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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1907
Page
9
Finance and Commerce records receipts for today and yesterday with prices around 6.95 to 7.11 in Liverpool and 12 percent in New Orleans. New York shows firm quotes at 13 cents after a quiet session.
The body of Mrs. Catherine O'Neill 37 died at home 217 Pereida street was sent to Fort Wayne Ind for burial. Services were held at 9 30 at St Marys church. She resided in San Antonio about three years with husband Cornelius O'Neill of Braden and O'Neill. She is survived by husband a child a brother and two sisters. Pallbearers were Albert Wegel Otto Piper James Atber Charles Judy Otis McCormick and M Isley.
Alma Bernadin Smith, five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Ebth, died last evening at their home 1224 Main Avenue. Interment was held at Cemetery No 6.
Edelmira Gonzales infant daughter of Mr and Mrs E Gonzales of 526 Guadalupe street died at 3 o clock this morning at the parents home. Funeral held this afternoon with interment in San Fernando cemetery.
Special to The Light reports union conditions for actors improving in the season. Members of the union are steadily employed with wage increases in Chicago Los Angeles Oakland San Francisco and Dayton Ohio. A new California union is formed and strikes for recognition are pending at Binghampton New York and New Orleans.
Minority stockholders of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad press objections to the Baltimore & Ohio plan to take the property. They claim the line was obtained by fraud involving Harriman Stillman Gould and associates and seek access to company books. The case centers on fair value versus proposed sale terms while B&O continues under current lease. Texas rail actions and a Dallas visit by investors are noted.
Edgar T. Willcox of Birmingham has been named assistant general freight agent for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway with headquarters in Memphis. The appointment becomes effective July 1.
The school board will meet this afternoon to open and consider bids for furnishing the public schools for the coming year. By noon only one bid had been received, with the board expecting more submissions by the meeting time.
As rebels press toward Canton, refugees flee by ship from Hong Kong to avoid massacres. Reports describe French rifles and machine guns in rebel hands, proclamations posted, and cities like Swatow and Huichou marked by killings and drownings.
The defense maintains Orchard’s links to Haywood were legitimate and insists the alleged conspiracy is a fabrication. State witnesses, including possibly Governor Peabody and General Wells, are expected to rebut with testimony on the Cripple Creek era and the Goddard bomb.
The Interstate Commerce Commission requires conspicuous posting of rate schedules at depots and stations. It allows modifications for impracticable postings and sets August 1, 1907 as a filing date for carriers to request changes with station lists and justification.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a life producing remedy that invigorates strengthens and exhilarates. Tea Tablets priced 36 cents are offered by G N Drug, highlighting its claimed unique vitality benefits.
The Parker family mourns a distant relative, prompting speculation about wealth. The exchange frames mourning as evidence of the relative's riches rather than the Parkers' own status.
The Elegant Mamitow offers passenger service with three weekly trips to Charlevoix Harbor Springs Bay View Petoskey and Mackinac Island. Connects with Steamship Lines for Lake Superior eastern and Canadian points. Weekend trips for business and professional men. Leaves Chicago Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from Water Street.
Yale Law School graduation address by Senator Knox argues Congress may regulate or prohibit interstate commerce only to protect or facilitate lawful commerce. He cautions against broad prohibition of state produced, legally produced goods and emphasizes limits of federal power and constitutional grants.
The timetable lists trains departing Sunset Station and East Commerce Street with arrivals and connections to cities including Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Laredo. It notes specific departure times, routes, and express services such as the Alamo Special and Day Express, with several local and through services to Palestine, Victoria, Lavernia, and San Antonio area points.
Fragmentary text discusses the aim of using certain general powers of government to execute their duties. The passage hints at constitutional or policy reasoning without providing complete context or specifics.
Col R R Stevens, chief quartermaster, says condemnation proceedings may begin to seize Leon Springs tract owned by M H Harrington who appears off the map. Multiple inquiries previously led to dead ends. now a formal step remains if Harrington is not located soon.
The text reports the transfer of property to Mr Harrington dated October 20 1885 and the disappearance of the named individual. Lieutenant Colonel Lotus Miles arrives at Fort Sam Houston to assume command relieving Major Gardner. Colonel Niles to begin post staff organization. General Myer departs for St Louis on departmental business.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas writes Foley's Honey and Tar is the best for coughs colds and lung trouble and has cured consumption in the first stages. The Bexar Drug Co endorses the remedy as satisfactory.
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