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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1885

Page

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London Parliament Explosion Report Prompt Anger and Fear

A double explosion rocked Parliament buildings in London the first near the House of Commons and the second in Westminster Hall. Police seek leads after a man and woman fled aboard a cab. many injured including several constables.

Lonnox Parliament Parliament Houses House of Commons Westminster Hall Houses of Parliament Ana Aog Is Force Gladstone Peers Parliament Yard Lonspon Tower William Vernon Harcourt Charlies Bradlaugh Cox and Cole Edwin Greer Congress Edmunds America Washington London House of Representatives House Chicago England Associated Press Office Senate State Department Bayard Senate of United States New York Inspector Byrnes O’donovan Rossa House of Parliament

Alamo Gun Club Holds Park Match Sweepstakes

Members of the Alamo Gun Club gathered at San Pedro Park for a multi event shoot. Olsmith, Peterson, Polk, Thiele and Flood competed across four matches with prizes awarded for top scores and a final shoot off. Flood, Thiele and Polk led in several events with Peterson and Olsmith also securing wins.

Alamo San Pedro Park Olsmith Peterson Polk Thiele Flood Balance

Auxiliary Bible Society of San Antonio Elects Officers

Last evening at First Presbyterian church the annual meeting of the Aux iliary Bible society of San Antonio approved standard reports. Addresses were given by Rev W B Falkenburg Rev E B Chapple and W B Rankin the Texas American Bible Society agent. A collection raised funds for the society to use this year and officers were named including President Rev W B Preston Vice President Rev E B Chapple Treasurer S H Craig Secretary Captain F Mot Newton and Executive Committee J D Stevenson J M Hamilton Colonel R M Moore. This morning the Executive committee met at Rev W B Preston 332 Soledad street to review the Parent society report and plan the coming year.

First Presbyterian Church Auxiliary Bible Society of San Antonio W. 8 Falkenburg E. B Chapple W. B. Rankin American Bible Society For Texas W.B. Preston E. B. Chapple 8. H. Graig F. Mot. Newton J. D. Stevenson J. M. Hamilton R. M. Moore W. B. Preston Soledad Street

Notable Visitors and Guests Filling Local Hotels

A long list of visitors checks in at city hotels including W K Jones of Del Rio W H Lowe and C A Stonesifer of Austin J M Doughty of Uvalde M Mason of Fort Davis C D Fenley of Uvalde Mrs Ross of Winnipeg C B Rankin of Austin John W Almond of Bandera and Geo Briggs guest at San Marcos W D Rawlings of Bloomington C C Gibbs Sunset railroad official Captain E W Perryman and W Daugherty Pearsall James W Taylor Austin stockman Professor M Delite of Chicago Henry Bohn of Denver Mrs Sutherland and family and Mrs J W Taylor St Louis and others.

W.K. Jones del Rio W. H. Lowe Austin W. B. Rankin J.M. Doughty Uvalde St. Leonard M. Mason Fort Davis Maverick C. D. Fenley C. A. Stonesifer Modesto California Mrs. Ross Winnipeg Mannitoba Vance John W. Almond Bandera Geo Briggs San Marcos Asa H. Dowdy Matagorda Thomas T. Graves LaSalle County W. S. Bowker Sulphur Springs W. D. Rawlings Bloomington C. C. Gibbs Sunset Railroad E. W. Perryman W. ©. Daugherty Pearsall James W. Taylor Vince M. Delite Chicago Texas Henry Bohn Denver Colorado Sutherland J. W. Taylor St. Louis N. Wolfson Marx Wolff & Marx New York H. Haas Anzeiger Des Westens A. W. Childress Durham N. C Dr. von Koehring New Braunfels Richard T. Beauregard Major Beauregard Wilson County R. S. Brown Southern Ohio and Mississippi Railway Menger

Recorder Court Keeps Busy With Fines And Dismissals

His Honor Bryan Callaghan presided as several defendants faced fines for disorderly conduct, drunkenness, and vagrancy. Among those fined were Mollie Taylor, Maggie Lee, Jennie Wells, and Mary Johnson at Gordon's bagnio for prostitution, and Annie Hardee for vagrancy in a case later dismissed.

Bryan Callaghan Fitzgerald D.S. Smith Simmons Graham Justice of the Peace Dick Wallace Joe Burke Benjamin Franklin Jefferson Jefferson Josephine Doyle Mollie ‘Taylor Maggie Lee Jennie Wells Mary Johnson Gordon’s Bagnio Annie Hardee Hardin Gordon East Street Lucy Washington Pers Judag Sanson Tacy O’brien F. MoeMulligan J. Smith Will Hof M. Rodriguez Andrew Lacher Heckler Fred Wilke

Sisters of Divine Providence to hold school fair

The Sisters of Divine Providence plan a fair on February 9 10 and 11 to liquidate debt from the new St Joseph's school on Bonham Street. Donations of sale items are welcomed and the scholastic, unsectarian institution seeks robust support for the effort.

Sisters of Divine Providence St. Joseph's School Bonham Street

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