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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
3
Police recover a bag with 315 dollars found near the wrecked Paul Steam Laundry vault after a yeggman blew the safe with nitro and fired on by officers. Despite heavy gunfire and smoke he escaped through a rear window, leaped a yard fence, and fled across rooftops. The bag was turned over to the laundry owners.
A clock device records the start and end times of a task on cards and also prints the elapsed time, helping track earnings for piece workers. The invention aims to streamline wage calculation and reduce disputes over hours worked.
A list of travelers staying at San Antonio hotels includes Claude Bourland of New York at the Menger G. A. Dillon of New Orleans at the Gunter A. W. Hanson of Deming New Mexico at the St. Anthony W. E. Parker of Austin at the Menger H. Abbott of Dallas at the Gunter Mr and Mrs W B Burns of Mexico City at the St. Anthony Robert Fite of Dallas at the Menger Charles Cullen of Cincinnati at the Gunter Charles Brushwitz of Chicago at the St. Anthony Louis S Fuhrmann of Dallas at the Menger H P Nurenburg of Fort Worth at the Gunter W L Russel of Lima Ohio at the St. Anthony W S Bowman of Dallas at the Menger R W Davis of Laredo at the Gunter Mr and Mrs G Bole of Tulsa at the St. Anthony.
Philip Hummel of Beacon Hill was shot in the right thigh at 12 20 Sunday and taken to Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital. O P Xing, 38, a carpenter of 129 Kaufman Street, is under arrest for assault to murder. Detectives Flores and Officers Johnson and Mitchell made the arrest. a shotgun was the weapon.
Three Finger Sam notes change in Crimson Gulch with no cards or horse races now. People gamble by sending money in envelopes to Wall Street, signaling a shift in local habits.
Nearly 30 000 National Guard troops are hurried from border positions to be mustered out by Camp Wilson on March 15 and 21 aims. Railroads and Pullman Co transport the load across the border in ten days, with Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee units using rail chair cars. Ohio Michigan New York New Hampshire forces join the movement, while San Antonio units and Fort Worth contingents prepare for muster out amid the border clearance plan.
The entire regiment will be assembled at Fort Sam Houston Thursday marking a historic reunion. The Second squadron is retracing the route of the other two on their return march, having left Brownsville on February 24 and scheduled to camp at Pearsall Monday night.
The annual exhibition of oil paintings from the American Federation of Arts opened Monday afternoon at the Carnegie Library auditorium in San Antonio. City artists were guests of the San Antonio Art League for the opening, with canvases from Chicago and New York on view. Notable works include George Bellows's Geraldine and Margaret Bush-Brown's portrait of Henry Bush-Brown, alongside E. Irving Couse’s Pueblo de Taos.
The San Antonio Chapter of the American Red Cross passes unanimous resolutions of thanks at a Monday meeting in the Menger Hotel. The notes praise supporters from press and venues, printers and posters, merchants and clubs, and individuals for their aid in four entertainments and the twilight concert.
Assistant Fire Chief Goetz led fifteen firemen to lift a roadster owned by S. Haba from the San Antonio river near Commerce and Market streets at 8:45 AM. The car slipped into about three to four feet of water as the owner tried to turn at the water edge. the engine was water soaked and will require repairs.
A traveling man recalls twenty one days at sea off the Atlantic and twenty nine days on the Pacific, a bald man adds he crossed the Kaw River in a skiff at Topeka only to sink twice after the craft capsized.
George Wechsler a Mitch el and Concepcion Road dairyman says Tanlac restored his health after three years of weakness gas and pain. He praises appetite energy and weight gain after two bottles and credits Tanlac with lifting his run down condition. The ad notes Tanlac treats stomach headaches rheumatism and weak digestion and lists Wagner Drug Co. San Antonio and E J H Meier as local sellers.
National Guard units on border service plan muster out here by next Sunday. Sergeant Howe asks city to store supplies and provide an armory. Mayor Brown notes a $100 monthly allowance per unit, totaling about $1500 for three infantry outfits and a cavalry troop, not in the current budget. He suggests using City Market Hall and delaying formal appropriation until after June 1.
Neat appearing well shaped serviceable hosiery in black or white. Stout lifle-finished with boot of fine fiber. All sizes save 10 cents the pair. Tuesday at 29c. First Floor.
An assortment of pretty collars and collar and cuff sets in organdie Georgette and voiles for spring and summer wear. Plain and trimmed styles with neat laces offered at 25 cents. First Floor.
Forty eight inch dresser scarves are 50 cents each and twenty four inch center pieces are 25 cents each. Stamped in pretty patterns on clover bleached material with easily executed designs. The set is 75 cents. First Floor.
Housewives plan summer undergarments for the family and will find a liberal supply of pajama checks to create economy. The fabric is 32 inches wide, serviceable quality, and offered at 10 cents. Second Floor.
Iola Kansas March 12 Roy Ard was bound over for trial on the charge he killed his wife Viola Ard in November 1914. He was released on bond of 10000 dollars.
The dialogue contrasts Patience and Patrice over a marriage misapprehension. Patrice notes a husband’s belief he understood women, while Patience questions the premise and outcome of the union.
A courtroom exchange features Mr Snobson addressing Miss Cutting with a pointed rebuke about associating with his inferiors. Miss Cutting demurs saying she cannot speak on such matters and questions arise over social rank in the hearing.
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