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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1911
Page
1
The forecast notes warmer conditions giving way to a sudden cold snap stretching from inland areas to the Gulf coast. Temperatures are expected to fall rapidly with widespread frost potential and chilly winds.
A severe cold wave grips from the Panhandle to the Gulf, with Amarillo recording the lowest 4 degrees. Other Texas towns report frosts and freezing conditions. roses bloom despite the cold as West End Lake wears a thin ice crust. Thanksgiving forecast promises warmer, clearer weather.
The report calls for continued cold weather with below freezing temperatures. Thursday is expected to be fair and very cold with light wind.
Morning readings from Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and New York report temperatures from six to forty two degrees. Winds shift NW to SW with rain turning to snow in New York and much colder conditions statewide through Thursday.
A statement notes that daily wire service content from Associated Press to San Antonio is carried in whole or part by the San Antonio Light, with no basis provided for claims beyond the citation.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Tees carrying passengers and freight to Vancouver Island is in distress after faint wireless calls were received at Point Grey at 2 AM. The Alaska Steamship Company’s steamer Northwestern has been sent to assist.
Gossip circulated that Col. Cecil A. Lyon of the state National Guard met with Gen. Bernardo Reyes at the Menger hotel in San Antonio to discuss martial matters. Lyon denied knowledge of Reyes or the Mexican revolution, saying he was loafing in San Antonio.
United States Steel corporation asks brokerage houses for a count of record stockholders and their holdings by size brackets to prove shares are widely distributed, promising confidentiality for any disclosed data.
Champion lightweight Ad Wolgast fell ill with acute appendicitis in his Vernon Arena training quarters and underwent emergency surgery. Doctors predicted a rapid recovery with a hospital stay of about ten days to two weeks.
White House declares no authorized Taft interview was given to Le Matin. Francis de Tessan allegedly wrote the piece, with Mr Hilles stating the publication echoed casual remarks from a hurried meeting and did not reflect an interview.
Paris reports an interview with President Taft by Francois de Tesan. Taft favors peace in the Turco Italian war but warns against stepping beyond prudent measures. He says US relations with both sides remain friendly and emphasizes noninterference unless asked.
Baskets of cooked and uncooked food, totaling over twenty, will be delivered to poor families by the Associated Charities the city mission board and the Christian Endeavor society. The aim is nutritious meals with turkey and accompaniments for those most in need, with cooked items arriving tomorrow and uncooked items to be handed out this afternoon to households with some fuel.
Mrs J D Young president of the mission board will send cars to collect baskets for the city. The Associated Charities asks for clothing and shoes for children as cold weather continues. Joske Bros donates over 500 pounds of turkey for Thanksgiving meals with Simon Frank distributing to institutions and families in need.
The twenty second annual Southern Educational Association convention opens in Houston tomorrow with President Cassidy and Secretary Fegan already present. A large turnout is expected, with opening remarks at 9 o clock in the new auditorium and a busy schedule of welcomes, responses, and numerous section meetings. Public schools statewide suspend at noon to allow teachers to attend and enjoy extensive social events.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirms the death penalty for Alejandro Calderon of San Antonio for the 1910 stabbing murder of D Morales. Justice Davidson dissented. Calderon, after a night of drinking, killed Morales in Morales family home during a struggle with Morales mother as the candle went out. Calderon faces a possible hang, with Governor action pending.
The U S government proposes to China the services of 2500 American troops in the Philippines to help keep the Peking to the sea railway open and protect foreigners in China. A Manila expeditionary force of 500 to 2500 men remains ready, not as intervention but to uphold the 1901 protocol.
Berlin reports the German government orders 200 troops from Kiao Chau to proceed to Tien Tsin for eventual use in Peking. The war office dispatches 200 men from Hamburg on November 30 to reinforce the Kiao Chau garrison, with replacements for the field battery in the protectorate.
Imperial forces under Lieutenant General Feng Kwo Chang have repelled a revolutionist assault on Nanking, with heavy losses reported. General Yuen Hung at Wu Chang seeks reinforcements as revolutionaries plan ships and troops to aid the nearby city. Flags in Shanghai and nearby towns have vanished and further fighting is anticipated tonight.
C A Husband motorman in the street car service was arrested on a murder charge after William Roberts Jr was fatally shot by Conductor O E Twitty at about 12 16 am Sunday. Deputy Stevens filed the warrant based on an affidavit by R H Roberts, brother of the victim.
Special report from Corpus Christi Texas dated November 29 notes the death of Dr G A Seel one of the oldest practicing physicians in the city after a long illness. He resided in Corpus Christi and is survived by his wife and three sons.
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