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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1907
Page
6
Announcement states veterans will meet at Fredericksburg beginning July 81 before departure for the north night. Governor Oyump io will attend the session and speak. Congressman Slayden of this city also plans to greet constituents.
City notes San Antonio leading Texas in automobile registrations with 188 applied in the engineer’s office. The top car is 178, with many vehicles not yet listed. A late evening party and local arrests are reported, including fines for assaults and brawls, plus social dance plans and a Confederate reunion mention.
A garbled OCR passage describes a craze with fine white chip material and green accents. It mentions a crowny white rose with mottled colors and a garbled note about a back of the crewie the Nal, and a cage like structure with green Laftelit.
A. V. Wallan, Bexar County treasurer, releases the annual investment and debt summary for the year ending 1908. The report lists outstanding bonds, coupons, cash on hand, and redeemed notes with figures showing securities valued at $1,449,000 in bonds and a cash balance around $66,000.
The city hosts a parade of visitors and locals from Fort Worth Mason Dallas and Brownwood. Guests registered at hotels include Gagan of Fort Worth, Mr and Mrs Groen, Willam Tambart of Mason, Mattio Simp of Wetavta, and James Taggant of Dallas. Armistice era names appear with industry ties as locals like John Gotha and C. Shitton are noted among business guests.
The debate over a new railroad line grows with a second proposal tied to Urich Lott. Matlock of Lusk touts a plan to launch soon, backed by 330000 financing from Sturmans ranch interests in Live Oak and Atae shoes. The route would pass through Altscora county, Pleasanton, then toward Kinsavilly or Brownsville, Magia Pass, regardless of Taft’s proposal.
Birth notices list infant births for Royhava Tul on the sixteenth to Mr and Mrs Mes and another child Tay born to Mr and Mrs Garza in Bast ind.
A scattered notes column lists visitors and travels among Texas households. Mr and Mrs Hugo Zumberg host in Bandera while G W Sanders’ family hosts their grandson Roland Fary from Fort Worth. The piece mentions Miss Mary Pancoast returning from a ranch visit, Judge and Mrs. J L Quin arriving with relatives from Silver Lake for a house party, and many summer outings from Corpus Christi to Colonia and Monterey.
Charles Payler of 10 East Crak street says he is anxious for a National Guard company in San Antonio and believes a meeting tonight will advance the plan. He notes veterans of the Spanish American War support representation and hopes a formal organization forms soon with many applicants.
A local health board issue calls for an official milk examiner amid worries about safety of the milk supply. The board plans to propose funding for a first class bacteriologist and will seek city council action to hire an examiner. The notice mentions a public meeting and an ordinance proposing necessary appropriations.
Police report two bicycles stolen from homes in St Marys street area. Deputy Nipper tracked one bike later found in a clump of bushes. Wilt Tobin reported his daughter’s wheel stolen. identical model recovered, matching description.
Local artists and residents discuss plans for a summer project as Stotla explores shared work while Balla-Bhe anticipates change. Hirvelde assists, and her husband undertakes town painting projects, shaping a collaborative cultural effort.
Atlantic City reports Col Augusto Agelli leader of Banda Gondarmo Guadalajara México drowned while rescuing two comrades in the surf last evening. He and his band then traveled to Philadelphia where they won first prize in the show amid a tense Philadelphia confrontation.
In San Francisco a bribery case involving city officials and a competing franchise seeks the Hume Telephone bid. Judge Lawson rules largely for the prosecution as arguments between District Attorney Honey and Attorney Dele unfold. A smallpox threat prompts jail lockdown and a staged adjournment amid infection concerns.
A workman found a decomposed infant limb in the river near Washington Street, Huntress, by the River Commission. Coroner Fisk and Constable Stevens viewed the evidence. the limb, recovered from a pastel beard box, was buried due to its state. The find suggests possible crime in the infant's death.
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