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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1912

Page

10

Council Play Delays Pavement Funds and Sidewalk Plan Move

City discussions center on a $40,000 street improvement appropriation for all wards that may not have council approval. Mayor Callaghan questions police and fire pay. a sidewalk construction ordinance and a Salinas street widening project are set for second readings and appraisal committee setup.

Callaghan Boynton San Antonio Texas Galveston Salinas Street Santa Rosa Avenue Laredo

Rip Van Winkle Returns After Seventeen Years

Sharon Pennsylvania dispatch reports C J Green, who left after a dispute, wandered the country sleeping most of the time. He returned to Sharon and celebrated as a modern Rip Van Winkle. Police arrested him, and a warrant for desertion was found on his wife. He left again vowing to sleep for seventeen more years in the Catskills.

Sharon C. J. Green Catskills Shouted Green Coconit Bacum Diaz Yucatan Sierra Desert

Yaqui Warfare and the Fate of a Fierce Indian Tribe

The article discusses Eugene P. Lyle Jr. and his book The Transformation of Krag, praising the Yaquis of Sono ra Mexico as a remarkable, enduring people. It recounts their long history of resistance from Cortez to Diaz, their close kinship with the Aztecs, and the brutal suppression and later upheavals including deportations and boxcar conveyances.

Eugene P. Lyle Jr Doubleday, Page & Co Sonora Mexico James Krag Mr. Lyle Cortez Montezuma Mexico City Lyle Jamesiver Prince George County Beoe Cortez Yaqui Arizona Gulf of California Krag Spain Banderas United States Jim Krag Tetibite Guaymas Diaz Sierras America Titibite Yucatan

Man 17 Chokes to Death Stray Dog to Save Children

Harry Edise 17 of East New York fought a Newfoundland that attacked schoolchildren on Hinsdale street. With his bare hands he throttled the dog after being bitten, saving the kids but sustaining injuries. He drove his truck to a police station and sought medical care while awaiting health department findings.

New York Globe Harry Edise Blake Avenue East New York Hinsdale Street Edise Miller Avenue Koenig Department of Health Bradford Street Martin Pasteur Institute

Lentz Tailor Showcases Character and Style

A Gunter midday lunch boom draws women to downtown shops, praising convenience and quality at the Gunter. Staacke Bros offer a car top service with messenger boy delivery, priced at 2-0-0.

Lentz Gunter

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