Maids and Dancers Parade for Pageant at Garden Academy
A lengthy list of roles and participants frames a pageant event with names for maid of honor attendants dancers staff bearers and characters such as Queen of France Miss Luke Goodwin Queen of Spain Miss Agnes Blank and Uncle Sam. The roster includes national figures and local contributors like Travis England Joe Norethung and Dinnie Thompson with participants from Mexican and Confederate lineages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrene Harding
Josephine Hehn
Ramona Patterson
Nell White
Francis Rob
Republic of Texas
D. B. Rowland
Dinnie Thompson
Cowboys and Girls
Travis England
Jesse Mullins
Fred Pate
Earl Burk
Archie Powell
DeWitt Lunn
Ray Hendricks
Joseph Norethung
Ethel Burk
Oulse Huecker
Esther Hendricks
Minna Bugg
Olivia MelDougall
Mollie Gentzen
Margaret Johnson
Carrie Gentzen
Goddess of Liberty
George Martin
Charles Chowning
Porales Rowland
Ione White
Robert Martin
Brownlie Natter
Bill Magness
Lucile McGowan
Uncle Sam
Emiie Vasquez Gomez
Rogero Berlonga
Richard Wupperman
Sam
Garden Academy
Fiesta Preparations Push for San Jacinto Week Parade
Preparations for the Fiesta de San Jacinto accelerate with opening day set for Monday April 15 in San Antonio. Invitations go to automobile owners for the parade while floats are described as the most handsome yet. Rehearsals for Texas Under Six Flags advance for April 18 19 at the Grand Opera House and a large cast is listed for the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
San Antonio
San Antonio Automobile Club
Alamo
Gayety
S. G. Newton
Battle of Flowers Association
Menger
Texas
Annie Laurie Newsom
Stella M. Gentzen
Orin
Jack Bowls
DeWitt Lunn
Frank Bugg
W. Rowland
Barclay England
Travis England
Thekla Bodenburg
Margaret Johnson
Pearl Loillard
Carrie Gentzen
Mamie L. Gaffney
Mattie Gentzen
Ruth Oatman
Flora Jennings
Louise O'Connor
Anna Smith
Laura Leary
Hazel Samuels
Sara
Hanging of Negro Stayed by Governor
Special to the Light Austin April 6 The governor issued a stay for Charles McClellan the condemned Negro murderer at Brenham delaying the death sentence for one week while his case for commutation to life is reconsidered. A second telephone update from the attorney appeared but the governor had already granted the respite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Charles McClellan
Brenham
McClellan
D. &K. Teague
Washington County
Houston
Fort Smith
Ark
Joe Davis
Lee Moore
George White
Davis
Sanford Lewis
Morris
Claude Thompson
Moss
McAuley
Retiring from wholesale business to run Wigwam and Pike theaters
W J Lytle of 504 East Houston retires from a long wholesale and retail cigars and pipes business to focus on theater management. He offers vast cigar and pipe stock at wholesale costs, with heavy discounts and no reserves, first come first served. The note ends with a short joke about Alice and a church offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Lytle
East
Houston Street
Wigwam
Pike
Peterson
San Antonio County School Trustee Election Draws Bare Interest
In San Antonio only 121 of about 16 000 city voters cast ballots for county school trustees. Carlos Bee won at large with 89 votes, while four precinct winners were F P O'Brien Charles Seidenschnur T P Dashiell and Joe Campbell. Socialist candidates received only scattered votes, and results were reported by precincts with four polling places closed early. An additional election for city trustees is planned for Tuesday with candidates Mike Goggan Malone Duggan and Fritz Hensel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Carlos Bee
F. P. O'Brien
Charles Seidenschnur
T. P. Dashiell
Joe Campbell
Frank R. Newton
Joe 8
F. P. O’brien
John Stennett
J. V. Rakestraw
John Williams
F. X. Semmelmann
Wilson M. Brown
W. M. Wilson
William Smith
E. T. Vanderbilt
Malone Duggan
Fritz Hensel
Women of the Confederacy Honor Ceremony in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina on April 11 a grand dedication will honor F Wellington Ruckstuhl’s statue group To the Women of the Confederacy. The event is a state wide holiday with 6000 visitors expected. Joseph W Barnwell of Charleston will deliver the oration recalling Confederate soldiers and the statue will be given to the Daughters and Sons of the Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
South
F. Wellington
Ruckstuhl
South Carolina
Joseph W. Barnwell
Charleston
D. C
Daughters and Sons of the Confederacy
Meat Rate Advance Suspended by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended a 25 percent rate increase on fresh meat and packing-house products via the Kansas City Southern line from Wichita to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. The measure takes effect April 10 and lasts until August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington,d. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Wichita
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Free Rheumatism Remedy Offer From Syracuse Ad
Mark H. Jackson of Syracuse New York claims a universal cure for rheumatism found after years of suffering He promises to mail the remedy free for trial and only asks for payment if the user is satisfied The ad asks readers to write to No 63 Alhambra Building Syracuse NY and asserts the offer is genuine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark H. Jackson
Alhambra Bidg
Syracuse
N. Y
Jackson
Randell Clayton clash marks House on gifts bill
In Washington on April 6 the Randell Clayton exchange over a judiciary report stalled as the House again debated the Indian appropriation bill. Ferris alleged Indian tribal funds were looted, while banking hearings were announced for next week with Wall Street financiers to testify. A six year term proposal for district judges and a railroad wrecks commission were introduced. the Senate adjourned until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Clayton
Raddell
Judiciary Committee
Congress
House
Randell
Indeo
Randel
Ferris
Oklahoma
Five Civilized Tribes
Money Trust
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn-Loeb & Co
Neeley
Kansas
United States
Sharp
Ohio
Senate
Hays County Elects School Trustees Without Opposition
In Hays County Texas an election held under a new county school board act elected trustees without opposition. Precinct 1 J E Pritchett San Marcos. Precinct 2 Mike Rogers Kyle. Precinct 8 John Ross Wimberly. Precinct 4 Dr Shelton Dripping Springs. at large E P Cleveland Kyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
San Marcos
Tex
Hays County
J. E. Pritchett
Mike Rogers
Kyle
John Ross
Wimberly
Dr. Shelton
Dripping Springs
E. P. Cleveland
A Marine Sketch Not a Fantical Knot It Is Naught
A caller knotting a knot stirs joy and transfixed wonder. He exclaims with a hearty cheer that the knot may be real, or else nothing at all, in a lighthearted judge's remark.
Curio Romance Tale of Tattooed Lady Elopement
A quip from a judge on a curious romance where a tattooed lady leaves with an entortionist after a reckless spree. The exchange hints at scandal and unexpected love without details.
City Council Set To Discuss Budgets And Street Work
City council meets Monday to consider a $30,000 appropriation for March warrants and a $15,000 allotment to extend East Houston Street to Starr Street. Officials expect talks on economy, asphalt paving plans, a boiler inspector office, and staff appointments including a city bacteriologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauermann
Lipscomb
East Houston Street
Starr Street
Callaghan
Boynton
Lambert
Q. B. Lee
Steward Hodgin
City Hospital
New Color Blends from A Cheerful Dresser Woolens
Lentz, tailor, offers a line of woolens with new color blends and subtler subdued colors. Many fabrics feature entirely new weaves to suit refined tastes.
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Cuero
Inez Hazeltine Keith
Jane Breeden
Duchess of
Ouero
Woodward Carriage Company
Frank A. Winerich, Prest
St. Mary’s St
Colquitt
Alice
Horger Lumber &Co
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