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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
1
City Detective Frank Newnam files pistol carrying charges against Jesse Lang and Harry Crimm. Detective A Bodeman files theft under 50 dollars against Samuel Wadd ies and Noah Collins.
Appeals from county court in probate filings noted for H E Barnard and Edgar A Den nts. First in Fifth district court, second in Seventh district court. The Deutscher Mannerchor annual Christmas ties Friday night at Mission Garden Hall admission 26 cents. A charge of assault to murder filed by Laurence Jefferson against Frann Mayfield for knife attack last night on San Pedro Avenue. Big race at skating rink Electric Park Thursday night. John Wickeland, Prospect Hill alderman at large, injured in a miniaway accident on Military Prive Monday.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as correcting digestion by rebuilding gastric juice elements and removing impurities. It promises relief from dyspepsia with meals, asserting tablets enable normal eating without discomfort. Forty thousand physicians endorse them. price 50 cents. sample package offered by mail from Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
A decree of divorce was started by Judge Dwyer in the Thirty-seventh Matricl court yesterday, dissolving the marriage of Matilda Albert and her husband Andres Alpert. A separate suit for specific performance of a contract for the sale of lands was filed in the Forty-tith district court by A M Lawis against Hillaria Garris. Social events include a dance by Magnolia prove and a Woort men circle No 28, with refreshments and admission 260. Skating nightly at Electric Park and dancing at Electric Park are also advertised.
Weatherford Texas December 28 R F Duncan aged 53 was riding ten miles south of here when his wagon toppled and the wheels passed over his body. The wagon carried a ton of fuel and he was badly hurt with death expected.
Pittsburg officials and two former bankers were arraigned for preliminary hearing after Monday night arrests tied to alleged corruption in the city's legislative circles. A crowd gathered near central police station as authorities signal a broad probe to bring in further suspects and uncover deeper irregularities.
A theft from the person charge was filed in Justice Ben Fisk’s court by W. L. Marvin against T. F. Ruane. Marvin, a well driller, says Ruane and a companion robbed him of 356 dollars after a saloon encounter on Mast Committee Street. A second man fled as Marvin pursued the loss, and police arrested the other suspect. The hearing was expected before Judge Fisk later in the day.
Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware are buried under snow from six to a foot, starting yesterday afternoon and ending this morning. Six inches fell in the city with drifted country roads delaying steam and electric travel. The cold, snowy weather worsens as mercury drops. GROVE'S TASTLESS CHILL TONIC ad copy appears in the page.
In Kansas City Missouri, December 92, the state began a continued cross examination of its first witness in the Missouri rate case. Accountant A B P Tallaferra, aged 70, resumed presenting complex face and figures to support the claim that state passenger and eight traffic were handled at lower costs than interstate traffic. Santa Fe railroad experts testified that through-state passenger costs on through trains ran 1.58 cents per mile, a figure the witness aimed to dispute.
An old classified style notice touts Caldas LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a universal remedy for headaches and neuralgia. It urges readers to call for a full name and look for signatures E and W at GROVE, with a dated reference 25.
Epeelat to The Light, Wichita Falls, Tex. Dec. 23. The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company announces it will expend $30,000 in installing a new system, to be completed by the first of the year.
A damaged ad warns of symptoms like headache indigestion and pains urging a daily pleasant physic. It touts Bluelhuen’s pills as a stomach liver and blood aid, sold by druggists for 10 or 26 cents and available through druggists and box or drug companies.
Adelaide Thurston and her company are praised for an enthralling stage debut in The Woman's Hour. Hester Temple, the wearer, is lauded as superb and the production is described as beautifully staged with magnificent costumes. The Grand theater will host performances Friday through Saturday matinee and night shows, as listed in the Montgomery Alabama Daily Advertiser.
Empire Opera House presents Erama Bunt ing company's The Gambler with Christmas and Saturday matinees. After the Saturday show, Miss Bunt fig and Miss Whittle will distribute souvenirs. Next week offers Sonny Jane with Balomy role by Misa Tunt ing. scenic California settings promise novel effects. Also at Grand next Sunday, Thorns and Orange Blossoms features Bertha M. Clay’s tale with strong emotions. production by Rowland & Clifford Amusement company.
A packed audience greets the new bill at the Happy Hour theater. Jack Wicks performs a blackface routine with clever movement while the La Perla Sisters win audience affection. Miss Anis Brooks debuts a new repertoire of songs and the Dill Is the Great segment closes the show.
In a lively San Antonio program, Cavaos performs female impersonations and Spanish dances, featuring original acts and new pits. Manager Maysli curates two solid net selections for the holiday bill with matinees from 3 to 30, and evening shows from 7 to 1:40.
Burial permits list the death of Leonela Castello aged 24 from acute nephritis on December 21 at North Laredo Street. Interment is banned at Fernatdo cemetery. Public health note urges refusal of substitutes for Hood's Sarsaparilla and to insist on Hood's.
Wanted for U S Army able bodied unmarried men ages 18 to 45 citizens of the United States of good character and temperate habits who can read write and speak English information apply to recruiting officer Moore Building Ave Cand Houston St San Antonio Tex all photographs taken before the 23rd will be finished Hefate Christmas Raha 208 Alamo plaza
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