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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
3
An editorial style notice warns that kidney trouble is widespread and often undiagnosed. It promotes Swamp Root by Kilmer & Co as a kidney liver and bladder remedy available in fifty cent and one dollar bottles and offers a free sample by mail with a book of testimonials.
Chicago March 11 Jacob Dahy son of the late Michael Dahy won a settlement from disinherited family members under a compromise. A trust company will hold $1,500,000 for him his wife and two children. Attorneys for the family and Joseph H Cudahy executor said the beneficiary was not to contend for the share refused by the will terms.
Sums up a will division where one seventh of the estate passes to heirs excluding the widow, with a trust for the children and their father for life and a portion to the father outright as part of the settlement.
Matthew Hale, national Progressive party committeeman for Massachusetts and state chairman, buys the Boston Journal from Frank A. Munsey. The paper will again charge one cent, after a brief three cent trial, and Hale will run the paper as a Progressive advocate, aiming to avoid entangling alliances with other parties.
May Dune a Chinese man was deported to the Orient after immigration authorities found a suspender button stamped Mexico on his clothing. Inspector Ebey believed May was smuggled across the Mexican border by Chinese runners and he was held for a U S court hearing.
In Zanesville Ohio Mrs Roy Simms reports relief from back pain headaches and irregularities after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with Liver Pills. In Danville Virginia Mrs Mattie Haley credits the remedies with ending bearing down pains and improving sleep and health.
Five suffragettes jailed for 21 days to a month after attempting to deliver petitions to the king en route to Parliament. Two more jailed for a month for breaking windows at the Home Office during protests. The group disputed the legality of their actions as police forbid petitions to the king except through a minister.
The Senate committee of inquiry continued its investigation into police responsibility for disorders at the March 3 suffrage parade. Witnesses claimed officers clashed with crowds and failed to shield marchers, while suffragists said police aided the mob. Commissioner Johnson presented parade permit records and police protection correspondence.
Investors are urged to buy now for the Harbor City Terminal Corporation. The deal includes one share of stock and one lot each in Ingleside and Harbor City for one hundred dollars. Early buyers are promised the best lot selections and potential profits as development proceeds. Visit 333 Alamo Plaza to see updated maps.
The excerpt recalls early canvassing days when women were deemed “no better than she ought to be.” It satirically notes torchlight processions and banners such as “vote for Judge McKinns, the incorruptible, for state milliner. Nine children.” It contrasts facial hair and appearance with political leadership, suggesting a biased, humorous critique of era beliefs.
Notice from the Deputy Collector of Customs Port of San Antonio states three seized lots from Salaria district will be sold at public auction for cash on March 12 1918 at 10 o clock a.m. at the Custom House second floor Post Office Building. Hood's Sarsparilla ad appears and mentions a large cafeteria opening at 234 East Houston Street.
Charters issued today for numerous firms across Texas including Bankers Home Building Company of Dallas and others in Fort Worth San Antonio Houston and Waco with varied capital stocks. Additional incorporators listed for Model Dry Goods Beaumont and Cameron Muennink Manufacturing Hondo among others. Amendments filed raise capital for several banks and companies.
President Wilson spent two hours in initial talks at the White House with Secretary Garrison and several lawmakers. He planned to receive judges later and discussed Philippine independence and cabinet policies as Postmaster General Burleson weighed merit tests for appointed posts. Mrs. Wilson hosted tea with cabinet wives, and Capt. Bill McDonald prepared to return to Texas.
Col Ida Craft who walked 150 miles to Albany and 258 miles to Washington to advocate suffrage has formed the Vote for Women Walking Club. Beginning April 5, members will walk every Saturday into the countryside to reach laborers farmers and mothers with the suffrage message.
A historical fragment reports a newspaper copy dated April 5, 1867, found yesterday in an old trunk in Mexico Missouri. The piece includes a letter written by Mark, linking the suffrage debate to wartime or postwar era.
Secretary of State Bryan may take charge of the young men's Bible class at First Presbyterian Church Sunday School. Pastor Rev. Dr. Donald McLeod expects he will accept, boosting class membership. Neither Wilson nor Bryan heard from Richard Olney about the Britain ambassadorship as Tennessee leaders back Benton McMillin for a diplomatic post.
Secretary Bryan by appointment yesterday formally received most of the diplomatic corps in Washington. He delivered a felicitous speech on behalf of President Wilson, expressing the administration's earnest desire to strengthen relations between the United States and foreign representatives.
Ambassador Jusserand led a cordial reception for the new secretary of state and urged Americans to seek him directly for prompt consideration. In Washington, President Wilson and Bryan weighed recommended diplomatic posts including Page to Germany Willard to Belgium Gonzales to Switzerland and McMillin to Mexico.
A Dry administration is anticipated in Washington as President Wilson and his family avoid alcohol in the White House for four years. Secretary of State Bryan, a long time prohibition advocate, supports national temperance goals. Speaker Clark is a longtime teetotaler and Southern-based Democrats favor restriction, signaling reduced wine and revelry in federal affairs.
The passage recalls a historically dry era at the White House comparing it to President Hayes when Mrs. Hayes barred wines and liquors from the executive mansion on taking mistress. The remark frames long standing expectations of temperance influencing presidential settings.
A suit filed in Washington tests whether a motorcycle permit may allow carrying a wife as a passenger. Frank J Ruppert had a license limited to males and sought to extend it to include women. The district court dismissed the mandamus action, and the appeal follows.
Jefferson City March 11. Governor Major signed the county unit local option bill. The measure will take effect ninety days after the legislature adjourns.
Gov George H Hodges urges a commission form of government in Topeka proposing two members from each congressional district to devote full time to state business. The feature notes the U S as the world's largest producer of motion picture films and exports over sixty million feet in 1912 with three fourths sent to Great Britain.
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