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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
7
A westbound Southern Pacific train of 17 cars departed the depot four minutes late this morning and was forced to leave many express packages behind.
A mail train car was dedicated with five feet of working space. Several hundred sacks of mail filled the car and a truckload of registered mail was on board. Express companies had two cars and were taxed for room. On departure, large truckloads of baggage and other packages remained, with photographs to be finished before Christmastide. Rab at 204 Alamo Plaza.
Palestine Tex Der 22 General Antorpey King of the L. and G. N. today announced that the general offices of the road will not be moved to Houston. The decision comes after a conference with Receiver Freeman in Houston.
Mrs. C. E. Neiderl of 722 Sherman Street San Antonio Texas reports recovery from kidney disease with Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes relief from dropsical swellings and back pain while praising the product and Bexar Drug Co as the local supplier. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is listed as U S sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A large turnout of EAPEGT teachers is expected for the Texas State Teachers Association gathering in Austin during Christmas week. Notables from San Antonio include Superintendent J. Lukin and County Superintendent P. P. Stewart, with sessions at the State University auditorium and various department meetings outlining educational reforms and standardization efforts.
A medicine advertisement claims Ballard's Snow Liniment cures rheumatic pain and stiffness, urging readers tired of other remedies to try it. It credits Boxar Drug Co for selling the product.
Delivery by express GD limited, with five units and restricted coverage across a vast territory. The notice outlines express service constraints and implications for shipment timelines and regional applicability.
Outgoing shipments surge as free delivery bounds extend beyond Wells Fargo and Pacific Express zones. Residents beyond the new limits must pay or collect at offices, with 10 to 16 cent surcharges for special delivery. Officials justify expansion to meet city needs while warning many districts still lack free service.
San Antonio hosts a slate of lodges and fraternal groups meeting tonight at various halls including Masonic temple, Odd Fellows, Royal Achates, Woodmen, Pythian, Red Men, and others. Organizations listed encompass Santa Alma builders exchange, Retail Merchants Association, Fraternal Brotherhood, Carpenters union, and Bricklayers International.
The Ladies of the Christmas Tree association met in the Kampmann building and prepared for the December 7 market hall display. They will meet again Monday to receive and process donations, sack entries, and arrange decorations, with many promises yet to arrive. Names of gentlemen pledging assistance for December 29 were Brooke Payne, Chandler, Chapa, Chilton, Kleit, Benson, Tom Chilson, Miler, Broadbent, Torrence, Cunningham, and Kuhn.
Debs Tucker and Alfred Luna, both infants, died yesterday from pneumonia and complications at their homes on North Flores and Ruiz streets. Ed Vollgath, a long-time printer, died in a local infirmary. funeral and burial details follow in the Typographical Cemetery. Survivors include a mother, Augusta Freeland, two brothers, and two sisters.
A three year old hungry American with his mother at a neighbor's event requests a chicken piece. The neighbor's boy eats it, and after pleading and varied responses the neighbor allows a momentary scent of the bone. Alm receives the smell and returns it, in a subdued, reflective moment.
Flushing N Y Dec 22 Lawyers for Thornton Hains say they will try to undermine Mrs Helen Annis testimony about two men going to the boat and the defendant allegedly borrowing his brother to commit the crime They accuse her of being coached and plan to subpoena District Attorney Marron and Special Prosecutor White as witnesses in the Halas case to challenge the alleged inducement and the beckoning episode.
Harmonia lodge No 1 OG D Hig held a special meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Installation is set for January 4 with Theo Mueller as president and Theo Mueller as chairing, plus officers including Ji lus Tengg secretary Louis Melnart and Ed Kuischenreuster treasurer, along with representatives Conrad Plaig Dietzmann Frank Vloeckner and alternates G Zellweger and Wm Felmann.
May CLAPP 10 UE OFFICER Special to The Light New York December 23 Mrs Herbert Glavp held by police in New Braunfels as County Attorney H G Henne alleges she wrongfully obtained bank funds from San Antonio. On parole, she plans civil action against authorities with lawyers preparing papers.
An El Paso organization led by Rabbi Zielen formed to establish a free hospital for destitute consumptives this winter, aiming to operate until January 1, 1909. The Deutsche Mannerchor Christmas tree event is set for Friday night at Misslot guard hall with 25 cent admission.
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