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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1903
Page
3
Amusements and Local Notices From The City
The city offers grand opera Thelma and Empire Betsy shows and streetcars to all districts. Crockett street bridge asphalt being repaired. A masquerade ball at Muth’s pavilion last Saturday. Sewer manhole at Blum and Bonham streets is in bad condition. Streetcar 72 hit a wagon on Alamo plaza injuring the horse. Daughters of the Republic host a card party at Ludlow for Alamo fund tomorrow 3 to 6 pm. Mr and Mrs B A McIlharth celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at Converse Station. No Pastores at San Fernando hall during Christmas tide. The Reinholts and their 18-year-old son travel to the city from Salado near Elmendorf crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett Street
Muth
Blum
Alamo Fund
Converse Station
B. A. Mcllthart
San Fernando Hall
Alazan Creek
Chapa Pharmacist Open Day and Night Service
F A Chapa successor to Chapa and Dreiss druggist and pharmacist offers pure drugs, special attention to prescriptions, open day and night, free delivery, two phones, at 618 West Commerce Street opposite New Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapa & Dreiss
Commerce St
New Market
Health Restored by Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
Mrs Hughson of Chicago endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after years of womb trouble and general weakness. She credits three bottles with rebuilding health and removing disease and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pinsnaam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pecan Tree Fall Causes Brain Injury in Sunday Accident
A man sustained a concussion after falling roughly 20 feet from a pecan tree Sunday afternoon. Earlier, a light sprinkle at about 5:30 a.m. lingered, briefly appearing as sleet or snow.
Notable Visitors Arrive at Local Hotels In City
A stream of travelers and notables arrive in the city, including Herman Schuwirth from Cibolo country and M S Swain of Austin at the Mahncke hotel. Kerrville’s 8 T Moon and J H Foley of Pittsburg also stay at the Mahncke and Menger respectively. Local residents Mr H Faust Jr returns from Austin. E P Jordan heads to Bexar HQ. August Sandleben Jr recovers from a gun wound. Mrs Maximilian Damm and family from Durango visit the Mahnke. Miss N Ella Kindred from Houston pauses en route to a Pacific coast recreation trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schuwirth
M. S Swain
Austin
T. Moon
Kerrville
H. Faust, Jr
E. P. Jordan
Bexar
J. H. Foley
Pittsburg
W. W. Martindale
Martindale
Texas
Jro
Hall
Beeville
Mace Stewart
Galveston
R. A. Stacy
Houston
Menger
Dallas
A. M. Thompson
Decatur
August Sandleben, Jr
Tom Feagler
John E. Martin
Maximillian Damm
Durango
Mex
Mahneke
N. Ella Kindred
Pacific Coast
West Texas Poultry Show closes with officers elected
The third annual West Texas Poultry and Pet Stock association exhibition concluded last night. Officers and directors for the next year were chosen. The full list of officers, directors, prizes and premiums will be in tomorrow's Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Poultry and Pet Stock Association
The
Light
Muddy roads prompt calls for better thoroughfares
The San Antonio Light cited by The Gainesville Messenger argues muddy dirt roads reveal the need for good thoroughfares and spur steps to fix bad roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
San Antonio
Busby Case At Rusk Debates Penitentiary Funds
Governor Lanham and officials head to Rusk for the Busby defaulter case with December 17 hearing. Railroad Commission flags actions on Cotton Belt depot at Tyler and charter forfeiture of Timpson and Northwestern railroad, with a temporary receiver order in Beaumont Confederated Oil case set for January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Belt
Railroad Commission
Austin
Tex
Lanham
Bell
Robbins
Cravens
Rusk
A. S. Busby
Tyler
Perkins
Timpson and Northwestern Railroad
McClosky-Griffen
Cleburne
Capital
Farmers’ Lumber ‘Company
Chillicothe
S. J. Vonkoenneritz
Beaumont Confederated Oil and Pipe Line Company
Knox resumes argument in Northern Securities case
In Washington on December 15 the Supreme Court heard Attorney General Knox reopen his argument. He contended that the merger of Northern Pacific and Great Northern Securities eliminated competition among interstate railroads and reduced their independence as competitive factors in interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Northern Securities
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Securities Company
Massachusetts municipal elections held in seven cities
Boston and seven other MA cities voted today in a cold clear day as Boston Cambridge Chelsea Fall River Medford Newburyport and North Adams conducted their municipal ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusets
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Chelsea
Fall
River
Medford
Newburyport
North Adams
Outrageous Idea Raises Jury Bias Over Editor Killing
The Fort Worth Telegram cites juror W L Risinger asserting that killing editors is commendable, arguing a history of no editor shootings as justification. The letter follows a not guilty verdict for J H Tillman in the editor Gonzales case, suggesting prejudice influenced the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Tillman
Gonzales
W. L. Risinger
Risinger
Spartanburg Journal
Tillman
Annals of History
Take Care of Boys in Normanna Nugget Counsel
The Normanna Nugget urges public schooling for eight to ten boys in town. It argues education builds a lasting asset, contrasts it with gambling and loss, and says parents must keep children in school even if they resist.
