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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1915
Page
3
A quirky new sport involving the San Antonio fire department features a "catch machine" for automobiles. Firefighters spent about thirty minutes engaging in the unusual event as part of a publicity or training activity.
A Sunday morning flood left a car stranded in Nolan Street subway as waters rose ten feet before rain eased. The driver attempted to pass through three feet of water. after calling the fire department, ropes hauled the submerged vehicle free as water topped the car.
Monday through Friday colorful social calendar lists evenings at Gunter and St Anthony venues, flower clubs, missionary society gatherings, baby show notices, dances at Knights of Columbus, Mozart Society rehearsal, and rotating hostesses. Events feature Mrs Burns, Mrs Kiswley, Mrs J. A. Settle, Rev Packard, and other local names.
A testimonial style notice touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female health issues. It claims a 12 year old girl’s menstrual problem improved after taking the product and mentions letters from grateful women. It asserts confidentiality and professional advice from Lydia V. Pinkham’s medicine company.
Miss Mabel McKay of Austin attends a stylish Beacon Hill celebration honoring June Ruvil. The home features a floral interior, pink Foxen arrangements, and smilax accents. An orchestra plays as guests dance and mingle. 125 attendees mingle under chaperones Mrs. Meeks and Mrs. Lauderdale amid formal introductions and socializing.
A stream of guests from across the United States stays at the Gunter and Menger hotels in San Antonio, including Leary of Dallas Armstrong of Armstrong Texas and Baltimore's Harmon. Notable arrivals include W E Hall of Atlanta and Boge of Gordon, with many others from Houston, Detroit, and Knoxville. The Panamas ad and San Antonio Turn Verein announce events and tours, with a Panama tidbit noting a sale at Swift & Company. The city hosts a weekly train excursion next Sunday from Six Mile to View Station dawns and returns in the evening.
Two men Karlison and Heini faced peril when Leon Creek flood submerged their car near Culebra Road northeast of the city. They abandoned the vehicle on poles and climbed to higher ground during Sunday night into Monday morning. Rescuers later located them and brought them to the city.
A long article reports two early climbers Dr William Baird Craig and Jay Adams, both San Antonian natives, first ascents of Mount Adams and Mount Craig in Colorado’s northwestern sector set aside as a national park. Mount Adams stands 12 115 feet, Mount Craig 12 006 feet, near Grand Lake. Local residents celebrated the ascent as dawn crowds gathered and a horse was offered in gratitude.
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and terms like burial permits, locations, and possible authorities but the legibility is poor. Key entities such as person names or places are unclear, making specifics difficult to extract. The item resembles a public notice or administrative record with scattered proper nouns.
Amusements page previews "Pretty Mrs Smith" at Empire with Fritz Scheff wardrobe highlights and romance spanning Africa to America. Theda Bara stars in "The Clemenceau Trap" at Royal, Monday to Wednesday, in a Dumas drama dramatized by Fo Firm Corporation under Herbert Brgnon direction.
The report details a lavish production featuring stars like William Hart and Mia Corol Raleigh with lavish gowns and a large cast. It describes scenes of intrigue with a vampire woman, a jealous husband Pierre Clemenceat, and a deadly confrontation ending in a stabbing to save another life. The piece highlights boxing events at Exposition Park and multiple variety acts, including a Western drama and other attractions.
Alam of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in San Antonio moved to organize a graduate chapter at a Saturday banquet hosted by Travis Club members in honor of General Frederick Funston. Funston could not attend due to illness, sending regrets and thanks. Judge T. M. Paschal, Kentucky chapter alumnus, spoke on fraternity ways with other toasts and talks following.
Birth notice lists Mr and Mrs initial names with April days and years, including surnames Sieeler Garvan Montes and others. Reading fragments show dates in 1914 1944 era and locations like Pine and St. Marys. The item records a birth with multiple family references and places.
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