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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
4
Mrs Evie Eywis sues her husband John T Evans in a filed suit in the Perey-fifth district court. An excellent amateur company performs at Beethoven Hall Monday evening December 9. Bestalent in the city with a military band. Tickets 25 cents at the window. Women’s Relief Corps.
Alamo lodge No 199, Order of Brith Abraham, hosted a club room entertainment with many members present. Key speakers were C Eldridge and Dr Bury. Louis Vogel and Miss Sadie Vogel performed a piano and violin duet. Committee members were Lury Sel ieger and Joseph S Haan. A skating and singing event followed at Electric Park with free admission on Mondays. Nearby notes mention Dr Burg relocating to Conroy Building and a New Year party trip by several officials.
Undecided as to whether Miller Bros WL ranch shaw is on vires or ad exhibition. County Tax Collector John AA Bitter referred the license request to the attorney general for ruling. New Year Ball hosted by Alte Bounels at Mission Garden Hall Thursday.
Special to Che Lint Austin Texas. Arp mourned general Newton Tadey denied that rangers had been sent to San Antonio to investigate the ownership of letters written the governor. No attention will be paid them.
A brief item notes that each employee under Chief Quartermaster Captain Hugh D. Wise of the Ninth Infantry received a Christmas box of cigars. A Knickerbocker quip adds, Who are the newly rich, with a remark about Paris being two meters ahead in speech.
The Grand Opera House presents Thorn and Orange Blossoms in a one night stand with Tommy Swift and Monica Ryvers in key roles. Critics praise Bertha M. Clay’s dramatic adaptation though call for cautious optimism amid scarce Mollery productions. Sothern’s Seat Sale and the new comedy Mrs Temple's Telegram draw crowds with promises of elaborate staging and wholesome fun.
At a Business Men's club meeting directors chose H. A. Speer as president with J. N. Groesbeck as vice president and W. A. Stewart as secretary. Nat M. Washer became treasurer as the Sutherland Springs oil and gas venture prepared to file a charter and commence testing for oil gas and sulphur near San Antonio. The field lies 20 miles from the city with potential for cheap fuel to aid industrial expansion. Headquarters are at 102 West Houston Street.
Through years of steady stage presence Miss Bunting in Salomy Jane dazzles San Antonio crowds at the Empire. The production, a Bret Harte tale, showcases a strong western heroine and deft ensemble work from Morgan Bernard and Joseph Hernard. Audiences flock to two performances, praising the cast and the Royal theater’s vaudeville program and decor.
Rallying pictures completed the show and the orchestra crowned the affair. The Royal is all to the good, and Manager Meore is to be congratulated on his work.
The original and renowned Jotinfa Guise, a female impersonator, drew significant notoriety and social attention in San Antonio, creating waves of talk among local friends and fans.
Arthur Browning, world champion soft shoe dancer, returns to San Antonio for first appearance with his 102 steps as Lillie Langston and soubrette Vida fair join a varied bill. The Shrewsbury singers and dancers promise high mass entertainment while new motion pictures screen at matinee and evening showings.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe social tensions and unspoken tensions among friends about Christina. The text references Mrs Gramercy and Mrs Park, hints at conversations about gifts and expectations, and mentions December in a vague social context.
At about 1 PM Sunday, a street car derailed near the TL & G depot in Milwaukee sending four people to area hospitals. Jesus Guerra, 12, of 408 South Laredo Street, suffered possible internal injuries. others escaped serious harm. One traveler from St Paul and a Kentucky lad unnamed were among the injured. witnesses say two other cars derailed briefly at the same point but at low speed with no serious casualties.
Domingo Diaz walked into the Constable Traber's courthouse this forenoon to surrender on a warrant for shooting Torres the night before Christmas. Torres is in hospital. Diaz waived examination before Judge Wisk and was held on $2000 bond. Bail posted by Nat Lewis and Captain Coy. We give house and tote tickets free with feed. M. Maruchaeu phoves.
A series of funeral notices for Dorothy Murphey aged three who died after burns at a sanitarium and George Findlay with services at 904 St Charles street and city cemetery No 1. Also death of David Campbell Gowdey former editor and Wisconsin state legislator with survivors listed including his children and siblings. Funeral services conducted by Rev Arthur W Jones and Rev I L Dickey, with interments at local cemeteries.
A fragment from a humorous vignette depicts a workman at a church door hearing a passerby claim the curb is the high road to heaven. The workman retorts that the path is only a bridal path, turning on wordplay about salvation and everyday routes.
Fort Worth market report lists cattle, hogs, and grain prices with bids and classifications. Quotations show steers trading fair and steady, calves steady, hogs high with tops around 5.70, and various grain grades including No 2 white oats and corn.
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