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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1885

Page

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Beginning of a Great Iron Strike Across Mahoning Mills

Mahoning valley iron mills idle as Amalgamated scale fails to win broad adoption. Some firms sign but overall prospects for quick resumption look dim. Reports from Western Iron association indicate limited signings outside Pittsburg.

Younstrown Mahoning Valley Amalgamated Association Pirrspura Singer, Nimick & Co Smith, Sutton & Co Weeks Western Iron Association Russian Nail Company Niles, O Pittsburg Washingtion A.T. Howard Portsmouth N. H Secretary of the Treasury Republican Party Alphons A. Hanscom Puitapxirwya Shackamoxon Bank Cnattanoona Tom Maloney Schofield War Department Fort Bayard Crook Department of Arizona Itg Milwaukee Bay View Washington I. N. Hibbs Lewiston Idaho Victoria B. C Cincinnati Kentucky Central Railroad Kansas City Lakin Westen Kansas Colorado New Orleans

Fracas and Fines in Refugio Ville Disturbance Case

Francisco Castillo was fined five dollars for disturbing Refugio Ville gas by entering a house and tearing a hat. Several defendants including J W Gibson Sisto Rodriguez and Charles P Koch were dismissed or continued for various disorderly or drunk and disorderly charges. Paronio Anquete a vegetable peddler was arrested and dismissed for selling eggs during market hours. A small boy Sargee Jones faced a charge for throwing stones but the case was continued and later dismissed.

Francisco Castillo Refugio Villegas J. W. Gibson Sisto Rodriguez Roberts Charles P. Koch William Jones Alias Wise Vivian Garcia Paronio Anquete Officer Smith Sargee Jones Pattie Kelly Charles Hogan Howard South Alamo Street

Alamo Gun Club Sweepstakes Scores At Baseball Park

Readable fragments show Alamo Gun Club at a sweepstakes shooting match held at a baseball park last Saturday afternoon. Scores feature Micklejohn, Schryver, Olsmith, Flood, Thiele, Prescott, Kelley, Woods, and others in multiple matches and tie-breaking shoots.

Alamo Gun Club Baseball Park Guass Ballis Micklejohn Schryver Olsmith Flood Claytor Reed Thiele Prescott Wood Kelley Woods Pxorta Black Birds Chile Kelle John Aiever Kelle Thiele

Guard Bayonet Incident at Belknap Rifles Celebration

At a San Pedro park event last Saturday a Belknap Rifles guard stood over the company’s stacked arms. He deterred all who approached or passed between the weapons, using a bayonet when warnings failed. One member was severely pricked as he pressed forward to test the guard’s duty.

Belknap Rifles San Pedro Park

Texas Inventors Receive May 26 1885 Patent Grants

Patents issued to Texas residents on May 26 1885 reported by Louis Bagger Co list J J Culbertson Paris J C O Connell Montgomery Ala and B Gaston Paris as inventors of a meat and oil preserver box William Egan Purdon with an umbrella F B Fitzpatrick Dallas a saw jointer penlominism Houston bed clothes clamp and J A Porter Cameron an earth auger.

Texas Louis Bagger & Co J. J. Culbertson Paris J. C. O’connell Montgomery Ala B. Gaston William Egan Purdon F. B. Fitzpatrick Dallas Houston J. A. Porter Cameron

Decorative eggs and hen art in Georgia raise fears

A Georgia hen lays an egg shaped like a dumb bell and another fowl lays a flat plate shaped egg with filagree decoration. Hens now engage in decorative art plaque painting, threatening the fashionable girl’s occupation of housework and culinary duties, a field with no competition from hens.

Georgia Norristown Herald

Fashionable Maiden Grieves Death of Dog Before Wedding

A fashionable young woman laments the death of her dog Carlo on the eve of her marriage. A friend notes the sorrow, while others wonder if the wedding must be postponed after such a loss. The dialogue reflects social expectations around mourning and nuptials.

Oecum Boston Courier

England's war dogs restrained by a tight knot

A fragment mentioning England halting aggression as a string remains tied, with an aside about Opera Puffs cigarettes and the Florida Times Union noting popularity and price.

