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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1912

Page

3

Prussian National Insurance Company Authorized in Texas

The Department of Insurance and Bank of Texas certifies that the Prussian National Insurance Company of Stettin Germany fully complies with Texas laws. It issues a certificate of authority entitling it to do business in Texas for the year ending February 8, 1913. Signed by R L Gill Commissioner. Meyer Webb Agts San Antonio Texas.

Department of Insurance and Bank State of Texas Austin Tex Prussian National Inurance Company Stettin Germany Texas Tate Comany R. L. Gill Meyer & Webb, Agts San Antonio Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Comany New York N. Y B. L. Gill Meyer & Webb Moore Building Nationalife Association Des Moines Iowa

Cinco de Mayo fete ends with dances and officials to attend

San Antonio celebrates Cinco de Mayo closing night with a musical and literary program and a late dance. Mexican consul Esteva and consulate chancellor Espinosa may attend. A U S Army camp of instruction, led by Captain James Justice, features officers from Fort Sam Houston Fort Clark and state guards focusing on range firing and drill.

San Antonio Cinco de Mayo Puebla Zaragoza Exposition Park Mexico Manuel A. Esteva Francisco Espinosa James Justice Fort Sam Houston Department of Texas George G. Nixon Fourteenth Cavalry Fort Clark George E. Nelson Third Cavalry Fort Sam Houston John A. Warden Charles A. Thuis Twenty-third Infantry Oklahoma National Guard Conners R. Lewis Arkansas National Guard Justice

Rifle Instruction Camp Opens at Camp Mabry

About 100 Texas National Guard officers attended the rifle instruction camp opening at Camp Mabry Austin. The camp will end May 15 with Texas rifle team members preparing for summer matches likely at Sea Girt.

Austin Tex Texas National Guard Camp Mabry Texas Rifle Sea Girt

For That Tired Feeling Relief with Horsford Acid Phosphate

An ad touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as excellent for easing a tired feeling caused by summer heat overwork or insomnia. The copy emphasizes quick relief and general well being through this tonic remedy.

Horsford

Trial of Guardsman to Begin Today in Waxahachie

Sergeant J D Manley a Dallas National Guardsman faces trial in Waxahachie for the 1909 Taft visit killing of a spectator with a bayonet. One hundred venire men wait as witnesses arrive from Dallas. Convicted once before, a new trial was ordered and he had received a life term for first degree murder.

Associated Press Waxahachie Tex J. D. Manley Dallas Manley Court of Criminal Appeals

Bankers Arrival For State Convention In Houston

bankers from across Texas and major centers in New York Chicago and St. Louis converge on Houston for the three day bankers convention at the Orpheum theater with 200 registered by noon and 150 expected, F M Law presiding as W P Hamby unable to attend due to illness, Ed R Kane arrives for the event.

New York Chicago St. Louis Bankers’ State Convention Orpheum Theater East Houston Street Association St. Anthony Notes J. W. Hoopes Austin Fort Worth Dallas St. Anthony Hotel W. P. Hamby F. M. Law First National Bank of Beaumont First Texts Banking District Gus F. Taylor Citizens’ National Bank Tyler Ed R. Kane Agriculture Hamby EF. C. Eldridge First National Bank Houston Bankers’ Organization Galveston Walter E. Dorland Texas Organization of the Citizens’ National League League San Antonio Plaza Theater Ernest L. Brown

Railroad Men Denounce Charity Imposters In San Antonio

E Corrigan assistant grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersFILE asserts that men posing as stranded Mexican engineers and conductors solicit charity in San Antonio. He says genuine engineers who left Mexico are aided by their organizations and citizens should beware imposters seeking funds.

Mexico San Antonio E. Corrigan Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Mr. Corrigan

Third Thorndale Trial Opens Today

Ezra W. Stephens the third man to be tried for the lynching of Antonio Gomez, a Mexican youth, at Thorndale Texas nearly a year ago was called for trial in Georgetown on May 6. Two acquittals have occurred in this case. The Mexican boy was killed after a name was spoken to him and his body was later displayed on a telegraph pole. Stephens faces a venue charge as his case goes before Williamson County district court.

Georgetown Tex Ezra W. Stephens Little Antonio Gomez Thorndale Charles Zeichang Stephens Williamson County

Court calls hundred men for special venire

Court summoned one hundred men this morning for a special venire as part of ongoing legal proceedings. The panel will be screened for eligibility in the upcoming trial.

Austin Merchants Headed to Dallas Convention

A large Austin merchants delegation left last night to attend the Retail Merchants' association convention in Dallas, scheduled to run through May 10. The list of travelers includes R. F. Bacon Oscar Robinson Charles F. Alford H. H. Voss H. A. Hertzog Harvey Harrell William Wellmer Robert Mueller Fred Petmecky Walter Hall S. E. Kinney J. W. Graham Dave Harrell and A. M. Nalley.

Austin Tex Dallas Retail Merchants’ Association R. F. Bacon W .A. Achilles Oscar Robinson Charles F. Alford H. H. Voss H. A. Hertzog Harvey Harrell William Wellmer Robert Mueller

Laundry de Luxe Promotes Comfort and Modern Laundry Work

The Laundry de Luxe at 617 and 619 North Flores street emphasizes worker welfare with a lunch room in conjunction with shower baths and hygienic facilities. The reinforced concrete building focuses on ventilation and light under J. J. O'Shea, a 22 year veteran who previously led the St Anthony hotel laundry.

de Luxe North Flores Street J. J. O'Shea Belfast Ireland St Anthony Hotel

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