Burglars Target Home and Nearby Grocery Store
Last night a masked burglar entered Fred Wattinger’s home at 1332 San Fernando Street around midnight and stole $4 from his trousers. He also pried into drawers while Wattinger feigned sleep, then left through a window. Separately, burglars accessed M. Brumfield’s grocery at 1116 Castro Street, stealing about $10 worth of goods through a rear door panel. The police were notified but found no trace.
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Fred Wattinger
San Fernando Street
Wattinger
Watinger
M. Brumfield
Castro Street
West End
Ihe
Burglary Mystery Leaves Identity Unknown
No clues identify the burglars. Investigators have released no suspects or descriptions and are appealing for information from the public.
Pistol Toters Fined In Corporation Court
Alderman Ed Steves presided as judge in the absence of Judge Shardein. Two men were fined twenty five dollars each in the morning session. J C Ashley an ex soldier was fined twenty five for carrying a pistol and ten for discharging firearms in the city. W L Scott was fined twenty five for carrying concealed weapons after a Colts revolver was found on him.
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Corporation Court
Ed Steves
Shardein
J. C. Ashley
Garvin
Gaines
Goliad Street
Justice Court
W. L. Scott
Crystal Saloon
Cassiano
Local Obituaries and Interments Noted
Ascencion Gandera age 65 dies December 15 from consumption at 113 North San Saba Street with interment at San Fernando cemetery. H C Pearson age 38 dies December 14 from general paresis at Southwestern Insane asylum with interment at cemetery No. 4. Mrs Laura Cupples age 66 dies December 14 from organic heart disease at 102 Upson Street with interment at San Fernando cemetery. Carolina F Rowe age 35 dies December 14 from phthisis pulmonalis at 2719 West Commerce Street with interment Henderson Kentucky.
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Ascencion Gandera
San Saba Street
San Fernando
H. C. Pearson
Southwestern Insane Asylum
Laura Cupples
Upson Street
Carolina F. Rowe
West
Commerce Street
Henderson
Builders file permits for new sheds and house
Norvin G Leap seeks permit to build a shed on Hackberry street costing 20 dollars. W Warden applies to build a shed on Montana street costing 60 dollars. Salvador Luna plans a three room box house on Luna street costing 155 dollars. H F Wosnig Jr to enclose a gallery on Idaho street costing 15 dollars.
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Norvin G. Leap
Hackberry Street
W. Warden
Montana Street
Salvador Luna
Luna Street
H. F. Wosnig, Jr
Idaho Street
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Praised by Wisconsin Druggist
Henry C. Stearns of Shulisburg Wisconsin reports in May 1901 that Ballard's Horehound Syrup relieves hoarseness and breathing difficulties. He notes repeat sales and strong satisfaction, with bottles priced 25 cents to 1 dollar at Fischer & Springall and Bexar Drug Co.
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Ballard
Henry C. Stearns
Shulisburg
Wis
Fischer & Springall and
Bexar Drug Co
Edison Talking Machine for Christmas Entertains All
The Edison Talking Machine offers singing talking and playing capabilities for home entertainment. It promises endless novelty for the family and visiting friends with prices from 10 to 30 dollars at H GC Reel Optical Company 42 West Commerce Street opposite St Marys Street.
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Edison
H.gc
Reel Optical Company
West Commerce St
St. Mary’s St
Judge Clark Reassembles Grand Jury On Street Car Strike
Judge John H. Clark of the 37th District Court reassembled the grand jury and delivered a charge on lawfulness amid a street car strike. He urged diligence, warned against mobs, and urged citizens to report crime while stressing the jury must act on evidence, not suspicion.
Boy Accidently Shot Near West End Lake
Albert Jones a 16-year-old colored lad died after being shot in the leg while hunting near West End yesterday afternoon. The gun misfire by companion Abran Ed, the limb was torn and amputation offered but refused, he died nine hours later at home after bleeding. Abran was released to appear before the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jones
East Crockett Street
West End
Jones
Abran
Arrivals at Leading Hotels Across the Nation
The list documents guests at major hotels including Menger in San Antonio Eugene Houston Jeffer son City E N Bloodgood and many others visiting from New York Boston New Orleans Chicago Dallas and more. Names include R L Muff Mace Stewart Geo Horton J S Hall and Miss May Connerly among numerous travelers and accompanying spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Shipp
Dallas
A. R. Berry
Fort Worth
I. F. Ginvets
Los Angeles
Miss May Connerly
Marion
Ind
F. T. Connerly
Austin
Geo. T. Horton
Chicago
Ed. Sweeney
Louisville
J. S. Hall
Beeville
M. ©. McLemore
Galveston
Galveston; Mrs. W. B. Proctor and Child, Vesailles, Ky
R. S. McClellan
James Dunlap
New York
B. H. Mitchell
Houston
C. 8. Belford
Georgetown
C. Senft
W. M. Freeman
H. B. Gedney
Milwaukee
G. E. Buckingham
Buy at home save cash and time with NIC TENNGG
Save cash time and trouble by buying at home you will have the advantage of examining goods before buying them and of having your money refunded if dissatisfied with your purchases if you trade at NIC TENGG S. The Nernst Lamp will reduce your light bill one half and at the same time improve the quality of the light. Shafer The S4umber sells them see him and ask questions Hood s Sarsaparilla is a radical reliable remedy for scrofula in every form It positively cures Oil heaters the kind that heat at E Praeger s 322 224 E Commerce street Moner or bargains in second hand goods EMERSON CO Pas Sewing Machines bought and sold at M J Hewitt s Fincks 5c Havana Cigars.
