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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1911
Page
2
Reported disturbances as h i k e r s threaten unrest. Police stand ready in the city to quell trouble at Burnside near the Illinois Central shops while a strikebreakers train faces stoning in McComb Mississippi.
The Associated Press reports 200 strikebreakers arrive for work at Stuyvesant docks as Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley crews quit. Leaders express confidence, injunctions are enforced, and a McNamara parade planned for Wednesday gathers labor support. Walter Thompson, an Illinois Central foreman, was attacked Friday and not regained consciousness. Investigators probe the incident.
In Houston on October 2, the Southern Pacific yards showed almost no old employees reporting for duty while labor leaders report none return to work and the company claims ample staff remains. Outsiders confirm minimal turnout as guards deter outsiders and insiders from entering the shops.
Word was received of the death in Nixon Texas of Mrs. L. J. Burris aged 101 years at her son L. H. Burris home. She was a pioneer Gonzales county resident and widow of W. H. Burris a Mexican War veteran.
The United States Senate sub committee opened its inquiry into Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin on October 2 in Milwaukee. Stephenson testified first as charges allege bribery and misuse of funds in the 1908 campaign and that money helped his 1909 election after a deadlock. The panel plans about five witnesses daily with seventy five subpoenas issued.
About 1500 people visited the Harlandale bathhouse yesterday for health and pleasure. Early crowds rode streetcars to the new resort and many toured the facilities before deciding when to bathe. Visitors included locals and guests from the north and east. Management aims to make the grounds as attractive as landscape gardening can.
Epworth league of Government Hill Methodist church held Sunday afternoon exercises at the regular meeting. The topic A Well-Rounded Life was discussed by members including H. S. Saunders, Mrs. C. D. Wolff, Miss Pearl Powers, Miss Susie Hopkins and J. Floyd Smith. The meeting referenced the church revival.
Southern Pacific to launch a six car all steel train this winter between New Orleans San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Sunset Limited will cut travel time to under three days with deluxe accommodations for women and men including a ladies maid barber and stenographer aboard. Service begins December 4 with rapid connections to ocean steamships at both ends.
The Texas Supreme Court opened its fall term with multiple actions. Motions to file petitions for mandamus granted and causes set for submission on October 4, while other cases saw dismissals, withdrawals, or rehearing submissions. The session adjourned to hear Cornelius Wright et al. v. J. W. Swayne on October 4.
G D Patterson sells his ice cream and candy factory in Taylor Texas to Gus Metrakos of Des Moines Iowa who assumed control today. Duke and Ayres announce a new store in the Gray building this week. A two story brick structure built by Deck Smith is nearing completion and will be occupied soon.
Desolation covers Austin Costello and the valley with ruined industries and homes. Officials count the living and fear a high death toll may emerge, possibly around 150, as police and health workers coordinate relief after a devastating deluge.
The Rev William Wilkinson of Trinity church New York has been dispatched to Austin Pennsylvania to assist relief work. Known as the bishop of Wall Street, he represents the Trinity corporation and the Episcopal Church, reporting to local clergy for needed help and remaining as long as required.
Alderman Lucas pushes city council to consider vacuum street cleaners using compressed air to replace water flushers. He cites efficiency and sanitation and notes pilots in large cities. Chief Bishop supports exploring the idea after attending an east coast chiefs’ convention.
The Creamery Dairy Company of San Antonio plans a twelve ton ice plant in Yoakum within sixty days. The new facility will serve the local creamery and the public, giving Yoakum two ice plants and easing daily shortages.
The Luling Civic club popularity contest concluded Saturday night naming Miss Pinkie Cochred winner with Miss Mamie Jackson in second place.
From the hilltop parapet to the Italian consulate the scene shows soldiers watching with indifference while terrified traders and families flee the streets. Arab crowds read Turkish notices urging calm as Italian and Turkish leaders exchange firm statements on Tripoli.
Maltese refugees crowded the British steamer Castlegarth as it docked at Malta harbor after a three day voyage from Tripoli in a gale. Supplies ran low and many passengers were faint from hunger and thirst. Maltese colony members aided the evacuees once ashore amid relief and assurances of safety.
Early reports from the Turko Italian conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean are inconsistent. Italian censorship blocks definite news from Tripoli while conflicting accounts claim Turkish forts near Prevesa were destroyed and troops landed, with Italy denying any attack on Tripoli.
News from the front notes that Turkey has assured Greece it will not attack, easing European concerns. The Italian blockade along the Tripolitan coast yields captured transports at Taranto and Brindisi, with reports of Turkish torpedo boat captures. Officials foresee brief hostilities and expect Turkey to accept German mediation due to troop dispatch limitations.
Vienna reports Italy's attack on Prevesa shifts Austrian mood toward condemnation. The expansion of hostilities to the Ionian Sea raises Albanian tensions. Press and public view the act as unwarranted provocation threatening European peace, yet observers see no immediate Balkan outbreak, though dangers remain.
Rome reports the Ottoman administration ordered all harbor lights out at Crete. French British Russian and Italian consuls demanded lights stay burning and assumed responsibility, successfully blocking execution of the order from Constantinople.
A Corfu dispatch to Lloyds reports two Turkish torpedo boats sunk and a third captured off Gumenitza near Prevesa by the patrolling Italian fleet.
Tokyo reports Japan will issue a formal proclamation stating neutrality. The move comes amid ongoing regional tensions and signals a shift in foreign policy stance, with officials outlining expected dates and implications for international relations.
St. Petersburg October 2 The Russian government is drafting a formal declaration of neutrality regarding the Italian Turkish imbroglio. The document will be submitted to Emperor Nicholas at Yalta and is not expected to be issued for about a week.
Telegraphic communication with Tripoli via Malta has been interrupted since 4 o clock yesterday morning, reported from Marseille France.
A Malta telegraph reports a crewman from the British cruiser Aboukir saying a wireless dispatch claimed Tripoli had been occupied by Italian forces.
A semi official statement in Athens says Turkey informed Greece that frontier military preparations are due to the state of war with Italy, and Greece need not take offense.
J de la Pereira and wife toured San Antonio area farms including Lone's garden and Collins irrigated plots. He praised Texas climate and soil for cotton, noting two bales per acre. They planned to proceed to Laredo and Brownsville to study methods before possibly returning to San Antonio.
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