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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1912

Page

12

Hotel Arrivals at St Anthony Highlight Guests from Many Cities

The hotel lists a large influx of guests including E S Rhodes J F Aylward and J C Simmins with dates and origins across Dallas Fort Worth Houston Detroit New Orleans and Boston. Notable groups include Mr and Mrs Ed Lasater and Miss Rosie Simmons.

St. Anthony Rhodes New Philadelphia T. E. Jewett Houston George D. Baldridge Detroit J. F. Aylward Grand Rapids R. G. Baldwin New Orleans Ana Ed. C. Lasater Falfurrias Campbell M. Hunter London George R. Stone Kansas City F. R. Perkins Jr Boerne R. R. Staples Corpus Christi James C

White men indicted in first degree murder case

An ad jury in Birmingham on April 6 returned true bills charging first degree murder against Walter Jones Arthur Jones Will Watson and John Wade all white for the killing of John Holland a negro. The indictments form part of a probe into 27 murders since the 1904 strike around Lewisburg culminating with the Ellard assassination on March 18.

Associated Press Birmingham Ala True Bills Walter Arthur Jones Will Watson John Wade John Holland Lewisburg Felix J. Ellard Court House

May Give Away Magazines At Local Post Office Charity Drive

Postmaster John J. Stevens obtained authorization to distribute uncalled for matter to city charity institutions. The plan will use designated days for distribution to hospital and charity occupants, replacing prior disposal to dead letter. Events include M. W. A. Banner on April 8, dances, and a smoker rescheduled for an indefinite date.

Washington John J. Stevens Stevens Board of Directors Casino Association

Humane Society Officers and Local Medical Contacts

San Antonio Humane Society officers McCauley and Davison list contact lines at Hicks Building while Dr. N E Forest moves to 411 Main Ave. Bexar County Humane Society office details show Mackay Building address and humane officer BE Collins with day and night phone numbers.

San Antonio Humane Society George L. McCauley Fred Davison Hicks N. E. Forest Main Avenue Bexar County Humane Society Mackay Building BE. M. Collins

San-A-Lac for Children Advertisement by A Collman

Plumber A Collman of 416 Main Ave advertises San-A-Lac for children.

San-A-Lac A. Collman Main Ave

Souvenirs and Travel Ads At 127 Avenue C Corner Travis

An advertisement offers souvenirs with every $2 purchase at Witmer Crane The Home of Good Millinery located at 127 Avenue C, corner of Travis. The notice mentions a Texas State Press association meeting in Temple in May and delegates from San Antonio invited by the Chamber of Commerce and other groups for the next convention.

Witmer-Crane Good Millinery Avenue C Travis Street Texas State Press Association Temple San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

Spring Lamb at Matthies and Son Sale

The Matthies and Son shop at the corner of Third and Ave advertises a spring lamb sale set for tomorrow offering fresh cuts and cuts special.

Matthies & Son Ave Corner Third Ave. C

Stevens Huntress Club Meeting At Owls Hall

The Stevens Huntress Club will gather Sunday at 3 p m in Owls hall located at 220 Soledad for their regular session and activities.

Stevens-Huntress Club Owls’ Hall Soledad

Great Easter egg hunt free at Exposition Park

Six thousand colored eggs furnished by Palace Candy Company in a Sunday afternoon Easter event at Exposition Park. Free admission with hot Wells car line and Yellow Taxicabs available. Grand ball at Bluemel's hall on Saturday at Fredericksburg road features Artzt orchestra. Boys form Lone Star Junior Poultry Association to raise a better chicken stock. officers elected at Joe Strouse home 421 West Elmira Street. Also notes on doctors and a porch crash incident with fireman C H Spahn. Rufus H Moore acquitted at criminal court on a statutory charge.

