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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1911

Page

7

Tea and Ragtime Concert Benefit at Local Homes

A Fannin School Mothers' club tea at Mrs. P. C. Blank's home supported the playground association with decor, music, and refreshments. A Ragtime concert led by Robert Kampman and others followed, and a separate recital by Mr. Seinfeld's pupils featured Mozart, Massenet, Bach, and Chopin pieces. Big reductions advertised at Witmer Crane Co.

P. C. Blank Fannin School Mothers’ Club Playground Association Seinfeld Garden Street Lucille Everett Aragonessa Massenet Lillian Wagener UCR Henrietta Kimbrough Wamotae Bachman Pauline Kallison Pauline Harris Lucille Smith Helen Cox the Last Hope Gottschalk

Rehearsal and Ragtime Concert Scheduled This Evening

Social calendar lists a Holy City rehearsal at Harmony hall at 8 30 and a Ragtime concert at the Country club at 8 30 this evening. Both events are set for local entertainment.

Holy City Harmony Hall

West Texas academy hosts delightful dance for New Orleans guests

Miss Celestine Zilker and Miss Ethelyn Lengender of New Orleans were honored at a campus dance with pennant decorated gym, foliage punch booth, and chaperones listed. Attendees and visitors include Mrs. M. R. Bennett and Mrs. B. A. Patton en route to Spokane. A mass meeting with May Russell of Mississippi is set for June 11 at Central Christian church. Baylor hospital hosted a reception for graduate nurses with gold and white decor and an orchestra.

Celestine Zilker Ethelyn Lengender New Orleans West Texas Academy C. A. Zilker Angus Crawford Frederick J. Combe Mooker Baylor Hospital Miss Baylor Russell Caffrey Arthur Dascomb Marshall Johnson Elsie Jess Helen Arthur

Former Columbus Mayor Indicted in Bribery Case

Former Columbus mayor J A Bond now in Cleveland appeared at the courthouse to furnish bond as he is named in Franklin county grand jury indictments. The charge claims he tried to influence former Senator Drake to keep the Roseco local option bill in the temperance committee where Drake sat.

Columbus Ohio Associated Press J. A. Bond Cleveland Franklin County Grand Jury Court House

Sixty Koreans Drown in Steamer Fire Escape

Sixty Koreans perished when they attempted to flee the burning steamer Muravieff Amurski on the Amur river Thursday night. The vessel was destroyed by fire in Asiatic Russia near Blagovieshtchensk.

Associated Press Blagovieshtchensk Asiatic Russia Muravieff

Carrie Nation Dies In Leavenworth At 61

Carrie Nation widow of Dave Nation died in Leavenworth Kansas at 7 05 PM after a long illness of paresis. Born in Kentucky in 1846 she rose to fame with saloon raids in Kansas including Wichita in 1900 and later toured promoting temperance. Her funeral plans and interment in Richmond Missouri were announced along with updates on family members and illness of her daughter Mrs A D McNabb.

Associated Press Leavenworth, Kas Carrie Nation Kentucky Carrie Moore Kansas Dave Nation Wichita Nation Enterprise Smasher’s Mail New York Vanderbilts Kansas City Associated Charities of Kan D. Moore That City Geo. Shubert Los Angeles Moore N Ation Richmond A. D. McNabb Garrie Nation Moody Sanitarium G. H. Moody McNabb Sanitarium

Five Horses Burned in Pennsylvania Stable Fire

Five valuable trotting and pacing horses owned by N. G. Edelblute died in a stable fire near Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on June 10. Names included King Joe Baron H and Al Concara with a colt among the blaze.

Associated Press Punxsutawney N. G. Edelblute King Joe Baron H al Concara

Largest and Finest Organ Now Installed in Clark Mansion

A $125,000 pipe organ, the largest and finest chamber organ in the world, is installed in the $10,000,000 Fifth Avenue residence of ex Senator William A Clark of Montana. The instrument, built in Los Angeles with 4600 pipes, features chimes and an echo organ and faces the senator’s main picture gallery. Organist Arthur Scott Brook will play for Clark and guests as the mansion nears completion.

Associated Press New York Fifth Avenue William A. Clark Montana Los Angeles Arthur Scott Brook Memorial Church of

Verdict Pending In Houston Bank Case Deliberations Continue

Jurors in the case of former banker E F Pye charged with forging Miss Reen Perry's name to a $5000 note failed to reach a verdict by 9 AM in the criminal district court. Deliberations began shortly after noon on Friday and continued through the morning.

