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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1909
Page
5
Communion day at St Marys Catholic Church celebrates first Holy Communion for children at the 8 o clock mass after months of preparation. A parish picnic is scheduled for Thursday, June 2 at Madarpart following the observance.
An injunction suit was filed in the fifty fifth district court yesterday by Martha Magidieu and others against Caplin Maiwold. The action seeks court relief in a domestic dispute over family affairs and aims to restrain certain conduct amid ongoing litigation.
Special Disnaten Beaumont vex May 1 The Winitea Commercial Travelers today selected Wael for the next convention and elected officers including grand auditor Hughes of Galverton grand secretary W P Gilbert of Wacas grand treasurer Lavin Seluseifer of Gal Weston grand part J MM atthiera Howston and grand sentinel W N Griffith of Wawa
In West Gardendale a Mexican man identified as Yudalicio Dias was found in a gutter near West Houston and Laverdo streets with a head wound. He was taken to city hall but survived on temporary treatment, likely intoxicated. Pythian Sisters of Charlton Temple No. 1 plan an entertainment and dance at Casino hall next Wednesday evening.
A column notes that when a person dies intestate title to real estate passes to heirs in equal undivided shares, making four of five heirs part owners and risking hidden flaws if buyers miss an heir. It urges demanding an abstract, noting the owner pays, and cites the Bexar Abstract Company at 209 West Commerce Street. The report then lists local notices, court actions, social events, and a shooting report near Hin Pedro Avenue.
Prospect Hill Improvement Club reports $28,000 of $45,000 Prospect Hill bond issue sold, sparking new life for sewerage plans. Alder man Wickeland expects complete disposal soon, while a viaduct at International & Great Northern tracks and Buena Vista street remains under discussion. A route change for L and GN street cars is considered to divert traffic to Houston street line.
Kansas City May 15 a Caiesgo and Alton local bound for Bloomington Illinois ran into a washout near Kaisi Missouri injuring from thirty to forty persons with some possibly fatally. Relief trains have been dispatched and the injured will not be available until tomorrow
In Olapatch Texas on May 18 the attorney general's department approves the issue of a quarter million dollars in Ti Pawo county road improvement bonds and twenty five thousand dollars for Ky Paso county jail bonds.
Spanial Dispatch reports J P Gruett of St Louis may be summoned to testify for the state at the H Clay Pierce trial. If the case goes to trial next week Gruett will be required to appear in Austin Texas as a state's witness under the terms of a contract between the assistant attorney general and the former county attorney.
Special Dispatch Abilene Texas May 10 reports 17 year old William Blankbridge died after an accidental shotgun discharge on Lagarnn ranch in Schuelelford county. The weapon was in the possession of his brother at the time of the tragedy.
Three men were jailed near De Ridder after being charged with moonshining. Deputy U S marshal and local officers captured them. they refused to divulge the location of their still.
In Galveston, Huston dateline May 25, a search unfolds for a missing will tied to a fortune of 200000 dollars. Kennedy left his estate to his wife. his son now asserts a one quarter share amid the unresolved dispute.
A long comic tale follows Mrs. Ferris as she leaves to visit her mother and the husband Ferris endures a chaotic night with four children. A separate line notes a San Francisco fight promoter seeking a Ferguson Kaufman bout.
Special agent at Wichita Falls reports a thousand bags of oats from the Argentine Republic due in Galveston Tuesday. The shipment will go to the Wichita Mill and Warehouse company for distribution across Texas. Officials note the Texas oat crop this season will be very small.
Jose Gomez alias Jose Ntatiaa was charged with burglary and sought in New Braunfels. He was arrested by Constable Trainor yesterday and detained at the county line awaiting a County officer arrival.
United Press from Madrid reports King Alfonso is pressing the government to enter aviation and has urged the War Department to purchase Spanish rights for the Wright brothers aircraft use. The monarch uses influence to advance local navigation and aerial services.
A crowd of 200 golf enthusiasts at Chevy Chase watched Walter Travis and Allan Lard contest a blistering round on the links. Travis defeated Lard by a tidy margin 13 to 15. A cheer from the president rose above the crowd as the afternoon wore on.
Bt. Nazaire France May 16 1h consequence of a strike by long shoremen and steamship employers seeking higher pay and reduced hours. The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique decided to halt all ships in port to starve the strikers out and force them back to work.
The Carpenters union officials deny that any non union men took part in the store disturbance at Kaufman yesterday. General organizer E Rosendahl and A W Pratt, district council president, say none of the alleged participants are on the local union roll and suggest the incident was staged to credit non union carpenters in the city. Stewart of 114 Cedar Street left for Kinney County on legal business for several days.
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