ago on Manhattan field.
The advance guard of professionals for the national open arrives in Chicago for the Chicago Golf Club event to be played Friday and Saturday. Alec Campbell Alec Ross Willie Still George Sargent head the list as course officials assess a 6640 yard layout in fine condition.
New York National pitcher Bugs Raymond was fined 200 dollars and suspended indefinitely for training rule violations. He did not accompany his team when they left for Boston and will reportedly play semi professional baseball in Chicago.
Four hundred forty one square feet of strawberry shortcake fed inmates at Massillon state hospital. The cake measured twenty one feet square with two layers and used several hundred pounds of flour and 500 quarts of berries from hospital gardens. Seven men carried it to the dining room as 1800 patients finished it with fifty gallons of milk.
A committee of Asiatic Exclusion leagues drafted a bill barring all Asiatic laborers from the United States. The measure was submitted and approved by the league and will be urged for passage by Congress before the end of the special session.
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