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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
16
The Texas railroad commission refused to postpone the hearing on the two cent passenger fare proposal for all railroads in the state. Despite wires from several railroads requesting delay, the commission held to its fixed date, with few specifics on the timing beyond January.
A Black Hand bombing wrecked a four or five story tenement on East Eleventh Street in New York. The blast damaged the entire tower and caused a panic among residents. One man was injured.
In Pittsburg a report states that fully 7080 beds of the H G Frick Coke Company in Connellsville and the lower Connellsville region will be put in operation again within a few days. Operators anticipate trouble securing enough workers as many have returned to war lands since plants closed weeks ago.
Charcoal is touted as a safe purifier for humans, absorbing gases in the stomach and bowels, improving complexion and breath, and acting as a gentle laxative. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are recommended, claimed to aid digestion and liver health, with a dubious testimonial from a physician and a call to order from Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
The obituary notices detail funerals for Marlin Hirsch of Giddings Texas and Elvira Prandy of Wales, both held in San Antonio with services by local rabbis. Other deaths include Marie Winters and Mrs. A C Olsen, with services at family residences or local churches.
A San Antonio photographer, J. W. Cones of Cones Studio in Maine Java, claims 18 years of serving top clients with flattering portraits. He promises precise posing for desirable expressions, noting even a chronic critic can brighten with the right shot.
Local railroad officials and staff are profiled with moves and notes. The piece lists candidates for office, appointments, and transfers at lines including Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, and Frisco. It mentions figures like McChamne, Everett, Jones, Forbes, Hawkins, and McMeans, plus various regional bases and routes.
T H Wilhelm enters as commercial agent for the system in Dallas area. S 3 Ruler and lad M Glanson named freight agents. HT Crookston to oversee Trelake agent duties. Mesaic Rutter and Gleason known to Texas rail men as former commercial agents for Prison and Rock Island. Crooksion travels with Rock Island to push progress. Gleason Alison Frise freight solicitor reassigned to St Louis office. Gibson departed for new post.
R H Innes a former Sap superintendent and later wharf terminals superintendent visited Galveston recently during the strike period. He now serves as local inspector for the bureau of explosives of the American Railway Association. Headquarters are in New York with Dallas as main hub and the bureau handles safety and transport of explosives at high annual cost.
Train schedule listing routes from Commerce Street Station to St. Louis, Chicago, Texarkana, Fort Worth, and Texas coastal cities. Includes daily and weekly services, connections via Santa Fe and Prisco, and times for several express and local trains to destinations such as Austin, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, and Brownsville.
A semi official source says the northern division of theBo & C rail line between this city and Kane Pennsylvania, about 114 miles, will be converted into an electric trolley. The maintenance and operation cost is high and earnings are cited as a factor. The notice appears amid a页 scattered classified section with various ads and promotions.
A fragmentary item records a village note about a butcher and a rector’s wife. The text hints at improprieties and gossip with oblique references to a typed message, a department store, and a suspicious buyer, but the legible words are unclear and inconclusive.
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