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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
2
A newspaper blurb extols Vitalitas as a unique tonic to be taken hot before meals for indigestion, constipation, nervous debility, and general stomach and body ills. It claims powerful earth-derived ingredients and urges readers to buy from Weezer's and local druggists.
Former President Charles Mellen of the New Haven railroad plans to return to Washington after a New Haven trip to obtain documents for the Interstate Commerce Commission. He is expected to testify Tuesday with a full week likely. several subpoenaed directors may not appear due to illness and travel constraints.
Washington directs that after July 1 no stamped envelopes will be printed for firms unless a return address is shown. The move seeks full return addresses and precise addressing to save time and money in locating correct destinations. The notice urges firms to use LightWantads for possible dressmaking services.
Representative Young reports 2190 workers died from accidents and fevers at the Panama Canal between May 1904 and March 1914. The canal zone saw 1219 accident deaths, 743 malaria deaths and 228 typhoid deaths in those periods. Malaria cases reached 98,785 with 1,162 typhoid patients recorded.
New York May 15 Chester B. Duryea who shot and killed his father General Hiram Duryea on May 5 was indicted for murder in the first degree. The district attorney moved to appoint two physicians to examine Duryea’s sanity.
Fiesta directors meet Friday night to outline a plan separating fiesta financing from the general group and to resolve the street show location near Alamo Plaza, with Chamber of Commerce approval expected. Emil Frank’s future as president may be debated as members seek re election and address the Battle of Flowers ultimatum.
Hundreds of Irish American visitors arrive in Washington for the Franklin Park unveiling of John Barry statue. The day begins with a Mount Vernon tomb pilgrimage, wreath laid by Gen. Meldrim of Savannah, Ga, and speeches by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Z. Lee and General Meldrim.
The National League of Women Workers held its biennial convention in New York City with about five hundred delegates from fifteen states, under the motto To have and to share. The meeting covered labor and women's issues.
Department of Commerce statistics show April 1914 export value at 508 866 dollars, down from 3 262 671 in April 1913, with cattle hogs and sheep up. Breadstuffs fell to 8 427 740 from 15 527 167. cotton seed oil and cotton exports also declined. Oil exports remained near 14 520 857. No lives lost in Trinity river floods. property damage heavy. Brazos and Colorado rivers falling. rail schedules disrupted.
The Georgian Osteopathic Association opens its annual convention in Atlanta in conjunction with the Gulf States Osteopathic Society. The two day session features discussions on scientific questions with Dr. H. P. Wood of Birmingham, Alabama, president of the American Osteopathic Association, among delegates.
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