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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
12
A vigilant police force hunts a busy burglar who has acquired substantial loot but left behind no clear clues. Investigators pursue multiple leads across districts while guarding residents against further thefts.
A newspaper ad notes a home hair removal method using a paste of water and delatone. Applied to the hairy area for two to three minutes, then rubbed off and washed, the ad claims the hairs disappear. It urges buyers to ensure they get real delatone.
A skilled thief has entered more than a dozen residences in ten days, stealing clothing, jewelry and silverware by prying windows. He evades detection and police cannot locate the stolen plunder, leading to theories of storage or sale in other cities. Police Chief Lancaster and Detective Captain Caruthers met to discuss tactics. A robbery at J M Newton's home, 1603 Monterey Street, yielded $150 in jewelry and is linked to the suspect.
Reuben Bush of New Orleans defeated George W. Rotan of Waco one up in the third round of the Southern Golf Association championship held in Dallas. Perry Adair of Atlanta won over Jack Tarrant, and Bryan Heard eliminated Leigh Carroll as rounds continued with several upsets among Texans, Louisianans, and Georgians.
Officials of the Western Gas Construction Company provided chairs for the union workmen on strike, who were picketing the plant. It is said to be the first time in labor trouble history that such an action was taken.
Berlin May 24. The Bundesrath issues an ordinance placing all meat on hand as of May 25 at the disposal of the imperial meat bureau newly created to manage the supply.
A New York physician condemns many artificial digestants for most indigestion cases and promotes bisurated magnesia as a safe effective antacid. He urges sufferers to take a teaspoonful in water after meals to neutralize acid, sweeten the stomach, and prevent fermentation, warning against laxative magnesia variants.
George Wheeler of the San Antonio Y and state YMCA officials organize a June 2–11 training camp at Georgetown on the San Gabriel river for about thirty local youths. The camp seats 120. rules include no swimming without officers present and tobacco and firearms bans.
An advertisement notes a Dixie Social Club shirtwaist dance scheduled for Saturday May 27 at the W. O. W. hall featuring Willett's Orpheetes. A Lions Club Scout treat at San Jose bathing beach was postponed to Tuesday May 30 due to many school graduations. Sewer connections and plumbing services listed for W. G. Schuwirth & Co. at 231 W. Commerce St. Crockett phone.
Citizens gather at Dr W F Mc Manus home Friday to organize a civic league for improvement of Los Angeles Heights. Texas Single Tax League official W A Black tours Dallas Temple Fort Worth Denison Kansas City promoting organization work. Local ads note jewelry trade and legal notices as city scenes unfold.
Rev R Y Barber of the church will lead the outing at the church at 9:30 a m families to bring baskets. Grand Jury report due soon after Wednesday deliberations begin with minor cases first and Wade H Franks vs A A P railroad arguments continued in federal court Thursday morning.
Mrs Eliza B Mothershead 44 died in a San Antonio sanitarium at 6 15 am Thursday She was a Alabama native long time resident of San Benito Tex and came to San Antonio for health Two weeks ago Survived by husband J M Mothershead an attorney at San Benito a son and a daughter The body will be sent to Fort Worth for interment by Sloan Hagg Undertaking Co.
Charles Ernst Schneider aged 59 died suddenly at his residence 618 St James street on Wednesday after noon. A native of Germany, he lived in San Antonio over thirty years and worked as a contractor and builder. He is survived by his widow and several children. Funeral arrangements pending.
Funeral notices announce interment at City Cemetery No 1 at 4 o clock Thursday afternoon from the home. The brief item confirms the burial time and location for the deceased.
The body of J. L. Grimes, who died in Houston on Wednesday, was brought to San Antonio on Thursday morning. Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company holds the remains awaiting the arrival of a brother currently in Mexico.
Addison Perry Moore of Tyler, president of Moore Grocery Company, died at his home in San Antonio after moving there for health reasons. He was a native of Alabama, survived by his widow, four sons in Tyler, and cousin W. C. Silliman of San Antonio. The body was sent to Tyler Thursday morning for burial there.
Walter Gilbert Nichols 38 died Tuesday afternoon at his niece Mrs. Troy Spivey home near Lavernia after a heart attack. A San Antonio visitor, he was born in Wilson county where he farmed. He leaves two sisters Mrs. Rhoda Crow of San Antonio and Mrs. C A Rideout of Macdona and three brothers C F Nichols of San Benito L B Nichols and J N Nichols, all residents of Texas.
A new Creole Dinner vegetable mix comes in 10c cans claiming high nourishment and low cost. Cooks like Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rover vouch for its utility and provide forty free recipes with each can. The line argues the product equals 25 cents worth of fresh vegetables and suits many dishes from soups to main courses.
The obituary notes Nichols of Nixon will have a funeral in Lavernia on Thursday with services pending details.
William C. Botkin, 52, died in a San Antonio hospital Wednesday morning. A Michigan native, he had lived in San Antonio five years with no relatives in the city. Funeral from Riebe Undertaking Company chapel at 4 p.m. Thursday, under Bricklayers' Union auspices, with Rev. R. Y. Barber officiating. Interment in the bricklayers' plot, City Cemetery No. 1.
Shelley Loring Undertaxiing Co advertises automobile equipment and phones 971. The item highlights surplus heat from a gas laundry stove used to dry clothing in a new drying cabinet.
Mrs Redkamp of Covington Kentucky reports a neighbor with a very young child suffer severe croap improved after giving Foley's Honey and Tar. The syrup is praised for rapid relief of coughs colds croup and whooping cough and said to help both old and young alike.
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