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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1896
Page
2
A garbled page lists a marriage, political meetings, and assorted ads. It notes a marriage performed by Justice Jones, community notices, a registration total of 6,610, and various local business promos. It mentions Atascosa cotton talks tied to McKinley and Bryan, a city car change, and multiple rental and furniture offers.
The Thirty first annual Turners Ball drew about fifty couples and guests last night. Albert Tolle Fred Pfeiffer Henry Dukes and Oscar Brotze chaired the entertainment committee with Prof Murthy’s orchestra providing music. Supper by chef John Schocher followed speeches by Runge and Bergstrom.
Printed election tickets appear at the Light office offering lower rates. The note indicates a focus on affordable printing options for campaign materials and political notices.
About seventy five couples enjoyed the dance given by the Ivy Social club at Mission garden last night for the friends of the club. An excellent supper was spread at midnight and dancing resumed. The committee in charge was punctual in attending to guests and consisted of Richard Hutch envelopeer, Tom Clark, Charien Nuetzel, Joe Weitzel and Henry Wosnig Jr.
The eye catching description notes the Aniter worn by the Jewish Nightreal as a diadem like turban with a front gold plate bound by a blue ribbon engraved with Efoliness to the Lord. It cites Exodus isk, DL and suggests such crowns or ornaments were common among Egyptian kings and widely used in scripture contexts.
The record lists Civil Court settings at the Paelydilth District vault for the seventh and ninth weeks of October terms with a dense docket of cases appearing across Monday to Wednesday entries. Notable names include City of San Antonio versus O’Connell Groos & Co, and various parties such as Breneman versus Peet Admy, Hole versus Lott, and Ostrow versus Layer et al, among others.
An auction will be held Monday morning at 7 o'clock at the grocery store corner Houston and Sn ala streets. Fixtures will be sold to the highest bidder. Burt Ashford is the auctioneer.
Mr and Mrs Frank Taek of Mission Street Amherst were bereaved by the death of their 10 year old daughter after a few hours illness from diphtheria. Another daughter is afflicted with the same disease and is said to be improving.
Outside counties can save their election tickets on short notice at the light office. New type machines range from 188 to 73 years old, with 71,000 according to the quote. Ordered, oval.
The MECPHE Opera House presented the new Eight Bethe bur lesque company in a grotesque farcical comedy drawing an attentive crowd. Tonight Al G. Wields will take the stage with his own routine.
Me and Mackenson secretary of the San Antonio Poultry Breeders Association returned from Dallas where he met many exhibitors to secure entries for the December San Antonio show. Fort Worth had issues last year with premiums and expenses pushing exhibitors away, Dallas canceled its exhibit, leaving San Antonio with a clear path and strong intent to exhibit best coops. Executive committee may select J. T. Weinrich of Jacksonville Texas as official judge.
The Catholic community reports liturgical notes for Sundays and saints including St Luke, St Peter, St Ersuline, St Evaristus, St Frumentius, and St Mary’s ranches. Fr Braonan begins a mission at St Patrick’s Church with daily lectures at 7:30 pm, closing next Sunday high Mass. A benefit lecture for the poor via St Vincent de Paul is planned. A new parochial school for girls at San Fernando parish was consecrated. A new sodality branch forms at St Michael’s parish. Clergy visits from Castroville and St. Sward’s Austin are noted.
A fifteen round fight was scheduled for the latter part of the month at Sunset Athletic Club rooms between a local young man and Frank Purcell of California, but the match appears off as the men have quit draining.
Sport Ernest showed friends the solid gold best all round man medal to be awarded at the Borat Athletic club rooms next Friday night. The prize features a beautiful design and cast R35. The Silver King gentlemen's parlor is noted for the city.
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