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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1913

Page

2

Vitalitas Earth Fluid Promises Health Benefits

A Dallas woman extols Vitalitas, claiming relief from insomnia nervousness stomach trouble and other ailments. The ad touts the product as alcohol free non narcotic and effective against indigestion rheumatism biliousness nervous debility catarrh and kidney and liver issues. It urges readers to query the Vitalitas agent at Wagner's drug store 407 East Houston Street.

Myth Lieve Vitalitas Wagner's Drug Store East Houston Street

Mexicans Leave for Monterey Train Departure

About 200 Mexican laborers left Laredo this morning bound for Monterey. They return seasonally after working in the United States through summer and fall. Many travel daily from as far away as Michigan and Pittsburg seeking work. some fear conscription and uncertain conditions at home.

Monterey Laredo Tex Michigan Pittsburg

Woman Dies in Ogden Street Apartments at 40

A 40 year old woman died last night at her Ogden street apartments. The body is held by Sloan and Hagg undertakers while efforts continue to locate her husband D F Drake a traveling salesman. Ireland reports a 1913 hay crop of 3 562 065 tons.

Ogden Street Sloan & Hagg D. F. Drake Ireland

Villa Victory for Constitutionalist Forces in Northern Mexico

News from Juarez reports General Villa holding the field south of Juarez after a stubborn engagement with Federal forces led by Caraveo. Salazar was reportedly captured as Constitutionalists pressed the east wing and blocked Federal retreat toward the border.

Caraveo Juarez Salazar Jose Ynez Salazar Villa Juan N. Medina el Paso

Battle In Progress Reported From Las Vacas

Eagle Pass Texas November 26 Federal sources report general Alberto Guajardo leading troops as the battle at Las Vacas continues with details not yet received.

Eagle Pass Tex Alberto Guajardo

Plant Juice hailed by pastor as remedy for multiple ailments

A San Antonio Methodist pastor Rev. M. G. Jenkins endorses Plant Juice, claiming relief from heart and kidney trouble, constipation, and indigestion after personal use. The ad promote Plant Juice as a safe, plant based remedy with quick results, available at Fischer's Drug Store.

M. G. Jenkins Methodist Episcopal Church, South San Antonio Jenkins Virginia Street Alamo City Fischer's

Forces Mass for Mexican Battle Near Del Rio

Reports state 400 men moved from Muzquiz toward Lag Vacas opposite Del Rio Texas from the north while 500 more from Piedras Negras attack from the south aiming to encircle General Moscott's Carranzista troops. Moscott attacked five miles from Las Vacas. battle continued last night with no full details due to isolation. Federal officers in Piedras Negras now require passes for crossings and two photos. the US consul protested as an American consulate employee was detained.

Muzquiz Lag Vacas del Rio Tex Piedras Negras Moscott Las Vacas International Bridge United States Collector of Customs Jedrag Negros

Trevino Frees on Bond From Mexico City Sedition Case

Don Lorenzo Gonzales Trevino a wealthy Coahuila hacienda owner was released on a fifty thousand peso cash bond after arrest in Monterey and transfer to the Santiago military prison for sedition. Manuelo Madero remains jailed. Reported politics tied to the killing of Don Francisco Rincon Gallardo at Hacienda de Santa Maria.

Mexico City Don Lorenzo Gonzales Trevino Republic San Carlos Coahuila Monterey Santiago Banco Nacional Manuel Madero Don Francisco Rincon Gallardo Porfirio Diaz de Santa Maria Aguascalientes

Refugees Seek Shelter Then Sail for U S From Prison

The group said they took refuge in the U S Consulate after learning they would be transferred with other political prisoners to Quintana Roo. They wept at the consulate and traveled aboard the battleship Rhode Island and later the cruiser Chester.

Mexico Quintan Roca Rhode Island Chester

Tampico Menaced as Constitutionalist push grows

Washington reports indicate rising tensions in Tampico region with John Lind visiting Mexico City signaling a tougher situation. Federal forces move to bolster Tampico, while advance troops reach Tuxpam from Vera Cruz amid reports of clashes near Carneros and a threatened attack on the port.

Mexico City John Lind Wilson Tampico Associated Press Washington War Office Tuxpam Candido Angilar Aguilar Vera Cruz Carneros Fed

Troop Train Dynamited by Constitutionalists

Advices from railroad circles report a troop train dynamited yesterday by Constitutionalists. Soldiers rushed from Saltillo and Venegas encountered strong Constitutionalist forces in the hills. The attackers are said to have robbed and burned a freight train amid the fighting linked to recent capture of Victoria in Tamaulipas.

Eral Saltillo Venegas Victoria Tamaulipas

Carranza Sees Federal Defeat Near Juarez Shaping Northern Campaign

News from Hermosillo reports Carranza and advisers deem the Juarez Federal defeat a turning point, with Villa pressing near Samalayuca and Manuel Chao moving on Chihuahua City to strike General Mercado's 2000 Federals. Obregon met with Carranza to plan a west coast southward movement.

Hermosillo Sonora Juarez Carranza Mexico Villa Inez Salazar Orozco Samalayuca Manuel Chao Parral Chihuahua City Mercado General Villa Alfaro Obregon Culiacan Sinaloa General Carranza

Maderos in Havana Relatives of Late President Reach Cuban Harbor

Evaristo and Daniel Madero arrive in Havana aboard the U S scout cruiser Chester. They deny having taken part in any related Mexican fugitive activities and are linked to the late President Madero case as relatives arriving in Cuba.

Havana Evaristo Daniel Madero President Madero United States Chester

Border Patrol Shifted to Ysleta Post

Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss ordered Troop A of the Fifteenth Cavalry to relocate from El Paso to Ysleta to strengthen patrols along the border. Federal Mexican forces are reported active opposite the area as refugees cross the Rio Grande into the United States. The main patrol line runs roughly 50 miles from El Paso to Fort Hancock.

Tasker H. Bliss Southern Department Fifteenth Cavalry el Paso Ysleta Rio Grande Fort Hancock

Fifty five oak species noted in United States study

A report cites fifty five oak species in the United States with roughly equal distribution east and west. The eastern white oaks are highlighted as most valuable in the assessment.Educational buildings nationwide valued at 225000 dollars appear in the study. Henry Senter aged forty died at 10 last night in a local hospital and his body is held by Riebe Undertaking Company awaiting instructions from his sister in Humboldt Tennessee.

United States Henry Senter Riebe Undertaking Company Humboldt, Tenn

Father denies report on Nina Thornton captivity

Mrs. Nina Thornton is not believed to be held in Monterey Mexico by her father J H Boyer of 6386 Porter Street San Antonio. A Chicago dispatch claimed friends were seeking her release but Boyer says she planned to leave Monterey and a railroad washout blocked arrival in San Antonio. Thornton husband H A Thornton is in San Antonio and she is expected to arrive soon.

Nina Thornton Monterey Mexico Boyer H. A. Thornton San Antonio Thornton

Infantry to patrol El Paso and free cavalry

Brigadier General Bliss reports the Twentieth Infantry from Fort Douglas will be sent to El Paso to patrol the city and release the cavalry stationed there to guard the international border outside the city limits. The decision followed a reinforcements request from Bliss, who cites growing uneasiness along the border.

Washington, D. C Fort Douglas Salt Lake City el Paso Bliss

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