Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1897

Page

7

San Antonio Rail Time Schedule Highlights Morning and Evening Runs

The notice lists North and South departure times for various rail lines including Express Special and M. K. & T routes, with arrivals in the late morning and afternoon. Southern Pacific Railroad schedules show east and westbound arrivals from Mexico, New Orleans, and Galveston, plus St. Louis Limited departures and arrivals. Additional services cover San Antonio & Aransas Pass, San Antonio & Kerrville, and San Antonio & Gulf Shore schedules with daily, weekend, and holiday variations.

North Southern Fachmc Railroad Mexico Eagle Pass Houston Galveston New Orleana New Orleans St. Louis Limited Waco Port Worth Dallas Kansas City St. Louia St. Louis San Antonio Aransas Pale Cuero Bouston Calveston Beeville Corpus Christi Rockport Boerne Kerrville Baerne Gulf Shore Mar- Mnex Sandera Adkins Lavernia Stockdale Dally Stunday

Fort Sam Houston post details and public exhibits

The Fort Sam Houston post serves as a major U S Army hub with headquarters for the Military Department of Texas under Brigadier General Graham and the Fifth Cavalry. It lists units D, E, F, K, and A, B, C, B, F, G of the Fifth Cavalry plus Eighteenth Infantry and Light Battery E of the First Artillery totaling 783 men. Dress parades, monthly reviews, guard mountings, and open air concerts are scheduled. the upper parade ground contains the flag staff and bandstand. the lower ground houses department headquarters. Also mentions Dr King’s New Discovery as a trusted remedy for coughs and colds.

Fort SA Houston Military Department of Texas Bf. Graham Fifth Regiment United States Cavalry Cok Whitside Fifth Cavalry Eighteenth Infantry Firat Artillery Yntavtey Dreas Fifth Cavalry Band Fort Saw Houston Department W. Bf. Repine Tiekilwa Dr. King

Spirits in Kentucky Haunts Add to Six Week Mystery

A Louisville Courier Journal report details a six week oddity in Meade county near Souldragh where the coffin of Zach Gill’s clothes and trinkets allegedly produces nightly rappings. Locals flock to the cabin of Tom Gill to witness sounds blamed on spirits and the incident inspires nightly ghost parties at Twin Caves hotel nearby.

Souldragh Louisville Zach Gill McCarthy Dro FE Ki Pusey Lakeland Maun Your Gill Tom Gill Tom Cam Gill Liversion Twin Caves

Old Mut Good Law Auctioned For Desertion Case In St Louis

A historic St Louis law allows the sale of a man for six months service to deserting wives. The notice cites Southmeg as the party and is posted on the courthouse front door.

St. Louis Main

Mat Simpsons Wife Trials Fort Cudahy Shipboard Marriage

A drunken miner named Mat Simpson orders a white English speaking wife via a North American Transportation and Trading agent. The woman, 46, is brought from a river camp and married aboard a ship. After two days she enforces work, fists him, and he ends up with two black eyes. He works three months then asks the agent to handle $60,000, praising his wife as the best in the country.

North Amerea Transportation and ‘Trading Couying Fort Cudahy Mat Simpson Simpson Himeny Simpeon Lanse Ant

Eloped on bicycles in a Shelbyville chase ends in wedding

A doctor from ten miles south of Shelbyville elopes with Emma White after arranging a meeting. Emma’s father pursues on a bicycle, fires a shot, punctures a tire, and the couple marry before the father can reach them. A new sect, Parjaschkovizi, is reported in Saratov, Russia.

Dare Seorn Charles Perry Emma White Shelbyville Ind Lima Irl Shelbyyilie Toung Lochinvar TG Date Emma Rissa Saratov Russia

Edgewood and Paxton private stock at Crystal Saloon

Private stock offerings at Crystal Saloon located on Main Plaza with several ad copy items including beers on tap and venue promotions. Artifacts reference a variety of products and services from saloon branding to local trades and repair services.

Edgewood and Paxton Crystal Saloon Main Plaza Ralf Bull Bros

Dr J T Melkanna opens downtown office in Olive?rd building

Dr J T Melkanna opens a new office in rooms 4 and 4 of the Oliford building in downtown. An advertised product No-Ta-Koo claims to cure tobacco habit, promising strength and purity of blood for lasting wellness, with all drauglets noted in the fine print.

Down Town J.T. Melkanna Buanese Oliford

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Sunday Light Pierce Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo N.Y A. 3 International and Great Northern Spirits IN Kentucky Loulavitte Mrs Simpson Rae Thedford Chattanooga Tenn Roane Iron Company H. Clay Tivans Tue United States Commissioner of Pensions City News Sunset Wood Co Stracke's Silver Ring Sunsey Wood Co Jim Rife Hy Saledad Houston Street Ashbacher Joan Taylor City Oblinney Commerce Gus Albors Goggan & Bros, Sil Henrry Pauly Telft Chment Lim Henry Pauly Telephone Stancke Carter & Mullaly Nature Earien Physiciana TE. Reuss GC. Schasse Lear Tabor Commerce Street Borrent Wolfson, Aste nuUu Southern Pacific City of Mexico Linas New York Philadelphia Washington Atlanta Cincinnati Memphis Chicago C.W. Bein Houston, Texas L.J. Parks Texas San Antonio & Aransas Pass BY Aes Gulf Coast tTo Geo. F. Lupton E. J. Martin SAN Antonio Gas Company Mutual Electric Light Company BIS Xhutcheson & Frankel's Limery San An'onio Fort
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication