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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1916

Page

2

Vitalitas lauded as a nature based remedy by prominent scientist

A renowned English scientist endorses Vitalitas claiming one grain of its medicinal property from nature equals twenty grains from a druggist. The product combines iron, sulphur, magnetism, and aluminum sourced from nature. It is said to reconstruct and correct chronic ailments such as rheumatism biliousness nervous debility kidney and blood disorders with wide credit from druggists selling it.

England

Supreme Court Hears Antitrust Case Over Reading Railroad

Final arguments presented in Washington before the Supreme Court in the government antitrust suit accusing Reading railroad interests of monopoly over anthracite coal production and carriage. A decision is not expected for weeks due to the extensive record.

Washington, D. C Supreme Court Reading Railroad Utah Light and Power Company Beaver River Power Company Utah United States

Bayonne Oil Plants Guarded by Police

In Bayonne New Jersey police guard the Standard Tidewater Bergen Point Chemical and Vacuum Oil plants at Constable Hook after a clash that wounded four officers and nine rioters amid a 1500 worker strike. Barricades closed trolley lines. workers used boats to reach jobs as two rioters were not expected to survive. Separately in New York about 300 Hudson and Manhattan Tube workers planned a strike but postponed to 4 p.m. after 32 unionists were fired.

Bayonne N. J Standard Oil Company Tidewater Oil Company Bergen Point Chemical Works Vacuum Oil Company Constable Hook New York Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Hudson River Manhattan Jersey City Newark Hoboken Fisk

Raid on Chicago Mayor Office Sparks Vice Probe

Detectives from State's Attorney Hoyne's office seized documents at Chicago Mayor Thompson's office in a dramatic raid. Officials aim to prove vice and gambling with city officials' knowledge. The move follows a public clash over saloon closures and alleged connivance with politicians.

Chicago Hoyne Thompson Healey M. L. C. Houser Hoyle Funkhouser

Episcopal Church Opens 44th Triennial Convention in St Louis

Bishops in ceremonial robes lead the opening day at Moolah temple as the Protestant Episcopal Church begins its 44th triennial convention. A new chairman of the House of Bishops and a contested presidency of the House of Deputies are on the slate, with press access debated. Tent meetings on social service accompany the general sessions.

Louis Protestant Episcopal Church Moolah Temple Boyd Vincent Ohio Christ Church Cathedral

No Submarines Sighted Off American Coast Report

Steamships arriving in New York from the east and south reported no evidence of German submarines off the coast. They also noted no unusual sea activity and no enemy warships in sight.

New York

President weighs U Boat policy amid neutrality note

The United States signals its stance on how to treat war and merchant submarines in American waters. It reserves liberty of action and urges belligerents to distinguish neutral from belligerent submarines to avoid conflicts.

United States France Great Britain Russia Japan

Submarine Base Rumor Fade in Georgia Waters

Savannah dispatch says reports of a submarine off the Georgia coast receded as Captain Glover of the Nova prepared to sail. Officials and locals dismissed the island base theory as unlikely, noting dangerous tides near Ossabaw and Warsaw shores and lack of corroboration by noon.

Savannah South Atlantic Glover Ossabaw Island Warsaw Ossabaw Islands A. M. Brookfield Georgia

Deportations Halted at Atlantic and Gulf Stations

Assistant Secretary Post of the Labor Department suspended deportations of aliens at Atlantic and Gulf immigration stations yesterday due to submarine danger. The move paused removal actions amid wartime security concerns and ongoing evaluations of immigrant enforcement.

Washington, D. C Atlantic and Gulf Post Department of Labor Aed

Doan's Kidney Pills Endure Seven Year Test

Mrs. E. Docwra of San Antonio testifies in 1908 and again seven years later that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve dull back pain and kidney trouble. She reports prompt relief after cold spells and urges readers to use the same remedy she publicly endorsed twice. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo N Y.

San Antonio E. Docwra Montana St Dean Docwra Doan Docewra Foster-Milburn Co., Props Buffalo, N. Y

Deportation Policy Sparks Moral Debate Amid Risk Concerns

Authorities faced criticism for evading responsibility by not ensuring deported aliens face potential danger, highlighting tensions between policy enforcement and humanitarian safety in the debate.

Tion

Destroyers Search Kingstonian Crew Sunk Off Nantucket Lightship

United States destroyers returning to Newport report no trace of Kingstonian boats after a British steamer was sunk by a German submarine near Nantucket shoal lightship. Weather was rough and the submarine’s fate remains a mystery as patrols increase off the coast. In London, Lord Cecil reports Washington’s reply on belligerent submarines entering neutral ports.

Newport R. I United States Nantucket Shoal London House of Commons Robert Cecil

California Syrup of Figs advertised as child laxative

A vintage promotion touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective remedy for constipation in children. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels, reduce a coated tongue, and restore health within hours, urging mothers to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company and beware of counterfeits.

California California Fig Syrup Company

Scots Not Original Pipers Say London Chronicle

The London Chronicle argues bagpipes originated outside Scotland and Ireland with ancient Greeks Romans Assyrians and Chinese. It cites Nero coin evidence and notes various European names for bagpipes while stating English and Lincolnshire Yorkshire ties to pipers and delayed Highland war use before the fifteenth century.

Scotland Ireland London Chronicle Nero Lord Advocate Macbeth Lincolnshire Yorkshire Chaucer Spenser James IV Edward I Edward II Henry VI Henry VIII

German Authoress Dora Duncker Dies

Berlin reports the death of Dora Duncker a well known German authoress born in Berlin in 1855. Her passing was announced from Berlin with wireless news reaching Sayville.

Berlin Sayville Dora Duncker

Witty retorts mark Sir Edward Carson in court

Sir Edward Carson, famed Ulster covenant era leader, clashed with judges during a case. The bench noted discrepancies between two principal witnesses a carpenter and a tavern keeper. Carson quipped that this was another case of difference between the bench and the bar.

Carson Sir Edward Carson Sir Edward Philadelphia Ledger

Cotton Ginned in Texas During September Report

Cotton ginned in Texas during September reported by state ginners shows activity across counties with mill demand cited. The release notes total bales processed and indicates regional variations in gin output and market effects.

Texas Austin Tex

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