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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1912
Page
3
Mrs H Von Roden of Lyndon Kentucky writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved headaches neuralgia backache nervousness and general run down condition. She recommends the medicine to friends and allows publication of her letter.
J F Carl, assistant district attorney and representative of Governor Colquitt, filed a $200 appeal cost bond with District Clerk Andres Coy to contest Judge J L Camp's ruling enjoining state officials from carrying out restoration plans for the Alamo. Carl will start work on his brief now, aiming for a fall term filing if possible.
H F MacGregor of Houston Taft campaign manager predicts a clean Texas win. He met Republican leaders in Austin including Internal Revenue Collector Flanagan and Postmaster N C Schlemmer after arriving from San Antonio.
Directors weigh preserving the club identity with a reorganization to cut costs and expand commercial ties with Mexico. A Friday meeting will decide moving to smaller quarters in San Antonio and negotiating lease release and deposit refund.
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin digests all meals within five minutes, relieving sour stomach, heartburn, gas, nausea, and headaches. It markets a 50-cent case available at any drugstore, promising complete cure for dyspepsia and indigestion.
Members conclude the club is $2400 in debt to local merchants and the landlord. They debate cutting social features but aim to keep the organization as a going concern, preserving social ties between San Antonio and Mexican citizens while seeking smaller quarters to limit losses.
Bloomington man D Toomey suffers severe backache from kidney trouble. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with dramatic relief allowing him to work a full day. Edwards King Drug Co. distributes the remedy.
Automobile groups visit the Gunter Dining Room described as an ideal place to eat well. The note highlights the venue as a favored stop for travelers seeking good meals.
Georgetown officials led by Mayor R. E. Ward and insurance agent W. J. Flanagan pressed the state insurance board for a lower rate. They cited a new water plant and adding a paid fire department member as prerequisites. The board said no reduction until improvements are complete, with operation of the plant expected soon.
John K. Woods, a Texas state bank examiner for two years, has been named a national bank examiner by National Comptroller Murray in Washington. He previously ran the El Paso district and worked in Columbus and Laredo. Paul G. Villaret of Kendall County will replace Woods in the El Paso district starting April 1.
Austin March 20 The Commissioner of Insurance and Banking said George A Giddings a state bank examiner assigned to the San Antonio district has resigned effective April 1 due to a railroad accident that incapacitated him J W Hayes is named as examiner Hayes previously liquidating agent for Paige State Bank and former cashier of the First State Bank of Sadler
Certificates of authority to operate in Texas have been granted by the insurance department to The Sailors of Nashville Tennessee and to Capital Life Insurance Company of Denver Colorado and to Loyal Protective Insurance Company of Boston Massachusetts. The items were reported from Austin on March 30.
Judge George Calhoun overruled a motion for a new trial in the Texas vs Kansas City Mexico Orient case. The state won a $2500 penalty for failure to build and maintain a depot at the county seat within three miles. A mandamus requires the depot start within three months after right of way is obtained.
C A Gilossnet of Rochester New York says Foley Kidney Pills cured a long kidney trouble after a severe attack. He reports his backache faded in days and his kidneys grew stronger with fewer dizzy spells and nightly annoyance. Edwards King Drug Co. Suction.
Call 176 to dictate your want ad to a skilled operator any time before 10 tonight. A bill will be mailed later. A ten day ad runs across two Sundays and costs only one half cent per word per insertion.
A brief note ties 402 E Houston to the hat store scene making Houston Street famous. The fragment implies a local business landmark connected to street reputation and city commerce.
Pompeo Coppini, the San Antonio sculptor, met with the Texas governor in Austin to proceed with the Stephen F. Austin monument in the state cemetery. The project follows a $10,000 appropriation by the last legislature and will take several months to complete. Coppini also carved the Sam Houston monument recently completed and accepted by the state.
Llano county plans a local option election on April 13 with a heated campaign. County clerk S. E. Hargon says local anti saloon forces push to keep Llano in the wet column.
Hillsville Va March 30 Detective Felts and his men resumed the hunt for Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards last free members of the gang that shot Carroll County courthouse. Friel Allen 17 nephew of Sidna was captured at his father’s home and said the men would die shooting at detectives. They planned the massacre and admitted killing Judge Massie while Wesley Ward confessed to targeting Foster. Friel and Claude Swanson Allen to Roanoke for trial likely Monday night or Tuesday morning. In Monroeville Ala March 30 the jury acquitted David K Smith indicted for killing State Senator O O Bailes on July 14 1909 after an all night session.
How cold traffic causes kidney trouble by drawing blood from the surface and congesting the kidneys and by overworking them. Foley Kidney Pills strengthen the kidneys give tone to the urinary organs and restore normal bladder action. They are a tonic with quick results. Edwards King Drug Co. uc.
The Gunter Hotel with large rooms high ceilings and luxurious furnishings offers exceptional dining rooms, presenting itself as the natural headquarters for the traveler who is particular.
A University of Texas regents committee including Clarence Ousley W H Burgess and Fred W Cook met with the governor to discuss Mrs John Sealeys offer of 50000 for a new Galveston medical department building. The plan also covers rehabilitating the nurses hospital and supports a tuberculosis sanitarium on state land with funding from Red Cross seal sales.
In Opelousas March 30, the second trial of Mrs Zee Runge Mc Ree on manslaughter for killing Allen Garland nears its end as defense wraps up its case. Prosecution will begin rebuttal this afternoon. jurors likely to receive it late Monday.
Gadsden on March 30. 41. Smith killed Patrolman W. A. Patterson on January 1 and was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury yesterday. His punishment was fixed at death amid a restrained courtroom tumult as jurors were congratulated.
Art in cutting skill in clever designs and imported woolens offered by Croftonian Tailoring Co at 104 Jefferson Street opposite Bexar Hotel in San Antonio.
An obituary style notice lists Dr J R Cunningham of 449 Moore bidding for Osteopath status with details of old profession and address.
Local listing offers a new seven room dwelling in exchange for a lot. Contact phone 2827 green. SAN-A-LAC anticeptic noted in ad text.
Austin report warns antelope may vanish soon if Texas does not curb illegal hunting. State field game warden Robert L. Goodfellow cites widespread violations of a year round ban and says complaints will target numerous violators. He notes dwindling herds in the western parts as a motive to preserve the species.
Abundant health comes from good blood and Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as the medicine to improve blood quality. It claims to sharpen appetite and steady nerves, urging readers to begin taking it now for the system's needs and overall well being.
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