Houston Peral Houston Tex

Thief Steals $295 From Trunk In Room

Joe Quinnie, a news butcher, reports $295 in cash stolen from a trunk in his room at 333 La Fitte Street. He found the lock broken and suspects a man he named. police are investigating and expect to arrest him soon.

Joe Quinnie Lafitte Street Quinnie

Five Halstead Children Survive Auto Plunge Off 100 Foot Embankment

An automobile carrying three children of Mrs. Jeanne Halstead Davidson Robert Halstead and a chauffeur skidded on a curve and rolled down a 100 foot embankment on the river road near Addyston Ohio. Robert Halstead suffered broken ribs.

Associated Press Cincinnati Ohio Jeanne Halstead Davidson Halstead Robert Halstead Addyston

All Must Fight Rats and Vermin Threats

In City and country rats and pests cause property damage and health risks. Citizens are urged to join the fight using Stearns Electric Rat and Brera Paste, promoted as the reliable destroyers of mice, cockroaches, waterbugs, and vermin. Sold everywhere for 25c.

Stearns

Fatal heat triggers sprinkler action in downtown store

In Chicago on June 10 extreme heat caused a downtown store sprinkler to suddenly flood for twenty minutes. Watchmen hunted for stop cocks as the device activated despite street temperatures barely 101 degrees, far below the 143 degree trigger.

Chicago

Hobson Claims Alcohol Kills More Than War

In Atlanta on June 10, Rich mond P. Hobson told a temperance audience that liquor causes more deaths and injuries than war. He cited 700,000 Americans killed annually by alcohol and argued this exceeds battle deaths since the Macedonian conquests.

Associated Press Atlanta Richmond P. Hobson Hobson Mr. Hobson

Temple and Abernathy to Ride West From New York

Temple Abernathy and Louis Abernathy the two sons of Oklahoma’s Jack Abernathy will begin a horseback journey from New York to the Pacific coast on June 19. They expect the trip to take under sixty days.

Associated Press New York Temple Louis Abernathy Jack Abernathy Oklahoma Pacific Coast

Deaths from same day birth in Atlanta households

In Atlanta Georgia three families welcomed newborns in a single day on Thursday. G P A Winkel and wife had a boy, Alexander Stewart and wife add a son, and A W Russell one wife reported a birth of a fourth child.

Associated Press Atlanta Junge G. P. A. Winkel Alexander Stewart A. W. Russell

Move to Ban Horns on Automobiles in New York

June 10 New York society for the suppression of unnecessary horn sounds plans to curb auto horns. Mrs Isaac L Rice says standing horns terrify and are useless and police would log horned cars for health department action. She notes about four hundred such cars exist in the United States and warns abandoning horns could be dangerous.

Associated Press New York Society For the Suppression Isaac L. Rice Association Health Department Mrs. Rice United States

Youtsey Delivers Welcome Address at Frankfort Prison

Henry Youtsey serving life for involvement in Gov Goebel murder gave the welcome to about 300 women visitors from Louisville Cincinnati and Lexington who came to distribute flowers and cheer to inmates. August Rooke Fidelity Trust secretary was the only male inmate who refused attendance.

Associated Press Frankfort Jung Henry Youtsey Wm. Goebel Louisville Cincinnati Lexington August Rooke Fidelity Trust Company of

Prisoner Remains In Cell During Exercise Period

The report notes that the man stayed in his cell while others exercised, suggesting a restricted or punitive routine within the facility. No further details on charges or location are provided in the fragment.

Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday List of Couples

Yesterday marriage licenses issued for John Murray and Mrs Annie Mashay M D Spear and Mary J Cantrell Frank P Ratajczak and Caroline Marek Fredieg Andri and Katie Blaha J V Akin and Viola Humphreys.

John Murray Annie Mashay M. D. Spear Mary J. Cantrell Frank P. Ratajczak Caroline Marek Fredieg’ Andri Katie Blaha J. V. Akin Viola Humphreys

Train Service to Begin Between Palestine and Rusk

Palestine Texas June 10 The state railroad announces an exclusive passenger train service starting tomorrow with double service between Palestine and Rusk, offering improved local transit.

Palestine Tex State Railroad Rusk

Cardui praised by McLeansboro woman for relief of monthly pains

Mrs L Drew credits Cardui with ending years of monthly pains headaches backache and weakness after two bottles she reports complete recovery and renewed ability to work. She endorses the tonic as harmless and effective and recommends asking a druggist. The ad claims time tested popularity for women’s medicine and directs readers to the Chattanooga Medicine Co advisory department for a booklet.

McLeansboro Till Benegente Cardus

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