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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1912
Page
7
A fire in a barn at 1025 South Pecos Street behind a grocery store caused about 76 damage yesterday afternoon around 445. The barn stored charcoal and the fire origin remains unknown. Local notices include dances, musical events, and community ads from Harmony Hall to the Elks Club with schedules through October.
Union Meat Company promotes ham bacon lard and compound with attractive prices. Call two ninety two for quotes emphasizing home production and top quality standards.
The message questions why meals must come from Chicago Kansas City or Omaha while urging local unions to consider home dining options. It cites Union Mbat Company as the sender of the inquiry.
A series of 1912 property transfers are recorded from San Antonio and surrounding counties. Listings note deeds transferring lots, blocks, surveys, and city blocks among individuals and firms including E C Burton and Alice F Burton to the Haineses, Jose Angel Bielmas and others to James Watson, and Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co. transfers via George Hagelstein to multiple grantees. Amounts range from $10 to $1550 with dates in September 1912 and June 1912 across varied tracts in West Laurel Heights Highland Park and San Fernando additions.
A compilation of deeds and corrections involving numerous properties across city blocks and additions. Transactions include September 1912 transfers and September 1914 corrections, with prices ranging from 700 to 45000 dollars, involving buyers and heirs such as Wondrak, Highland Improvement Co, Smock, Nease, Harmon, Manson, Friedman, Schuts, Toepperwein, Schoeninger, Trevino, Rees, and others across blocks and additions in Nueces County and surrounding areas.
Diplomatic rep Juan Pedro Didapp of Mexican rebels is arrested in El Paso. Costa Rican natives demand U S troops leave Nicaragua. Mrs Minerva Alexander dies and Capt Robert F Alexander is injured in a house fire. Texas Advertising Association is formed. Taft classifies postmasters under civil service. Congress on Hygiene meets in Washington. Wilson helps move W C Nichols from Tampico jail to an American hospital. Lawrence mill workers strike linked to arrests of Butter and Giovannitti.
William H. Bell, 20, admits to robbing the Pen sacola First National Bank in Pensacola, Florida of $55,000. Baron Adolf Marschal von Bieberstein, a German diplomat, dies in Baden.
Evidence purporting to show attempts to kill the defendant is introduced in the trial of J. B. Sneed for the killing of Al Boyce. Governor Wilson speaks for initiative recall at Hartford and New Haven. President Madero offers amnesty to Pascual Orozco and followers.
I. W. Church resigns from the city treasurer post and J Frank Gallagher is appointed to take his place. Governor Colquitt proclaims October 27 as Health and Hospital Sunday while Attorney General Wickersham warns the new publicity law is highly penal. General Mena quits Nicaragua rebellion. Salazar deserts Mexican rebels and crosses into the United States.
A 50 000 fire devastates the Elgin Butler brick plant prompting state militia to guard the Augusta Georgia street railway yard amid strikes and concerns over fire safety. Citizens report injuries and possible fatalities as authorities investigate.
Two derricks used in the Rand building project toppled to the ground injuring a worker and clogging a street. State official J. B. Sneed faces murder indictment while a U.S. subcommittee finishes a Mexico-relations probe and urges U.S. intervention in a southern republic.
Union Crop for 1913 almost all planted as Texas onion growers in the Southern Texas Truck Growers association completed planting their 1918 crop by week end. Roy Campbell reports outlook bright for next year with 85 to 90 percent of the crop to be handled by the association improving market stability and grower prosperity. A formal year end report by three accountants will detail district shipments and district prices to the fourth decimal.
SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT Austin Texas September 28 Charters issued today include Commonwealth Lang Mortgage Company of Dallas with capital stock 20000 Incorporators Fred E Johnston R L Thornton and B E Breach Kingsville Publishing Company of Kingsville with capital stock 5000 Incorporators B C Rhome G P Masters and W P Calhoun Spivy Brothers Company of Whitewright with capital stock 10000 Incorporators M Spivy R M Spivy and N Crittenden Amendments Graham Letcher Hat Company of Houston changing its name to the
Graham Hat company and Stephensville Creamery of Stephensville raise capital from 2400 to 4480 and 8000 respectively. Incorporators listed as E S Newman C M Newman and O A Danielson. Proof of final payment handled by De Leon Compress and Southern Nation and Novelty of Dallas. Health department urges making license certificates for marriage licenses a requirement in St Louis.
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