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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
2
The piece asserts Vitalitas, sold by Wagner Drug Store at 407 E Houston, is not patented nor patentable. It claims broad health benefits through nature-derived forces, with testimonials of relief from indigestion, rheumatism, and debility, while contrasting with other patent medicines.
Warren Pa May 15 An accident yesterday restored memory to John Oliver a wealthy landowner of West Virginia and Pennsylvania who disappeared twelve years ago during a mental illness He communicated with a Chicago brother today who confirmed the recovery and headed to Warren to reunite with his kinman
Senate met at noon and resumed debate on the Penrose La Follette amendment to hold public hearings on the tariff bill. The Appropriations Committee agreed to report favorably on a House resolution authorizing a 600000 dollar deficiency appropriation for the Post Office Department. The House met at noon, considered private bills, and adjourned at 12 35 p m to noon Friday.
A young American entrepreneur has launched a popcorn shop in Paris, igniting interest in a snack startup overseas. The venture highlights cross cultural appetite and local curiosity about new eateries in the French capital.
Washington May 15 Secretary Redfield warned of government probes into wage cuts seen as reprisals for tariff changes. Debate flared between Representative Mondell and House Underwood over whether manufacturers would cut wages to protect profits. Both sides pressed for transparent facts on wage reductions and their link to tariff policy.
A joint meeting of the Citizens' Auxiliary executive committee and the Federation of Woman's Clubs civic improvement committee was arranged to outline upcoming beautification work. Leaders include Mrs. W. B. McMillan and John B. Carrington, with plans for a combined yard contest using published standards and color slides.
A discussion between Mr. Mondell and Mr. Underwood centers on recognizing mistakes and pledging to remedy industrial losses. The exchange touches on remedies if the Bureau of Commerce funds cause injury and the willingness to address harm across the House.
The Senate considered whether to prioritize a public hearing on the West Virginia coal strike or Kern's investigation resolution. Kern deferred his measure to 5 o’clock, and Alden Smith blocked a unanimous consent plan for hearings after five hours of debate. The session then focused on the Penrose Lafollette amendment to refer the tariff bill to the finance committee with a provision for public hearings.
Nominations were announced today for Texas post masters including Mrs. W. F. Holmes in Jasper and G. H. Riddle in Omaha, with a list spanning Overton Cotulla Dalhart Mesquite Alvin Gar land Haskell Kaufman Lockhart Mexia Palacios Runge San Augustine Teague and Troupe among others.
The president sent to the Senate the nomination of D. H. Linebaugh for United States attorney eastern district of Oklahoma E L Jones of Virginia deputy commissioner of fisheries and P G Henry for postmaster of Texarkana Arkansas Henry named postmaster and Linebaugh as U S attorney in Oklahoma as part of the administration slate.
Rev. Dr. Charles Fiske rector of St. Michael and All Angels Church in Baltimore declined a call to become bishop coadjutor of the Dallas diocese. He said his work in Baltimore offered a greater field of usefulness.
Frederick W. Humes, a Merchants' Exchange member, died by his own hand on a train into St. Louis. He left a note to his wife citing financial troubles as the motive.
A French mechanical engineer proposes a simple safety device for cars to stop a runaway vehicle by controlling the spark magneto if the driver is incapacitated. The accessory would cost about $1 per automobile and could be kept in a glass case to be opened only in emergencies. The suggestion follows the Isadora Duncan accident and the drowning of her two children in the Seine.
A Nebraska tornado from Seward county killed ten and injured forty, with $250,000 in losses. Seward suffered eight dead and fourteen injured. Tomaro and McCool Junction each had deaths. Utica and surrounding areas reported damage as wires toppled and calls for physicians went out.
New York diplomat and former minister to Argentina, Charles H. Sherrill, sails for Europe on a business trip that may unlock major financing. Since returning to the U S, he has guided U S manufacturers toward expanding in South America, increasing trade with Argentina from 47 million to over 80 million dollars in two years. He has given nearly two hundred talks to trade groups and receives constant inquiries from U S manufacturers seeking access to South American markets.
