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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1885

Page

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Grant's Condition-Marine Bank Investigation

The report notes the Internal Revenue Service may appoint several new collectors as President nominates candidates. Treasury circulars seek customs staff reductions, while elsewhere the Fourth Battalion of Artillery sails toward Chiapas to monitor Barrios activities in Guatemala.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Wasui Chiapas Barrios Guatemala Diaz

Controversy Over Medical Schools Spurs City Debate

A San Antonio Light letter questions efforts to curb “other school” doctors by state law. It argues charity and practical service show merit, cites the first free dispensary as theirs, and urges cooperation between schools to curb quackery while minimizing public squabbles.

San Antonio Light San Antonio M. D

Recorder's Court Fines and Nearby Incidents

Officer Garcia fined Bill Whitford five dollars for drunk and disorderly behavior. Charles Williams, found asleep in the Maverick building, was released after proving he was not a segment though funds were lacking. James Slunter and John Brown were arrested for disturbances and drunkenness, with $5 fines for the drunks. F Rieden warned over keeping hogs near quarantine area, pending removal by Monday. Smokers cautioned about imitation Opera Puff Cigarettes.

Garcia Bill Whitford Charles Williams Brackett Victoria Schumacher Maverick Alamo Plaza Exust Houston Street Williams James Slunter Officer Smith

Nose and Eye San Antonio the Sweetest City in the World

Anon laments urban odors and praises San Antonio as the city with the purest air comparing aromas of other places like New Orleans and Europe. The piece hints at lingering scents from the Alamo irrigation ditch and notes a faint aromatic hint amid ongoing civic changes and publicity.

San Antonian Mr. Malaprop St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Rome Edinboro Venice London Cologne Cork Europe New Orleans Butler San Antonio Cesar Alamo Anon

Jury verdict in Knight murder case shocks local mourners

Telegram from Tyter reports John Knight found guilty of second degree murder in the January killing of Conductor Bob Frazier aboard an International and Great Northern train. sentence set at 10 years. Indignation over lenient punishment and claims of a staged motive by Knight and accomplice Price. Trial for Price may proceed this term.

Washington H. Rt. Naylor M. A. Bartlett W. A. Leonard Episcopal Cleveland Constantinople Russia England Black Sea Great Britain Porte Dardanelles London Hasheet Fehmi Pasha Turkey Kansas City Orth Stein Evening Star George Fredericks Variety Theatre Stein Fredericks Hartrue New York James D. Fish General Grant U.S. Grant, Jr Cabbot Marine Bank Cuarterre N.C Wadesboro Ceppases Negro Birmingham House of Commons Arkansas City Oklahoma General Hatch Caldwell Ingalls Dawes Morgan Congress The Express Bob Frazier Tyter John Knight Frazier International Great Northern Knight Texas John Price Overton

Gosling Assassins Habeas Corpus Trial Resumes

Special Dispatch reports the habeas corpus trial of the Gosling murderers resumed at 9 o clock before Judge Hurt. Prosecution notes key witnesses from San Antonio and Austin have not arrived, and the court adjourns to San Antonio for testimony tomorrow at 9 a.m. Prisoners waive appearance.

New Bravonevrs Marshal Gosling Hurt San Antonio Austin

German Benevolent Supper At Scholz Hall

The German Benevolent association held a delightful supper at Scholz's hall on Alamo street. Despite harsh weather the event was well attended by friends. Hostesses included Mrs. A Schorz Mrs. Major Kampmann Mrs. JF C Haueisen and others. The supper was well cooked and served by young ladies and floral souvenirs given out by pretty young ladies. The affair was enjoyable and, it is understood, a complete financial success.

The German Benevolent Association Scholz Alamo Street A. Schorz Major Kampmann JF. C. Haueisen J. Herf J. Schorr F. Hahn Degen William Hoefling

A Nobby Grocery Opens in City at Corner Houston and Soledad

Mesers Aransas Prescott & Co launch one of the finest grocery stores in the city. The new shop at Houston and Soledad showcases a wide, well organized stock of groceries with epicurean dainties and imported items. Prescott & Co expect strong public patronage. Also notes all first class dealers carry Opera Puff Cigarettes.

Mesers Aransas Prescott & Co Houston Soledad Prescott & Co

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