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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1913

Page

6

Aviator crosses city at a great elevation

Gaompeon files from Army Post to Fair Ground at 3800 feet. Loyd Thompson flies over San Antonio from maneuver field to fair ground, then to the track for exhibition. He climbs to 3800 feet, performs a corkscrew descent, then motors around the race area. Crowd fears a crash but the stunt ends safely amid excitement and later auto racing around the track. Corpus Christi notes: Williams Hotel opens new for business at $20,000, owner formerly ran late hotels in Yoskum and this city.

Gaompeon Loyd Thompson San Antonis Tori Sam Houston Aviatora Littles School of Aviation Thompson Maneuver Field Fair Grounds Jearth Thompes Sheconen Space Bs Net Berial San Antonio New Corpus Corpus Christl Tex Wiliams Hotel J. F Con- Cute Yoskum

Engies annual ball and assorted notices in 1913 paper

A sprawling 1913 page item lists events and notices from San Antonio. It mentions Engies annual ball at Turner belt on January 23 1913, social dances and musical acts, police activity arresting Ernst Kobitze a 93 year old butcher, and various business ads. Also includes engineering ads by Alexander Walton and a move for Woodworth Ett er gospel meetings. The item surveys public notices, court actions, and local society happenings with names, addresses, and brief actions.

Engies Turner Belt Anda Houston

Chamber of Commerce to Elect Five Directors

San Antonio stockholders will vote on January 14 to elect five new directors for the Chamber of Commerce. Ten candidates include Charles Graebner and A H Foner. Graebner is expected to be reelected president. The annual meeting follows a week of planning sessions on Home Industries Exhibition and city hospital funding.

San Antonio Indian Service Imenne Male Chamber of Commerce Uecers Home Industries Carter Fiea Beethoven Hall Market Hall Heckthoven Bath Meetias Diunday Jubtelty Division Chamber of Committee Chaimber of Commerce Wi Aelock Sheelgat Chamber of Caminetes Menger Fleta Chamber of Commterce United States Manting Charles Graebner A. H. Foner T. le Cupros L. J. Hart Fred W. Cook T. Smith H. E. Hildebrand J S. Martindale Presilericr

Thieves Rob Chapels Paris Cemeteries Loot Sacred Objects

Paris reports band of thieves desecrated the cemetery of Cieny Levelles outside Paris last night stealing sacred items from chapel graves. No bodies disturbed, police scouring area for suspects amid heightened capital alert. Gold objects among the loot. Plan to combat chinch bugs in Wichita as grain concerns form committees to protect 1914 crops. Weather warms, bugs thrive in ginse land and elu ble. DeWalt Hopper sued for divorce in New York as Ella Bergen Hopper files for absolute divorce.

Paris Cieny- Levelles Eant Wichita Kan Tau. d Southwest DeWalt Homer New York Dan Ella Bergen Hopper DeWalf Hopper

Reliable Home Treatment For Drink Habit ONRINE

The ORHINE Treatment claims to destroy all desire for whiskey beer or other alcohol and has helped thousands. It can be given secretly and costs $1.00 per box. If no results after a trial, money will be refunded. Free booklet available from B. J. Wagner Houston Ave and Street.

B. J. Wagner Houston Bt Avenue

Fire damages cotton seed at Alamo Oil Refining plant

A smoldering fire at the Alamo Oil and Refining Company on Simonan Street flared at 2:30 PM destroying part of a cotton seed stock once valued at 150000. Fire crews from Chamber Wright and five companies fought the blaze. about 90000 worth of cotton seed remained on the ground. A separate blaze damaged Mrs. L Chamberlain’s home at 8216 West Houston Street. Two white men riding a Frisco freight train near Tulsa were crushed beneath oil tanks and killed.

Alamo Oil and Refining Company Simonan Street Chber Wright Tuisa Okta Neosho Day W. W. Thornley Sardwyen Felco Aton

Parcel Post Clerk Returns Gifts Despite Sealed Packets

An elderly woman failed to open a parcel at the post office window while a clerk, in charity garb, explained seals must be broken to reveal contents. The clerk then broke seals, wrote a return address, and purchased postage from his own funds to ensure the gifts were sent to Treland.

Sirate Treland Amd Ao Franke Pallagen Naeter Tevens Fieris

Obituary Items From Local Notices

Obituary notices report three deaths with burial plans and relatives. J M Larknon, 3, native of Missouri, died at 4 PM, to be interred in Kansas City after services by Riebe Undertaking. Ciara L Petty, 32, from Texas, died at her parents home. funeral by Rev. McLellan at 4 PM at residence, burial Mission Burial Park. Owen F Lang, 40, died Sunday. funeral at 10 AM at church, Knights of Columbus honor, interment in Mission Burial Park vault.

Harrison J. M. Larknon Missouri Kateas City Riebe Undertaking Company Patty Ciara L. Petty Olf Bre Wit Watterdon Belden Avenue Velock Texas San Antonio Brown County W. F Petty iRev Hugh McLellan Cen Wai Christian Mission Burial Park Owen F. Lang Edgewood Theipils Eeeasl Knights of Columbus St. Mary's Catholic

Will Lecture Here by Brigadier Mrs Stillwell

Brigadier Mrs Stillwell of the Salvation Army Western Territory will spend most of January in San Antonio. She arrives in January and will lecture at Utica Presbyterian Church on January evening and afternoon for women and girls over 16 on The White Slave Traffic and on Resources and Slum Work. Lectures repeat the next day at West End Methodist Church.

West End

Pyramid Pile Remedy Promises Home Cure

Many cases of piles have been cured by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy without further treatment. When it proves its value, ask your druggist for the exact product and use the free coupon offer. Save yourself the surgeon's knife and doctors bills.

Soca

From North to West Freight Routes Map the 1920s Rail Schedule

An OCR filled with garbled train timetable fragments lists multiple routes and depots. It mentions El Paso Houston Galveston Houston coast and various train numbers, times, and origins. The legible parts describe departures and arrivals, schedules, and regional connections across Texas and nearby cities.

Corpus Ad Men Organize in Corpus Christi Club

Corpus Christi ad men form the Corpus Christi Ad Men's Club on January 4, pledging affiliation with the National Association of Advertising Clubs. The group plans organization along lines of similar clubs in San Antonio and other cities.

Corpus Ad Men Coms Christi Tex Advertising Men of Corpus Corpus Christi Ad Men's Club National Association of Advertising Clubs

Unclear fragmentary sports note from Houston Texas area

An OCR fragment references Houston and Texas but contains garbled text and names. The readable portions mention a tennis context with a teen player and late hit, failing to reach a mark. The source text is too damaged to extract a definite event, participants, or outcome.

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