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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1913
Page
1
Bond Issue Urged as San Antonio Warns of City Jail Abuses
The piece reports on a $1,000,000 Bexar county bond proposal aimed at improving county roads and institutions amid dire conditions in a local jail facility. It describes vermin infestations, dilapidated walls, flooding, and overcrowding impacting over 100 inmates, with advocates arguing bonds are the sole relief to correct these abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
San Antonio
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
San Antonio and vicinity expect fair skies tonight and Wednesday with warming conditions. Tonight will be warmer than past nights and followed by continued pleasant weather tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Weather readings across multiple cities show variable conditions
Observations at 8 a.m. report temperatures from 18 to 32 degrees with winds ranging from calm to 14 miles per hour. Chicago and Boston note possible snow or snow Wednesday, while St Louis and Kansas City forecast warmer days.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
London stock brokers suspended for five years in American Marconi affair
The London Stock Exchange committee suspended senior partners of Heybourn and Croft for five years for improper methods in placing American Marconi shares. Heybourn, who visited the US with Godfrey C. S. Smith, testified before a parliamentary inquiry. Other brokers, including Grenfel & Co., were acquitted and deemed to have acted in good faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Stock Exchange
Marconi
Heybourn & Croft
Heybourn
United States
Godfrey C. S. Smith
Marconi Wireless Company
Rufus. Isaacs
Committee of the Stock Exchange
Grenfel & Co
Marconi Company
City May Open Market in Chicago on Cost of Living Panel
Chicago forms a cost of living commission after Mayor Harrison submits appointments for a new municipal markets board. The panel aims to assess consumer benefits from municipal markets and will investigate all food handling agencies to cut housekeeping expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrison
Why Not Put Your Money in Farms
An advertisement extols farm lands as the safest high return investment and urges readers to use The Light Classified Advertising Section to buy or sell farms. It promises attractive offerings and quick buyers for farm land through Light Want Ads.
The wise Want Ad ay
The wise Want Ad ay presents a quirky headline and notices with playful phrasing and dated charm.
First Train Over New Road Reaches Fredericksburg
The first passenger train on the 8 A. F. and N. Railroad arrived in Fredericksburg at 1 10 PM, greeted by a band and jubilant townsfolk. About thirty passengers rode in, including several from San Antonio, as R A Love, the railroad’s president, joined the event. Sixteen locals were aboard the 4 AM departure to connect with the Sap railroad at the junction near Waring, marking the start of regular service.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
R. A. Love
The
Road
Sap
Waring
Fall of Alamo to Be Shown in Films by San Antonio Group
A new film project by San Antonio backers aims to recreate the Alamo siege with historical accuracy and wide reach. Horace Vinton of New York directs and wrote the scenario, depicting 700 extras and a love subplot, ending with the defenders cremated. The production, showcased at the Menger Hotel patio, seeks global prominence and strong educational value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Alamo
Santa Anna
Texas
Moxico
Alamo
Horace Vinton
New York
Vinton
Ilta
San Antonio
Menger
Mexico
Cos
Ben Milam
Weather outlook hints at unsettled pattern and possible rain
Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau notes increasing cloudiness and unsettled conditions. A storm moving from the Northern Rocky Mountains may bring rain to the west of the Mississippi and possibly Southwest Texas as warmer conditions arrive tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Buell
Canada
Maine
Georgia
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi
Texas
McAllister Not Guilty in Texas Murder Trial
McAllister, a former ranger, was found not guilty by a Hallets ville jury after a twenty hour deliberation in the Browns ville murder case of former City Marshal Joe Crixel. The trial moved from Cameron county on change of venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Tex
Paul McAllister
Joe Crixel
Brownsville
Cameron County
Widow Surrenders in Husband Killing in Houston
Mrs May Belle Cox an 88 year old widow and mother of a girl aged 11 surrendered at the police station saying she killed W R Murrough a 30 year old contractor after he beat her Officers found the man dead at 1616 Franklin street with three bullet wounds in the chest A murder charge has been preferred against her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
May Belle Cox
W. R. Murrough
Franklin Street
Britain Warns Huerta Of Attitude In Mexico Policy
London reports quote Premier Asquith at the Guild Hall stressing no U S intervention, Britain will aid British subjects and property while maintaining recognition of Huerta. He warns that Mexico’s civil war poses no plan for political interference and calls for prudent, cooperative handling of global resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Huerta
Westminster Gazette
Asquith
Guild Hall
England
United States
Mexico
the Gazette
Great Britain
Central
Tregard
America
Bryce
Cabinet Holds Meeting on Embargo Lifting Topic
The cabinet met with all members present except Secretary Wilson to discuss the Mexican situation and the raising of the arms embargo urged by most secretaries. After a two hour session on Mexico the group ended in silence, with continuation noted on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Income tax experts puzzled by new law
Treasury experts wrestle with whether the new tax provisions favor marriage or single status. They question how separate incomes of 3000 each under one household should be taxed, who pays if joint income is taxable, and how the 4000 total deduction applies when both spouses are living together.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
United Daughters of the Confederacy convene in New Orleans
