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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1899
Page
3
A collage of gossip notes and editorials from San Antonio political life. Items praise and berate leaders, discuss street and public works, tax and gas power topics, and chatter about park plans, Katy railroad, and local elections. Mentions include Bushick, McHugh, Mayor Hicks, and J. W. Green with civic notices on infrastructure and public opinion.
Famous English author and actor Arthur Wyndham arrived in San Antonio for private business and potential charity performances. Walter Walker stars in The Nominee at Grand Opera House with Sindred St. Dierre. The Sporting Duchess and new Irwin play by Mathews and Bulwer draw attention for upcoming shows.
Fragments discuss Boer slaveholding, British policy, and native tribes amid Transvaal war context. Includes alert on slavery myths, race tensions, and potential future land-claims, with a note on conscription and British self-government after conflict. Also mentions debates at Crescent Social Club on England's war aims and local commerce notices.
A dense ad page lists ties, bracelets, and jewelry at the Bull Jewelry Co. 327 West Commerce. Coffee roasted for Texas trade at 25 cents a pound. Oysters and Havana cigars advertised by Webb and partners. A Chicago contact for dance instruction and new dances at the bathhouse. Moving services, roofing materials, coal from McAlester, and Fresh candy. An upcoming lecture from Edyart A. Kimball at the Church of Christ.
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