Local notices mix with circus, shops and dengue reports
The column surveys city life with dengue cases including Mrs E Jennll and a child of Mr A Vidal, curfews heard, and a loaded hay wagon incident. It notes many visitors to the Alamo, circulation of Joske Brothers ads, and street scenes from the Volksfest and circus procession with drills, arrests, and court updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Vidal
Alamo
Joske & Bros
Joske Brothers
Otsmirn & Co
Commerce Street
North Flores Street
Fashion Theatre
Commerce St. Sree Ee
Belknap
Goggan & Brother
Fischer & Ervin
West Commerce Street
Thomas Goggan & Brother
San Pedro Park
Henry Ryder-Taylor
Terrell Block
Houston Street
Nolan Street
Lew Sells
Thowad Goggan & Brother
West
Miguel Sanchez, Jr
Schumacher
C. M. Roberts
Laredo
San Antonio
Springs
Justice Houston
Geo. Chas
Dean
Tkme
Tlear
Warning on female swindlers in San Antonio
The Licar cautions readers about female swindlers debuting in San Antonio. Some residents, especially ladies, are approached in female garb asking for furnished rooms. They tender a twenty dollar note in advance, take change, and then vanish. The scheme nets about eighteen to twenty dollars per incident. The notice urges vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licar
San Antonio
Turner Hall Stage Review of Black Flag Drama
Turner Hall hosted Edwin Thorne's dramatic company in The Black Flag. The strong forcible drama drew continuous applause with standout performances by Leslie Gossin as Harry Glyndon and F J Martin as Owen Glyndon. Blanche Thorne as Naomi and Jim Seaton as the quarry guide received special praise. another show is scheduled tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
Edwin Thorne
Harry Glyndon
Leslie Gossin
Owen Glyndon
F. J. Martin
Jack
W.C. Kelly
Sim Lazarus
Gems
Harry Jackson
Jim Seaton
Old Quarry
Blanche ‘Thorne
Naomi
Ned
Harry Woodruff
Thorne
Topsy Carroll
Mexican items cross the pages with varied misfortunes and feats
Locusts devastate frijoles in Laguna district while a cotton worm harms cotton near Parras. A French firm bought rich copper mines in Lower California. The Mexican Central railroad suffered major flood damage. bridges washed away and no through trains for over a week. Moises Gonzales Estavillo of Mexico City claims an inexpensive electric light for railroad and street cars with patent pending. Independence celebration in Mexico City featured two symbolic cars. In Sinaloa a miner tried to kill a fellow miner’s wife and was halted. a friend retaliated by blowing up the prisoner’s house. The Mexican nihilist was arrested tried and shot the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Central Railroad
Moises Gonzales Estavillo
City of
Mexico
Hidalgo
Sinaloa
Felix Salavendi
Times attacks Lieut and Mr Newcomb over postmaster row
The Times accuses the paper of withholding complaints against Mr Newcomb the San Antonio postmaster and defends its fairness noting past public commentary on his acts while he served. The piece contrasts calls for truth with praise of Newcomb and cites related notices and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
Newcomb
San Antonio
Personal notices at the Menger and nearby hotels
Assistant Postmaster John Walters travels to Gonzales to fetch Mrs Walters and child for San Antonio. Conductor Frank Fanning recovering from dengue. Rev I Lewinthal departs for Corpus Christi Brownsville and Laredo for the Jewish Widows and Orphans Home for about two weeks. Sunday school at 10. Numerous travelers and residents, including J Y Middlebrook and F N Chapman, are staying at the Menger and Hotel Maverick in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walters
Gonzales
Laredo
Manuel Barrera
Galveston
Phil
Dyer
Hempstead
I’. P. Penton, Jr
New York
Jos
Ashton
Miss. E. Lake
Robert Stichney
Richard Turz
James Stow
H. H. Thorp
Ed. Miller
George Maden
Barrett’s Circus
O. M. Brown
Boerne
Mr. Delworth
Chas. H. Pittel
Satillo
Mexico
Dan. Mood
Palestine
Thomas McNeal
Luling
A. ©. Delano
Cleveland
J. Wand
J. C. Auld
Washington, Pa
John Samuels
John Weber
J. H. Lake
Canton
Ill
Clarence Robinson
St. Louis
Southern Hotel
W. E. Fithian
Texas
R. F. Smith
H. A. Myes
Junction City
H. L. Benson
Chicago
D. Arnor
Gainsville
George Pearce
K. W. Adkins
Fitch
Sherman
H. J. Haste
Taylor
H. S. Enbody
Michigan
M. Barlow
Cotulla
James Taylor
Austin
D. Quattro
Houston
E. Thorn
Miss Thorn
Harry Woodruff
Louis Barrett
George Allen
Charles Hellis
Boston
C.J. Kramer
C. M. Wing
Walter Kelly
Miss Fannie Burt
Little Oon
Hotel Maverck
