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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1913
Page
3
Delegates from nine district improvement clubs meet to form a central civic body in a bid to coordinate efforts across districts. A public meeting at the Bedell building will elect permanent officers and ratify a constitution, with prior committees selecting representatives for the unified association.
A new large cafeteria has opened at 234 E. Houston St, claiming to be the biggest in the southwest. The opening draws local diners seeking a wide variety and generous portions.
The Young Women's Christian Association plans a large membership drive aiming for about a thousand new members. Mabel K. Stafford, state secretary, guests the association and assists committees in outlining the work. Regular vesper services feature talks such as "The Young Man in Business," emphasizing home life balance.
Thirty thousand voices ex claim Dean's Kidney Pills relieve back and kidney pains. H Roberts of 701 Eira St San Antonio testifies the pills eased his kidney and back trouble after using them. Endorsed by many in San Antonio and others nationwide, the ad urges asking for Dean's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co. Remember the name.
Miss Martha B Kohler daughter of James P Kohler former secretary to Mayor Gaynor of New York disappeared from her Brooklyn home last Saturday. She was to testify in court this week against Walter M Doyle a wealthy real estate dealer accused of drugging her. Mr Kohler suspects kidnapping to silence her allegations.
Anti Jones forces outline conferences in City Attorney Ryan’s office as they consider opposing the new charter. They plan no formal bid against Mayor Jones or commissioners, but aim to defeat the charter to invalidate the election and build a future campaign slate. If defeated, they expect a stronger anti Jones organization and possible court challenges delaying the new charter’s effect.
A Fiesta San Jacinto Association delegation led by Atlee B. Ayres met Mayor Jones to request paving on Thirteenth street in front of the den. The mayor suggested the city would supply and roll rock if residents paid for hauling. the group then consulted City Engineer Pancoast for an estimated hauling cost for the association’s next meeting.
January and February relief office reports show 348 applications for relief at Hicks building with 110 new cases and 37 recurrent cases relieved. Office visits totaled 68 with 165 interviews and 96 letters on relief. meals lodging groceries fuel supplied. 118 pints of milk to the sick. transportation for 45 people and 16 placed in hospitals.
The Katy railroad released M. E. & T. Employes' Magazine for free to its 20 000 workers. The 48 page issue has a three color cover and includes signed articles by President C. B. Schaff and General Manager W. A. Webb as well as conductors machinists and other staff. It will be issued monthly from the Wainwright building in St. Louis.
Union noonday prayer services for March 17 to 21 will be held at the Plaza Theater from 12 25 to 12 50 each day. Clergy from city churches will speak as all denominations unite for a common Holy Week observance initiated by the Brotherhood movement. Rev Frank Dyer chairs arrangements. E E Dilley leads committees.
A pedestrian rescued John Smith two and Annie Smith four from a runaway mule drawing a heavy wagon at Military Plaza near Baylor Street. The buggy was wrecked and both children and rescuer fell as the horse was brought under control. John Smith suffered a crushed finger.
The Rev. Philip Cook of St. Mark's Episcopal Church urged preventing crime before it occurs. He addressed a YMCA audience on social service and the motive behind wrongdoing, proposing strict school training and government action to avert crime. The talk closed a series on eight vital problems, with Yale Hicks set to speak next Sunday on The Social Evil.
Galveston March 10 Practice marches resumed by four regiments of the Fifth brigade stationed at Fort Crockett with marches by battalions. Texas City had no marches or parades today. Fourth Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh Infantry to be paid tomorrow and all division troops to be paid by week’s end.
Will celebrate in June with June 12 and 13 set as the opening dates for the Corpus Christi Galveston section of the inter coastal canal. Col. C S Holland presided over the committee meeting in Galveston as representatives from Texas and Louisiana inland water ways league aligned on the plan.
Fire started in the kitchen of Mrs Mary Frobose at 325 West Nueva Street around 7 PM causing about 15 dollars in damage. Firemen extinguished the blaze as it reached the ceiling while neighbors alerted authorities.
Dr Charles Walton Seymour of Madison Wisconsin will lecture to public school teachers of San Antonio and friends on Thursday evening March 13 at Carnegie Hall. His subject will be Charlemagne and the Palace School. A small admission charge will be made.
The Y M C A boys department prepares for the third annual father and son reception and banquet next Friday at 6 15 p m. Fathers must attend with their sons and sons without fathers are not admitted. Kingsbury Jr boys work director arranged games for fathers and sons and the Rev Lester E Booth will speak on The Making of Men. Boys must notify Kingsbury by Wednesday March 12 at 8 30 p m.
