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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1912
Page
37
A Bloomfield New Jersey dogcatcher Tenry Forbell tired of dogs dodging his duties. He wore false whiskers and a tramp disguise to fool canines who recognized him. The dogs rallied to the “hobo” in the street.
A Texas newspaper reminiscence details Col. J. B. Bonham and Col. Bowie during the Alamo siege. It recounts Bonham's route to Gonzales, Highsmith’s pursuit, and Travis’s famous appeal. It notes Bowie’s illness and possible fall, Mission Concepcion, the Grass Fight, and San Antonio’s December fall.
A collage of bizarre feats and misadventures is recounted. A Boston sailor Antonio Sousa rides a whale, earning hero status after returning to his schooner Louis R. Silva. Fortunes rise and lessons linger as insects, moths, and bees disrupt cities. a car-turned-carcass sale nets profit. a mock lecture exposes domestic life quirks.
Miss Clarice Sebag Montefiore of London will wed Baron Alphonse de Rothschild of Vienna. The match links the Sebag Montefiore and Rothschild families and recalls Sir Moses Montefiore, knighted in 1837. The union follows a long line of Rothschild marriages framed as a family trust.
Train schedule notes list arrivals and departures from the north at multiple numbers. The fragment records platforms and times for No 9 No 6 No 8 and associated services.
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