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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
5
Meteorology notes debunk popular equinoctial storm superstition. Many storms occur near September 21st as winter-type rain systems begin, contrasting with hot summer showers. Precipitation around the date shows no unusual spike compared to surrounding days.
Catalog note from Lentz tailor at 312 W Commerce announces price cuts on silk suits from eight to twelve dollars Mo hairs from ten to fourteen dollars and Palm Beaches from four to six dollars and thirty five cents.
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals affirms police chief Fred Lancaster may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. Judge Ezell’s injunction denying Uhr’s bid is affirmed. mayor and council have resisted confirming Uhr’s appointee. Companion case, Clinton Brown versus Uhr, was submitted to the court.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ruled on the tenure of the city marshal amid charter amendments of 1915. It held the marshal remains an employee of the police department until a successor is proposed, nominated by the commissioner of fire and police, and confirmed by a majority of the city commissioners. The decision preserves Lancaster's hold until a legally named successor is appointed. Eight decisions were handed down, eight affirmed, one reversed and dismissed, one reversed and remanded, and others either denied rehearing or related actions.
In today’s Court of Criminal Appeals session the court affirmed the convictions or appeals of H. W. Ferguson from Cherokee and listed defendants Ned Bergin Harris Frank Guild Hemphill Monroe Lillie alias Monroe, among others, in a multi defendant disposition.
The record lists reversed and remanded matters with attached attorneys such as J. S Rutherford, Johnson, Black, Montague, and others. It notes motions for rehearing overruled and mentions districts including Galveston, Matagorda, Cherokee, Collin, Bexar, Travis, Kerr, Wichita, Nacogdoches, Harris and more.
A blaze at 1010 Blanco Road destroyed J. L. Watson’s house with $4,150 in losses. The basement fire caused total damage. the house cost $3,650 and furniture $1,500, with $1,800 insurance on the house and none on the furnishings. Cause unknown. Also notes three local homes broken into that night with jewelry valued over $100 stolen from Mrs Graschel, Mrs Gerdes, and Mrs Eischenhauer.
Ad offers wallpaper at $1.45 per room with special values at $2.15 per room. Features cut out borders and late patterns. Requests sample books from Kuntz Albaugh Lumber Co via phone Crockett 5300.
An advertisement set promotes a German language program at Brackenridge High School with summer sessions from June 12 to August 11 and enrollments on June 9 and 10, plus various local ads and a milk theft incident on East Houston Street where Mrs. T. H. Bland fired three shots at a thief.
Awakened neighbors call police after milk theft occurs at Mrs. Bland’s front gallery but the thief drops the milk. Local notices promote a neighborhood rifle club meeting, a July 4 patriotic flag raising at Southern Pacific repair shops, and various ads for jewelry, lumber, wallpaper, and legal services.
Obituary notices report Peter Devlin 41 dying in a local hospital while awaiting family. George H. Thompson 21 dies at his uncle's home and will be sent to Portland. Lucy Silver 68 dies at her home and burial planned at Odd Fellows cemetery. Emily Freyou 33 dies in hospital with body held for husband. James Hanna's funeral held at Ludwig Parlors with Roselawn interment. Co A Gish 81 dies at daughter’s home in San Antonio with extensive survivors and planned services at 714 Sherman Street. several funeral details and survivors listed.
Mrs Mary Slaughter longtime San Antonio resident died at 11 35 PM Tuesday at her daughter Mrs Andy Hogan home 116 Simpson Street. Born in Nashville Tennessee she had lived in San Antonio for many years.
The obituary notes the death and lists survivors including three daughters Mrs. H. J. Steel Sample Mrs. O. C. Smith Pearsall and Mrs. Hogan and three sons Newton James Slaughter of San Antonio Wesley Slaughter of Del Rio. Funeral services will be held from Mrs Hogan's residence at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with interment in Oak Island cemetery.
Local advertisement for Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offering automobile equipment with two phone lines listed as 971 and an additional number. Announcement emphasizes shop services and contact method.
A copy of a letter by D. B. McMillan the British vice consul at Saltillo denying any instruction to order Britons to depart has reached Mexican Consul General T. R. Beltran. The letter calls on La Reforma to refute the claim while noting Britons in Saltillo will remain under protection. The report also notes Mexico City’s decree to curb food prices with open shops and ongoing currency reform retiring old money.
In a concise exchange, Ideals' figure asks if engagement is real and the partner confirms. Auntie remarks on satisfaction with the bets or arrangements, and the partner replies that compliance stems from being counted among them.
Lindsay Jackson a 22 year old Texas University graduate and Smithville schoolteacher elect drowned in the Colorado River near Smithville amid a large bathers party. His body was recovered nearby. The death comes as the group scattered after the accident. Jackson was to teach in McDade next term. Silk suits offered at discounted prices by Lentz tailor. Weekend train schedule from Sutherlang Springs advertised.
An ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver as calomel does but without causing sickness or salivation. It claims mercury calomel damages bones and urges readers to try the substitute for biliousness constipation and headaches, promising a refund if unsatisfied.
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