Marriage License Names and A Poetic Fragment
Marriage license lines list Frank Caughfield Emma Harris A J Kissling Johanna Duusin Armand Fongerat Rosa Ayour A J Young Sarah Moore. The rest is a poetic prose fragment about longing, a minister bell, and a city scene with inward reflections and minor interspersed dialogue on Julian Hawthorne and a novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Caughfield
Emma Harris
A. J. Kissling
Johanna Duusin
Armand Fongerat
Rosa Ayour
A. J. Young
Sarah Moore
President praised for civil service reform letter
The New York Sun editor lauds the Presidents letter as the best White House rhetoric since March 4, while the Chicago Times notes some would prefer the President to focus on offensive partisan actions instead of eloquent writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Sun
White House
Chicago Times
Alderman Candidate Seeks Unexpired Term in City Election
An admirer of a dressmaker recalls a pin incident in a shop then announces candidacy for Alderman to fill the late Martin Muench's term. Election set for October 31 at 207 South Alamo with notices by W McAllister and K P See. Also a section informing Endowment Bank policyholders to pay assessments by October 20 to avoid cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Muench
South Alamo Street
W. McAllister
K. P
B and K promote low margins in ladies wear bazar style sales
The ad touts B and K as offering trimmed dress goods and silk lines at low prices to deter underselling. It lists departments including dress goods, wool lace, velvets, silks, jerseys, and house furnishings. It also notes Hans Lechner's Tyrolean troupe returning for Mahnek's garden with shows starting October 4th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Martin’s Shoe Store
Commerce Street
Blum & KoxniGs Berger
Mission Garden
Hans Lechner
San Antonio Gambling Labels Confuse Noisy Long Branch Scene
A New York correspondent to the San Marcos Free Press argues San Antonio has not hosted open gambling for months. He notes locals call poker a social club or restaurant and shuns the term gambler, citing Daly brothers’ establishments and the city’s euphemistic titles for wagering games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Marcos
San Antonio
Buck the Tiger
White Elephant
San Pedro Creek
Long Branch
Phil
Daly & Bro
Daly Bros
Prisoner Admits Drinking Then Faces Labor Leader Claim
Comic court scene in which a drunk bricklayer is released after boasting of hard work while another inmate claims leadership of a labor group. The judge tests sincerity by asking for hands and tongue as the proceedings unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Laboring Man’s Agitation Association
Chicago News
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Light
Paul Wagner
Carter & Mullaly
Undertakers
Alamo Plaza
Baf
United States
Otto Bergstrom
T. H. Gray
Bergstrom & Gray
Blum Street
Menger Hotel
Union
Hilton & Young
Soledad Street
Loan and Commission Brokers
the Great Western Insurance Co., of
Toronto
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
the Hibernia
New Orleans
the Lion
London
East Texas
Tyler
the Houston Insurance Co
Royal Baking Powder Company
Wall Street
Antonio
C. H. Mueller
Eno
Mueller
Ipmente
E. Jennll
San Pedro
Louis Kells
Kell
R. A. Phelan
Sam Maverick
Garden Street
Paso de Baregeia
Medina
G. N
San Jose Road
Etella Ellsworth
Carrie Brown
Bagnio
Haas & Ovrennenier
Texas Figaro
H. Ryder-Taylor
Camden Street
James Meza
Martin Campbell
John Stappenbeck
Leon
Otto Doerr
Lone Star Brewery
Anton Adam
Bertha Selke
Mavericks Grove
Ninth Street
E. Thorne
Laguna
California
Parras
the Post Office
Fagnion
Heaven’s Gate
Thackeray
Julian Hawthorne
Republic
Massachusetts
Cincinnati Enquirer
Barneeny
Joskre & Bros
B. Jonson
Sec
Y and
Treas
Endowment Bank
Corner of
Navarre
Mahnek
Rene
Etober
Charles V
Mannette
Emerson
Soan
Louis Spahng
Cheaness
Lusaka Lisd
Alamo Piaza
Washington Theatre
Rudolph Singer
F. Sheets
Commerce St
Beekman’s
West Side Military Plaza
Frank J. Beitel
International
Great Northern
Aransas Loan Office
Military Plaza
South Flores Street
Par
I Orley
F. Kalteyer & Son
F. J. Beitel
Morley
F. Kalteyer & N
Messrs. Harnisch & Baer
Sheetsommerce Street
Sheets Cmmerce Street
Liaur
Turner Opera House
Ernest Riscue
Ene
Union Square Theatre
Henry Pettit
Portland Risen
England
Rische’s
Turner
Emil Kuehn
August Briam Reinhold Becker
William McAllister
Simon Schorr
L. Garza
Savings Bank
Garvin, Wise Co
Tex
Morley Bros
P, Suarcy
F, Kalteyer & Son
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