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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1911

Page

7

Playing Telephone With Donkey Injures Texas Boy

James Dellinger three years old suffered a head injury when he twisted a donkey's tail used as a telephone while his sister held the ear. The incident occurred at the Dellinger home in Taylor on West Seventh and Fowzer streets. Doctors report no skull fracture and expect no permanent damage.

Associated Press Taylor Tex James Dellinger J. W. Dellinger Dellinger West Seventh and Fowzer Streets James Johannah

Mexican Is Killed in Texas Farm Shooting

Enanscisno Gonzales was shot dead with a 22 caliber rifle on the Charles Stauffer farm twelve miles southeast of Taylor. Sam Garcia was jailed, accused of jealousy over Gonzales’s attention to Garcia's wife, after Garcia allegedly shot Gonzales at about 10 o'clock Saturday night.

Associated Press Taylor Tex

Real Sailors to Fire on Texas in Naval Test

Reports claim live sailors and mannequins will board the battleship Texas next month for bombardment in waters near Norfolk. A naval carrier will evacuate crew as the ship sinks after hits. Fifteen men and one officer reportedly will be chosen for the experiment. The Texas is being stripped at Norfolk Navy Yard ahead of the tests.

Anacelated Preap Norfolk Marek Mannikins Texas Norfolk Navy Yard

Corncob pipe industry nets steep 1910 gains

Missouri cob pipe makers in Jefferson City report seven factories earned 450 thousand dollars in 1910 while producing over 26 million pipes. The industry, led by five towns, converts corn cobs into a globally in demand commodity, according to Labor Commissioner Hiller.

Associated Press Jefferson City Missouri Hiller

Visit to Lhassa Unveiled The Roof of the World

Lhassa, March 6. The forbidden city of the Lamas and seat of the Dalai Lama is described as a holy yet filthy place. The Jokhang cathedral and Potala palace impress from afar but close inspection reveals squalor and dogs in the streets. Historical notes recount Manning and Younghusband visiting and observing harsh rumors of intrigue and assassination at the Potala. The current Dalai Lama is called the thirteenth incarnation.

Lhassa the Daily Light Dalai Lama Earth Jokhang Potala Thomas Manning Forbidden Land Cal. Younghusband Manning Potala Palace Atisa Tibet

Sunday Light Reaches Austin Earlier Than Usual

The Sunday Light edition was delivered in Austin before breakfast after the International and Great Northern cut its northbound departure to 3:20 am from 4:00 am. The 6:15 am train brought vast sacks of papers to the depot and demand outpaced supply as non-subscription copies sold out quickly.

Austin the Light San Antonio The Light Goss Press

Beacon City Form to Use Des Moines Plan

Beacon will be formed this summer by merging Matteawan and Fishkill Landing. It adopts a commission government with five at large members for four years, no mayor, recall referendum and initiative. Officials must keep set office hours and report periodically to residents.

Associated Press New York Beacon Matteawan Fishkill Landing Des Moines

Chinese business men to study U S trade patterns

The Chinese Merchants Association reports China plans to send a visiting delegation of Chinese business men to the United States to study industrial conditions and boost American-Chinese trade. The trip, backed by China’s central government board, may cost about $200,000 for travel expenses. The earlier American delegation to China was met with notable courtesy.

Associated Press New York Chinese Merchants’ Association China Japan Board of Agriculture, Labor and Commerce

Accused Clerk Escapes From Reno Jail

Former Deputy City Clerk A. F. Cunningham awaiting removal to serve a nine year embezzlement sentence escaped from the county jail last night by a ruse in Reno Nevada.

Reno Nev A. F. Cunningham

My Daughter Is Cured by Lydia E Pinkham Product

Baltimore readers report a fifteen year old girl named Alice recovered health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter cites pale complexion, dark circles, and weakness corrected after three bottles, with Mrs L A Coreran of Rutland Street endorsing the treatment.

Baltimore Alice Lydia E. Pinkham L. A. Coreran Rutland Street Baltimore, Md

Churches Boost Attendance With One Day Ad Campaign

In Binghamton New York on March 6 Protestant churches joined a city wide advertising push. Merchants donated space and the Ministerial Association ran display ads urging attendance. The one day effort increased church attendance by about thirty five percent, filling pews beyond capacity.

Associated Press Binghampton N. Y City Ministerial Associationi

$50 Reward Ad for Kidney and Rheumatic Cure

Hall’s Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles if taken promptly with a fair trial. One bottle often perfects a cure and testimonials are available. Send for testimonials to Dr E W Hall 2926 Olive Street St Louis Missouri. sold by druggists.

Hall's Texas Wonder E. W. Hall Oliver Bt St Louis Drueisata

Cattlemen Gather in Dalhart for Three Day Meeting

Dalhart Texas March 6 cattlemen from across the southwest pour into Dalhart for a three day meeting of the Cattlemen's association. Thirty representatives from El Paso attended and promoted their bid to host the 1912 convention in their city.

Cattlemen Texas Dalhart Associated Press Tex Southwest Cattlemen's Association el Paso

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