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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1913
Page
2
Grains of wheat centuries old found in Egypt remain undigested by science. Vitalitas, a volcanic energizing fluid, is claimed to oppose disease and energize weak tissues. Demonstrations at Wagner's on East Houston St promote the product amid other city notes including streetlight expansion and traffic ordinance discussion.
The council will review a resolution for tentative street paving under the bond issue at the Monday meeting. The street court will meet Tuesday for repairs, with results reported back for confirmation. Mayor Brown will notify public corporations of the actions. The street fighting committee also plans to present its long deferred report addressing numerous petitions.
Austin dispatch quotes Chief Game Warden Jeff D. Cox explaining there is no conflict between federal and state measures. He notes differences such as open seasons for geese ducks brant and shore birds and a five year closure for band tailed pigeons crane swan and curlew. He warns the federal act does not cover non migratory birds or regulate doves quail.
San Antonio Council No 1798 Knights and Ladies of Security held its semi monthly meeting at the Owls hall last Thursday night. Officers elected earlier were installed with N L Snow leading assisted by Burt er Rote St John and Hager and Mrs Wade Mrs Tuton and Mrs Snow representing national officers. Drill team members assisted in the ceremony.
San Antonio workers celebrate the 54 hour week law with department stores to close at 6 pm and workplaces to provide seats. Carlos Bee's role is praised by the city’s working girls in a formal letter thanking him for supporting the measure.
A Brooklyn report identifies a rare Ichneumon parasite arriving with millions of kin. The harmless bug preys on worms and caterpillars, depositing eggs in cocoons within hosts. Its long sting-like organ is a natural egg-laying tool, not a weapon. The pest likely rode in on wind, mirroring a prior Brooklyn outbreak.
Professor Hadley of Yale University is elected to the board of directors of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, expanding its governance with an academic leader.
The report notes Mexican officials fear a northern confederation with General Carranza as president. Carranza dominates Sonora to the central line and holds steadier government than elsewhere, with peace in that zone while Vera Cruz sees fighting. Recent dispatches say Carranza defeated the Federals under General Maas at Monclova, potentially clearing northern Mexico of Huerta forces.
Porfirio Diaz speaks in Santander Spain saying he will not return unless foreign invasion occurs. He claims he stopped the Madero rebel uprising but warns civil war could prolong. Diaz doubts a serious rift between United States and Mexico will arise.
Mexican federals and a scouting party reportedly fired on U.S. troops of the Second Cavalry about fifteen miles from El Paso near San Elizario. About forty shots were fired with no U.S. casualties. Texas rangers were also targeted. An investigation was ordered by U.S. headquarters amid word of Mexican inquiries.
The text notes Colorado as a test coal mating state west of the Mississippi ranking seventh among states. It cites U S daily averages of cigar and cigarette consumption and mentions a seaweed paper invention described as waterproof and odorless. An Illinois inventor pitches a milking stool with a revolving seat and a milk pail holder.
H O Adler president of the Boerne Fair Association says the September fair cleared about 1000 dollars. The surplus will be reinvested in fairground improvements rather than dividends, and membership is expanding as people learn the democratic cooperative setup.
Twenty thousand dollars of Lyford independent road district bonds were bought by W. A. Harding of Lyford for W. E. Harkins, a Caldwell banker. Harding was awarded the contract to improve 110 miles of road. Lyford formed Camer on county’s first road improvement district.
Jesus Romo from Coahuila reports a theft at 11 during the night on the west side, losing 365 Mexican pesos and 33 dollars. A Black woman, named by Romo as the thief, was arrested for vagrancy by Patrolman Louis Lopez. money not recovered. Romo says he has been in the city only a few days. A note adds a demand for ceiling electric fans in Hong Kong.
R A Ponder president of the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf railroad says rails from Mathis to Corpus Christi will be laid and passenger trains running San Antonio to Corpus Christi by New Year over the Franklin road. The line should be completed in December with trains running as soon as work finishes. The road is now to Mathis forty miles north of Corpus Christi. Grading crews operate in San Patricio and Nueces counties as steel bridge work over the Nueces river at Hearns Ferry is readied.
The charter of the Southern Westrumite Company of Houston was filed in the state department. Capital stock is $100,000. Purpose includes paving streets alleys and highways. Incorporators are C. S. Wadsworth J. J. Fanning and W. A. Brunet.
A painter identified as BE. P. Perry was found unconscious on South Alamo near Market by Patrolman Freebese around 10:30 p.m. He had head injuries from a cudgel. He was taken to City Hospital and had not spoken by 11 p.m. Two nearby pedestrians said two men attacked him. no description or arrests were made.
W. C. Clore of Troy New York reports his money was taken by pickpockets aboard a street car at the Southern Pacific depot in San Antonio. He had just arrived en route to Crystal City and notified police. The incident marked the only reported pickpocket activity on circus day. The ad notes Kawneer storefronts and oysters production.
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