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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
6
The report to General Carter states Aircraft 15 completed a maneuver test yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant Foulois and Phil Parmalee rode the big bus on a 25 mile errand, departing at 3 15 o clock from the camp and returning forty five minutes later. The craft circled east then headed northwest.
An article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for indigestion tied to blood quality. It recounts Mrs Kate Lasher of 1615 Stinson Ave Rosedale Kansas who recovered after using the pills, citing improved digestion and energy as her symptoms eased.
Twenty persons watched three masked men rob James Jarlock of 175 dollars in receipts at a New York store just before midnight. The robbers fled as onlookers cleared a path. Separately, a military air mission reported a flight from San Antonio to Leon Springs and back, delivering a message from General Carter to Major Squier.
Washington reports the Mexican congress approved President Diaz’s suspension of constitutional guarantees. The Mexican embassy circulated the action to deter Americans from joining insurgents. It is believed not retroactive for past captures, but future cases may face summary trials.
Beaumont Tex March 16 city shocked by death of Mrs S B Cooper wife of former Congressman Cooper in New York last night. Telegrams say remains will leave New York tonight reach Beaumont Saturday night and funeral will be held from the family residence Sunday afternoon.
London and Liverpool reports note John Redmond and T P O'Connor praising Ireland’s push for home rule on St Patrick’s Day. Redmond hailed recent reforms and a united front with England, while O Connor called for reconciliation through self government and the Grey proposals amid Irish deliverance hopes.
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and bloating. It claims one grain digests 3000 grains of food and that the remedy restarts stomach digestion, with a 50 cent box price and free sample offer from F A Stuart Co.
Nine men including a former railroad president and bankers were indicted by the federal grand jury in the Matanuska river coal lands case. They allegedly conspired to defraud the government of coal lands valued at about 10 million dollars. Indicted individuals include A C Frost, George M Seward, Pierre G Beach, Frank Watson, and others from Chicago, Spokane, Muncie, and Toronto. The conspiracy carries potential penalties of up to 10 thousand dollars fine or two years imprisonment per count. The lands span the Matanuska river area east from Chickaloon to King’s River near Moose Creek, comprising the Watson and Matanuska coal groups.
The rising of black foxes proves profitable as consular reports show black and silver foxes can be bred in captivity. Carl W. Faulk of Carcross Yukon captured a litter of black fox puppies and aims to breed them. Offers up to 1500 dollars have been made for a black male pelt, with silver fox pelts valued as high as 200 dollars.
D. B. Steele, tailor at 108 Blum Street, markets stylish spring suits. Services include pressed suits for 50 cents. new phone listed as 1286.
Halifax Nova Scotia March 17 The brig Helpless ran aground at Dartmont after a 50 mile northwest gale drove her from Mill Cove. The 144 ton government boat Chrissie Thorney was damaged in the collision. Grave fears for the brig's crew and for others along the coast as a cold front dropped temperatures by up to 40 degrees.
Philadelphia March 17 More than twenty Bryn Mawr College girls face disgrace as they defy officials by wearing a modification of the harem skirt. They are confined to their rooms and told cases will be handled when Dean Carey Thomas returns from abroad. A crowd jeered them as they insisted on the skirts.
The Purim ball for children will be held Saturday evening March 18 at 8 o clock in Harmony hall on Navarro street. Parents and children may attend for a typical Purim revel with presents, refreshments, and delicacies. The event is described as the season's social highlight.
St Johns N J March 17 Unfavorable news from the sealing fleet indicates an unusually heavy ice pack. Unless milder conditions appear soon the success of this year's sealing will be problematic.
Memphis Tenn March 17 Chancellor Heiskill rules that heirs at law of ex slaves cannot inherit property. only the widow may. Calvin Sanders sought a share in Norvell Sanders estate once valued at 15000. the widow had been divorced and sought to set aside the decree, but this was denied. The estate will revert to the state.
Washington March 17. A legal question centers on whether Robert Shaw Oliver as assistant secretary of war had authority equal to secretary William Howard Taft to issue a notice to the Hannibal Bridge company and the Wabash Railroad to alter the Mississippi bridge. The Supreme Court will decide if such a notice complied with the statute and shielded bridge owners from punishment for noncompliance. Arguments were postponed due to illness of counsel.
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