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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1900
Page
2
Entry notes San Antonio Texas postal handling as Second Class Mail. It lists officers Pres and Manager T B Johnson Vice President W S Messmer Secretary H C Schumacher and outlines subscription rates for daily and weekly editions with a notice urging subscribers to report missing papers to the office and warning against paying unauthorised collectors.
A poetic sermon blends scripture with Anacreon Moore to urge aid for burdened women and mothers. It contrasts hard luck and moral duty with the need for practical support and dignity, urging daily acts of mercy over idle prayer. It notes wives bearing weight from neglectful husbands and calls for shared responsibility.
A poem praising mothers and asking men to support women’s work and strength. It celebrates feminine caregiving, urges stronger life for mothers, and calls men to prove their brotherly care without harming or diminishing women. The speaker contrasts tender male strength with practical maternal labor and urges action.
The Ronse Liquor Co announces continued wine sales for Monday and Tuesday with prices at 50 and 69 cents per gallon. Stocks are limited and customers are urged to place orders to ensure delivery.
Ernest Steves, representing San Antonio, won second prize at a Carlstad European rifle tournament after earning a goblet and medals in Dresden. He then competed in Camstad, securing another second place. A letter to his brother Ed confirms the victory and mentions plans to visit Paris with his mother, who accompanies him and is in good health amid unusually warm Paris weather.
The Tennyson Litesairy and Social club hosted a moonlight picnic at San Pedro springs on Wednesday night. members and friends gathered at the post office at 8:30, traveled by chartered car, enjoyed rowing and games, and refreshments. Committee: Misses Maumee M. Hogan Mary Boyle and Messrs Joseph J. Tucker and John Donaghue. Next meeting at Misses Hogan’s home on August 16.
The San Antonio Light is hailed as a radiant strong daily with brilliancy and valuable features. It quotes country papers to unite readers and bolster city links, according to the Boerne Post citing Editor Guthrie.
A didactic passage warns a young man against swearing. It argues swearing offers no real benefit in life or lottery outcomes and only harms editors and writers when reviewing printed work. The tone is moralizing and admonitory.
Mrs Briske Johnny reports the doctor visited in her absence. He felt her pulse and checked her tongue, shook his head, and said the case was very serious. He left a paper and promised to call again before night. The exchange centers on the baby in a domestic scene from Md Bits.
Citizens react to the shooting of motor man Davis by black soldiers and discuss removing soldiers from the city. Strong voices urge action, citing harassment on streets and cars, calls for mass meetings, and possible arming of patrols. Officials seek to suppress the unrest while weighing removal versus regulation.
Officers fail to locate suspects in the Da vis assault as the guilty parties remain unidentified and the murderous attack will likely go unavenged.
A brief notice from Ronse Liquor Co states supply is dwindling and urges customers to place orders by Monday to ensure getting fuel at a price of 60 cents per gallon.
The traveling sidewalk at the Paris Exposition covers 3.4 kilometres around the exhibition quadrilateral. A main 2 kilometre wide platform runs at 8 kilometres per hour with a half width auxiliary platform at half speed and a stationary third. 172 electric motors power shafts under closely mounted driving wheels.
The Tribune weighs fashion trends from hats to long prairie skirts and blanket street dress jokes. It argues that while bonnets and skirts shape style, practical comfort matters, and cautions against extreme dress codes or blanket garments.
Albert W. Buel argues in the Engineering Magazine that Puerto Rico should be divided into districts for annual fairs to foster development. He suggests district or county fairs with prizes to showcase local products, including lace, drawn work, guava dulce, and other goods, and proposes a grand insular fair in San Juan during carnival week to attract travelers from the mainland.
The piece describes William Jennings Bryan exerting heavy influence at a Kansas City convention. It states he preferred Pownes for vice president but delegates chose Adlai Stavenson. Even without selecting his running mate, Bryan is depicted as ready to control the campaign and press the imperialist line.
The Jefferson Club meets to back San Antonio for state Democratic convention headquarters in Waco. Mayor Marshall Hicks expected to be temporary chair if chosen, with Frank Bosshardt leading a delegation to tender rooms for the state executive committee during the campaign.
The county commissioners court met yesterday and approved several accounts including Jose Ma Herrera salvage for Quintanarol $10 Willie Shadwell lumber for Biaz road $9.50 P McCall per diem 4 Ways $12 Butler Kents removing ashes $1.80 Ice Company ice $20.60 J J Sweeney inquest fees $15 William Maritzberger payroll for work on the Locke Hill and Selina reads $231.50 Adjourned until Monday following the death of Col onl N O Greencourt.
Hawley campaign chairman Henry Terrell announces appointees for the committee. Judges Walter Burns of Harriscoun, Henry C. Ferguson of Fort Bend, Doc A. Lyon of Grayson, and Charles A. Boynton of McLennan named as assistants.
The Boerne Post asks why many Peper settlement and Pfeiffer league families do not buy in Boerne. It notes in former times over 20 wagons weekly traded in Boerne, now they head to San Antonio as the superior market.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway company faced a county board of equalization over mileage valuation in Bexar County. Right of way measured 44 1-10 miles and was assessed at 7750 per mile, up 250 from last year. franchise value set at 250000, down from 296882 last year, a reduction of 46382.
Mail carrier W. H. White known as Bob White mocks union towns calling San Antonio a scab town with no union depot. He speaks casually to a Light reporter, noting the town’s supposed labor politics.
The day hospital report for July lists 95 treated patients, 37 discharged, and 58 remaining August 1. It notes 142 assistant physician calls, 1,432 treatment days, 125 indoor prescriptions, 10 surgical operations, and causes of death including tuberculosis and pneumonia. A call appears for liquor at the Family Liquor House, Henry Menger, 40 W Commerce Street.
A Texas Republican letter accuses J B Green and allies of using proxies to purge Hawley supporters at a San Antonio executive meeting. The writer decries the move as personal spite disguised as party purification and predicts further division within the party.
A terse note from SE LIQUOR CO confirms ongoing wine sales despite unspecified concerns or changes. No dates or figures are provided, and the statement emphasizes continuation of their existing wine offerings.
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