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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1897

Page

9

District Court Dockets Two Year Terms for Charley Smith

Charley Smith and Joe Burke each drawn two year penitentiary terms after burglary and related charges. Other cases include theft under fifty dollars, assault with intent to commit theft, and various civil suits such as foreclosure, debt, and title actions. Trials proceed with several individuals facing guilty pleas or denials in the Thirty-seventh District Court.

Charley Smith Joe Burke Gud Morty-ffti Ibett Pier Aoe Hurko Dokm Green Turedglazy Lie Serbenee Pratovici Clemente Martinez Assiall Murlow Yernet Kirvin Teévinus Jnternational Balding and Toa Association ’S Fortassatu Tris Ules Gourt Mettawa Hs Svepitty Ale Haase Bait Taalixanys W. S Adits Siritiga Sgainet Ara B. Tyey Weil Wiedeo Vivas Ceoalia Miras Sarath Tugorsall Sullivan & Co Cart

Railroad men visit and discuss San Antonio lines

A stream of railway officials arrived in the city for brief stays and meetings. W G Crash, passenger agent for Katy, and WE Galbraith of International Freight, with wife, toured local offices. J B Brooks of Aransas Vassar returned from a trip, while W K Tarr of Streets Stable Car Co. came for a few days. CG L Grice of Marlington route called on Red Rigsby. J C Crawford, editor of the Railway News, will stay two months to prepare a San Antonio railway interests feature with local photos.

Ceneral W. G Crash de Katy Lherity Freleht WE. Galbraith Tnternational Wdoward Selis American Refrigerator Company 4. Louis W. K. Tarr Streeta Stable Car Company J. C. Crawford Tr Railway News Fort Worth San Antonio Sillale Kaip Love

Catholic Week Calendar and parish notices

Catholic Week Calendar lists saints and feast days for the week. Parish notices report St Joseph's society meeting this afternoon, Rev Father Bies returning from Mexico, St Aloysius Sodality boys meet at San Fernando, San Fernando cemetery supper drive, a Saint Mary's lecture by Rev J L O Neil, golden wedding of Rev Father Neissens, and other church activities including a Pell for the Elmendorf church belfry and Father Fohrwerk's trip to New Braunfels.

St. Joseph'a Society Father Bies Mexico St. Aloysius Sodality San Fernando Showl North Laredo San Fernando Society San Fernandes St Mary's Church J. L. O'Neil New York Father Pofferkarn Our Lady of the Lake Convent Academy Father Neissens Kerrville Buffalo N.Y Father Chapelard Elmendorf Father Fohrwerk New Braunfels Pir Adam Clay Col An Houston

The Wild West Romance Ends with Modern Change

A reflective poem by Hoy L. McCarick in Trieth contrasts the vanished prairie life with the rise of the horseless carriage and industrial progress. It laments the loss of cattle drives, horse thieves, and frontier grit as gasoline engines and steel wheels reshape the land and era.

Galler Dorg 15 L. McCarick Trieth

Win and Deathbed Vow in Dramatic New York Scene

A sultry New York Sunday Journal excerpt depicts a dying wife asking her husband Robert to quit liquor and to never touch another harey, promising not to drink again if he keeps his vows as she faces death. The scene unfolds beside a lamp and a woman on a bed, with tense dialogue about fidelity and restraint.

Win Robert Dane Lela Luouhl New York Sunday Journal Chicago Howitt Gract Towett

Not Hin Lay and the Elderly Friends Beneath The Market

Fragmented dialogue describes a scene with a young man and elderly companions discussing wealth and propriety. A silver car conductor named Adam Freensin appears in a quick exchange. A guest comments on a woman who seems painted and shy, likened to a Raphael painting stepping from a frame.

Adam Freensin

Teig Shameful Exchange Sparks Money Dispute

An actress confronts a manager-star over owed money, with sharp taunts about revenge and advertising schemes. A chorus of caution emerges, including a lawyer’s quip that legal services aren t worth cash if not recognized, and a stance against accepting passes from railroad corporations.

What Friendship Meant in Fractured Talk

A fumbled exchange shows a rejected suitor asking for money while a clerk dismisses the line with a quip about DIN and guarantest. The fragment mirrors a newspaper dialogue style with broken phrases and quirky diction.

Clarina Philadelphia

Fragmentary Scots dialogue on health and marriage life

Fragmented lines show a speaker addressing a doctor with rough dialect about a wife and worry over health. The garbled text hints at strain in marriage and concerns about a patient’s condition, reflecting informal discourse rather than a complete news event.

Cyclone Talk Turns To Sunflower State Dangers

In a Washington St. dialogue a man from Kanes discusses cyclones and meteorology with a New York socialite. He explains dugouts as ground holes for safety, describing destruction as a cyclone tears through towns and kills several. The woman lingers on the wonders while tragedy underscores the risk.

Revivalist Visit Brings Sleepy Boy To Front

Mrs Stimpson brings her son Georg to hear a noted revivalist. Georg nods off as the exhorter speaks, only to be awakened at the call for next. The boy blurts out a request for a haircut, then sinks back into slumber. Cleveland Plath Dewler.