Exposition Park Palace Candy Company West Houston Street Hot Wells Lone Star Junior Poultry Association Joe Strouse West Elmira Street Joe Cunningham Harry Halff Adolph Martinez

Acquittal Follows Jury Verdict After Brief Deliberations

A jury acquitted after about half an hour of deliberation. Trolley wires at College and Navarro streets caused brief delays, with cars operating on momentum. Exposition park opens Sunday with free admission and band concerts. Palace Candy supplies 6000 Easter eggs. Jewish Passover services set for Temple Beth El at 6 pm with Rabbi Marks delivering a sermon on History and Prophecy. County Collector John Bitter rushed to Santa Rosa infirmary with grave condition and expected surgery.

Temple Beth-El Marks

West End Lake Reopens Under New Management

West End Lake reopened with new management offering private dances in the pavilion and Sunday boating and eel concerts. The old phone number 41 remains listed.

West End Lake

Jurors Drawn for May Term at Federal Court in San Antonio

Jury Commissioners James Duryee Stevenson and A I Campbell selected grand and petit jurors for the May term of the federal district court to convene May 6 in San Antonio. Nine counties represented. Bexar contributes the most names. Names remain unpublished until sworn in. The May docket is heavier with new law and equity cases and includes the wireless case against Dickinson Bomar Beauchamp for alleged use of mails to defraud set for the second Tuesday in May.

James Duryee Stevenson A. I. Campbell Federal District Court San Antonio Bexar Federal Court John B. Dickinson William A. Bomar Charles H. Beauchamp United States

Big crowd predicted for Hurrah Banquet by Chamber of Commerce

Invitations mailed to 1590 members for a strictly informal Monday night event draw expected attendance the greatest in the organization's history. Esqueilla club to perform a star lineup of fifty, with five minute speaker slots and T L Conroy as toastmaster.

Greater Chamber of Commerce Esqueilla Club Plaza Theater T. L. Conroy

Lightest school trustee election seen at county polls

Vote turnout was very light with only about ten ballots counted by noon at the county courthouse. Four city polling places showed similar light participation and officials expect a modest afternoon registration, while socialist candidates appeared absent from the contest. The notice ends with an unrelated medical advertisement for Eimer & Spor Rheumatism relief.

Horger Lumber Co Depot Location Notice

A short OCR fragment notes Horger Lumber Co. located seven blocks south of a depot near P. The readable detail confirms the company site reference and proximity to railway infrastructure.

Horger Lumber Co R Depot

English oil expert tours Texas fields with London partners

Campbell M. Hunter of London and A. Duckham of London and Trinidad arrived in San Antonio to survey Texas oil fields. They plan to inspect Crowther in McMullen county and may bring English capital for development if findings are favorable. Hunter declined to disclose mission details pending investigation.

Campbell M. Hunter London San Antonio Texas A. Duckham Trinidad Hunter Thompson & Hunter New York St. Anthony Crowther McMullen County

Four Mexicans Charged With Theft in City Burglary

Four Mexican men are under arrest on charges of stealing about 500 in goods from Charles E. Hummell at 217 West Commerce and 75 in suits from Harkum McKinney at 733 West Commerce. They allegedly broke into two houses and a pool hall, rifling money boxes in automatic pianos. Detectives filed twenty one affidavits in Justice Urmscheid's court after confessions linked to the February crime wave. Patrolman Price helped trap two men carrying away fifteen suits from the Hummell store early Friday. two more were seized yesterday afternoon.

Charles E. Hummell West Commerce Street Harkum & McKinney Justice Urmscheid Price Hummell

Shriners Election Sets Stage for Austin Pilgrimage

The Arab Patrol of Ben Hur temple held its regular meeting and annual officer election last night. All officers were re-elected except first lieutenant Dr J M Strayhorn who declined another term. T H Milbourne was elected in his stead. A trip to Los Angeles was approved with the patrol to attend in a body. Plans for the April 18 pilgrimage and ceremonies at Turner hall were outlined, with several temple members from Austin to attend and about 25 novices to be initiated.

Ben Hur Temple Mystic Shrine J. M. Strayhorn T. H. Milbourne Los Angeles Turner Hall Temple From Austin

Boy Drowns After Falling Into New York Sewer

A four year old boy named William Boherley fell into an open sewer on East Seventy fourth Street and was swept into the East River near Blackwell Island. Rescuers reached the mouth of the sewer but could not save him as his body disappeared in the current.

