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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1912

Page

2

New York Gubernatorial Race Shapes Complex Election

Albany reports show unprecedented cross currents in New York politics as three gubernatorial candidates Strauss progressive Hedges republican and Sulzer democrat stir voters across counties. analysts note shifts from national tickets and possible Jewish vote split aiding Sulzer and challenging party lines.

Albany N. Y New York Nathan S. Strauss Job &, Hedges William Sulzer Ocrats United Nathan 8Uss Strauss Pien Bull Mooser Roose

Canvass Makes Case Against Dix Stimpson Ticket

The speaker’s tour draws support while Democratic rule under Gov Dix and Roosevelt’s ticket face unpopularity. Roosevelt’s gubernatorial candidate Henry L Stimpson was defeated in 1910, and current battles for state legislature and Congress mirror the gubernatorial and presidential fight.

John A. Dix Roosevelt Henry L. Stimson

Hilles predicts Taft landslide victory in 1912 election

Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican National Committee, forecasts Taft's re election on Tuesday November 6. He cites Taft's record of progressive achievements and constitutional restraint against a third term rival, claiming the GOP will win four more years of prosperity.

New York Chas. D. Hilles National Republican Committee William Howard Taft United States Taft

Possibility of No Election if All Top Candidates Tie

Washington dispatch notes a scenario where Taft Wilson and Roosevelt could all fail to form a majority in any state. If that occurs the constitution requires the House of Representatives to choose the president and the Senate to choose the vice president. The piece recalls two prior elections thrown to the House.

House Washington, D. C Taft Wilson Roosevelt House of Representatives Senate United States

Y M C A Special Election Night and Games

The Young Men s Christian Association holds a special election returns night at its building with a musical program by the Y M C A orchestra and refreshments. George Wheeler the new physical director arranged basketball between Intermediates and Seniors and two Senior teams plus a Senior and Business Men volley ball. An extra large crowd is expected as notices go to all city churches.

Y. Cc. A Astenaannan Young Men’s Christian Association George Wheeler A. DeViney John Ditter W. Prine W. Martin Kelley H. Smith F. Lane Fuquay Nolan Campbell Thomas King Cameron

Twenty States Set to Elect Governors This Election Day

In the November elections twenty nine states will choose governors along with other offices. States listed include Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Washington West Virginia Wisconsin with incumbents in several states.

Chicago Til Arkansas Georgia Maine Vermont Alabama Arizona California Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Nevada New Jersey New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Virginia Wyoming Colorado E. M. Ammons Clifford C. Parks Philip B. Stewart Charles A. Abystrom Connecticut Simon BE. Balwin John P. Studley Herbert Knox Smith S. E. Neardsley Delaware Thomas M. Monaghan Charles R. Miller George B. Hynson Albert J. Beveridge Stephen M. Reynolds W. H. Hickman Iowa E. C. Dunn George J. Clarke John L. Stevens McCrills ER. Durant Jones Kansas George H. Hodges Arthur Capper G. W. Kloihoge Hart R. DeLay Massachusetts Eugene N. Foss Joseph Walker Charles §. Bird James F. Carey Frank N. Rand Michigan Woodbridge N. Ferris Amos P. Musselman L. Whitney Watkins James Hoogerhyde J. D. Leland Minnesota P. M. Ringdal A. O. Eberhart P. W. Collins David Morgan E. B. Lobeck Missouri William C. Cowherd John C. MacKinley Albert D. Norton William A. Ward Charles E. Stokes Montana Sam V. Stewart Harry L. Wilson Frank J. Edwards Lewis J. Duncan Nebraska J. H. Morehead Chester H. Aldrich C. J. Wright New Hampshire Samuel D. Folker Franklin Worcester Winston Churchill W. H. Wilkins A. H. Morrill New York William Sulzer Job E. Hodges Oscar 8. Straus Charles Edward Russell T. Alexander McNichol North Carolina Locke Craig Thomas Settle Zeb V. Walser B. Hodges North Dakota F. O. Hellstrom L. B. Hanna W. D. Sweet Albert E. Bowen Jr Ohio James M. Cox R. B. Brown Arthur L Samuel Lovett O. W. Butterfield Tennessee Benton McMillin Ben W. Hooper

Hallowe'en Party At 1209 Hayes Street

Johnnie Hildebrand and Archie Sauer hosted a Hallowe en gathering for friends at 1209 Hayes street. The lawn boasted lanterns and the group enjoyed games musical selections and refreshments including lemonade cocoa and cake.

Johnnie Hildebrand Archie Sauer Hayes Street

Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co. Auto Ambulance Service

Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service day or night with phone access at 2323 for immediate response.

Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Co

Indiana Feels Doubtful as Votes Promise Tight Race

Indiana voters show a sizable doubtful bloc with 25 to 100 per precinct influenced by Taft Roosevelt or Wilson. Democratic leaders predict a Wilson Marshall win while Republicans and Progressives claim advantage. observers foresee a tight contest with Indiana’s past partisan swings. Gubernatorial hopefuls include Samuel M. Ralston Democrat Albert J. Beveridge Progressive W T Durbin Republican and Stephen N. Reynolds Socialist.

Indianapolis Ind Indiana Wilson Marshall Taft Beveridge Roosevelt Thomas R. Marshal Samuel M. Ralston Albert J. Beveridge W. T. Durbin Stephen N. Reynolds

Jubilee finances near balance with receipts over 29000

Harvest Jubilee association receipts total just over 29000 while expenditures exceed 28000 with minor bills outstanding. Secretary Frank Rennert near completion of winding up and preparing a financial report for the board. Assets include the woman's building the German village and grounds improvements valued at nearly 4000.

