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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1885

Page

2

Rioters in Rock Springs affair released after grand jury no verdict

The Rock Springs rioters accused in the massacre of about 50 Chinese and arson were released as the grand jury failed to return a verdict. The accused were loudly welcomed on their return from Green River. Conditions in wool markets and Texas commerce are discussed, with forecasts of strong prices and port development.

Rock Springs Green River Lamont Cleveland Texas Tux New York Sun St. Louis Globe-Democrat Society For the Prevention

Candid Notes on Politics and Cattle Brands in Texas

A survey of political shifts with postmaster firings, comments from New York papers, and Governor Ireland's Volksfest order. Also reports from Professor DeVoe on cyclones and editorials on cattle branding and flower themed fashions for weddings and funerals plus a note on Brown's Iron Bitters.

A Sharp Little Maid in Hyde Park

A bright girl in Hyde Park asks for a second saucer of ice cream. Her mother declines, saying it may not be good for her. The girl then asks her father in the library, who sternly repeats that she may have only a little.

Hyde Park Chicago Tribune

Two Women Drop Dirk Knife in Hyde Street Scene

In San Francisco two fashionably dressed women alighted from a street car on Hyde Street in the afternoon. A small dirk knife slipped from one dress and fell to the pavement. The wearer tried to recover it but her companion urged them to move on. The knife was retrieved later and left at the railroad company office.

California Hyde Street San Francisco

Advertisements and notices blur the paper with remedies and offers

A collage of notices and ads mentions payment for stopped papers, a list of medicines including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Mrs Winslow's Syrup, teas and groceries from local merchants, Mexican medicine for blood and skin diseases, and Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy. Names include F Sheets, B Kiolbassa & Co, Rice & Fowler, and others with pricing hints and addresses.

Bosanko Dr. Bosanko Medicine Co Piqua Rice & Fowler R. Cohn & Co J. D. Devine J. Clayin

City Ordinance Amends Tax Foreclosure Procedures

The city council amends section 15 and repeals section 12 of Chapter 62 to require seizure and sale of real or personal property for unpaid taxes by March 1 each year. Notices will advertise for three weeks with owner name if known, sale at the courthouse door to the highest bidder, with costs limited and tax liens taking priority. Passed September 28, 1885.

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