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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
8
The weather report notes April had only 1.78 inches of rainfall, 1.16 inches below normal, with eight clear and twenty one cloudy days. Temperature stayed above average with an average daily deficiency of 0.4 degrees and a maximum 90 on April 21 while a low of 42 occurred on April 3.
A. Collman, plumber at 416 Main Ave, promotes the Grand as the best spot for gatherings with top pictures and music and the coolest, most comfortable atmosphere.
Postoffice ball team seeks a game with Frank Bros next Sunday afternoon on Frank Bros grounds. For details contact L Chavez at the postoffice at once.
Senor Julio Madero arrives in San Antonio to seek medical care and rules out peace talks with Emilio Vasquez Gomez. He says Orozco fights for himself and that Huerta's trained troops will outmatch Orozco's force. Vasquez Gomez is ill in bed at 501 South Presa Street.
Jones Paul L. Jones 51 a druggist died after several weeks illness in San Antonio where he had lived three years. Survived by wife and son L. C. Jones. funeral at 128 Park Place with burial in Mission grounds. Nick Lovece Jr. 17 died at 7 55 pm at parents home 537 Lombrano. funeral at 3 pm then 3 45 pm San Fernando Cathedral. burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Mrs Frank Holt 40 died yesterday at sanitarium. survived by husband two daughters Margaret and Barbara three siblings and mother Mrs R T Jones. body held at 621 Nolan until arrangements.
Elgin Texas May 2 Postmaster John L Burke of Elgin was named chairman of the program committee for the Texas Postmasters association Two years ago he chaired the committee when the convention met in Austin The group plans to meet in San Antonio in June with most Texas postmasters expected to attend
All three U S warships the battleships New Hampshire and Nebraska and the gunboat Petrel weighed anchor this morning. The Nebraska went to sea while the New Hampshire and Petrel headed upriver with destinations Vicksburg and Memphis respectively.
A large section of the Main Street viaduct foundation over the ship channel caved in last night causing about $20,000 in losses. Quicksand has troubled the contractors during construction.
San Antonio audiences show strong interest in The Grafter author J Frank Davis new work for the Orpheum featuring two business men amid power struggles. Directors and cast from New York are praised as capable. The Plaza bill and act lineup receive high praise with Ther Thompson and Carter and other acts noted. Local reader endorsements include Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound from Edwards-King Drug Co.
Staacker Bros offer the best line of delivery wagons ever sold in San Antonio. Roast duck served at White Horse Tavern.
A telegram from Charles J. Ricketts of McDougal New York clears Ed Sullivan’s identity in the murder case. The father of the murdered man says his son changed his name for railroad work after being blackballed and will attend the trial to assist prosecution. Mansfield confesses the woman shot her husband.
Mrs Susie Tem Pleton of Hooper Nebraska credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing five years of female trouble. After seven bottles she regained health, could work for eighteen boarders, and would not reverse her improvement. The promotion urges others with similar issues to try the medicine.
Fiesta San Jacinto association governors plan a banquet at the St. Anthony hotel to honor Atlee B. Ayres for his work on this year’s festival. The event, in the red room at 8 pm, is funded by directors and chaired by J. H. Savage and others.
The Moore company baseball team hopes to schedule a game next Sunday in morning or afternoon against a strong 19 year old class team. A manager seeking a date should call B R Rice after 6 pm. A Thursday night store meeting is called and all are urged to attend for important business.
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