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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1911
Page
6
J B Haggin owner of Elmendorf Stock & Dairy farm posts order forcing several hundred employees across his 9000 acre estate near Lexington to shave every other day. A barber shop and a $100000 bathroom are being built for the staff free of charge.
Tomorrow will bring Connecticut its dryest Sunday in years as Bridgeport authorities raided clubs last Sunday arresting proprietors and frequenters and securing prompt convictions. Authorities say no club may legally sell liquor on Sunday and a bill before the general assembly would allow intoxicans sales in clubs of food standing on Sundays.
Humane Officer Collins told an open Texas State Humane Society meeting at the Mackay building that over thirty worn out horses were removed from streets last week and placed in the society pasture. Speakers included Dr. B. F. Kingsley and O. H. Butler.
Wesleyan University in Middletown celebrates a reunion of former students officers and instructors under the Army and Navy group formed after the Civil War. Of the 1866 officers elected only three survive and about one hundred original members will attend the events in Memorial Chapel.
Boston police prepare to travel to Stockton California as they pursue a wanted man. The report notes officers are organizing a search or extradition effort in connection with the case.
Train schedules list arrivals and departures from multiple lines including northbound No. 4 I 6 11 8 I 7 I 9, mixed local from Laredo, overseas legs from Mexico, and connections to Houston Galveston Dallas Fort Worth Kerrville Cuero Victoria El Paso and Kerrville Sundays. Notes include times such as 1:55 pm and 6:45 am from the north and 8:00 pm for Palestine and 7:30 am for No. 11 Local for Laredo.
Deputies report Marquette, a suspect in a July 1904 larceny case, is under arrest in a location pursued by authorities. The search traces to a long investigation of professional bail givers, with one bondsman currently serving time for straw bail.
In Hillsdale Mississippi Dr Calvin C Chunn lay dying when Nan and Mildred Chunn summoned their fiances to the bedside and were married C C Carpenter of Kentwood Louisiana and P S Mann of New Orleans. Dr Chunn died a few hours later.
Atlanta citizens will receive 25 000 peace badges today as part of a mammoth peace jubilee planned for tomorrow afternoon. An additional 20 000 badges have already been donated to public school children, signaling a historic southern step toward universal peace.
Oe & Boelhauwe, architects, establish office at 28 West Commerce Street. The move highlights a new professional presence in the downtown district.
One hour by wireless from Glace Bay to Dakar marks a remarkable achievement at the Glace Bay wireless station. Plans are under way to connect British dependencies by wireless, signaling a major step toward global links.
Eight people were injured in Tonawanda when a trolley freight train struck a Lehigh Valley passenger coach on the Buffalo to Toronto line. One may be fatally hurt. The most seriously injured is Mrs. Mary Garrett of Brantford Ohio.
May 27 report from Washington notes Sen Bailey urging a new investigation into Lorimer's seat citing new evidence and public misperception. Sen Borah backs a special committee for impartial scrutiny while Dillingham hopes the privileges and elections panel can craft a respected report. Rumors swirl of Lorimer resigning to shield allies.
Plan for a new hotel to be designed by Behles and Boelhauwe, using the Moose building at North Presa and Market streets. The structure will gain one to two new stories, with interior refitting costing 50 000 to 60 000 dollars by owner Mr Barnett of Houston. Marble floors and tile finished bathrooms are planned for each room.
In Waxahachie Texas on May 27 an 88 year old child of Mr and Mrs B A Belcher living near Palmer died after drinking gasoline drawn into a cup for starting a fire. The mother had left the room when the accident occurred.
Henry B. Sartwell owner of the Olean house was killed in a car accident near Dayton New York. His wife was seriously injured and their daughter Mrs Geo W Cooper was badly hurt. The car traveled down a steep hill and rolled into a ditch while three other occupants were thrown out and escaped unharmed.
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