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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1918
Page
4
City officials wrestle with a wage demand from the San Fremens Union tied to fire and police pay. The proposal would raise costs by about 42 percent in fire services and add positions, threatening tax-rate increases and tighter budgets not anticipated in the June fiscal plan.
Decisions handed down Wednesday affirming several cases on advance submission include Barreda versus Mer National Bank Cameron County and Hill Co versus Alberson Lewis San Patricio County. Motions overruled or granted for rehearing and leave to file motions appear in multiple counties including Live Oak Bexar and Zavala with actions against city of San Antonio and others.
Ames defeats Willie Maesy in a lightweight eliminator at Kells Field facing the Fathers Department. Caverell battles back after a swift first-round knockdown to reach the fight’s end in round three. Cronk notes Reynolds opened the program with wrestling, Cronk and Stetinger win their matches, while two local servicemen, Corporal Louis Zander and Lieut. Ward Nesbit, are wounded in action with Nesbit slightly injured.
Tria Want citizenship filings resumed Wednesday morning, with declarations of intention filed by John P. Shadterth, an iron and steel manufacturer from North Tine Street, and Severe Gara, a retired merchant from 100 North San Saba Street, both natives of the United Kingdom and Mexico respectively. Other brief items note two stolen cars recovered, houseware and jewelry ads, a woman charged with assault, hunting licenses, Devine missing person report, and two girls escaping Live Oak farm with two men also on the run.
Special cable report describes a German woman captured wearing a German uniform during the American advance at Nev. She appeared young and collapsed quickly under the first onslaught. Reports of women serving with German units have circulated since Chateau Thierry, but she is the first documented female prisoner.
Universal market activity reported at Union Stock Yards with cattle steady to unchanged and hogs mixed to steady. Receipts included cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep across major markets in Fort Worth Chicago and Kansas City, with prices varying by category and region.
Native steers sold at 9.50 to 11.56 per hundredweight with calves around 19.17. Cattle including cows and heifers on offer at 7.40 to 10.00. Sheep receipts around 2000 with lambs fetching 16.50 to 16.75 and ewes at 11 to 12. Prices for stockers and southern steers noted, along with varied maners.
The American Russian Chamber of Commerce urged civic and religious groups nationwide to protest a planned Bolshevik massacre in Russia on November 10. The appeal calls on the U S government to join with allied nations to warn Germany and the Bolshevik government that all participants in any massacre will be held responsible with their lives.
Scanty offerings of corn lifted Chicago market values as December and January contracts posted higher figures. News of rising European food demand supported gains while hog futures strengthened with tight supply. Regional quotes showed mixed results across corn, wheat, and sugar markets amid ongoing commodity shifts. Gov. Stanley defeats Bruner in Kentucky senate race emerges as major political outcome.
Quotations from major spot cotton markets show a broad advance of about 6 a bale, with New Orleans December and January contracts leading, as the market opened nervously after the holiday but strengthened toward the close. New York and other New Orleans months also rose, leaving prices well above last Saturday's close.
New York cotton prices rose after an unsettled start due to Liverpool cables and South East offerings. Early gains carried December to 24.20, January near 29.80, with the general list up 53 to 65 points before midday. later intraday shows fluctuating but firmer levels as shorts covered.
Camp John Wise and Chimp Stanley football teams schedule a benefit game at League Park to raise funds for the United War Work fund. Other games follow as part of wartime athletic drive. games at Kelly Field and Fort Sam Houston planned for November 7 to maximize contributions. Committee led by 1st Lt Holbrook and T. Brewer to oversee events. boxing committee to meet at Camp Travis for benefit bouts. Government orders 7,000,000 iron rations for overseas troops. ration description included.
New Orleans cotton traded nervously amid hopes for peace. Opening bids rose 10 to 46 points, slumped on broad selling to 16 points below Monday’s close, then recovered into the late morning and reached 68 to 75 points above Monday’s final. Afternoon activity kept gains, with noon quotes showing firmer prices across months including December at 27.4 and March at 20.18.
Fragmentary OCR notes report Liverpool cotton trading with references to Gent and Taos, mentioning receipts and unsettled accounts. The garbled text includes numbers and abbreviations, noting ordinary prices and a late November reference, with unclear destinations and terms.
Fragmentary OCR data shows scattered place names such as Galveston Houston New Orleans Norfolk Charleston Wilmington and references to cotton statistics. The readable text is insufficient to confirm a coherent event or clear entities beyond these locations and the general topic of cotton trade data.
Mercantile paper rates show varied bids with stable loans and strong bonds. Sterling bills and commercial paper quotes appear amid fluctuating daily values. Bank acceptance data and close rates reflect a cautious stance in late nov activity.
Court actions from Austin show multiple affirmations and reversals. Names listed include Campos, Stanfield, Kissinger, Carrell, Hunt, Alexander, Alsuptron, Skelton, and Canales among others with several from Dallas, Hill, Tarrant, and Gregg counties. Reversals remanded involve Isaac, Villafranca, Belt, Bouttenham, Marshall, Gardner, Nolgan, and Canin with dissents noted. Mandamus granted for Ells and Avby. relator discharged in unrelated case. Supreme Court motions to advance include Gulf, Colorado & Pacific Railway et al versus Latimons et al and others from multiple districts.
The Army issued commissions for numerous second lieutenants and captains across field artillery and motor transport. Names include John Clem, Homer Dodd, Francis Durfer, Kelso, and Wheeler among others assigned to Kelly Field, Brooks Field, and Chanute training.
Wholesale prices for fresh vegetables and fruit across regions including California and Texas. Entries list onions, potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, radishes, okra, parsley, celery, sweet corn, cranberries, fresh fruit, grapes, apples, pears, apricots, and raisins with per sack, per crate, per hundredweight, or per box pricing.
A 1918 US Army field report describes the Mills hand grenade used to clear trench lines. The narrative notes triggering explosions upon throwing and the German retreat under heavy barrage, with U S troops advancing as shells and reconnaissance search the trenches.
New York trading opened with gains as war and election news boosted the market. Rails, oils, ships and related groups led advance while steels and copper rose about one point before easing on selling. Liberty 4s traded around 95 and rails continued to climb into the close with a firm session overall.
Fragmented OCR listing dairy and meat items with prices and weights. Mentions dry salt herring avon extras, bellies and breakfasts, various average weights 14 to 16 pounds, pure food items, oleomargarine and cheese prices per pound. Observed messy text with multiple prices.
Market notes show eggs steady and butter steady with Texan creamery at 62 per pound and country dairy 4c. Poultry demand strong with hens 26 to 29 cents, large springs 29 cents, small broilers 29 to 30 cents, turkeys 27 to 28 cents, ducks 9 per dozen, geese 35.00 per dozen. Regional prices include Kansas City and Chicago markets with assorted dairy and poultry receipts and minor shifts in prices for bulk and crate sales.
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