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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1885
Page
1
Across Memphis and other towns, street railway workers strike or threaten action over pay cuts and union disputes. Police guard cars as drivers clash with strikers, while Knights of Labor committees seek wage restoration and negotiate with company officials. Local incidents report injuries and arrests amid mounting tensions.
Conductor Fred Deyoe returning to Ernest Rische’s residence near Maverick Square triggers a night scare. He confronts a hidden intruder, Aunt Jane awakens, and guards surround the house. Burglars reportedly flee. the men calm themselves with six bottles of soda.
Local toxicologists debate whether vanilla or copper poisoning causes a recent ice cream sickness outbreak. Inspectors found freezers of tin plated iron and copper with intact coatings. porcelain storage and diverse vessel types suggest vanilla as the culprit, while some cases tied to itinerant venders may involve copper poisoning. Health board urged to test extracts and freezing cans to reassure the public.
Former coach painter Mr Clement Trimble, now a licensed Methodist preacher, toured towns with a Christ life slide show. In West Waco he was barred from preaching to colored people, assaulted with water, and forced to flee amid gunfire. He later sought shelter near Aquillas and noted vandalism to his equipment, before continuing to Waco.
Regatta at Galveston this afternoon as Wyoming imposes Texas cattle quarantine. Lampasas hosts a major fire tournament this week and Orange lumber mills shipped 168 car loads last week. Parker County assessed value up $1,141,000. Presbyterians open camp meeting in Lufkin. Cuero rain described as copious and beneficial. Texas Chatauqua at San Marcos thriving. Sunday active. Fort Worth and New Orleans line surveyors busy. Austin debates free bridge across Colorado. Five prisoners escaped Fort Worth cooler. Waco ships 112000 bushels wheat and 222000 oats. Marshall advances cotton compress. Rains dampen cotton prospects statewide. Congressman Regan reluctant to run for Governor. Rosse holiness band reports little success. Austin Statesman to eight pages September 15. Temple school superintendent election tied. two-thirds needed. Five armed convicts escape from Alto convict gang. Vernon to build 40000 court house. lines to connect city. Judge Lynch warns fence cutters in Bosque County. John Nichols dies suddenly in Fort Worth. Hydrophobia cases rise at Gateville. many dogs killed. Leon Kreuger suicide at Bellville. Drummers licenses tightening. arrests for unlicensed sales. Dallas gas works head shoots fireman. community tense. W. B. Boss of Denison held on rape charge. Minneapolis man sues Texas Pacific for damages over ejectment. Judge Masterson expands railway to Sabine river. $40901 loan to build. Jacksonville city marshal pistol exchange with escaped convicts. one captured. Spanish circular circulates near border. lists 500 Coahuilla citizens urging governor’s overthrow.
Census tables reveal the District of Columbia records a greater death rate than any U S state or territory, countering common beliefs about unhealthy locales. The passage contrasts DC with southern states amid references to epidemics and swamp miasma. Additional items note a clothing sale in San Antonio and land investment prospects nearby.
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