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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
13
Seven roomAlamo Heights residence at 25 Barilla listed for sale or lease. Great location for room rentals or housekeeping. Contact M Nette at 1660 or old phone 4692 for cash income property interested buyers.
Announcement invites entries for an ad contest to promote Highland Park in San Antonio newspapers. Prizes of 25 10 and 5 dollars for top three ads. No entry fee or catch. Ad copy should be truthful and persuasive. Address Highland Improvement Co 507 Navarro Street for details. Also a real estate call for cozy 5 room home at 2750 with terms offered by Rhodius McAllister.
Tomorrow sale offers cottages and several two story houses on Schley avenue and South Presa. Very low prices with a pickup line via Hot Wells car line and a phone listing 2827 green for the full list.
Classified land sale and trade notices offering 180 acres at 30 per acre near Crystal City with potential partial property payment, 360 acres in Mason County Illinois at 65 per acre, and 400 acres 14 miles south of city with 25 acres of orchard. Includes trade proposals for cottages in San Antonio and a Mexico ranch, with contact details for J. B. Dennis and Stout Realty Co.
A classifieds page offers multiple property deals including an eight room house on the city outskirts with barn and fenced grounds, a cozy Alamo Heights home, a four room cottage for $500 cash, exchange options for San Antonio area land, a substantial eight room two story home in Madeline Terrace, a fourteen room boarding house, Laurel Heights seven room home, a four room cottage near Madison Square, printing service ad, 26 Rockport lots, and a $950 cash for a three room house on Hackberry Street.
Officers uncovered bootleg whiskey hidden inside a coffin hauled from Port Smith to Muskogee. A man dressed as an undertaker transported the casket by hearse, then checked the baggage car as the train moved, while whiskey was stowed in two large grips. The ruse aimed to hide liquor in transit.
Partial timetable lists multiple railroad trains from the north and east to destinations including Laredo Houston Dallas Kerrville El Paso San Francisco New Orleans and Victoria with depart and arrival times and notes on Sundays and special services.
A Tacoma dispatch reports a flawed city traffic ordinance that would require head lights for baby carriages and velocipedes but not automobiles. Police Judge Aniston says endorsement could fix the error and notes the clause reads opposite of intent as “except motor vehicles” was meant to read “except motorcycles.” The police magistrate rules the ordinance invalid as written.
A Louisville dispatch reports Patrolman Wilder chose duty over family, leading to the arrest of his father J C Wilder on a disorderly conduct charge. The son must appear against him in police court tomorrow.
Cincinnati February 27 unofficial chairman August Herrmann of the national baseball commission says there is nothing in the rules to prevent exhibition games between the Philadelphia world's champions and the New York Nationals but he does not believe Connie Mack will pursue such a series.
Sixteen prospective members of the Detroit American League Baseball club have arrived in Monroe Louisiana to begin spring training. Most are recruits and out fielder Perry and trainer Harry Tut hill arrived days ago. Old members are due next week.
Willie Hoppe defeated Harry P. Cline of Philadelphia 400 to 197 in a first block 409-point balk line match. Hoppe totaled 2000 points with a high run of 4 and an average per break around 7.31, in the Philadelphia event on February 27.
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