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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1911
Page
1
Workers from both sides toil to secure victory as polls open at 8 a m and close at 7 p m on Tuesday voters with poll tax or exemption certificate may vote results likely by 10:30 p m canvassed at city hall precinct returns shown at The Light office with moving pictures
Both Citizens and Peoples parties claim victory while urging a fair count and peaceful polls in San Antonio as turnout is expected to set a city record. Mayor Callaghan and Sheriff Tobin have named officers to safeguard the election amid last minute campaigning at Alamo plaza.
Weather report from the local U S Weather Bureau shows today relative to last year with sparse figures. Readings indicate high temperatures in the mid sixties to low seventies with a forecast of fair and warm conditions for San Antonio and vicinity through Tuesday.
ST LOUIS shows 60 degrees clear with eight mile southwest wind and possible tonight or Tuesday showers. CHICAGO 60 cloudy with sixteen mile southwest wind shifting to west and northwest and cooler. MILWAUKEE 56 cloudy with twenty mile northwest wind, clearing and cooler with possible showers. ST PAUL 44 clear four mile north wind shifting to southerly, warmer with showers. KANSAS CITY 66 clear eighteen mile south wind, increasing cloudiness and possible showers. NEW YORK 66 clear north wind four miles per hour, staying clear and colder. BOSTON 68 clear four mile west wind, no immediate change. WASHINGTON 66 cloudy ten mile northeast wind, clearing and cooler.
A federal grand jury indicted John B. Dickinson Charles H. Beauchamp and William A. Bomar on three counts of conspiracy to defraud through mail fraud. The charges relate to a plan to form the Texas Collins Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company and offer stock. Witnesses named include Z T Goolsby J R Tedford J G Baldwin and others. The defendants were held on $2000 bonds after preliminary examination.
Berlin reports Germany cautions France about consequences after Fez occupation by French troops. No steps taken beyond monitoring Morocco, and rumors of sending three cruisers to Moroccan waters are denied. French column from the southwest may be halted before Fez. march timing referenced near Elinitra and Fez.
Dionicio Jimenez appeared before Judge Buckley on a first offense basis under a four month period with no police court appearances as a defendant. The judge noted his prior absences and imposed the minimum fine, expressing weariness at his repeated presence.
The judge accepts Dionicio’s pledge to stay away for four months and imposes a one dollar fine. He heads back to the prisoners’ bench vowing to prevent further trouble until September first.
Illness kept Henry D. Lupton vice president of Oliver Iron & Steel from attending hardware men’s conventions in San Antonio but his health improved after arrival. Accompanied by Mrs. Lupton, he plans a week of city sightseeing at X. Anthony Hotel and praised the event’s reception as the best in years. Trade journals featured extensive coverage of the convention, train trip, entertainments, and city scenes.
Mrs H Phillips M D filed a written application with Mayor Holland to be appointed city physician and health officer. She notes two years as superintendent of the Woman's hospital and Nurses Training school of Missouri from 1894 to 1896 and claims a thorough course in management and sanitation of elementary institutions in Texas and other states.
Notice received today shows the key rate for San Antonio dropping from 52 to 35 cents per $100 of value. The share from water works improvements and fire department equipment accounts for most of the relief, but agents say further 20 cent cuts are possible with stronger building laws and an adequate fire marshal.
Gen Diaz issues a manifesto stating he will resign the presidency as soon as peace returns, insisting violence must not follow his departure. He says he would not quit while the country is at war and urges national unity, with De la Barra as provisional successor if needed.
Residents of Ciudad Juarez woke to a possible fatal clash as insurgent forces moved south in the night amid rain and darkness. The Mexican revolutionary conflict loomed, with fear of American intervention shaping the planned blow on the federal stronghold last night before an abrupt continuation on page 2-3d.
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