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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1911
Page
7
Governor Colquitt personally inspects the Alamo convent building and vows to advance preservation efforts. The roundup notes state convention calls and election results, with other regional items including strikes, drought, and international events.
Domestic brief reports a white man killed in a battle between whites and negroes near Caddo Oklahoma. Five miners die in a drill accident at Butte Montana.
Reports say General Bernardo Reyes was pelted with stones by a crowd in Mexico City as he attempted to deliver his inaugural campaign speech. United States Ambassador Hill in Berlin issues a statement alleging intrigue by men in the United States.
Labor Day is celebrated as Governor Colquitt defends his veto of the eight hour labor bill in a speech at fair grounds. The city council adopts an ordinance by an 8 to 2 vote to pay August salaries in all departments. Ex Governor Campbell addresses unions in Dallas amid flags. A rail wreck near Erie, Pennsylvania kills four and injures forty as President Markham of the Illinois Central railroad refuses union talks.
Madero claims his ticket will win the Mexican presidential election by 99 percent of the vote after a key display. In Morelos state sixty Zapatistas die in clashes with federal troops as the conflict continues. French aviator Roland Garros sets altitude record at 18 943 feet, while French aeroplanist M Le Forres tier dies in a crash at Huelva Spain caused by motor explosion.
Oscar L. Crockett is released on $3000 bail after being charged with the murder of Frank L. Naylor, in a Tuesday, September 5, 1911 filing.
Senator Bailey declares he will not run again. Pros announce plans to field a full state ticket at the next election. International and Great Northern Railway applies to the state railroad commission for authority to issue mortgage bonds totaling 13,750,000 dollars.
Dixie IV secures first place in the international motorboat championship race. Cotton crop values reach a record 1.03 billion dollars, reflecting the peak price in U S history. Sugar prices continue to rise on the New York market.
Morocco dispute renews concerns in Germany and France as troops rush to the German border. Belgium strengthens neutrality with border massing. In Asia floods on Yangtze claim thousands, while cholera devastates regions in Italy and Ghent area. Chilean steamer Tucapel sinks near Lima with 81 dead.
Senator Bailey reiterates his decision not to seek another term in the United States Senate. Details on timing or successor plans are not disclosed.
A London fashions column recommends mercolized wax as a nightly treatment to remove the dead skin veil and reveal fresh complexion. It claims the wax absorbs disfiguring cuticle, lightens red blotches freckles tan and liver spots, pimples and sallowness.
The Fort Worth High Cost of Living convention gains 64 delegates announced by the local Chamber of Commerce. Promoters of the San Antonio Rockport & Mexico railroad report satisfaction with London capitalists funding the project. Rumors swirl that J P Lightfoot may oppose Governor Colquitt in the next state election as Senator Bailey cancels dates awaiting early Washington return.
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt makes a public statement opposing arbitration bills before the United States Senate. President Taft defends his arbitration stance in a Hartford Connecticut speech. Congressman Lenroot of Wisconsin warns Republicans face defeat in the next campaign if Taft heads the ticket. Senators Martin and Swanson are renominated in Virginia primaries.
Two aviators killed near Muelhausen Germany as gasoline tank exploded in flight. Chinese uprising in Sze Chuen province causes serious concern and regional tensions rise.
H L Halff discloses that San Antonio and Mexico Construction will build a railroad to the Rio Grande regardless of rivals. Wholesale firms aim to cluster near Southern Pacific tracks between Commerce and Nolan streets, signaling a commercial shift.
A flock of wild pigeons once thought extinct appears near Lavernia Texas. The Texas Midcoast association holds a Port O Connor meeting. Ex Governor Campbell has strong backers for his senatorial bid. The state railroad commission will probe cotton rates to Galveston. Citizens of Rockport grant 60 000 in bonuses to the San Antonio Rockport and Mexico railroad and donate rights of way and depot sites in Aransas county. Falfurrias Jersey Dairy of Falfurrias incorporates with 1 000 000 capital. Senator Bailey plans to reside in Texas after leaving office.
Reports from the department of agriculture indicate 771 415 bales of cotton ginned by September 1. Sugar climbs ten points on the New York market to 6.60 cents per pound. A strike by Harriman system railroad shopmen seems imminent. Gary Indiana mayor and five councilmen are arrested on bribery charges.
Unknown disease drives many residents from Barcelona Spain as authorities implement evacuation measures. The Yangtze River flood in China slowly eases while a theater collapse in Nice France buries forty four workers and claims many lives. Aviator Carlos Tenaud dies in a Lima Peru crash.
C. Cresson presents a boulevard plan extending to Medina Dam as part of city improvement efforts. Railroads announce unprecedented low passenger rates into San Antonio for the International Fair, aimed at boosting attendance and traffic.
Thomas H. Ball, leader of the pros, calls a Dallas meeting to review a sub-committee report on alleged election frauds. The Railroad Commission will not authorize an I and GN railroad bond until the line leaves federal receivership, and Galveston seawall boulevard opens to traffic.
Washington reports threaten lives of foreigners in China. Secretary Walter E. Fisher speaks in Seattle disputing exaggerated Alaska coal deposits. The text notes Rodney J. Diegle, once sergeant at arms of the Ohio senate, involved in bribery facilitation.
The French government extends the term for two-year service men as riots erupt in Brest Valenciennes and Rochbenoux as police and soldiers disperse crowds protesting cheap food. Spain dispatches five thousand more troops to Melilla Morocco to bolster security.
Rest and health to mother and child. Mars Winston's Soothing Syrup has been used for sixty years by millions of mothers for teething children. Soothes the child softens the gum allays pain cures wind colic best remedy for diarrhea harmless. Ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup take no other kind. Twenty five cents a bottle. The chairman of a British brewery reported higher barrels sold but profits fell by twenty five thousand dollars due to fashion shift to bottles.
A fashion column suggests a home remedy for wrinkles using saxolite and witch hazel. Dissolve an ounce of saxolite in a half pint of witch hazel and apply daily as a refreshing lotion. The text promises quick results with reduced wrinkles and a firmer feeling on the face.
Savage riots erupted as authorities attempted hospital isolation of cholera patients in Gioia del Colle. Mob stormed a hospital released patients and cholera suspects, parading victims through town as troops were dispatched to restore order.
S B Beetler of Houston, Thomas Henry, Mr and Mrs A B Kenedy of Bon in, and T R Austin of Victoria are all registered guests at the St. Anthony today.
A stream of railroad officials including Charles Sorg Jr of CB&Q Colorado & Southern Midland and S D Johnson of International & Great Northern visit San Antonio. They note strong homeseeker movement, cotton crop prospects and heavy traffic to Galveston with several trips to major cities and destinations. Melbourne, Australia, population near 600000.
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