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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
5
Lane visits Settle where hydraulic power lowers hills in a vast public improvement. Hills up to 50 feet are being leveled as bindings descend during the project, drawing visitor attention to the scale of work.
The Garcia case against International and Great Northern Railway continued in the Forty fifth district court this morning after a Wednesday trial began. Plaintiff claims a switch engine struck him, resulting in the amputation of his left leg above the knee. A special mass meeting is called at Starke's Hall on Friday November 27 at p m sharp to form permanent committees with city officials on Lujuivement District No 8.
Mee J. M. Norm suffered injuries including a broken arm and facial bruising in a fall at her residence at 710 Mantany wheel. Right side, including the nose gallery, was affected and shoulder was strained.
Special to The Light Fort Worth Texas November 27 Farmers Union headquarters reports all nine amendments sent to members statewide passed by overwhelming majorities The measures bar nonfarmers from joining and ban bankers lawyers lawyers and preachers from entering the union Also raises President Neils salary and a state grading school is to be established in Fort Worth Texas
Mrs Norman, widow of the late Captain J M Norman once a special officer at the old Southern Pacific depot, is named as the elder relative in a fragmentary item. The piece also mentions Mrs Anton Haunich Jr of the city and Miss Qorralny at a Nov 25 ball with prizes. Albert Yourzick and Ches Muii returned from a deer and bird beat, with Mr Muth inviting friends to Mission Garden for a share of spoils.
John Madison a local tinting shop employee was arrested for drunkenness and found with a revolver in his pocket at the city jail. He paid a $1 fine in police court and was sent to the county jail on a charge of carrying a weapon.
Judge Seeligson ruled in the Fifty seventh district court this morning on a writ to set aside the $12,509 judgment in the case of J. R. Norton against the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad company.
Grover C Ridgeway and companions Shane RC Shame and C Desiuis hunted a dangerous animal seven miles north of Ane. Ridgeway fired from about 80 yards, killing the creature last Tuesday. They recovered ample meat and hides from the animal.
A birth notice from Ban November 22 announces the arrival of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Janes L. pint al Blaine Mo. The infant is named Antonia and is the child of Mise Thek.
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania a remarkable tribute was paid at the funeral of Rev H O Reilly rector of the Annunciation Church for 49 years. More than 200 priests attended the services as Bishop Trenderfast of Philadelphia celebrated the solemn requiem Mass. The coal region shut down with 25 salaries employing over 16,000 workers paying respects to the priest who wielded influence for peace and order during the Mollie Maguire era.
Memphis Tenn Nov 27 On bondholders' application Judge Walter Malone appoints A C Floyd receiver for the News Seimitar Publishing Company. Paper will continue under receiver Moyd, former Morning News editor, who merged the Seimitar, with Sage as city court judge awaiting assignment.
National lecture of Modern Woodmen of America by Gen. D Riley will be given at Odd Fellows hall in San Antonio the evening of the twenty seventh. Madam Soomen and friends invited to attend. Riley’s talk covers Fraternity and Fraternal Insurance. Also notices recruiting for the U S Army and a note on Hidalgo County’s new county seat and local business expansion. Ladies Turkish baths offered Monday and Friday afternoons at Moose building.
Special to The Li Cox, charged with shooting and killing A G Page at Ennis last night, was brought to Waxahachie today and jailed. He appeared before the grand jury this morning but offered no statement. Page was shot through the head.
A housekeeper advocates washing dishes in bulk to save time. She suggests scrapping dinner dishes, soaking in cold water, cleaning with hot suds, and drying on edge to speed daily chores. The piece blends humorous critique of excessive labor with a method to reduce workload.
A fragment discusses the Teuton fifteenth century reform of punctuation by Aldus Manutius, Venetian printer, noting the introduction of colon, semicolon, comma, parentheses, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, and quotation marks. It contrasts with older manuscripts that had no connecting punctuation or standardized word arrangement, making reading difficult.
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