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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1911
Page
9
In The Light contest letters, San Antonio households show how $20 a week can cover a couple's needs. Writers describe planful buying, scraps reuse, and “famine week” as savings. a young man’s fears about living in style spur a broader home economics lesson. Prizes of $5 and $2 reward the best essays.
In the southern region total farm values approach 36.5 billion dollars with Texas contributing about 1.525 trillion? The text is garbled but indicates large agricultural value shares and a percentage near twenty five. The data appears to reflect a comparative national agricultural value distribution and Texas prominence.
Mme Ferri says excessive powders harm beauty and promotes a simple lotion. Dissolve a small maya tone in eight ounces witch hazel and rub into the skin. After use, skin becomes clear and velvety with blemishes removed and a richer complexion.
General Antenor Firmin, Haitian minister at London who joined a revolt against President Simon, died in St Thomas. He led one revolutionary faction and aspired to the presidency after Simon, but General Leconte secured the presidency first.
Nick Mellis, former cashier of Farmers & Mechanics Bank, indicted on six forgery charges and misapplication of funds, returned from New York and surrendered. He was placed under a $6000 bond.
In Fort Smith Arkansas a circuit court jury sentenced H C Rawlins to five years in the penitentiary for bigamy. He had married Bertha Lambert at Paragould last year and three months ago wed Agnes Doerr of Van Buren in Fort Smith.
Professor Benjamin Wisner Bacon of Yale criticized the religion advocated by Charles W. Eliot at a Sept 19 talk in Berkeley Cal. He spoke on The Evolution of Religion and Historic Types of Christianity, challenging Eliot’s views as professor emeritus of Harvard.
Twelve firefighters were overcome by smoke while fighting a blaze at the McCormick branch International Harvester twine warehouse in Chicago. Battalion Chief James Ward led a rescue squad into the burning building and brought the men to the street.
Wallas Texas reports thirty three Pellagra deaths in September the highest monthly total on record for the state. Tuberculosis leads causes with typhoid close behind and four deaths from snake bites noted as unusual in the state health board bulletin.
An advertisement praises Lax Fos as strengthening liver stomach kidneys and bowels with a systemic tonic. It urges purchase on a money back plan with a guaranteed internal health claim and mentions first class custom tailoring by Abrams Koenigheim.
A. R. Atkinson and Mrs. Atkinson return to the city after a pleasant Port O’Connor vacation. R. P. Neely of Fort Worth & Denver tours the city on road business. Walter Shipley of Southern Railway visits on business. F. A. Lattig of Missouri, Kansas & Texas arrives for an inspection trip. R. G. Buford travels from Houston after a Katy journey. A. S. Wagner and family depart to Denver for a two week vacation. R. L. McKibben, traveling passenger agent for Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio, covers the eastern road duties.
A blaze at the International & Great Northern railroad platform in Maline destroyed 35 bales of cotton and left another 35 badly damaged. Investigators believe a spark from an engine started the fire and the railroad company had already receipted for the cotton.
A telegraphic error in a Sherman Texas dispatch led readers to believe Judge J. Q. Adams faced felony and misdemeanor indictments. The correct name is Judge J. Q. Adamson.
In St Paul Minnesota on September 19 delegates to the annual convention of the General Passenger and Ticket Agents association gather for a two day session. About two hundred railroad officials from across the United States and some from Canada attend the event.
Mrs. Ellen Hicks of Sable attempted to lift her 14 month old as a train bore down. The child was torn from her grasp and killed while the mother lay unconscious beside the body.
The Corpus Christi Real Estate exchange held its first meeting this afternoon with many matters of importance to local realty dealers discussed. The exchange includes the large majority of the citys prominent realty dealers.
Special to The Light reports Corpus Christi Texas opens the September term of the county court with officials convening to hear existing civil and criminal matters as court sessions commence.
The term starts Monday and runs three weeks with two weeks for civil cases. Forty seven Blucher election cases arise from the recent municipal election. The defendant, a prominent Corpus Christi citizen, is indicted on forty seven counts for alleged ballot irregularities.
At a Mexican dance near Victoria Texas Antonio Vasquez was shot to death. Deputy Sheriff E Lucia faces murder charges. Lorenzo Assuguila was stabbed in the back and badly wounded. Refugio Puentes of Runge was arrested in connection with the incidents.
About 510 rural mail carriers from a 42,000 member group opened a four day convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The leading issue is the importance of good roads for rural delivery and mail service.
Chicago officers Lieutenant William W. Walsh and Patrolman Charles J. McClellan go before the civil service commission on charges of inefficiency in guarding near the American League baseball park on Labor Day. Reported protection payments exceed $20,000 weekly.
Milwaukee is host as the thirty ninth annual session of the National Fire Engineers opens with about 800 members in attendance. An exhibit features the latest firefighting apparatus and related equipment. Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto and ambulance service. 221 EB Com. A Royal Orchestra performs at Sara toga restaurant.
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