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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1907

Page

7

Bon Ton Millinery to Display Fall Styles Monday

Postoffice Inspector Joseph Johnston, en route to San Francisco, visits San Antonio officials at the federal building. Abandoned horse and buggy found near the Moore building. owner sought. A collision near South Alamo and West Commerce injures no one. A boy reports Trevento fined for striking a girl with a rock near the show grounds. Simon Veith near recovery from illness. Burglars raid R P Coon home and a Gandy candy factory on Commerce Street. Mission Dancing Academy opens soon.

Joseph Johnston District of California San Francisco John J. Stevens Federal

Nighttime drugstores and a false alarm spark noise

Gexar Drug Co. and Fincher's Drug Store stayed open all night. A false fire alarm near the Maverick bank building drew bystanders and fire crews. soon the All Clear was given. The card of thanks from the family of Isaac James expresses gratitude for sympathy and offerings during their bereavement.

Gexar Drug Co Mstaurant Maverick Bank Are Department Aremon Inthar Isaac James

American Girl in London Hunts Job for 87.50 a Week

A Chicago stenographer recounts hunting for work in London. She describes the tricky English job ads and the brutal cost of living, noting the struggle to secure a position amid long hours, dictation tests, and the perils of misread spellings like “phoned” and “duly endorsed.”

London Chiroteeo Tribune Wynogene Pargher Hovadox Stenog England Reon Shad Croziel Baedeker Chicago Tim T California Ameriga Ino Dorsey Ware Hetp Ms 7 America State Street Chienga Pantonax

Drought Blasts Northern Mexico Crop Prospects

Dutango Mex Sept 28 Corsol Charles M Freeman reports drought effects in northern Mexico harming corn beans and cotton exports. Rainfall failure lowers yields and raises prices. permanent irrigation dependence risks labor shifts and bank losses in Torreon Laguna district. Cotton output may drop to a quarter of last year with no second picking.

Dutanco Mex Corsol Charles M Freeman Cmy Mexico Coasular Durange Wales Mercadad United States Minoa Laguna Torreon Mualler Seripation Mexiya

Predict Short Turkey Supply in Texas This Year

Waco Texas September 23 It is said the supply of turkeys in Texas will be short when the season opens due to neglect by farmers to raise them to former levels. Cholyn reports indicate a scarcity of poultry with high prices for chickens in the Waco district. L B Courtney of Kansas City toured the state and said Texas should meet Thanksgiving and Christmas demand, but doubts the state census will meet the standard.

Waco Tex FBI Texas L. B. Courtney Kansas City

Fifteen Cent Cotton Seen Near in South Says Smith

New Orleans Sept 24 E D Smith of South Carolina cotton organizer says a fifteen cent cotton price is possible soon after touring Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi He reports the Southern Cotton Growers association is nearly organized in the region and bankers and warehouse firms support protecting cotton producers from forced market amid debt concerns

New Orleans E. D. Smith South Carolina Constal Southern Cotton Growers’ Association

Mad Dog Attack Leaves Two Victims in Laredo Neighborhood

In Laredo two people and several dogs were bitten by a mad dog. Daniel Gracie, a boy of 534 South Laredo, suffered a severe wrist laceration. Gonzales and Gonzales were also bitten as the dog roamed the block. Sergeant Knox tracked the animal, finally shooting it after it darted toward him. The sergeant fears more bites as hydrophobia concerns rise.

Scull Laredo Knox We Voluker Daniel Gracie South Laredo Gonzales Seanad

Oklahoma City Claims Election Fraud Over Oklahoma Race

Oklahoma City report details Chathnay Charles Hunter of the Republican sign committee presenting affidavits alleging widespread fraud in Indian Territory voting. Hunter asserts Wholesale Tract counts were incorrect and aims to use affidavits to push contest actions as governors race results remain unsettled.

Oklahoma City O.P Laiming Chathnay Charles Hunter Republican Sign Committee Indian Territory Hunter Oklavena Alestar Alt Huskeli Hirnigr

Will Do Justice 70 Dead Confederate Monument Inscription

Washington Sept 23 By presidential directive a new inscription will appear on the General Joseph Wheeler statue in Arlington National Cemetery honoring his Confederate cavalry rank 1803 along with his US service in the Spanish American War The War Department investigated Alabama rumors that the Confederate rank would be omitted and confirmed the inscription was fixed as intended by General Olive and the president and the generals daughter was not consulted.

Washington Joseph Wheeler Arlington National Cemetery United States Alabama Montgomery War Department Olive Arlington Oliver

Surprise party honors visiting and local guests

A Friday night supper party at Mr. and Mrs. Henleys celebrated Miss Peters Gemma Newmann of Hondo Texas Miss Andrews Bryan Miss Stephens Junction and Miss Mabel Wenley. Miss Tashach and Warnsworth prepared the amusements. Refreshments followed as those present listed among attendees.

Mrs. Henleys Peters Gemma Newmann Hondo Texas Andrews Bryan Miss Stephens Junction Mabel Wenley Tashach Warnsworth Wilcox Aching Vetsht Cobb Nore Bila Spears Ruth Rubl Hopkins Gussie Dayhach

Local Readers Roll Of Names Or Notable Figures

A list of individuals including Miss Dasbach Stephen Parnsworth Lia Zetty Winter Andrews Peters Messers Robert Hogan Barry McG Frank Farnsworth Clas Holbrook Fritz Oeblers George Neumann and Ray Davis appears in a reader compiling names, roles, or affiliations for a community notice. The batch features multiple surnames with varied titles, suggesting a social, organizational, or event context within the period.

Miss Dasbach Stephen Parnsworth Lia Zetty Winter Andrews Peters Messers Robert Hogan Ben Hopiins Barry McG Frank Farnsworth Clas Holbrook Fritz Oeblers George Neumann Ray Davis

City Faces Crisis in Tourist Accommodation

A memo from D J Price of the International & Great Northern Railroad warns San Antonio faces a severe winter tourist influx. He notes the city must boost accommodations with apartments and private boarding houses to handle visitors, arguing the million dollar hotel will fill once adequate provisions are available.

R Elith D. J. Price Gener Internationals& Great Northern Railroad Company San Antonio Stook Toy San Agbtonio Beleve

Did you ever like a Rooston girl

A quirky exchange from a Houston Post item features a second mosquito asking about local attitudes toward a Rooston girl. The bite sized gag reflects light local color and social curiosities of the era.

sFlouston Post

Texas Cotton Crop Is 2,500,000 Bales

In Worth, Texas, warehouse leaders report about fifty four percent of this year's cotton picked so far with northern areas just beginning harvest. Officials warn the total yield may fall well short of last year's level, prompting a strong push to protect growers' interests statewide.

Ort Worth Tex Gomap Wengeday Calvin Meing Texas Bates Neil State Union Farmers’ Union Avitengrom Way House

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