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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
4
A shirt waist hop will be held at Olive Grove hall on Saturday August 20 with admission set at 25 cents. Proceeds or details include Lovee ortheetra.
A garbled OCR note reports clerks in a post office suffering a skin condition affecting mail handling duties. The fragment mentions industry delays and health concerns but lacks clear dates or locations.
Police edge closer to the killer of Giovanni Cannavacoli who was slain at his Zavala home last Friday night. Captain McCabe says progress is good and details stay confidential. Cannavacoli was buried in San Fernando Cemetery with Amigos del Pueblo present. many countrymen attended.
Fragmentary line notes new zinc covered tables used for letter mail handling, attributed to an assembly or establishment. Details are sparse, with no clear entities or dates. The fragment suggests equipment updates in a mail processing area but lacks full context or actors.
W W Lipscomb president of the school board calls a Tuesday evening meeting at 8 oclock to discuss the counterproposal by the Halil interests regarding the Ifalic memorial school. Routine matters will also come up for consideration.
Mrs Willers comes back from New York with Sul fiday selection of millinery models to outfit the busy department at Aikemeyers.
Special to The Heights Galveston Aug 24. President Neill of the Vexag Farmers Union says warehouse managers from across the state will gather in Galveston September 28 and 29 to decide cotton handling. Farmers will sell directly to spinners buyers.
Special to The Light reports Houston officers M Montes and W Henk shot by Joe Kemper using a shotgun. Ambush occurred near a building as the men passed. Kemper arrested at his brother's home. officer Monroe may die.
At the police court this morning Chief Mauermann called order after a one and a half hour session. A total of 68 cages adorned the court as fines collected netted $155 for the city. Police report late Saturday night disturbances and fights kept officers busy.
A severely injured man named Will Burkes, once believed dead after a locomotive accident, was found alive and is recovering rapidly. Physicians in Paris Texas express astonishment at his vitality and expect further improvement.
Washington August 24 The answer of the Texas railroads to a complaint against increased rates involves the same issues as those raised in the railroads in the southeastern territory and other parts of the country.
Houston officials weighed brick and asphalt bids from General Supply and Texis, comparing costs for brick with cement filler and granite versus Texico asphalt, while noting differences in chemist reports and city expenses. The council postponed final action, leaving property owners to decide the pavement type after talks among committee members and Houston street owners.
Markets open with mixed signals as traders record gains and losses. Data shows equities fluctuating with uncertain direction while investors await further cues from index movements and corporate updates.
Cash grain figures for Kansas City show wheat and corn bids with varying grades. No. 2 red and No. 2 lard quotes appear alongside No. 9 mixed and No. 13 listings with cent-per-bushel ranges.
Attorneys Brady and Tuttle represent Houston street interests with other officials including Al genmein Richler Mauermann Lockwoot Saulch City Attorney Ryne Assistant Engineer Van Riper and Clerk Fries in the matter.
At a Labor Day committee meeting the city council and county commissioners were invited to take part in the parade as honors. J. H. Kirkpatrick and Martin Arnold will also be invited to speak. Parade formation was discussed with three divisions planned, including a carpenters union division as the largest single trade group in the area.
A rifle shot fired in the home of Christ Mittlesdorf on Josephine Street prompted police at 4 yesterday afternoon. Mittlesdorf was later arrested and charged with discharging firearms within city limits, paying a $19 fine in police court this morning. He offered no statement and the motive remains unknown.
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