Roy Associated Press New York William Boherley East Seventy-fourth Street East River Blackwell's Island

Southwestern Alumni Effects Organization forms at St Anthony Hotel

About 60 Southwestern University alumni, men and women, attended a luncheon at the St Anthony hotel where a permanent alumni organization was formed. The group aims for a big Georgetown homecoming on April 19 and to establish alumni clubs in major Texas cities linked to a central university body. Dr C C Cody and J Frank Dobie attended from Houston to engage enthusiasm for the event. Roast duck. White Horse Tavern.

Southwestern University St. Anthony Georgetown C. C. Cody J. Frank Doble Houston

Private Decker Shot at Fort Sam Houston

Private Decker of Troop H was shot four times in the cavalry stables at Fort Sam Houston and is gravely wounded. Private Walsh of Troop F, after an alleged assault on a witness, reportedly attempted to shoot himself but failed. he was disarmed and taken to the guard house. If Decker dies, Walsh will be turned over to civil authorities. A wounded man remains in the post hospital.

Decker Cavalry F. Sam Houston Walsh Post Hopital Decl Wash

30 Cents for 10 Dollar Tube Nets Arrest

Warren Hollis a negro, accused of selling a ten dollar auto tube for 30 cents, outsped Sheriff Tobin before the sheriff fired in air. Hollis fled then stopped, is jailed for theft under 59 dollars, with confessed robberies and locations of sales along Law Heights. The tube allegedly belonged to Judge Thomas H. Franklin.

Warren Hollis Tobin Hollis Hol Law Heights Belk Thomas H. Franklin

Early Closing Notice for Wholesale Houses in City

The Ma manufacturers and Jobbers league begins on Saturday with wholesale houses closing at noon today. Several firms including M Halff and Brothers A B Irs Company American Shoe and Company M Bernheim and Company San Antonio Drug Company and L Frank Saddlery Company will close. Hardward retailers plan to follow within two weeks with the first Saturday in May as the target.

Mafacturers Seval M. Halff and Brothers A. B. Irs Company American Shoe and Company M. Bernheim and Compa San Antonio Drug Company L. Frank Saddlery Company

Red Cross Gives to Relief Fund

The American Red Cross has approved $500 relief for West Virginia mine disaster victims. Funds were sent to Gower Glasscock of West Virginia as the response to the incident where 83 men remained in need.

Red Cross Associated Press Washington W. Va American Red Cross Gower Glasscock West Virginia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Orphreu M Theater Orpheum Players Hermine Shone & CO THE Walter H. Whisenant E. Houston St W. C. Hirzel Gunter Union Painless Dentists Commerce Street Alabama R. Cunninghan Moore Bldg Giteoeath Modern Woodmen Hall North Flores Street Willett Y. T Dante Y. P Woodmen Hall Ellsworth Ingalls John J. Ingalls Sanntonio Mr. Ingalls Bluemel’s Hall Fdericksburg Road Artzt Dr. Baldwin Drs Garring & Hatcher Gunter Building Kohr Imber O. Whitman C. H. Spahn Santa Rosa Infirmary Rufus Moore Rufus H. Moore Grand Opera House Ceorce Gravstark Geo. D. Baker New York Players Claude Allen Floyd Allen Virginia Hillsville Old Floyd Claude Virginia-North Carolina College Navarro Streets Muth Aera St. Anthony Hotel Bitter John Bitter Santa Rosa Horger Lumber &Co Eimer & Spor N. S Cascade GEO, A. Dickel & Co, Distillers Nashville Tenn. Co L. Parmer State Agents Waco, Texas Houston St South Hunt For Children W. S. Sinsheimer Shriners Lydia Berkley Tague Fair Sex Colorado Southwestern Alumni Effects Organization San White Horse Tavern Decker Snat Sam Housto Third Cavalry the Mayor Piano CO Soledad St San Antonio Loan & Trust Co Geo. W. Brackenridge Leroy G. Denman Edwin M. E. Brackenridge Ford Herff Caroline Kampmann B. Palfrey KE. A. Stribling Zilker Herpet
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