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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1911
Page
1
Berlin reports the German foreign office says no mediation offer yet. ambassador Baron von Bieberstein in Constantinople works to broker peace between Italy and Turkey amid tension after the Prevesa assault.
It is reported that Admiral Aubrey ordered a halt to bombardment of Tripoli as signs emerged of a possible understanding with Turkey via certain powers. The move aims to avoid further war activity.
Calcutta dispatch says Mohammedans of India sent a cable to Great Britain urging an end to aggression by Italy. A second message was sent to the Ottoman grand vizier asking Turkey to defend Islam. The Indian Red Crescent Society forms to prevent war.
Dispatches from Rome describe Tripoli on the eve of Italian occupation. Native population remains indifferent while foreigners flee. Much of the business district is closed due to danger of bombardment as Turks lounge on ramparts beneath a red flag.
For San Antonio and vicinity: tonight and Tuesday mostly fair. Light winds. Expected temperature lows around freezing and daytime highs in the 60s.
Meteorological notices from multiple cities report temperatures ranging from 50 to 66 degrees with cloudy skies and varying wind directions. Showers are forecast for tonight and Tuesday in several locations.
The day leased wire of the Associated Press into San Antonio is carried in whole or in part only by the San Antonio Light and such claims elsewhere are unfounded and without basis in fact.
The Bayless dam at Austin Pennsylvania completed December 1 1969 replaced a smaller structure to impound 200 million gallons for the Bayless Pulp and Paper mill. The dam raised water to 42 meters above normal, threatening the town of Austin before its partial failure on Saturday following prior cracks and a 1910 near disaster.
Nathan Allen a Kenosha leather maker and John R. Collins of Memphis pleaded guilty in New York to counts on smuggling jewels into the United States. Allen was fined about $12,000 after sentencing by Judge Hough, tied to the Helen Dewise Jenkins jewel case and the secret service probe into New York's house of mystery.
Governor Colquitt, after talks with Adjutant General Hutchins and Captain J R Hughes, ordered twenty new rangers recruited at once and three companies of twelve men stationed on the border. Five men will be based at Rio Grande City, five at Sam Fordyce, and five at Del Rio. Special offers exclude men who only wish to carry a gun or drink or play cards.
Survivors and workers begin anew the search in the debris hole as coffins arrive. A temporary morgue at the Odd Fellows hall houses twenty victims including Costello cases. Identified dead include J. E. Baldwin and Martha Kinnicutt among others. Funeral plans are under way as rescue efforts continue.
Judge James R. Parker continued the Texas conspiracy murder case against Daniel De Villiers and William L. Dunne, two San Antonians, due to the state failing to produce witnesses including General B. J. Viljoen. Trial is set for the November term unless dismissed. bonds reduced to 1500 dollars.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt was thrown from a saddle horse Saturday while riding with Colonel Roosevelt and their son Archie. She struck her head and shoulders, her foot caught in the stirrup, and was taken home unconscious. She is reported to be recovering rapidly.
Striking Illinois Central workers clash with pickets at Burnside in Chicago. Carpenter John Chomas is assaulted but rescued by police. no arrests. About 800 of 3000 workers are at work, with 200 strike-breakers brought in secretly and 100 returnees.
Governor Noel said no request had been made to dispatch troops to McComb City to quell threatened disturbances by Ill-Moore Central railroad strikers. Officials have discussed the matter and troops could be sent from nearby towns within two hours if a repetition of Sunday's disturbance occurs.
Sixty Southern Pacific workers including car repairers air inspectors and safety inspectors join a sympathy strike at 9 am. Switchmen and firemen reportedly may follow. Police patrol shops as six strike-breakers work aboard bank cars. No delays expected as No. 8 left late. Striking men plan to block incoming eastbound trains to deter strike-breakers.
Chicago October 2 report on the shopmen strike begun Saturday. Early results show many shops half holiday or shut only part of the week. Executives estimate varying obedience, with Julius Kruttschnitt predicting under 26 percent of shopmen out, W L Park claiming under half of Illinois Central workers joined, while Boilermakers’ leader J A Franklin says about 20,000 quit. Older workers granted exemptions in some cases.
San Antonio hosts Registas and Porfiristas believed to back General Bernardo Reyes as he plans to direct in person a revolt against President-elect Madero. Prominent figures like Espinosa y Monteros and Jose Asunsolo are said to be arranging Reyes’s arrival, with confirmation of Reyes’ intent to establish headquarters in San Antonio.
Six prominent Mexicans from Sanderson were found dead after sharing a meal at the Campell ranch twenty five miles northwest. The victims Teodoro Moreno Pedro Saenz Mateo Ruelas Pancho Moreno Florian Guerrera Ignacio Bravo included Masons and a Baptist preacher. Manuel Bustamante survived after refusing food. Sheriff Allen and Dr. Hudson led an investigation amid public unrest.
Edmund Dulliig aged 14 and his brother Arthur 16 scene a four foot alligator by the San Antonio river near their pig pens. Edmund fired with a shotgun killing the reptile and solved the disappearance of the pigs. They now seek reports of a six foot alligator sighting in the same area.
J. E. Franklin, St Louis banker and Crystal City & Uvalde president, arrives in San Antonio to formally open the Gardendale to Fowlerton extension. The 28 mile line along the Frio river valley promises improved access to fertile land and increased regional communication.
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley collapsed and died on Forty-fourth Street near Fifth Avenue after a brief visit to the New York Yacht Club. The veteran naval officer, born October 9, 1839 in Maryland, served in the Civil War and the Spanish–American War, including the battle of Santiago de Cuba.
Sister of Rear Admiral Schley Mrs Thomas H Franklin formerly lived in San Antonio moved to Los Angeles California after the war. After Schley won at Santiago he visited Mrs Franklin in the city.
Lane T Davin, a former city carrier in Waco Texas, was bound over on charges related to delaying and secreting United States mail authorities said. The Associated Press report notes his bond was posted as part of the proceedings on October 2. This item summarizes a brief crime case from local records.
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