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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1912
Page
17
San Antonio Justice of the Peace Joseph Umscheid proposes reduced marriage fees for a leap year campaign starting next week. He plans to wed many couples at lower rates to spur proposals and speed up ceremonies, requiring couples to visit his office to qualify.
Carlos Bee, attorney for E J Wilsons father, to file Monday for a writ of habeas corpus in the Thirty seventh district court seeking Wilsons release from the Southwestern In sane asylum where he has been confined five years after a shooting affray that left two dead. Bee plans appeal if needed after Judge Edward Dwyers prior bond refusal and an adverse attorney general opinion. Matthews kitchen butter advertised at 222 Losoya.
Italo-American Young Men's club of this city will meet this afternoon at Giorda hall on South Leona street to transact several important matters. The entire club membership is expected to be present and several new members will be admitted.
San Antonio reports from the city police and civic scene. Officers George L. McCauley and Fred Davison, with Officer Brady, quell a melee on West Commerce. one Mexican escaped, another jailed. Dr. C E Tinkham listed. Dr. Luter returns from California. T E George recovering after Santa Rosa operation. Purim Ball by Hebrew Free Loan and Benevolent Association slated March 10 at Elks hall. Kohr's Leap Year ball set for Turner hall. A H Taylor resigns from Gunter Hotel auditing role. Jake Baum resigns to lead Cinderella Shoe Palace at Alamo plaza.
Well known theatrical advance man George H Murray is in the city arranging for Elsie Janis to appear in The Slim Princess at the Grand Opera House on March 13 and 14. He has long visited San Antonio bringing major attractions including Mme Bernhardt Montgomery and Stone Florodora The Red Mill and The Silver Slipper.
The Truth-Seekers will hold services Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall on 123 Soledad street. Subject is The New Thought. Manhattan Island is noted as the world’s densest population with 99 000 residents per square mile. France’s car imports last year nearly tripled those of 1910 despite many automobiles built domestically.
The Daughters of the Republic sue Dr A B Conley and officials to halt Alamo building restoration. Assistant District Attorney Carl will represent the state at the March 6 hearing in San Antonio. Governor Colquitt declines comment and says work will stop until the court decides. Nitschke to be served upon returning to San Antonio.
A court takes action on an injunction suit, with orders or proceedings to be announced. The case involves ongoing legal steps and potential rulings affecting the parties named in the suit. Further details are not given in the fragment.
Directors at a San Antonio meeting decided not to interfere with Governor Colquitt s plans for the Alamo property. The committee asked to convey business wishes regarding parking of Hugo Schmeltzer grounds but was disbanded before voting. Hart reported the group favored restoration plans over parks conversion after talks with the governor.
Thomas J Thomasson 62 a Methodist minister died at 11115 oclock Saturday at his home 38213 West Houston street He spent fifty years in Texas ten in this city Survived by widow one son and four daughters Memorial services at Prospect Hill Methodist Church this morning Funeral at 2 pm from the home Interment Mission Burial Park Hessel Aaron dies at 55 at 1107 Avenue D after weeks illness Russian born He is survived by son Max Hessel a daughter Miss Fannie Hessel and two brothers in New York Funeral at 2 pm from the family Orthodox cemetery
Advertises Stuart's Calcium Wafers claiming to cleanse blood and remove pimples blotches and skin eruptions. Promotes quick improvement within days and offers a free trial package by sending name and address to F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan with regular size at 50 cents thereafter.
Edwin R. Rowley died last Friday and will be buried at St Marys Cemetery after services at St Marys Church. He lived in San Antonio for 25 years and was 75.
A 17 year pledge from Lentz Tailor to honest service in San Antonio. The ad warns against shady reputations and promises reliable tailoring.
Governor will not decide Calderon case until Monday after reviewing pardons board recommendations. Reported plan to grant executive clemency and commute death sentence to life imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Horace F. Bishop, a Nebraska attorney who studied with William Jennings Bryan, will take the Texas bar examination Monday. The board of examiners met in the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals courtroom. Bishop works on Bryan properties at Mission in Brownsville country and has strong endorsement from Bryan. Seven applications have been filed for the exams, which run all week. interested applicants may file Monday or later in the week.
A pocket of quirky notes describes New York society women climbing to a theater gallery using pearl ropes for adventure. It adds a remark about the equality sign first used in 1557 by a clever mathematician. A western city boasts a mayor who is a lawyer, expert shorthand writer, and skilled amateur trombone player.
L P Holmes former sexton of the Confederate cemetery was shot in the left thigh at his home in South Heights after surprising a chicken thief in his coop. He was treated by Dr E S Davis and taken to Physicians and Surgeons Hospital. a search for the thief continued with no arrest by late hour. Two chickens with heads torn off were found.
A cartoon caption shows a woman proving her handyman talent by driving a nail with a hair brush, challenging the stereotype that a woman cannot drive a nail straight. The dialogue contrasts hammer use with the improvised tool.
A terse dialogue fragment shows a wealthy brother referenced and questions whether wealth aids the speaker. The snippet hints at evaluating benefits from inheritance or support.
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