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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
5
Unofficial reports say the cruiser Montgomery fired a torpedo at a steel caisson towed to Hampton Roads for tests. The torpedo at 500 yards along a cable failed twice, stopping midway between the cruiser and the target. The Paris suburbs are described as expanding rapidly.
Eugene Walter's melodrama The Wolf shows at the Grand tonight set in Hudson Bay country. Jules Beaubien seeks vengeance for his half sister Annette as McDonald schemes with Hilda and pursuit ends in a dramatic final confrontation.
Barton and Wiswell present a colored entertainers program tomorrow with matinee and night shows and Sunday night. The ensemble includes forty Afro-American minstrels led by John Rucker and features Campbell Warfield Marsh Craig John Pamplin Clark Taylor and the gold seat concert band. The show promises high talent and a strong stage performance with singing dancing and numbers.
The program at the Royal grows more popular as audiences increase. Madam DeRosa’s clever animals pigeons cats monkeys rats and dogs entertain alongside the Eatons skating duo. Comedy sketches Trimming a Rube and His Wife’s Brother draw strong laughs. Miss impersonates.
Ad touts PARISIAN SAGE hair tonic for stopping shedding and itching with one bottle priced at 50 cents. Notes guaranteed efficacy or money back by Bexar Drug Co. Testimonial from Miss Matilda Row of Utica Ohio describing hair regrowth after erysipelas.
Leora Vennet shows high proficiency as a performer with suitable costumes and a remarkable acting talent. She also delivers a notable whistling specialty that audiences admire.
Farmers report black beetles swarming at Mineral Wells eating cotton boll worms. The insects light high on stalks then drop to tackle new stalks, aiding crop protection. Captain F N Gray of Houston, US Department of Agriculture, meets Texas officials gathering statistics for a later Washington report.
The Texas railroad commission orders the attorney general to sue the Katy and Frisco railways for penalties after failing to install a connecting track at Sherman. The commission had set a deadline at its September hearing, and it will provide funds or legal help if the department lacks funds to pursue the case.
John F. Langan of the Wisconsin Retail Liquor Dealers' Protective Association says saloon keepers favor woman suffrage believing honest women voters would be fairer to them than men. He asserts saloon men will not oppose the pending statute and may even back it, predicting broad support among Wisconsin saloon operators.
Special to The Light reports Georgetown’s Southwestern University football team will meet Texas Christian University in Georgetown on Saturday. Coach Arbuckle, citing Georgetown’s season performance, expects little fear from the Eagles as they prepare for the game.
Miss Louisa Ludwig of New Hes eld details a 43 day sleep spell and credits Vinol a cod liver and iron tonic with restoring strength appetite and sleep. Fischer's Drug Store promotes the remedy for the weak and weary seeking renewed health.
Temple Beth-El schedules services tomorrow at 10 am for an educational course for city Jewish children. Sunday classes begin at 9 45 am for all school age Jewish children. Starting next week Hebrew instruction is at 4 pm on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Tonight services feature Rabbi Samuel Marks delivering Synagogue Social Union.
The saying notes that many celebrated leaders and thinkers are described as having blue eyes. It frames eye color as a notable trait among influential figures across eras and regions.
The Texas supreme court will likely set for submission next Wednesday the second writ of mandamus filed by the attorney general’s department challenging the governor’s veto of part of its appropriation. Sterling R. Fulmore is the relator in this petition. If raised earlier, the question might already be determined.
Advertises long stem American Beauty and La France roses in any quantity with mail or telegraph orders. Small orders filled from 1102 Wyoming street, phone 2455, reference St. Anthony hotel Gunter enger hotel. BelA Vista Gardens Monterrey Mexico.
Captain John R. Hughes reports Hearne strike situation well in hand with three rangers left behind. Strikers understand a settlement is unlikely, many have left town or switched work. Railroads have guards to protect strikebreakers, and replacements have been secured for all positions. Theo Artzt's Orchestra.
William R Hearst proclaims himself a Democrat again at a fusion campaign rally. He says he will oppose Tammany Hall and criticizes its anti democratic tactics while considering how to use the Independent League in future races.
From the comptroller's department it is learned that thirty counties have not yet sent in their tax for 1911, including some large counties. It is practically certain that the assessment value will reach 2,500,000,000 dollars.
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