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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1911

Page

8

One Seer at Owls Hall Open Night

An Owls hall event on Soledad Street offers music with 25 cent admission. Four individuals faced lunacy charges and were moved to county authorities, marking the highest transfer in city police history. Calico Ball hosted by Louise Schuetze Lodge No. 3 with Artzt music is planned for Oct 28 and Grand Ball by Alamo degree staff No. 335 on Oct 26 with Turner Hall as venue.

Nest of Owls’ Hall Soledad Street Louise Schuetze Beethoven Hall Alamo Turner Hall

Call a Taxi at Turner Hall Friday Night

Kohr's opening dance at Turner Hall on Friday October 27 features Diaz Sisters' music for an evening of live entertainment.

Sousa His Kohr Turner Hall Diaz Sisters

Depositors Include Many Foreigners at Local Bank

More than half of the bank’s patrons are foreigners or of foreign descent, with total deposits over $1000 from sixty-five savers. A short federal district court session in Del Rio produced three indictments after a two hour hearing. Widespread local notices announce customs lifts, horsemaster services, and upcoming dances, while business trips plan to attract Western Texas trade. Inter-Troop drills by the Eleventh Cavalry will run three days on the lower post pole field under Colonel James Parker as umpire.

Eldridge Austin Sam C. Eldridge Criminal Court of Appeals Dan Horton Buckley Leonard Garza Federal District Court del Rio United States Eugene Nolte San Antonio Federal Grand Jury United States Customs Office Federal John J. Stevens Eleventh Cavalry Post Pole Field James Parker

Croup Remedies Promoted for Home Use

An ad urges quick doctor contact for child croup and promotes HYOMEI or HYOMEL as a safe home remedy. It explains inhalation therapy with steam, claims life-saving benefits for children, lists uses for croup catarrh and coughs, and notes a complete inhaler kit for $1.00 or a 60 cent bottle for croup.

Bexar Drug Co

Fort Sam Houston visit highlights and local notices

Major General Wood and Secretary of War Stimson visit Fort Sam Houston last week. Troops A to D, HB F G H, and I to L scheduled to compete on Thursday to Saturday. Gunter hotel gains new mail clerk Thad McRae succeeding P Porter. David Andrew Hooy declares intention in Federal District Court. born 1882 in Port Perry Ontario, arrived 1902 via Detroit. Demosthenes debates favor iron over gold. McFadden speaks on Racing. J B Washer lauds San Antonio city after fourth visit. dust control and street repairs praised.

Wood Stimson Fort Sam Houston Gunter Thad McRae Gunter Hotel P. Porter David Andrew Hooey Federal District Court Port Perry Ontario United States Detroit

Recipe for weak kidneys warns of Bright's disease risk

A newspaper note promotes a kidney remedy called Half ounce fluid extract Buchu, half ounce Murax, and six ounces gin. It claims quick, permanent relief after meals and at night, with druggists able to mix. The ad urges prompt treatment of backache, rheumatic pains, and frequent urination to avoid Brights disease or diabetes.

Bright

Mayors and meetings mark Galveston visit and poultry fair

Mayor Fisher of Galveston, returning from Mexico, praised conditions there under Madero. Lone Star Poultry association plans pauper premiums for an International fair, meeting tonight at the Chamber of Commerce. Also reports include mistrial in Crowell vs city case and habeas corpus suit for James Hardy.

Fisher Lewis Fisher Galveston St. Anthony Mexico Madero Ship of State Lone Star Poultry Association Chamber of Commerce

Raid on hotels marks start of crusade against vice

Chief Deputy Stevens says raids will target all alleged resorts outside reservation districts. At the Cactus hotel 450 Main avenue proprietress Mrs M V Schubert and another woman were arrested. The woman jailed for vagrancy posted a fine. Schubert bonded for $300 to face county court charges, others kept in jail overnight. The crackdown aims to remove such houses from respectable neighborhoods and school districts.

Cactus Hotel Main Avenue M. V. Schubert Charles F. Stevens Antonio Diaz Alfonso Newton Schubert Stevens Mr. Stevens

Old Ten Per Cent Man Laid to Rest in Wry Eulogy

The St. Louis Mirror recalls a deceased citizen with a bitter quip about taxes and rents. The tongue in cheek obituary notes he died leaving little, yet jokes that his soul will own the farm in heaven and collect rent from tenants.

St. Louis Mirror

Sleepwalking Boy Falls From Sixth Floor in New York

A thirteen year old sleepwalker walked from a sixth floor apartment window and fell about 100 feet to the pavement. He survived after being taken to a hospital with twenty broken bones and internal injuries. doctors expect recovery.

New York

Special Officer Fined Over Alleged Gun Display

A special officer on duty at the Southern Pacific roundhouse was arrested after allegedly drawing a pistol on Sarah Wells. He was fined 20 dollars for rudely displaying firearms. Wells testified to seeing a revolver as she turned a street corner. Also reported: a freight wreck at La Coste with three cars derailed, no injuries and no delay to trains. Miller, injured in a quarrel, shows improvement. Carrington was arrested. Guests from Los Angeles and Bartlett were noted at the Crockett hotel.

Sarah Wells O. D. Harrison Ifie Roundhouse Horton Soledad Houston Harrison Sage Buckley la Coste Galveston, Harrisburg San Antonio Sidine

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