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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
2
Young men are advised to choose blue serge suits for graduation and beyond. Bring parents to shop the complete range of dress clothing including hats shoes shirts and ties at fair economical prices with no inflated or under pricing.
Special to The Light Austin Texas May 1 The state will take drastic measures through the comptroller to enforce liquor law in Galveston After licenses were forfeited only two of 48 saloons were closed and most continue operating prompting a request for enforcement action and arrests.
Real estate exchange directors allocate 240 for prize money in eight city wards. First prize 156 dollars, second prize 10 dollars, third prize 5 dollars. Amendments to constitution and by laws to be sent to members. A committee was named to pursue a permanent exhibition and more information.
Complete Massachusetts delegation to Chicago is split 18 Roosevelt 18 Taft for delegates at large. Taft favored by many district delegates though Clark led in Democratic primary with no delegates pledged. Seibertich ran independent after ill treatment by Taft managers.
AP reports Oscar W. Underwood ahead in Florida presidential primary with early returns showing him near the lead. Wilson contest appears strong in Pensacola and third district, while Trammell leads Gibbong for governor amid slow tabulation due to long ballots.
In Harrisburg on May 1 the state Republican convention fell under Roosevelt forces. The regular party organization, ousted in the April 13 primary, presents only one candidate, Charles F. Wright of Susquehanna County, the current state treasurer, seeking renomination.
Report notes delegates anticipate the convention will adopt the proposal with no substantial alterations. Key figures and groups remain unnamed in the fragment, but the tone implies broad agreement and a smooth path to formal adoption pending formal ratification.
Georgia holds its Democratic primaries to decide the state’s delegate choice for the national convention. The contest between Woodrow Wilson and Oscar W Underwood dominates campaigns across 71 of 146 counties as Champ Clark and Judson Harmon also appear on ballots. The state convention to ratify today’s votes is set for May 1.
H F MacGregor Taft Texas manager says Taft's Washington bureau reports Taft carries Massachusetts by 5000 in preferential votes. Independent Taft candidates split 10,000 delegate votes. Dixon Roosevelt manager says preference votes may bind delegates at large to Taft but leaves final choice to Roosevelt. Taft won nine congressional districts with even chance in the remaining five. Taft alternate ticket elected.
H E Hildebrand paid 20000 to the executors of Dr C F Simmons estate securing ownership and control of the 46 mile Artesian Belt railroad from Christine to Macdona. He bought the line weeks ago for 200000 with 5000 paid up front and 175000 due in August. New directorate to be chosen within ten days includes Hildebrand and family members.
San Antonio High School to award diplomas to a record class of over 100 pupils at commencement on May 28. Principal W D Williams notes unusually high marks and a higher share of boys, with curriculum changes cited as a factor.
Texas mine owners and miners sign a wage agreement in Fort Worth. It raises 5 cents per ton for mining and 5.26 percent on day wages, with ratification expected after a referendum vote. The wage talks ran since March 1 and the unions received all stated demands.
Japanese capitalists would not pursue land purchase without U S government approval and such approval would require no objection from the United States. The State Department told a American syndicate it would be viewed as a regretful action and no government action would be taken. Senatorial debate followed with calls to extend the Monroe doctrine or create a new one to bar foreign control of land in this hemisphere. Senator Raynor warned Japan if it built a supply base in Mexico it would be a declaration of war.
John M. Withers age 40 died at 8:40 this morning after an operation at a local hospital. He was a Lockhart stockman who had come for treatment. survived by sister Mrs. F J Henderson of Lockhart. Body to be taken to Lockhart for burial. Dorothy Ethel Sumpf age 6 died in Huntsville yesterday at 2 45 pm. funeral set for 4 pm tomorrow at grandparents Rudolph and Mrs. Sumpf’s home 1920 Buena Vista Street. Interment at Anchor Masonic cemetery.
The funeral for Charles Theodore Hunter son of Mr and Mrs M T Hunter Cedar Falls Iowa will be held at 4 o clock this afternoon from the home of G A Lynch 622 Denver Boulevard Interment will be in Cemetery No 4.
Brigadier General Joseph W. Duncan, commander of the Texas Department, was invited to attend the school of instruction for officers of the Texas National Guard at Camp Mabry in Austin from May 6 to 15. Adjutant General Henry Hutchings announced the invitation this morning in San Antonio, joined by Captain James Justice, Twenty-second Infantry. About 105 militia officers from across the state are expected to attend.
Rebel forces under Orozco press southward toward Torreon within striking distance of federal troops. Mexican troops under Huerta prepare defenses as 2,500 cavalry move to join Salazar at Sierra Muerda and truce lines form near Bermepillo and Rollan as authorities report increasing frontier activity.
Telegram from Smyrna reports the steamer Texas was sunk Monday night in the gulf of Smyrna after Turkish forces fired on the vessel and struck it with a mine. The steamer, carrying 140 people, deviated from the proper channel after a warning from the fort. Authorities warned shipping of risks to deep targets if misdirected.
A long roster of hotel arrivals lists names and origins including J Anthony Mart Eberling Waco F Moonan New York Dan Porter York L. Orr Jr New York Thomas Buffalo C M Fish Laredo Al Marx Chicago J H Smith Dallas and many others from Dallas Houston Miami New Orleans and beyond offering a snapshot of guest distributions across multiple properties and hubs.
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