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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1916
Page
7
The State Fire Insurance commission announced a reduction of Houston key rate from 21 to 20 cents. The change, due to installation of two combination auto hose and bumpers, applies to all policies written on and after June 19, 1916.
Commissioner Uhr wins injunction against Acting Mayor Lambert over naming special policemen. Judge Ezell rules specials must report to the mayor for a special service and not be paid from the police fund. Uhr vows not to recognize or employ the specials and to end their reporting to police captains.
Judge W F Ramsey chairman of the Federal reserve board at Dallas announced plans to move his family to Dallas from Austin where they have lived since his appointment.
Motorists are urged to halt at Hot Wells Park on the South Loop for music dancing bathing and refreshments in this local advertisement.
Bexar county politics heat up as candidates file assessments for the Democratic primary in July. The courthouse machine claims peace except for precinct no 1 where a fight for county commissioner persists. Opponents denounce ring rule and predict a landslide as candidates run as individuals or in pairs amid Mexican heritage factors and hot races for district clerk and county attorney.
In Precinct 2 C X Gutzeit faces James Van Landingham and R S Menefee. Precinct 3 pits Louis Pape against Jake Klaus. Precinct 4 lists four challengers to Henry Meyer: J H Covington E E Sommer Harvey Beck and H Jaeckle. Adolph Hernandez is the opposition candidate overall.
C A Davies retires from the congressional race boosting Judge Joe A Adkins of Brady against James L Slayden. Adkins vows a 3000 vote edge at the Bexar county line and campaigns the northern district while noting his anti prohibition record. German Americans weigh primary participation amid submission fears and Ferguson backers hope for renomination margins between 30 000 and 150 000 depending on turnout.
A posse led by Chief Deputy Jamey Galbreath and deputies from Bexar and Atascosa counties chased four armed Mexicans sighted at a Masterson ranch tank yesterday. They found no bandit traces and some posse members continued searching in Potranco. Two gang members held in Bexar jail claim coercion and desertion.
Mrs. G. Smith of 213 Rivas Street was struck by a freight train on the L and G N tracks near Delgado Street at 7 PM Saturday. She was taken to Santa Rosa hospital with probable internal injuries and critical condition.
A long list of individuals from cities like New York Chicago Dallas St. Louis Austin Beaumont Gonzales Birmingham and others are noted as stopping or registered at the Gunter St Anthony Menger and related hotels. Names include Fr W Leave of Uvalde Walter Anderson H Norcross M Beringer A T McKean E Cartwright R L Pearson and others.
Army orders detail Captain Charles N Hall to Fort Sam Houston and Captain Llewellyn Williams to Washington for board duties. Captain Walter Grant moves to Signal Corps replacing Captain John I Christian. Captain Charles Blakely's assignment is revoked and he will instruct National Guard artillery at multiple posts. Majors Boggs Smith Tyler assigned to San Antonio and depot duties. Lt Col Marshall Wood recalled to active duty in the western department and Lt Kenneth Williams detailed for Nebraska National Guard duty at Lincoln.
In Neenah Wisconsin Rev P I Frey from Towanda Pennsylvania found a clam shell containing four pearls while walking Lake Winnebago's shore. A jeweler deemed them fine. A barber teased a frightened man with a mock close shave remark from a Boston Transcript quote.
Battery B First Texas Field Artillery under Capt. Claude V. Birkhead will head the Fourth of July parade at Fort Sam Houston. The unit will fly the flag carried into Havana when Havana surrendered to American forces. Local organizations join the march with Rotary, Lions, Boy Scouts, Red Men, Alamo Rifles, San Antonio Zouaves and more. A parade grand marshal will be named by General Funston. The route runs from the post office through Alamo Plaza Commerce and Main Plaza to Military Plaza and back. Festivities spread across Rock Quarry Koehler and Brackenridge parks with readings of the Declaration and flag-raising before a reunion of the Alamo Rifles.
A basket picnic at Brackenridge park Saturday was hosted by the San Antonio Scottish societies to commemorate Bannockburn. Participants included Clan MacDuff No. 224 Order of Scottish Clans and Thistle Lodge No. 53 Daughters of Scotia along with other Scottish descendants. Attendees enjoyed lunches swimming tennis and Scottish games.
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