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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1912

Page

2

Notable Visitors At San Antonio Hotels List Wide Cast

A crowd of travelers and notables visits San Antonio hotels including J H Jordan of San Angelo J D Ellwood of Dallas W J Redrman of Fort Worth J R Narrow of Dallas and J C Finkle of Houston George BE Newland of Oklahoma City and Mrs W C Rigsby plus Mrs George C Hichlits stay at the Menger Bowie Gunter St Anthony Crockett and Savoy hotels. The mix includes J H Ballet Denison P B Elliot Waco Theo Cassirer Atlanta and others as well as local officials and the state game and fish commissioner Colonel Bill Sterrett at the Menger.

Mira W. J. Redrman Fort Worth St. Anthony J. R. Narrow Dallas Ganter Joseph Netzer Laredo State Sanitary J. ¢. Finkle Houston Ierr George BE. Newland Oklahoma City Bowie W. C. Rigsby George C. Hichlits Seashore Menger F.ogross Gerpys Gheisti Crockett H. A. Stewart Memphis Tenn V. A. Brown Rock Springs Tex Gunter Charles Eskel Morgan Lines San Antonio Southern Pacific A. L. McLean W. Bullock Rogers Savoy Theo. Cassirer Atlanta J. H. Ballet Denison Bexar P. B. Elliot Waco Bowle H. W. Dean Palacios E. F. Billliard Lacoste Joe B. Williams Kerrville Park Gray Orange William Wilson Philadelphia J. F. Maltsberger Cotulla Ted Miller New York St. Louis E. L. Dunlap Victoria Bill Sterrett Game and Fish Menger Hotel N. G. Wetherer Cuero J. K. Wetherell Ciero Cc. L. Wetherell

Electric Car Advent Here 25 Years Ago In San Antonio

Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the first electric car in San Antonio. On September 25, 1890, an electrically driven car left the Alamo Electric Street Railway barns at Martin and Navarro for the Fairgrounds. Superintendent T C Brown recalls the momentous trip as a city spectacle and a test that launched rapid urban transit growth to over 76 miles of track and more than 1,000 cars today.

San Antonio Alamo Electric Street Railway Company Martin and Navarro Riverside Park T. C. Brown San Antonio Traction Company Brown Taylor Callaghan Alamo International Fairgrounds The Light San Pedro Hot Wells West End Alamo Street Rail Way Company San Antonio Street Railway Company E. E. Eysenbach Traction Company

Funeral held for Mrs Minerva Alexander burn death shock

Mrs Minerva B P Alexander died from shock after being carried from a burning home at 416 Dallas Street. Her funeral is set for 4 pm at Mrs W P Dobban's Dallas Street home with interment in Confederate Cemetery. Captain Robert F Alexander, badly burned rescuing his wife, remains hope for recovery. The funeral will be well attended with Daughters of the Confederacy and Albert Sidney Johnston Camp Confederate Veterans listed among attendees.

Minerva BP. Alexander Dallas Street W. P. Dobban Confederate Cemetery Robert F. Alexander M. J. Bliem Bliem Alexander Daughters of the Confederacy Albert Sidney Johnston The Confederate Veterans

Toe-to-gulf walkers reach New Orleans after long trek

R Claire Cann and Hawthorne Ellis two Toledo men who started July 2 on a lakes to the gulf walk to win a wager arrived in New Orleans yesterday. They say the wager’s maker died en route leaving them with only foot-soreness and some experience. They presented a letter from Lekane mayor to Mayor Behrman.

New Orlewans R. Claire Cann Hawthorne Ellis Toledo

Wife murderer Jordan dies in electric chair at Charlestown

In Boston on September 24 Chester S Jordan executed at Charlestown state prison for the murder of his wife Jonorah in Summerville. He cut up the body and packed it in a trunk after the 1908 crime, which was discovered by a suspicious cabman leading to his execution.

Boston Chester S. Jordan Summerville Jonorah Charlestown State Prison

Campaigner Held on Sedition and Murder Charges

Juan Pedro Didapo, a revolutionary agent from Washington, arrested here yesterday on a murder charge preferred by the Mexican consul and an old smuggling arms charge by U S authorities. He will be taken to San Antonio for trial.