England Florida

Sieker Shooting Accounts Point to Mutual Mistake

From Eagle Pass details emerge of the killing of Sieker and wounding of Griffin and Reilly during a ranger pursuit of escaped convicts near the Brazos. The Mexicans fired on the pursuers after failing to halt. Sieker was killed, while Griffin and Reilly were wounded. A separate report from Laredo identifies Apolonis Gonzalez and son as rangers involved, stating they acted under possible mistaken identity and that both sides may have believed they faced murderers. The incident is described as a regrettable error likely born of misidentification and fear.

Eagle Pass Sieker Griffin Reilly Brazos Rielly Wotan Laredo Apolonis Gonzalez Son Captain Sieker Rangers Frank Sieker Sanchez Maiy

Lunatic on No 6 Resisted Capture at Chicago Trains

Passenger train No 6 of the Wabash line arrived an hour late in Chicago after a violent man aboard opened fire. Officer Barrett died. another officer and several citizens were wounded before the lunatic was captured and identified as Louis Reaume, 33, en route to Detroit from Denver.

Caicaco Wabash, St. Louis and Folk Street Chenoa Kansas City Jacksonville Peoria No. 1 Chicago Purnam Casey Ryan Murphy Rowan Walsh Stremming Dahoney Barrett Keenan Smith Terry Amstein O’brien Laugherty Citizens Lough No.6 No. 6 Fourth Avenue Laughlin Fenghln Uamereualy Louis Reaume Detroit Denver Col

Emanuel Abrahams Liquor Sale at Cost Price

An ad notes Emmanuel Abrahams will sell wines and liquors strictly at cost price. Listed address is 206 Commerce Street, unit 6-1-6.

Emmanuel Abrahams Commerce Street

Wide Range of Household Goods at Unbeatable Prices

Call Z to examine a large stock of new and second hand items including parlor suites, bedroom sets, dining room and kitchen furniture, crockery, lamps, cutlery, stoves, mattresses, pictures, pianos, clocks, firearms, safes, bar fixtures, and miscellaneous effects. Also horses, buggies, carriages, wagons, harness, and saddlery offered at affordable prices.

Our House and Estate Agency Property Listings

A long catalog of urban and rural parcels for sale or rent. Includes lots in Block BK and Block 20 near River Avenue Elizabeth Street, Cameron Street, Nolan and Hackberry streets, and street corner properties. Also offers ranches and farms east of San Antonio with acreage from 60 to 320 acres, plus multiple houses for rent on Cameron, Concho, Avenue B, Sixth Street, West Commerce Street and East Houston Street.

Government Hill Cameron Street San Marcos Street Avenue B Nolan Hackberry Streets West Commerce Street San Antonio Texas City Houston Street Commerce Street North Flores

Bargain sale of restaurant and fixtures

A restaurant outfit including furniture, three lumber built rooms, cook range, counter, show cases, tables, chairs, and a piano will be sold at a bargain.

Vehicles for Sale Offer Bargains and Wagons

A double seated family solvinge from the East with leather top offered at 350 dollars. Also a single set harness and shaft. One horse spring wagon in good condition suitable for pulling or express use. A jump seat buggy offered at a bargain.

Property Wanted Near San Antonio River

Classified notice seeks twenty acres of land on the San Antonio river within four to six miles of city limits. Public notice requests purchase or exchange details for a potential buyer.

San Antonio

On the best real estate securities loans negotiated

A brief note highlights top real estate securities loans negotiated to secure borrowers on approved securities, detailing sums arranged and the lenders involved.

General Purchasing and Commission Business Prospectus

An offer to distant buyers promotes wholesale access to Dress Goods Clothing Hats Millinery Crockery Glassware Boots Shoes and other merchandise with home delivery and market price advantages. The firm explains commissions are paid by suppliers and invites requests for freight rates and information.

West Texas Auction House Public Notices

Largest auction house in West Texas invites consignments with strong emphasis on outside sales. Fine display rooms showcase items. Auctions held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

West Texas

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