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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
8
The Light Magazine features poems by Montaigne and C B Quincy alongside short stories by Wex Jones. Reading selections reflect mid tier literary verse and narrative prose within the issue.
Louis James leads a strong cast in a Shakespearean Comedy of Errors production at the Grand Opera House. Aphie James matches his vigor as Emilia, with standout turns by J Arthur Young and Frederick Paulding. The evening frames a busy theatre scene with vaudeville, operatic previews, and upcoming shows at the Grand and nearby venues.
The lid will be on in San Antonio Sunday as saloon men press for strict enforcement of closing rules. Charles Warnette, president of the state liquor dealers, said the policy was set by a large majority of local dealers and is voluntary with no grand jury tips or coercion involved.
Ledgers at Globe Hotel on Main plan show losses in rooms used by travelers. Residents formed a makeshift detective group to search belongings. A man was arrested and coins found in his pockets. A. H. Welsner had pleaded guilty in corporation court, case transferred to county court for further action.
A garbled read summarizes an upcoming year announcement from Guarantee Shoe Co about a new Fifty Willie figure. It mentions Deputy Constable Ma Wilkens capturing Willie named Yebl, plus references to Mysterious Mulligan, Light Manager W A Bedell and Advertising Manager Watson. It notes Mrs Jones as Pity Dollar Willie and urges saving buttons for future use.
Republican leaders convened a conference attended by Cecil A. Lyon state chairman John J. Stevens J P Glaze and others to map a race across Bexar Gillespie Kerr counties. They plan a campaign portraying the candidate as an anti prohibitionist tapping disaffection in the Democratic party and the strength of a pro prohibitionist to gain victory.
Burial permits record several decedents including Torey Mancay age 7 at 803 Nolen aglent with memmienta cause unknown, A Tacoveda aged two years in El Paso convulsions, Leo aged 84 at 208 Aves ane D brain hemorrhage, Wm Wassenburg age 44 at 2014 Wy omig suret with thereunists, Sarah Fentiths Clement age 14 320 Vravié effort exhaustion.
Consumer ad claims Hertzberg’s offers glasses and optical services at half price, promising big savings on frames, lenses, and fittings. It touts low overhead, no rent, free services, and reduced prescriptions, urging readers to switch to save money on spectacles.
In the corporation court this morning Albert Insure was fined $10 by Judge Pueley for an incident on Commerce street. A man wandered seeking a late meal, unable to buy due to poor credit, and caused a disturbance near a closed establishment before police intervened.
Jiuiuary 19 nine Mi and dates note a boy born to Mhaymaas Whiteman of 346 Stieren street in a brief birth notice with readable details.
A dense listing of railroad times and connections from Austin to St Louis via Texarkana Frisco and Santa Fe routes. Includes small stations like San Antonio, Del Rio, Houston Galveston and Victoria, with departures and arrivals such as 7:45 am 11:10 am 8:00 am and 6:20 pm. Mentions express, local, limited and through services with connections to Dallas Fort Worth Kansas City and New Orleans.
Rabbi Marks argued in Temple Hath last night that Shylock in Shakespeare is overdrawn and misunderstood. He claimed the author reversed creditor and debtor roles to suit public sentiment of the period and cited Pope Sextus’s punishment as supporting history. The lecture drew a well attended audience followed by a musical program and dinner offerings escribed by the note.
W. L. Stiles, formerly Mrs. Mary Jackson of Augiin, sustained a $1200 loss yesterday when a residence burned in the state capital. The home was occupied by the Thi Kappa Pal society, which also suffered heavy losses. Cause of the fire is not known.
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