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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
10
Anna Day stars as the king’s sister in a melodramatic tale of love and renunciation. Charles D. Codman delivers solid reading and fine costuming while the production draws large audiences. The play, rich in climaxes, ends with a loveless royal marriage and a fated romance.
Observers note mystery behind the cancellation of the Mexico City to St Louis special trains. The southbound run filled with 29 passengers, while many applicants were turned away for regular service. Northbound departures carried 17 passengers with few empty berths. Officials see tourist travel resuming to normal levels soon despite earlier financial stringency.
A matinee and evening program at Big Tent features a mix of plays and music with a year of operation noted. Empire theater presents Lena Rivers with Mildred Hall and the Burgess company in fine form, while mentions of Ben Hur inspired settings and a Kubelik family musical talent hint at a bustling, varied local arts scene with concerts and theatrical pieces including Cupids at Vassar at the Grand.
Lincoln J. Carter presents The Flaming Arrow a western melodrama about a colonel s daughter and her Indian lover rescuing her from villains at a western fort. The show features elaborate scenery a large cast and a concert by the Kilien band with a drum major and dancers. Performances are scheduled for January 20 with a matinee at 3 30 for schoolchildren and an evening show at Fort Sam Houston theater.
Government plans four doctors and seeks immune yellow fever surgeons for navy service and quarantine work at Mayport. It offers $145 monthly for galley staff and announces March 11 start. Three hundred vacancies exist in the Philippine teaching force with salaries of $1200 yearly for men and $900 for women. Examinations will cover teachers, wiremen, clothing receivers, small stores clerks, and male laborers in the Bureau of Plant Industry. Applications via money order department.
At a night meeting held in the club rooms on St Mary street the Catholic Club elected officers for the year. John McHage Jr was chosen president with Henry Richter as vice president and Herman Bergman as rector. A.V. Campbell was named financial secretary and Wim Stein was treasurer.
Dallas morning report says a black watchman opened fire while a man stood on a stepladder at a window around 4:20 AM. Gano died about an hour later. Across Texas, trains faced derailments and detours while officials enforce liquor laws and pursue improved coastal shipping plans. News notes include cargo car mishaps near Hillsboro, a train assault in Lakin, and the Texas Pure Food Law advisory.
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Arrivals and departures listed for multiple routes including Auntin Lonon Fort Worth Dallas Kansas City St. Louis Texarkana Little Rock Mexico Laredo and Houston Galveston with times such as 4:43 pm 10:20 am and 7:30 pm. Notes mention connections via Fort Worth Chicago and Mexico routes, with stops at Houston Victoria Galveston and Corpus Christi among others.
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