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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
5
A promotional piece extols the Studebaker Six with a smooth motor, strong acceleration, and refined ride. It highlights engineering rigor, precision manufacturing, and features like electric start, lamps, doors, and Jiffy curtains to promise lasting quality and six-passenger comfort.
Brigadier General John P Wisser assumed command of the Fourth brigade at Texas City camp, relieving Col. Robert L Bullard of the Twenty sixth Infantry who returns to his regiment. General Thomas F Davis remains permanent Fifth brigade commander at Galveston and heads to Fort Mackenzie and Omaha on leave with Col. Daniel Cornman taking over. Second division troops resume practice as cooling weather sets in. Retiring board records for Capt S A Price and Lieut Bruno T Scher sent to Washington for final action. both likely retired for physical disability.
Professor W F Doughty state superintendent of public education reports large attendance at county teachers institutes in Lockhart and Gonzales. He urges higher rural school attendance and notes many scholastic age children are in cotton fields due to the lack of compulsory education law.
Agriculture Commissioner Kone reports excellent livestock exhibits at Gainesville and Munson fairs and notes cotton in his district shows no damage while southern and eastern Texas suffer crop losses from repeated rains. He also visited Valley View during his absence.
Plans discussed by Lt Matthews West Point Lt Fairfield and Capt Koehler Annapolis for the Army Navy football game set for Saturday November 29 at the Polo Grounds New seating will be re arranged with extra stands and field boxes to accommodate spectators in New York City.
A crowd of about 40,000 gathered in an open area for a public event. Officials estimated attendance was strong as participants moved through the space with little incident reported.
The ways and means committee of the United States Good Roads Association meets in St Louis in Mayor Kiel’s office. Plans for the national convention November 10 to 16 are discussed. The committee will review Senator Bankhead’s bill seeking $25,000,000 for road construction. Kansas City merchants lose $100,000 yearly to shoplifters.
An advertisement extols 8 8 for pruritis a severe eczema and other blood diseases. It claims rapid action by stimulating tissue nutrition and promotes Swift Specific Co the medical department in Atlanta Georgia. Free booklets and guidance are offered with a bottle of 8 8. S. 8. from druggists.
The Panama Canal opening extends from Miraflores to the Pacific as earthwork near Gatun lake is cleared. A final blast will remove the Gamboa dyke, unlocking the waterway. meanwhile Panama relocates residents driven by rising Gatun waters, selling materials and providing a schoolhouse and church at cost.
After months of testing the War Department can supply a perfected machine gun to the militia where funds exist. Militia units will be formed attached to infantry regiments and organized for transfer to the regular establishment as required. A New York hospital is testing floor illumination using electric lamps beneath glass with reflectors.
Mrs. Potter's Walnut Tint Hair Stain offers a permanent wash off free brown or black shade for gray and streaked hair. The ad claims instant effect, long lasting color, and no hair damage, with a year’s supply for one dollar and a test package available by mail direct to Groton Bridge.
The visiting prince arrives in New York and heads to the United States on a tour focusing on Wyoming where he reportedly has over a million dollars invested in oil ventures. He travels with a party of scientists exploring energy opportunities and is said to derive income from Monte Carlo's gambling casino.
London buses halted as motormen and conductors refuse to work in solidarity with a union dispute. One south to north line suspended, horses reintroduced on streets. Talks with Amalgamated Tube System representatives continued as press largely backs the workers.
Bond buyers are asked to submit sealed bids by noon Wednesday October 1 1913 for 300000 dollars in San Antonio Independent School District bonds dated September 2 1913 bearing 5 percent interest payable semi annually. Bids to be addressed to the San Antonio School Board San Antonio Texas signed Frederick Terrell.
Old George Thompson alias Samuel McDonald 82, long known as a master pickpocket, was arrested in Printing House Square after a citizen felt his hand in a pocket. He faces trial for attempted grand larceny, with a history spanning Philadelphia and many cities since 1876 and fourteen prior prison terms.
Austin Tex Sept 19 Governor receives resignation of Patrick Henry from the One Hundred and First Representative district in the Thirty third Legislature. Henry has accepted a post with Texas Christian University at Fort Worth. No special election has been called to fill the vacancy yet.
The sovereign grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows began its final session in Minneapolis on September 19, aiming to finish unfinished business and adjourn tonight. Today’s work included the election of officers.
Frankie Russell of New Orleans defeats Pat Moore of Philadelphia in a ten round no decision bout at the Orleans Athletic Club in New Orleans last night.
More than 250 New York financiers petition the War Department to increase troops on Governor's Island to protect Wall Street and the financial district from possible mob uprisings or foreign invasion. They argue the island’s small garrison cannot quickly respond to emergencies in the city’s commercial center.
The Texas governor named W. O. Stamps of Upshur County and Sidney J. Bass of Kaufman County to join W. O. Murray on the state penitentiary commission. Bass replaces R. W. Brahan and Stamps takes over L. W. Tittle’s post. Likely no qualification before October 15 due to personal affairs.
P J Potts head of the engineering department at the Agricultural and Mechanical College says the college will open September 23 with the largest freshman class in its history. He expects a slight drop in the advanced classes.
Secretary of State issues commissions to John B. Radford J S Cullinan both of Houston S T Morgan Dallas Ernest Steves Gus Giesecke of San Antonio as Texas Employers Association members under the employer compensation act Will C Hogg of Houston named to the University of Texas board of regents.
Ringling Brothers equip their grounds with a gas generating plant and dynamos that turn night into day. The main tent glows with thirty six arcs and over three hundred gas mantle lamps. Each menagerie cage sports incandescent search lights and beacons dot the grounds.
In Geneva Switzerland 600 Alpine troops of the Swiss army wrapped up a high altitude drill after a simulated assault on Eggishorn. The 300 Alpinists descended from Jungfraujoch at 11 140 feet and crossed the Aletsch Glacier in a snowstorm without a single fatigue casualty, concluding with a storming of Eggishorn heights.
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