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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1911
Page
5
The report shows minimum temperatures for the last 12 hours but these figures are not used in computing district averages for Houston. The note clarifies that these values do not affect the average calculations.
Local forecaster Allen Buell of the Weather Bureau reports near normal temperatures for the belt area. Conditions are steady with no major storms expected in the immediate outlook.
A Little Rock mother reports her son recovered from measles with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She says the medicine stopped a severe cough and he has not been bothered since. The ad claims croup whooping cough and measles cough respond to the product and warns to use the genuine yellow package.
Edward Duke of Cornwall will be invested as Prince of Wales on July 13 at Carnarvon Castle Wales. He turns 16 on June 23 and will receive the heir apparent rank in a revived Welsh ceremony. King George V and Queen will travel by royal yacht to Holyhead then Castle Square for the investiture.
Congressional committees push for statehood for New Mexico and Arizona after proposed constitutional amendments. Arizona would re-submit the judiciary recall repeal, while New Mexico would vote to ease constitutional amendments. Hearings also set on sugar refiners and postmaster affiliations as wool and cattle interests loom.
Washington May 9 Congressmen William R Smith of the Sixteenth Texas district favors free raw wool or a substantial tariff reduction. He argues wool is cheap to raise in Texas and a protective duty harms consumers, comparing wool to a hypothetical duty on bananas in Maine. He says capital and labor should shift to more profitable ventures if wool cannot compete without tax support.
Eighteen New York democrats declare in favor of free raw wool. Congressman John N Garner states the shift does not change his forecast of winning the wool tariff fight. He clarifies he did not claim a majority of any eastern state's delegation.
A kitchen fire destroyed a frame cottage occupied by A Becker at 306 Truax Street, owned by H D Feldmann. Valued at 900 for the building and 1400 for contents, with 1000 insurance. Fire Chief Wright arrived after the house was burned to the ground, about a mile south of Beanville addition.
Special to The Light reports J W Blower of Columbus Ohio arrived in Brownsville to gauge cane available for grinding at the Ohio and Texas Sugar Company mill next fall. Accompanying him is ex-secretary R C Wharton as the company undergoes a receiver led reorganization.
The notice touts El Testo as the latest Rosenthal cigar and a superior choice. It markets pricing for single, double, box purchases and wholesale options, inviting readers to visit 5141-2 East Houston for a tasting and to alert relatives to join at the fountain.
Furnished rooms rent quickly when advertised in the Light. A 15 word ad costs 15 cents for 1 day 45 cents for 4 days 60 cents for 7 days or 76 cents for 10 days. If calling is inconvenient tele phone your ads and pay later. Hither line 176.
Texas railroads report eight months to Feb 28 with total operating revenue $69,508,101.56 up 7.48 percent and operating expenses $51,358,125.67 up 8.98 percent. Freight revenue rises $2,248,759.36 6.41 percent while passenger and other revenues also climb. Income from operation reaches $18,149,975.89, up 3.54 percent.
An advertisement touts Hall’s Texas Wonder as providing permanent relief for kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles with a high cure rate. It cites Dr. E W Hall of St Louis Missouri and notes availability through local druggists with testimonials.
Dr. E M Waters director of public health was found not guilty of taking a $1000 bribe for his vote as president of select council in favor of the bank repositor ies ordinance. The trial of Frank O Hoffster of New York on graft charges resumed with Mrs. Alice Tanney testifying about telephone conversations between Hoffster and James Young at the bank.
Claribel Montague lectures at Theater Monet on a dry shampoo method. She cites less frequent wetting and uses a mix of orris root and box to sprinkle and brush through hair, claiming brighter, fuller hair with weekly use.
Miss Susan P Fowler aged 87 at Vineland New Jersey long known as the bloom er woman she recently died after wearing the bloom er costume for sixty nine years. The obituary notes her long local fame and the peculiar nickname tied to her attire.
In Interbo Italy on May 9 the Camorrist trial resumed without Gennaro Abbatemaggio due to illness. Prison doctors reported 47 wounds on Cuoccolo and 13 on his wife Cuoccola, all from dagger blows. Abbatemaggio testified most strikes were by Corrado Sortino and noted clothing need not be bloodstained.
The Pedro Blocker Cattle Co loaded thirty five cars of cattle at Del Rio for Oklahoma on Monday. They were brought from Mexico. The same company also loaded about thirty cars at Dryden. The range is in fine condition and cattle are in good condition. Several more large shipments are contemplated.
Judge A B Storey and Carlos Bee appeared for John B Dickin son Charles H Beauchamp and William A Bomar in a federal case charged with using the U S mail to defraud connected with Collins Wireless Telephone and Telegraph company. The matter was day called and postponed to Wednesday for trial. Attorneys in the examining trial were W B Anderson and Judge W W King.
Local Bath Maine message describes chronic kidney inflammation cured by Foley Kidney Pills. Bacon says after starting the medicine his strength returned, inflammation cleared, and long standing weakness and dizziness disappeared. He endorses the product to fellow railroad workers.
Popular feeling against the Turkish government grows in Constantinople as the interior minister confirms English explorers operated inside the Mosque of Omar with the guardians consent during a search for relics, intensifying calls for ministry removal.
In Austin on May 9 a motion to file a petition for mandamus was filed in the Supreme Court in City National Bank of Texarkana vs Samuel P Willson et al judges of the Texarkana Appellate Court. The move seeks certification of questions about the right to recover interest when no pleading for interest is made.
The Franklin county grand jury met to day to consider the legislative graft scandal. Attorney General Hogan ordered the state bureau of accounting that legislators telephone bills are not to be paid unless the calls were for official business. The change could save the state about $3000 a year.
Governor Colquitt has accepted an invitation to attend the anti prohibition rally at Fort Worth on June 6. The notice appears in a Texas dispatch from Austin dated May 9. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised for health.
Instructions urge readers to place want ads via the Light, promising pay later option. It lists contact numbers and emphasizes telephone submission, with a note that payment can be deferred.
The Belgian capital greets President Fallieres and his party with huge crowds and prominent officials welcoming the official visit. Paris reports the arrival as part of a pre arranged schedule for Franco Belgian goodwill as official figures begin the Brussels stay.
A remedy claims to ease sore tired feet using ordinary antiseptic powder. It draws out soreness, reduces perspiration, prevents congestion and cold feet, and helps with corns and callouses. Physicians endorse it. readers can try two ounces from any druggist and soak feet nightly for weeks.
Rochester resident Mrs J Stewart of Rochester New York reports relief from sick headache and constipation using Blackburns Casca Royal Pills. She urges others with long standing constipation to request a free trial package from The Blackburn Products Co Dayton Ohio or buy a small package from local drug stores.
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