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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
5
A city residence at 601 Carson Street is up for sale, with another property at 902 Alume Plaza linked to Jaguirez and Pahey. The notice notes the personal departure from the area and invites inquiries about the listed homes.
Sealed proposals will be received until Wednesday July 16 1907 for furnishing groceries dry goods blank books stationery printing lumber hardware oils grease tea wax rubber stamps and related items for Bexar County offices for the fiscal year starting August 1 1907 with option to extend two years. Specifications available from the County Auditor after payment to be sealed and delivered to the office. Right to reject any bids reserved.
Molise to contractors sealed bids addressed to the County Auditor of Bexar County will be opened July 16, 1907 for repairs and alterations to the Bexar County Court House. Separate bids are required by trade including cement, plumbing, carpentry, painting glazing, furniture, millwork, and concrete vault doors. Ten percent bid bond payable to County Judge B. Shook. plans and specifications from architect Tony T. Phelps at 3004 West Commerce.
A sensational journalist recounts a brief encounter with Robert Louis Stevenson during a California journey. The interview is described as shy and awkward, with Stevenson appearing frail and unable to speak much, while the reporter faces a tense moment at a mantel lock.
News from Texas reports three men jailed on murder accusations after bodies were found near Kosanky Peculiar Cause of Death. Other items cover a seven year old’s death from doll eye ingestion a lightning death in Dallas Will Evison, a fatal telephone incident, and local preparations for July 4 celebrations.
Fragmentary OCR shows lists of lot transfers in Bexar and Victoria counties, with prices around 12000 to 14000 dollars, names like John D. Staple and Milas Alice, and street references such as South Heights and East Englewood. A stray dialogue excerpt appears, mentioning Mrs Furze Parily and an unclear dramatic line.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about a drainstorm remedy and a person named Gath Gashall near a dry gas box. A second voice mentions a brown storm and a statement about taters. Further lines include Lean paranoias and a character who would never show.
Real estate transfers list multiple grantees and parcels from Krakelsen Rolo survey area to Robert Dinhvay in Galveston and others in Boxar and South Lehigh regions. Trustees and congregational entities appear in transfer mentions with sums around 125 to 150 dollars and a larger value near 41 thousand dollars. Names such as Jamow Mann, Tabol Renilos de Gandora, and Wae Jamow are noted with associated counties and street references in a murky listing of deeds and beneficiaries. A final entry references HM Smith and wife and a parcel in Parry county with unclear linkage to A. Daan and Toxne county VA.
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