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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1885
Page
1
Statewide reports detail heavy rains pounding farms from Hontsville to Dallas. Cotton crops suffer damage while trains and roads face delays. A mix of local crimes, robberies, and public notices punctuate the day as weather slams communities.
A dynamite blast on West Commerce Street opposite Frank Rieden's store injured a girl and a boy. The girl lost four fingers and sustained a facial cut and abdominal bruising. the boy suffered splinter wounds. City physician says both are improving though the girl faces possible lockjaw. Two more cartridges found in the nearby vacant house.
Reports note a Juarez statue planned for Oaxaca an art academy in Culiacan Sinaloa a niquel shipment from Matamoros to Vera Cruz a jail academy school in Silao Guanajuato free lectures by Dr Portugal and a 1888 presidential nod in Orizaba. Cotton production in Parras Chihuahua nears 3 to 4 million pounds while Uruapan coffee enters US markets.
The probate court admitted the wills of Peter Conrad and Louis Rummel and appointed executors without bond. Administrators were named for George Best and H Struge estate, with bonds set. Appraisers named, and minor heirs archon named for Philip Organ. Some matters dismissed for want of prosecution and lunacy cases dismissed. Court adjourned to 3 o'clock.
The article notes last Saturday's gathering by about 15 sons of Garibaldi marking what they call the Fall of Rome or Spollation of the Pope. It suggests Catholics see it as anti Catholic provocation, while others blame politicians courting Mexican and Italian voters for future elections.
In San Fernando cathedral the Bishop condemned the celebration of Rome's seizure by Victor Emmanuel's troops, calling it not a birth of a nation but a spoliation of the Pope. He warned Catholics against being used by local politicians for political gain at the expense of religion.
Paper plates for bread butter and cake appear in Berlin hotels made with gray relief borders. The only cigarettes that do not stick to the lips are Opera Pulls.
The Italian society of about 40 members gathered Saturday at Monterey Street hall for the fall of Rome observance. Mayor Callaghan attended, a new banner was presented, and a torchlight procession through city streets ended at San Pedro Springs. Over 300 dined at Maison Blanche banquet. speeches followed, with ongoing plans to make future celebrations even grander.
Members of the Sociedad Mutualista marching to celebrate Rome’s fall faced equal partnership claims to the perquisites yet were charged $1.50 to enter the banquet hall and denied, despite their President holding a complimentary ticket. The celebration was not smooth for all attendees.
Two Houston sisters Allie and Tillie K asserting they were not the young women in a recent Houston article. They have been visiting San Antonio with Mr E Lacuken's family and request Lieurreports to correct false impressions about their role in the prior escapade story.
Market note lists daily cotton prices and futures quotes with 21 September dates. Includes middling sale figures, future months from September to June, and entries for Chicago prices and spreads.
The San Antonio Volkefest opens on the 21st with Sonia three promising a grand success. The Pleasanton Monitor notes that a bit more advertising would greatly help the enterprise.
A New Orleans Picayune quips about doctors choosing patients and a tavern tale. A long-waisted cleric asks about boarding costs, learns six dollars for dinner, and is drawn into a holy Trinity pun. Jovial locals recount past schemes to dine cheaply and game the system.
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