Unclear Age References Fragment in OCR Text
A fragment lists ages 7, 17, 32, 13 and 20 years old with no clear context or events. No names or places are discernible to form a full news item.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1914
Page
4
A fragment lists ages 7, 17, 32, 13 and 20 years old with no clear context or events. No names or places are discernible to form a full news item.
Camp Kerrville closes after a successful session with Kellerville Y team beating the visiting squad 13 to 1 in a baseball game. Friday featured a twelve-event track meet and numerous swimming and diving contests followed by an endurance swim. Camp will break early to allow boys to catch the train to San Antonio. E E Dyer and M A Jett will attend the Lake Geneva encampment and related conferences in Indiana and Chicago.
Police seek two well dressed youths suspected as professional prowlers. They struck homes on North Street and Yale apartments, one drawing a pistol when confronted. Witnesses described a brown suit and a Palm Beach suit as the assailants fled after threats and a pistol sighting.
City administration plans a sanitation move with Dr W B Rugs and Dr W Ry King traveling to Washington for a National Board of Health meeting and to inspect major cities. A local firm tests a device turning refuse into briquettes for fuel, with a trial using city garbage. success could lead to free collection, failure to incinerate near the Alamo Crested area.
The text describes using a flat car to haul garbage from designated stations along two railroads at a rail intersection near Mixauxt, moving trains from north to south. It mentions the Southern Pacific and International and Great Northern tracks and the purpose of transporting waste.
A San Antonio delegation dominated the Texas Druggists' Meeting prizes, with awards for top members and a tango dancer. They propose a state university pharmacy scholarship funded by the San Antonio group, while El Paso boasts extensive street paving and urban progress.
An old fashioned gospel meeting is held nightly at the Gospel Assembly near the corner of South Mesquite and Nevada streets. A large 510 foot round tent has been erected by National Evangelists for services. Dr J T Grittin, a Black evangelist, will conduct services Sunday Monday and Tuesday nights. He invites the public to attend.
City officials disclosed mesquite blocks for street paving cannot be supplied under the current contract with Texas Hardwood Lumber and Manufacturing. Mayor Brown plans a conference with contractors to explain the shortage and may call for new bids using alternative materials. Bonds approved by the attorney general's office include school district and bridge repair issues in Upshur and Walker counties.
Police report a rising spree of purse stabbing crimes by a suspect described as a Negro thief. Chief J J Lawrence says 16 to 20 thefts are attributed to the offender, with only a few cases prosecuted to date. A prior suspect received a 12 year penitentiary term, and officials aim for sentences of 20 years or more in forthcoming prosecutions. Also notice: State Realty meeting set in Austin on July 3-4 with papers on Texas resources and reform, including registration law discussions led by Elmen and Street.
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