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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1915
Page
9
A meeting of the General Passenger Agent Association of Texas was led at the St Anthony Hotel on Wednesday with twenty and twenty five passenger agents present. Judging from the progress, the agents believed the meeting would not adjourn until Wednesday night. Fort Worth was chosen as the next meeting site.
A native of Kentucky and noted preacher and lecturer Homer T Wilson died Wednesday at his home 218 West Poplar Street. He was about 60 years old and had spent years writing and touring the South with lecture platforms including the Man of Galilee and Resurrection for Christ. He served pastorates in Kentucky Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Texas before settling in San Antonio fifteen years ago as pastor of the Central Christian Church. Funeral arrangements were not yet made though services were planned for Thursday.
Fragmented OCR text notes a travel protectors association event and a convention. It mentions individuals including Mrs Wathot Os Visteman and Mrs Alfred Divek, with references to family survivors and a medical student. The passage is garbled but hints at a local obituary or remembrance.
A standoff on Washington Place near Morrymough Avenue lasted five hours as Sheriff To-Tin and deputies, with Inspector Massey and other officers, attempted to seize a man barricaded inside a residence. He pointed a pistol at responders, but Massey talked him down, then officers entered and took him into custody. A crowd of about 186 watched from the street.
The orchestra under Conductor Artie Couthard performs Wednesday evening featuring Soloiots Mise Ela Sternadorff and Miss Bulle Hortf. The program includes Italian Symphony, Andante Con Moto, Saltarelle, Eustasia, Egmont overture, Valse Triste, Samson and Delilah arias, Le Cid pieces, and Navar raise, with Miss Zwlime Her and others performing piano and orchestral works.
Fort Sam Houston hosts a formal send off for Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss. Officers of the Southwest Department and department headquarters organize the event as Bliss departs February 1 for Washington to serve as assistant chief of staff of the army, after long service in the Lap Horn Department. Major General Frederick Funston also noted in attendance.
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for breaks and cold symptoms. It claims to relieve head and chest congestion, cough, fever, sore throat, and body aches with a five hour dosing routine and warns against alcohol and excess use. The copy targets tired, achy readers seeking rapid, private relief.
Fragmented OCR passage discusses unseen figures, products, and campaigns, mentioning a woman and financial influence. It references Ve ob Weve euniys and Pinkhan's Vegetal Campaoinid, with scattered names like Natham's Vegennie Compowid, Lystia and Yok Feil'e, framed as a historical item in a period newspaper voice.
Fragmentary report details General Bliss directing border operations and troop movements following President Wilson's orders. Mentions officers such as Lieutenant Colonel John Wy Heard and Major Bin Ween, plus aides and staff at Port Ram Lanstea and Southern department events with refreshments.
January in San Antonio shows a lower death rate than December with 218 burial permits issued, 38 for residents who contracted illness elsewhere. The month lists 174 births with 92 males and 83 females. Mexican parentage accounts for the highest infant mortality with 21 deaths under one year, while other nationalities sum to five. The record notes one death at age 90.
Malformed ad text promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. It claims quick liver relief, fewer side effects, and return to health without vomiting or sickness. Includes garbled lines and mis-spellings.
A sprawling report outlines plans to accommodate 916 tourists with new services and improvements in UAE City. The piece highlights road and street upgrades, public amenities, and a push to attract visitors via golf courses and entertainment offerings while noting staffing, funding, and planning efforts for next winter.
The Manufacturers' Club held a supper at the Gunter Moot Tuesday with major factories and city officials, led by Mayor Clinton. J. J. Kline presided as new honorary member as speakers praised San Antonio’s industrial growth and job opportunities amid a sales contest and local business boosts.
A jumbled OCR passage lists numerous names and fragments such as Kasbuhld Charles Batunbersor WoW Wwe and Thomas Mellor, with scattered initials and phrases. The readable content offers no coherent event or context to summarize a clear news item or outcome.
A lispy OCR fragment notes travel and social mentions across multiple names and places. It references a travel party with Kinpeher, Frank, and Mrs. Pts, and lists stops at Anthony, Wichha, and San Antonio. The text mentions a passenger agent for the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad and various travelers headed toward western points with limited readable details.
A garbled OCR item discusses Texas seating and payments involving a man and a person named Verena, with unclear actions and figures. It mentions a pay amount and references a sequence of names and places, but the details are obscured and hard to interpret.
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