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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1896

Page

2

Galveston Excurtions and Local Notices Abound

Local notices detail Ascension day services at St Philip’s, Rebekah lodge refreshments, antique furniture offers, Sunday school gatherings, and a flood of ads for ice boxes, furniture, and cheap Aransas Pass railway excursions to Galveston. Police and municipal items note a postal police inspector appointment, bank drills, and several sale notices from Sullivan’s. Also referenced are a Catholic school picnic, a rifle club shoot, and various losses and burglaries around the city.

St. Philips K Episcopel Clowen Insvalement Co Rebekah Iodge Chower Stall Ment Co W. Houston Soledad Sts First Baptist Church Booth Ping Street China Japan G. A. StoweEs Furniture Co John J. Duftay A. Stowsre Furshore Co Arangas Pass Galve San Antonio Tf ‘Hos Goacax & Bros Dr H. Spohn Enucvist Enna

Fragmented local notes touch on crimes and obituaries

Fragmentary report mentions a wounded man named Gus and a Mexican suspect, a prayer service at Marshall atroot mission, a business trip return, a church reception for Rev Luther Barron, the burial of J Smith by Cigarmakers Union with money orders, a note on watermelons coming to market, and the death of Mrs Ramon aged 29 at 1414 Monteray street Ward 2 from consumption.

Gus Marshall Atroot First Presbyterian Church Jamoa Duryos Stavongou Cauat Luther Barron Pina Street Presbyterian Church Taroor Row Dallas Union Akron Maryland Mra Batona Ramon Monteray Street Ward 2

Pants Talk Sparks Unanimous Local Support

Plantersville Tex May 10 Tate precinct instructs unanimously for W. 2 arcUnomb for Iconpress and TE A. Scott for district attorney. Ey very man finds pants, wool, $1.60 upward, amid mixed chatter and local humor.

McGomb Congress Plantersville Tex Tate W. 2 arcUnomb Iconpress TE. A. Scott

Pants profits knock from under amid wool trade

In a brisk market note the sale of all wool pants begins at 1.10 dollars, echoing a stir from yesterday. The report mentions Joske Bras as a named entity connected to the item and trade interest.

Cretans Repel Turkish Attack on Reform Committee

Reports from Crete say Turkish troops attacked the reform committee at Selia near Vrovoll Convert but were repulsed with about twenty killed. Mussulinat Cretana armed the masives and moved toward the asgietanes of the troops to force surrender.

Cretana Rum Crete Reform Salia Reform Committee Ab Selia Vrovoll

Democratic Call for Bexar County Primary Elections 1890

The Democratic Executive Committee of Bexar County calls a primary on June 6 1890 to elect delegates to a county convention in San Antonio June 23 and to state conventions in Austin June 23 and Fort Worth August 16. Precinct officers are named. elections to select delegates and conduct business are authorized with updated dates and officials listed.

Ross Hexar County Austin Fort Worth Bexar Democratic Party Democratic Executive Committee Unxar County Rasar San Antonio Tex Fart Worth Pat Dwyers Gourguin Ca T Carden A. Krangs Chas Schreiner G. Newton Bugs BF. Onlon G. W. J. Paiga John C. Berry Sallt- Ways J. A. Riner Louis Bergstrom Yates Jack Daugharty WA. Wurzbach B. Andreiva Thos Quintero W. A. Guerer Jesug Zapedy John J. Moran W. Mecka Coker J. White Ru. Evans Hira Dita Deutonrate r @HO Fersa Brecy Sive Carinilte Tor Envar

Pentecost and White Sunday Observances Across City

Catholic communities mark Pentecost or White Sunday with Masses at St Michael and St Joseph churches. A bishop confirms hundreds, First Communion at Ursuline convent, and parish societies elect delegates for Catholic Central union while clergy visit from New Orleans.

St. Joseph's Orphanage Riday St. Joseph's Socality St. Joseph’s Society A. O. IL Hera - Jafter St. Michael's Church Blabop Verdaguer Larsdo Mather Monclue James Wahrenberger Goliad Hovea Ursuline Convent San Ternando Pare Aloysius Gonzaga Rev A. Frischo Fotciano Flores G. Biaselli T Astoring Society of the “Children of Mary San Fernrndi Parish Young Lading Hag

McCormack Re-elected Supreme Catholic Knights Representative

Wednesday and two others left for Seguin for a week long mission. Capt J A McCormack returned from the state council of the Catholic Knights at Fort Worth with unanimous honor as a supreme representative to the national body. Rev I J O Callaghan has received several anonymous insulting letters urging positive votes for answers but he prefers to ignore them. Lea withheld the letters from newspapers to avoid agitation and uncertain identity of authors.

Seguin J. A. McCormack State Council of the Catholic Knights Fort Worth Jis Thorn I. J. O'Callaghan Otters Father Callaghan Lea Inittars

Pastor to Speak on Character Studies at Church Event

Rev Bayard Craig of the Christian church will give the third address in the Character Studies series, with the subject Nogeph. Service starts at 4 p m. On Thursday May 21 the association holds a public reception with an informal program, ball readings and orchestra music. A light menu featuring numerous quoted phrases about women will be served, and lawn tennis and refreshments provided at Mrs Val's home, Maverick Grove.

Wo. Bayard Craig The Christian Church da Austigey Jonet

Wanted to work on alirta at Arnold's Gus shirt factory

This fragment notes a work request or employment ad referencing Arnold's Gus shirt factory at 216 W Chu and nearby street details. It mentions a machine and job interest but lacks clear entities or a coherent event to anchor a full news item. The readable pieces suggest a manufacturing work context in a storefront setting with garbled street names.

Arnold's Gustom W. Chu Merce-Street Bata

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