Harvest Jubilee Association Frank Rennett Rennert

Man Killed at Medina Dam Construction Site

Ignacio Medel foreman of a concrete gang at the Medina dam died instantly when a concrete-carrying cable broke from its bearings and fell on him. He was 26, a native of Mexico. Surviving are his widow, one child, and his mother visiting relatives in Mexico. Body held at Sloan & Hagy Undertaking pending relatives’ arrival.

Ignacio Medel Medina Dam Mexico Sloan & Hagy Undertaking Company

Ohio voters brace for close 1912 election results

Ohio parties predict victory with Taft supporters claiming a substantial win and Wilson backers forecasting a landslide. Roosevelt forces tout strong showing in Columbus and across districts while Socialists Prohibition and Socialist Labor field full tickets amid a year of tariff debate and a new progressive constitution.

Columbus Ohio Taft Harry M. Daugherty Wilson W. L. Finley Democratic State Committee Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Walter F. Brown Progressive Party Hiram Johnson California Rourke Cochran New York Milwaukee Johnson Eugene V. Debs C. C. Anderson Herbert 8. Bigelow Tom Johnson

Roosevelt Attacks Wilson on Trust Records

In a statement Colonel Roosevelt cites Wilson's New Jersey tenure to question his trust record. It notes Wilson's January 19, 1911 message urging regulation, claim of missed chances to act against trusts without legislature, and failure to move against trust directors despite Supreme Court rulings.

New York Rosevelt Olson Madison Square Garden Wilson Roosevelt New Jersey Supreme Court of the United States Standard Oil and Tobacco Trusts Supreme Court

First Deer Prank Delights Town Hunters

Albert Friedrich paraded a stuffed deer on his car radiator to spoof friends as the season’s first deer. He has prior history of the joke with similar displays, though no real first deer had yet been reported by noon. Hunters in the area expected news as the day continued.

R. B. Brown Zanesville Courier James M. Cox Dayton News Springfield News Arthur L. Garford Elyria Thomas L. Clifford Cleveland EB. B. Dillon Columbus Roosevelt State Committee General Brown Dillon Tom L. Lewis United Mine Workers of America Daugherty Albert Friedrich Friedrich

Black woman hurt by sharp object in head in street brawl

Alberta Reeves sustained a head wound from a pocket knife during an argument on South Concho street at about 11 last night. Police detained Reeves and Pinkey White, both Black women, on charges related to the incident.

Alberta Reeves South Concho Street Reeves Pinkey White

The Goose Girl at the Grand a light operatic drama

A review of The Goose Girl at the Grand opera house praises its lavish royal frame and engaging plot about a goose girl who becomes a princess. Performances by Victor Southland James H. Lewis Jessie Howe Charles A. Lynch Paul P. Meacham Virginia Ackerman and others are lauded for high order acting especially Lewis in the gardener scene.

Ike Harold McGrath Land of Nowhere Count von Herbeck Ehrenstein Hans Grumbach Infanta Consul George McCutcheon Victor Southland James H. Lewis Grand Opera House Mr. Lewis Jessie Howe Charles A. Lynch Paul P. Meacham Virginia Ackerman Aizora Verton Louis J. Epstein Gerald J. Rowan

Thieves blamed for fire on East Commerce street home

Police suspect robbers entered the 1945 East Commerce Street residence of Gus Hiebner and set a blaze while the owners were at a circus. The $3000 home, owned by Florence Burke, burned with adjacent houses damaged. Mrs. Tracy and others heard someone in the building before the fire started.

Gus Hiebner East Commerce Street N. J. Clark

Neutrality cases to come up here in Texas division

The attorney general's ruling affects Vasquez Gomez and associates. No indictments were presented to the El Paso grand jury, which returned to San Antonio. the San Antonio division may require testimony and indictments. A San Antonio grand jury is expected to see the case when it convenes later in December, with delays due to Christmas holidays.

Vasquez Gomez Department of the Attorney General of the United States Sion Cas Emilio Vasquez Gome Texas el Paso Nell San Antonio Federa Grand Jury Attorney General’s Department of the United Sr. Vasquez Gomez

County Officials Prepare for Incoming Court Members

County Commissioners Court winds down duties as outgoing leaders prepare for the incoming county judge and officers. James R. Davis will succeed Judge Phil Shook, with each current commissioner replaced by a new member. Changes ripple through the courthouse as R Minor takes over the Fifty seventh district court, John H Clark becomes county court judge, and Clint G Bro is district attorney. Brown waits to qualify until January with others taking office around November 20.

County Commissioners Court James R. Davis Phil Shook R. Minor Arthur Se¢ligson Fifty-seventh Distri Court John H. Clark Clint G. Bro Brown

Blood Humor Health Tongue Tied Remedy

The passage discusses Blood Humor causing pimples hives eczema or salt rheum and other eruptions linked to weakness languor poor appetite and debility. It mentions a system renovation and a tonic kept in liquid form or chocolate tablets offered for sale.

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Alamo Plaza Empire State Democrats Sulzer Russia Job HE Hilles Mir Republican Party Tate States Oscar B. Colquitt C. W. Johnson Ed C. Lasater Roddin Andrews Andrew J. Houston Washington Ernest Lister M. E. Hay Robert T. Hedge Miss Anna Maley George W. Skiven West Virginia William R. Thompson H. D. Hatfield Walter B. Milton J. Good Debs E . V. Debs Union Square New York City Mary Robinson Squire Mother Squire Far West Hoosier State Association Cable Chalmers G. A. C. Halff E. A. Kalkhurst Gen. Mgr H. Weis Sec Treas Alamo Auto Sales Company Avenue Travis Street Bedell Cameron St Aem Pia Hood
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