The Light's Daily Short Story Scene of Love in a Small Church
Nicholas, a beadle and sexton with a pale face and velvet skull cap, loves Mme. Brillot, wife of a butcher, who sits in the third pew each Sunday. His prayers and. church duties blend with a growing longing shaped by her smiles and the Madonna statue that seems to mirror his passion. A tense moment arises as a rough acquaintance sits beside her during mass.
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J. Joseph Renaud
Nicholas
Mme. Brillot
Icholas
Mme. Bril
Not A Crown for Youth and a Night of Fatal Secrets
An aged narrator promotes Hay's Hair Health while a dramatic parish tale unfolds. Nicholas hears a whispered plan and uncovers an affair ending in murder at a hotel. The priest and three women attend the dying mistress. Nicholas later dies in the chapel.
Baxter and Hooper Wed in Uvalde
Dee Baxter and Zetva Mae Hooper, both of Uvalde, were married by Rev. Brandon of the Batesville Methodist Church. The ceremony drew a small group of friends and the groom serves as postmaster at Batesville where the couple will reside.
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Uvalde
Tex
Dee Baxter
Zetva Mae Hooper
Brandon
Methodist Church of
Batesville
Resolution Adopted to Organize San Antonio to Laredo Highway League
A meeting in Devine adopted resolutions to form a three representative per town organization for the San Antonio Laredo line along the International and Great Northern railroad. A Pearsall May 31 meeting was set with boosters from Devine San Antonio Pearsall Moore and Laredo urging action and delegation voting.
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San Antonio-Laredo
B. Lilly
Ten Thousand Club
Pearsall
Mason Maney
J. A. Carter
R.&. Nixon
J. T. Briscoe
J. W. Fullerton
Devine
W. F. Adams
Moore
J. L. Strohm
San Antonio
Laredo
Trickey
Colp
E. H. Rackley
J. A. Kercheville
J. C. Thompson
W. L. Dubose
San Antonio Ranks Third in Texas Manufacturing Output
Texas manufacturing grew sharply from 1890 to 1909 lifting total product value to 272,896,000 with San Antonio third among cities. Dallas and Houston lead, while Fort Worth Galveston Beaumont Waco Sherman and El Paso follow. San Antonio employed 3,105 wage earners in 1909, up from 2,457 in 1904 and 2,683 in 1899.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Alamo City
Fort Worth
Galveston
Beaumont
Waco
Sherman
el Paso
Staacke Bros Deliver Wagons Promising Best Line Yet
Dr. Littrell and Dr. Stone promote KIRO-PRACTIC and osteopathy at the Conroy Building third floor while Staacke Bros advertise the best line of delivery wagons ever sold in this period.
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Littrell
Stone
Kiro-Practic & Osteopathy
Conroy
Staacke Bros
San Antonio
Demosthenes Debating Club Elects Officers at Brackenridge High
The Brackenridge high school Demosthenes Debating club elected officers for the year led by President Ben Simms and Vice President Henry Lee Taylor with Frank Orr as secretary and Richard Vander Stratten as sergeant at arms Norman Anderson is the reporter. Dr Anna Howard Shaw of the National Women s Suffrage Association will lecture at the Grand Opera house Thursday night. Kronsberg s Dances begin May 17 at Muth s Garden with Kronsberg s orchestra and phone 2283.
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Demosthenians
Demosthenes Debating Club
Brackenridge High School
Ben Simms
Eee Oak
Henry Lee Taylor
Frank Orr
Richard Vander Stratten
Norman Anderson
Anna Howard Shaw
National Women's Suffrage Association
Grand Opera House
Professor Kronsberg
Muth
Kronsberg
Special meeting at Temple Beth El by Bnai Zion Association
The Bnai Zion Association schedules a special meeting at Temple Beth El this evening at eight o clock. A licensed first run service is high but over four fifths of all releases will come from Pike and Wigwam first. No repeaters.
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Bnai Zion Association
Temple Beth el
Pike and Wigwam
Women’s Relief Corps Plans Memorial Day Observance
The Women’s Relief Corps will meet Friday to arrange Memorial Day events on May 30. A notably elaborate program will be outlined.
