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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1912
Page
1
Special from Vera Cruz reports a Sabbath decisive battle for the city with federal lines extended and expected assault tomorrow. Rebels hold artillery advantage while federal pieces are hindered by sand banks. urban disorder has dwindled after fifteen federal sympathizers were killed yesterday.
Federal troops rush toward Mexico City to defend the capital from Diaz allied forces while Mexico City police patrols his siege. Vera Cruz is cut off as Diaz advances from the east. Madero insists only death can remove him.
The Medina dam project is nearing completion with a 168 foot main section in place and concrete being finished for the remainder and the spillway. General Superintendent White Caldwell urges all workers to push through to complete the job by November 28 for a large Thanksgiving inauguration and celebration at the dam site.
In New York on October 19 police lieutenant Charles Becker on trial for the Herman Rosenthal murder pressed to undermine Sam Schepps and Rosenthal widow and Max Margolis. Witnesses supported Jack Rose on Becker’s animus toward Rosenthal and Rose had threatened to kill Rosenthal previously. Cross examination yielded admissions that could undermine defense gains, as questions arose about witness character. An adjournment was set for 1 15 to allow jury to register for November elections.
Texas Attorney General Walthall announced plans to vigorously pursue the anti trust suit filed in Beaumont against the moving picture trust. The aim is to dissolve the alleged combine and bar it from Texas business permanently with penalties totaling 2,500,000 dollars. Witness testimony will begin next month in Philadelphia and other eastern cities, with possible State representation by Walthall in the hearings.
Miss Maude Malone, a suffrage advocate, interrupted Governor Wilson at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, sparking a 6000 strong uproar. She fought off a man ejected from the hall and was arrested for disorderly conduct as Wilson urged calm and stated he spoke as a party representative.
Boston. Mme Calve, in town to sing Sunday, says she fears embon point and plans a school to teach others to sing Carmen. She insists success in America requires being tall and thin, noting Americans applaud while she bids farewell and admits she no longer looks the part.
Henry Poser, a Black prisoner charged with burglary, clambered down a 65 foot garden hose from the jail in the new courthouse after tying the hose to a window. He slid to the ground and fled, leaving guards puzzled at the so called escapeless jail.
In Chicago Colonel Roosevelt, cured of his bullet wound, takes active command from his sick room. He presses to return to the stump, but his doctors urge rest. He urges Governor Johnson of California to resume campaign duties while he leads the fight from afar.
In Bexar County only about 300 of 10 000 Democratic voters contributed to the national campaign fund. Marshall Hicks reports the total is just over half of the $3 000 goal, with a latest hand totaling $107 from four donors H C Carter R S Ripley H A Hirschberg and W W Bomburant.
Mayor Lunn and socialist conferees from Schenectady, jailed in Herkimer county on a felony charge tied to discussing strikers at Phoenix mills in Clinton Park, were released after a conference with their attorneys, Red Order Collins, Mayor Shall, and District Attorney Schmidt.
Washington comes weather forecast notes fair conditions for East Texas on Sunday and Monday. West Texas expected to remain fair with warmer temperatures in the extreme north portion on Monday.
Observations at 8 p m report temperatures ranging from 46 in St Paul to 68 in Washington with clear skies in most cities. Winds vary from northeast to west and south with expected Sunday fair or with possible rain in New York and Washington.
The notice declares that any claim the AP leased wire for San Antonio is reprinted by papers other than the San Antonio Light is false. It asserts no external newspaper currently carries the AP wire in full or in part for San Antonio.
The Harvest Jubilee in San Antonio opens under favorable conditions with Governor Colquitt in attendance. German Maennerchor and Ellery's band perform and chariot and motorcycle races plus a sacred concert highlight the day as crowds enjoy the festive program and expect expansion next year.
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