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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1911

Page

3

No treaty with lone Yana survivor after discovery

Washington officials say the United States will not negotiate a treaty with the sole surviving Yana or Nogi member found near Oroville California in starved condition. The policy against treaty making with Indians has been longstanding and unlikely to change with one individual. Juan Guerrero Cucapas chief and reputed bandit was executed in Ensenada and couriers head to Campo with word of unrest along the border.

Associated Press Washington, D. C United States Oroville Cal Congress Juan Guerrero Ensenada California Los Angeles Campo Mexico-California Guerrero

Concert Well Attended in Fort Sam Houston Gift Chapel

A well attended Tuesday night concert in the Fort Sam Houston Gift Chapel featured songs by Robert Underwood Miss Marshall Edward Swattman A W Rogers and a reading by Miss Claudia Smith Chaplain Ramsden of the Twenty eighth Infantry traveled from Leon Springs to attend and left for Saint Paul after praising enlisted men and thanking A W Rogers for help. An excellent program is set for next Tuesday evening.

Fort Sam Houston Robert Underwood Marshall Edward Swattman A. W. Rogers Claudia Smith Ramsden Twentyeighth Infantry Leon Springs Saint Paul

Luling Local Businesses See Openings and Developments

Sumpter Keith plans to open a new lumber yard in Luling after years in Crystal City. J. P. Murray & Sons sell their Granges dry goods business to R. D. Shaw of Whitney. I Masur buys two Lot parcels from J. P. Walker on Longer Park to build a home. Luling public schools set to open next Monday with Professor J. W. Peeler as superintendent.

Luling Tex

Wills His Skeleton to Medical School

Cambridge Massachusetts September 13 Doctors Dwight Harvard anatomy professor and cancer expert predicted bequeathing his skeleton to Harvard Medical School. He noted his bones and those of ancestors already form part of the collection and said he had willed his skeleton for display. His will has not yet been filed for probate.

Cambridge Mass Thomas Dwight Oliver Wendell Holmes Harvard Harvard Medical School Dwight Anatomical

Lightfoot In Demand For Texas Banquet And Addresses

Attorney General Lightfoot has accepted invites to speak at Amarillo Chamber of Commerce banquet on September 26 and to address the Roscoe fair opening on October 4. He also agreed to deliver an oration at the Home for Aged Masons dedication in Arlington on October 3. Wild pigeons reported in Seguin as flocks descend into river bottoms and fields.

Austin Tex Lightfoot Chamber of Commerce of Amarillo Roscoe Arlington

Osborne to Head Probe Into Albany Political Irregularities

James W. Osborne, a New York attorney, has accepted to lead an inquiry into alleged irregularities in Albany country politics. A major scandal is expected to unfold as the probe begins, though precise details cannot yet be predicted.

James W. Osborne New York Albany

Rypinski Sells Kyle Store to San Marcos Firm

L Rypinski sells his furniture and hardware business in Kyle to A B Rogers Furniture of San Marcos. The new owners will keep the business at the current location. Rypinski has run the Kyle mercantile shop for twenty seven years and may move to Austin.

Kyle, Tex L. Rypinski A. B. Rogers Furniture Company San Marcos

Bank Robber Again Eludes All Posses

Cokeville Wyoming September 13. Hugh Whitney the bandit who with his brother held up the Cokeville National Bank last Monday and escaped with loot has again dodged a nationwide posse. He fled to the Jackson Hole country after shooting conductor Kidd on an Oregon Short Line train in Southeastern Idaho while resisting arrest. Whitney’s dash through the guard lines made a frontier sensation.

Associated Press Cokeville Wyo Hugh Whitney Cokeville National Bank Jackson Hole Kidd Oregon Idaho Whitney

France Ready to Send Moroccan Settlement Note

Paris Sept 13 The French foreign minister M de Selves brought the cabinet approved reply to Germany’s counter proposals on the Moroccan dispute to President Fallieres at Rambouillet. The note, drafted after a three hour cabinet session, aims to be delivered to M Cambon in Berlin today or tomorrow, stressing the need to maintain the compromise.

Paris M. de Selves Rambouillet Fallieres Germany M. Cambon Berlin

Cottages At College Station House Teachers Amid Labor Shortage

In College Station Texas Superintendent A J Neff reports slow progress on cottages for next session due to labor shortages. About fifteen units only need paper hanging as workers are unavailable and the department has had to recruit from San Antonio and Beaumont to secure labor for building and janitorial tasks.

College Station Tex A. J. Neff Department of Buildings and Grounds San Antonio C. O. Watkins Beaumont

Prizes Posted for Tri-County Boys Corn Club

In Flatonia Texas on September 13 prizes totaling over 200 dollars will be offered by local citizens for the Tri County Boys Corn Club contest to be held in October. The event will attract a large crowd with Fayette Lavaca and Gonzales counties represented and a royal orchestra providing daily music at the Sara toga restaurant.

Flatonia Tex Tri- County Fayette Lavaca Gonzales

Seguin Merchant Injured in Store Accident

Emil Banke, a Seguin merchant, was seriously injured when a heavy piece of sheet iron fell on his ankle and foot in his store. Several bones may be broken and he is confined to bed. it is uncertain whether the foot will be saved.

Seguin Tex Emil Banke

Fire destroys large barn and contents at Yoakum

Barn and contents owned by Nath Woolsey burned at Yoakum Texas. Hay and feed stored inside were lost. Loss estimates run to several hundred dollars with no insurance coverage.

Yoakum Tex Nath Woolsey

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Pain

An old advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming it soothes teething pain and wind colic, cures diarrhea, and calms babies. The copy emphasizes decades of use and urges buyers to request the product by name, pricing it at twenty five cents per bottle.

Winston Winslow

Will Test Validity of Governor's Veto Case Before Supreme Court

In Austin on September 13 when the Texas Supreme Court opens in October Attorney General Lightfoot plans to test the governor's veto of half of an $82 000 appropriation for the Attorney General's department The scheme would have vouchers for salaries issued to the comptroller who would refuse warrants prompting a mandamus suit to decide the veto's validity The move aims to set a legal precedent and has drawn significant interest

Austin Tex Supreme Court Lightfoot

Stockholders Seek Bond Issue for Railroad in Texas

In Austin last evening a copy of stockholders resolutions of the International and Great Northern Railway Company Houston was filed. The August 29 meeting authorized issuing bonds up to 50 million dollars and securing them by mortgage. The filing by F T Reidson indicates the company may issue about 15 million dollars.

Associated Press Austin Tex Secretary of State’s Department International & Great Northern Railway Company Houston F. T. Riedson The Cony Hiram Glass Texas Ash Compa

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