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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1916
Page
15
Railroads will impose new demurrage charges starting December 1 to curb the car shortage. A $2 daily fee applies on day one after 48 hours unloading, rising to $5 per day after four days. Shippers object that delayed shipments waste markets and storage, while railroads urge shippers to provide warehouses. (Names and places redacted in this fragment.)
Continued from page one the article notes the erroneous death report of Thomas H. Hohler the British chargé d affaires on vacation. Foreign Minister Aguilar says the government never regarded him as an enemy of the Mexican government and halted the withdrawal agreement pending clarification.
Members of the Christmas Cheer committee met Tuesday morning at Mrs. J. J. Stevens home to discuss plans for the year. The informal meeting did not set a start date. The association has yearly sent Christmas baskets to the city’s poor for five years, including groceries fruit toys and warm clothing.
A gas leak found by a D. Heye Saddlery employee with a lighted match caused an explosion and a small fire in a shed behind the West Commerce street store. No injuries were reported and the blaze was quickly controlled along with several other minor fires and chimney blazes in the city totaling modest damages.
Former Houston chief of police and Harris County sheriff Archie R. Anderson credits Tanlac with curing long standing indigestion gas and sleep problems. He recalls poor appetite and energy before taking Tanlac and reports renewed vigor after starting the regimen. Tanlac distributed in San Antonio by Meier and Wagner Drug Co with a special representative.
A national cold wave spreads from the Rockies into the East with subzero readings in Lander Wyoming and 8 below in Pueblo and Valentine Nebr. El Paso reports 22 above. Sleet and snow disrupt many regions as warnings remain for the Gulf and East Coasts and a tropical storm nears Western Cuba.
The planned multi state national guard maneuver from nine states scheduled to begin in Brownsville Texas has been postponed until Thursday because of cold weather. Officials report guardsmen face hardship but are well cared for and no ill effects are expected.
Coldest night in the Middle West reported two above zero at North Platte Nebraska with others in Texas and New Mexico setting November low marks. Dallas 23 Amarillo eight above Roswell four above Phoenix 32 and Fort Smith 20 degrees noted as regional records as temperatures were expected to rise tonight.
Guides report twelve to eighteen inches of snow in the Adirondacks and many lakes frozen over marking an unusually early winter. Local lore notes no recollection of such precocious cold in that region.
Unusually cold weather floods hardware yards with orders for stoves and firewood, driving prices up to seven fifty a cord and four dollars per half cord. Rail car shortages hinder supply, causing days of delay and widespread home discomfort. Truck gardens fear frost damage to carrots greens and cabbage as growers rush to market with limited supplies.
Diagonal serves of exceptionally fine quality poplins and gabardines, three of the most desirable weaves of the season, offered for the weather with economy.
Auto owners faced starting trouble Tuesday as freezing weather left engines hard to crank. Some used boiling water-soaked sacks on intake manifolds for relief while many downtown cars wore icicles in the cold morning.
In Fort Worth Texas on November 14 R E Callaway was caught in a blizzard and found nearly frozen. Police picked him up after he stumbled and collapsed against a rock. He was taken to a hospital where doctors said he may recover as blood circulation had almost ceased.
Temperature 22 at Fort Worth. Fort Worth Tex November 14 At 7 oclock this morning a new No-
Record cold swept through Fort Worth where a man was knocked unconscious in a near freezing gust as sleet and low temperatures hit Waco. Detectives pursued leads without success while weather across Texas dipped to near 26 degrees.
The Dallas weather bureau reports a 23 degree low Monday night marking the coldest November reading in the city's records since the bureau began observations. The frigid temperatures affected the Dallas area, with residents noting the unseasonable chill.
Central Vermont was blanketed by ten inches of snow on November 14 as crews worked to clear roads and resume normal travel in the area around Montpelier and surrounding towns.
In Galveston Texas the morning temperature was 39.5 degrees and falling as a strong north wind blew. The previous day saw a high of 72 degrees.
The cold wave across Arkansas driven by a Monday night front dropped temperatures to 24 degrees just before 7 am. A trace of snow and sleet was observed during the night, with the coldest November reading set a year earlier.
Ernest Kietting of Jourdanton Texas was slugged by two white men near the I G N passenger depot at 11 oclock Monday night and robbed of a 21 jewel gold watch given for services to Atascosa County. Police chased the assailants but did not overtake them. He was struck across the head as he hurried to the depot.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It claims they clear headaches and bad breath, aid digestion, and improve stomach sweetness, to be taken before bed and in the morning. It emphasizes safe use for children and a 10 cent box price.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript shows a tease about a girl in dialogue asking if another is in love with the umpire. The line suggests gossip tone and social humor rather than a formal report.
A home remedy touts Pinex as a powerful throat and chest healer that eases bronchial symptoms, loosens phlegm, and promotes sleep within 24 hours. It claims superiority to $2.50 store syrups, details mixing 212 ounces of Pinex into a pint of sugar syrup, and urges asking a druggist for 2 1 2 ounces with directions. The Pines Co of Ft Wayne, Ind guarantees satisfaction or refunds.
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