RAYS OF LIGHT
Feeney Sheets rents the southeast corner of the Dulling building and will open a fine stock of clothing and furnishings by September first. About 20 names joined a Knights of Labor assembly planned for Thursday at Struve's hall. The Galvestons beat Fort Worth 18 to 2 and Corsicanas 7 to 5 in baseball at Maverick square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor Assembly
Struve’s
Maverick Square
Sunset Depot
Liout
Galvestons
Fort Worth
Niger
Struve’s Ha Ey
Station “of Labor
Notable Guests at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio
Del Rio's G. W. Brown and Gonzales stock raiser J. K. Rachelle stay at the Menger. Boerne physician W. G. Kingsbury and son W. J. Kingsbury of Los Angeles also lodge there alongside Mission Refugio pair S. J. Welder and wife and Jas. Welder. Dimmitt county sheep raiser J. R. Morrison and Baltimore-born F. D. Morrison visit with the Menger crowd. Jacques Van den Broeck of the International and Great Northern and John Saillers, once shot in the war, are at the Maverick. Encinal County sheep boss Captain Sam Walcot and relatives register at the Menger after returning from New York. he backs Blaine in the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Brown
del Rio
Menger
J. K. Rachelle
Gonzales
W. G. Kingsbury
Boerne
W. J. Kingsbury
Los Angeles
S.J. Welder
Ll. Welder
Jas. Welder
Mission Refugio
J. R
Walcot
New York
Blaine
Nationals Defeat Sunsets In Close Baseball Bout
A crowd of over 800 watched the Nationals of Houston defeat the Sunsets 7 to 4 yesterday. The Sunsets won the first inning but the Nationals rallied with solid batting and overall stronger form. Gate receipts totaled $203.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nationals
Houston
Sunsets
Cutler
Fire on Duval Street Destroys Coleman Home
A dwelling owned by Thomas Coleman on Duval Street near Sunset depot burned after water shortages left firefighters powerless. Coleman was away at his ranch. caretakers Hoyland and Stamper reported no known cause. The blaze razed the rough house and its contents valued around 150 dollars. In court, several men faced malicious mischief charges for fence damage to local property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duval Street
Sunset Depot
Thomas Coleman
Messrs
Charles Hoyland
Percy RR. Stamper
Hoyland and
Stamper
Coleman
Belknap Dwyer and Sim Hart At Free Store Show
The article notes Colonel Belknap Major Joe Dwyer and Sim Hart making appearances in New York social circles. Dwyer and Belknap joke about their political knowledge while Sim Hart performs a free sleight of hand show at his store. The piece emphasizes the free entertainment and the need to see the tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Belknap
Joe Dwyer
Sim Hart
Messrs. Dwyer
Belknap
New York
Sim
Birthday Celebration and New Dancing Hall Plan
Mr Herman Heiligmann brings wine and cake to celebrate his birthday on the 27th at the Sacur office. Madame Donaldson leases a five year plot on Nacogdoches street to build a first class dancing hall with support from local ladies and gentlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Heiligmann
Madame Donaldson
Nacogdoches Street
San Antonio
Venus Rising and the Hose Mischief
A playful scene unfolds as a young woman, dressed in muslin, appears like a sea goddess to a captivated lover. She laughs and twirls along a dusty street, spraying water from a hose while the surprised youth clutches his ruined forty dollar suit.
Conversational Snippets From A Distant Newspaper Page
The quoted items mix gossip and satirical exchanges about the Greely expedition and social scenes. One line notes a misidentified first name for Arthur Greely and includes banter about sermons, gaslight, and a remark on the expedition’s survivorship tied to climate and ice.
Deaths and school exams noted in city notices
A weekly notice lists ten deaths this week with causes including consumption and brain disease. It also announces an upcoming teachers examination in the high school, a piano and violin lesson location, and multiple business ads for carpet stock, wells and privies services, and various goods for sale. The San Antonio area is active with meetings, sales, and notices dated August 11, 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
San Antonio
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Light
Paul Wagner
Bargaius Oneret
COR. Commerce and Navarrosts
Kingsley
Rosedale
Portland Cement
Paris
Bowman & Co
C. M. Kingsley’s
Main Plaza
Southwest Texas
Hutton & Youne
San Pedro Avenue
Waterworks Company
Bucklen
Rice Brothers & Co
Soledad Block
Wolfson
Missouri Pacific
Taylor
Texas Pacific
Dallas
Denton
Denison
St. Louis
J. Crew
The
Justice’s Court
Anton Adam
Dr. Graves
Nat Louis
Miller & Devine
T. T. Teele
George E. Hoffmann
George Hoffmann
George Stark
Theodore Artz
Ony Truax
Caey
New Dance Hall
George
Greely
Red
Hizton & Youna
Blaine and Logan Club
Licur
Papen
L. Wolfson’s
Brussels
San Antonio Sanitary and Fertilizing Company
George Schroeder
East
Commerce Street
East Houston Street
F. Sheets
L. Wolfson
Emanuel Abrahams
Hilton & Young
Cash
Hay Press
Dietrich
Mocha
Cordova
Peaberry
Rio
Castaneva & Son
Rice Bros. & Co
Kalteyer’s
F. Suerrs
Alamo Plaza
M. Castanoa & Son
Oridento
Kalteyer's
Somerset Valley
Marshall
A. Zillian’s
Alamo
Commerce Streets
Bs Hiltom & Young
Emanxven Abranama
Boot and Shoe House
Antonto
Crescent City
J. H. Marquart
Soledad Street
the Court House
San Antonio, Texas
Calcasieu Lumber Yard
East Commerce Street and
Sunset Railroad
Calcasieu
A. T. Hensley
San Antonio Lumber Co
Texas
P. O
Wolff & Marx
Sgacrifp
Tossalet
Commerce and Alamosts
Galveston
Thos, Goggawn & Bros
Wat
Thos. Goggan & Bros
Ouse
Yaquire
Houston Street
Virginia
W. B. Deaton
Courtland
Panola Co
Pythias
Elk Lodge No. 35
Castile
Ulliig Building
Commerce and
Alamo Streets
Andress
T. Lian
Geqond
Court House
J. C. Howard
ER. Howard
J.C. Howard & CO
KR. J. Brackenridge
Austin
Tex
Col. Jno. Wither
Caadler San Antonio National Bank
P. Simpson & Co
Eagle Pass
Lockwood & Kampmann
J. W. Hridéle
Piedras ‘Negras
Mexico
A. A. Fuentes
Ragland & Co
Commerce St
Rhodius
San Antonio, Tex
Knabe & Co
New England Piano Co
Christie & Sons
Ithica
Ywrilliams & Russell
Soule & Williams
East Houston St. San Antonio
Averill Ready Mixed Paints
Crystal Plate Glass Company
James Burns
Tips & Peltzer
Milit Plaz
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