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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1904
Page
3
Pageant at Pompeii exhibit draws massive turnout as fireworks and a grand procession unfold. Attendees marvel at vivid costumes and elaborate scenery while organizers praise the event as surpassing all prior productions.
Kokovant Bushirk and others attend a multi day gathering with a parade and concerts. The program includes a grand display at the Antonio Fair grounds, with officials, sponsors, and performers from various regions.
The text shows garbled OCR about dining venues, crowds of 200, and price discussions. It mentions a dining service, restaurants on the waterfront, and a case involving Heaton, with various times and items such as pine peas.
Page text reports Texas exhibit winning a prize at the World’s Fair with congratulations from the Texas toasts and notable leaders. Prominent figures named include William J. O’Frin, and a grand lodge celebration is noted with pomp and loyalties to the association.
Fragmentary notes describe a detective and lawyer involved in a visit to a court area. References to a charge and an arrest hint at a legal action, with unclear details and a mention of a girl’s death. The text is garbled and unreadable in parts.
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