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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1912
Page
3
Mrs. Ella Mayhew a Red Cross representative and her daughter Mrs. Sidney Burrows of West Grand Rapids were reunited after nine years. Burrows believed Mayhew perished in the Iroquois theater fire in Chicago where about 600 died. Mayhew survived with injuries and later assumed a new identity.
Agricultural day combined with Seaman A. Knapp Memorial day was observed in Corpus Christi High School and other Nueces county schools this morning. City Superintendent C. W. Crossley and county government agent J. O. Berryman arranged the programs carried out in all county schools.
John E D Trask secretary of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts was appointed president of the Panama Canal exposition fine arts department in Philadelphia on November 27.
Captain James C. Lombard aged 50 master of the United Fruit steamer Abangarez died in his New Orleans state room shortly after the ship arrived from Colon. He had endured illness and a tropical storm on the voyage and chose duty over hospitalization. He was a native of Nova Scotia.
Boerne Texas fire at 2 am destroyed the bakery owned by T R Adler and an adjacent ice cream parlor. Fire threatened Vogt hotel and the nearby bank prompting a request to San Antonio for help, but firefighters quickly controlled the blaze and aid was canceled.
Hamilton Investment company of Dallas received its charter with capital stock of 32000 dollars for money accumulation and loan. Incorporators are Henry Hamilton E M Reardon and M N Baker. An amendment was filed by Bruton Hardware company of Whitney changing its purpose clause.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for modern stomach trouble caused by quick eating. It claims tablets digest large amounts of food, aid absorption, and revitalize the body, noting a price of 50 cents per box.
Andrew Carnegie released a statement detailing his plan to leave most of his fortune to the Carnegie Corporation of New York, funding education and charity and supporting pensions for ex presidents if Congress does not act. He cited Lincoln Grant and Cleveland to justify his gift and noted a remaining 25 million in bonds to cover pensions and state taxes.
Panama November 27 The national assembly probably will disapprove the land concessions granted by former President Pablo Arosemena as exceeding Panama zone limits. Secretary of War Stimson held a cordial conference with President Belisario Porras and cabinet members before leaving. Col William C Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of the canal zone, may travel to Guayaquil to address sanitary issues at Ecuador's request.
The state insurance board says Bowie Eagle Pass and Lampasas are now qualified under the good record amendment to the general basis schedule and will receive a 15 percent reduction in final insurance rates. This brings the total to about 15 cities and towns in the state with the reduced rates.
The Louisiana railroad commission began an inquiry in Baton Rouge into the Texas and Pacific wreck near Alexandria Monday that killed two and injured several. Inspectors Lawson and Bailey from the Interstate Commerce Commission would join local investigators.
Sheriff Wright and deputies arrested owners of two moving picture shows and four pool rooms and cigar stands for keeping open last Sunday as authorities step up enforcement of the Sunday closing law.
Charles D. Jones announces a conference of all grain exchanges in Chicago on December 16 to discuss legislation aimed at ending dealing in grain for future delivery. A bill to this end has been prepared for the next Congress. Parcel post changes require return cards on large fourth class packages. comic valentines are exempt.
Parcel post rules require bulky valentines and other large mail to display the sender’s name. The ruling applies to films and gifts sent by lovesick swains, ensuring proper identification for delivery.
An advertisement for Gimbel located opposite the Grand Opera House on Crockett Street notes moderate prices for merchandise and invites shoppers to visit for bargains.
Gonzales Texas residents contribute about 300 dollars for St John's orphanage in San Antonio. The funds have been sent and a thank you letter from Bishop Shaw has been received.
Mounted police detachment from Coat of Arms district quelled a riot in Kelliher 90 miles north of Regina. Officers report half the town’s men disarmed, several fined for disorderly conduct, and many jailed. The unrest followed local bank credit extensions to merchants and ended with the editor of a local newspaper tarred and feathered.
Karl Joannes Kaempf, member representing the emperor's Berlin district, was today re-elected speaker of the house in Berlin. The vote confirms his leadership in the imperial parliament amid ongoing political tensions.
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