This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
9
Baker & Castle manager John W Rankin and actors meet in the city to arrange the November 2 Grand Opera House matinee and night engagement for The Goose Girl. The play was written by Harold MacGrath and dramatized by George D Baker for the stage.
San Antonio area notices list dances at Ellis hall Muths Garden and Turner hall plus a Katy line superintendent visit by F R Blunt. Also shoplifted goods from A E Brown shop and local health ads for Hume Sour Water and Osteopaths.
Judge W S Anderson of the Thirty seventh district criminal court will try sixty capital cases dating back to 1880 and more than 29 new murder cases since April 12 1909. About 700 long pending felonies will be tried or dismissed by jury findings with reasons on file for every dismissal.
Alfred Thomas, a negro, was shot in the left arm about midnight on Locust street, shattering the bone. He says his assailant is another negro whose identity is known but who remains at large. A formal assault with intent to murder charge has been filed against Eugene Davis, tied to the early Tuesday shooting in which Charley Walker was also shot twice.
Readable testimonial claims Hood's Sarsaparilla provides lasting relief from a blood disease. It urges immediate use to avoid delay and to gain unimpeachable results through this medicine.
A local advertisement urges customers to call for prices on hams bacon lard and compound. It argues against eating out of town and emphasizes home made quality and value. The message promotes Union Meat Company as the preferred source for meat products.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.