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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1912

Page

3

All 13 Ready for Excursion to Laredo

Final preparations completed for a big trade excursion to Laredo under a commercial group. A 20 piece band will entertain for the special six coach train leaving the International and Great Northern station at 7 30 next Thursday morning with five hours in Laredo and a possible side trip to Nuevo Laredo. List of delegates includes Frank Winerich A Kronkosky J E Harper W H Weber H M Lightfoot Jake Wolff and many others.

Laredo William L. Schlesinger International & Great Northern San Antonio Nuevo Laredo Rio Grande H. Booth Houston Frank Winerich A. Kronkosky J. E. Harper W. H. Weber H. M. Lightfoot Jake Wolff J. R. Baldwin E. T. Green C. H. Phillip E. H. Harrell C. Timpson Ed Tynan E. C. Jungkind James Kapp J. D. Oppenheimer A. Holland

Beethoven Maennerchor Concert At Beethoven Hall

Beethoven Maennerchor presents a concert at Beethoven hall next Saturday January 27 at 8 PM featuring German and classical works with Indian dances and solos. Performances include Adar Vivaldi pieces and vocal selections with pianist Miss Mary Hewson and Brahms Minhied Op 71 No 5 as well as Jensen and Strauss items.

Beethoven Maennerchor Beethoven Hall de A. C. Rothe Mary Hewson Brahms Murmelndes Luftchen Jensen Strauss Nona Lee Lane F. Lindlar Koschat Beethoven Maennerchor Carl Hahn MacDowell Irma Koenigsberg Beethoven Severe Kreisler A. C. Rothe Florence Converse Rene Vietor Eres Natoma M. Lee Omaha Lucille Mueller Lucille Mueller. Ian War Bellstedt

Bats Found in Alamo Property Salvaged for Mosquito Control

Workmen uncover about 1500 hibernating bats during teardown near the Hugo Schmeltzer warehouse. Dr. C A R Campbell takes custody to use them as mosquito destroyers, noting a bat can consume up to 540 mosquitoes in a night and planning to add these to his growing collection of bat houses at Mitchell Lake and the experimental farm. The effort aims to promote bats as a medical ally against typhoid and malaria.

C. A. R. Campbell Alamo Campbell A. B. Conley Mitchell Lake

San Antonio Gaining Fame as a Vaudeville Haven

William A. Streeter of the Interstate Amusement Co and owner of the New Orpheum theater in Waco, visiting the Gunter hotel, praised San Antonio for its growing reputation among theater people as a "good show town." He noted vaudeville acts tend to prosper here more than in other cities, prompting Lloyd Spencer to share further details.

William A. Streeter New Orpheum Theater Waco Interstate Amusement Company Gunter Hotel San Antonio Lloyd Spencer

A R Beal Lungs Nose Throat Practice Note

A. R. Beal advertises medical services for lungs and nose throat at 308 Gunter Building. The brief listing presents a local healthcare provider offering ENT care in a shared professional building space.

79 Year Old Woman Wages A Living By Ironing

A 75 year old crippled woman living alone in a one room hovel faced extreme poverty. She earns a meager livelihood by ironing clothes but cannot stand to work. Mrs. Mildred Brown aided her with meat groceries clothing and care and notes she needs comfortable shoes and a discarded cloak.

Mildred Brown Christmas Cheer Association Brown

Young Men’s Christian Association to stage rural carnival

The Y M C A will present a rural carnival on January 26 and 27 featuring farm life skits and gym floor stunts described as a lively parody. Directed by N. Tannenbaum, the event is billed as the largest ever attempted by the association.

Young Men's Christian Association N. Tannenbaum

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