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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
A Texas street demonstration promotes Vitalitas Complexions as a unique beauty and health aid. Advertisers claim it restores rosy health, aids digestion, and supports nerves for invalids and chronic illness sufferers. Demonstrations and samples are offered at Wagner drug store, 407 East Houston St.
S San Marco aged 38 an Italian vegetable peddler attempted to kill his wife firing a 38 caliber pistol at 545 this morning he then held up dairyman W M Reed and forced him to drive to a spot near the city market an affidavit charges assault to murder he is jailed will be moved to county authorities Mrs San Marco seriously injured powder burn on the neck police said Reed says he was stopped near the house by San Marco and forced to drive to San Saba street the suspect was later arrested near the market house
Berlin reports the opening of the International Tuberculosis Conference with delegates from 22 nations. The German empress becomes patroness, praising efforts to combat tuberculosis. American delegates include Dr. Livingston Farrand Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs and Dr. Stephen Maher.
Due to delay in arrival the matinee of Doctor De Luxe at the Grand Opera House is postponed to tomorrow afternoon. Management offers advance ticket holders exchange for the matinee or a full refund.
Mrs Charles W Fairbanks wife of the former vice president is critically ill at her Indianapolis home after about a week of illness. Her children were summoned yesterday, according to an announcement made last night.
Forty sailors and passengers aboard the Finnish steamer Westkus Ten were drowned after the vessel struck a reef near Vasa in the Gulf of Bothnia. No survivors were reported.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for peevish children and adults. It claims quick cleansing of stomach liver and bowels with a tasty fruit laxative, warns against counterfeits, and urges asking a druggist for a 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Company.
Reported Federal control of Monterrey has sparked word of an imminent strike on Laredo. In Piedras Negras a railroad worker who was transmitting messages to Constitutionalist headquarters was seized by the local garrison as gunfire crackled across the river, though Huertistas in Mexico question whether the Federals fired at all.
Washington officials maintain silence on General Felix Diaz campaign efforts and U S reactions to Britain over Mexico policy as October elections near. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan seek discreet diplomacy with Huerta to assure fair trials for Daniel and Evaristo Madero and to obtain protection for them in Monterey.
General Felix Diaz stayed at Vera Cruz with a small retinue as he admitted no definite return date to Mexico City. Most partisans left for the capital while Diaz vows to press his campaign despite Huerta’s ticket. Twelve arrests linked to Diaz’s arrival included four officers, Italians accused of planning his assassination, and Diaz supporters charged with swaying police. The German cruiser Bertha remains offshore near Corcovado.
London papers question the alleged interview attributed to Sir Lionel Carden British minister to Mexico and call for a speedy disclaimer. They say Americans nearer the scene are better judges of Mexico’s issues and note diplomatic caution as Grey takes a short vacation.
The Mexico Society held its first meeting in Chicago with Robert Kerr as president. He urged a plan to use Americans knowledgeable about Mexico to safeguard U S interests, insisting Washington recognize the rights of American and other foreign citizens in Mexico whose lives and property are at risk.
U S railway mail service issues general orders due to train service interruption from Nuevo Laredo. Mail to Mexican states will route through New Orleans or Key West. Coahuila via Eagle Pass. Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas mostly via Nuevo Laredo with some via Brownsville. Other items note Mexico duty protests and Fort Logan H Roots mobilization orders.
Provisional President Huerta will receive the vote of Juarez’s military organization for re election next Sunday. Civilians in El Paso also announce support to keep him in the presidential chair.
Chancellor Lloyd George said parliamentary suffrage for women in the British Isles will become law within a short time but not in the current parliament. He noted militant tactics by some suffragists have turned public indifference into hostility.
Rain from yesterday morning through last night totaled 12.30 inches in Galveston. Streets show little water and streetcar service resumed at 6 AM. Today is clear. English mills sold 62.9 million yards of cloth to China in August, over double the year before.
Judge J L Camp said official advice showed General Gustavo Maas Jr in San Antonio did not hold a permit from the State Department to pass into the United States. The department had told Maas he could travel as a private citizen, with no prohibition, if no U S law was broken and no Mexican extradition complaint existed.
The statement asserts equal treatment for Federals and Constitutionalists and says the State Department must restore public confidence. Judge Camp will attend Monday at Del Rio to open the Federal Court fall term, with Judge T B Maxey presiding.
A grand jury returned a blanket indictment charging Harry K. Thaw and four others with conspiracy over his Matteawan escape in August. The case, to be used by William T. Jerome to pursue Thaw’s extradition from New Hampshire, also names Richard Butler Michael O Keefe Roger Thompson and Eugene Duffy. Bench warrants were issued and sent to detectives as Jerome plans to seek extradition papers from Governor Glynn.
In Michoacan state the entire population of Cheran Atzicurin, about 50 villagers, were murdered by Constitutionalists while defending their church. Survivors say the raid ended with the village burned and several Federal troops killed or captured nearby.
A. S. Lanier proposed at a Mohonk conference that the Philippines be governed by an international council. The plan, submitted to President Wilson and to the State and War departments, would appoint a chief executive and form an upper house chosen by six nations and possibly others.
Mr. Lanier outlines a constitutional path where islands form a lower house of natives, reducing the need for stationed troops. Disputed questions would be sent to The Hague Tribunal. He envisions eventual native governance and abolition of the international council.
The Texas Confederate Veterans plan to hold their next annual gathering in San Antonio on October 2 to 4. Captain C A Denny said discussions in Austin show strong support for San Antonio hosting. Officials favor October for future reunions in Texas after Greenville’s August gathering.
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