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Nic Tengg
Shafer
Abe Simmons Case Convicted With Nine Jurors View
The State vs Abe Simmons charged with robbery by assault with firearms near Salado Creek San Antonio proceeded with a venire of colored jurors. nine jurors were secured after initial exhaustion. The court overruled a motion claiming racial imbalance in the venire and grand jury. The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ninety nine years in the penitentiary. No court work today until 2 p.m. due to jury discharge.
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Abe Simmons
Ackermann
Cheir
Salado Creek
San Antonio
Naand
Venice
Legal suits report from early 1900s
Andres Aguilera vs Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway suit for damages. Judgment for defendant by agreement. I Bently vs F F Collins Manufacturing suit for 20000 damages for personal injuries alleged July 12 1901 from clothes caught on a screw on a shaft. On trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andreas Aguilera
Galveston
Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company
I. Bently
F. F. Collins Manufacturing Company
Debt, divorce and damages in Texas court cases
Fifty-seventh District Home Building & Loan Association sues Alex Varga for debt and foreclosure. jury unresolved after days out. Richard Tronson sues M T Tronson for divorce. Charles A Gready sues International & Great Northern Railway for $40,000 damages from January 7, 1903 in New Braunfels Texas. case on trial.
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Home Building & Loan Association
Alex. Varga
Richard Tronson
M. T. Tronson
Charles A. Gready
International & Great Northern Railway Company
New Braunfels
Tex
City Files Foreclosure Suit Over Taxes Against Shafer
New suits filed in M. IL. de Carrillo and city tax cases allege tax deficiencies and foreclose on property. Robert Shafer named in the action with other defendants. Proceedings seek to recover unpaid taxes and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shafer
M. IL. de Carrillo
Convicts Start Work This Sunday After Thursday Report
The Ex press notes convicts begin work Sunday at their assignments, following a report on Thursday from The Daily Light. Justice Adams opened his civil docket yesterday and announced 24 default judgments.
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the Express
Justice Adams
The Changes of Life
The Richmond News reflects on life as a sequence of changing times through seasons and emotions. It asserts that joy and sorrow, calm and storm, success and failure drive balanced personal growth.
Judge Meeks Urges Crackdown on Damage Suit Industry
Fort Worth Telegram reports Judge Edward R. Meeks of the Northern District of Texas pledges to remove guilty attorneys from his roster and backs a movement to curb damage suit practices. He calls snitches and shysters a disgrace and cites grand jury probes, urging a state service similar to Atlanta Journal headlines to expose such lawyers.
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Fort Worth
Edward R. Meeks
Federal
Northern District of
Texas
Meek
Markets Dismissed as Press Time Nears
The Waco Times-Herald notes that when it goes to press the day’s business slows, with markets and events summarized by the Associated Press as the day ends. The report emphasizes AP as the dependable source for daily market status and world developments.
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Waco Times-Herald
Times-Herald
Associated Press
Local Salt Lake City man praises Herbine cure for long dyspepsia
R. H. Foster of 318 S Second Street Salt Lake City reports 21 years of indigestion relief after using Herbine. He recommends it to friends and notes it is sold for 50 cents at Fischer & Springall and Bexar Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Foster
S. Second Street
Salt Lake City
Fischer & Springall and
Bexar Drug Co
Herbine
Repair services by G. W. Pillbury on Flores Street
An advertisement for G. W. Pillbury offering Tin Roof and Gutter repair and new work at 224 South Flores Street with a new phone number 785.
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South Flores St
Two Story Brick House For Cash Near City Center
Cash buyer seeks a two story brick house with modern improvements. Must be near in location and price range from 3000 to 5000 dollars. Address with LIGHT office care provided.
Local Businesses and Goods Advertised in City Listings
The page lists merchants and products including Full Cords by Steve Wood at 4.50 per card from Holmes Wood & Co. and Co. with phone numbers 386 and 681. It promotes The Palace Meat and Fish Market at 511 East Houston Street selling meats fish and game. Also mentions sewing machines and M. J. Hewitt offering standard patterns and Finck's Havana cigars.
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Steve Wood
Holmes Wood & Coal, CO
The
Palace Meat and Fish Market
East
Houston St
The Idea of Honor Fades in Modern Society
The Beaumont Journal laments erosion of personal honor and rising slander. It argues that libel courts provide a worse remedy than the affront, while law and reason offer a rational exit from violence and disorder. It questions how a culture may preserve decency and restraint.
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Beaumont. Journal
Rubber Plantations Grow In Ceylon To Rival Cocoa
The report notes about 12000 acres planted with India rubber trees in Ceylon. The industry shows growing importance and expansion in cultivation, approaching the scale of cocoa in area under development.
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India
Ceylon
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Lal
Cluett, Peabody
Cluett and
Monarch
Lucchese Bros
Houston Street
Bottling
Fred Hummert
E. Commerce St
Buria
McAlester Lump Coal
Holmes Wood & Coal Cgo
Losoya St. Bale Fe
Judge Clark
Grand Jury
Clark
Thirty Seventh District Court
Pety
Liberty
John H. Clark
37Th District of
West End Lake
E. Praeger
Moner
Emerson & CO
M. J. Hewitt's
Finck’s
Alty
Richmond News
Atlanta Journal
South
Atlanta
Waco
Light
Gabiler
Gabler
Thos. Goggan & Bros
Houston and Navarro Sts
G. W. Pillbury
M. J. Hewitt
Finck
Aria
Garr Joseph Shannon CA
Wood Coal
R.W
Manor
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