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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
12
Beacon Hill offers prime lots with water mains alleys electric lights and car service. Prices begin at 150 dollars with builder friendly terms and flexible entry options. Nicholson Furnish Smith promote property and invite consultations or auto showings at 2395 Moore Building.
A large crowd attended the commencement at Casing hall for nine graduates of Jionn Aven school. Miss Mary Milby Giles won the Hertaberg prize for piano improvement. other top scholars included Miss Adelia May Conner and Miss Georgia Bodet. The event featured a music department, an orchestra, and a program of pieces by Denman Wagner Meyerbeer and others.
Laura refuses to explain as George discovers his clothes emptied from the closet to make space for a new spring hat. The domestic scene unfolds with tensions over wardrobe and money, reflecting ordinary life in the era.
In Puizhkeepsie Amos T Baker testimony cited Thaws insanity and dangerous public danger as his opinion for confinement. Doctor Baker and alienist Carlos McDonald described Thaws past ailments and his view on education medical reports, with details on his early life and substance use. The court hears accounts of Thaws mental state and opinions on sidewalk safety and school proximity.
A long list of property transfers dated May 1908 to May 1908 shows numerous grantees and grantors. Entries include deeds to and from Mrs. Mary Ei Moesling and Prank PB Patton on Albert Street, Summit Place additions with sums like 100 and 2800 dollars, and transfers across blocks and avenues in Beacon Hill, Harriette Gaines, and other districts. The document records varied parcel sizes, undivided interests, and lots in city blocks, with prices ranging from a few hundred to thousands of dollars, reflecting broad real estate activity in mid 1908.
A school board driven campaign for sidewalks near schools begins with city council support. A joint committee led by Capt. Edgar Schramm and G. G. Smith will visit San Houston and Heanor Brackenridge schools to assess conditions and report back.
Historic street directory fragment lists banner land and building company and multiple contractors in Moore Building area with new phones and old numbers. Includes Terra Finglay Mfg building contracting, D R Vaughan, Housinger Hardware, The Bong Hardware, CLVIL ENGINEERB J A Gard Engineering, F J Swartz contractor, Concrete Construction Co, electrical workers, plumbers and heating firms, and machinery suppliers with partial addresses and contact details.
A large apartment project is planned at the corner of Glenwood Court and Presa Street in Villa Rosa. The fire proof building will be steam heated and have seventy eight rooms, designed to rapidly raise property values. A salesman will be on the grounds Sunday for those unable to visit during the week, and hot wells car line access is offered.
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