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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1916

Page

12

Mexican gold robbery nets $1750 from Vasquez

Francisco Diaz Vasquez of Mexico City says a 24 year old Mexican cheated him in a deal at 60 cents on the dollar and robbed him of $1750 in Mexican gold in a downtown office. Detectives Ruhnke and Guerra arrested the accused at 4 a.m. Tuesday. money未trace recovered.

Francisco Diaz Vasquez Mexico City Senor Vasquez Ruhnke Guerra Medina Street United States Senorasquez

Crooks Target San Antonio This Winter

Police Chief Lancaster warned that professional crooks from the North and East plan to exploit a perceived San Antonio police muddle this winter. He said stick-up men and house breakers will try to hit the city hard, but officers will be ready and noted stronger past results in capturing big criminals.

San Antonio Lancaster Texas

First Divorce Suits Filed Against Chinese in Bexar County

Two Mexican sisters who married Chinese men sue for divorce in the Thirty seventh District Court. They seek restoration of maiden names and alimony of nine dollars weekly while cases pend. A temporary restraining order was issued to prevent husbands from molesting their wives.

Bexar County Thirty-seventh District Court Garvin C. Logan W. S. Anderson

Savings on Comforters and Blankets Sale Adverts

A large sale promotes blankets and comforters at substantial savings with prices from 69c to $10 for various styles. Items include cotton, wool mixed, all wool, beacon and crib blankets, robes, and comforters in multiple sizes and colors. Purchases tomorrow or Thursday bill September and are billed October 1.

Beacon Crib Blanke South Joske

Sleeve Protectors and Duster Sale

Durable sleeve protectors seven inches long in French sateen, regularly 25 cents, offered tomorrow at 21 cents. Howard dustless duster, sanitary and antiseptic with no oil to soil or stain, priced at 21 cents.

Howard

Rug rug sale with many styles and sizes listed

A catalog-style list shows numerous rugs and linoleum designs with sizes from 3x6 to 9x12 and prices ranging from under a dollar to about $50. Brands include Deltox Descriptions cover Rag Rugs Deltox Grass Rugs Axminster Wilton Velvet and Japanese rugs plus printed and inlaid linoleum options.

Band Border Axminster

Sale of Glass Tumblers and Food Choppers

Polished glass tumblers with band offered at 70 cents a dozen. Universal Food Chopper advertises cutting raw or cooked meats and vegetables in particles of any size. Additional crockery and home furnishings items appear in the sale list.

Pepperell Sheetings Prices and Widths From Local Textile Ads

Unbleached and bleached Pepperell fabrics listed with widths, yard prices, and 3c value notes. Advert shows 8-4 and 9-4 widths with 29c to 35c yard values and 10-4 width at 33c, indicating standard domestic textile pricing.

Pepperell

Gloves on sale for cleaning and gardening

Rubber gloves in dark gray sopa for house cleaning dishes and gardening come in all sizes. Canvas cotton gloves with cuffs or plain, regularly 10c, now 8c per pair tomorrow.

Tosat

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