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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1911
Page
1
The 1911 taxable wealth for Bexar County totals 97.09 million dollars, an 18 percent rise from 1910. Home roll stands at 62.53 million, with other rolls for non residents, railroads and banks. Taxes due total 648,164.77, and collection begins Monday after delays caused by prior legislature inaction.
Observations at 8 am report temperatures ranging from 46 to 58 degrees with clear to cloudy skies. Winds vary from four to ten miles per hour, with fair or warmer conditions expected in most cities tonight and Wednesday. Rain is forecast for New York and Washington.
The statement asserts that no other newspaper carries the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio in whole or part, and that such claims have no basis in fact.
The San Antonio Light states it has the citys largest paid circulation and higher quality than any other paper. It lists extensive reach in East and West French Place, Alamo Heights, Laurel Heights, and wards 7 and 8 with high reader percentages and multiple carrier routes, inviting advertisers to verify.
Seismic activity noted at Loyola University New Orleans with a strong quake estimated 2000 miles southeast near Ecuador. The shock lasted from 7:15 to 8:25 am with peak needle readings of eight and seven millimeters on different axes. The event follows a larger tremor reported last Friday, heightening concerns about damage and possible fatalities in Ecuador.
A seismograph at Brooklyn College recorded an earthquake centered likely within 1000 miles early today. The event lasted from 8:19 to 8:53 with a maximum at 8:32, showing the strongest north-south movement and was stronger than last week's Haiti shock.
The case against Jacob Volz was postponed until October 25 after the state could not locate its principal witness Flaugh. A search from yesterday to today failed to find Flaugh who had worked at West Texas Military Academy until a week ago. Deputy Sheriff Antonio Diaz attempted to summon him.
About fifty farmers from across the region organized the Southwest Texas District Farmers Union as a branch of the Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union of America in San Antonio. They aim to reform selling systems to reduce the producer consumer price gap and to identify where the extra profits lie, with future elections and officer choices planned for tomorrow.
President Taft spent a busy day in Seattle and Bremerton, attending a parade, addressing an open air meeting, christening Charles Taft Snowden, visiting Richard Ballinger, and taking a steamer to Bremerton for a navy yard visit before a final Tacoma public meeting.
Los Angeles faces a lengthy jury selection as the McNamara case unfolds amid a statewide election. Judge Bordwell will select from 45 remaining veniremen after 122 were examined. Key figures include District Attorney Fredericks, Clarence Darrow, and several top defense lawyers.
Reported flood in southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico cripples telegraph and telephone lines. The Rio Grande Southern railroad is largely out of service for about sixty days. Deaths include a teacher and a Mexican family of seven. property losses near five million dollars.
An Associated Press report from Rome details the Italian expedition to Tripoli with sixty transports, battleship convoy protection, and night lights extinguished. The landing is expected within two days if seas stay favorable, amid heightened security for the king’s Naples farewell visit and tension over foreign minister ambitions in Constantinople.
Berlin officials announce completion of the initial Franco German negotiations on Morocco. Acceptance will be signified soon by both sides and formal signing awaits the second part on compensation to Germany in the French Congo.
Ottawa prepares for the arrival of the Duke of Connaught as the new governor general. A special train carried 30 servants and 3 aides de camp with 600 pieces of luggage and two high power cars. The household departs for Rideau Hall as Gray departs tomorrow.
Officers of the Advertisers' association for the ensuing term will be elected at a dinner meeting on October 24 at the St. Anthony hotel at 7 o'clock. The session shifts from day to night to accommodate committee reports and the election. Talbot O. Bateman spoke on improving local advertising and the need for cooperation among advertisers solicitors and newspapers. A committee of A W Hartman E Y White and Frank Huntress was appointed to coordinate with other bodies on centralizing efforts.
Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois the army aviator underwent an appendectomy at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The appendix was badly abscessed and he will be confined for some time. Foulois previously worked with aeroplanes at Fort Sam Houston and recently took charge of the militia division of aeronautics in Washington.
The Commercial Cable company of New York announced restoration of cab communication between Malta and Tripoli as of today. The outage had interrupted telegraphic service linking the two ports and is now back in operation for commercial traffic and news dispatches.
Berlin reports Germany no immediate mediation offers in the Italy Turkey war until Tripoli is occupied. Officials push to limit hostilities on the Red Aegean and Adriatic seas while seeking assurances Turkey will not block expedition transports to Tripoli. Italy may offer Turkey about 12 million dollars in indemnity, but recognizing Turkish suzerainty over Tripoli remains in doubt.
ConstantinopleOttoman cabinet council decides to close all Italian industrial financial and scholastic establishments in Turkey and seize Italian steamers in a move amid diplomatic tension.
Veterans from across the nation gather in Council Bluffs Iowa for the fortieth seventh reunion of the Army of Tennessee. The Lincoln memorial unveiling marks the feature of opening day as the Iowa chapter presents the tribute gift from the American Revolution.
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