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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1916

Page

22

German school at Brackenridge high school

German language program runs June 12 to August 11 at Brackenridge High School S Alamo and J Streets mornings from 9 to 12 Learn German thoroughly and earn public school credits in 2 months Classes enroll June 9 and 10 Rates 25 cents and 1.00 per month Charles S Meek, superintendent of schools, to lecture at University of Chicago in Chicago Wednesday Meek headed to Chicago for a lecture series at the University of Chicago

Brackenridge High School S. Alamo &J

Judge Russell Presiding In San Antonio Federal Court Session

Judge Russell from Sherman Texas arrived in San Antonio Sunday night to preside Monday at the Federal Court. Judge Sheppard, filling in for ill Judge Maxey, was moved to Dallas for a special case. Russell will stay in San Antonio through the May term as minor cases proceed.

Russell Gordon Russell Sherman Tex San Antonio Federal Court W. B. Sheppard T. S. Maxey Austin Dallas

Shevuos Festival Observed at Temple Beth fl

The Jewish feast of Shevuos, marking Sinai revelation, will be celebrated at Temple Beth fl with services Tuesday at 8 pm and Wednesday at 10 am.

Shevuos Mount Sinai Temple Beth Fl

Drink Red Swan coffee for its delicious flavor

Reinhard & Company advertises Red Swan coffee as a delicious flavor and high quality from graduated roasters.

Red Swan Coffee Reinhard & Company

Woman suffers scalp wound in auto crash at Hansford and Roosevelt

Mrs. W. E. Nesbit of 518 Magnolia avenue was hurled through a windshield with a severe scalp wound when her car collided with a Floresville vehicle driven by W. G. McCracken at 6 45 Sunday afternoon. McCracken was arrested and later released on a 200 dollar bond. Other occupants had only minor bruises.

W. E. Nesbit Magnolia Avenue Hansford Street Roosevelt Avenue W. G. McCracken Floresville McCracken

Obituary notices and funeral details from San Antonio

Obituaries report James Hanna age 60 died in a San Antonio hospital. Other deaths include Marie A. G. Herndon 25, Hamilton Tripp 64, and Henry Schwartz 40. Services occurred at Ludwig Undertaking Co and City Cemetery No. 4 with relatives in Ireland New Orleans Schulenburg Hallettsville and Canada named. Includes military transport details and Adjutant General notes.

James Hanna San Antonio Ireland E. Lee Hanna New Orleans Ludwig Undertaking Company R. Y. Barber Roselawn Cemetery Marie A. G. Herndon Samuel Herndon M. Gillett Hamilton Tripp Corona Avenue Forrest Canada Purcell Okla H. Tripp City Cemetery No. 4 Henry Schwartz Schulenburg Hallettsville Shelly-Loring Undertaking Company

Shelley Loring Undertaxing Co Automobile Equipment

Shelley Loring Undertaxing Co advertises automobile equipment and provides phone numbers 971 and Adyv for contact.

Shelley-Loring Undertaxing Co

Guard Inspector Love Leaves for Big Bend Inspection

Acting under orders from General Funston Captain James M. Love Jr of the Twelfth Infantry inspector in the Texas National Guard departed from Austin for the Big Bend region to inspect all state units and facilities.

Austin Tex Frederick Funston James M. Love, Jr Twelfth United States Infantry Texas National Guard Big Bend

Temple Services During Feast of Weeks Announced

Congregation Agudas Achim sets services at Gilbert and Aubrey streets. Times: 8 pm Tuesday 9 am and 8 pm Wednesday 9 am Thursday. David Kanter to chant for both evenings with choir. Rabbi N Gerstein to preach in English evenings and Yiddish mornings. Memorial services Thursday morning. Children urged to join Hebrew school pupils at 9 30 am Wednesday and Thursday.

