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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
8
Mrs. B F Nicholson is re elected president of the San Antonio Musical club at yesterday's annual meeting in the Travis club parlors. New officers include Mrs. W T Romberg first vice president Mrs S J Baggett second vice president Miss Mildred Gates recording secretary Mrs H M Madison corresponding secretary and Mrs B T Young treasurer.
The executive committee announces a final rally Thursday night at Beethoven hall with Joseph Ryan seeking mayoral election. Ward meetings follow nightly but no city-wide event. organizers aim to maximize turnout for a decisive campaign finish.
Report from Hermosillo dated May 3 describes Guaymas Federals breaking a siege of the Constitutionalists but suffering heavy losses and retreating into the city. Yaqui forces led by Chief Rule aided the defense as officers limited combatant exposure. A second dispatch notes five bodies hung on poles near Herreras west of Matamoros with placards accusing saboteurs of rail damage.
In New York weekly theater revival circuit, The Amazons at the Empire revives Arthur Wing Pinero’s comedy to mixed old and new audience with Billie Burke in Lady Tommy role, delivering a buoyant performance and a glimpse of modern actor sensibilities alongside cherished past favorites.
The Citizens' League pledges support for the late Mayor A H Jones administration and backs a commission form of government. It calls for a new charter to fit growing city needs, appointing upright department heads, cooperation with public bodies, and a reasonable bond issue for essential public improvements.
The piece surveys folklore on forecasting weather from tree bark growth and moss on north sides of evergreens to caterpillar and cricket behavior. It cites Timmins Birdlawn Conservatory predictions of a mild winter based on caterpillar stripes and notes frogs and other insects as barometers for coming cold or warmth.
The United States leads in motion picture film production with exports totaling over sixty million feet, about eleven thousand miles, enough to span from New York to Manila. German data show 1912 as a peak year for grain, with wheat and rye harvests surpassing all prior years.
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