George

Names Change Notice From New York Sunday Journal

Fragmentary OCR from a 19th century New York Sunday Journal item discusses a person named Tukauinies Sehotint seeking to rename himself John. The text references a long motto about language and history, with garbled phrases about eloquence and permanence.

Pight and Pokeberry Pete In Dialect Exchange

A pithy exchange in era dialect features Pokeberry Pete debating education and race with a remark about a Black teacher. The dialogue moves through social tension and perceptions of entitlement, ending with a scene on a streetcar as a skater declines a seat.

Verbal Distinction Reflected in Senate Talk

In a Washington Star dispatch, Senator Sorghom remarks on job seekers contrasting with openings. A philianthroptab notes many men seek work while positions seem scarce, highlighting political rhetoric on employment.

Sorghom Washington Star

Her New Place Mary Works For Nothing Now

A fragment from the Boston Tribune script notes Mrs Mann asking Mary about her new place and her improvement. Mary replies negatively as Tim works for nothing and mentions being married. The line hints at social relations and labor in a new domestic setting.

Ismpossible Mr Laylely Landedde Heiress Questioned

A fragment from a Chicago Tribune column questions an heiress’s identity and ties to a Lamni north country family. The text hints at social intrigue and a public mystery surrounding the man described as part of a notable lineage. Further details are unclear due to damaged OCR.

Laylely Lamni Artis Chicago

Not Long With Your Mrs Hiram Dinner Sects

Not long, only about two dinner sects. Mrs Foracloque quotes a shy girl and mentions Mrs Hiram in a brief, urbane exchange typical of the New York Journal. The scene hints at social rituals rather than a developing plot line.

Foracloque Hiram New York Journal

Jury Struggles Over Verdict In Dramatic Trial

In a New York Sunday World report, Sol Davis is charged with killing Pete Bkluer. The jury argued nearly three hours, the judge urging a clear verdict after a chaotic, improvised session. They returned with a guilty verdict in six minutes, then the judge led them out to Tar Gavk and the dog fight.

Sol Davis Pete Bkluer Roy Jedge Grizey Hipel Tar Gavk A. B. Tawis New York Sunday World

Remarkable college boy and poker ignorance noted

A Chicago Post snippet recalls a college youth who knew nothing about poker. Witnesses describe him as remarkable and unvisual, with others noting similar ignorance of the game as a curious trait.

Chicago Post

Burglary Worries Prompted by Wife’s Reaction

A Washington Star quote has Br. Meokton pondering what his wife would say if she found a burglar bottle inside their home. The playful exchange hints at mischief and domestic concern about intruders and etiquette.

Br. Meokton Washington Star

Known to a Selected Few in Public View

A politician explains a candidate’s notoriety by noting he is not known to the public at large but has spent ten years wandering in and out of a penitentiary. The remark appears in the New York Sunday Journal.

New York Sanday Journal

Uncle Eben Warns of Quick Money Schemes

In a Washington Star blurb a speaker cautions that certain investments promise fast returns. He notes conversations lasting minutes can yield steady income for years, warning readers about potential scams and urging skepticism of such schemes.

Bev Eben Washington Star

Fragmented Viewpoints Echoing Across Cities

A garbled collage of quotes from multiple papers includes lines about thoughts and science, a reference to Ashley Peppers and a note on whether thoughts are mineral or ligamental. It mentions Chicago law business woes, a parrot as a topic, and a vague New York Sunday Journal note. The text mixes dialect and unclear attributions.

Asbury Dave Ashley Peppers Cincinnati Enquirer

Fragmented Text Notes Closet Skeletons And Footwear

A garbled OCR fragment mentions a skeleton in a closet and its interference with footwear style. The passage faults a person named Ada or Athar or similar, with unclear references and stray phrases about forms or leads. The readable content is severely damaged and provides no clear events or identities.

Slimwaist Doran

Sherman ally to Grant McKinley route noted in Texas hope

A garbled report from Sherman Texas discusses Walter and supporters pushing John Grant for federal posts while opposing the Allison Reed faction in Texas Republican politics. It mentions Grant McKinley links, a trip to Washington, and a later public event the following Monday.

Walter Wade Sherman Texas John Grant United States Wailer Saltie Tod Grant Kinley Xia Grant McKinety Washington

Tau for Theft Arrest Shocks Local County Jail

Tovis De Planque was arrested yesterday by Detective Sbheaf vod sn on burglary and theft charges. He faced Justice Jones and Langue was accused of stealing artesian well fittings from the First Mission belonging to Judge Brow, claiming to have brought them to the city and sold them to junk shops for about 10 dollars. Maxque remains in county jail.

Tovis de Planque Sbheaf Vod Justice Jones Langue Judges Brow Jali

Disorderly House Arrest Report and Local Crime Note

FOSKE BROS displays notations for Wonlard eeds in a Big Story tomorrow. A disorderly house arrest occurred yesterday as Deputy Shorit WHE Green acted on a coping Day at a saloon on Nueva street. Three charges were listed by the grand jury. George Jackson, 18, of 308 North Haat street, diagnosed with consumption yesterday.

Shorit Nee Hall Nueva Streeta George Jackson North Haat Street

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