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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1903
Page
3
Opera House Showings Feature Boston Ladies' Symphony
Empire presents My Wife's Husband at the Opera House and urges audiences to attend across the city streets. The event showcases the Boston Ladies' Symphony Orchestra in a program headed by Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Boston Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Empire
Opera
Street
Border imports and local notices in early city edition
Early city column notes Border Importing Co and 523 EB Houston St offerings for crafts leather goods and purses. Local entertainment at Muth's Garden and Beethoven Maennerchor event. Cathedral bells mark feast day. Police court fines total 267 dollars. Other items report a water main leak, a home rocked by burglars, and residents with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tce
Bortder
Border Importing Co
Muth
Jack Flannigan
Oscar Murphy
Huntne
Mitchell
Lake Tonne
Houston St
Colorado
Dawson
San Fernando Cathedral
Commerce Street
W. L. Pease
Shardein
Emmet Benevolent Association
Library
Mary’s Street
Chapa Drug Store Open Day and Night Service
F A Chapa successor to Chapa and Dreiss druggist and pharmacist offers pure drugs, prescription attention, free delivery at all hours. Located at 518 West Commerce Street opposite New Market with both phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapa & Dreiss
Commerce St
New Market
San Antonio items: lawsuits, fines, notices, and civic notes
A busy San Antonio page records Jackson Royall filing a claim against the city for 89.50, dairymen fined five dollars in corporation court, and cattle at large with bells on in West End. Daughters of the Confederacy plan a tea to aid Captain but 6 Presa Street venue. A youth mob awaits non union workers on a South Presa street car but disperses. An alley encroachment petition on East Commerce Street is before the city council. Fire Chief Tobin’s Prospect Hill alarm ends in a collision at Market Hall with no injuries. The citizens committee behind the fake yellow fever scare is dissolved, welcomed by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Royall
Ecloth
Sallie Royall
Cainst
San Antonio
East Commerce Street
North Pine
North Olive Streets
Prospect Hill
Tobin
Market Hall
Citizens’ Committee
Elite Hotel Hosts Wide Array Of Visitors
John M. Green of Yoakum is at the Elite. Morey Carl, recently ill, is improving. C. H. Wyman of Chicago is at the Elite. Joseph Friebus arrives from Cincinnati. George Dreiling of New Orleans is stopping at the Elite. S. Marks of Dallas is in the city and quartered at the Elite. Emma and Annie Graves of Austin are registered at the Mahnecke. Sam Sloan and wife head to La Salle county for a week. R. M. Anderson and Frank Hock of Palestine are among arrivals at Colonel Robert L. Bidson. Beeville merchant Bidson buys Christmas supplies. Red Rutherford returns from Austin after funeral duties for his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Green
Yoakum
Morey Carl
C. H. Wyman
Chicago
Iil
Joseph Friebus
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Dreiling
New Orleans
S. Marks
Dallas
Emma
Annie Graves
Austin
Mahnecke
Sam Sloan
la Salle County
R. M. Anderson
Frank Hock
Palestine
Robert L. Bidson
Beeville
Red. Rutherford
Mortuary Note on Captain Fletcher Oliver Rises in San Antonio
Captain Fletcher Oliver a well known real estate man died at 310 Madison street at 3 o'clock yesterday morning after several months illness. He was 57 and had lived in San Antonio since 1896 coming from Omaha Nebraska. Born March 19 1846 in Rushville Indiana he lived in Fort Scott Kansas from 1872 where he married Julia Reed. Surviving are Mrs Li F Reynolds Mrs L J Hart Miss Ethel Oliver of San Antonio and Mrs H W Flato of Omaha. He served in Kansas legislature state superintendent of public construction and was a captain in the US Army commissary in the Spanish American War. Funeral will be held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Oliver
L.J. Hart
Madison Street
Captain Oliver
San Antonio
Omaha
Neb
Rushville
Ind
Fort Scott
Kaw
Julia Reed
Li.f. Reynolds
L. J. Hart
Ethel Oliver
H. W. Flato
Oliver
Kansas
United States Army
San Antonio Eagles elect officers at Sunday meeting
San Antonio Aerie of the Eagles elected officers Sunday afternoon with Jas. McGinnis as Worthy President and W. T. Souter as Worthy Vice President. Other officers named include W. J. Sohl as Worthy Secretary, W. T. Schmacher as Worthy Chaplain, Al Oldenburg as Worthy Conductor, R. E. Kehoe as Worthy Treasurer, Tom Keene Jr St Clair McVicar and Al Burke as Trustees, Percy Abbey as Inner Guard, W. Cranberry as Outer Guard, James Stevens as Past President, Jeff Cotton as Organist and Dr. Harrison as Physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Aerie
The
Eagles
Worthy
Jas. McGinnis
W. T. Souter
W. J. Sohl
W. T. Schumacher
al. Oldenburg
R. E. Kehoe
Tom Keene, Jr
St. Clair McVicar
al. Burke
Percy Abbey
W. Cranberry
James Stevens
Jeff Cotton
Dr. Harrison
Majestic Steel Ranges Shine In World Best Claim
Shafer The Plumber at 125 W Commerce Street markets Majestic Steel Ranges as the best in the world, emphasizing quality and durability for home kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic _ Steel Ranges
Shafer
Commerce
Heavy Winnings From Cotton Price Surge
During the past few days while cotton advanced in price San Antonio parties gathered in 250000 in profits Cotton today is selling at 11c per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Barvinae Licenses Issues. Baker and Agnes Mellus.
