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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1903
Page
2
Miss Mary, a well known figure and owner of a house at 71 Es sex street built before 1680, was assaulted by a housebreaker in Mass date Sept 14. The 80 year old Kas Narbonne, alone and wealthy with antiques, was struck and left insensible with fingers forced into her mouth and face bruised. Narbonne’s nephew is her only listed relative.
Three sturdy men waylaid 7 year old Arthur Woodward near the Michigan street theater as he returned home. They seized a dollar fifty from him and forced him to walk toward the B and O railroad tracks. At the snow covered embankment they compelled him to disrobe and searched his clothing before shoving him into a box pit and fleeing.
Washington December 14 the government argues in the United States supreme court for dissolution of the Northern Securities Company. The case mirrors a Minnesota suit seeking dissolution of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern combines. Minnesota argument postponed until January.
The Roosevelt family gathers for a private Christmas at the White House with the children home for two weeks. President and Mrs Roosevelt keep gift plans closely guarded while teasing possible stocking surprises for the youngsters.
Commodore John E Gunckel leads a push to honor newsboys at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition on August 16 1904 The event aims to recruit supporters for a national association to guide and protect street paper vendors including girls who sell papers The movement seeks moral medical and material benefits for the newsboy community and broader youth outreach
No secret to its success cod liver oil substitutes are useless. Scott's Emulsion remains the dependable product, praised for consistent quality and purity. Free sample offered by manufacturer in New York Roark Street.
Sir Mortimer, as he is called in England, has had a diplomatic training covering thirty years. He performed important service for Great Britain in Afghanistan and of late has been ambassador to Spain.
Ethel and Quentin receive gifts aimed at their interests with a mix of dolls, bears and outdoorsy items. Theodore Jr is eyeing sports and books, while Mrs Roosevelt is noted for jewelry embroidery and planned gift exchanges with cabinet members and friends. The Toledo Newsboys Association, long active in Toledo, works to expand facilities with a new theater hall and a dormitory reading room funded by local subscriptions.
The New York health board vows to prevent a smallpox outbreak by appointing sixty four new inspectors to work with the existing force. They will search for unvaccinated individuals in schools tenements and stores, with no relaxation until every person is vaccinated.
Beall, Mississippi resident T. R. Beall asserts his wife’s consumption symptoms vanished after using Dr. King’s New Discovery. He credits four bottles with a full recovery and notes the druggists guarantee the product at 50 cents or 1.00, with trial bottles free.
Bargains on odd sterling silver manicure pieces sold by Bell Jewelry Co at 227 West Commerce Street. Prices quoted at 25 and 50 cents with baskets of assorted pieces available.
The Singer Manufacturing Company advertises solid gold watches with reliable movements at half cost. It also promotes the best oil for sewing machines and bicycles from Emerson & Co on 220 East Houston Street. Oil heaters, the kind that heat, are sold by W. Praeger at 322 324 Commerce Street.
Corpus Christi cabbage acreage for 1904 is estimated at 2000 acres about ten percent above last season. Growers expect top prices as a recent freeze reduces supply. prices in Rochester area reach $30 a ton with some buyers aiming for $40. Carl A. Albrecht notes high prices and scarce cabbage, despite earlier oversupply from New York.
A tale contrasts Croesus’s wealth with health risks from rich living. It extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy for indigestion and weak stomach, claiming worldwide approval, easy digestion, and no dietary limits, with price 50 cents per box.
Henry Pennington Toler, leader in the Harlem property recovery movement, abandons efforts amid Mary Baker G. Eddy opposition over Christian Science interference. He hands litigation to a funded law firm and has sold his stock exchange seat to devote time to Harlem restoration.
A claimed remedy offers a money back guarantee if it fails to cure itching and bleeding eyes in six to ten days. Listed are four ingredients and a refund policy.
Holmes Wood and Goal Co advertises dry oak wood for sale at four dollars per cord. Contact phones Old and 386 as well as 681 for Pinck’s Havana Cigars.
News in brief covers Tryan’s audience with the Pope, oil moves in Roumania halted, Matamoros irrigation starts, Typhoid trends in Butler, Tammany resistance to Hill leadership, Panama assembly steps, extreme cold in the northwest, Russian warships at Chemulpo, Panama canal treaty praised, Houston firemen injured, defense of canal funding, Spindle Top and Sour Lake oil output, American minister to Panama leaving, lighter notes on Tillman and Colorado Fuel transfers, lightning strikes near Beaumont, Missouri state senator on trial, American cruisers find no Colombian troops, women push Smoot fight, Somerset coal mine strike, Cuban reciprocity talk, Mexican exhibit at St Louis, and multiple train wrecks with deaths.
The Swedish expedition led by Dr Nordenskjold has embarked for home on the German steamer Bijuca after a Buenos Aires briefing. He described the voyage as a thorough geographic and biological study of regions visited, including Louis Philippe Land and King Oscar Land. Fossils, marine life, and Patagonian-like geology marked the area, with a cold climate and hurricane-force winds recorded.
Alabama marked statehood eight four years after joining the Union with statewide commemorations led by the Alabama Educational Association. Schools held exercises including the Congress resolution admitting Alabama, historical summaries, and notes on growth and development.
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