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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1885
Page
3
A roundup reports arrests of individuals labeled train wreckers at Round Rock amid a string of war and crime items from Kort to Galveston. The dispatch notes casualties among desert units, a vanished sailor, and a rape trial in Dautuas with mob tensions and court actions.
Before pasteurization, bottling was small scale and local with little capital. The Anheuser-Busch association claims credit for a rapid transformation into a major national industry, creating wealth and jobs and spurring growth in bottles corks wires and related tools. Inventive genius produced new machines to aid production.
A roster of visitors and residents in San Antonio includes Mr. Floyd in the city, Mrs. Yoakum returning from Austin, Miss Murray returning to Austin, and many guests at the Menger Hotel such as Major Kellogg on leave, Dr. Albert, Mr. Woods, Major Adams, Mr. House, Mr. Lytle, cattlemen Head and Withers, and others from New York, Cincinnati, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and beyond. Several also journey to Fort Worth or return home to places like Warren Ohio, Lytle Station, San Marcos, and Cotulla, with notes of improvements in San Antonio.
A guest's little son, treated for bronchial issues, drank chloral liniment believed to be cough medicine. After three hours of care by Drs. Wasserman and Menger, the child survived and both mother and child were reported doing well.
Washington chatter centers on cabinet picks with Lamar for Interior and Vilas as Postmaster General. Butler’s mansion lease and furniture costs draw criticism while Butler’s finances are scrutinized amid mortgage debt and campaign spending estimates. The Texas Pacific forfeiture bill advances as Congress nears adjournment and Washington Monument ceremonies unfold.
The Gosling memorial fund drive in San Antonio raised about $5,000 and hopes to hit $10,000 with expected state support. Colonel Belknap says funds will aid Gosling's mother, sister, wife and children, securing the homestead and paying debts, with shares passing to children upon death or marriage of the women.
The Plume Drill and skating carnival at Commerce street rink drew a large crowd for the San Antonio Rifles benefit. Sixteen men formed in fours in showy uniforms, executing complex tactics with few mistakes. The event featured skating, a dance, waltzes, and cotillion, ending in a lively social.
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