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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1904
Page
4
Mary Witenhors pleaded guilty on a trespass related charge and was sentenced to thirty days in jail. The item also mentions marriage notices and various local postal advertising lines, reflecting routine court and community notices in the period.
Dr A Kettel of Fredericksburg visits Murray Kentucky after a World’s Fair trip and a stop in San Antonio. In the dentist office he realizes the patient in the chair is his long separated brother Herman W Keldei of Murray. They embrace, tears flow as they recognize each other after twenty one years. Both brothers are educated and accomplished in their fields.
The Light of 1883 notes a $15 monthly salary increase for forward school principals authorized by the Holy See. The school board asks Prof Rein to draft plans and board specifications for extra school accommodations in the First and Third wards. An elderly couple, Mr. Painter and Mrs. Tt 34s, marry by Justice Ailton Adams. Grace Oglesby from Valde visits friends. Brown dies at Manor, Fire Ks remarks. A sewer water closet incident at Maveriale extinguished with no damage. A note on pay for a strike and a buried baby case.
A local notice announces JUALISM and OPPENHEIMER as candidates for county office in Weakover, with election day set for November 8 Hod. The wording underscores a political contest and emphasizes the upcoming vote and candidacy details.
A Republican campaign note calls for independent ticket nominees in Bexar county to form a mass meeting opposing a corporate alliance. It urges capable officers to send names to the undersigned manager T Johnson for organizing a ticket against the current officials.
A circulating report says an additional $240,000 to $250,000 was appropriated for Fort Sam Houston to expand housing and barracks on a new site. The plan allegedly merges the department into an army division under a major general, with 8000 troops and improved post facilities. If true, the city of San Antonio would gain $877,000 for public works. Local officials faced scrutiny amid the rumor and uncertainty over post expansion.
Beethov en Maelpn erchor selects new directors from among members including Worg, Arthur Gnuether, Hugo Piseltion, and others. Elections plan to choose officers from the group as the chorus reorganizes under fresh leadership.
Mr E F Collings told a local newspaper that a report about his region is current and he invites visitors to tour south of the My 10 area. He says he is always pleased to welcome guests to inspect the irrigation work and what can be done to improve water use in the district.
The page lists a crowded mix of items and notices from Edwards’ Millinery, a jewelers, a car dealer, a grocery and clothing outlets. It mentions a grand ball opening, a grand sale, new fashions, hats and novelties, and a July to September event lineup. Several names appear in fragmented form, with scattered street addresses and business lines.
Fragmentary obituary items list deaths and burial details including ages and dates. Names such as Mary Walton and Sabina are noted alongside cemetery No. 3 and adjacent streets with vague dates and references to burial permits and local undertakers.
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