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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
3
Proprieties of moving picture theaters from across Texas attend the Texas Moving Picture Exhibitors League convention in Dallas. The first session is held this afternoon and runs through tomorrow with no set program yet. About 300 members are present and officers will be elected tomorrow.
YORK May 28 Former State Senator Stephen K Stilwell was sentenced after bribery conviction by a jury last week following senate exoneration. He receives a prison term of not less than four years and not more than eight years in Sing Sing.
London reports the death of Lord Avebury formerly Sir John Lubbock due to heart disease. He was a noted banker, scientist and popular author of nature studies.
An advertisement asserts spring fatigue signs reflect low vitality and pimples signal impurity. It promotes Hoods Sarsaparilla as a remedy that removes tired feeling and restores life, urging immediate use with liquid or Sarsatabs tablets.
In Marquette on May 20 the Roosevelt libel suit against George A. Newett includes testimony by John Callan O Laughlin affirming Roosevelt drank only modestly at banquets. He noted Roosevelt sometimes had white wine but never champagne beyond one glass. The court limited earlier lines of questioning regarding presidential liquor customs and general reports of intoxication.
Captain D A Powell of the Merchants' Police in San Antonio testifies for Plant Juice promising relief for rheumatism indigestion and constipation after a single bottle. He notes rapid improvement from first doses and endorses it as a home remedy available at Fischer's drug store corner Alamo and Houston.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a cure for rheumatism by cleansing inactive kidneys and removing uric acid. It claims rapid relief from pain and bladder or kidney issues, with a money back guarantee and per-package price at drugstores.
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals reverses and remands in the case of W. H. Rishworth and wife vs. Dr. Robert E. Moss et al, holding only a parent or legal guardian may consent to a minor's surgery after the death of Imogen Rishworth during an operation. The ruling stems from an erroneous jury charge allowing an older sister's authorization. Other appeals and motions were acted upon by the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals in related matters.
A roster of attorneys and defendants appears for rehearing and June 11 court dates across Texas counties including Scurry Bowie Coryell Travis Wood Nacogdoches Navarro Jones Potter Grayson Harrison Jefferson Collin Bexar Jefferson Liberty Motley Erath Uvalde Tyler Johnson Dallas and more. Also ad copy for OLD-TIME BREAKFAST PORK SAUSAGE in one pound boxes and Horsford's Acid Phosphate tonic beverage.
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