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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1899
Page
2
A picaresque page mentions Wil kinson's Blak and the Moka Millinery Co with social gatherings and birthday festivities at 13 Fiores street. Legal notices, auctions, and local sales run through Thursday, with a round of court entries, new appointments, and staffing moves in San Antonio and beyond.
The Ivy Social club hosts a watermelon party next Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Groben, 643 Water Street. Theo Arézt's orchestra will perform and ample frozen melons will be available. The regular business meeting, postponed due to a legal holiday, now occurs one week later.
San Antonio fans may witness a two game bill for one price as the Senators bid farewell to 1999 with Coletan Isases and Napoleon Mc Closkey joining the line up. The first game starts at 3:18 p.m. with the second following immediately after. Weber promises revenge after Friday’s defeat.
A surprise party honored Miss Hazel Widleb at her Anal street home for her birthday anniversary. Guests gathered at Miss Ey nesting Monter's home then proceeded to Turke's hall where dancing continued into the night. Cake and cream were served.
A fragment from New England Home Magazine urges character over brawn. It argues gentleness, patience, consideration for others, and inner strength define true greatness, warning that following the crowd signals weakness and that true self-improvement begins within.
A household Words fragment recalls Burton Agnes Hall near Bridlington where a skull was hidden in a cupboard as a superstition. Built in Queen Anne’s era by three sisters, one died during construction. an oath promised burial images would be shown. The skull was moved to the hall table amid rumors of bad omens and misfortune. Several houses reportedly hold similar skull relics with unique tales.
Richard P. Bland's first client, 43, not a Denver resident, is Lewis James of 4207 Wattson Street. James recalls Bland just admitted to the bar and his early legal work, including a case involving a farm, a fall fence, and a nearby justice of the peace where Bland arrived late after walking ten miles.
Richmond Va June reports of a move to relocate Chief Justice Marshall's ashes from Shockoe Hill cemetery to Hollywood near Monroe and Tyler. Proponents seek better upkeep and consider state or federal funds for perpetual maintenance of Marshall, Monroe, and Tyler sites, amid neglect concerns.
Fragmented OCR passage depicts a boy observing a black man during a social visit and a suggestive exchange about clothing and wealth, rendered in a distorted dialect. The text hints at an adult predatory dynamic and uneasy racial undertones implied by the setting and dialogue.
Long dispatch details appointment shifts within the Inspector General’s department. Major Weal Wilton Chamberlaine becomes adjutant general and chief engineering officer. Several officers and clerks reassigned or placed on extra duty as the Texas Department reorganizes. The post readies offices with new decor, electricals, and signaling systems as the staff adjusts to wartime needs.
A bizarre scene unfolds as a woman awakens from fumes near a bed in Captain Stevens' home. An overnight search, including General McKin bin and Major William H. Crowell, yielded no findings. Pettibone Bros. furniture firm representative visited the city yesterday afternoon.
Bréaurs Witte Mrovbet launch a new firm named the San Antonio Bar Supply Company. They fill a sale room on East Houston Street and offer an elegant line of bar supplies and glassware. Witte and Frocties are noted in city circles for their enterprise and integrity.
Fragmentary OCR dialogue shows Dewey and an editor from Bangtown Bazoo, discussing readers and suggests danger or wrongdoing. language is garbled, unclear, with a scramble of names and actions. No coherent event or outcome is established.
A tale of a local attempt to popularize a large picture hat sparks a family dispute. A bitter elder urges restraint while a hopeful leader offers cheaper options, noting space and family duties in a modest cottage. The scene ends with a decision to display the hat in the neighborhood.
A ParisMedieval discussion references M Berthelot and Asteria on the dangerous nature of human perspiration. Early 19th century experiments allegedly show sweat from dancing, glove use, and vigorous movement causing death in animals. Further tests suggest exertion sweat may be more toxic than vapor bath sweat.
The Chicago City Council introduced a sprawling ordinance by 2ayn Gicate WiNing proposing a 94 year grant for a Chicago Subway Arcade and Lractisi company. It aims to build and maintain an underground electric street railway beneath the lake front south of Randolph Street with a 6 percent gross receipts concession, a large bridge, and terminals connected to South Side divisions. At thirty years the city would take ownership of the plant and franchise.
A fragmentary Philadelphia ad snippet mentions Hicks and a man on a wheel, asleep and riding off in white. The text references Kelly-Springfield tires and Miniket restrained Bros, with a date notation.
Court grants a temporary injunction on mortgage taxation and franchise valuation in proceedings represented by Gillespie Umsche Wiig and others. The case involves Banco United and noted property assessments, with discussions on personal property tax and the impact on local land values and corporate loans. The article also notes county fair plans and exhibits by local groups, including a prominent sheep and horse display and plans for new polo and fire drill activities.
Entries from the past week list detainees including Partch Eyrigiez Imre Pantin Ei. Baie Frank Schiletter and James Parretty for burglary and theft Leve y an smuggling Baie Mc Fadden A H Taylor assault and Thomas Price awaiting murder charges in county jail records
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