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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1898
Page
6
The report mentions railroads facing disruptions in ticketing and freight, visits by officials and firemen, and a row of building permits across wards. It notes schedules for trains to Sky Autonio and San Antonio, plus detailed permit costs and counts for February through December, highlighting urban activity and infrastructure.
In Gay New York a telegram from Air and 2firs W GC Rigsby states they are in New York and will stay there until January 7. They expect to be in San Antonio January 12.
The article describes a Men s meeting with Roy A J Harris and the church group discussing A New Years Resolve. It mentions a violin solo by Prof Welpn mood and a vocal solo O Night Divine by Prof Daggett. The men s rally runs from 4 to p m with General Secretary Shaw in charge at 3, Tay Mackey as chair and Dick MWollniuch as secretary.
A thunderstorm note details a strange event at Mr Tonsmeire’s candy store on Lower Dauphin Street where a sugar candy wrapper captured a perfect black imprint of the National Flags design. The image formed on the wrapper, transferred from the magazine, appeared in reverse to a chalky surface, with no camera or apparatus used.
A Decatur jewelry firm reported a daring burglary where a safe break in allowed thieves to steal diamonds and jewelry valued at seven thousand sixty dollars. Rats later emerged from a wooden box with members wearing pieces, revealing the haunting aftermath as owners traced how vermin gained access through a back hole in the safe.
Otto Crewelteen, a German farmer in Minnesota frontier country, claimed to have slain three wolves with an axe to protect his sheep. His wife, a mother defending her child, killed all three wolves with a doubled-edged axe, saving their offspring. A separate railroad incident reported a crow shattering a passenger train headlight, leaving the bird scorched but alive the next day.
A Tennessee woman fell into an old well at her home while drawing water. She landed near the bottom but remained upright and called for help until neighbors heard and rescued her.
In Mount Vernon New York an elderly woman Mrs Hazleton fends off a night burglar. He forces entry via a window and demands money promising harm. she remains calm and lures him toward the parlor before he escapes through the window at night. The incident highlights her calm restraint and the burglar’s retreat.
An unusual claim by Arthur Rewlings proposes a cure for seasickness by lying on the back with legs elevated, arguing blood returns to the head. The piece notes skepticism about the experiment but calls it worth trying despite ridicule. It also reports a Kansas state fund scheme by State Superintendent Stryker involving a sparsely settled district in Logan county.
The infant child of a Ragland family on South Now Road, Ragland, was attacked by a ferret. The forehead, nose, lower lip, jaw, and chin were severely injured, with deep sores. The child was taken to hospital for care.
A damaged recount of a Tuesday banquet with vivid asides about guests, toastmaster mishaps, and a light political jab. The piece notes a vaccination tally of 1,223 certificates amid the merriment, plus mentions host Benson, editor Frank Busellek, and poet laureate style verse amid the lively, if imperfect, festival atmosphere.
Notice details a trust sale of property in San Antonio Texas due to default on a promissory note held by Crumpbell with Pauline Phillippe as grantor and John P Campbell as trustee. It describes the deed of trust on Lot 18 Block L Kingsbury subdivision and sets sale for a specified date and time in Bexar County.
The report records 1180 deaths and 1158 births this year with 840 births since May 1 1807. It notes 11 incidents of garbage disposal and mentions military council forestry in a terse civic update.
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