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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1907

Page

17

City News: Millinery, Citizenship, and Night Station Ads

Local items report Mrs. M Schmitt returning from New York with nets and imported millinery novelties. Lazaro Villa Madero seeks naturalization, aged 22 living at 224 Adams Street. Open all night drug stores at Hayston and Houston advertise products. Labor Day accounts reviewed by Tribes Council committee. Meeting set October 2 to discuss leasing Union Park as a union indoor resort. Minor accident mentions a woman’s narrow escape at Avenue 6.

Union Park Union Indor

Wreck injures Mrs Johnson near market house

A wagon collided with a buggy near the market house, badly damaging the buggy. Mrs Johnson was thrown to the ground but escaped with only minor scrapes and a bad fright. The scene also notes local drug store hours and various city notices including schooling, book exchanges, and hotel activity ahead of a Mexican celebration.

Etty

Amusements at Big Tent and Lyric Airdome Amid Varied Shows

Last night at Big Tent Theater the final Hed dy, the Mail Girl performance drew a full house with Donna Lee in the lead winning audience praise for clever acting and a dramatic climax. The program promises Bosom Friend of Mr Bowser next, with Melba Palmer and Townsend Irwin headlining a capable cast. Between acts, Richard Lester, George Spaulding and others perform. Lyric Airdome caps the week with the Chapman sisters, Rayon Thomas, Hugh McCumick, Mitchell and Browning, and Von Daxxott in song and ventriloquism plus Lauri scopa pictures.

Big Tent Theater Heddy Donna Lee Mr. Bowser M. Quad Melba Palmer Townsend Irwin Agia Richard Lester George Spaulding Lyric Airdome Lytle Chapman Sisters Rayon Thomas Hugh McCumick Mitchell Browning von Daxxott

Trust Boosts Price of Meat in Chicago Markets

Chicago markets see a wholesale meat price rise by one cent per pound with packers calling for additional increases before fall. Milk dealers announce a one cent per quart rise for milk and two cents for cream next month, while canned goods may cost four to six cents more per can. Whiskey prices also jump by about ten cents per gallon to 1.94, amid high costs for grain.

Hearst Chicago Beef Trust Wie Assurnae

Boll Weevils Reach 26 Miles From River

Hearst Leased Wire reports boll weevils advancing westward toward the Mississippi River as the pest moves from Texas and Louisiana into the eastern rot ten belt. A telegram from the state crop office to Governor Blanchard notes a likely crossing this season with weevils found in Catahoula parish.

Hearst New Orleans Jatutslang Blanchard Texas Louisiana Mississippi River Great River Gafahonia Parish

Democratic Leader Is Seriously Ill In Mississippi

Jackson dispatches report Congress man John Sharp Williams has been seriously ill for days in Yazoo City. His condition is not regarded as critical, but he has canceled several engagements and is under medical care.

John Sharp Williams Mississippi Hearst Jackson Miss Yazoo City John Sharp Willams

Union Trust Company Incorporation Reported Here

Promoters in San Antonio announce incorporation of the Union Trust Company in Austin with capital stock of 506000 fully paid. The new bank will operate as a general trust and banking firm, backed by seasoned Texas bankers and buyers among capitalists. Officials plan to open doors soon and expect rapid stock sales as the charter is granted.

Unlon Trust Company Granti Austin San Antonio Bank Andust Company Texas Ng Ng Sgon Tts Duamesa Vanda Avery

Building collapses kill two in Cincinnati

A four story building at 625 627 Central avenue collapsed during a remodel, killing two people and seriously injuring about six others. The J N Dolan shoe store occupied the structure. The disaster occurred today in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Henrat Cincinnati Central Avenue J, N. Dolan

Mississippi Gets Into Trust Game

The Gulf Company has been enjoined by Chancellor Hicks from disposing of its property while pending the hearing of the antitrust suit. The order affects actions in this state as the case proceeds.