United States Juan Pedro Didapo Washington San Antonio

Rebel Leader Marcelo Caraveo Wounded in Mexican Canyon

The report to General Trevino states Caraveo was wounded in last week’s fight in a canyon at La Rosita Pass south of Muzquiz Coahuila. Major Miguel Villareal said rebels routed his ambushed unit with 10 killed and one witness to the shooting. Three federal dead were brought to Monterey.

Monterey Mex Marcelo Caraveo la Rosita Pass Muzquiz Coahuila Trevino Miguel Villareal Villareal Caraveo Mexico City Pascual Orozco Tamaulipas San Rafael

No Attack at Pearson Amid Rebel Movement Near Juarez

Juarez September news reports no assault on Pearson the American lumber center. Federals numbering 150 defend the settlement where many Americans live as 600 rebels retreat into adjacent hills west of town. Antionlas, the rebel leader, has not issued a surrender demand. Pearson houses a wood works plant owned by a Canadian and American syndicate.

Pearson Juarez Antoniolas

Troops to Sonora Move Aimed at Protecting U.S. Interests

Mexican Consul Cuesta reports 3000 federal troops will depart Mexico City Wednesday for Agua Prieta via El Paso in response to American Consul Dye's demand to safeguard U S interests in Sonora. Dye seeks guards at Nacozari WL Tigre and Collonia, with refugees in Douglas thinning to Utah and Arizona.

Sonora Douglas Ariz Cuesta Mexico City Agua Prieta SE Paso Dye Nacozari WL Tigre Collonia War Department Utah Arizona

Zapatistas Sack a Town Near Toluca

Zapistas commanded by Antonio Limor sacked Tlacotepec five miles from Toluca last night. On the arrival of the government force they retreated to the hills at midnight. Federals and rebels skirmished in the hills, exchanging shots for hours.

Zapatistas Toluca Mex Antonio Limor Tlacotepec

Federal Troops Halt Rebel Advance Into Laguna District

Special dispatch from Jiminez reports Cheche Campos and Luis Fernandez, Orozco generals, moving separately toward the Laguna district near Torreon, having their advance checked by federal forces.

Mexico City Jiminez Cheche Campos Luis Fernandez Orozco Laguna Torreon

Sage Tea Hair Darkening Remedy Promoted

An old time method for restoring hair color is revived as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The ad claims Sage and Sulphur restore youthful color, help dandruff and itchy scalp, and prevent falling hair. A fifty cent bottle is sold with a money back guarantee.

Wyeth

Roosevelt Begins Last Leg Of Trans-Continental Campaign

Colonel Roosevelt arrives in Oklahoma for a week long stay en route to the south and Midwest states. He will campaign in Oklahoma City and Tulsa before speaking at McAlester and Chattanooga and Knoxville in Tennessee. He predicts Hadley may join the Progressive effort and vows a vigorous southern push.

Chandler Okla Oklahoma Roosevelt Progressive Party Oklahoma City Arkansas New York North Carolina Tennessee Chattanooga Knoxville Washington Senate Committee Middle West Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Pennnsylvania New England New York State Hadley Missouri Joplin Tulsa McAlester

Dredging Plans for Corpus Christi Turning Basin

Captain Hinkle, government harbor supervisor, will visit Corpus Christi to stake out the channel to the new government turning basin and mark the basin location opposite the new municipal wharf under construction. He has been stationed at Port Aransas for the past year.

Corpus Christi Tex Hinkle Port Aransas

Wortham Tours San Antonio Quiet Brief Visit

Railroad Commissioner John S. Wortham arrived in San Antonio for a short visit and lunched at noon with state executive committeeman Robert Coons, but he refused to discuss politics.

John S. Wortham San Antonio Wortham Robert Coons

Wave Bandanas for the Colonel in Oklahoma City

Col Roosevelt arrived in Oklahoma City to a cheering crowd with Oklahoma City women leading the welcome. The scene reflected strong public support as the leader met supporters in the capital.

Oklahoma City Okla Col. Roosevelt

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