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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
3
London May 29 The dock strike continues with police protection and large crowds confronting drivers. Leaders say the dispute may end soon after Sir Edward Clarke’s inquiry found the issue arose from failure to refer differences to the Board of Trade as per the existing agreement.
Four more deaths raised the death toll to 84 from a theater fire in Villareal Spain. The theater proprietor was arrested on charges of performing without a license and failing to submit equipment for inspection.
The Texas pure food law is challenged in the case of J. Green of Dallas county. Green, a Dallas fruit merchant, was fined $25 for selling grapes exposed to dust and files. His appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals argues the act is invalid due to caption scope and construction issues. Pure Food Commissioner Abbott notes similar complaints in other cases.
The record shows multiple appellants and attorneys from various Texas counties. Ward and Smith appeal. Bush and Clardy have motions denied. Ellis Clardy and D B Williams are linked to Clay and Palmer. Attorneys Burman, Johnson, and others appear for both sides. state counsel named. other listed lawyers from numerous counties assisted.
The fourth court of civil appeals refused to reverse Isaac McElfroy vs. International & Great Northern Railway over improper jury wheel drawing. Names were sometimes taken out or written together, but the court held this noncompliance harmless. Additional rulings list affirmations dismissals mandamus actions and several Supreme Court proceedings across Texas courts.
A Malta gathering opens likely to decide Britain's Mediterranean policy with participants including Premier Asquith Churchill Admiral Fisher Kitchener Hamilton. The talks follow the admiralty move reducing the Mediterranean fleet and concentrating ships in the North Sea. Discussions cover garrisons in Egypt and the Italian fleet’s moves in the Aegean.
A striking Flanders Electric advertisement labeled a sensation appears in the current Saturday Evening Post issue. The bold claim shouts attention to the product and its promised benefits, reflecting the era’s bold ad rhetoric.
Pittsburg moral efficiency commission aims to set an example against an entertainment promoting dancing styles like the bunny hug. Tiny Dushee the Spanish dancer and four wealthy locals face a preliminary hearing over an event deemed too risqué. Dushee says her attire was diaphanous but denies dancing in the altogether while seeking funds to return to Broadway.
Brig. Gen. James Allen announces three new aeroplanes of Wright Curtis and Burgess types for the army. Hydro aeroplane work to start with two planes at Washington barracks and either Fort Wood or Governors Island. Nine aeroplanes remain at College Park Md. The purchase appropriation is exhausted.
A. L. Garrett state factory inspector and Robert McKinley safety appliance inspector have returned from Brenham where they attended the maifest held there.
A trained nurse praises Grape-Nuts for sick and well alike, noting its delicacy and adaptability. She offers a home recipe with soaked Grape-Nuts in water, white of egg, and fruit flavoring, suitable for babies, the aged, and those on liquid diets. The endorsement cites hospital use by a physician husband and recommends a 10 day trial for stomach or nervous complaints.
Readers are pointed to Flanders Electric in this week’s Saturday Evening Post issue. The ad spotlights electrical services and product offerings with period-appropriate branding and contact cues.
The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic in Woodman hall honored Dr. L. L. Whitaker the new medical director of the state G A R and Sidney Tuttle the new senior vice commander at a social afternoon. Dr. Whitaker thanked the group and praised American womanhood and remembered absent comrades.
A morning blaze in Temple Texas caused about 100000 in damage. The Brady and Black Hardware building three stories and its contents plus the Sherrill Mercantile dry goods department were destroyed. The Arcade adjoining the structure suffered about 10000 in damage. Insurance on the buildings and stock remains undetermined.
Imperial Order of Red Men in its sixteenth annual grand council at Dallas May 29 planned to finish today with officer elections. Officials chose Austin as the next meeting place.
Washington May 29 The Senate rejected by 12 to 60 the Cummins substitute to the house iron and steel bill. The proposal would have provided free ores except lead and zinc and would have imposed heavy cuts on other schedules of the current tariff law.
A severe electrical storm struck San Marcos Texas around 8 last night bringing heavy rain and some hail. The storm damaged electric lines and telephone service with several houses struck by lightning.
Special to the Light reports in Austin Texas on May 29 that six persons in Travis county suffer cotton damage. State entomologist E E Scholl and federal farm rangel agent Walter Davis completed a campaign against the insects.
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