Congregation Agudas Achim Gilbert and Aubrey Streets David Kanter N. Gerstein Rabbi Gerstein Hebrew School

Menger Case Upheld by Supreme Court on Safety Law

The Supreme Court affirmed a $10,000 Texas judgment for William Menger a brakeman on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway injured while operating a coupler The decision holds that under the federal employers liability law only proof of a violation of the federal safety appliance laws is required for recovery

Washington, D. C William Menger San Antonio Aransas Pass Supreme Court

Germans in Landsturm Ordered Home From Abroad

Zurich dispatch reports German landsturm members of the 1917 class living abroad ordered to return immediately. The landsturm is a home defense force including trained soldiers aged 39 to 45 and those aged 17 to 39 with no military training.

Germany London Reuter Zurich Landsturm

George Tier Case Postponed in Galveston Court

Judge Street of the fifty sixth district court this morning continued the Texas case against George Tier charged with the murder of anti Catholic lecturer William Black at Marshall on February third 1915. The cases against John Copeland and George Ryan in the tenth district court will be acted on tomorrow and are expected to be continued as well.

George Tier Galveston Tex Judge Street Fifty-Sixth District Court State of Texas William Black Marshall John Copeland George Ryan Tenth District Court

Notable Guests At Local Hotels And Early Bells

Dallas visitors include H Mercer and Floyd Gibbs staying at the Gunter and Gunter, St. Anthony, Menger hotels. New arrivals from Dallas, New York, Boston, Chicago, Seguin, and Monterey pepper hotel registers as churches preserve ancient bells and fresco work amid looting. Bells from Spain still mark prayer times in remote areas where time is kept by bell ringers.

H. Mercer Dallas Gunter Harry L. Seay St. Anthony H. E. Spofford Menger Floyd P. Gibbs Chicago H. A. Howe H. W. McElwee Fort Worth James F. Pennybacker Seguin Dial McFayden New York H. Reeden Monterey Mexico H. EK. Buse Houston Guy Patterson Boston J. N. Park Spain

Fortune in Cherry Pits Sparks New Industry Idea

A Kansas City Times tale describes turning cherry pits into value. Fixed oil from kernels, volatile oil for perfumes, meal for stock feed, and wasted juice for syrup jelly alcohol could yield substantial revenue. With 3.5 million tons discarded yearly, Oregon plans a factory, showing opportunities for imagination.

Kansas City Times Bureau of Chemistry Department of Agriculture Oregon

Bells of Mexico Echo Through Marching Troops

During the long Mexican chase after Villa, American soldiers heard bells tolling from every hacienda and chapel. The chimes, constant from dawn to dusk, created an eerie soundtrack before the soldiers learned the bells’ regular half hour patterns signaled by travelers. The article notes Spainish Moorish church architecture, marble altars, and the vast haciendas that housed these bells.

Mexico Villa Sierra Madre Mountains

Land sale list announced for September 1 in Texas

About 7,000,000 acres of land will be offered for sale by Land Commissioner Robison on September 1. A list is being prepared and will be distributed around July 10. The list includes school lands with overdue interest through November 1 of last year if not redeemed.

Austin Tex Robison

Sunday Rail Service Ad From Sutherland Springs

A transit notice advertises Sunday round trips from Sutherland Springs at 8:15 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. using Southern Pacific service priced at 60 cents.

Storm Devastates Western Texas Leaving Casualties

A cyclone struck Western Texas causing a killed girl in Fort Worth area and injuries to a woman while a man suffered a broken leg. Claude and Claude area remained uncertain as wires went down and damage spread to Haskell and Tulsa. The storm damaged trains and disrupted rail communication with heavy hail and strong winds reported.

Fort Worth Tex Haskell Claude Texas Panhandle Worth Fort Worth & Ver

Severe hailstorm hits near San Angelo with large stones

Severe hail rattled areas north of San Angelo Texas during weekend ice storms. Reports describe hailstones as large as hen eggs and heavy rain causing damage across the section.

San Ange San Angelo Tex San Angelo

Railway Advertisements Include Special Sunday Service

An old notice advertises 60 cent return trips by Southern Pacific from Sutherlang Springs every Sunday at 8 15 a m. It notes Pearce Robinson Undertaking moved to 453 Soledad Street and lists two through sleepers to Merry and Chicago daily, from Southern Pacific.

Sutherlang Springs Southern Pacific Pearce-Robinson ‘Undertaking Soledad Merry Chicago Daily Southern Cific

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