Judge E L Walker of Dallas aged 61 and former Breckenridge county judge endorses Plant Juice claiming rapid relief for rheumatism back pain. He asserts the remedy cures by eliminating uric acid and improving catarrhal bilious conditions and kidney and blood ailments, urging readers to get a bottle at Fischer's renowned store.
The notice catalogs many visitors and registrants in San Antonio hotels including Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Atwater of Detroit at the St. Anthony, J. H. Shelley of Dallas at the Gunter, and Mrs. E. Jordan of Fort Worth at the Bexar. Other names include H. K. Dyer, Be. Carlin, W. R. Miller, and J. J. Callahan registered across Crockett, Bowie, Menger, Savoy, and St. Anthony.
Captain Penwell and his crew remain aboard the Lugano as 116 passengers are rescued by a tug after the British steamer wrecked on Ajax Reef off Key West. Eleven women, fifteen children, and 89 men are among those saved. passengers bound Spain to Cuba will be sent to Havana. Recovery efforts continue as weather worsens and authorities arrange transport.
J Henry to Bam Washington and wife transfer of lot 6 block 21 new city block 2084 Culebra avenue 670. W Hafer to Gertrude Begley part of G Martinez survey No 28 800. John Wolff to Joe Southringer late 1 and 2 city block 922 Austin street 500.
Burial permits issued for Mary A. Dickerson 51 died March 7 Wyeth Hospital Abran Sanchez 19 died March 9 Somerset Road Mrs Elizabeth Zimmer 70 died March 9 438 River Avenue John T Patterson 64 died March 3 City Hospital
A birth notice lists a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Paulo Ybarra on March 3 at 728 S. Laredo Street and a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Sanur on January 25 at 20 Avenue C.
Cesario Sanchez and Eulogia Salinas. John Jones and Harriet Owler. Amadeo S Hubbard and Maria P Albo legally paired as of the current issuance, reflecting changes in marital status within the region.
A terse entry noting automobile licenses issued under number 3324 to the Poteet Townsite Company located in the Gibbs building. The line records a business license entry without further details on scope or dates.
Mrs. H. Crouch reports repairs on East Commerce street costing 100 dollars. Phil Abrahams, formerly of Austin and San Antonio, now in Skagway Alaska, is named for collectorship there under the Wilson administration. Emperor William plans retirements of veteran German staff and pensioning of veterans.
A catalog of fabrics features Flaconne Ratines 27 inches wide in blue gray lavender tan and linen at 25c per yard. Mercerized Ratines 38 inches wide in multiple colors at 89c per yard with forty patterns. Imported cotton voile 24 inches wide in forty five patterns at 29c per yard. Various striped and light color fabrics 27 inches wide at 25c per yard noted for easy laundering and no ironing.
A buyer arrives as a small rug collection is offered for instant cash with strong reductions. Prices include 9x12 Axminster rugs at 23.50 from 30, 21.00 from 27.50, and 18.50 from 25, plus 16.50 and 12.50 for Brussels options and 4.50 for granite Art Squares, all priced to move.
Arthur Watts 27 died at a local hospital with his wife and mother in Milwaukee listed as survivors. Elizabeth Zinner 70 died at home and will be buried in Missouri. three daughters survive. Evelyn Loretta White 6 died at home. parents and sister Dorothy survive. Florence W. Thomas 59 died at her sister’s home. husband daughter and son survive. body to be sent to Milwaukee.
Governor Colquitt named April 5, 1918, as the election date for a successor to Albert Sidney Burleson in the U S Congress. The appointment of Burleson’s successor follows his recent vacancy.
The postmaster general under the Wilson regime creates a vacancy in the United States House of Representatives. The Tenth Congressional District includes Bastrop Caldwell Hays Lee Travis Washington Burleson and Williamson counties.
A new cafeteria in the southwest district has opened at 234 E Houston St. The text also notes a U S patent for a sound direction method using divided wave parts compared via a common conductor. An apparatus with two opposite receivers determines source direction by halting one receiver to show which receiver captured the sound.
Thousands plagued by eczema find relief with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap claims to stop itching instantly and clear eruptions. Advertises free trial by sending request to Dept. 5 5 in Baltimore Maryland and notes doctors across the United States have prescribed it for eighteen years.
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