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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
14
The 1917 ordinance bans keeping monkeys apes or baboons within city limits unless confined in approved cages or pens on the owner’s premises and subject to health inspections. It bans transporting such animals in for hire vehicles and sets penalties for violations with fines up to 25 dollars plus daily offenses.
The ordinance requires dog registration for all over three months, a $1 annual license, and tagging. It sets penalties for running at large and establishes police led pounds with notices, redemption rules, and sale procedures for unredeemed dogs. It details officer duties, confinement standards, and penalties for noncompliance.
The ordinance sets fees and penalties for dogs at large, requires killing unredeemed dogs, fines for owners, and care for mad or hydrophobic animals. It mandates confinement for exposed dogs, court actions against offending owners, and licenses for city residents and visitors. The measure was passed June 21, 1917, by the mayor and city clerk.
The San Antonio city Commission amends the March 10 1917 ordinance regulating local street transportation. Sections Two and Three alter licenses banning motor bus operation in the business district after September 15 1917 and allow surrender for corrected licenses with pro rata refunds. The rule bars general bus service within the district after September 18 1917 except routes to Camp Wilson and the Post Office via Avenue D and Avenue E. Mayor Sam C Bell signs.
Practically every response to a light want ad appears to be an AI prospect as the home paper for San Antonio reports on local ad activity and reader engagement.
Washington, June 28 The food administration led by Herbert Hoover launches a voluntary war time campaign to conserve supplies. Churches will observe Food Conservation Day and workers will wear buttons and placards to promote saving food for the allied war effort.
An old advertisement touts Parisian sage as a cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims Dr Sangerbund linked dandruff to a microbe and promises quick relief, lustrous hair, and no staining, with a guarantee of satisfaction backed by Fischer's Drug Store.
Cr Harrill a Fort Worth railroad man says Tanlac relieved his long stomach distress after a decade of pain and failed remedies. He describes cramping pains, souring appetite, and breathing difficulty, now gone after four bottles. Sold in San Antonio by Wagner’s Drug Store and E. J. H. Meier under a Tanlac representative.
The community mourns Aunt Ki Jackson a beloved 80 year old Negro woman who ran a boarding house for white residents for four decades. Once a maid to Mrs Jane Long The Mother of Texas she is noted in Fort Bend County history. Her grandmother, a slave, joined Mrs Long in 1822 to search for Dr James Long.
Bakers nationwide placed their industries under the food administration and pledged to follow all directives from Herbert C. Hoover. As a first move at Hoover's suggestion, they will push loaf standardization across bakeries.
The Senate confirmed Lester H. Wolsey of New York as solicitor of the State Department by a 58 to 16 vote after two hours of executive-session debate. Wolsey, a Republican, has served on the department’s legal staff and participated in wartime diplomatic negotiations.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on motions for rehearing at a late session, upholding the act for the relief of the court as constitutional. Several cases across districts were addressed with rulings announced later, including overruled motions and partial grants, with adjournment set as the term ends.
Market notes from Adv Indicate that the hazelnut and almond crops in Catalonia Spain are likely to be normal this year. Local growers anticipate steady yields and stable prices as seasonal conditions trend favorable.
Public headquarters open on Chicago streets as the conscientious objectors movement organizes under Daniel H. Wallace and C. V. Cook. Cook, a salesman and secretary, outlines the policy of the League of Humanity.
Men and women widely use Ploughs Black and White Ointment claiming it lightens dark skin to a light healthy tone and removes blemishes such as pimples freckles tan and skin sores. Send 25 cents to receive a box with simple directions. agents wanted and San Antonio distribution through Peoples Drug Store.
A report notes that members object to forcibly sending young men to Europe to fight and kill in the interest of an autocratic outfit. The statement frames the issue as opposition to mandatory military involvement abroad.
On June 28 in Bisbee Arizona the second day of the copper miners strike led by the Metal Mine Workers' Industrial Union branch of the IWW. One large mine remained closed another worked with a reduced crew and several small independent mines were shut down entirely.
The Times reports that three passengers on the Mongolia are unaccounted for and that four British engineers and ten Lascars of the crew are believed killed in the mine explosion.
Horace Ridding cafe proprietor died at 6 this morning after being shot five times yesterday afternoon. Ira Hunt, a carpenter, is held in connection with the shooting.
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