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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1885
Page
1
Frank J. Beitel stores builders hardware and lumber at the International and Great Northern depot, a local note recalling his inventory and location in town.
William H. Vanderbilt, one of the world’s richest men, collapsed at his Fifth Avenue mansion and died within minutes after a sudden brain stroke. Details show a morning conference with sons and officers, a planned drive canceled, and a quiet death at 2:30 p.m. as physicians pronounced paralysis the cause.
The President's message to Congress drew critique for breadth and few concrete proposals. He faces opposition over coin policy and civil service reform while praising a consular salary shift. A social event at Joske's hall featured Mendelssohn music and a large attendee list. A rock pile on Alamo Plaza led to Contractor Crawford's arrest over debris on public property.
A fragmented column notes Jacksonville and San Antonio as superior climates for invalids, urging years of influx if towns promote advantages. Includes satirical verses and jokes about lawyers and medicine reflecting era humor.
A verbose editorial frame from the Philadelphia Press likens free traders to a goatlet preparing another assault on protectionist forces. The piece rhetorically questions who would back the goatlet, implying ongoing political contention over trade policy.
A harsh ledger lists November expenses for an invalid in San Antonio, detailing payments to Carter & Mullaly for transport and tours plus rents, food, and services. The piece argues newspapers profit from selling to invalid readers at five cents, with two cents to the newsboy, highlighting a provocative stance on city poverty and press access.
In Recorder's Court this morning Jose Morin, a respected citizen, tried to intervene in a disturbance at Garroni's hall and was jailed after his bond request was denied. He was later tried for interfering with an officer, and the Recorder dismissed the case, signaling concerns about sanitary police using authority for personal ends. The piece questions police powers and hints at future scrutiny of the Assistant Poundmaster's conduct.
Yesterday afternoon a hack racing down Avenue struck a horse with its whip near Fire Company No. 2. The tugs dropped and the driver lost control. Mrs. W W L Winter barely avoided danger when her horse leaped and halted the rig on the sidewalk. The back team continued down the street without further damage. A brutal father incident followed. Officer Ziegle arrested Henry Green of Beitel Street for beating his 15 year old daughter and the case was postponed for court attendance.
Officer Heutgen detained two able bodied men, Atwood Emmons and Walter Weston, at the International and Great Northern depot for vagrancy. They were fined five dollars or ten days each after train conductors reported they rode under trains to reach San Antonio. Residents warned of wandering individuals calling at houses to scout for burglary and urged immediate police notification.
Conductor Fowle of the International railway service returns from New Braunfels and says Yeager case for the murder of Marshal Hal Gosling was continued from term to term until Yeager’s sentence for mail er was carried out. Heideman Scott and Celestine eager cases were also continued to the next June term. Endicott advocates Arctic exploration, noting polar trips yield lectures and dime museum displays.
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