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Women’s Relief Corps
Kohr Conducts Dance Classes As Park Opens
Kohr teaches dancing as Electric Park and Exposition Park open with free band concerts and a great soprano singer rendering solos each evening. Admission is free.
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Kohr
Electric Park
Exposition Park
Convention bids San Antonio host next year gathering
H N King of the Chamber of Commerce and Rev J Porter have left for Oklahoma City to invite the Southern Baptist convention to meet in San Antonio next year. The article notes Exposition Park as an open air amusement area with various concessions.
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Citizens Insurance Company
W. L. Herff
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
West Commerce Street
Exposition Park
San Antonio
H. N. King
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Baptist Convention
Oklahoma City
8. J. Porter
Dixie Social Club Shirtwaist Dance Poster
Corrective body and face massage offered with physical culture cosmetics and blemish removal. Prof Sureddin Hicks Ride. Dixie Social club hosts shirtwaist dance Wednesday the 15th at 1429 South Flores Street. Artzt music at Bexar County Humane Society Office 211 Mackay building. Humane officer BE M Collins listed with old day phone 2409 and night Sunday 5877.
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Sureddin
Hicks Ride
Dixie Social Club
South Flores Street
Bexar County Humane Society
Mackay Building
M Collins
Brannans Buy Property at 204 Avenue D for 48000
Robert and Marguerite Brannan purchased from E B Franck and wife the property at 204 Avenue D for 48000 as an investment. The site lies a half block from the post office. Dancing at Exposition park. If you like the licensed filmy we get them first. No repeaters, Pike and Wigwam.
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Robert
Marguerite Brannan
E. B. Franck
Avenue D
Boy Scouts Exhibit Planned by San Antonio Troop
Preparations are under way for a San Antonio Boy Scouts exhibition at the local council meeting Thursday night at the Young Men's Christian Association. The event will showcase fire-lighting without matches by the Wolf patrol and a fire-lighting and water-boiling contest by Sinawa and Tiger patrols. The council meeting aims to organize a permanent structure with local business leaders in attendance at 7:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Young Men's Christian Association
Wolf Patrol
Roy Porter
Sinawa
Tiger
Exposition Park Opens With Free Concerts And Family Fun
The new Exposition Park welcomes families with free admission and band concerts. A famous soprano will perform solos, and Emil Blum has returned from the east after weeks of purchasing merchandise for his firm.
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Blum
Emil Blum
Gag Rule Froze Clayton Bill Debate Challenged in House
Minority leaders led by Mann Norris Lenroot Cannon and Dalzell attacked the gag rule that would rush the Clayton anti injunction bill. The fight yielded a modification granting greater parliamentary latitude. The Clayton bill would curb injunctions by requiring notice and full inquiry unless public peace is at risk and limit each injunction to seven days with renewals only if justified.
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Mann
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Norris
Nebraska
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Cannon
Ilinois
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Four-fifths of licensed service taken by Pike Wigwam firms
Two suits for divorce filed in the Far fifth district court. Hocker seeks separation from H Hocker. Albrecht separated from Oscar Albrecht. W White, superintendent of San Antonio Machine, fined $5 for building a fence on East Crockett without city line approval. Dentists and doctors listed with addresses on Gunter and Gibbs buildings. Dancing nightly at Electric Park. Yellow taxis and phone numbers noted. Eagles next meeting set for May 22.
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Far Fifth District
Hocker
H. Hocker
Cannon Albrecht
Oscar Albrecht
W. H. Whiterborn
San Antonio
Sweden receives $3.33 million for new warship
King Gustav of Sweden received a delegation of prominent sects who presented $3,331,500 raised by popular subscription in 100 days for a new warship for the Swedish navy. He says the event promises to be largely attended and the commissioners' court may accept an invitation from Galveston officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav
Sweden
Galveston
Negro cab driver fined for not testifying at depot hearing
R. H. Irvin, a Black cab driver, was fined five dollars in police court for failing to take the stand designated by the city marshal at the Southern Pacific passenger depot. He was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Lockhart.
