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 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1913
Page
7
United States district clerk presents a concise digest of naturalization regulations for newcomers. The summary covers age, declaration, residence, filing timelines, signatures, language, and witness requirements, noting exceptions for pre1906 declarations and honorably discharged soldiers.
Three obituaries from San Antonio papers report the deaths of Mrs H Abbe Heil at 619 Marshall Street aged 65 wife of L A Heil with survivors including two daughters and two sons and services at the Masonic temple and Eastern Star. R B Buchetti a Spanish War veteran found dead by a Rock Island line near Benton Arkansas with burial at National Cemetery. Pauline Mergele dies at 44 after arriving from New Berlin for care, body prepared for burial in New Berlin with funeral there tomorrow and survivor details.
A sequence of vehicle licenses including Hupmobiles and Fords assigned to E Bailey at 925 Howard, A Pearce at 619 W Elmira, L D Gilmore at 361 Cedar, Otto Keiley R F D 2, 8 W Carriers at 215 Carson, Theodore Friesenhahn Dellmer Texas, S A Gas and Electric Co Villita, and E W Vaughan 326 North.
Delegates from San Antonio and other Texas cities returned from the Buffalo Rotary convention with praise for Texas publicity and a push for Houston as the 1914 host. Herbert J. Hayes was elected an international director and helped secure executive committee seats. A watermelon party delighted delegates as Texas earned the nickname the noisy Texans, with broad support for Texas hosting next year.
Local officers of Sam Houston Camp No 55 Woodmen of the World and the drill team traveled by automobile to Pleasanton and initiated 20 new members into the Pleasanton Woodmen of the World camp. The event featured an exhibition drill by the local team and a banquet hosted by Pleasanton residents before returning at 1 AM. Officers on the trip included H A Tibby acting consul commander Richard Towers past commander Joe Merklin adviser W T Bell banker S D Rossman escort R L Hunt watchman, with Captain Carl Holm leading the drill team.
Burial permits list three individuals with ages and death dates. R B Buchetti, 35, died August 27 in Benton, Arkansas. Donaciano Trevino, 20, died August 1 in Luling, Texas. Josephine Coy, 34, died August 31, at 326 Aransas Avenue.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. V. Ribera on August 29. The announcement lists the newborn without further details such as time or weight.
A series of building permits lists six to seven room dwellings and two-room houses on Warren, North Eleventh, Castro, Main, Lake View, Mary land and North Alamo streets. Permit values range from 200 to 1750 dollars. Builders include Schwarz and Cohen, H A Jones, N Cavacas, J T Woodhull, E Sanchez, Mary E Ryan and L Kinsley.
William S Bogat transfers lots 23 and 24 block 24 Harlandale to Mrs Theodore Machenheiner for 500 dollars. Los Angeles Heights Improvement Company transfers lots 19 and 20 block 34 for 475 dollars to E B Bagwell. Adolph Stanish transfers one acre from original survey 81 Adkins Station to Henry Stanish for 300 dollars. Railways of the world end of 1911 capitalization totals 56 950 229 364 dollars.
Prof. L L Dyche receives six unusual creatures from Guymon Oklahoma. Four inches long with a catfish head and channel cat tail, a row of head hairs, four frog like legs, and fins on back and head. They live in water and out briefly, make a grunt like bark when agitated, prompting speculation they resemble early water pups.
In Washington on September 2 Representative Sumner offered a resolution authorizing the secretary of agriculture to prepare an exhibit for the sixth national corn exposition set for Dallas next February.
Kansas City Kansas visitors view a concrete vault with no door at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Monsignor Antony Kuhls, the oldest serving Catholic priest in Kansas, designed the vault and has crafted his own epitaph. It honors Rev. Antonius Kuhls Rector of St. Mary’s 1864 to 1908, born September 26, 1839.
Madrid police claimed to have closed the gang behind the Spanish prisoner scam yet letters persist. G J Simmons forwarded a Madrid missive describing a girl in danger and a demand for large sums, written on mimeograph. Police traced messengers paid by the gang to Madrid, raiding Eusteblo Rico’s residence and arresting Rico, his father-in-law, and a secretary. Authorities say the gang’s headquarters were found and eight years of effort ended.
Philip E Fairbanks aged 72 prominent in railroad circles died here last night from heart failure. He formerly served as comptroller for the M K and T, secretary treasurer of the Denver and Northwestern and superintendent of the Newfoundland Railway at St Johns N F. The body was sent to Kansas City for burial.
Governor Colquitt crossed the state line at 1 30 this morning as a telegram announced to Austin. Lieutenant Governor Mayes was notified to prevent any official action while Colquitt is within Texas. The constitution stipulates the lieutenant governor acts as governor only when the governor is out of state.
The fragmentary mention notes Robert Louis Stevenson’s unfinished Weir of Hermiston completed in bed and dictated to his wife. It also references Katrina, a Samoa seaboard sequel, noting Stevenson’s habit of writing while reclining as he spent his final hours at his couch.
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.