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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1885

Page

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New York Democrats and Parnell Fund Plan Revealed

Boston Pilot prints an interview with Alexander Sullivan proposing a $25 000 fund at the January Irish National League of America convention to secure Parnellites' salaries for five years. Treasurers O Reilly and Eugene Kelly would guard funds in the US under Parnell’s orders amid Irish-American political activity.

New York Parnell Boston Pilot United States Alexander Sullivan Blaine Sullivan Irish National League of America America Dr. O'Reilly League Eugene Kelly Boyle O’reilly O’reilly Saratoga David B. Hill Elmyra Havana Schuyler County Chemung County San Francisco May Lizzie Jackson San Francisco Savings Union Bank Fuller May Jackson Washington Commissioner of Indian Affairs Owens Muskgee Indian Territory Charles C. Sweeney Galveston Texas Otto I. Threlkeld Indianola J. J. Cocke Brazos de Santiago Pennsylvania Kennacnr Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Dakota Kansas Colorado Idaho St. Louis Maxwell Preller Washington, D.C National Republican Hamilton Commodore Semmes Washington Navy Yard The Post Eaton E. O. Graves Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fairchild Coon Treasury Denny Live Vermont

Messengers Appointed for Immediate Delivery System

George Gilleland 17, Robert Jones 18, John McGee 22, Thomas McGee 18 named as special messengers for the immediate delivery system by Mr Newcomb. They begin work October 1 delivering only letters with special delivery stamps and will dispatch at once to owners day or night.

Newcomb George Gilleland Robert Jones John McGee Thomas McGee

Detective Arrests Youth for Theft at Bergstrom & Gray Livery

Detective Hughes aided by Officer Schumacher arrested Harry Leon a 19 year old white male for stealing 250 from a trunk at Bergstrom and Grays livery stable on Blum street. The trunk was broken open and Leon a new hire with about a year in the city is in jail awaiting jury testimony and conviction.

Hughes Schumacher Harry Leon Reinhardt Bergstrom & Gray Blum Street Leon

Old Favorites and Wool Market Report Collide in Column

The Emma Abbott Opera Company opens its seventh season September 21 touring major cities in the Union and Canada with 72 members including Emma Abbott Laura Bellini and more and new operas such as Carmen Lalla Rookh Norma and Il traviata. Separately a city reporter notes no statement from Max Neuendorff amid serious charges while wool buyers and sellers clash over prices as large clips, notably Lytle Thompson, are anticipated. fall wool quality remains healthy with breaking shearing near completion.

Emma Abbott North Lamke Carmen Lalla Rookh Norma Owens Lytle-Thompson Evy Callaghan

Fire on Avenue C destroys home of Lone Star brewer

A 2 a.m. blaze on Avenue C in the Third ward gutted the frame residence of Simon Schorr head brewer for Lone Star brewery. The fire, blamed by Schorr on incendiary causes, consumed the building and its contents with only neighboring Roos’ house saved. Firemen faced hose shortages and internal disputes while Sunsets and Ladder crews fought the blaze. Schorr and his uninsured landlord Captain W H Coit both suffered total losses.

Military Plaza Kohr Avenue C Roos Sunset Hose Company Mr. Long Ernest Rische Fire Department Rische Duerler Robinson’s Barrel House First Ward Schorr Hook and Ladder Company Simon Schorr Bath House Insurance Company Newark W. H. Coit Manger Hoefling Fire Company No. 2 Sunsets Messrs Heefling Frasch Mr. Heefling Mr. Frasch Messrs. Heefling Mr. Schorr

Market report fragment from New York Liverpool and Chicago items

Reported for Lhurby Floyd & Co New York shows cotton prices steady with futures. Liverpool quotes steady for Spots and futures and Chicago wheat and corn firm with varying futures. receipts and shipments figures for wheat corn and hogs noted along with pork and lard activity.

Lhurby Floyd & Co Boledad Street New York Mare

Between Fat and Lean A Droll Louisville Post Quip

A humorous fragment contrasts a fat man and a lean man lamenting their sizes. The speaker wishes for balance between extremes, while readers are teased with an odd clipped line about Louisville Post readers and smoking preferences.

Louisville Post

Eagle Wringer ad promises health and time savings for households

The piece extols the Eagle Wringer as essential for economical homes, claiming it saves health, time, hard labor, and reduces wear. It cites widespread use with over 700 in the city and 4,000 in Texas, priced at 50 cents per week through J. F. Zang at Texas Installment House. Also lists rental and loan notices from local merchants and services in San Antonio.

Texas Peschaser J. F. Zang East Houston St

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