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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
5
A local development tale notes Brill for Gil at Sutherland Springs as a land venture near Eucherland Spring. A Salt company plans to clear 20 acres for a new town site opened near January with 50 men employed, anticipating oil on the property and a $50,000 investment.
Notice announces Canworiin Lodge No. 1793 Knights and Ladies of Honey will hold a large meeting on Wednesday November 1 at 3 p.m. in Red Men's hall. Much business will be transacted and two birthday parties will be held. Members and members of other Knights and Ladies of Honor lodges are invited. The Guitye and Mandolin club will provide a recital program.
Chicago November 13 Arrested at Union passenger station a confidence man from Thalia who fled with a woman named Salvatore dlessina was found to have shot this person two shillottas a magazine revolver and brass knuckles with steel spikes on each finger Weibel was bound for Italy to reunite with his mother.
Daughters of the Confederacy from the South and various regions attend the Norfolk exposition opening the general convention. Mrs Henderson’s potential reappointment as president general is noted. Memorial services honor deceased Confederates and veterans' families, with sessions at the exposition and headquarters at the Atlantic hotel. A constitutional revision committee will report, while Confederate choir activities begin amid debate over uniformed attire.
Chicago importer Custave A Mueller found a bottle containing a card of J C Paul aboard a mid Atlantic vessel. The note promised Havana cigars if the finder retuned a line. Mueller later received a letter from Tabampeus Gordon Road Highlite Gapland noting he found the bottle on October 28 between Jule of Wish and Hegesbury Head.
Washington reports the Republican National convention likely to choose a site among Chicago Kansas City or St Louis with strong committee support for one of the three cities. Officials say momentum builds as candidates secure secured backing and timing narrows to a single front runner.
Newport November 14 Herman Heuler arrested at 2 am in a mountain area while counterfeiting half dollars admitted to officers he crafted coinage to fund an airship he claims will solve aerial navigation. He showed dies and machinery and explained his motive saying prior efforts failed. He said Heinsi coins used Mexican silver. value comes from weight. Profit noted at about 80 cents per coin.
The American Smelting and Refining Co in South Chicago runs night and day to meet government rush orders. In recent days it has doubled mint shipments of gold and silver, moving about 100,000 ounces of silver and 30,000 ounces of gold daily, up from previous 45,000 ounces of silver and 15,000 ounces of gold.
A garbled item from Kaiting City Journal describes fashion outfits and social chatter. The misspelled excerpt mentions a costly item at 11.50 dollars and includes quoted phrases attributed to Uncle Bhen and Washington Buu, reflecting colloquial commentary on style and leisure.
The Native Republic of Vexas 15 held an afternoon meeting at the Duethesg Men's club chaired by President J. Collins. The gathering aimed at social aims and possible purchase of a Lone Star state movement, with only Texas-born members prior to 18 hours eligible for membership.
An ad style piece extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming it cleanses the stomach and blood, cures sour stomach and foul breath, and remedies dyspepsia. It promises proof by mail of extracts and lists ingredients, aimed at readers suffering biliousness and indigestion.
Specta lo Thy Light reports the supreme spurl tidus reversed and remanded in a case from Hexar country involving Annia Wade and Minnie Lee Dadders. Damages over deaths stem from railroad and gas electric incidents. Trial lingered in Hortythtn district court with a large judgment potential.
A garbled tale of a Russian captive child prince, his age noted as 32, with multilingual claims and a dramatic background involving Siberian exile, a Russian officer father, and questions raised about his identity and treatment. The text mixes misread words and names across a chaotic narrative at the fair grounds.
Advice anew received this morning by Tilessel, general agent, about the Mexican-American Steamship company. A. J. Roby, vice-president, died recently and his funeral is set for Thursday in Sardis, Miss. Roby was well known and popular in this city.
A fragment promotes electric lighting as superior to gas, claiming electric light is purer steadier and more satisfactory for parties receptions and dinners. The ad urges readers to install electric lighting in homes, touting lower coal costs and improved ambiance. ZOLLER FLMCTRYC CO.
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