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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
1
Washington notes show Carranza envoy’s note reached the three mediators as Niagara conference proceeds with no Constitutionalists. Attaches hint negotiations reopen only if Carranza agrees to a truce with Huerta amid hopes mediation will solve all of Mexico’s ills. Officials await further word while Memorial Day disrupts many offices.
Niagara Falls Ont May 30 The South American mediators face deciding if Constitutionalists may join the talks after General Carranza envoy Juan F Urquidi expressed surprise at the mediation being carried on without his telegram asking which points would be discussed. Huerta delegates agree to follow mediator decisions as the process continues while American delegates weigh bringing all factions before a signed protocol.
Local forecast: Partly cloudy weather for Saturday night and Sunday with showers probable. Temperatures unspecified but expected cooler overnight and mild daytime highs.
In Durango May 30 a statement says General Carranza will finalize the cabinet and issue a declaration of principles. He plans to reach Saltillo soon, with aides stating foreign recognition may follow. Reports say Federals in Jalisco are driven back to Guadalajara as Carranza’s forces advance toward the capital. General Arrieta moves to join Natera near Zacatecas. Mariano Arrieta succeeds him in Durango.
Theodore Roosevelt sails from New York on the Olympic with Phillip Roosevelt and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth to attend his son Kermit Roosevelt's wedding in Madrid on June 10 to Miss Belle Willard. He plans to publish a political statement and work on a South American travel account while abroad. On board he meets Progressive leaders George Perkins, Alexander Moore, and Medill McCormick.
Rain fell most of last night and this morning over Fort Worth Texas. The Trinity River in both forks remains high but levees protect the town. Water would need to rise about four feet to flood farm lands above Fort Worth as Lake Worth reservoir remains high.
At the halfway point Boillet pressed Thomas for the lead as the 500 mile race at the speedway reached 200 miles. Thomas regained the lead by 200 miles with several cars out, and a large crowd of over 100000 witnessed a fast day with multiple crashes and injuries.
The Light announces the Kaizenjammers return in next Sunday's comic section. Polly and Her Pals The Newlyweds and their wonderful baby Jimmy Pinky and the rest are also featured as the best comics in the newspaper.
Newcastle Indiana May 30 Dr and Mrs W A Winters parents and stepmother of Catherine Winters aged years who vanished from their home over a year ago were arrested on arrival from Terre Haute. They face conspiracy to commit a felony. Three arrests total include W H Cooper a former roomer. Detectives report finds in basement wall a red hair ribbon and a stained sweater. Catherine disappeared April 30 1913 while selling church society needles. The child inherited 3000 from her mother.
Officers chosen at the closing Texas Ginners' Association session in Dallas with H. L. Quinnius of Waco as president Olney Davis of Plano as vice president and Dabney White of Tyler as secretary treasurer White previously held the post in 1913 A general committee was named to reorganize and extend the work to new localities and will report at the next annual meeting Dallas remains the permanent convention site.
The U S Supreme Court will hear an Alabama peonage case involving E W Fields a convicted thief who failed to pay a fine. Plantation owner J A Reynolds acted as surety and arranged a nine month labor contract at six dollars monthly to pay the debt prompting Fields to work fourteen months for G W Broughton. Federal charges argue the Alabama law enables peonage in violation of the Constitution. The lower court ruled no peonage was committed and the Court is expected to decide in October.
Beaumont Texas reports no flood relief as three day rainfall totals 12 inches with over eight inches in 12 hours. Neches River swells four miles wide opposite the city while farms flood one to three feet. trains suspended from Santa Fe and Gulf & Interstate lines. washouts loom north of Hamshire and crest expected tomorrow. Marks show Village Creek up over 15 feet and Trinity River six miles wide at Dayton and Liberty.
The French consul at Mazatlan appeals to Admiral Howard for better protection of foreigners. He urges steps to relieve starving civilians after a long siege and to stop the killing of noncombatants. Albany crew reports T. J. Smith, an American jailed at Tonala, is well treated. his family is free.
Mrs. Joe Darden aged 30 and her infant were found dead in a farm well six miles from Mineola Texas. The baby was shot twice and the mother three times but died from drowning after the fall. No motive or cause is known.
Hugh and August Becker were electrocuted in Chicago when an electric wire fell as they stepped from a florist after buying flowers for their younger brother Andrew, who had died in a motorcycle crash. Andrew Becker had died in a collision between his motorcycle and a second machine racing with a wagon, with two others on the second bike killed.
Boston May 30 The Tireac boat destroyer Patterson first of the battle line reaching home waters arrived last night. The return trip from Vera Cruz covered about 3000 miles in under five days with a three hour stop at Key West.
The Associated Press delivers a daily long form news report described as the greatest and most reliable general care service in the world. The text is said to run about 20 000 words and includes its own large special news content.
A strong earthquake hit Fairbanks Alaska at 6 03 am on Friday morning the severest since February 1912 Sleep ing volcano Katmai eruption. The tremor accompanied by ground rumbling marked the fifth quake within 48 hours.
In Dallas on May 30 representatives of member banks of Federal Reserve District No. 11 nominated directors for the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. A split over proxy renomination emerged with a minority favoring proxy recognition. Six of the nine district directors will be chosen by member banks, three by the Federal Reserve Board. The six are to be split into active bankers and other businessmen. The Dallas bank will support banks across Texas Southern Oklahoma Western Louisiana and part of New Mexico.
The Stefansson steamer Karluk was crushed in the ice and sank January 16 near North Herald Island. The entire crew is reported at North Herald Island with ample food and wood for shelter and survival.
The Sunday issue promotes its Light Want Ads with positions agencies real estate bargains and hundreds of miscellaneous wants trades and sales offering diverse opportunities for readers.
Eight o clock tonight marks closing for Want Ads with 8 to 10 o'clock entries going to the Too Late to Classify column. If rushed, use the phone ad stations. calls to Crockett 1742 or New 176 will have bills mailed later.
Light Want Ads promise the best results with broad local circulation. Rates listed: 15 words for 15 cents once, 15 words for 15 cents four times, 15 words for 45 cents seven times, and 15 words for 75 cents once.
Sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St Lawrence after a collision with the Storstad leaves 964 dead and 403 saved in the latest tally. Survivors recount swift, dark chaos. Captain Kendall stayed at his post as the vessel went down while others, including Laurence Irving, perished. Bodies are recovered at Rimouski as morgues are arranged.
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