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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1911
Page
8
Judge George Huntress, new Bexar county civil court judge, dismisses Tripis vs. M. E. & T. railway as the docket opens. Twenty-four cases are continued. only one is dismissed. He warns of a two week ramp up to systematic handling with strict enforcement to clear accumulated civil work.
Ben Strauss of Hamilton Ohio, president of Miami Bank, Strauss Bros Clothing, Strauss Miller Furniture, Ballin Jacobs Foundry and other firms, visits San Antonio yearly. He is joined by Charles from Springfield and partners with Mr. Lang in multiple ventures hosted by Aaron Frank in the city.
The Southern Shoe Dealers association meeting opened in Nashville Tennessee with members gathered for a convention as the Associated Press reports.
Judge Francis Lowell of the United States Circuit Court dies at 56 after a sudden illness at his Boston home on March 6. He served on the federal bench and was a prominent jurist.
District Attorney I C Baker plans injunction suits to stop usurious lenders and recover damages. He will act as a private attorney to file cases, aiming to file one or two test suits within a day or two. He cites a poor woman forced to pay high interest and a man who lost $57 furniture over an $8 debt.
Marshall Tex March 6 Word reached here that S P Garfield formerly a local printer and El Paso newspaper man has crossed into Mexico to join insurgents. He plans to reach Maderos camp about 150 miles from Juarez on Tuesday night with a party of scouts.
Special Dispatch from Austin Texas reports the Supreme Court granted the application to file a mandamus petition in the dispute between the governor and attorney general over a $25000 appropriation for trust suit prosecutions. A hearing will be set for a day soon after next Wednesday to compel State Treasurer Sparks to issue warrants to special assistants in the attorney general's department.
Elyria Ohio March 6 Lizzie Hamilton 16 a high school junior remains in a coma attributed to self hypnotism after a dream about being trapped in the school laboratory She told instructor Vaughn she feared death from fumes The doctor says overstudy and rest may cure her and notes auto suggestion influence
Miss Eleanor Meyer entertained Sunday March 5 in honor of her sixteenth birthday. Punch ice cream and cake were served. Progressive lotto prizes went to Miss Edna Eisfelt first Miss Eleo Grona second Miss Edith Vander Stratten third and Miss Laura Miller booby. Those present included Miss Bessie Mae Emerson Miss Edna Eisfelt Laura Miller Rose Berliner Leona Simmon Vera Teich Edith Vander Stratten Cleo Grona Agnes Nentwig Josephine Rosy Nora Speer and Miss Eleanor Meyer.
Dr A S Orne of Chicago spoke on Alamo plaza urging a juvenile court and an industrial school to reform neglected children. He warned America spends 500 million dollars annually to punish crime rather than support religious humanitarian and educational work.
On a Hamburg American Line steamer the Gault brothers 8 and 4 rode 200 pound green turtles in a twenty yard dash staged by George Ade Simeon Ford and ex Governor Draper. Willie won by a head after thirty minutes of racing and both boys earned a dinner and a piece of green turtle.
Marshall Texas mourns Will Powell a Texas & Pacific railroad dispatcher of twenty years killed in a Sunday morning incident at Bunkie Louisiana. He was widely known across East Texas and was laid to rest today.
In a motion for a new trial Lily May Walker sues the M E T railroad. Frank C Davis for the railroad alleges the court erred in every paragraph of the charge. Walker was awarded 1250 dollars after testimony of boarding a train with a scalper ticket and alleged undue familiarity causing mental distress.
New York March 6 The rising cost of courtship mirrors higher prices for eggs carrots porterhouse and flowers. Arthur T Vance editor of Pictorial Review argues the trend is nationwide, not just in cities, with couples bluffing about wealth to maintain appearances and strain on budgets.
J W Moore of Seattle writes to Nick Wetzel owner of West End Baseball Park in Waukegan to confess sneaking into a game about a year ago and encloses 25 cents as conscience money. Dated February 22 the letter from Seattle apologizes for the trespass at Electric Park ball grounds.
A strike by building trades workers aligned with the Chicago Building Trades Council begins today in the downtown district where International Association Steamfitters are employed.
Associated Press reports a federal grand jury in Boise will meet March 20 to investigate alleged illegal land entries in the Hailey district and intimidations of contestants and witnesses by methods likened to southern night riders. One murder has resulted from these disputes. Contenders recount odd visits from threatening riders.
Judge Collins ordered John Simpson to leave town but he could not due to pawning his wooden leg. Probation officer Sam Gaddis tracked Simpson, who claimed the leg was at a repair shop. The leg sold for $2, with $1.80 in hand. the rest came from the court missionary fund, enabling Simpson to recover the leg and depart.
The last of the imprisoned Industrial Workers of the World were released today in Fresno California. A large street meeting followed, marking the first such gathering since the city council passed a hostile ordinance ten months ago.
The Saul Wolfson Dry Goods company opened a new 50 000 square foot three story store at Alamo and Commerce in San Antonio replacing its Main plaza location after 43 years. The new shop adds men’s clothing, shoes, rugs, draperies, silks, linens, millinery, corsets, and more with a bright, well ventilated interior. The event included souvenirs for visitors and honors long time patrons.
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