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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
4
A clipped notice states Mr Blesenbach and family traveled to Corpus Christi this morning for several weeks with a return planned around August 1.
Thothar G. Leigatoy enjoys a horseback vacation across northwest Texas from San Antonio through Watling Comfrict Center Point Bandera Medina City and Function. He reports fine brias and splendid rains benefiting crops as he notes an invitation dance at Golden Leaf and events at Smith's garden tonight.
A detachment of nine recruits under Sergeant Christian Winth infantry left Fort Houston to join the coast artillery at Port Royal Alabama. Enlisted from Wexag the names include J A Mc Farland Faul Dailey Edward Christiansen GC C Carlins Sammel Ferdhler G M Gunn Luther M Gunn M Whitey and Edward McKinley. Clarkson of this city reports 25 bales of new cotton from Alice Texas and offers 50 more bales. Mr. Clark-
A hypnotism act buries Miss Annie Hyatt six feet deep for 24 hours then exhumes the casket on stage for restoration before an audience. Dr Stewart claims 200 such burials, alongside a Lyric Theatre program featuring German jokes, blackface acts, and musical numbers by I M Kaughman, Fred Kinney, Acres, Miss Voge, and the Kennedys.
Local reader notes conditions are very promising across the south with encouraging reports from several areas. The speaker expects continued improvement and predicts some of the most prosperous years in this region’s history. Golden Leaf invitation dance and Muth's Garden events mentioned tonight.
Tonight the Prospect Hill Improvement lab will discuss improvements and Invoriant matters. Readings from committee reports from the previous meeting will be reviewed and new propositions will be presented for discussion.
Burns of the chief quartermasters office is transferred to Gnaha and will take leave until August 1 before reporting. The quartermaster department advertises for 200 cavalry and 200 artillery horses with hides to be opened for delivery on August 11 at noon. News reports 29 men from troop A, Third Cavalry, left Del Rio to garrison Fort Clark and Lt. W. B. Cowin, Third Cavalry, returns from sick leave to rejoin his troop at Leon Springs.
At a Central Democratic Anti-Prohibition meeting, multiple candidates were endorsed for county offices including District Court Judge Edward Dwyer, Clerk Buckley, District Attorney Coy, Sheriff Shook, and other county posts. The slate lists names for Treasurer, Assessor, Surveyor, Superintendent, Justices, commissioners, and inspector positions.
A heated Prohibition vs Licensed Liquor debate drew about 1608 attendees at the Alamo float. Job F Olson of San Antonio and Rev. Arthur W. Jones of Dallas clashed amid interruptions as Judge I C Verret urged orderly conduct and boys nearby were warned against rowdiness. Olson argued state and national prohibitions failings, while Jones defended prohibition and pressed for statewide action despite opposition from local option advocates.
Clerical and lay audience applauded as Galen attacked Rev. Jones and his anti prohibition circular. Onton defended licensed prohibition and voting constraints, noting two thirds needed for submission and vowing to follow his district when voting in Austin. A float disruption followed as a protestor clashed with police during the discussion.
Fragmentary text mentions an officer rushing toward a suspect and names Oscar Fuppo and several individuals including Angle Durham Katheryn Wickham Bricket and Trueman of Uvalde. Unclear context and roles due to garbled OCR.
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