Rays of Light Gathered by Reporters on Tours Through Town
A bustling, fragmentary list notes a Board of Health meeting this afternoon, saloon and restaurant ads, a sunset dress parade at Government depot, and various city happenings. It mentions the San Fernando cathedral choir rehearsing, a July 4 cooking main, picnics near the Second mission, mulching in Travis park, and A Zilian’s baths. Also recorded are home births, marriage licenses, a moonlight picnic at San Pedro park, district court horse thieving cases, and a national salute by the Excelsior Guards. The Rieck family music appears, plus robberies, rangers patrols, birthday celebrations for Florentio Cardenas, and a pistol shot on West Commerce Street with a recovered wallet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
A. Zilian’s
Commerce
Alamo
I. N
Ed. Haenel
Bride
New Berlin
Pearsall
Pauly
B. F. Johnson
Tom Harrison
Mexico
W. Lorillard
Julia A. Weir
Pantaleon Ochoa
San Fernando
Guenther
Sixto Cardenas
Florentio Cardenas
Excelsior Guards
Alamo Plaza
Jacob Lyons
Rieck
Ludwig Mahncke
Mission Garden
Hill
Taylor
Grand
Joe Robinson
Schmidt
Ranger
Joe
Rangers
San Antonio
R. Hanschke
Freie Presse
King William Street
Beethoven Society
The
Germania Orchestra
Eilis
West Commerce Street
Military Plaza
Notable Guests and Travelers at San Antonio Hotels
Collected items from hotel corridors list guests and destinations. Minnie Porter heads to Rio. Major Fry and family to Niagara Falls. Locals McKnight from Gonzales, Mason from Virginia, Strickland from Del Rio at the Southern and St Leonard. Notables Craig, Underhill and Sanderson in town. Wilkinson from Mexico prospecting near Salinas. Eva Shook and friends return from Columbia Atheneum. many others lodged at Maverick and Menger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Porter
di Rio
Major Fry
Niagara Falls
W. A. McKnight
Gonzales
J. J. Mason
Virginia
John Strickland
del Rio
St. Leonard
Robert W. Foard
Columbus
J. K. Thomson
K. Willoughby
Brady City
James Speed
R. B. Craig
Lavernia
Ile
Val Verde
M. Wilkinson
Mexico
Wilkinson
Salinas
Eva Shook
Grogs
Mary Hickman
Columbia
Penn
St. Louisa
Sol Jacobs
Victor Jacob
New York
Fallenstein
Galveston
L. Froment
Will Phillips
Giles Buck
St. Louis
J. Gilbert
Covington
J. H. Munster
Lulin
E. Wiley
Houston
A.eat
Palest
Maverick
Jesse Green
Hallettsville
O. Ellis
J. A. Dewees
Gon
City
E. Kleiber
New Orleans
John D. Aden
J. W. Riddell
Samuel Wirkm
Alabama
D. 5
Malven
Toledo
B. England
Valama
Mex
E. Corkill
Concepcion
Texas
the Menger
Public Schools Seek funds for ward based construction
A special city council session discussed apportioning 50 000 for augmented school accommodation. Struggles over ward needs dominated debate with Second ward lacking a suitable building while First and Third wards were considered well supplied. French and Belknap urged a ward based plan citing current capacities and census data to justify distribution, final resolution adopted after committee of the whole consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schreiner
Bolton
Belknap
French
Combined School Board
Smye
Hambleton
Lockwood
Muench
Gallagher
Kate
Senate
Scond
Fourth Ward
Riverside School
Oral Averamentege
San Pedro Creek
San Pedro
Cate
Death Attempt by Woman Found in San Antonio Lodging House
Mary Wheeler of Michigan, claiming to be a widow with a baby, was found at 2 30 am in a lodging house near Story's livery stable preparing to ingest laudanum to avoid a life she described as dishonorable. Officer Chadwell arrested her for vagrancy. the Recorder dismissed the case and advised seeking a mayoral pass out of town. Wheeler described poverty since arriving in San Antonio from El Paso and said she could not obtain work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wheeler
Michigan
Acequia Street
Story
Dreiss
Chadwell
San Antonio
Chile
New Braunfels
Recorder
Recorder's Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Light
Iea-Berg
Centennial
Jewett's
Dewett
Paul Wagner
Garter & Mullaly
Undertakers
United States
Europe
Mallory
W.J. Young
Mallory Line
West Commerce St
West
Houston St
Isuperior
Ivolta Iron CO
St HeLa Hom Ano Steel
E.f.redfield Co
General Agents
Fort Worth, Texas
Addres
Melvin Street
Alamo Street
Perry
Crockett Atreet, i
W. H. Weiss
Treet
Lexington Avenue
Friedrich
Norgan
fieni-Ut
WTY
Crockett Balcon
Cor
Crockett St
Alamoakan
Belvin Street
Alazan Creek
N. B
Aueon
Bhardein
Marshal
QUA Public Schools
Hostetter
A. M. Cohen
Santos Street
Lavaca Street
Losoya Street
M. LinpNer
Ll. B. and
L. A
Kalteyer & Son
Nicholls & Co
Commerce Street
Breeding
Dalling Block
A.M. Cohen
Eagle Pass Coal Company
Sunset Depot
Rice & Ryan
OH. Hawes
William Lippe
Eighth Cavalry
Main Plaza
Russell
F. Pasche
Corner Avenue E
Houston Street
Alternative
Calcasieu Lumber Yard
Sunset Railroad
Calcasieu Parish
la Smee
Frank
Xnew
Ain
T. Bohnson
Licur
Eloy
A. M. Cohen’s
Morley
F. Kalteyer & Son
Dua Sprines
Morley Bros
Austin
Waco
Tia
H. Pierroni
San Saba
San Saba and
St. Louis Streets
Taylor County
Frank B. Bailey
Abliene
Soledad Street
L. Garza
Banker- Deposte
Tod P
To& P. m
Savings Bank
I. Garza, Presiden
Avenue
Joseph Hermann
A. N. Shafer
ED Braden, JR
Kershner
R. W. Rogers
G. W. Ward
Old Place
North Flores Street
Republic OF Mexico
Lorenzoastro
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