Barvinae license records show Baker and Agnes Mellus as applicants. Fick Haby and Ida Haby appear in related filings. Further details not fully legible in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barvinae
Baker
Agnes Mellus
Fick Haby
Ida Haby
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised nationwide
For over sixty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has soothed teething children. It calms pain and colic, aids digestion, and treats diarrhoea. Priced at twenty five cents a bottle and sold by druggists globally. Ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Special lighting four Xmas Festivals ed at a prices
Shafer 125 W Commerce advertises lighting for four Xmas festivals with special prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Commerce
Mexican Bull Fight Excursion Draws San Antonio Crowd
About two thousand attended the first Mexico bull fight of the season at C P Diaz with San Antonio sending nearly fourteen hundred passengers aboard a Sunset excursion train. Four bulls died. one melee saw a picador dismounted as a horse was gored, but no major accidents marred the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Diaz
Mexico
San Antonio
H. F. Anderson
R. L. McKibbin
Pasenger
Southern Pacific
Phil Leosj
C P. Diaz
Shooting on Nolan Street Car Case Highlights Court Testimony
Testimony in a Nolan Street car shooting case last Saturday shows Motorman Torres and two soldiers, Eckma and Herzog, facing fines of 25 dollars each while one man, Schlaaphy, was discharged. Payne and Torres described a torrent of vulgar language and an armed confrontation with passengers, including about fifteen ladies, as the car neared Turner Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan
Pe Torres
Moen
Payne
Payn
Semons
Torres
Hat Elerzog
Fekhart
Schlaaphy
Herzog
Sleeping Epidemic Report From Mission Board
The American board of commissioners for foreign missions issued a statement on the Sleeping sickness epidemic in Africa. Missionaries report illness spreading from Uganda, Congo regions to islands and shores of Lake Victoria with many cases in the last five months. A British committee notes the disease is spread by a fly, no antidote found yet. Early symptoms include headache and swollen neck glands followed by prolonged sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dee
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Board
Africa
Iganda
Congo
Lake Vicree
Taieaias Sette
England
Kivu
State sues Alamo City Oil for breach of contract
Special to The Light from Austin Texas December 7 suit filed in district court by the attorney general for the state against Alamo City Oil Company and bond sureties for failing to furnish oil to state institutions at 34 cents a barrel for 60 000 barrels only 21000 barrels delivered. The state seeks 6085 damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Attorney General
To State
Alamo City Oil Company
Driver 15 Missing Near Waco in suspected foul play
A wagon and team found near Lorena in the county with no driver. Papers bearing the name Carl Fusseo were located in a trunk inside the wagon. Fusseo is said to reside near Taylor, Williamson county. Nothing else is missing from the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Lorena
Carl Fusseo
Fusseo
Taylor
Williamson County
Judge Dunne Blasts Panama Role in Roosevelts Era
Chicago December 7 Judge Edward Dunne told the Henry George association that President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay knew of the Panama revolution from the start. He condemned the secession as unprincipled and vile and said it shames every American citizen who loves the nation’s honor and glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunne
Chicago
Henry George Association
Edward Dunne
Roosevelt
Hay
Panama
Soldier refuses to play Enoch Arden in Paterson tale
Michael Martello, a Paterson, New Jersey soldier returning from the Philippines, married a 16 year old girl before enlisting in the Spanish American War. On his return he could not locate her, learned she had remarried after two years of no contact, and reports sending money home while she was later arrested for bigamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Arden
New York
Michael Martello
Philippines
Spain
Paterson
N. J
Martell
Shafer the Plumber Reopens Under New Management
Tin and cornicé work advertised for Shafer the Plumber at 126 West Commerce Street announces the shop is under a new and efficient management, promising improved service and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Commerce Street
Saloon Hold Up Ends in Fatal Woul
In a street showdown a robber aimed to fire again as onlookers pursued. Skellier shot the fleeing man causing a bullet to strike bystanders. A ricochet hit George King, 45, in the abdomen. The wounded robber fled but later died. Howard aided the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olver
Sixtatien
Skellier
George King
Skelle
Howard
Mafia Threats Mount in Brooklyn Black Hand Case
Decades of Black Hand intimidation flare as Nicholas Parella, linked to four Italians who allegedly abducted him, vanishes after leaving his Brooklyn home for work. Police suspect agents of a prominent faction threaten assassination as detectives pursue the case amid hostile letters to authorities and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foller
Society
Nicholas
Parella
Brooklyn
Phan
Ttaliar
Pear
Quarantine Talk Misrepresented in Gonzales Inquirer
The Gonzales Inquirer quotes Dr Tabor saying there was no necessity for a San Antonio quarantine beyond local measures by the Ramersons and that the state quarantine aimed to protect San Antonio from local embarrassments. He argues there is no reason to fear another yellow fever case there, yet the piece implies the disease was present in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales Inquirer
