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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
11
A landmark famed as the Old Man of the Mountains faces natural threats and undergoes a monumental restoration. Experts describe the planned operation as a historic preservation effort to maintain the human profile carved in cliff faces.
Governor Spaulding orders a landmark operation to save the three ledges forming the Great Stone Face on Cannon Mountain. Engineers plan to reposition a forehead stone and secure it with a buckle to preserve the New Hampshire monument despite erosion.
Major Robert C. Davis of the Thirtieth Infantry is detailed to the adjutant general's department. Captain Louis Farrell will proceed to Brownsville and join the Thirty-sixth Infantry. Resignations include Captain William H. Conroy and First Lieutenant A. L. OilaIr. Lieutenant Colonel Paul F. Straub and Alexander N. Stary noted. Captain Condon C. McCormack to meet in El Paso to review drill regulations and the service manual for sanitary troops.
An advertising notice for Sam Speir Hardware Store located at 219 Losoya Street. It urges readers to visit for hardware needs and promotes the business as a go to source.
The Electrical Workers' Committee continues talks with employers as the strike by San Antonio Local 60 members remains in effect since Monday morning.
A San Antonio electrical firm signaled opposition as electricians press for a 5 dollar day wage, one apprentice per four journeymen, and a closed shop. Ten firms are affected. the union has about forty members. A strike committee met with employers Tuesday at Trades Council Hall to seek a settlement.
Readable text suggests a promotion for Christmas presents at Sam Speir Hardware Co offering tools and hardware items. The note emphasizes shopping for seasonal gifts and implies a local hardware retailer theme without specific item details.
Police and detectives led by Captain Barney Welch raided two West Side gambling houses shortly after midnight Monday. Thirty-five men were captured by Ruhnke and Guerra in one location, seventeen by W. T. Crow in the other. All booked on vagrancy charges, many released on $200 bond. cases sent to Justice Fisk and Justice Campbell courts.
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