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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
City news reports Police Matron Campbell campaigns for books and magazines for prisoners at the city jail, asking residents to donate desirable reading matter. Details include a Saturday January 11 note and mentions of local figures, plus corrections and prison terms for several individuals.
San Antonio will host the United States and Mexican water boundary commission headquarters, per Fornundo B y Puga who arrived from El Paso. He said the city is the logical base to reach required cities, with the office to be chosen and March or April as the move time. Delegations from both nations are expected to be stationed here. Puga attended a dinner at the Palace Club yesterday and departed this morning.
A list details multiple convic tions with prison terms: Murier five years for horse theft under alias Toreble Fuentes and Jusia Rodriguez. two years each for Dave Hunter on assault to murder and Jos Johnson for burglary. The text also notes a Golden Leaf prize mask ball, a Turmer Hall Diaz Sisters concert, and recovery hopes for W. J. Page after paralysis.
The document lists financial notes from Long Leaf Lumber with L J Menefee holding $57,282.88, notes totaling 780 each due February 1 and maturing monthly, indorsed by W T Chastain and T W Hoge. It notes petitioner personal property valued at $1700 at 1024 River Avenue and recovery reports. Probate court closes estate of Irvin Glone with guardian discharged and letters of guardianship issued for Stephen Janos Wolcken heirs, bond $1659. Naturalization filings include Jos Di Carlo 39, Stephen J Joeris, Pstahyn Martinaz, and Biagh Catalano. Norwegian law referenced regarding tree planting.
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Enrietta Grobman and husband Maurice Campbell file voluntary bankruptcy in New York. Grobman once starred in 1900s stage hits including the title role in Mistrials Well and Nell Gwynn, rising with Bijou and Silvey Theatre runs before financial troubles hit the Pilgrim's Progress dramatization.
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