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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
2
A Norfolk era notice offers a free 3-ounce Ozomulsion cod liver oil sample by mail. The advertisement claims health benefits for adults and children and invites readers to send their postal address to Ozomulsion at 548 Pearl Street.
The morning auction in the quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston raised several thousand dollars as Major Robert H. Rolfe reported. The sale of condemned quartermaster property proceeded with a successful start and the horses and mules are to be offered in the morning.
A vintage appeal promotes Wryeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a modern replacement for traditional sage tea. The ad claims it restores color, adds shine, and combats dandruff and itching with a fifty cent bottle from W C Kalteyer, backed by a money back guarantee.
Amundsen has reportedly reached the South Pole beating Scott and Mawson in a high stakes polar race. The article details routes across Terra Nova and Terror Bay, with Erebus in the background, and notes rival plans by Shackleton and Filchner.
London march 7 Mrs Scott wife of the British explorer has not received direct news of her husband's expedition and is awaiting official word from officials in London and Ottawa as telegrams press reports and letters fail to confirm details.
Miss Trix Cooper of Norfolk Virginia recounts a year of left side pain that left her bedridden until Cardui, a tonic for women, eased symptoms within a week and restored her ability to work in two weeks. The notice urges other sufferers to seek Cardui and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co. for guidance and a home treatment book.
A morning statement questioned the authenticity of Captain Amundsen's victory, with the speaker unsure of how he would be certain and expressing doubt about believing the claim at present.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, retired U S N, arctic explorer, said he was very glad Captain Scott, leader of the British south pole expedition, was the first man to reach the south pole.
Legal experts debate whether Gen. Bernardo Reyes will lose his $10,000 appearance bond if he fails to appear in Laredo for the April term of the U S court. Some say forfeiture. others argue the general can return if the Mexican government permits. Commentary notes the case may be continued or dismissed.
A Parisian man R Terguen nearly loses two dollars at the Menger hotel after misidentifying four silver dollars as four one dollar bills. He returns to check and confirms that a dollar is a dollar, pocketing two extra dollars.
French aviator Henry Salvey landed at Issy Les Moulineaux near Paris at 11 AM after a 222 mile journey from London with no stop. He faced squalls over the Channel and flew at about 6000 feet, aided by a strong tailwind. He returned to London at 2 15 PM after completing urgent business in Paris.
El Paso March 7 Chris Scarbouer of Midland chased and overpowered three men on a street car after his big diamond was stolen by pickpockets. He regained his diamond but the trio escaped as he bent to reclaim it.
The eighth set of Light trophy games will be staged this afternoon at the Y M C A. Teams No 4 and No 7 meet in the first clash while teams No 9 and No 11 face off in the second game.
El Paso discussion centers on General Trevino as liberal party leader and Madero rival. Galan says Trevino will seize constitutional control after a coup planned for April 2. Orozco confirms harsh penalties for foreigners and violence, while Vasquez Gomez could win a future constitutional presidency.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez, Western Mexico revolutionary leader, says Madero will renounce the presidency before March 15 and predicts a public departure for Mexico. He forecasts cabinet changes, Orozco’s march to Mexico City, and Ambrosio Figueroa abandoning Madero. He doubts de la Barra will assume power now.
Reported changes target six of eight portfolios to unite Vasquistas liberals army officers and Maderistas. Vasquez Jomez return to public instruction and de la Barra to foreign relations cited, with Trevino to lead war and other moves hint at interim presidency.
Washington March 7 Secretary of War Stimson held a brief conference with President Taft today signaling discussion of a Mexican session and wartime policy as the two leaders exchanged remarks on policy and strategy.
Stimson said as he left the White House that he planned to see the president later to discuss Mexico. He believed alarming reports were exaggerated and would not comment on reports of additional troops to the border.
J B Moore reports Torreon is cut off with about ten days of provisions left and no near prospect of relief. He cites siege risk, halted Jimulco mine operations, and a rebel clash 45 miles away with 150 volunteers returning with a scalp and insurrectos flag.
Nuevo Laredo witnesses disaffection as Madero club members resign after repudiating a self initiated appeal to back President Madero. Some members still refuse to leave, some aim to form home guard units. Governor Rivero calls employers and clubs to report available men for militia defense of the capital.
Major William Scott relays Capt. William Monroe's report that quiet prevails near Matamoros across the Brownsville border with no depredation indications. Brig. Gen. Duncan awaits war department word on troop movements while emergency forces may be stationed in San Antonio to relay if Mexico threat worsens.
The ayuntamiento ratified a proposal to call volunteers to defend the capital, freeing 2000 regular troops for operations against northern revolutionists. The plan envisions a militia of foreign birth recruits, with sixteen divisions and armories citywide, drawing from foreign colonies and experienced Germans. National university students have informed the war ministry of their involvement.
In Laredo Texas on March 7 President Madero placed Gen Geronimo Trevino in charge of forming a federal auxiliary force to serve anywhere in the republic. Recruitment runs through Tamaulipas Nuevo Leon and Coahuila with officers summoning men along the Nuevo Laredo Matamoros border. Juan Antonio Flores was commissioned colonel of the Third cavalry.
Dis patches from Chihuahua report the state legislature has declared the governor's office vacant after Abram Gonzales left the city and Felipe R. Gutierrez, a strong Orozco adherent, elected governor. Refugees on a special train say Taft's call for Americans to leave Mexico is just being heard amid an exodus of all Americans.
Special to The Light encinal Tex March 7 over 100 women and children refugees bound for San Antonio aboard a northbound train say Mexican miners threaten potential rebellion. The El Oro district party reports Americans leaving as trains fill.
A Chihuahua telegram says Pascual Orozco has been proclaimed generalissimo of the rebel forces. His ranks include Salazar Campos Hernandez and Ponce. Soldiers hailed the move with cries of viva liber ted and death to Madero. A 5000 mounted rebel army plans to advance on the City of Mexico next Sunday.
The San Antonio Real Estate Exchange adopted a new slogan at a noon meeting at St. Anthony Hotel proclaiming San Antonio as the best place to live and to make money. H. Clay King argued the city lags in street and municipal improvements, urging swift action or private citizens will act. Attendees included J. H. Bell A. R. Birdwell B. F. Nicholson and others. meeting drew thirty two attendees.
The smoke stack atop the Menger hotel power plant has been repaired and braced. A cent wind storm bent the big pipe into a right angle. it was rebuilt in sections. Four wires, each nearly a mile long, now anchor the pipe in place.
After years of fighting consumption in Europe a preparation named Sirolin has reached the United States. It claims to cure the Grey White Plague without needing a dry climate and shows remarkable results even in damp areas. European physicians widely prescribe it and U S druggists report strong recommendations. The Sirolin Company in New York invites inquiries.
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