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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1911

Page

10

Train schedule fragments list Texas routes and times

A dense OCR page shows multiple train numbers with destinations across Texas and beyond. It lists departures and arrivals for lines to Palestine Dallas Fort Worth Waco Houston Kerrville Galveston Cuero Victoria El Paso and coastal towns with varying times and days including Sunday restrictions.

Houston Galveston Dallas Fort Cnk North Dallas, Ft. Worth Waco Gal- Vworeor Cies Cesar Mail and Express Palestine A. P

Easter Services Draw Crowds Across City Churches

Easter services drew large crowds in San Antonio with filled pews at most churches. Catholic Masses and the San Fernando Cathedral pontifical high mass led by Bishop Forest highlighted Holy Week observances while Central Christian Church hosted Knights Templar services led by Rev. Hugh McClellan.

San Antonio San Fernando Cathedral Bishop Forest Curch Hugh McClellan Temple

Services at Chaped Post Easter Masses and Programs

Chaplain Kennedy of the Twenty second Infantry led a 9:30 mass in the gift chapel with a large congregation. Evening services followed by Chaplains Stull and Swift. Chaplain Mills of the Third cavalry spoke on the Blessings of Easter. Private Swartzman played piano. Special programs planned for Wednesday and Thursday nights featuring city talent. Carnival week to encourage men to visit the city.

Kennedy Stull Swift Mills Third Cavalry Swartzman Texas San Antonio The Ladies of the Maccabees St. Anthony Laura B. Hart Supreme Record Keeper Mary L. Burnham Mary Brown Groesbeck Malone Duggan Cummins Alice Webb Temple Sloan Corsicana Saxon Waco Fannie M. Ripley Botzler Ennis J. H. Kirkpatrick Lady Maccabees Thomas’ Lodovic May Brown Emma Corning H. B. Vodiie Lady Maccabee Quartette George Cummins Herman D. Sing H. L. Leap M. A. Pearce

Cantata Highly Praised At Central Christian Church

The Easter Message cantata drew a large audience at Central Christian Church last evening. Soprano Mme Virginia Colom bati d Acagna performed Ombra Mai Fu from Xerxes with Signor Jose M d Acugna as accompanist. Principal performers included Miss Fannie Applewhite Mrs J H Ragsdale Mrs D Cottrell F D Daggett Alfred R Williams and Charles Hackenjos.

Central Christian Church Mme Virginia Colombati d'Acagna Miandel Xerxes Jose M. d’Acugna Fannie Applewhite J. H. Ragsdale D. Cottrell F. D. Daggett Alfred R. Williams Charles Hackenjos

Graves Decorated at San Antonio Confederate Cemetery

Decoration day services of the Confederate Veterans of San Antonio were held despite bad weather. Judge A B Storey gave the address honoring fallen soldiers, Miss Claudia Smith recited a poem, and Professor Daggett led the musical program. All graves were decorated with flowers.

Confederate Veterans of San Antonio A. B. Storey Claudia Smith Father Ryan Professor Daggett

Post D Plans Entertainment for Visiting National Officers

Members of Post D Travelers Protective Association meet at the Menger hotel to arrange a luncheon and entertainment for the flying squadron of national officers who arrive in San Antonio Friday or Saturday. A committee led by Harry Holtz, E R Holland and A R Arey will organize.

Post D, Travelers’ Protective Association Menger Hotel San Antonio Harry Holtz E. R. Holland A. R. Arey R. L. Burnett C.V. Holland Ed H. Everett B. Ebch J. L. Slayden Edwin Witte A. D. James J. F. Hilton Lee Shannon J. C. Cassity Harry Hertzberg

Supreme Court reaches thousand docketed cases

For the first time in eighteen years the Supreme Court term docket has reached 1000 cases. About 800 have been disposed of this term, leaving 800 for consideration. The thousandth case involves Southern Pacific Railway and a $70,000 land-sale dispute in California. The case may be heard within three years.

Associated Press Washington Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court Southern Pacific Railway Company California United States

TO WED OLD SWEETHEART IN SPRING NUPTIALS

Washington reports Miss Maude Ashford once engaged to Henry Gassaway Davis is now engaged to her boyhood chum Samuel Ferguson son of the former U S minister to Sweden. Friends expect formal announcement and say nuptials will occur in the spring.

Washington, D. C Washington

Mounted chalicothere skeleton to go on view at Carnegie

Pittsburg April 17 for the first time a mounted skeleton of the extinct chalicotheres will be shown during Founders' day at the Carnegie Institute. A complete Nebraska find joins diplodocus replicas Carnegie has given to European rulers. The creature rivaled a rhinoceros in size and had a horse like head, long neck, and bifid hooves.

Iscr0ciated Press Pittsburg Carnegie Europe Asia America Nebraska Andrew Carnegie Annals of Paleontological Science

Will Climb Mt McKinley Expedition Planned for 1912

Professor Herschell C. Parker of Columbia University and Belmore Brown of Tacoma will lead another Mount McKinley ascent in spring 1912. The party includes Merl Lavoy and Arthur Aten, Alaska natives, who joined last year’s effort. They aim to spend about six weeks on the mountain and attempt the northeast ascent.

Seattle Wash Herschell C. Parker Columbia University New York Belmore Brown Tacoma Mount McKinley Brown Parker Merl Lavoy Arthur Aten Parker-Brown

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