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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1908

Page

5

Women Buy New Home for 4250

The Woman's club pet project advances with a $230 offer for the former Christian church at 201 Camden Street in Grand Lake Colorado. The building, once an auditorium, will be renovated into a club house with a kitchen and directors room, touted as ideally located off San Pedro and Malo avenues with easy street access. Forfeit money has been posted while title is examined and papers prepared.

Woman's Club Womton’s J. Noyes Pyats Rufus A. Lewis Nellie Amicson L. J. Hart Ill. Wilson Jay E. Adams Grand Lake Colorado Camden i Christian Church Ietchen San Pedro Avenue Malo Avenue Tiégkent

Anti-Trust Thread Sale Tops Merchants List

Western Thread Best Six Card offered at 0 per spool six spools for 28c. Vendors named include Joske Bros Co Wolff & Marx Co Dalling Co S Wolfson Dry Goods Co Datkowicz Bros Pagal Mareanix Geo Lawither Alkemeyer & Co and more.

Alston Joske Bros.’ Co Wolff & Marx Co Dalling Co S. Wolfson Dry Goods Co Datkowicz Bros. Pagal Mareanix Geo Lawither Alkemeyer & Co

Knit vests offered at low price in limited stock

Compact ad notes cool knit vests with hi lace stripe effects sold sleeveless with taped neck and arm edges. Offers a low price available tomorrow before stock runs out, urging shoppers to buy early for Thursday. Contains fragmented phrasing and several OCR errors.

Hett Ag Cent

Receipts Rise in San Antonio Post Office Year

Postmaster John J. Stevens reports a $13,133.39 increase in business for the year ending June, with total transactions reaching $207,845.80 versus $194,201.91 prior year. Quarterly breakdowns show steady growth across the four periods, marking prosperity in the city’s postal activity.

John J. Stevens San Antonio

Pretty wedding ends in Port Worth departure amid shoe toss

The ceremony for Barney Skipper and Miss Marie Obadal occurred at the bride’s Austin Street home with Rev Watcon officiating. Guests cheered as the couple left for Port Worth amid tomt door bombs and old shoes, while a lengthy trip to the depot drew more well wishes.

Barney Skipper Marie Obadal Iarriage Austin Street Rev. Watcon Bassist Church Eugena Wiatg Melon Wesenberg Roady Peitle Skipper Port Worth Tomite

Lingerie Muslins Wide 27 Inches At 6c Yard Sale Ad

A sale advert touts sheer pretty lingerie muslins full 27 inches wide priced at 6c a yard. It promises satin stripes checks and plaids as a quality bargain thought worth more, with a note of timing tomorrow from 8 until 1 at Be.

Death in office Sparks Murder and Suicide Theories

La Grosse Wisconsin July 16 Albert Platz 70 a Mexican plantation company president was found dead in his office with a gunshot wound. A redyed item and revolver position suggest murder or suicide. investigators pursue theories as weapon lay two feet away and no powder marks. Police examine multiple angles as investors faced heavy losses in the enterprise. The case ties to financial stakes and regional ties to Kerrville and San Antonio travel notices appear in the same snippet.

Plata

Bomb wrecks Gotham house in West 140th street strike

New York report describes a dynamite blast at an upscale apartment building on West One Hundred and Fortieth Street. The explosion sent occupants from beds and shattered windows, causing a large hole in the court cement and extensive property damage.

New York West One Hundred and Fortieth Street

San Antonians and a Wedding Suit Adventure

A tale recalls a time when a well known San Antonian asked for fashion advice before a wedding. He lacked an evening suit and was directed to Lota on West Commerce Street for tailoring. The anecdote ends with a playful line about a king of beasts and a boy’s joke.

Lota West Commerce Street Sage Dri Tom Pepper

Building Permits and Birth Announcements Mixed in Report

The notice lists numerous building permits including two-story and four-room dwellings on Willita Blair Wing and Carson streets with varied costs. It also records births of twins and other infant arrivals with several names and addresses.

Rev. J Rohinton Willita Street J. To Walton Buvollings Blair Street Smith Wing Street West Texas Military Academy Gehen Extension Carson Street Austin Gollad Vipad

First victim of Fourth dies in New York

The July 15 report identifies Thomas Nolan, 12, as the first casualty of the Fourth of July in New York. He sustained injuries when a toy cannon exploded, leading to tetanus despite antitoxin treatment. he died after a period of severe suffering.

New York Thomas Nolan

Lodge Meetings Tonight In San Antonio Area

Local fraternal groups from Monroe lodge No 424 to Knights of Honor and Red Men hold meetings tonight. Listings include Old Fellows Hall Milam lodge 2 A D U W Elkstall Schairp lodge 215 and others at various halls and temples in San Antonio.

Monroe D. F Old Fellows’ Hal Milam A. D U. W Elkstall F. G. Schairp Sy Hermenn Senst Alamo Kane L. Hy Pythian Ball Schiulcher Lodge Knights of Honor Author A. Fe A. M Masonic Temple San Antonio W. C. Wa Woodmen

Rush to Europe Still Continues

New York reports Atlantic travel to Europe remains strong with cargo and passenger demand rebounding later in the season. Three lines run today with cabins sold out as summer schedules push rates down, example savings from 806 to about 200 dollars on the Lusitania and Mauretania sailings.

New York Atlantic Europe el- Teel Lusitania Mauritania

Visits Headquarters By Lieutenant Hayden At Fort Chart

Lieutenant J M Hayden of the Third Cavalry visited department headquarters on route to stallion at Fort Chart. G N Fenlay of Dyalde is at the Angelis.

J. M. Hayden Third Cavalry Department Fort Chart G. N. Fenlay Dyalde the Angelis

New York Central Plans Freight Rate Rise On Coffee And Sugar

New York Central Railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a proposed rate increase on coffee and sugar shipments between New York and Chicago. The move signals the first in a series of higher freight charges, with rate changes awaiting approval and an August 1 effective date instead of October 1.

New York Eastern Tran Snes Iig New York Central Railroad Interstate Commerce Comminston Chicago Northwayd

Weather outlook and a double tragedy in McKinney

Fair weather is forecast for today with some clouds. San Antonio stays cooler than Cairo Nashville and New Orleans under a high pressure pattern. In McKinney Texas on July 16 Bob Wright killed his wife with a razor and then ended his own life, slashing his throat and taking fatal wounds.

San Antonio Rocky Mountains Atlantic Coast Cairo Miles City Moblie Montgomery Nashville New Orleans Weshington Wars McKinney Tex Bob Wright Sect Hero

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