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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
6
City teachers unanimously vote to form a county organization tributary to the county teachers association. The plan aims to extend the institute across each school district and continue meetings, though many leaders could not remain for a later session, leading to adjournment.
The two mountainion gubs at the Sac Pedro park zoo are to have a new two story home. It will be ornamental and iron barred, built near the center of the zoo as cubs outgrow their present cage. Manager Amoreiha fears they may claw through the current netting. A boy bitten by a presumed mail dog was taken to the Pasteur Institute for treatment.
A fragmented Ames style item lists Fischer's Drug Store open all night and a claim of a mad dog shot by Officer Patterson. It mentions Ring up Jack Scott's new stables at 123 145 N Motes St, telegraph workers ball with prizes, and a Mission Dancing Academy opening Oct 1. Three marriages licenses issued to Catarine Guerr and Bocora Gonzales, John Ramirez and Cecilis Winkler, Felicitas Cortez and Francisco de la O.
Fisher's Drug Store remains open overnight during Jewish holidays. The Jerrah Feast of Conclusion will be celebrated Sunday at 3 PM at Temple Beth El with services led by Rabbi Marks. Also notes Bexar Drug Co. stays open all night and Sues Railroad Company involved in a $94,000 cattle transport delay suit against Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad. A separate case: Sam Posten fined $159 for carrying a knife in a saloon altercation with Brown and an associate at a Toronto? restaurant. Brown and associate involved in the incident.
A notice reports an imminent San Antonio Retail Liquor and Malt Dealers Association meeting at Mission Garden with discussions likely on Sun Gay law enforcement and possible Sunday closures. A separate court ruling sustained an injunction against the Panama Music Hall delaying theatrical business pending appeal in a case tied to the anti liquor agitation.
Four applications were received for enlistment at the naval recruiting office but only one man joined this week. Lieutenant Smith praised the work done and the men enlisting will be shipped to San Francisco over The T and N. A Biograph program on Alamo plaza scenes of naval life drew a large crowd. The road tour led by W J Crone will visit malls along San Antonio. A divorce suit, two months married, alleges cruelty by James Wilson against GM Wilson. Bexar Drug Co remains open all night for prescriptions and service.
Kingston Jamaica September 28 a fierce backlash against English insurance firms grows as disaster claims from January drive action. The firms delay cases and announce actions via counsel. Merchants urge local companies be formed to handle losses while restoration efforts rise and insurers face scrutiny.
An obituary notice for J B Maltsberger, 1014 Burnett, notes heart disease and a San Antonio residence of nearly four decades with survivors including a widow, three daughters and two sons. Also referenced are funeral services for Jesus Maris Canina, Mrs Gomez, and Mrs Follangby, with locations and burial details in local cemeteries.
Two men clashed in a dark hallway resulting in a pistol fire and a wounded man. W. W. Dixon attacked a rival, grabbed the pistol during a struggle, and fled as the other assailant was shot. Neighbors alerted police. firefighters arrived by mistake but no blaze was reported. The injured man escaped and Dixon was later located.
Mrs Hal Sevier and Mrs Starr arrived from New York while a West Texas Military Academy dance was postponed. The First Presbyterian young people hosted at Mr and Mrs J M Allardyce on Main Avenue with Miss Marcela Booth singing and Miss Madison and Mrs Langston performing. Mrs Dibrell of the Daughters of the Confederacy plans several days in town. Marcia and Leonora Booth return from Colorado as Annie Bess Moore departs for Feiront colleges in Washington DC. Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society meets Wednesday at 4 PM in Temple Toth vestry.
A long list of guests staying in city hotels includes P. A. Ritter of Dalles at the Menger with James WW Sullivan and family, J. Collins and George T. Wondtward from El Paso, B. D. Thornburg of Houston, A. P. Wood of Los Angeles, and many others from Austin, Mexico City, Galveston, and St. Louis. Registrations appear at the Menger, Bexar, New Maverick, Southern, and Eagle Pass pages, with locals like J. D. Gerdes from Dalles and Mrs. W. Parkes in town. A teased note mentions Miss Bila Schuetse recovering from dengue and others listed as guests or visitors.
A farewell party was held at 14h2 Melane Street in Orton Bar for Albert and Nathe who retire to their titles. The event, hosted by a relative, drew many locals including Vena Nimes Alma Beets Della Fostert Sarah Veach May Charpen ter Lillian Veach and others.
Birth announcements from Bexar Drug Can reflect multiple new arrivals. Sept 27 lists a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Joly at 806 Avenue C. Sept 26 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Geo Potchwich at 38 Brooklyn Avenue. Other entries show families at various addresses with one birth recorded as a boy.
Maria Jimmi Infant died September 24 and is interred at San Fernando cemetery. John Monitz age eight died September 26 and interment is at Ventrelly cemetery No 4. Veste Maria Canty, seventy three, died September 26 at 992 South Penn Street and interment is at San Fernando cemetery.
Readable fashion description highlights a smart street row coat with rounded front cutaway, three quarter length sleeves, and untrimmed accents. Dart-fitted sleeve tag and stitched detailing imitate bordered materials, with a tailored skirt section forming a flowing lower silhouette.
Meant meetings of Myetle Slay Lodge and several orders in San Antonio discussed outreach events. A committee teamed with Ble Lodge and Totus Lodge to arrange an entertainment for the Pythian Sisters while uniform Bank efforts, led by Major B B Green, progress amid limited enthusiasm. Knights Templar conferred orders, Masons initiate tonight, and Woodmen groups held regular sessions with officer elections and upcoming balls and campaigns for Brownsville and local camps.
The text notes upcoming fifth Sunday events at Pythian hall including a Knights of Columbus gathering tomorrow, highlighting religious and fraternal society activities. It mentions trouble brewing for someone and references improper feeding of tin cans and broken bottles over six weeks, indicating local disorder or hazards.
The fragmentary text mentions a CARTO rA boor and The Rindial Haya with references to a bigastore. It also notes Temediate delivery and a prescriber 9 specialty, but the garbled lines prevent a clear event or outcome. No identifiable persons or organizations form a coherent report.
Amusement notices praise The Rollicking Girl comic opera at the Grand Opera House in San Antonio. Snitz Edwards and Hessie Phillips receive praise for performances as the show draws strong crowds and encores. A matinee is slated for today with another performance tonight. Also a US Army enlistment notice seeks able bodied unmarried men 21 to 35 who can speak read and write English with information at Moore Building Avenue C and Houston Street.
I Borosit & Co. Undertakers recounts a remarkable method of backing a long fire truck into a house. The driver positions the team, the tillerman guides the end, and with precise coordination the vehicle slides into the doorway. The maneuver concludes with the truck secured and horses led away.
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