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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
4
An unreadable OCR passage describes a boy singed in a small fire and a chaotic chase through a basement and streets. The text fragments mention a clock, a police presence, and a pursuit tied to a broader, unclear narrative with garbled place and person names.
An unclear notice reflects on a funeral service for an individual described with references to Watson and associated figures. It mentions collaborators and friends who contributed to the proceedings, with phrases suggesting a formal undertaking and orderly rites under a local group’s oversight.
Eola's Tower appears debt free amid unclear city notices. How the tower's status affects finances and future plans remains unresolved as officials address tangled details and residents seek clarity.
An unclear obituary fragment mentions a pastor, references to healing and cancer, and a list of garbled personal details. It reads as a damaged page segment with partial names, roles, and events, lacking coherent structure or verifiable facts.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Dr Harwell Co in Reuter Building and terms like cancers and femmers. The garbled text references a window, a ninth ant hoot, and a figure rising with a grim image, lacking clear context or coherent events.
Citizens protest the Southwestern Telephone and Telephone Company over phone rates and pending hack stand, urging City Council to act. Alderman Braden presented a petition from drivers and residents demanding lower rates and safer service, with hearings set on August 8 for a proposed Avenue D to Le Made Boulevard realignment and street widening to the city line.
Aldermanic reports discuss offering to city a property for widening a thoroughfare at 1680 with a site walk condition, amid questions of back taxes on the land. Debates cover water extension on Mucor Street and Trenton Avenue, cemetery land needs, and a committee to address related costs and eminent domain concerns.
Fragmentary OCR style entry hints at mailing or address change services. Mentions leaving the city, following light, and changing an address freely. Provides a phone number 1359 but lacks clear names, dates, or concrete actions.
A fragmented report describes multiple trophy presentations amid praise for naval power, noting a crewed vessel with turret armament and high emphasis on ship readiness. Key entities include Spokane, Te Teva, Montealf, and Atlante, with mentions of silver awards and practice exercises.
A long list of property transfers in the city includes Sarah G. and L. C. Houk selling a lot on Exic and Brooklsn avenues for 2600 dollars. Multiple parcels change hands across East Toustan street Washtall avenue South Heights and Washtall, with several entries noting purchasers such as Arthay Phompeon J B and T Flannery and others in blocks 23 1648 1600 and 1490. Prices range from 1500 to 55000 dollars, with notes of lots in East Toustan, Losnya, and Tam M. Moore areas, along with various streets and block designations across the city.
Sheriff Belser oversaw a public hanging of Calvin Coleman a Black man accused of murdering white man J A Pinky. The execution occurred after six o clock as over fifty invited spectators gathered in Montgomery Alabama. Coleman allegedly confessed implicating a white saloon keeper and another Black man in the crime.
Omaha Nebraska reports a mysterious illness in quail and grouse across parts of the state linked to a respiratory infection similar to tuberculosis. Thousands of birds are dying and farmers fear potential extinction as the outbreak affects Bob White fowls. Local sellers, including Urban Market, promote poultry feeds amid the crisis.
The cartoonist known as Alex will publish the final crooked line and complete the week’s six pictures. Readers are invited to finish the sequence and send all six cartoons to Alex, the Light’s cartoonist, for the weekly prize contest.
Readers are urged to submit all drawings in six printed sets by Alex with proper envelopes. Contest organizers warn that many entries fail verification and advise participants to secure copies of lines and preserve drawings until the final series is released.
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