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Southern Pacific
R. H. Irvin
Lockhart
Garden Hose Thefts Prompt Lock and Key Advice
Sneak thieves are targeting garden hoses left on lawns with numerous reports to police in recent weeks. Detectives urge residents to secure hoses by locking them away to prevent further thefts.
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Etty
Rosa Bonheur painting on display at Wolff and Marx store
The Rosa Bonheur painting Old Darby is shown on the second floor daily from 1 PM to closing this week. The work depicts a Havre fisherman’s work horse bought by Bonheur and later owned by Eugenie Bonheur before passing to E M Thall of Boston and the Thall estate.
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Rosa Bonheur
Wolff and Marx Company
Old Darby
Havre
France
Darby
Fontainbleau
Eugenie Bonheur
E. M. Thall
Boston
Thall
Texas Governor Names Delegates to Recreation Association Congress
Governor appoints twenty four Texas delegates for the Play ground and Recreation Association of America congress to be held in Cleveland Ohio from June fifth to eighth. The list includes James A. Brooks Dallas J W Cantwell Fort Worth J C Lattimore Waco P W Horn Houston John W Hopkins Galveston H F Triplett Beaumont and others.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Cleveland
James A. Brooks
Dallas
J. W. Cantwell
Fort Worth
J. C. Lattimore
Waco
P. W. Horn
Houston
John W. Hopkins
Galveston
Quanah
J. H. Hill
McKinney
W. H. Bruce
Denton
E. B. Cobb
Marshall
H. F. Estill
Huntsville
W. B. Bizzell
W. M. Holland
Baldwin H. Rice
Bryan Callaghan
San Antonio
W. D. Davis
H. D. Fletcher
Beaumont
Lewis Fisher
Palace Livery Stable Sale Closes Amid Bargain Prices
Real bargains advertise a closing out sale of the Palace Livery stable. Police orders target sidewalk riding in several streets after resident complaints on South Presa Cedar Martinez and South Alamo. Patrolman Mockert reports the first arrest this morning for violations.
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Palace
South Presa
Cedar
Martinez
South Alamo
Mockert
Prince of Wales to Tour Toulon on Danton voyage
The Prince of Wales will leave Paris on June 19 with the Marquis de Breteuil and sail to Toulon aboard the French battleship Danton. He plans to spend three days aboard watching the French fleet maneuvers in the Mediterranean.
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Prince of Wales
Toulon
Associated Press
Paris
Marquis de Breteuil
Mediterranes
New Clothing on Credit Plan Pleases Public
Hoyle and Rarick Clothing Co at 116 West Houston street reports strong approval for its credit system. The manager Mr. McClanahan says working people welcome the option to outfit men women and children without a deposit with payments as low as 1 per week or monthly. The store benefits from its chain to offer very low prices and broad selection.
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Hoyle & Rarick Clothing Co
West
Houston Street
McClanahan
San Antonio
Concert at West End Lake by S. A. Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra
Attend the Wednesday night show at West End lake featuring the S. A. Mandolin and Guitar orchestra with 15 members. Admission to grounds and concert is free, with boating on the lake and new steel boats available.
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West End Lake
S. A
Details from San Antonio Humane Society Officers
San Antonio Humane Society officers George T. Botsford and Fred Davison listed at 324 Hicks Building with old phone numbers 71 for nights and Sundays 2341 and 2782. Dr E Tinkham, dentist, located in the Moore Building with suite adneias.
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San Antonio Humane Society
George T. Botsford
Fred Davison
Hicks
Dr. E. Tinkham
Adneias
Moore Building
Galveston County Judge Shook Names Commissioners for Causeway Opening
Galveston County Judge Shook today announced the county commissioners' court will attend the formal opening of the great causeway at ditweston scheduled for next Saturday. The event marks a milestone in regional infrastructure and will be led by Judge Shook and several county officials.
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Galveston
County Commissioners’ Court
Great Causeway
Ditweston
Judge Shook
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