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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1885

Page

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Grant Memorial and Cyclone News Across Cities

The Grant Monument Association urges clergy to collect funds at services after General Grant's burial for a monument above his grave. Cyclones strike Delaware River area damaging factories and vessels and a memorial service gathers Americans in London.

New York Grant Monument Association United States General Grant Mount McGregor Hancock Saratoga Grant

State News Roundup From Our Exchanges Across Texas

Court session ongoing in Austin. Waco reports heat drought sickness. large revival at Rockchurch Manor. Brenham bank capital rises to 100000 dollars. Cattle shipments northward along Texas line. Showers in northern eastern Texas. Midland line funding from Waco to Shreveport via Palestine secured. Austin factions clash. Dallas hail storm cools heat. Levees built along Brazos river fronts near Waco. Fatal fires by coal oil in Fort Worth Deer Mills Victoria. Worm damage threatens cotton crop. Laredo to irrigate 20000 acres for market gardens. Bosque county picnic with prohibition speeches. Waco Austin telephone line completed 120 towns in circuit. Texarkana hosts African lion hunt. lion killed after 3 days at large. Coroner’s inquest excludes Austin press. death of infant Martha Ann Williams ruled mother’s.

United States Austin Waco Rockchurch Manor Brenham National Bank Texas Shreveport Palestine Dallas Brazos Fort Worth Deer Mills Victoria Laredo Bosque Oonery Valley Mills Troy Temple Galesville Bacon Lampasas Comanche Texarkana Hobson Liberty Austin Press Capitol City Statesman Martha Ann Williams

A Gentleman, A Private Party, And A Loan Request

A young society gentleman is invited to a private entertainment at a fashionably dressed lady's residence. She asks for a loan if he has it in his pocket. He offers 2.25 dollars, stating that is all he can spare, but she rejects the sum and leaves him uncertain about attending the event.

Conkling Asked to Deliver Nation's Oration After Grant

The Springfield Republican reports plans to invite Roscoe Conkling to offer a national oration after General Grant's burial. The proposal aims for the Capitol in Washington as the venue, with the eulogy to be delivered there. The notice also notesOpera Puffs cigarettes as a popular choice at a favorable price.

Roscoe Conkling Washington Capitol Springfield Republican

Lease dispute over French building sparks city council clash

Ex Mayor French explains the city’s lease for the French building and the events surrounding its approval. He says the lease began in 1877 at $100 monthly and says the council altered terms to five years and moved ahead without proper notice or inquiry.

Licar French Callaghan John C. French Hambleton Kampmann San Antonio Fiy Bolton Lockwood J. H. French & Co

A Reporter's Sin Found Out

A religious editor faces a seven story dilemma as a rubber eraser tale unfolds. The minister visits to pay a subscription during a storm and recognizes the eraser as a long-lost church fair oyster pocketed at a 25 cent church event.

Mon Fall River

One of His Rules at the Ball

A fashionable young lady recalls a rich, intelligent bachelor at the ball who promised the first dance and kept his word. Her companion notes his rule to tackle tasks immediately, a remark that has stirred gossip among the young women and sparked speculation.

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