This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1911
Page
5
A political advertisement urges Judge J. E. Webb and associates to submit any city waterworks contract to a public vote after due city press publicity. It calls for an answer from readers.
The first meeting of the San Antonio B Y P U conven tion was held at First Baptist Church. Rev Dr J B Gambrell of Dallas editor of the Texas Baptist Standard spoke. E E Lee of Dallas and W T Curtis of Dallas addressed attendees. Afternoon session planned 5 30 to 9 with lunch at 6 30.
Rio Grande railroad between Brownsville and Point Isabel is being modernized to boost tourism and commerce. Old engines and rolling stock are upgraded, tracks and bridges renewed, cutting travel time to 1 hour 30 minutes for 22 miles. A summer resort push centers on Point Isabel with a new hotel managed there.
The Taylor home talent play Facing the Music drew strong support for the Taylor baseball club and will be repeated in Taylor. Arrangements also set to stage the show next week at opera houses in Rockdale Granger and Elgin.
The International and Great Northern railroad finished plumbing in the Taylor Texas shops with hot and cold water and sewer connections. Next week crews begin building a 15,000 gallon oil storage tank near the new round house, supplementing two engine oil tanks already in use.
Surveyor E R Overstreet completed a nine mile survey of the Taylor Thrall road. J G Green sub-contractors macadamize two miles each way from Thrall. The full Taylor Thrall segment will be macadamized, with the remainder by the Texas Building company crew.
At a large Harris county bar association meeting resolutions were adopted on the death of Judge Wm. P. Hamblen of the fifty fifth district court who died within 48 hours after his 77th birthday. Funeral set for Tuesday and Governor Colquitt will name his successor.
The signal corps of the District of Columbia national guard has enlisted Anthony H. Jannus an aviator. Jannus will accompany the guard on its annual encampment in July and instruct members in air navigation. It is understood an aerial squad will be formed with two or three aeroplanes at the guardsmen's service.
Open war on Chief of Police Fred Kohler declared by a social organization of police officers as five officers raided downtown saloons and disorderly houses arresting proprietors for disobeying the Sunday closing law in Cleveland Ohio.
WASHINGTON April 24 The present term will be foreshadowed by suspension of argument of cases No further cases will be argued before the court until next October when another term begins Norfolk Va April 24 At a mass meeting at Epworth Methodist church Dr Edward Thomson of Fort Worth Tex general manager of the Sunday League of America predicted that within six months every post office in America will be closed on Sunday
Sheriff John Collins of Santa Rosa county rushed to Holt after learning Kaye Adams a wealthy planter was killed in an ambush. He took bloodhounds and traveled at once to the scene.
Morganton North Carolina April 24 after an eight day search the body of Dr McNelley Dubose former rector of the Episcopal church here who was drowned in the Catawba river while duck hunting Saturday April 15 was found.
P L Remmell and Gen Powell Clayton, Arkansas GOP leaders, endorse Fort Smith lawyer Frank A Youmans for the United States district judge for the western district of Arkansas to succeed the late John H Rogers.
Rain across Texas soaked counties from San Antonio to the coast boosting crops. San Marcos Taylor Georgetown Austin New Braunfels Boerne Kerrville Hondo Marble Falls Karnes City Kenedy Luling Hallettsville Cotulla Pearsall Fredericksburg Sutherland Springs Lytle Devine Gonzales and nearby areas reported heavy falls. Coastal towns Brownsville Fal furrias Corpus Christi Victoria Alice saw rain while North Texas continued to report showers. Some damage occurred near Houston but overall crops benefited and coast farmers planned night plowing to plant cotton.
The San Antonio river at Goliad is 12 feet high and climbing with growing expectations of overflow. Local residents monitor rising water as authorities warn of possible flooding.
Special weather notes from Lockhart Pearsall and Gonzales report heavy wind rain and thunder on Sunday morning. Lockhart saw a torrent and no serious damage. Pearsall measured .56 inch rain with cotton labor shortages. Gonzales noted another big rain with strong crop prospects and excellent grass.
H. 8. Collins F B Peele J J Van Zweren and C Etruker of Grand Rapids Michigan are guests at the Hot Wells hotel in San Antonio.
Thieves broke into Mills Engraving on East Crockett street last night and stole a suit of clothes worth 35 dollars and 10 dollars in postage stamps. No arrest yet, detectives investigating after 7:30 this morning discovered the break in.
Unknown intruders broke into the basement of the A McDonald art and paint store at 322 East Houston Street on Sunday and smeared about six oil paintings with paint. The works belonged to the Mission cafe and were in storage before refinishing. City detectives pursue the guilty parties as the store has suffered several break-ins.
The Actors' Church alliance plans a New York retreat for actresses to provide off rehearsal time and replace crowded boarding house bedrooms. It may also offer lodgings to students and includes a school for educating stage children.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.