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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1912
Page
10
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Governor Colquitt in Texas signed a clemency pardon for Tom Hinsley, responding to a brother’s letter from Houston Heights stating Hinsley's mother was dying. The action will likely allow Hinsley to reach his mother before she passes.
Remnants of the gray army gather for the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Macon Georgia with Gen John W Maddox presiding. More than fifty thousand visitors arrive as tents rise in Camp John B Gordon amid showers and a sense of fading numbers among the veterans.
Frederick Townsend Martin plans a society book challenging dull elite life. Veterans Welcome as Sons of Veterans convene with Col. Walter A Harris and Grace Lumpkin in Montgomery. Elections for officers Thursday promise a tight race among Generals Walker Young and Van Zandt. attendance at the reunion is the largest on record.
Main avenue high school students competed in final debates at Austin under the Debating and Declamation League of Texas. They won no prizes, per Prof. W. D. Williams, district director, with Oliver Murdock and Andrew Dilworth representing the school. Robert Fields of Brackenridge High School earned third place in the oratorical final and was among the youngest finalists.
A telegram from Mills County tax assessor A. E. Evans says the Goldthwaite courthouse burned destroying all records. The Texas comptroller will send tax and inventory blanks and tax roll forms to allow duplicate records to be produced at Goldthwaite. No fire details were provided.
Police arrested two dozen Mexicans Sunday night for yelling during Cinco de Mayo festivities. Seven were jailed in one instance, five in another, and the rest in pairs or groups. Fines were $5 in all cases except one man armed with a razor who faced a $10 fine for interfering with an officer.
Public release reveals John Jacob Astor wills naming Vincent Astor as principal beneficiary and residuary legatee. Estate valuations cited range from 75 to 150 million dollars with minor unconditional bequests including 276,500 to relatives and servants and 30,000 to Straus's school in Concord New Hampshire.
Jesse Brown faced a police court for disturbing the peace after a quarrel with his wife who feared an axe man. Testimony showed he became angry when not allowed to leave and struck her during the dispute. He was fined ten dollars.
In Seguin Texas yesterday San Marcos fire department team won reel race and杯 other prizes at the annual celebration. They will attend the state firemen convention in Austin. Winners include San Marcos in multiple events led by D H Covers and L B Covers with times and places listed. The Elks presented a minstrel show drawing a crowded turnout.
Franz Dreiss of 407 Guenther street was arrested for not bearing official automobile numbers. The supply had run out and an engineer issued temporary house numbers until new plates arrived. The case in corporation court ended with dismissal.
The Retail Merchants' Association of Texas held its twelfth annual convention in Dallas. State Secretary W. J. Edgecombe outlined reports as officers spoke. C. W. Post discussed the One Price System and topics included Sixteen Ounces to the Pound and Thirty six Inches to the Yard.
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