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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1885
Page
4
Last night around midnight a fire at the home of Mr. C. F. Gasconnett near the race track consumed the building. Fire companies failed to save it due to water scarcity. estimated loss is 1500 with no insurance. Rumors accuse an incendiary of starting the blaze.
Mr. JL Malineke has engaged Daniel Reichel of New York for two concerts Saturday and Sunday. Critics compare him to Whitney with a powerful voice and moving execution. A fine orchestra will accompany. Prof Katzenberger will provide the artist's accompaniments.
The piece reports on a Liberal lecture by R. G. Ingersoll at Investigators Hall Boston, presenting Minot Savage's poem The Village Infidel and arguing that religion should yield to science and reason. It denounces creeds, infallibility, and church power, praising inquiry and human welfare as the core of a modern faith.
A list of prominent visitors researching Texas towns and cities arrives in San Antonio. Travelers include Miss Hattie Rosenfield of Houston and Miss Emilie Smedt of Uvalde visiting local families, with numerous figures from Dallas Philadelphia New Mexico and other cities lodging at the Maverick and Menger hotels.
A mix of notices and storefront pitches from San Antonio in 1884 covers events at Turner hall on April 18 and various sales at Sheets, F Sheets, and related businesses. It includes new offices moved, medicines advertised, clothing and liniment sales, and local notices about partnerships and shop openings.
J P Condon on Nacogdoches street between Houston and Crockett advertises hand crafted carriages buggies and other wheeled items made to order at low prices. Old vehicles accepted as credit and his shop promises first class workmen meticulous carriage pointing and full satisfaction. 3-13-11
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