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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1899
Page
6
In a vivid report from the Philippine campaign, Boldin Wells recounts volunteers and regulars advancing on Aguinaldo’s lines. The narrative covers fierce firefights, entrenchments at Malabon and Malolos, casualties on both sides, and the volunteers’ steadfast combat amid bamboo thickets and hot weather.
A letter from Claréncé Martin, a former light plant employee now in Company B, Fourth U.S. Infantry, near Manila, Manila Bay, describes camp life, graves, and Filipino weapons. He notes cigarettes sold in Manila, exchange rates, and daily routines, plus details on the Seventh Infantry and San Antonio soldiers, with anecdotes about trench life, weapons, and local barter. He mentions Negr Island movements and military transit, alongside reflections on Filipino tribes and improvised weapons. Evidence of shortages, medical care, and the social economy of the expedition is included.
President Cresson Jr of the San Antonio Tennis club has completed a press tax room with shower bath on the club grounds at Dwyer avenue. He plans a team contest between his club and Laurel Heights Racquet club and will challenge President R Voltzath of Laurel Heights.
Mrs Catherine Dolle aged 44 died May 20 in Dorn near Seguin. Funeral Monday May 21 interment Lutheran cemetery at 2414 North Flores Street.
At a Friday night meeting at Mr Gee's home in Durham the Crescent Goelat club set June 13 for its fifth anniversary banquet and finalized arrangements for an annual private member picnic at the Salado next Sunday. Members and their guests will assemble at Turner Wall 7330 and travel to the Salado by wagon. The next meeting is June 2 at Mr Thomas Abbott's residence 322 Adams Street.
A Light reporter learns from Miss Wheeler and her mother that Captain William B Wheeler and her brother Willie glatted Aguinaldo before the outbreak of hostilities. Willie may have lost or given the prayer book to Aguinaldo. Captain Wheeler, now with the Eighteenth Infantry, will be promoted to major by July, and Miss Wheeler plans to join him in the islands. Willie, enlisted for the war period, will take discharge when peace arrives, unless surrender delays it. The piece also advertises mosquito repellent devices from Welephons Ed Steves & Sons.
Deputy County Clerk John Stappenbeck advised a young Mexican man and a coal black lady in a county clerk’s office clash over marriage. The man, about 20, sought to wed the woman as a cross-racial union amid Texas statutes. After hearing the request, the deputy crossed out the names and halted the alliance, suggesting the law’s stance on intermarriage.
A tale from Toulsville Indiana recounts Frank Paul and his pet gander Dick wandering Jefferson Street. Dick, a large white gander, tailors his pace to the boy, dodging pedestrians as onlookers cheer. Dick’s bond with Paul is strong, Dick all but acts as guardian, while the poultry-loving farmer who reared him praised Dick’s sociability.
A 13 year old tells of a pipe crawl near Lincoln Park and Superior in Chicago. Samuel Watson and others sought treasure at a pipe bottom but found nothing. Stanley Martin cried after attempting a reach and the pipe was broken by locals to rescue him.
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