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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
1
W H Brecovera W FH McRae, who was wounded while walking downtown about two months ago, returned to the city and announced plans to open a detective agency within a week. He previously served as a police officer in San Antonio.
Half interest offered in a long established Bexar AB Abstract Company. Business modern with up-to-date plant and camera for record photography. Owner cites potential earnings rise with capable management and possible Title insurance feature. Contact Bena Stribling, San Antonio, Texas, for cash or terms. City tax collections show a total of 234 410 for the period.
Yesterday collector figures show May receipts 744 479 with about 51 00 to city and 187 000 to the school board. Over 90 percent of total assessments were collected amid scattered local notices including roof collapse and court continuances.
Early today city prisoners were escorted to a quarry north of San Pedro park. Under Chief Van Riper they will be chained in pairs and required to work 9 am to 5 pm, while others are labeled idle and arrested. The message: break up vagrant groups near saloons and resorts with strict enforcement.
Associated Press reports a man named Martin claims involvement in a post office robbery while exonerating Langford and a nun, Langford serving four years for a Menlo robbery. The witness insists he committed the crime, affecting James Martin’s Steals conviction in the Wiles States Court.
Associated Press report from Lincoln details Bryan Jr facing a police court on multiple traffic offenses. He was charged with speeding and failing to display a number on his motorcycle, among other transgressions. He received a discharge with a warning after the court proceedings.
New York June 8 The government employee restaurant at the Bromlyn navy yard was dedicated last night. About two thousand workers and their families attended with a sprinkling of officials. The facility is tied to the National Gir(i) Federation chaired by Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J P Morgan and will open for dinner service next month.
A religious coalition in New York formed to secure a universal Sunday rest for postmen across the United States. Clergymen from several denominations met to draft a petition to the Postmaster General to argue that Sunday labor by postal workers would not harm government operations.
Geraldine Farrar, famed American diva, reportedly to marry Antonio Scotti in the Mudelite, Paris, during the first week of June. Scotti, long her suitor, confirmed engagement previously. Farrar is 27, daughter of Sydney Farrar of Melrose, Massachusetts, a former baseball player.
The cotton gin and feed house of Most and Coyle at Elmendorf near San Antonio were destroyed by a fire around 10 PM. Details are scarce with telephone lines down, hampering communication with Elmendorf. The gin was one of Bexar county’s largest and had limited operation this season.
The Ninth Infantry Band will give a concert this evening at the infantry post 7145 Otelock. The program includes Hungaria Pantani Tohoin Intermezzos Forget Me Not Macbeth Comet Daet Mignonette Valbey Hook of Holland and selections by Pryor and others.
Medical claim reports that eczema is caused by a skin parasite rather than blood, treated by external oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerine mix. Dr R A Folsotte of Duluth cites two cases of long lasting skin conditions improving after two applications, with soothing first and immediate relief. A. M. Winehor Drag Store promotes the treatment.
A 100 percent success claim from a 1900s infant care experiment in Indianapolis spurred a renewed push this summer. Dr Eugene Buehler health officer led a campaign with the Commercial club and other groups to educate mothers, establish milk stations, and offer home care guidance. Ten thousand bottles of milk were distributed and 1700 home visits made by six doctors and five trained nurses. the effort claimed over 100 babies saved and improved health outcomes.
A reader letter touts Foley's Kidney Remedy for enlarged prostate, claiming it helped an elderly man after doctors recommended surgery. Patron states his father avoided operation and was no longer troubled after using the remedy, with Bexar Drug Co. selling it.
Cotton prices in San Antonio edged lower after noon when a selling wave hit as New York bears pressured markets. Daily quotes showed declines from morning highs, with broad weakness in New Orleans and global commodity notes noting decreased prices and steady openings before the late-day drop.
For a year old Blair Graven, a petite Title fairy dancer, earns about $50 weekly at a major Ontiamar theatre in London, surpassing Elsie’s pay. Crowds flock daily as she enchants with memories of toy and girlhood, hinting at an American tour this season after a producer discovered her.
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