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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
3
In Sing Sing prison a convict court found a prisoner guilty of stealing six pounds of cooked meat from the mess room. Warden Clancy fined him 360 marks, four months added to his minimum sentence, after the judge questioned the theft and weighed the meat. The case sparked talk of harsher punishments.
The Texas department of insurance and banking issued permits to the Woodmen of the World of Omaha Nebraska and to the Colored Helping Hand Society of Waco both fraternal organizations authorized to do business in the state.
A Halettesville mass meeting led by business men plans to hire up to 100 Mexican laborers from San Antonio to aid local farmers. Sheriff Houchins and Constable J Deborah head the committee. laborers will be dispatched to cotton fields upon arrival. A $500 fundraising effort is underway to cover costs as crop conditions are described as the worst and most backward for the season.
An elderly man declares he beat a near death illness at forty seven with Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. He praises the product as “the Elixir of Life” and says it keeps him vigorous enough to work daily and climb stairs. He cites his health and longevity as proof.
Kansas City reporters note liberal shift at the Southern Presbyterian general assembly. Officials praise allowing ruling boards to use wine or grape juice in communion and closer ties with the Reformed churches. Critics question funding foreign missions versus U.S. needs as totals loom. Moderator predicts quick adjournment. home mission costs rise with 60 dollars to win a convert and 270 dollars spent per new member.
In Chicago the Presbyterian General Assembly faces a pivotal debate on standardizing and reorganizing home mission work as 900 commissioners gather. Dr Charles L Thompson argues for reconstruction while Dr Warren H Wilson defends the department’s country life offices and rural surveys. Nearby in Austin the Texas National Guard moves Company E to a new armory with a former Hibernian Club site.
Corpus Christi Texas May 27 1914 John Hardwick named valedictorian and Miss Fieanor Sykes salutatorian for the class based on scholarship. Between twenty five and thirty seniors will graduate this year from the local high school.
L. J. Thomason of Fort Worth, long involved in Electra Oil operations, attests Plant Juice cured his stomach and liver trouble and nervous and malarial symptoms. He says thousands of Texans praise the product, which relieves stomach, liver, kidney and blood ailments. available at Fischer's drug store.
Commissioner J A Starling of Texas announces that Oklahoma harvest officials expect to start in early June with Frederick Tillman county as a hub. By mid June the wheat belt in Oklahoma will be ready, and unemployed Texans can find work there. Starling notes no funding to place laborers, but offers information for those seeking employment.
Mrs. Lockhart H Wallis was chosen president of the Women s Political Union last night. Plans call for an aggressive campaign in this section for equal suffrage. Red Men to Meet in Fort Worth were chosen as the 1915 meeting place and February 16 as the date. The state meeting this year was postponed. Ad. Chas Gildemeister, expert watch jeweler, 516 E Houston.
Mrs. J. B. Dibrell chairing the legislative committee conferred with Attorney General Looney on obtaining a charter and incorporation for the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. Unclear if incorporation would affiliate with the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. H. P. Fall of Houston is president.
Advertises S. S. S. as a cure for skin diseases and blood trouble. Claims swift results and direct action in the blood, urging readers to obtain the remedy from drug stores or contact The Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia for guidance.
Washington May 27 President Wilson to speak at the formal dedication of American University with Bishop Farr Cranston and prominent educators present. The program includes addresses by Bryan Daniels McDowell Hamilton and a flag raising while The Star Spangled Banner is sung. The university was projected by Bishop Hirst about twenty years ago in the northwestern Washington suburbs.
The Texas Railroad Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday June 9 to consider Katy's petition to cancel special rates for cord wood and rough logs in car loads between Katy line points. If granted, regular mileage or minimum rates would apply to these shipments in the future. Otte Riebe undertaker 177 North Street private chapel phones 341.
President A G Adair will grant a petition for a recount of recent university elections. A five member committee will canvass returns to eliminate irregularities, after Lawdon of the bards won by 12 votes over Young the frat candidate. The petition is signed by 51 men, nearly all fraternity members.
The Department of the Interior reports 35,342 immigrants to Canada in April 1914, broken down as 10,032 British, 11,748 Americans, and 13,652 from other countries. April 1913 saw 73,285 total, including 25,566 British and 19,260 Americans, with a 52 percent decrease.
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