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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1911
Page
5
Robert Gillis reported his horse and buggy missing from South Flores street at 9 30 last night. police description issued. no trace found by late hours. Also notes on Humane Society, local services, arrests for sleeping in Milam square, and upcoming dances and events.
Superintendent P F Stewart voices high satisfaction with the county teachers institute at Brackenridge High School. The session tackled school work and discipline issues and the institute is praised as driving state school improvements.
The Prospect Hill Methodist church will hold morning services at 11 o clock with Rev Z V Liles delivering The Christian s Sphere of Service. Bishop E D Mouton will preach at 8 15 o clock tonight at the same church. The San Antonio Press club plans a meeting at Gunter hotel this afternoon at 38 o clock to discuss important questions. all members are urged to attend.
On Sunday September 10 at 5 o clock p m the corner stone will be laid for the new Hermann Sons home on Garden street followed by a meeting and refreshments at the hall.
Miss Wescott’s school will reopen on September 11 1911 at 113 Reynolds Street, signaling the start of the new term.
Col James Parker of the Eleventh cavalry returns from a month on the Atlantic coast and reports no definite information on future troop movements from the mobilization camp. Enlistments are expiring as 127 soldiers in the Tenth Infantry plan to leave the regiment and transfer to others to avoid costly transport back to the United States after limited Panama service.
Disturbances by 500 to 800 soldiers in the trans San Pedro area Friday night prompted a heavy provost guard at city hall and extra patrols. A clash on South Santa Rosa avenue involved about a dozen soldiers and two guns were drawn before police intervened to prevent serious results.
The heir to a $1,000,000 fortune and Harvard graduate has taken a job as a grocery clerk earning nine dollars a week to study the business his father built into a fortune.
Dr. Conley, state superintendent of buildings and grounds, will arrive in San Antonio to supervise Governor Colquitt's Alamo property repairs. He will open bids for tearing down the Hugo Schmeltzer building and begin early next week with tenants to be vacated as work commences.
A 35 year old white man staggered into police headquarters at 7 30 last night asking for a marriage license. He spoke and acted drunkenly, collapsed after a request, and was revived with ice water before being placed in a cell. Police noted him as Unknown Drunk and Down.
George W. Coleman of Boston, newly elected president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America, will visit San Antonio September 20. The local Advertisers' association plans a fitting reception and a Wednesday luncheon with participation from city business groups. Coleman heads the W. H. McElwan company and the Pilgrim Publicity association. He spoke at the Advertising Clubs of America convention in Boston and was elected president.
In Los Angeles on September 9 the Vernon boxing show disappointed fans due to referee Artie Reynolds. The Anholz Dalton 15 round bout dragged and reversible judgment gave a draw, with the Boer being favored but not winning.
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