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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1912
Page
2
The governor argues that wages rise only if workers change thought and policy. He warns monopoly sets prices and restricts labor, urging free markets and genuine enterprise to unlock a workable program and free government. The talk cites tariffs, protectionism, and political bosses backed by money.
Kansas City court of appeals rules a wife may lie to her husband if provocation is great and moral justification appears. Carrie Dimmitt sued for custody of their child after a quarrel over her inheritance. She inherited 125000 from an Italian- dying uncle and obtained 25000 from an insurer on her life prospects.
Mothers' club pressure leads the Waco school board to actively study drinking water plans. They promise to persist until the best arrangements are provided for public school children.
Frank J. Gould and Mrs. Gould and her sister arrived from Paris last week. Customs released all $400,000 worth of baggage under protest after Mr. Gould paid $2844 in duties. He plans to challenge duties in court, arguing non resident status exempts him.
In New Orleans on October 8 the second primaries proceed in chosen Louisiana districts for state and national offices. Congressmen will be nominated in the Fifth Sixth and Seventh districts. The Sixth district seeks to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wickliffe.
The National Spiritualists association convened in Dallas at 10 am for a business session that occupied most of the day.
Wayne MacVeagh testified before the Clapp committee about a 1904 telephone exchange in which E. H. Harriman told J. P. Morgan that President Roosevelt urged raising a $240,000 fund for the campaign. MacVeagh said Harriman agreed to supply $240,000, with Twombley and others involved. Morgan denied any conversation with him on contributions.
Boston wins the first game as Wagner drives in runs and Hooper, Yerkes, and Wood power the offense while Crandall and Meyers rotate on the mound. Giants reply with Merkle Meyers and Doyle producing hits but fall short as crowd watches in chilly morning lines and managers discuss pitching and luck.
J Frank Davis was unanimously re elected president of the San Antonio Advertisers association for the coming year at the annual meeting in the St Anthony hotel. Officers elected include J R Sprague Carl T Prime William Moore White and R Clarence Jones. Directors named were IL A Casey R H Wester L S Shackawits Walter Walthall W T Gohlke Chandler Diehl Frank G Huntress Jr and A W Houston Jr. The club voted to postpone affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce indefinitely.
To Mr and Mrs V A Gonzales a boy Sept 27 114 Petche street. To Mr and Mrs John Watkins a boy Oct 4 648 Granada street. To Mr and Mrs P Lopez a boy Sept 29 1267 Guadalupe street. To Mr and Mrs A Cortez a girl Sept 20 625 North Colorado street. To Mr and Mrs J Garcia a girl Oct 2 1011 El Paso street. To Mr and Mrs V Perez Oct 2 a girl. To Mr and Mrs A Chapa Oct 3 230 West Commerce street a boy. To Mr and Mrs B Sloan Oct 6 a girl. To Mr and Mrs Fred Holmes Oct 2 928 Delaware street a girl. To Mr and Mrs H Kapplin Oct 2 a boy. To Mr and Mrs Thomas Brown Oct 56 218 Avenue C a boy.
Burial permits issued for Refugio S. Alvares 58 died October 7 at 521 South San Marcos streets C S Daniel 30 died October 5 at Bacle Pass Tex James J Laird 50 died October 6 at 206 Fountain street Mrs Ruth McLain 28 died October 6 at 412 West Elmira street.
W H Wood of Arp Texas was struck by a freight engine at a street crossing today and killed instantly.
Wagering on the series favored Boston with money pouring in. Bets at 6 to 5 predicted a Boston victory if Joe Wood pitched today, reflecting strong betting on the visitors.
Local fans turned out in large numbers to watch a baseball game depicted on an electric board at the Grand Opera House. Telegraphed accounts were presented by innings as plays were shown to enthusiastic crowds including many women.
Corpus Christi board of health outlines plans to require dairies to build new facilities and adopt modern sanitary methods to protect and sanitize the milk supply for local consumers.
Havana reports Enrique Maza, a Cuban newspaper man, sentenced to two and a half years for assaulting Hugh S. Gibson, the American charge d'affaires. The court deemed the term a fair equivalent to the U S punishment for the offense.
Avia tor Joseph Stevenson perished after a biplane mishap at the Alabama state fair grounds. The incident drew 25,000 spectators as Stevenson reportedly lost presence of mind after rising fifty feet. He died in Birmingham early today.
Tony Scudelari, a mechanician, died in Milwaukee on October 8 from injuries suffered in the Vanderbilt Cup crash that also claimed the life of David Bruce-Brown last week.
In Columbus on October 15 a 7000 person Catholic procession will march in silence to protest blasphemy using decent language. The event highlights a coordinated public stance by local Catholic groups.
Brig. Gen. Frank D. Smith of the A B A retired died in Washington aged 71. He entered the army from Ohio in 1861 and was appointed brigadier general, retiring in 1903 after more than forty years of service.
Envious Farmer Heck asks where the new hired man came from and learns he joined as a candidate then did some reaping. He persuaded the man he had no chance of election and the recruit decided to remain permanently with Heck.
New York October 8 with one juror in the box the second day of the Charles Becker murder trial resumed. Justice Goff warned that if the jury box was not full by 5 p m night sessions could be ordered. Becker expressed confidence a disagreement was unlikely.
Mrs. John R. Early was granted a divorce from John R. Early the leper at Diamond Point hospital. She received custody of three children and $55 from his $95 monthly salary for serving as keeper of another leper.
Charred remains of twenty two victims recovered from last night’s warehouse explosion in Tampico Mexico where five hundred kegs of powder detonated. Officials estimate about fifty killed and several hundred injured as rescue work continues.
Mexican deputies voted to raise their annual pay to about 3000 dollars. The move aims to render the legislative body independent of the executive and judiciary.
Hallettsville Texas suffers a blackout as the light plant breaks down. Manager Buchanan says it will take several days to repair and restore service.
Torrential rains continue across the western cotton belt with heavy rainfall last night spanning about two hundred miles. The Red River remains high and the Pease River rising higher than in ten years.
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