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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
5
An old style promotional ad touts TIZ foot remedy with police endorsements. It claims to relieve sore tender sweaty swollen feet and promises improved foot condition. The copy states 25c per box and direct mail from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago Ill.
Ed C. Lasater, president of the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association, urged defeat of the Canadian reciprocity bill during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. Along with Sam H. Cowan, he argued livestock production is unprofitable under current conditions and US growers cannot compete with South American meats and Canadian cattle. The committee showed strong interest in their testimony representing the cattle industry’s position.
In Burnet Texas this morning J K Jamison was killed in an altercation in front of the post office. An automatic pistol was used and J A Hall is under arrest awaiting an examination trial tomorrow.
Mrs. H. Albrecht of West Point Nebraska reports her three year old Gilbert’s severe eczema improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She details initial sores on the face and night itching, two Chicago doctors failed, four weeks yielded a clean face and renewed hair. Potter Drug & Chem Corp promotes Cuticura nationwide with samples.
Newly elected alderman Alexander Boynton and fellow Citizens' members vow to block measures not in city interest. They demand resignations of Fritz Russi and Frank Newnam, push for honest public spending, and prepare petitions for a recount if needed with court action possible.
Seven district court suits filed for dissolution of marriage in the morning session. Additional four couples sought connubial bliss as marriage licenses issued. Listed plaintiffs include J Sanders, M Davide, Eddie Soule, Ruth Mills, J E Carroll, Elizabeth Albro, Della Chalfant. Names and spouses appear with district court designations and some color notes.
Democrats unite to elect the sugar trust investigating committee named by Henry. The panel includes Hardwick Georgia as chairman, with Garrett Tennessee Sulzer New York Jaceway Arkansas Baker California Maltby New York Fordney Michigan Madison Kansas and Hinds Maine. Underwood urged acceptance to avoid delaying House business.
A biographical note on Rev. James E. Freeman bishop coadjutor elect of West Texas. It clarifies he originated the Hollywood Inn at Yonkers New York a nonsectarian workers club with over 3000 members and no liquor allowed. His idea contrasted with a misattributed “Church Saloon” origin.
More than 250 delegates gathered in Louisville and Atlantic City as the fifty-first session of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly opened. Officials expect three daily sessions through May 26 with focus on the Westminster infant baptism clause and divorce and marriage. Candidates for moderator include Rev. Mae W. Wigginton of Nashville.
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm cures rheumatism and related pains by improving blood flow. It touts thousands of cures after other medicines fail, lists price 31 per bottle, and notes Owl Drug Store at 226 Commerce Street as a seller.
Reports from Bucaramanga say yellow fever is spreading in the interior town as French forces report losses near Debdou. A Moroccan attack on a French detachment Tuesday led to 14 French casualties, with the army repulsing the tribesmen.
ST. PETERSBURG Col Wonlarl Jarsky and his stepson, once a Russian army captain, stand trial for forging a will to claim a vast estate of the half wit Prince Oginsky, godson of Emperor Nicholas and descendant of the Rurik line. The case promises sensational developments.
A blaze last night consumed Winnipeg's central Water Street garage. Seventy five automobiles were burned and five employees are missing. Several horses perished. The loss is estimated at 250000 dollars.
Crown Prince Frederick William and the German crown princess arrived in Saint Petersburg to greet the emperor and congratulate him on his birthday May 18. The visit coincides with an interrupted trip to the Far East.
A school teacher and six pupils from a nearby village drowned while bathing in an abandoned marble pit in Ludinghausen Prussia. The group unknowingly entered a deep central hole and none members could swim.
Mrs Annie Wakeman Lathrop wife of Lorin A Lathrop the American consul at Cardiff Wales died today She regularly contributed to the Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Record and San Francisco Chronicle
Berlin tumult as women in the Reichstag galleries attempt to speak against the debate’s inaudibility. Officials remove one protester. chamber echoes with her shrieking as militant suffragists mimic British parliament tactics.
A Tangier courier who recently departed for Fez has returned to Tangier amid rebel activity cutting Fez off from the coast. The report notes ongoing unrest affecting communication and travel between the two cities.
The report says a fierce battle rages near Fez as rebels push back the government force. The courier notes the army left Fez and fights the rebels in surrounding areas. Rebels claim heavy losses while all Fez roads are severed and couriers face threats. Finland Diet Dissolved and elections postponed.
In Rome the pope's health has improved enough to receive Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli and three bishops in audience. The pontiff said he would resume public audiences soon.
State chartered notice invites public examination and consultation at 221 St. Marys Street San Antonio Texas showcasing Dr G W White of the French Laboratory who offers free examinations and consultations to teach and demonstrate tuberculosis cures.
A gunman fired six shots from a revolver in the 500 block of South Flores this afternoon, wounding no one as bystanders fled. The attacker, a Mexican man, fled with the smoking weapon after the exchange. authorities found no victims or suspects at the scene.
Dr. William H. Oakes, state prison inspector, calls Montgomery municipal prison a veritable fire trap and demands a new facility after reporting improper ventilation to the governor. Separately, the La Belle motor yacht launch in Camden, and former Congressman Wm. B. Baker, known as the father of rural free delivery, dies in Aberdeen at 71.
Washington May 18 1911 announced that a two year contract for explosives and supplies to the reclamation service starting May 15 1911 has been awarded to the E R I Dupont de Nemours Powder Company of Delaware.
The first car of peaches from the Georgia fruit belt will likely be shipped today from the Marshallville section. The normal peach movement is not expected to start until around May 24.
Raleigh May 18 Chief Justice Walter Clarke of the North Carolina supreme court announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for United States senator to succeed Senator Simmons Governor Kitchen is also a candidate.
Suffrage failed as the house refused to suspend rules to consider a bill granting women voting rights for all statutory offices. The report also notes the death of Mrs. Constance Fauntleroy Runcie, 75, founder of the first woman’s club in America, who organized a New Harmony club in 1859 and died in Winnetka, Illinois.
A gathering of various city council committees is set for 4 PM at city hall. Extensive election petitions have piled up, requiring attention and likely leading to recommendations for the next council meeting.
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