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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1898
Page
3
A rambling local-page column covers politics, weather, and town talk in San Antonio. It notes candidates, an upcoming mayoral race, new market construction, river and rail improvements, and community concerns about public morals, newspapers, and local institutions with snapshots of residents and officials.
Newspaper recounts Brann’s final days from a Kansas City lecture to Texarkana, detailing his fear of a back-shooting death. It notes his warnings of danger after a prior Waco clash and reports his fatal shooting by Davis, with a somber, period-voice reflection on fate and warning.
The San Antonio Turn Verein hosts calico ball on April 16 inviting the Light. ladies urged to wear emico dresses and gentlemen in called coats. Crescent Social Club holds a stag party on April 23 honoring members Louis Grothaus Robert Heustis Thomas Abbott and Hart Thompson on birthdays. Private picnic planned by Crescent members on April 17 at the seven mile crossing Salado.
The Tin Wedding marking the seventh anniversary at West End was celebrated at the couple's home on Thursday night with many friends visiting, each bearing tinware gifts such as cakes ovens tin spoons and other items. A festive reception followed until midnight with a long list of attendees including E De Saline Kump B Jagge H Rudinger H Urbanick Ochea A Krisch T B Johnson and several Krisch and Jagge family members.
The piece surveys U.S. gubernatorial control, noting shifts from Democratic to Republican across many states, including Kentucky, Maryland, California, Washington, and New Jersey, with regional patterns and notable outliers. It lists states voting for governors that year and observes party caprice and regional alignments in the long postwar era.
A Louisville era anecdote recounts Colonel Currtis telling of Texas stagecoach days. A flirtatious scene aboard a long journey featured a pretty girl and a wary pistols-at-dawn atmosphere. To avoid awkwardness Currtis claims he winked continually for forty miles, claiming an eyelid nervous condition to explain it.
A San Pedro report notes water pipes being laid as Police Officer Thomas returns to duty after a lay-off. It mentions three UVA graduates at a serenade to Mayor Callaghan on Thursday evening: S Meyor Cal leghan, Judge R. W. Stayton, and City Attorney Minor.
A long list of visitors and residents are noted in the city including Mesto Ben Nicty from Austin, Avon Cribs from St. Towlk, Alfred Savery from New Opens, and FS Weandelker from Dallas at local hotels. Others include Himer Ray from Chicago, Dr P. te Berry from Mexico en route to Austin, A. L. Shook from New York, and J. Huvenun with wife from San Antonio en route to Chicago. The item also mentions planning and labor notes, a tisk toward labor arbitration, and a critical view of strikes led by Samuel Gompers.
Pearsall notes report a carload of cattle arriving from Habriettsville on the first of the month. Mrs A Rowland and grandson Earl visit from Richmond. J McKinnon and W V West from Lotey greet local friends. Easter services set for Sunday night at 8. Sand Hallow school to move tonight with exercises. Prof Joe Loggins praised as teacher. Miss Nannie Hazelrig has started a music class at Big Foot and traveled there.
Debs warns of a pall over the laboring classes and argues the eight hour day will come through industrial evolution, not universal agreement or legislative compulsion. He criticizes privileged critics who complain of oppression while sheltered from tyranny.
In Galveston Texas Francis Lee, recently appointed collector of customs, faced civil service trouble after appointing nonexamined aides. A. J Rosenthal was made special deputy, Edwin N. Ketchum chief clerk, and Dalton Snow messenger, triggering a Treasury Department reprimand and orders to replace them with eligibles from the classified civil service list.
The report outlines a row whereby Congressman Hawley seeks to influence Secretary Gage to relax civil service rules in Ketshum and related posts. Lee, the collector, is expected to uphold the civil service law, with observers noting little chance Hawley’s push succeeds. The piece also references broader comments on war, Cuba, and San Antonio’s mood on Good Friday.
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