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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1899
Page
6
A fragment notes what you miss without a telephone from the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. It cites time saved on trips between home and store and ease of giving orders in business versus domestic affairs.
The fair opened with heavy attendance as exhibits race to finish. Machinery and electric lighting caused delays while visitors praised transport access and the art and stock displays drew steady crowds. Many booths were unfinished yet welcomed by the eager public, with plans to complete by Monday.
The Main Building houses multi department exhibits on the ground floor with the second floor displaying Altwater's collection the Ladies Textile department the Art Department the Culinary department and the Farm exhibits. Notable works include crayon drawings by Miss Newenm oil portraits by Rev Allen L Burleson pencil and oil studies by various artists and carved wood pieces by local craftspeople. The Textile and Culinary sections feature many contributors and showy pieces while the culinary area showcases preserves jams and confections.
The north second floor shows fruit products and diverse crops from Gillespie and Attwater's Texas exhibit. Attwater highlights Texas wildlife, fibers, cowhulin goods, and a vast array of state products, with a notable buffalo specimen. The Mexican display in the south area includes plants, minerals, artifacts, and regional crafts. A full racing program and fair activities draw crowds, with races, exhibits, and entertainment noted.
The Government fish exhibit under J L Leary at San Alarcos and O M Baldwin displays diverse fish species with glass fronts in the poultry building. Native bass, strawberry bass, carp, sh, and soft-shell turtles mingle with turtles and fowls in the same area. The center features Plania of horticultural display. chicken coops surround the fish show, though some cages are empty.
The machinery hall features extensive exhibits by Partin & Orendorfl Cus led by Welter Doerr and E J Russell. Canton cultivator and other Canton farm implements are shown in a 20 by 80 feet space alongside a miniature steam engine built by 12 year old master Eddie Dignowity.
The National Mexican exhibit, sent by Senor Fernando Leal, highlights Mexico’s vast resources. It features twelve cognacs, diverse liqueurs, and wines, plus extensive oils such as Copan olive and castor oil. Also on display are sugars from Candulaka Morales and Oluca, with coffees and cocoa from Oaxaca and Veracruz.
Readable comments praise transit to the fair grounds with San Antonio Street Railway and Aransas lines offering frequent service. Turnstile entry, ticket-taking at gates, and guarded crossings noted for rider safety as trains back in and out along the belt line.
State capital dispatch reports 17 year old James Wooldridge, nephew of A D Wooldridge, president of City National Bank, died after a shotgun accident while hunting in Travis County. A broken leg to James T Morris in a separate football incident at the State university marks a day of serious injuries.
Special to the Sunday Tighe Shrevenovt La October 28 The jury in the case John G Jackson vs St Boula and Southwesterner Col loh Bett awarded 4000 dollars to John Clegg a colored boy who lost an arm in an accident on the road of the company The boy was said to have been knocked from a car by a company employee while mailing letters Pharathon disputed this and the jury found he fell and his arm was crushed The jury consisted of nine white citizens A number of hens lay near William Park around Ten Milamia iraye.
The Iowa Supreme Court invalidates the revenue method used for insurance and transportation firms, ruling corporations must be taxed like individuals on same bases. The decision, upholding Des Moines assessor French, requires reorganization of railroad taxation and affects city, county, and school funding.
Notes from Pearsall Texas dated October recount visits by Rev Blakes of Wero and Rev Smith of the Baptist church, five new members joining, various residents traveling to San Antonio, and local social mentions. A Washington dispatch reports troops ordered to move in response to unrest near Park Hurchuaca following Governor Murphy’s briefing to Secretary Root.
Washington DC telegrams report that the Women's National Industrial and Patriotic League and the Warmington Industrial League offered to organize popular observation for Admiral Bchtey at the national capital. The Admiral thanked the committee and left the matter to them as acceptable. The leagues include about 22 affiliated organizations nationwide and plans to begin active operations after industrial work is perfected.
Mrs Begue, wife of Jean Begue, sues for 2660 damages over alleged loss of the fingers from her left hand in a sensational Galveston style case. The feud spans four years with quarrels and fights. Judge Sheart has the matter under advisement.
Special to the Sunday Light reports Southwestern Telephone Co plans large scale improvements in switching and signaling. New central lights indicate phone status to prevent cutoffs, with circuits burning until both ends confirm completion. Dr. Massey returns from Victoria after health work, noting smallpox cases observed.
United States district court decision binds investors in Gillette cattle deals, ruling that a mortgage transfer lacking stamped authority is invalid. Judge Woulkon holds that revenue stamps are essential for mortgage transfers, affecting mortgages passed through multiple sales and weakening security for lenders.
The Georgia Legislature narrowly defeated a bill to strip lawmakers of free railway transportation. Representative Hall of Bibb county led the opposition, arguing courtesies from railroads and other carriers. Debate focused on the impact on lawmakers and the value of passes for official duties.
Special from New York reports a London cable noting parliamentary friction over war policy. Roseberry’s Bath speech is praised for reticence while Liberal critics unite reluctantly with Unionists to support government aims as Europe watches England’s stance in South Africa and diplomat disarmament debates.
W. R. Clement sues brothers Henry and D M Clemont and Dr G W Smith in Dietrich court over alleged fraud and wrongful confinement in an asylum. Jury awards about $4100 as Clement claims he was involuntarily detained in New Orleans for three months beginning December 1897 amid claims of nervous prostration and professional harassment. The case features testimony from Albert Cast of San Antonio and Temple, Texas, as well as contentious arguments over mental state and coercion.
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