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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1885

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Body of man murdered by Apaches found near Mud Springs

Telegraphic news records a body found near Mud Springs believed to be Charles Tillman manager of Erie Cattle company after Apache killings. Also reports on Captain Lawton’s supply camp massacre in Sonora, Iowa tornado at Bridgewater, and various global brief items with names and places.

Tourstenr Charles Otto Mud Springs Charles ‘Tillman Erie Cattle Company Tucson Star Guadaloupe Canyon Sonora Cloverdale Ranch Lawton Long’s Ranch A. L. Head Wood Gaywell Canyon Peter Munich Henry Nichols Mark Bb. Roberts Schewertzer Munich Sierra Madre Juan Bonito Sierra Madre Mountains Hatfield

The Mother’s Call Courage in a Tarnished Promise

A social leper narrative warns of a mother’s betrayal as she lures a 15 year old girl into prostitution. A San Antonio citizen recounts meeting a well dressed widow who claims a daughter and proposes a guarded establishment for sinful gains. The tale ends with the man’s moral rejection and concern for the daughter’s fate.

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Records of a crowded Recorder’s Court session

Two colored reverends and five cases crowd the docket. Richard son and Armstrong quarreled over market stands with a whip, each fined. Moses and George Tucker faced a scuffle, with Mrs Tucker lamenting the disgrace. Brooks and Hines fought over dew berries, a tooth was knocked out, Hines fined. Piquinta Martinez drunk and maudlin, fined. rest of the docket covers more drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and public rowdyism with fines and continuances.

Moses Tucker G. W Brooks Hines Sle Sophie Gibbs Piquinta Martinez Refugia Escrete Inquinta Esparza Otto Arning William Matthews Cayetano Torres Sallie Woods Blanche Deerwood

Boy learns to talk through a telephony joke

A fragment from the Arkansaw Traveler mentions a boy learning to speak clearly and jokes about him becoming a lawyer. It notes rejoicing in Wisconsin over a swallowed trade dollar, which has been removed from circulation, and ends with an ad line praising Opera Puffs cigarettes at a popular price.

United States Canada Puiapenpur John Sullivan Boston Washincton Agricultural Department Statistical Bureau Maparip Murcia Spain Core Arkansaw Wisconsin

Shooting on Goliad road ends in man wounded

Joe Mehavey shot William MecNallon in the right thigh during a confrontation over horse ownership linked to a theft case. MecNallon fled to neighbors, was treated at Kalteyer’s drug store, and Mehavey was jailed after authorities intervened. Mehavey, about 50, has prior district court convictions and a partial penitentiary term.

Goliad Joe Mehavey Wm. MecNallon McNallon Mehavey MecNallon MecNallen Kalteyer Neuendorfff McNallen Panent Joe Wilkins Neuendorff G. Newton Fred Cocke

Key in the Door Twist at Home

A husband returns late from a friendly supper to find his wife up and waiting. She jokes that he forgot his key while the door remains ajar, prompting a playful exchange about the difficulty of unlocking and relocking the door.

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