Frenchdigging canals and graft raise old tensions
The Galveston Tribune recalls French failures at Suez and Panama and notes England and the United States seizing control amid accusations of graft. The piece frames the canal saga as an old, shared pattern of profit from others' labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston Tribune
Suez
England
Panama
United States
Grand Texas is All Right Emerges in Statesman Rhetoric
The Austin Statesman extols Texas boasting record corn, wheat, rice, and new oil fields. It claims cotton will fetch 15 cents a pound, underscoring the state’s robust crop and industry prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio Welcome for Missouri Kansas Texas Agents
Twenty seven passenger representatives from the Missouri Kansas and Texas system arrive in San Antonio led by George Morton and W G Crush to study local conditions. The party tours the Menger Hotel old Alamo site and Hot Wells, attends a Mexican dinner, and plans a 6 pm badger fight before departing for Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Club Committee
H. E. Hilderbrand
C.N. Kight
L. J. Hart
F. W. Cook
H. M. Aubrey
J. E. Williams
T.M. Paschal
C. Springgall
Ty Stiles
Menger
Alamo Building
Savas
Kight
J. J. Stevens
Commer Street
J. L. Lankford
San Antonio
J. B. Williams
Frank C. Davis
M., K. & T. Railway
Marshall Hicks
San Antono
Morton
Crush
San Antonio Bee
Texas
Houston
St. Louis
Shreveport
Missouri, Kansas and
George Morton
W. G. Crush
Dekét
Sunset Depot
Bruce Morton
the Light
Dallas
Tex
F. B. Drew
Parsons
Kan
Jno
P. Daly
Atlanta
Teo. W. Smith
Northern
Chicago
Til
Jos
Bowes
H. F. Bowsher
Cincltinati
Kansas City
Geo. L. Thayer
New York
A. C. Miner
Sedalia
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Cited As Cure For Grip
The advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the government recognized medicine for grip and other ailments. It includes testimonials from Dr. William H. Morse and various customers, claiming heart and health improvements, with a caution to demand the genuine product and beware of imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy’s
Reeves
Duffy
Isa Ee
Disea
Matt
J. G. Paschen
North Ray
Milwaukee
Wis
William H. Morse
Surry
B. Shaul
Charlotte
Mich
A. Heckman
Broad St
Albany
N. Y
IKEL
San Antonio
Notable Men Inspect New Depot Then Visit Menger Hotel
A group of named passenger and railway officials from St. Louis Dallas Seda lia Parsons and other cities inspected a new depot after alighting from a special Pullman sleeper. They boarded a bus to the Menger hotel for breakfast where a committee from the Business Men's club greeted them and guided the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
BL. Williams
St. Louis
T. L. Peeler
Dallas
Texas
E. M. Alvord
T. S. McDowell
Franklin
Junction
N. F. Finney
Sedalia
Co. L. Harris
Parsons
Kan
J. W. Walton
Denison
R. J. Sullivan
W.E. Williams
Greenville
J. H. Davisson
Smithville
Menger Hotel
Business Men's Club
St Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway Progress Halted by Agua Dulce Bridge
The St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railway advances track laying near Robstown but pauses for the Agua Dulce creek bridge, as material and a pile driver reach the site and the track gang surfaces existing sections. A San Antonio and Aransas Pass crew works two months on Nueces bay bridge repairs and will rebuild the transfer track to route business for the new line through Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
St. Loui, Brownsville & Mexico
Agua Dulce Creek
Robstown
Robert Driscoll
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
F. Treans
Nueces’ Bay
Sap
St. Louis
Brownsville and Mexico Railway Advances to Rio Grande
The Brownsville and Mexico railway aims to be the first to push completion to the Rio Grande with work following the results of the rush through Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Mexico Railway
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi
The Truth Of It On Labor Unity And Strife
TheUnion Banner argues workers Jealousy of peers hinders progress. It notes leaders sacrifice personally yet face harsher criticism from fellow workers than from employers. The piece urges labor to focus on shared interests and unite to advance workingmen's cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Courts in England bar admission and gender rules
The Austin Statesman notes England’s courts refuse to admit practitioners of law by gender, arguing that the right to practice should be non gendered. It cites ongoing disputes and a question of whether the present Irish court decision will endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Austin Statesman
England
Tin
Statesman
Fragmentary Remark on Montague Lady and Marriage
A garbled note discusses a woman linked to Montague and her views on marriage and relations. The text is incomplete and presents conflicting phrases about whether she would marry a woman and about possible relationships with a person named Ox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
May Sketches Secure Over Fifteen Dollars in Sydney
The sale of May's original sketches for a new Bulletin brought in slightly over $15 in Sydney. The buyer and exact sums beyond the stated amount were not disclosed, indicating solid interest in the artist's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
May
New Bulletin
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F. A. Chapa
Paul Jones
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Deffy
Hostetter
Busby
Fort Worth
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