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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1897
Page
4
The Moke MIT finery company assigned on the 16th mat and will sell all merchandise and fixtures without reserve. Sale begins Saturday November 26 L1-10-21 A.W. Cohen adsignee.
In the Thirty-seventh District Court yesterday the Meyer Kaustmann arson case concluded with a not guilty verdict after the jury returned its finding. The November term grand jury was convened for tomorrow morning, and judges Grevin and Green prepared to address the remaining docket. Several civil and criminal matters were disposed of or moved to appeal, including two-year sentences for Dontato Ybarra and Pablo Coronado.
Fragmentary OCR text listing toy names and odd phrases including jointed dolls and Chinese links, with scattered capitalized terms and ambiguous references to a window and bridge phrase. Lacks coherent event, person, date, or place details to anchor a news item.
A San Antonio correspondent rebukes the Forest and Stream editor over a Tarpon controversy. The letter defends Mr. Smith as an American hunter and praises Texas hospitality, recounting his tarpon pursuit, travels, and the editor’s alleged jealousy. Local notes from Pearsall, Odessa, and surrounding towns follow with social and business tidbits.
Local ad notes no commissions on piano sales at the depot. Purchasers pay regular salaries to salesmen and are not required to give notes for time payments. Pianos come direct from manufacturer Thos Googan & Bros, Liapist, San Antonio Dex.
A stockholders meeting of the inter state Arms and encampment will convene Tuesday evening. The Auditing committee report by Mesars Wagner Weller and Weisg will be presented and final action taken on closing accounts. The association’s indebtedness is about 1208 dollars.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as the best medicine for all forms of coughs and consumption with claims of a sure cure. It promotes pairing with Dr Kings Life Pills to regulate the stomach and bowels and offers free trial bottles at F Kalteyer & Sons drug store with regular sizes priced at cents and 41 dollars.
A string of abbreviated notices from November records lists births and residents with names and street addresses. Entries mention a girl named Birthe and individuals Burt Ashford Hoy Miller Gwl Woods A We Spex among others, spanning Nos 2 frabant street 1911 East Commerce street Poplar and Howard streets Tower street and Creshy street.
Loan office of Molemanns relocates from Main Plaza to 37t W Com Street near Schasse Drug Store on October 29.4m as city directory notes.
Probate matters list Annie Greenwood Nell deceased with will admitted to probate. Executers B F and Beltle Yoakum appointed without bond, appraisers Thos Gartz, PL McCall and Wo. Edgar named. Estate of Nashmistory and sale order granted. Alice O Hewitt executrix opposed D I Powell application, claim sustained. Costs taxed.
Hundreds watched as Old Sal and Jupiter Playing clashed under skies in a dramatic afternoon. Wolfson’s nine, aided by extras, lost a close game to St Louis College, with Chavez striking out seven and St Louis making two double plays. Hartung led St Louis with four hits, while Walsh and Geyer contributed solidly. a wild scoring surge and defensive miscues defined the contest.
The notice touts R Becker as in transit with four carloads of new furniture bought for cash. It claims low freight rates enable selling goods at astonishing prices and urges seeing stock before buying elsewhere. Also promotes metal and ornamental holiday presents.
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