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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
1
Public subscription to be taken and burned orphans replaced. Old meeting today work will be systematized and every sect asked to help project. Committee in charge mass meeting at 5 o clock men will be named to direct the work.
San Antonio residents respond generously to St John’s orphanage appeal with donations totaling 3199 50 to aid housing and feeding the children until a new facility is ready. The Light forwards contributions to Bishop Shaw of Antonio and urges continued support for the memorial effort.
A unified drive to raise funds for a new non sectarian orphanage memorial honors the Sisters of Charity who perished yesterday while saving 85 helpless children. A 5 o clock plaza meeting aims to organize subscriptions and secure ground to rebuild the asylum with participation from all faiths and the Chamber of Commerce backing the effort.
Weather data for October 30 and 31 shows temperatures around 70s and 80s with a forecast of fair conditions tonight and Friday. The bulletin notes colder air with frost expected tonight in the San Antonio vicinity.
Reports show temperatures from 28 to 48 across St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with conditions ranging from rain to clear and winds from northeast southeast north and northwest. Several cities expect rain Friday and notes lowest temperatures in the past 24 hours hover in the mid to upper 40s.
In Sydney N W on October 31 sixty women many of them prominent in society were tried for wearing hat pins that protruded too far. They refused to submit to the hatpin ordinances and face possible jail or fines. Some warned of a hunger strike if more arrests follow.
Mayor Gaynor, speaking publicly for the first time on the Becker case after the conviction of a police lieutenant, says he would keep Commissioner Waldo in office and accuses old timers around him of graft. He vows the grafting will stop before his term ends.
The season's first real cold snap moves in after a weather system centered near Fort Worth. Major Allen Buell and official forecasters warn of freezing temperatures and frost tonight. Amarillo reports icy air and snow on Rocky Mountain slopes with rain in Oklahoma and Northern Texas.
A cold front brought heavy rainfall across this section of Texas and southwest Oklahoma. Wichita Falls reported an inch and a half of precipitation. A chilly north wind is blowing as temperatures fall rapidly.
In Utica New York the funeral for Vice President Sherman will move from the Reformed Dutch church to the First Presbyterian church to seat more mourners. The service starts at 2 PM Saturday with Dr. Jididen and Dr. M W Stryker to preside. Body lies in state Friday at Oneida county court house. Burial will be at Forest Hill cemetery.
In Lima Ohio a man and a woman claiming to be Charles Conway and his wife were arrested at the Cadil lac hotel on suspicion tied to the Sophia G Singer murder in Chicago. Conway admitted being the target but denied involvement, and both were jailed awaiting Chicago officers. Mrs Joseph Cramer, believed Conway’s mother, resides in Lima.
Reports from Punta Arenas Chile say Germany seeks an island in the Magellan Straits for a coaling station as the Bremen surveys the area. Officials in Washington note Chile owns all Straits islands and would oppose ceding them to any European power, tying to wider Panama Canal trade interests.
Chicago news reports Dr. Chin Chun Wang, Chinese representative to the Panama exposition, says merry widow and stove pipe hats have become popular in China since the republic establishment. He notes Chinese voters avoid campaign tours and await calls by voters.
In Hidalgo county Judge B Hopkins granted the Democrats request to bar independent candidates from the official ballot after a ruling that independents held no primary on primary day. The decision, issued in Edinburg, leaves Democrats with a clear field for the upcoming election. Independents’ counter suit seeking to block distribution of election supplies was submitted without argument. Analysts say the independents face a narrow path forward.
Eugene Chafin the prohibition candidate spoke in El Paso claiming Wilson will win forty states, Roosevelt five and Taft three with Chafin and Debs carrying the remaining states.
In Havna on October 31 fears run high for possible disorder within 24 hours of presidential balloting. Liberals criticize government setups and rural guards while Ferrara signals partial political withdrawal but plans to stay active. Police, rural guards, and troops will be posted near polling sites to deter partisan gatherings.
Snow coated green leaves in Amarillo Texas as a light fall described the Panhandle weather. Snow fell last night and melted quickly by late morning with no major disruption reported.
Heavy rain fell across Sherman and surrounding section this morning followed by a sharp temperature drop. The rain is favorable for grain crops and may aid harvest conditions.
Governor Abraham Gonzales announced a free pardon program for rebels who lay down arms or return to peaceful pursuits outside the state. In El Paso, officials said the Mexican Central railroad would reopen between Juarez and Chihuahua by December 1, restoring through traffic to Mexico City for the first time since February, with 41 gauges of track still to be rebuilt.
Mexico City reports senators invite deputies to form a joint committee with a senate group to compel proper respect for the executive. The move follows President Madero’s failure to answer an interpellation on Vera Cruz and his offer to send cabinet officers for information.
Colonel Pascual Orozco Sr. was released from custody in El Paso Texas and immediately rearrested at the request of Chihuahua Governor Abraham Gonzáles who says Orozco is wanted for murder. He had been held forty days at the Mexican government’s request but the time limit expired without action. Orozco filed habeas corpus in the Forty First District Court seeking release.
Supplemental reports filed with the house clerk show Republicans at 744,688 dollars and Democrats at 581,052 dollars in total contributions since initial reports. The Democratic National Committee also borrowed 40,000 dollars.
Galveston port reports October cotton receipts of 855,233 bales, a new monthly record surpassing the prior high of November 1908 at 739,075 bales by 117,210 bales. This marks the strongest October on record for the port.
Bulgarian troops have routed Nazim Pasha's main Turkish army in a three day battle from Luleburgas to the sea. The fighting near Tchorlu, south of the line to Constantinople, leaves many dead and wounded and blocks Ottoman troop movements from Asia Minor via Rodoto. The action is the era’s most significant Balkan engagement, with European powers ready to intervene if Turkish troops reach Constantinople.
A Sofia dispatch says the Bulgarian army routed a Turkish force of about 200000 after three days of heavy fighting. Bulgarian cavalry is said to be in pursuit as Turkish troops are hemmed in near Adrianople following the engagement at Schuburgas ward Tchalia.
London reports say the Balkan clash between Turkish and Bulgarian forces prompts fears of European intervention. Vienna notes Turkish forces reinforce Gallipoli with four Syrian corps while the army concentrates near the Arda valley and Saloniki. A Russian aviator dies in combat over Adrianople as Turkey seeks routes to sustain troops and ports like Rodosto.
King Nicholas of Montenegro says Scutari will hold out longer to spare soldiers lives. He claims Montenegrin forces are few, sacred duty is to preserve them, and the Balkan kingdom’s cause is already advancing with or without aid.
An Axis dispatch reports Servian and Greek forces converging to compel Turkish troops to defend Saloniki. The advancing allied troops aim to trap Turks between Verria and Saloniki, with the ensuing clash likely deciding Saloniki's fate.
News from Montenegro reports the capture of the Turkish city of Ipek about 15 miles from the Montenegrin frontier by the Montenegrin army under General Vukotiveh.
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