Delegations from every Southern state gather in New Orleans for the annual UDC convention. Mrs. D. A. Vaught presides at Hos ness Chapter. Visitors tour the harbor aboard a Low Chapter hosted voyage. Welcome addresses planned by Maj. Gen. Castleman Mrs. Youree and Mrs. Vaught with a response by Mrs. J. W. Clapp of Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
South
United Daughters of the Confederacy
D. A. Vaught
Hosness
Low
T. W. Castleman
Peter Youree
Louisiana
Louisiana Convention Debates Ways to Meet $11 Million Debt
Baton Rouge November 11. The Louisiana constitutional convention opened the task of evaluating methods to handle the $11,000,000 indebtedness due January 1. Four bills proposing debt management options go up for debate, differing mainly in details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Constitutional Convention
China France Bank Signs $30 Million Loan Contract
Peking November 11. The China French Bank signed a loan agreement with the Chinese government for thirty million dollars. The move supports government financing and reflects ongoing financial ties between China and overseas lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Leased Wire Day Report from Associated Press
The San Antonio Light highlights exclusive access to the Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press, noting it as the world’s largest and most reliable general news service with about 20,000 words daily. It also mentions the paper’s own substantial special news service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Newell Retains Supervisory Board for Reclamation Service
Secretary Lane of the Interior places the reclamation service under five managers three appointed by him with F H Newel remaining director and A P Davis as chief engineer. Judge Will R King of Oregon serves as chief counsel. Ryan, ex- comptroller, and I D O'Donnell of Montana oversee irrigation. officials to be held responsible for results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Newell
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
Interior Department
F. H. Newel
A. P. Davis
Will R. King
Oregon
Ryan
Inter- State
Cortana
I. D. O'Donnell
Montana
Beiliss acquitted man sheltered after release in Kiev
Guards patrol Kiev streets after the Beiliss murder trial verdict. Authorities vow to crush any anti semitic flare ups. Mendel Beiliss, acquitted of murder, spent the night with relatives at the Zatiff brick works superintendent’s home, then returned to his brick plant wife and family awaiting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
Beiliss
Mendel Beiliss
Yushinsky
Zatiff Brick Works
Bankhead proposes $25 million federal good roads bill
Senator Bankhead of Alabama, president of the United States Good Roads Association, submitted a bill to the national convention calling for a $25,000,000 federal appropriation for road work. He expects to introduce it this session, with funds distributed to states based on their road contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Bankhead
Alabama
United States Good Roads Association
National Convention
Bankheag
Congress
Boston Considers City Coal and Ice Plant
Boston officials seek a constitutional amendment to let the city buy and sell coal and manufacture and sell ice. The resolutions require approval by the next two Legislatures and voters before the project can proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Emperor reviews 55 Japanese ships at Yokoshika fleet
Emperor Yo shihito today reviewed a fleet of 55 Japanese warships at Yokoshika naval station. The vessels then performed maneuvers. The emperor plans a personal review of the entire Japanese fleet each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Yoshihito
Yokoshika
Democratic senators to meet on currency bill tomorrow
Senator Kern, chairman of the Democratic caucus, issues a formal call for a conference of Democratic senators tomorrow afternoon to discuss currency legislation. The notice omits a caucus designation but specifies the purpose as currency bill talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Kern
Cleveland Isolated by Great Lakes Storm Tragedy
Reports say 25 to 50 people died as a massive storm battered the Great Lakes region. A Buffalo lightship with six lost, and 30 to 40 crewmen from a freighter believed drowned after a lake overturn. Cleveland buried under 21 inches of snow, rail and telegraph lines damaged, city facing famine with $2,000,000 in property losses as supply lines remain stalled. Conditions easing in Pittsburgh but traffic remains paralyzed and snow lingers in West Virginia.
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Great Lakes
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Cleveland
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Lightship No 82 Reported Lost Off Buffalo In Storm
Lightship No 82 with a six man crew stationed in Lake Erie near Point Abino, fifteen miles west of Buffalo, is believed to have foundered in the recent gale. Wreckage was later seen in Buffalo harbor as Champlain’s master noted the vessel disappeared from its anchorage at 5 20 this morning. The ship, a new steel craft 150 feet long with a 30 foot beam, was driven to the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Erie
Point Abino
Buffalo Harbor
F. A. Dupo
Champlain
Freighter Sinks in Lake Huron With Many Missing
A 600-foot steel freighter overturned in Lake Huron during a fierce storm, likely sinking with 25 to 40 crew members missing. Lifesaving crews searched the area near Port Huron while cargo shifts are blamed. the vessel’s name remains unknown.
Cleveland Buried Under Snow and Wires in City Freeze
Cleveland endures a deep snow siege with 21 inches falling. streets clogged by tangled wires and wreckage disrupt traffic and daily life as emergency crews work through the peak of the storm reported via private wire from Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Navy
Pittsburg
Lake Erie Storm Rows Wreak Severe Loss and Death
A ferocious Lake Erie storm has left thousands in peril with three confirmed deaths and ten missing believed frozen. A stranded steamship with 23 aboard faces certain death as mountains of waves batter the vessel. Snow continues, worsening power outages and transport as half the city suffers darkness and 3000 poles are toppled. Loss is estimated at 2 million dollars, with telecoms bearing a large share. Normal service may not resume within a week, and a thaw could trigger further floods across the lake region.
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Lake Erie
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