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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1913
Page
12
The Club Progreso meeting set for Ket Hall will be held at the playgrounds corner Buena Vista and Smith streets tonight. All members and the public are urged to attend as the campaign for alderman A B Hillan continues with supporters urging a vote for him tomorrow.
A hurried 10 o'clock call to police claimed a burglar was in a house near San Fernando and Leona streets. Mounted officers patrolled the area but could not confirm the sighting and the alert ended without incident. Franklin Taxicabs advertised phones Crockett 2-3-4 and new 2-8-4 for taxi and touring car service.
A fire at 318 North Laredo Street damaged a frame dwelling owned by F. Gonzales, likely $600 in losses. The blaze occurred about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. origin undetermined. The occupant was present and police investigated earlier disturbance reports near West End Lake.
James Salinas the tailor could not appear in court today delaying the case against W W Myers 24 charged with assault and battery The injury to Salinas a deep slash and severed vein occurred about 2 30 Sunday morning in the western city Myers denies the charge and says he never saw Salinas prior to the incident Exposition Park remains open with concessions until October 15 despite rumors to the contrary.
Loralis Rosales, held after eight men were slashed near Alamo and Adams, was moved from city hospital to Bexar county jail. Three charges of assault with intent to murder were filed in Justice Campbell's court. Rosales, once briefly insane, was shot twice and subdued. he has recovered and shows improved mental condition. Additional charges likely. no preliminary hearing date set.
The crest of the Mississippi flood has moved past the river into the Gulf of Mexico. Drops in stages occurred along the river south of St. Louis, with New Orleans gauge steady and no further rise expected. Red River Landing shows water easing to 50.4 feet, down 0.2 feet in 48 hours.
Old-Time breakfast sausage in boxes priced at 1 25 per pound from Union Meat Company. Grove's Tasteless Chillon Tonic advertised as a general strengthening tonic and appetite booster for adults and children at 60 cents.
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