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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1914

Page

11

Pirates Poised For National League Title Run

BASEBALL CHATTER reports Pirates manager Clarke crafting a balanced rotation with young hurlers and key bats to challenge the Reds Dodgers and Phillies for the NL lead. It highlights Kenetchy Viox Mowrey as assets, Wagner at short needs refinement, and notes Clarkes cautious handling of pitchers. Also mentions Dr Edward R Ryan meeting Sec State after his Mexico spy detainment.

New York Philadelphia Prexy Wilson Mexico Pirates Reds Dodgers Phillies Ohio River Hank O'Day Giants Cincinnati Redland Alexander Seaton Doom Pirate Clarke Harmon Adams O'Toole Kenetchy Viox Mowrey Wagner Frank G. Menke Pr. Ryan Bryan Washington, D. C Edward R. Ryan American Red Cross State Department Huerta Ryan

Senate approves amendment to cotton grading funds

Washington May 18 the Senate voted 39 to 10 to approve an amendment to the agricultural bill allocating 180 580 dollars for the grading and standardization of cotton.

Senate Washington, D. C Senate Today

Reconsidered Discussion Spurs Vanderbilt Debate In Conference

The Southern Methodist General Conference debated Vanderbilt University relations. A near unanimous vote moved to recommit the report to the committee of fifteen to follow the spirit of the majority report and Judge Harris's supplementary legislation. The session included prayers for peace in Mexico and adjourned to reconvene tomorrow.

Oklahoma City Okla M. E. Church South Vanderbilt University Committee of Fifteen Mexico Southern Methodists General Conference United States Vanderbilt Tennessee Supreme Court O. H. Lineburgh Carnegie Board of Trust of Board of Trust Linehaugh Board of Education Hare W. A. Christian Virginia N. E. Harris Georgia Harris

Nucleus of Constitutionalist navy seen at Tampico

Captain William Nutman of the Edward L. Doheny reports the abandoned Federal gunboat Vera Cruz as the nucleus of a Constitutionalist navy at Tampico. The Doheny arrived with oil cargo on May 15 after clearance papers were issued by Constitutionalist authorities.

Galveston Tex Tampico Vera Cruz William Nutman Edward L. Doheny Nutman Panuco General Caballero Doheny

Policeman Bibbs Chickens Stolen in Night Raids

Thieves raided two chicken coops Sunday night, stealing six one week old White Leghorn chicks from policeman J. H. Bibb resident at his home. Additional birds were taken from L. Deck at 1602 Carson street and another yard at 422 Buena Vista street where the owner fired on intruders.

Officer Bibb J. H. Bibb L. Deck Carson Street Buena Vista Street

Special Term for Dimmit County Cases Opens in July

District Attorney W C Linden asks Judge W S Anderson to convene a special term of the Thirty seventh District Criminal Court to try eleven remaining Dimmit county gun running defendants. Defendants are in Bexar jail from Carrizo Springs with venue change. Linden plans weekly Monday sessions with severance or joint trials as chosen.

W. C. Linden W. S. Anderson Linden Court of Criminal Appeals Leonardo L. Vasquez Dimmit Vasquez

Used car bargains boost San Antonio week of sales

Alamo Auto Sales and other San Antonio dealers kick off a bargain week with open house displays of used cars in excellent mechanical condition. A 1914 model mix up highlights plate numbers while Birdsong Potchernick reveals a bound Franklin mileage test telegram volume for dealer inspection as Mrs Maverick buys a Franklin six.

Harwood San Antonio Peter G. Rucker Gunter Southera Pacific A. W. Bitter Travis Tobin Hill Phone Crockett Genere W. Mathews Los Angeles Heights Alamo Auto Sales Company Avenue C Houston Street Hudson Company William Steinhardt Concern Birdsong & Potchernick Company Franklin Syracuse United States Canada

Reform hearings begin in New York for for industrial relations

The United States Commission on Industrial Relations opens a multi day hearing in New York May 18 to gather first hand information for possible congressional remedies. Topics include employment offices unemployment mediation arbitration industrial education and child labor enforcement with sessions through June 12 and hearings from Federation of Labor Socialist party and Industrial Workers of the World on May 21 and 22.

New York Congress United States Commission On Industrial Relations Federation of Labor Socialist Party Industrial Workers of the World New York City

Seegers Beat Tractions In Narrow Victory

Seegers Pharmacy nine edged Traction Company 4 to 3 Sunday. Matto saved the win in the ninth by striking out the three hitters with bases loaded. Hobrecht Eichhorn and McNeil led Seegers at the plate while Zuercher starred defensively for Tractions.

Seegers Tractions Seeger Pharmacy Traction Company Matto Hobrecht Eichhorn McNeil Zuercher H. E. Seegers Matto and Wolff Wagenfulk, Crabb and DeSalme

Noah's Ark Misstep Quips On Octopus Aboard

Brief quip notes that if Nash had not taken an octopus aboard the ark, much trouble might have been avoided. The wry observation recalls a comic parallel to biblical ark mishaps and nautical prudence.

Noah Nash Ark

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