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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1911
Page
2
William Rockefeller returned from London aboard the Campania with a severe throat gout and a lingering nervous tremor. He denied cancer and joked about sea cures while admitting he did not discuss business on the voyage.
A San Antonio advertisers association notice invites members to a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday dinner at the St. Anthony hotel with the bold headline Dont Be a Dead One. T. Prime of Life Insurance Co will speak on What the Advertisers Association Can Do for San Antonio in 1912 and B D Hatcher of Fowler Bros. Land Co will discuss San Antonio as a winter resort and advertising prospects. Officers will be elected for the coming year.
The article outlines Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria facing a bronchial illness while acting as king in practice, with Otto in Berlin the mad king figure. It notes Luitpold’s son Ludwig as heir presumptive and Ruprecht as Ludwig’s son, highlighting potential succession turmoil if Luitpold dies.
Special to The Light reports rebels have seized a steep pass north of Hankow, cutting off three tusus and imperial troops. Rebels placed guns on hills, threatening to block junctions with Pekin forces and potentially control the area indefinitely. Legations in Pekin brace for possible assault as the national assembly convenes.
The divorce suit of George Sherwood Foster the artist names Thomas Beecham the opera impresario as co respondent. It follows Irene Os goods case against Robert Sherdard as another recent American wife scandal. Mrs Foster formerly Maud Tripp of Richmond Virginia ties to Southern old families. An American go-between cited is Catherine Heyman of Sacramento a noted pianist in New York and Europe.
The article describes Richeson, a theological student and hypnotic preacher, under police scrutiny with family and seminary figures commenting. His mental state is questioned, not insanity, amid a theater of mysterious clues and a ransacked Cam bridge room.
Royal Orchestra performs daily at the Saratoga restaurant as A Coliman the plumber operates from 221 E Com with phone 341 and Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service in Soton.
Judge Towne outlines the law on marriage dissolution and survivor rights. He notes widows may claim homestead type protections and exemptions after a husband’s death, with maintenance provisions, while divorces are governed by necessity rather than strict prohibition. He also favors simple, religiously guided wedding ceremonies.
Civilian employees at Fort Sam Houston monitor a bill consolidating the quartermaster subsistence and pay departments into a single supply corps for the army. The measure would replace civilians with enlisted men, risking job losses for over 100 workers. It also bars enlisted supply corps members from eventual commissioning.
A Fort Sam Houston civilian employee notes enlisted supply corps personnel would gain officer prospects if barriers to advancement were removed. He cites civilian pay from 100 to 150 dollars monthly and suggests privates may earn less even with board and clothing. He argues retiring pathways to sergeant could improve appeal.
Private William H. Cregger of Company E Twenty-eighth Infantry was stabbed in the back while walking Dolorosa Street between Santa Rosa and Larédo. He was taken to City Hall then to the hospital. Police arrested two Mexicans suspected in the attack. the victim could not identify them.
The local Maderistas, two clubs totaling 250 members, oppose Mexican President Reyes serving beyond one term. A Hidalgo theater meeting at 4 pm will feature Senor Herrera from Mexico as plans are discussed to rename the group after Reyes leaves, shifting from Anti Regista to Anti re electionista. Police will be stationed near the theater amid fears of counter moves by Registas.
Burial permits issued for William Rowell 53, died October 19. Jose Guarjardo 20, died October 20. Dr La Londe died October 19 at Santa Rosa hospital. Henry Clay 21, died October 19 at city hospital.
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