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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
4
The document notes two possibilities: first the sale of stock could be stopped before all shares are sold if rich ore is found early. Second the company may issue new stock at a higher price to fund further property development without extra benefits.
San Antonio investors report a proven Sunset Copper Company territory near the Mexico border with extensive copper ore near the surface. They describe a central copper ledge 600 feet wide and a deep deposit, with gold and silver as subordinate byproducts.
A compilation of local executives including G. R. Stumberg director of the National Bank of Commerce L. J. Hillie secretary of San Antonio Oil Co NAT M Was president Washer Bros and director N A F Hillie vice president San Antonio Oil Co M A Baumblatt president Western Grocer Co Lafayette Ward stockman and capitalist W E Lowry manager Citizens Automobile Co W Henrichson treasurer San Antonio Life Insurance Co A Davies attorney at law L B Clegg president San Antonio Printing Co ER D Henry attorney at law Geo Icke grocer Wm Icke grocer Thos Mellor Fern Dairy Max Karotkin furniture dealer J Karotkin furniture Ernest Muenzenberger general agent National Lines P T Shields contractor L L Marks insurance A H Jordan insurance and loans Chas S Austin insurance and mining engineer Johnson Sachs capitalist W W Gray president Beaumont Peninsula and Land Co C Ives vice president Beaumont Building and Land Co W W Willson capitalist Beaumont Geo D Norton capitalist Beaumont Geo W Newman president Newman Smith Land Company W B Greeves secretary Beaumont Machine and Supply Co.
A suspect, Marlin borie, is jailed on trade mark infringement as police warn of a wider misbranding scheme in liquor labels corks and cases. The disclosure cites a two year pattern of fraudulent labels and corks used to cheat manufacturers and dealers. Also an advertisement for Frank's Food Shop on 281 Street promotes fresh smoked seafood and imported ham.
William R. McKinlay and family report calm under Maderista protection near Durango. He notes better conditions than before the revolution, with occasional fighting rumors inland. Torreon yielded only vague reports during a recent pass through.
Amite City and surrounding towns have imposed a quarantine due to charbon killing livestock by scores. The restriction prevents farmers from leaving the city after delivering produce and trades have dropped as a result.
In a Texas interview Judge A W Terrell says he favors Judge Ramsey for governor and warns against backing a candidate who opposes Bailey. He praises Ramsey as a strong, unimpeachable choice and urges Texans to seek the right man rather than the office.
Austin Texas September 15. Commissioner of Insurance and Banking reports 70437 deposited in the state treasury by banks in answer to a call to reimburse the state banking board for 111000 drawn to cover deposits in Harris County Bank and Trust company of Houston now in liquidation. Banks comply quickly with the call issued last Saturday, each bank assessed a percentage of its initial deposited amount based on its capital stock.
Dr. F. Kessler longtime anatomy professor at Ensworth Medical College and municipal health board member in St. Joseph announced he had willed his body to the college for study after death. His action follows a dispatch noting Dr. Thomas F. Dwight left his body to Harvard University.
The validity of Dimmit county road and bridge bonds worth 30000 dollars is questioned by Rep. Reid Williams of Dallas after a conference with the attorney general’s department. Williams says some precincts did not vote on the bond proposition, potentially invalidating the issue. His firm has 7500 dollars in bonds for work and 15000 dollars were sold to the permanent school fund. Assistant Attorney General Walthall doubts invalidity but has not fully decided. Williams traveled from Austin to Dimmit county for the matter. In other news, E L Brown, a switchman, was injured in a fall from a box car on the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad. He suffered cuts and bruises and was treated at his home.
On board steamer Me Mexican en route from Vera Cruz to New York Senor Jose Maria Gamboa former assistant secretary of state of Mexico and former Mexican minister to Argentina died yesterday. Immediate cause of death not known.
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