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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1919
Page
2
A new city cemetery near Mission Loop is planned to open in the coming weeks. Crews have prepared the site with grading and access roads while officials review progress to ensure grounds are properly maintained and burial plots set aside for public and private burials.
The article reports plans for Mac Intyre and associates to establish a Fort Worth oil exchange, attracting national companies, speculators, and investors. It predicts a rapid regional oil boom, with headquarters moving and leases expiring, boosting Fort Worth and nearby markets.
Amid lingering apposition and misprints a 1919 wartime program article discusses plans for permanent winter quarters in San Aye and Yeagle. The piece notes Wartham hawg adjustments and financial impact, with caretaker decisions shaping relocation and fund circulation in a period of uncertainty.
Obituary notice lists Rowena Fish, 60, struck by automobile on South Prev a Street and died Saturday. Funeral planned at Hogr AleCollum Undertaking parlor with arrangements by Porter Zavinn director. survivors include husband residing at Al Donehey Roads and two daughters. Also notes Mrs. Phæta D. Frost and Mary Carrie Mowbrer among survivors. multiple relatives listed from Arkansas, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of kin.
A fragment from a historic obituary or funeral notice shows undertakers and services listed near Crockett Avenue. Names like Perc y and Liza appear with funeral arrangements and service details. The snippet references a local business and address at Crockett 212 and indicates arrangements managed by a funeral director.
A garbled overseas dispatch outlines terms to be handed to enemies before April, touching on repatriation of ships, nonmilitary use of wireless stations for commerce, and restrictions on German and Austrian fleets. It references protection of signals, reparations, and postwar governance plans for Europe and the Mediterranean.
Bolshevik journal notes peasant revolts across northern Russia including Novgorod Petrograd Puy and Voluga with armed bands aided by former officers. Reports cite opposition to mobilization and food policy as authorities prepare defenses and cut back navy while a large foreign loan scheme is proposed to aid concessions to Americans.
The month recorded normal February weather with 14 clear days and only about one fifth of an inch less precipitation than normal. Winds peaked near 4 miles per hour in the northwest, and the greatest velocity was observed in the period. A notable anomaly reports a count of 55 animals in a related measure, setting a local record.
A fragmentary archival note references The Philadelphia Ledger, marches in 1904, a battalion returning, and various financial figures. The readable parts mention sales and leases totaling 146,963 and funds allocated to beneficiaries, but specifics are obscured by the damaged OCR.
In a sharp shift, men will cede residential districts to women workers for the Victory Loan drive. Mrs. Floyd Mee Gown was named executive chairman of Bexar County’s women’s division, with a slate including Mrs. T. A. Coleman and Mrs. Sophie Graves. The organization aims to map every block, assign captains and subdistricts, and ensure efficient coverage.
Bliss Ald Tadenzi, noted tin artist, is linked to Paris sessions and a plan to archive the work in London for posterity. The report touches on political debate about naval oil reserves, land policies, and patentable claims, with references to figures such as La Follette and Roosevelt, amid broader public-interest concerns and wartime governance.
The Senate shelved oil leasing legislation after a lengthy filibuster by Senator Lafollette and sustained opposition from Knox and Hardwick. Debates centered on appropriations and finance, with leaders signaling no new legislation before January 10.
Washington March 1 Congress pushed a heavy agenda with major bills advancing. The Senate passed a 1.008 billion wheat subsidy measure and the Indian appropriation bill, while river and harbor, fortifications, post office, and foreign affairs appropriations moved to conference. President Wilson, visiting the capital, saw rapid legislative action as debates on alleviating war era needs continued. several “Sundry” measures totaling hundreds of millions moved forward, with defense and veterans provisions prominent.
May abandon trip to unite 160 perrona to go on the proposed trade tour through the southern republic by next Saturday March. Chamber of Commerce considering scrapping the plan as only about 40 Antonio business people have signed up. Secretary announced efforts to complete the list by Tuesday with more local citizens urged to join.
An extensive, if disjointed, account tours Krupp's Essen facilities during World War I. The narrator notes massive furnaces, vast labor forces, and the scale of armament output, detailing worker demographics, wages, raids, and the factory’s strategic importance. The piece emphasizes the Blitz era atmosphere, the presence of guards, and the sense of a machine driving Germany’s wartime effort.
Report from Vesela details arrests of several suspects linked to a terror plot tied to a March event. Authorities say the plan involved violent acts at a public venue, triggering a high-profile investigation by federal and local agencies. Suspects named include Antoniy Cunoldi and Be Upio Zniaw, among others, with charges emerging over failed measures to fund the operation.
A group of six men and two women faced charges in the thirty seventh District Court this week for highway robbery. Prosecutors allege the defendants aided a robbery in which an automobile was seized. one sentenced to two years on a related theft conviction, others awaiting trial or yet to be tried.
A fragmentary report notes officials plan to attend a meeting related to the United States Good Roads Association. Details are incomplete but indicate a statewide event in November seeking planning and promotion of road improvements.
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