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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
3
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A San Antonio encounter recounts locals discussing phonographs and cheap rings at Louis’s store on Alamo Plaza. A witty remark contrasts a man with phonographs to a phony graft dealer, then a quip questions whether the best cake has ever been baked, concluding with artesian ice and lemonade.
Two west side women arrested in a major tenderloin raid in San Antonio paid fines to leave jail. They planned to stay jailed for the full amount but gradually reduced their payments, freeing the last two after a final settlement.
Numerous lodges and temperance and labor bodies convene this evening across San Antonio. Elk Lodge 25 and K of P meet at Ruthton hall. Natchez Tribe 4, Red Man hall. Sam Houston Camp 65 at Woodmen hall. Scottish Rite Masonic Club at Masonic Temple. Anchorogue 424 at Masonic Temple. San Antonio Commandery 7 at K T Masonic Temple. Union Hall hosts Universal assemblies and labor gatherings. Trades Council meets at 8 oclock for joint executive board sessions of United Brewery Workmen and related groups. the night includes union and fraternal gatherings across multiple halls.
Public school notes detail Bowls School No 1 seventh grade pupils presenting a parlor program on January 15 from 9 20 to 9 80 p m. The event honors the Daughters of the American Revolution with a general review of the revolutionary era. Readers, recitations, songs, and essays by seventh graders feature titles such as Belay's Battle Flag Hats Off and Revolutionary War essay and a performance of Auntyria.
Building permits reported for multiple properties include Wal Silvens with two sheds on the north side of Broad Avenue for 190 dollars and Than Fausta with a one room dwelling on Guadalupe Street for ties Hugh Burrs on Crockett Place for 500. Other entries cite Maeman with a three room dwelling on Maryland Street, Louis Hernandez with a two room dwelling on Reichelt Street, and W Buckries with a two room addition on North Olive Street for 250. A fireroom dwelling is listed on Last Quincy Street for 51200, and Rose with a nine room dwelling on Mahacke ConvL for 1000 dollars.
Fragmented notices show burial permits for several individuals with ages and death dates in January, locations including Fredericksburg and San Fernando cemetery, plus sealed proposals from the Quartermaster in San Houston Texas for electric white goods and fixtures. The text lists firms and required manufacturers, with rights reserved to reject bids and instructions for sealed proposals at Mort, Sam Houston, Texas.
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