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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1900
Page
7
The page lists a river crossing obstruction near Cope street bridge, gas stove promotions and drugstore items, a weather forecast for tonight and Sunday from the U S Weather Bureau, and community ads for meals, concerts, and services. Also notes births, legal notices, and a veterinary office listing with contact details.
The second relief in the local post office goes on a vacation tour for 15 days, with several carriers and clerks listed as relieved or returning. Names include M. S. Callaghan, G. H. Muddy, A. Rothchilue, B. J. Fisher, G. Canty, Wm. Gentzen, David Jones, Volz, and Gentzen. Specific departures noted for Fisher, Krause, and Miss Lytle.
Ocean Springs Mississippi July 14 Wheel Mebards an aged farmer near here hanged himself in his barn his family found his body early this morning Despondency from ill health the death of a son and the illness of another are cited as causes He was a longtime resident of the county.
Special report from Daily Light describes a fatal encounter at midnight in which 15 year old James Miller struck 17 year old Taylor with an iron bottle following a money dispute. Miller was jailed after the deadly blow. The brief also includes an unrelated advertisement for a laxative product.
Speculation centers on Cornelius Vanderbilt Huntington and his Carverite nephew as potential successors to lead the Southern Pacific Railroad. The piece traces Huntington’s decades of control, recent stock movements by Hopkins Searles and allies, and the financial stakes in the battle for the presidency, with figures and settlements referenced from the era’s high finance.
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