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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
1
Consternation surrounds the post office as a new demerit system goes into effect. Clerks fear it may affect pay and status while management touts efficiency gains. late arrivals, untidy desks, and other infractions trigger demerit marks, with potential salary implications and a push for improved performance.
San Antonio groups announce a slate of lodge and union gatherings tonight and Sunday. Fraternal orders meet at Woodmen hall and Pythian halls, with several chapters including De Zavala DRT 117 Fourth Street and Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No 1 listed. Union groups such as Trades Council, Typographical Union No 172, and various craft and labor assemblies schedule sessions across multiple halls.
Special to The Light Worth Tex Italians in Fort Worth gathered 300 to be sent via the galveston Tiancon fund to assist earthquake victims in southern Italy. Dentist Pr Keellig of Atama Placa notes the children's teeth specialty.
Atlanta witnesses a dream foretelling the death of Elizabeth Tarver in Albany due to burns from a lit candle. Miss Wattle Warren of Atlanta predicted the fatal fire two weeks earlier while visiting Albany, stating she dreamt the child Elizabeth Parver fatally burned. The warning, shared with the child’s family, lingered in her mind despite its seeming improbability.
A revised timetable adds new routes between San Antonio and the coast. Train changes affect Kerrville, Kerrville Sunday service, Houston coast connections, and new connections to Corpus Christi Rockport and Palmito with adjusted departure and arrival times starting next Monday.
Secret Service reports a new counterfeit five dollar bill appearing in Philadelphia. The note resembles a silver certificate from August 4 1886 series 2895 with a chief head design, silk fibers, and near perfect paper but several misprints. Experts say the errors are subtle yet detectable. The piece lists treasurer signatures and a garter back motif and is linked to a local undertaker firm name.
Memphis police hunt a man believed to lead a group that partially demolished a coffin factory in an outlying district. The building briefly resumed operations before a foreman and workers were paid, bricks sold, and machinery partly dismantled for removal. The owner reported the seizure and the presumed ringleader vanished as officers arrived.
An ordinance to be presented by the city board of health and later to the city council was denied at a meeting last night at Trades Council hall of the Painters and Paperhangers district council No. 9. It relates to ventilation and orders that painted walls shall not be covered with more than two coats and that all walls in living apartments shall be disinfected before being covered with paper or paint. The ordinance follows measures in other eastern cities and is seen as important for public health in San Antonio.
Sixteen Japanese youths and hoya from San Antonio were entertained informally last night at the home of Rev J Z Patton. Mr and Mrs Patton, with 13 years in Japan, hosted an evening of American and Japanese songs and games, with Flags of both nations as decorations. Guests included Tome Iwakura T Fango Okada Katsura Kitayama Y Takada SG Manumura K Wada 8 Moci H Koyanagi 3 Hirawa M Naga M K Murata G Kachi 8 Kamisone and TF Ohshima.
Fragmentary report cites Seciloaly Kangne and Pexna clipping Opta as M Murucheny and Dacer Puppe lead orchestra. unrelated phone items and small earnings noted. The readable text remains unclear on full facts or context.
Paris correspondent of the Matin describes the Messina earthquake scene after a 67 kilometer march on foot through ruined towns. He details ruined streets, wrecked stations, melting despair, and families starving, with bodies and debris filling the landscape and a city in a nightmarish chasm of death.
Notice from Mayor Bryan Callaghan directing the board of equalizations to convene in City Hall room 13 to review appeals from the assessor for the fiscal year ending May 2, 1908. The board meets daily until completion within 60 days, with no council or assessment committee involvement during adjournment. Attest: City Clerk Tred Fairs.
In Spokane Washington January a naked laborer named Previk Mays aged about yerra of age attempted to mount Billy Sunday’s pulpit to deliver exhortation on The Devil. Ushers stopped him after a fierce struggle. he was bound and jailed wrapped in a blanket proclaiming he was an angel from God. He fought captors before being subdued and restrained in a strong cell as bystanders sang.
Several hundred delegates are expected to gather in San Antonio on January 4 for the annual Gulf Missionary District convention of the Christian Church. The meeting aims to promote missionary work and Christian endeavors with welcome address by R F Wheeler of San Antonio and responses by President J M Stregtor. Adjournment planned for the evening of January 11.
A fragmentary exchange presents a judge and a fond mother admonishing a son about quarreling with his brother. The Future President quips that God does not want him, asserting divine knowledge of the boy.
Sealed proposals will be received at Fort Buck Houston Texas until 11 m January 16 1909 for electric wiring and fixtures for stables at Fort Sam Houston Texas. The U S reserves the right to reject all bids. Bidders must include manufacturers names. Sealed envelopes marked Proposals for Brick Work Fort Sam Houston to L J Fleming Constructing Quartermaster
A New Year survey from national headquarters, led by Michael J. Fanning, argues local option laws are temporary expedients with little real gain for temperance. It notes that in states with county option, prohibition votes rise or fall with overall party strength, signaling that amplified anti-saloon support depends on broader electoral outcomes.
New York January 2 Pearl necklace valued at 6206 disappeared on New Year’s Eve and was found by Wallach who returned it to Dr and Mrs Hamlin earning a $2000 reward. The piece comprised six Persian pearls 61 Amsterdam pearls and two diamonds weighing a carat and a half.
In states where county option was reduced, Chafin would have polled 316.9 votes, or 33478 more votes than the highest total ever recorded for prohibitionists, indicating a dramatic shift in potential support without altering final results.
New York reports one million dollars in round figures spent by the United States last year in the campaign against tuberculosis. The annual report of the National Association for the Prevention and Study of Tuberculosis says the fight was the most successful, most organized and far reaching in medical history with involvement by labor unions, churches and laymen.
A fire yesterday morning at Cyl Stanford and company livery stable in Victoria Texas destroyed the property. Fireman Louis Sehnhart Jr was overcome by heat while another man was shocked by an electrified wire. Both received prompt medical attention and recovered. Estimated damage about 2500 dollars with 3790 dollars insured.
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