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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
14
Classified ad copy offers a home near Fort Sam Houston and the Country Club with a monthly payment plan of 213.60 and a total price around 21340. It lists a four bedroom house with a yard, barn, and features, plus nearby driving access and local attractions. Contact J. W. B. care Linh for details and terms.
Nashville dispatch reports the parcels post convention opening led by John Shath Wilglnma as delegates from northern states vote to broaden scope. The session changes the name from Parcel Post Convention of Southern Merchants to Parcel Punt Convention of the United States.
Taylor dispatch reports a carpenter and treasurer of the local carpenters union was assaulted in a dark Talbot street alley after leaving a lodge meeting. He clung to the money box, losing only his pipe, as the assailant struck him with it and fled. Local police investigate the attempted robbery near Herman Wagner’s saloon and Taylor Produce Co.
The Austin dispatch reports daily Supreme Court proceedings with judgments affirmed in several civil appeals. Appeals denied or motions overruled involve parties including Bemus, Rosensch, Patterson, and Muller. multiple cases from Dallas, Webb, Navarro, Bexar, El Paso, and Travis counties were addressed with petitions for mandamus or rehearing denied or dismissed.
The court issued affirmations in several cases from multiple counties including Comanche Dallas Hopkins Mitchell Pottery Shelby Tarrant Travis and others Relator discharged two Dallas cases Henry Pace and J W Smith reversed and remanded with numerous names listed for various origins Reversed and dismissed Tia Henley from Hopkins Appeal dismissed H L Offeld Hoy James from Jurrant Motion for rehearing overruled J M Newman from Kendall Henry
A collage of business listings shows Nottingham and Serdersons offering auto repairs while other entries note seed and poultry supplies, fabricators, abstracting, locksmiths, opticians, and a physician. The page preserves a directory snapshot with diverse trades and storefronts.
A vintage ad promotes ORRINE as a cure for whiskey and beer addiction. It claims wide female approval, notes two forms including secret powder and pill, and offers a refund if no benefit. Sold by Pischer's Drug Store and Hjacher's Drug Store Gibbs Building. Price one dollar per box. Outlook includes a booklet by mail from Orrine Building Washington DC.
First Lieut Benjamin D Foulois of the Signal Corps U S A arrived at Laredo with Philp OQ Parmalee and O G Simmons. They are quartered at Fort Moentosh and are preparing a suitable starting ground for an ascent, weather permitting, with the flight initially delayed to today.
Taylor fire department held its final officer election in the city hall chamber. For assistant chief candidates J W Dellinger and Herman Wagner contended, while for president candidates F Moens Hebt Eckhardt and T W Falkenberg competed. Elected were Albert A Nauwiid chief J W Dellinger assistant chief SF Wveng president J 3 Groves vice president Pp C Goebel recorder EB E Travernteht treasurer Iron Marshal Goebel. Fire losses for the year were 8638 76 with insurance 1984 78. A committee including T W Falkenberg F W Jagsel and Carl Grant to plan improved city fire alarms.
Special Dispatch Seguin Tex March 1 The Long Civic club buys 100 two year old rome rose bushes from Mrs HY L Wen florist of Ants city for planting in Longer perk The piece also lists various legal and court matters with names and locations in a dense segment from the newspaper item.
Denton Tex March 1 Announcement that it will be a violation of the Texas pure food law to use lead piping in any manner in connection with soda fountains was made in a bulletin issued here today by State Pure Food Commissioner Abbott. The bulletin says that examination of carbonated water passed through lead pipes showed lead poison and other deleterious substances.
Special Telegram to The Houston Dispatch reports H Baldwin Rice, the incumbent, won re nomination for mayor by about two thousand votes over Jules Hirsch. The election produced renominations for three current commissioners, while J Gaston Deine was defeated. Total votes reached about 7600, the largest in Houston history.
In Belton Victoria Cameron Bryan and other Texas towns nominees were named for mayor aldermen and city marshal. Saunders Craig Hoa Tell Clinton Triggs Boyett Guiner Jen king Parks C. G. Walker among those listed for various posts in March primaries.
In arton Texas on March 1 Frank Swift a negro killed A H Phelps a white man then shot himself twice with a Winchester after summoning the sheriff The motive is reported as a quarrel over a mortgage Phelps held on the negro’s property and the firing ended with the self inflicted fatal shot
Ansociated Pro New York March 1 attendees at Grant's Tomb average about 1200 people daily. Trustees of the monument disclosed yearly attendance figures at their annual meeting, noting a decline in numbers in recent years.
Armietta French, a South Dakota girl, won a $10,000 verdict in the New York supreme court against David D. Decker, who promised to marry her. Justice Erlanger called the verdict a laympasnepic finding without justification after Decker’s counsel moved to set it aside.
Amoviate d Press reports two brief items from Texas March 1. A man claiming to be George H. Shaw from San Antonio and Old Mexico is arrested in Waco for passing forged checks while posing as a San Antonians. A Mrs Kath leen Lockwood dies at 86 after sixty five years in Travis county.
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