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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1911

Page

4

Tourists Visit City Under Aconcagua’s Shadow

The Daily Light describes Santiago de Chile with its grand avenues and the Aconcagua peak rising 23 000 feet above sea level. It highlights Santa Lucia’s historic fortress rock, the Capitol building designed by Tosca, and the well laid out city streets before noting a forthcoming journey to Quito and its eight snow capped volcanoes.

Aconcagua Quito Ecuador Santi- 0 Santa Lucia Santiago Alameda National Capitol Congress House Tosca Chile

Railroad Time Table Shows Varied Arrivals and Departures

The timetable lists multiple railroad arrivals and departures from the north south east and west routes. It includes local from Palestine Laredo Kerrville Kerrville Sunday only and El Paso routes with times ranging from early dawn to late night. Also notes Houston Galveston coast lines and Victoria Cuero depots among others.

Houston Coast ConStase Kerrville el Paso West East Victoria Pores Cuero Bunday S. A Font Guero Bante Fe North

Famous California Bandit to Be Free

Eva Evans in Portland awaits a May day pardon for her father Chris Evans, longtime train robber from California’s Sierras and Sontag gang leader. Evans, near seventy, is partly paralyzed and will be released from Folsom penitentiary to join his daughter in Portland after years of petitions and governor refusals.

Portland Ore Chris Evans Folsom ___ penitentiary California Tulare Fresno King Counties Cal Jesse James Liberty Clay Counties Missouri Eva Sierras Evans the Sontags Southern Pacific George Sontag John Sontag Express Company Folsom

Wreckers Sought After New York Central Wreck

Associated Press reports Little Falls New York on April 24 as railroad officials detectives and police search for a bold wrecking gang blamed for wrecking New York Central train No 4. A damaged track frog was found with iron wedges jammed in eastbound rail and later removed. westbound frog likewise tampered with. Engineer and fireman hospitalised in Syracuse but expected to recover after five express cars left the track.

Associated Press Little Falls N. Y New York Central Syracuse

Carnival Showcases Palasty Figures at Huston Street

An advertisement notes a large stock of portraits and tanning services by Dr. Sarah F. Herdmann osteopath Gibbs building. Contact via phone 3055 for details at Huston Street location.

Sarah F. Herdmann Osteopath Gibbs Blue Sane

Domesticating Coyotes Train to Hunt Kin in Idaho Plan

Portland dispatch reports Charles Lubeck of Elk City Idaho aims to domesticate coyotes and breed generations trained to run down and kill other coyotes. He claims his tame pair caught twenty coyote scalps and warns wild temperaments may surface unexpectedly.

Portland Ore Charles Lubeck Elk City Idaho Mr. Lubeck

Curley Challenges Eaters in Massachusetts Bold Feat

Rockland Massachusetts April 24 Thomas F Curley proclaims himself champion big eater of Massachusetts and offers 500 to any rival who can outdo him. His feats include five dozen boiled eggs in one sitting and two prior meals consuming thirteen one pound lobster and 100 oysters.

Associated Press Rockland Mass Thomas F. Curley Massachusetts Curley

Diamond discovery and new South African field draw attention

Maiden Lane importers learn of a 244 carat Johannesburg diamond and report a rush to a new Bloemhof field in the Western Transvaal. The Bloemhof camp already shows a white population of about 300.

Associated Press New York Maiden Lane Johannesburg South Africa Western Transvaal Bloemhof

Oldest New York pupil earns two gold medals

The 70 year old Martha Harmon, a former slave born in Kentucky and grandmother, is honored by the New York board of education with gold medals for merit in study and regular attendance after excelling in the winter term at the night school of Public School 157.

Associated Press New York Martha Harmon Board of Education Harmon Kentucky

District Conference Opens in San Antonio South Heights Church

The first district conference for the San Antonio Methodist South district opens at South Heights on Porter street. Rev. R. E. Duke speaks at the opening service with communion to follow, as sessions run tonight and continue with talks by pastors lay leaders and reports through Wednesday night. The conference aims at deeper consecration revived missions and full support of all claims. District standing committees are named for license orders and other church matters. No buttonless shirts leave the Mission City Laundry.

Nature S.S.S S.S Swift Specific CO Atlanta San Antonio The Methodist Church South South Heights Methodist Church Porter Street South Palmetto Avenue R. E. Duke S. H. C. Burgin Bexar County C. B. Cross South Heights F. A. White W. A. Youngman McKinley Avenue Church R. E. Swanson Alamo Church Alamo Church; Committee On Orders W. A. Godbey Travis Park Church V. Liles Prospect Hill Church S. J. Drake R. V. Pierce Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo Worth

Cost of Coal Mining Higher in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg April 24 James E Roderick state chief of mines estimates that if the proposed coal mine regulation code becomes law mining cost rises 4 to 3 percent per ton. With an annual output of about 150 million tons total expense would reach roughly 4.5 million dollars. The bill aims to safeguard miners and protect property.

Associated Press Harrisburg James E. Roderick

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