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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
12
A Chicago report cites C. B. Schuidt data on 1907-08 immigration between the United States and Canada. He notes 56,860 Americans left for Canada while 58,825 Canadians settled in the U S, a net 1,966 favoring the United States.
Complete modern home with six rooms, large bath, wide hall, nuanced closets, butler’s pantry, china closets, and large screened back gallery. Features cement sidewalk, near Hot Wells streetcar line, on a large rented lot with barn and outbuildings. Price 42505 with terms 100 dollars down, similar to rent.
Property listing offers three-bedroom houses with improvements and a lot for two more homes. Proposed sale asks cash 1500 with ten day closing. Buyer could rent upon completion and profit from early development.
A birth record notes a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Lanpage on May 16 at 338 Milam Street and a boy born May 17 at Crockett Street in Gardendale area.
fragmentary list of burial permits with multiple misspellings and unclear names. entries include ages, dates in May, and locations such as Crosby and Laredo street references. due to illegible OCR, details are partially unreadable and some names cannot be confirmed.
Prof Edwards, famed clairvoyant, attracts many visitors in San Antonio at Vandersap at Vaner APATAT Ton St Opp Store. Endorsed by a medical fraternity, he offers daily readings for $1, promising honorable dealings and broad press support.
A brief Cotton Region Bulletin note mentions a minimum temperature reading. The fragment cites a timestamp of two hours and references Ablen Buell in association with the data.
El Paso and Southwestern passenger agent W. H. Lake Maynes known as the Cloudcroft man arrived in San Antonio from El Paso. He plans to open Cloudcroft season June 1 with a greatly improved lodge and more cottages. He says many visitors will come from San Antonio Houston Austin and other Central Texas cities and that El Paso is rapidly growing with new travelers drawn to the border town.
The San Antonio Academy will hold graduation exercises on May 20 at 8:36 p.m. at Sasino Hall. An excellent program is planned featuring members of the class of 1909 such as Allen Barnes, Ud, Wayley Ply, Bette Hardwick, Maoluany Houston, Arthur Jones, Charles Krook, Lewis Maverick, Patrick Terbart, Patton Waward, Aime Schyeiner Tr, Adolf Wangemann, Norwand Witting, and Mil on Wolfson.
Reports from BeeuilIe and surrounding counties show several days of rain with strong winds and hail. Uvalde recorded four inches of rain with large hail causing limited damage while crops improve. Ostrizo Springs and Cartizy Springs also saw rain breaking a long dry spell. Blanco noted about one inch in the last 24 hours.
Miss Gertride MacArthur, daughter of Jignona Nev, was appointed to Porous School by Dr Hobert Ly MacApphie, pastor of Cauntey Baplis church. The letter to her father notes the education aims and the honor, praising the young woman who graduated from Yale in a span of years, reflecting Puritan ideals.
Report filed with the election judge shows no expenditures by Mayor Bryan Callaghan and Aldermen for the recent city campaigns. The document, described as the first of its kind in San Antonio, notes no money was spent and no campaign activity to record. The writer avoids commenting on the matter as protests arise.
A garbled list records multiple 1909 deeds including W J Kaplan to Dona J Baychas on May 7 for part of lot 10 block 3 at a city stake near Gormerce Ma con wheats, and entries for Mergibe, Whitehead, Chastain, and Timberlake transfers. Amounts show varied consideration. details span Bexar, Cora, and Murray counties with parcels like River ald Parke addition and new city blocks.
Hopkinsville Kentucky March 14 Leeds Williams 12 son of Mr and Mrs L G Williams acted quickly after spotting a fire on a Louisville and Nashville railroad trestle two miles north of town He notified the Hopkinsville station and a switch engine with men and water rushed to the bridge arriving in record time The blaze was quelled and repairs made without delaying traffic
A warped OCR listing numerous small parcel transfers and deeds from San Antonio area land records. Entries show multiple grants by individuals such as Thight minors de Wr F Lackwood and J M Favors, Edna Whithoff, Minnie Hollertson, Louise Henne Jr, Tanise Henne Jr, and others to various buyers including William Lockwood, Ernestine county, and Roscoe Wolfe. Spans 1808 to 1909 with acreages, lot and block descriptions, and nominal considerations ranging from $16 to $850, detailing Medina river parcels near Francisco Rolen survey 48 and city blocks on Henrietta street and Lombrano street.
Building permits issued for multiple structures including dwellings sheds and workshops. Projects listed on various streets such as Hamilton Avenue Sundemsyer Street Th Simple and Adamestreet with costs noted and contractors like Concrete Construction. The document records permit numbers and property details for residential expansions and new outbuildings.
A promotional snippet urges using Linoleum Tustre to refresh linoleum floors at low cost. It claims long lasting color, improved wear, and a new look, touting ease of application by anyone. Available from PROSTAR CAMRICALCO and dealer A. Mc Donald in San Antonio.
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