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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1912
Page
24
A Special Cable from Paris notes rising living costs, rent, and stalled reforms. Trade groups led by M. Jules Prevet urge abolition of the octroi to speed food and meat transport to Paris, boosting trade and stabilizing prices.
The Duchess of Abercorn has trained as a nurse and tends her husband the Duke, ill with influenza at their Green Street residence. She is praised for skill and sympathy as he progresses, though still confined indoors.
The movement in Paris among grain and meat traders calls for ending the octroi to ease commerce. Leaders insist on commissions to study abolition, better cattle transport to Paris, faster roads, and improved slaughterhouse conditions with sanitary rule changes.
In Montmartre a dressmaking girl named Mile Camus is reported to have performed over forty cures in two months. She credits Father Anthony and says she reads illness as an open book, absorbing pain and guiding the patient toward recovery as his servant.
Senor Romeo editor of the Correspondencia de Espana reports many ship owners request immediate repair of fog syrens luminous buoys and coast lights damaged in recent storms. He presented a list to the minister of public works urging action and the chamber of deputies was informed. The minister promised telegraphic orders to safeguard Galician and Andalusian coasts and vessels from fog dangers.
In a Nash’s essay London writer Elbert Hubbard links English fear of a German plot to paranoia. He cites Danish figure Niels Groen and the Potentia group pushing a 99 year harbor concession at St Thomas in the West Indies with 83 percent dues, wireless rights, and docks. The piece warns such promises threaten naval bases and global peace.
Dispute over Lord Decies jokes sparks chatter in London as Lady Decies’ illness is reported as not seriously dangerous. The Danish government moves to grant a harbor concession at St Thomas to Danish businessmen, with stipulations on Danish-majority boards and future lease terms. The plan could lead to turning St Thomas and St John into a free port territory pending parliamentary approval.
Parisian social circles prefer 19th century Second Empire dances staged by M. Fernand Ochse over modern American inspired steps. A refined party featured tableaux of crinolined dancers, moonlit garden scenes, a Chopin mazurka, and Gautier verses as dawn arrived. Guests included the Duchess de Clermont Tonnere and others who compared past elegance with today’s era of the turkey trot.
In Berlin a publican received one year of hard labor for bribing a workman to take his prison sentence. The man had earlier been sentenced to three weeks for a minor offense and used the waiting period to enlist the worker. The ruse was uncovered by the convict’s talkativeness, and the worker also drew the same punishment.
In Nimes on March 16 a man in business killed himself after heavy financial losses. His wife, witnessing the act, then shot herself in the head and died instantly.
Berlin reports a new book by General Friedrich von Bernhardt argues Germany must prepare for a future war with both land and sea attacks from France Russia and England. It cites England’s offer to assist in Central Africa as a provocation and urges steps to expand the German fleet and colonies to counter English power.
English singer Augusta Doria, acclaimed as the lioness of the hour, captivates Paris with stirring performances as Carmen in Donizetti's opera. She receives enthusiastic notices from critics and theatergoers alike.
Paris March 16 The fair Parisian has taken up boxing as a fashionable pursuit for women. Several society women in fencing clubs have introduced boxing teachers and are becoming skilled with their fists. Black eyes may soon appear on premiere nights at theaters and in leading restaurants.
A New Zealand farmer named Grey, traveling from Milan, trusted a well dressed stranger in Paris. The man claimed London ties and warned of pickpockets, prompting Grey to hold his pocketbook as a sign of confidence. The stranger vanished, leaving Grey with an empty pocketbook and a 5000 dollar loss.
Paris dispatch reports wartime aviation drive spurs big subscriptions as Nancy and other towns plan meetings to fund aircraft for the frontier. Meanwhile Paris faces a housing emergency with 380000 families crowded, mortality up to 84 per thousand in Saint Merri, one room per family in many districts, sleeping in cellars and ragged openings. Public alarm grows over rapid need for relief and action.
An elderly Paris resident with private means won the French lottery million francs about $200,000. He learned of his prize at lunch, barred visitors, then departed for the countryside, leaving an unfinished meal behind.
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