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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
12
A blaze of unknown origin broke out in a chicken coop at 213 West Johnson Street, noon yesterday. Fire Chief Wright directed apparatus from boxes 472 and 624. chemicals extinguished the fire, with damages estimated at about $10.
Richard Haywood, a negro, faced aggravated assault charges and acted as his own attorney. The jury returned a not guilty verdict after a brief deliberation, with Haywood acknowledging hitting the woman but arguing she insulted his mother. Judge James R. Davis and Assistant County Attorney W. S. Anthony allowed the self defense. The witness testimony showed Haywood struck the woman, yet the jury believed his explanation.
Apprenticeship exams will be held the first week in July at the Carnegie Library. Applicants may visit the library for information and the suggested reading list. The program aims for high school level entry, with eight months of unpaid work followed by paid positions if satisfactory. Summer travel rates and ambulance service offered at local offices.
The District Supreme Court asks the U S Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals decision that affirmed the contempt convictions of Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison but reduced their sentences. It also notes another writ of error petition by the convicted men and questions the authority of the appellate court to cut penalties after affirming convictions.
Packard and Stearns-Knight tour ing cars and taxicabs for hire. Phones Crockett 1-2-3. New 1-2-3 Dr. O BE. Hicks dentist room 204 Gunter building. Old phone 1170. Dancing Electric Park tonight.
Patrolman Brady arrested a 56 year old white man after a raid at a South Concho street resort. Dozens of morphine, cocaine, snow tablets, strychnine and liquids confiscated. Owner faces unlawful peddling charges. One white woman and two Negro women held on vagrancy counts. cases deferred for trial due to intoxication.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads may not compel dealers to deal with plants on other lines by setting freight rates that ignore plants on their own lines. The plaster and gypsum rock rate case covered middle west points and affirmed reasonable movement of products. An order granted discharge in the voluntary bankruptcy of Isadore Wolff, who ran a San Antonio retail liquor business.
The city hosts many visitors staying at major hotels. M. P. McNulty of San Marcos and Whit Ruse of San Marcos arrive at the Savoy and Bexar respectively, with numerous others from Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Waco, and beyond checked into the Menger, Crockett, Bowie, Gunter, St. Anthony, Savoy, and Bexar.
Five burial permits are recorded for residents with ages ranging from 26 to 69. Alejandro Flores, 64, died May 25 at 700 South Colorado street. Ninfa Casares de Dominguez, 32, died May 25 at 116 Aiton alley. Pantaleon Lobera, 26, died May 24 at Bexar County Hospital. Domingo Cerda, 27, died May 24 at City Hospital. Joel T. Hart, 69, died May 24 at 1121 Denver boulevard.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Dugan at 1281 Avenue D on May 22. The notice then promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as aiding appetite and strength for business people, teachers, students, housewives, and workers, claiming it overcomes tiredness.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a new scientific discovery that relieves backache and rheumatic pains by cleansing kidneys and removing waste. It claims quick relief after a few doses, with a guarantee of refund if it fails in any single case.
Julian Perez a laborer about 40 was found dead in a mesquite thicket near Parral and Salinas on Carr Hill with a 38 pistol beside him. Residents heard a shot around six this morning. Coroner Fisk conducted the inquest and the body was taken to the Riebe morgue.
Police detain a possibly mentally unbalanced white woman armed with a target rifle after she fired at cats near Avenue E and Eighth Street. She was taken to city hall and then to a sanitarium as residents reported the incident at about 11 AM and phones buzzed with calls to police.
An eighty year old man walked ten miles from his home to a nearby town. An acquaintance greeted him with surprise and asked how he managed the journey. He replied cheerfully that he was fine and had been moving along at fifteen miles per hour, aided by a sign that slowed him.
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