Ingleside Inn invites families and travelers for a quiet Bay side vacation with hunting and fishing. Rates run two dollars a day or twelve dollars weekly under new management by Mr. and Mrs. January from Aransas Pass. Also offered is a Bay area investment package including Ingleside and Harbor City lots and Harbor City Terminal stock for one hundred dollars.
The Mexican press attacks U S policy toward Huerta’s government, urging Washington to either recognize the Huerta regime or withdraw its representatives and citizens. A military chief voices support for Huerta and says the United States should stop fomenting Mexican strife. El Padre Padilla publisher Adolfo Fuentes D. shifts to Huerta after imprisonment.
Francisco Vasquez Gomez met with Governor Carranza in Piedras Negras after a morning clash between constitutionalist leaders Hermosillo and Beltran. R. L. Bullock won release on $20,000 bond after an appeal of a murder conviction. Henry Allen Tupper offered peace mediation to Carranza, who dismissed talks as useless and pledged to pursue armed conflict. A decree on Huerta’s fate was announced for tomorrow.
The Mexican foreign office rejects a claim that federal troops were defeated near Guaymas Sonora. The dispatch says Guaymas port is well protected by a strong garrison and the Guerrero gunboat. Reinforcements are expected to enable an offensive campaign.
Missionary R H Mahone from Morelia Michoacan told the Southern Baptist convention that armed U S intervention is the only path to peace in Mexico. He cited two months of inability to work due to revolutions and chaos. He quoted a governor hoping missionaries establish schools modeled on the United States.
Reports from London May 15 indicate a Mexican government loan of 25 million dollars for railroad restoration is practically arranged with Paris also aware others seek 50 million more for government needs. Lord Cowdray has been active in the talks.
William Frother an American railroad conductor living in El Paso was killed Tuesday in a confrontation at La Junta Chihuahua after killing a cousin of Pascual Orozco and wounding another man. He ran out of ammunition and was killed by the wounded opponent. Nearby 8S. W. Ridgeway, a former Texan and father-in-law of Sonora merchant J. A. Cope, was found dead in a canyon near Oro Grande New Mexico after weeks missing.
New York May 15 Roberto Pesqueira a confidential agent of the Constitutionalists in Sonora Mexico received today a repute message from an agent at Douglas stating a victory. The report appears to conflict with a government dispatch asserting defeat.
Reports from Mexico City claim a Constitutionalist defeat of 400 in Sonora, while a private message today says federal losses reach 300 and that government troops fled in shame. The casualty list includes three colonels, two lieutenant colonels and four majors among the dead.
Six federal scouts were sent out to reconnoiter near Nuevo Laredo. Two were captured by Carranza followers and hanged to telegraph poles, their bodies riddled with bullets. The bodies were brought to Nuevo Laredo yesterday afternoon, four miles outside the city limits.
A Mexican gunboat named Progresso anchored east in the Gulf near the mouth of the Rio Grande yesterday amid ongoing tensions in the border area. Local authorities in Brownsville reported the vessel's position and monitored movements as part of tightened coastal surveillance.
A report states a convoy is loaded with materials intended for federal forces stationed at Matamoros. The article notes the shipment’s destination and its connection to ongoing military operations in the region.
Cal Wright Nogales town marshal A C Villasenor Nogales Sonora prefect and Jack Wilson American bartender were bound over on $1000 bond for federal court trial after exposure of a plan to steal large ammunition stocks from US troops. Alberto Flores assistant chief of police of the Mexican town bound over on a concealed rifle crossing charge.
Paris Texas May 15 report says several merchants were victimized last night in rural districts by two straw men presenting spurious money in one and two dollar bills raised to tens and twenties. Texarkana was affected Monday in the same scheme.
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