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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1912
Page
10
Revival by Rev. R R Jones of Alabama opens at Travis Park Methodist Church promising two week assistance. Jones a young evangelist with national reputation cites worker consecration as key to his success and church members pledge support at close of sermon.
C A Davies elected special judge of the Thirty seventh district court by the San Antonio Bar Association to serve until Judge Dwyer returns from Brownsville which will be Thursday.
San Antonio readers note sleet and snow delays in Oklahoma and Arkansas cause trains on the International & Great Northern and Katy to run late. Specifics cite No. 5, I G N nine hours late and the Katy six hours late. Also listed are local notices for humane officers, doctors, poll tax reminders, a jail escape sentence, and minor court actions including fines for displaying a knife and contempt of court. References include E. M. Collins humane officer, Drs. Garring & Hatcher osteopaths, J. H. Rice dentist, and J. B. Keep ers sentence for forgery.
Judge Ben Fisk, absent a week on a business trip to Mexico, returns this morning and calls the civil docket in his court. Local notices list events: fancy skating exhibition at Electric Park rink, Kohr's Dance Tuesday at Turner Hall, and the Dixie Social club grand prize mask hall on Saturday January 13 at Modern Woodmen hall 117 N Flores. Staacke Bros. advertise top delivery wagons in San Antonio. Medical ads for Dr A R Beal and plumber A Collman include contact details.
A brief public notice urges residents to pay poll taxes, citing civic deadlines and potential penalties. The message emphasizes timely payment to avoid fines and legal consequences.
Phillip Schmidt 68 died last night at his daughter’s home 806 North Camal Street after long illness. He leaves three sons and one daughter. funeral tomorrow at 10 from North Camal Street, Lutheran cemetery. Henry Frederick Stephenson 36 died at a local sanitarium after two months illness. burial planned in Corpus Christi with a brother arriving to accompany the remains. John J Read 38 died last night at 309 Mitchell Street after a long illness. burial in Louisiana. survived by a brother.
Bids will be opened Wednesday by Captain Harris BE Pendleton post quartermaster in Major Yates absence for moving a portion of the Twenty third infantry from Fort McIntosh Laredo to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana The remaining regiment parts will be moved separately later by cavalry troops
An old advertisement claims Cascarets gently cleanse and regulate the stomach liver and bowels while you sleep. It promises relief from sour belching heartburn nausea and indigestion by morning with a 10 cent box suitable for the whole family.
Poll tax receipts reached a daily high with 144 receipts and 24 exemptions, as Lone Star Brewery employees closed down to qualify as voters. By noon, 4 245 total registrations were reported, with officials forecasting a sustained pace to approach last year’s totals. The list of taxpayers includes Leon Peters, J R Hickman, A Muguerza, and many others at addresses across San Antonio, as authorities aim to reach a 1911 registration benchmark before January 31.
A long list of exemptions is recorded for residents at numerous streets and avenues, followed by notice that the Lone Star Poultry association show at 239 West Commerce street was postponed to tomorrow due to cold weather. About 500 birds have arrived, valued around 5000 dollars, with fanciers from across Texas and several northern states entering prize birds. Despite the cold, northern shipments show no bird injuries and combs are not frostbitten.
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