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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1911
Page
5
Texas officials warn physicians of fines from 10 to 1000 dollars for failing to report births and deaths under the Sanitary Code. R P Babcock says enforcement will proceed, with prosecutions likely to ensure compliance and improve public health standards statewide.
Lexington dispatch reports W Ham, 62, charged with attacking three little girls, moved from Lexington to Maysville for trial. Sixty members of Company C Kentucky National Guard protect the prisoner amid strong local feeling and fears of unrest during transport.
John Schletzer fed a plank to a rip saw in Lockhart Texas when he lost balance. His left hand contacted the blade severing the thumb and two fingers while other fingers were lacerated in the incident reported on September 18.
Texas state officials anticipate at least 8000 of 16000 teachers will attend the Texas State Teachers association annual gathering in Waco on December 27-28. An attractive program is planned with banner attendance predicted as supervision officials cite higher turnout than other southern states. County superintendent and county boards of education plan meetings concurrent with the state event.
Yoakum Texas on September 18 reports rapid progress on several brick structures. A. E. Beck on Lott street nears finish, J. B. Hall on May street gains finishing touches, and Green Welhausen on Grana avenue and Lott street has a completed foundation. Plans for Mergenthal and Tucker brick buildings on Front street are underway.
A farmer named A. L. Mooney of Vaughan Hill County fell when his horses ran off a precipice near Waco. One horse was killed and Mooney sustained painful injuries but is expected to recover after being transported to Waco for care.
The Farmers' Union gin, the largest in Georgetown, burned down from an unknown origin. Valued at 14 000 dollars, the loss was partly insured. The fire spread quickly and reduced the gin to ashes soon after discovery.
Waco Texas August 18 The Associated Press reports public schools opened this morning with an attendance exceeding five thousand.
Conductor on a Rock Island train discovers a baby boy in a seat near Ringgold. A woman seen boarding with a small bundle vanished. no mother identified. Baby had malted milk and was adopted by a man en route to Fort Worth and is believed to be well cared for.
John Hynek a 45 year old wealthy Bohemian farmer and bachelor was found dead in an upstairs room at his brother in law James Jirous home near Perry. The coroner's jury ruled Hynek died by his own action after his sister heard a scuffle and found him dead. His husband was in the field at the time.
Sol Smith, a well known farmer from Union Center, was found at his home with a bullet wound to the head. He died within an hour from a revolver wound. He is survived by a widow and several children. The body was buried in Soda Springs cemetery.
Lockhart Texas September 18 Mrs Mary Meyer district deputy of the order was entertained by the Lockhart chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star following a lodge meeting a social hour was held
The American Association of Public Accountants holds its annual meeting at the St. Francis hotel from September 18 to 22. A trustees’ meeting and reception open the events, with papers by John P. Young and H Rand Hatfield, officer elections, speaker Waldron H Rand, tours to Mt Tamalpais and Muir Woods, an officers installation, banquet, and a golf tournament for the championship.
Thousands of Odd Fellows from across the United States and Canada gather in Indianapolis for the grand sovereign lodge session. The agenda includes ratifying Oklahoma jurisdiction merger and considering uniting the patriarchs militant with the encampment branch. The event notes a 100000 visitor week and Canadian influence with flag displays and music.
Informal inspection of city and manufacturer exhibits marked the opening of the International Municipal Congress and the exposition in Chicago Coliseum. Speakers included Darius A. Brown mayor of Kansas City and president of the League of American Municipalities John E. Reyburn mayor of Philadelphia and John F. Fitzgerald mayor of Boston.
Archbishop Jean Baptiste Pitaval of Santa Fe, returning from Rome, reports the pope is in fair health at 76 and that no cardinal will be chosen this year. Pitaval had two audiences in New York before returning to New Mexico.
Emf Sager, a Yoakum Steam laundry employee, was badly burned on hands and arms while trying to start a fire. He placed paper in the furnace, poured gasoline on it, and struck a match.
A solid carload of 800 cases containing 80,000 sardine cans arrived at a Gonzales wholesale house on Saturday. The cans sell for five cents each, marking one of the largest sardine shipments received locally.
The Metropolitan Bank and Trust in Cincinnati closed on order of the Ohio state banking department. State Examiners Romer and Baxter will stay in charge until a deputy is appointed. The bank, six years old with 110000 capital and 932000 resources, holds 750000 in deposits including 136000 city and county funds. Officers include President T. J. McClure and VPs John J. Bruce and R. K. Leblonde. Officials say all depositors are protected and no loss is expected. The closure cites loans made on unapproved collateral. A crowd gathered but remained orderly.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate marketed as a nerve tonic claimed to relieve impaired nerve force and fatigue and to invigorate the entire system. The ad presents it as a general health booster with emphasis on vitality and energy.
The fragment promotes increasing earning power through business college courses. It hints at a fall term catalogue and open enrollment but lacks specifics on program, dates, or institutions.
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