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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
4
Si McGhee of Richard Jurney Implement Company, with twelve years in the implement trade, credits Plant Juice with curing lumbago constipation and general debility. He reports improved appetite digestion sleep and mood and urges sick people to try it. Available at Fischer's Drug Store.
The annual election of the Huisache staff at San Antonio high school Friday morning produced a full slate: Francis Brown as editor in chief Howell Mueller assistant editor Marguerite Allensworth literary editor Mary Clapton society editor Lucile Parker exchange editor Swift Johnson athletic editor Homer Smith treasurer Wiley Hartsfield business manager Frank Bell advertising manager Madden Hill assistant advertising manager Eile Racey Marjory Will subscription agents Sam Kirkland Viola Drow illustrators.
Advertises Peruna as a ready to take laxative tonic made by doctors with access to extensive facilities. Claims uniform results come from deliberate laboratory preparation and costly apparatus. Emphasizes reliability accuracy and up to date family medicine.
The city seeks 29.33 feet of North Flores frontage for West Commerce widening at North Flores and Military Plaza. Judge Davis names Thomas Conroy J H Kirkpatrick and T N Smith as appraisers. Dispute over 20 000 to 70 000 valuation prompted the filing.
Secretary Bryan notes Huerta delegates seek two extra days to settle in at Niagara Falls before mediation. Rodriguez says Mexican representatives have full powers to act on external issues, no formula, and will decide by conscience, while Carranza limits internal Mexican affairs. Tampico siege ends as artillery breaching guns drive Federal flotilla from the town amid desert plaza fighting.
Battle Creek Michigan resident Clarence H White credits Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy with curing kidney and liver complaints after 20 years of illness. The testimonial notes the product’s herbal nature, its 37 years of use, and availability in 50 cent and one dollar sizes with free samples offered by Warner's Remedies Co. Rochester New York.
Reports from Vera Cruz and Tampico describe a delayed end to the siege with General Gonzales citing a bloody engagement. Federal forces fled Tampico in doubt while Constitutionalists push south toward Saltillo. Admiral Mayo resumes position before Tampico as foreigners evacuate. A Veracious claim links Parral mines to an imminent seizure for Mexican use, with foreign investment in Parral valued at 30 to 80 million dollars.
Major Robert H Rolfe at Fort Sam Houston says bids open at 11 am May 26 for 1000 cavalry horses 230 siege artillery horses 400 light artillery horses 250 riding horses 380 wheel mules 270 lead mules and 208 pack mules. The move aligns with Mexico contingency planning and sparks talk of a new regiment.
An authority explains bladder weakness stems from uric acid. Kidneys filter the acid to the bladder, causing burning and irritation. Take four ounces of Jad Salts in water daily for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and restore normal urinary function. Jad Salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is inexpensive and harmless.
The passage notes a large mule purchase by the Rough Riders in 1898, signaling preparation for field trains and logistical support for the unit.
E De Morelos, a Mexican architect, reports that Provisional President Huerta ordered Maas at Vera Cruz to offer no opposition to the American landing. Maas allegedly disobeyed, choosing to resist, and fled Vera Cruz on April 21 as news of Admiral Fletcher’s marines arrived. De Morelos and his wife traveled to San Francisco via New Orleans, arriving recently.
Ship officers said oil men could not land at Tampico and were moved to the Mexican tank steamer Mexicano two weeks after reaching port. The belief was that the transfer was to secure safe passage amid disruptions at the Mexican coast.
Galveston Texas May 15 The Norwegian steamship Atlantis carrying 70 oil men who had left Tampico on April 21 seeks to return to port after their voyage disruption.
The article notes that men have reportedly landed since the Tampico Constitutionalists victory and the Atlantis may sail to Tampico Sunday. It mentions possible return of foreigners brought from Tampico with American refugees and questions whether some would stop in Havana. Mazatlan rests as Obregon makes no immediate follow up.
Dr Neill E Pressly a missionary of the Associated Reform Presbyterian Church who has lived in Mexico for 35 years doubts mediation will restore peace. He says only US government action can settle affairs and predicts a generation before the country governs itself. He left Tampico with his family and plans to return to Abbeyville SC. Pressly also complained of mistreatment aboard a British ship while seeking protection for Americans.
A party of 125 Spanish refugees from Mexico arrived in Galveston from Eagle Pass and will sail this afternoon for Havana aboard the Spanish steamship Miguel M. Pinillos. The exact number aboard was not yet confirmed.
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