Heargt Wir Vickshure Mire Sapt. M Gulf Compreaa Company Chancillor Hicks

Railroad Foreman Bunig Struck, Injured by Lantern

Foreman Bunig of the Southern Pacific depot was badly hurt last night around 10 elack when struck over the head and face with a heavy railroad lantern. He received medical attention at the station and was later removed to his home. Burns and J B Warren, a M E and brakeman, were arrested and given bond. Police could not determine the cause of the altercation.

Bunig Southern Burns J. B. Warret M. E

Woman Uses Gun With Deadly Effect in Mississippi

Mrs Armanda Humphreye of four years northeast of Wosdvilla Mississippi shot and killed Nicholas Messen. She used a revolver and was released on bail by a magistrate. It is understood she will plead the unwritten law.

Wosdvilla Miss Armanda Humphreye Here Nicholas Messen Humphreys Stig

Fires Destroy Cotton Warehouses in Royston Georgia

Royston Georgia September 14 fires destroyed the L J McConnell warehouse with about 100 bales of talton and the Is Warehouse the largest in northeast Georgia with eighty bales of cotton. Total losses about 27000 with insurance. Origin of the fire unknown. Assistant Fire Chief Bishon was injured when a hose wagon jolted him during a brush fire incident. no damage from the wagon.

Hearst Royston L J McConnell T O'Elock Georgia Bishon Sixth Street Thal

So Sweet of Her Life Fragment Teases Morbid Note

A garbled dialogue frames a quirky domestic moment with talk of illness and a hospital setting. The fragment hints at a patient, a doctor, and a nurse discussing a Sunday supplement as part of a life section blurb. The readable text is incomplete.

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Finlay Defends Southern Railway Role in Arrest Issue

In Chicago on Sept 14 W W Finlay president of the Southern Railway explained the railway's part in the dispute with the courts in the south He said it was wiser to submit than disrupt service or disturb peace and noted officers of the deal in agreed upon for presenting the fundamental questions before the US Supreme Court He denied that North Carolina arrests were influenced by the adjustment and stated counsel left the state capital to confer with the governor before the arrest and warrant application

Chicago American Association of Freight Traffic Officials W. W. Finlay Southern Railway Southern United States North Carolina

City welcomes visiting figures and notable residents

The city hosts visiting executives and residents from across the region. TE. G. Parker from Chicago makes Elite the headquarters during his stay, while J. P. Cochpan and wife depart for Kansas City. Alfred Giles returns from Kendall County with family, and other locals travel to St Louis, Chicago and eastern cities for brief visits.

TE. G. Parker Chicago J. P. Cochpan Devine Katy Tralia Kansas City Hermann Schmitt Hubert Curington Sweet Home Cuero Chillide Conners Houston Street Mary Deurtling Elizabeth Hoelhauwe St. Louis Washington Baltimore Jimestown Aus J. E Alkemeyers New Yor Alfred Giles Kendall County Avenas Thomas MoNwal Lockhart Sothern John J. Oliver Conilla

Cotton Slumps in New Orleans as Prices Fall Sharply

From New Orleans, Sept. 14, a Wickel telegraph reports cotton futures dropping 47 points with October at 11.18 cents, down 145 points from ten days ago. Savannah and Mobile quoted middling around 12 1/2 to 13 1/4 cents while New Orleans and Galveston showed similar levels. Dealers note southern sellers underselling Mississippi valley bids, fear among spot holders, and a shift of market control to New York and Liverpool as stop orders propel a further decline.

New Orleans Wickel South South Atlantic Alabama Mississippi Valley Hill Texas Savannile Mobile Gateveston New York Liverpool

Genuine Texas Bargains In Land And Homes

Real estate dealer Thar Graves Guarter Realty Co offers 4 acres near Carine for 1259, 30 acres near court house for 1900, 160 acres near Sutherland Springs for 720, 20 acres near San Antonio for 2800, and 430 acres seven miles from San Antonio for 2100. City houses and lots also available across town. See Romitne bargains and visit the Coffee Club at 608 West Commerce.

Car Ine Court House Sutherland Springs Texas Mexico Thargraves-Guarter Realty Coy Mackay Sidg Navarra St. Ce Wales West Commerce

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