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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
5
City commissioners announce prisoners will be employed for an eight hour day cutting weeds and performing similar labor. The change shifts start times to ensure workers are on site by eight, reducing weekly lost labor. A new plan assigns guards to monitor fetters as prisoners are put to work. initiative aims to boost productivity and curb delays.
Board 10 debates selection of principal for Maja Avenue school and related matters. Mentions candidate Ky iac St Louis, educator Ryan background, and new superintendent Charles S. Meek to Berkeley lectures. Notes summer postings, board agents, and local civic notices amid varied community items.
A large crowd estimated around 3050 attended the Sunday afternoon municipal band concert at San Pedro Park. The event featured the band from Maxims Empire Theater and integrated matinee and evening programs with standard admission.
Obituary column items report multiple deaths with services and interments in local cemeteries. Names include Mrs Lailie Ellen Nevill and Augusta Dausin, plus Miss Viola Schaplimke, Albert Dess, Mrs Mina Moses, Katherine Mackin, James Bothwell, and others, noting ages, residences, churches, and burial sites.
Federal inspector Joseph Fishman called Bexar County Jail the best in Texas after a Sunday tour led by Jailer Jack Fraser. He noted ice water and ice tea for inmates and quizzed four U S prisoners who welcomed their treatment and preferred staying there. He plans a report on conditions and federal transfer patterns.
A report notes Samer and five esteemed Harean figures visiting Graces of Victoria. Attendees include Anthony and Menger Hotel representatives from Port Worth, with others seen at the Menner Hotel. Monday morning arrivals mark a notable gathering of local business leaders and dignitaries.
An evening program arranged by Chief Musician A. C. Pentland features the Third Field Artillery band at Poet Sam Houston Monday night. The set list includes Sousa marches and pieces inspired by the Panama Exposition with a grand finale effect across the Presidio.
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