Tabor
San Antonio
Lew Dockstader’s thinstress closes successful Grand run
Amusements item notes Lew Dockstader’s three performances at the Grand opera house ending last night with large audiences and strong applause. It mentions the Boston Ladies' Symphony Orchestra and a risqué lyceum routine, plus a feature from The Silver Slipper in Brigland with champagne dance as part of the show’s finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Dockstader
Grand Opera House
Boston Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Lyceum
Why Smith Left Home at Empire Theater
News item notes nine performances of Why Smith Left Home by Harry Corson Clarke at the Empire, breaking house records with a largely attended final show and strong reception. Tonight opens My Wife's Husband with Clarke as the crushed tragedian, features Estelle Atkinson and new stage manager Bradley, and includes scenes with impersonations of Henry Irving. Also mentions scenery work and several real estate transfers and local properties in a separate notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Harry Corson
Clarke
the Empire
Mr. Clarke
Empire Theater
Harry Corgan Clarke
Henry Irving
Estelle Atkinson
Bradley
In the Palace of the King on stage at Grand Opera House
A romantic tale set in 1570s Old Madrid titled In the Palace of the King will be produced at the Grand Opera House next Wednesday and Thursday with American actress Miss Helen Grantley in the lead. Adapted by Lorrimer Stoddard from F Marion Crawford and previously starring Miss Viola Allen in New York. The production includes six sets of scenery and a strong company. it is the New York run brought to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Madrid
Grand Opera House
Helen Grantley
F. Marion Crawford
Lorrimer Stoddard
Viola Allen
New York City
Grantley
New York
The Silver Slipper Champagne Dance Feature
John C Fisher presents The Silver Slipper a Florodora style musical with a Champagne Dance in act two. Six young women in bright yellow dresses whirl and two lines of waiters in waiter outfits present wine lists to the dancers who point to their preferred brands with their toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Fisher
Boston Ladies' Symphony at Lyceum Course Grand
No 4 of this season's Lyceum Course features the Boston Ladies' Symphony Orchestra at the Grand tonight. Reserved seats and season tickets priced at two dollars and fifty cents for ten entertainments are on sale today at Bexar Drug store at the corner of Houston street and Alamo plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Boston Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Bexar Drug Store
Houston Street
Alamo Plaza
Mechanical toys and electrical novelties for Xmas gifts
Shafer The Plumber at 125 W Commerce Street offers mechanical toys and electrical novelties as interesting and instructive Christmas presents for shoppers seeking unique, hands on items this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Commerce Street
Tin Root and Gutter Repair by G W Pillbury
If you want your Tin Root or Gutter repaired see G W Pillbury. He does new work or repairing satisfactorily. 224 South Flores St. New phone 785.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Pillbury
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Catarrh
An old advertisement asserts catarrh results from impure blood and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a seasonal remedy. It urges readers to try the tonic this season to purify blood and relieve symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Finck's 5c Havana Cigars at Hewitt's Standard Patterns
Advertisement notes Finck's 5c Havana cigars available at M. J. Hewitt's store alongside standard patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finck’s
Havana
M. J. Hewitt
Confedé Benefit at Alamo Fand-Wkthe Captain 8
A Confedé benefit program is planned at Alamo, with Captain 8 Lytle and a host of attractions. Local organizer Senor Vargas and the Mig lead the event, assisted by M. BE., Howard, Mrs. R. H. Burns, Misses Ella Neenan Wandam Gaenslen Katherine Bell Helen Fic, and others. The program runs Tuesday from 4 to ? with musical performances and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo
Captain
Lytle
South
Senor Vargas
M. BE
Howard
R. H. Burns
Ella "Neenan
Wandam Gaenslen
Katherine Bell
Helen
Gilbert F Cheshire Reappointed Clerk in 1903 Office
The Lan Astem office records show Gilbert F Cheshire reappointed as clerk in a 1903 post. Details indicate a routine renewal after a trip, with receipts and attestations supporting the reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert F. Cheshire
Frank Warren
Astem
Favorite Family Remedy Mentioned in Local Ads
The notice cites Ballard's Snow Liniment promoted as a favorite family remedy for sprains and bruises. Available for $1.00 at Fischer & Springall and Bexar Drug Co, per household advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Fischer & Springall
Bexar Drug Co
Nernst Lamp Saves Digit Electric Light Bill
A fragmented note notes savings from using the Nernst lamp, mentioning reduced electric charges and improved light quality. The brief text references a plumber and a Lyone location with ambiguous details about 125 W and OBES.
Mexican Surpers at Original Mexican Restaurant
The item notes a gathering or event at the Original Mexican Restaurant located at 119 Losoya. No further details on date, participants, or program are provided in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Losoya
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