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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
10
The India aR FI SS America by Sea and Land contest ends Saturday August 1 at 9 o clock. Entries must be submitted by the deadline. Organizers remind participants that the event invites schools clubs and individuals to showcase maritime and land exploration skills.
Mounted Police found a 16 year old girl near Jawlsl Cemetery, near death and refusing help. She told officers she had no home and did not want to talk. When the officer returned minutes later, the girl had vanished, prompting a neighborhood search and police inquiry.
Ten years ago Margaret Sauer swindled about forty women in San Antonio out of roughly twenty thousand dollars. Sums ranged from one to sixteen hundred dollars, often from those who could ill afford it. After extradition from California she posted four thousand dollar bond, returned to California, and all indictments were later dismissed. Community compassion and district attorney decisions raise questions about witnesses and justice for victims, including old Joby Ramsey's widow.
The San Antonio City Council approved an increase in salaries for the Ideal post office letter carriers and enacted a new ordinance mandating iron or steel poles for trolley wires within a defined city grid. Wooden poles must be removed and replaced within 30 days or face penalties, with detailed street-by-street boundaries for pole replacement and strict fines for noncompliance.
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