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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1911
Page
2
A mother from Dothan Alabama credits Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with curing two children in her family after a year of kidney and diabetes related weakness. After using two large bottles and then half a dozen more they regained health, with endorsement from a local notary.
Letter to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY offers a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mentions The San Antonio Light and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at drug stores.
Ig nacio Garza was found undressed in bed on Durango street at 12 last night after a chase by Patrolmen Zapata and Daniels. He was jailed for intoxication after being forced to dress. Officer Zapata testified Garza assaulted a woman on Santa Rosa avenue before fleeing. Judge Buckley fined him ten dollars.
In San Marcos Texas on October 21 the Deaf and Dumb Institute of Austin fumbled a forward pass but recovered and returned it for a 70 yard touchdown. The visitors refused to return the ball, leading the referee to forfeit the game to the Baptist academy by 1 to 0.
Woodhull Lemman, 12, the Lemman boy of 533 Crosby street, becomes the first depositor with a 1.75 monthly allowance, while John B. Jannasch, negro janitor, secures the first postal savings card. The bank opens at 9 AM with crowd interest and a wait at the window.
The South Heights Baptist church will be formally dedicated Sunday at 3 p.m. with San Antonio Baptist ministers present. Rev. H. J. Porter of First Baptist will preach the dedicatory sermon. Mrs. P. F. Loring holds the paper. Mrs. P. F. Eldridge lights the match. The program features a long service, songs, scripture readings, solos, a mortgage burning, and addresses by Rev. J. V. Dickinson, Rev. T. C. Long, Rev. R. F. Stokes, Rev. E. M. Lewis, and Rev. E. Cole.
Texas treasury expects about 100000 dollars from gross receipts tax collected this month on roughly 2000 corporations. Tax began October 1, with 30 days to file quarterly reports and pay in the comptroller and treasury. Delinquents face a 10 percent penalty if unpaid by next month.
Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service at 221 E Com with phone 341. A Coliman is listed as a plumber with both phones. Royal Orchestra performs daily at the Saratoga restaurant.
E O Burton president of the Aransas Pass Channel and Dock company sails to Baltimore to secure financing from Alexander Brown & Sons for docks warehouses and terminal railroad at Aransas Pass harbor. Charter changes allow direct Harbor Island crossing. The plan splits work between the old railroad and Channel and Dock company. The government deepens the harbor approach by dredging and blasting the channel near Harbor Island.
Judge Pope granted a writ of certeroari in the Ben Silva vs. R. V. Wilson case, lifting the Texas county judge's license denial for a Port Arthur saloonman. The writ transfers the record to the district court for retrial, potentially altering statewide liquor licensing rulings. Silva may post a $1000 bond and continue business until the matter is resolved.
The article notes China seeking postponement of Boxer indemnity payments and a new loan. A telegram from Changsha dated last Wednesday reports Canton threatened with imminent fall as rebels deploy heavy artillery in hills north of the city.
Local merchants were ordered by naval authorities to deliver all contracted food supplies immediately for the marines at Manila. The move aims to prepare for a possible full deployment to foreign concessions at Hankow amid ongoing Chinese disturbances. The collier Abarenda, bound for Shanghai, carried ammunition for a prolonged campaign.
An American missionary circle voices growing concern over disrupted communications with Central and Western China as revolutionists threaten relief routes. Dr A B Leonard notes assurances from Tien Tsin but reports no word from missionaries as far south as Nanking since the trouble began.
Dr Sun Yat Sen departed Chicago after a week of urging Chinese countrymen to fund the uprising. He carried ten thousand dollars in cash donated by the Young China society, with but no redeemable certificates given in return if the revolution succeeds.
A string of business figures and professionals check into San Antonio hotels. A. J. McCarty of Taylor, G. C. Brown of Christine, John M. Petty of Columbia, and R. B. Knox of Kerrville are among those registered at the Bexar. Maverick hosts Mr and Mrs E H Ross and daughter Marion for the winter. Others include B S Crouch customs inspector from Laredo at the Maverick, P Whittington of Yoakum at the Losoya, H M Nowlin rail road claim adjustor at the Losoya, and Bert King of Clarksville and Zack Moore of Dallas also listed at local hotels.
Advertises Mother's Friend as essential prenatal aid for expectant mothers, claiming it strengthens preparation for birth, reduces strain on ligaments, prevents numbness, soothes breast inflammation, and speeds recovery. Sold at drug stores with a free informative book from Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta.
In a rain soaked morning game in Austin Texas San Antonio High School beat St Edward's College 6 to 0. Bernard Bee scored the decisive 65 yard dash after recovering a punt on the 45 yard line in the third quarter. The tidings include seven completed passes by St Edward's but a stalled offense on a slippery field.
A morning fire in the Alamo Furniture warehouse did not reach Modern Woodmen hall at 117 North Flores. The event at 8 pm by local strikers proceeds as planned with sale of dance tickets and a program that will be carried out in every detail.
Louisville dispatch reports the forty third annual National Woman's Suffrage convention planners shifting from regional progress to tactics for expanding franchise gains. Dr Anna Howard Shaw national president and state leaders outline campaigns and report concrete progress while noting indifference as the greatest obstacle to suffrage work.
West Point opens against Yale with a sharp first period as Army drives to Yale five yard line and Dean breaks through for a 25 yard gain and a touchdown, followed by a successful kick to lead 6 to 0. Fumbles and spills mark early plays as both teams struggle to start.
Judge Peter B. Grosscup forwarded his resignation to President Taft with a request it take effect next Monday. The report notes Mrs. E. F. Mead and her daughter Imogene, tourists from Tucson, Arizona, are guests at the Maverick.
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as a quick cure for dyspepsia and related stomach woes. It claims a single dose relieves sour stomach, gas, and indigestion within five minutes, regardless of the named stomach condition. The full remedy costs fifty cents at pharmacies.
Judge John C. Townes of the University of Texas law department arrives in San Antonio to speak on Marital Rights at a Mother's congress meeting. He says he will not make his campaign for associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court a political issue despite endorsements from two thirds of the San Antonio bar. Townes notes alumni support and long service, with a favorable reception to his candidacy.
Representative Underwood says Hearsts shift toward the Democratic party signals plans to present Hearst to the New York delegation for the presidential nomination. He notes Hearst followers in California may adopt the same stance but declines to name any preferred candidate. The remarks were made in HOT SPRINGS ARK on October 21.
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