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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1885

Page

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Perjury Sentences for Two Wisconsin Women

In Madison Wisconsin in municipal court Mrs Rebecca Merrant of Barbado and Mrs Margaret M Cody of Mitchell Dakota pleaded guilty to perjury. Each woman was sentenced to two years in the state prison. They held infants during sentencing and pleaded for mercy for their babies.

San Francisco Zelinda Edward Hanlan Nanlan Australia Beach Guatemala Messrs Mashelatubbee Newton Ottawa Canada Riel Montana ‘Territorial St. Vital Manitoba Montana St. Boniface Saskachewan Madison Wis Muicipal Rebecca Merraot Barbado Margaret M. Cody Mitchell Dakota Crawly Kirby London The Times Egypt

Fire at Cincinnati printing house leaves many dead and injured

A massive blaze at Sullivan printing works on Sixth Street Cincinnati causes 17 deaths and many injuries. Eight women and girls jump from the fifth floor. rescuers discover ten bodies on the fifth floor and one on the fourth. Gun-ported heroism and tragic loss terrify families as relief efforts begin.

Cincinnati Sullivan Printing House Sixth Street Mr. Sullivan J. G. Dean Times West Sixteenth Street Anna Bell David P. Bell Dollie Lizzie Handel Fannie Jones Delia Kittie Mary Leahan Katie Lowry Lizzie Meyer Anna McIntyre Fannie Norton Katie and Mary Putnam John Sullivan Lillie Wynn Will Bishop Leahan

Royal Gorge Awe Captured in Colorado Train Ride

A San Antonio Light report from Gunnison Colorado on May 11 1885 describes a Denver and Rio Grande train ride into the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River. Passengers board an observation car and witness towering granite walls up to three thousand feet high, a roaring river, and a sense that nature’s vastness surpasses language.

San Antonio Gunnison Col Canyon City Royal Gorge Grand Canyon Arkansas Heaven Earth Nature Denver and Rio Grande Roaring River Scott Colorado Switzerland America Bert

Horse and buggy scare on Presa street ends safely

Yesterday on Presa street a horse driven by Mr. Ben Mauermann shied at a white gate and wheeled sharply. He leapt from the buggy, grabbed the horse by the head, and quieted the startled animal without injury.

Presa Street Mr. Ben Mauermann Mr. Mauermann

Novelty Farewell Benefit for Mrs Katzenberger at Casino Hall

A novelty concert as a farewell benefit for Mrs Annie Katzen berger is set for Wednesday May 27 at the Casino hall. Performers include Miss Marie Lacoste Mrs F Herst Dr Favre Pieczonka the Kempa orchestra Mendelissohn Marx Braunkhorst Professor Barbour Guerrera and others.

Annie Katzenberger Casino Hall Marie Lacoste F. Herst Mre Favre Pieczonka Kempa Orchestra Messrs Mendelissohn Marx Braunkhorst Barbour Guerrera

Military Orders for Confinement Transfer to San Antonio

The commanding officer Fort McIntosh Texas will forward under guard to the post of San Antonio Texas to arrive on the 22nd inst all named military convicts and all papers required by Army Regulations 939 plus a statement of conduct since confinement in each case Warren P Price late private

Fort McIntosh Texas San Antonio Warren P. Price Eighth Cavalry Thomas P. Fant Third Artillery Quartermaster’s Department Leavenworth Military Prison William Robinson Tenth Cavalry D. T William ©. Mentenhall Twenty-Fourth Infantry D.T Henry Bresnahan Componen B Sixteenth Infantry Henry Maloney M. Sixth Cavalry D.'T Fort Concho Fort Davis A. Rt James Brown Samuel ‘Igley Ninth Cavalry Henry L. Lake Emil Appell W. V. Richards

Transferred prisoners and cavalry guard orders amid Floresville notes

The Quartermaster's department will furnish transport for guards and prisoners designated by Army authority to Leavenworth and Fort Concho. Prisoners include William Robinson, William Mentenhall, Henry Bresnahan, and Henry Maloney. Additional orders assign Emil Appell to Company K, Sixteenth Infantry, and First Lieutenant W. V. Richards to Fort Concho. Floresville prospects and local booster notes. Genesis text excerpt follows.

A Finland Girl's Ordeal and the Letter of Citizenship

A Saint Louis Globe-Democrat notice explains that a Finland girl must visit a clergyman for a sacrement and obtain a recommen dation, then see a physician for a certificate of permission to stay absent a set number of years. The fee is about $20. returning on time preserves citizenship, while staying away longer results in erasure from the official record and loss of citizenship.

Finland St. Louis Globe-Democrat

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