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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1905
Page
3
A promotional note encourages kodaking as a holiday pleasure. It highlights Kodak cameras and supplies and mentions finishes and related items as gift ideas. The content emphasizes timing and festive use of photographic products.
Police report a buggy and butcher cart incidents on Crosby street and a horse runaway on Babcock road. A negro woman allegedly shot at Lakeview and Leona, later ruled an exploding firecracker during Christmas celebration. Social events include New Year dances at Turner hall and Casino hall with Diaz sisters music and Miss Watzlawsick singing.
Eugenio Burgos a 39 year old cook of 107 Matamoras street was arrested last night by police on charges of carrying a pistol and displaying it in a public place. Albert Taylor company members were entertained after the performance by Mr Gugenheim at the Alamo hotel with an elegant spread.
Local names visit or stay at the Mahneke hotel including John Kraft from this city on a home visit, W. J. Gilkey of Liberal Mo, William Saenger of Elmendorf, C B Penfield of Austin, W O Jackson and family of Columbus, H B Boyd and Mrs Nora Scott of Hidalgo, John McClain of Terrell county, EB Knollenberg of Richmond Ind, J J Oliver of Uvalde, El Gallagher of San Antonio, Mrs J W Sarles and Miss Annette Wilson visiting relatives, and Prof J O Kemp Jr from Galveston awaiting holidays.
Comprehensive ad offering sewing machines for rent and repair service with delivery. Also advertises Edison phonograph records, Edison phonographs repaired, Kodak albums and supplies by M. J. Hewitt at 110 West Commerce Street. Includes a note from Barnes 2 requesting clean rags for the Light office.
A temporary injunction was granted in the Nineteenth district court restraining Pacific Express from returning packages shipped into local option districts by B P Gates. Gates contends the seven day return law is unconstitutional. Permanent relief will be heard at the January term. injunction takes effect immediately.
One female Leather Jacket or Daddy Long-Legs insect may lay up to three hundred eggs. They hatch in about fifteen days and stay in soil over winter feeding on grass roots cabbage turnips and other plants. Terminate the pests when seen according to T Burnett Co Undertakers.
At the request of First Lieutenant Russell T. Hazzard a court of inquiry is appointed to meet at headquarters Texas to examine the loss of funds at the Fort Clark post exchange, dated January 4 1906. The panel includes Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo W. Cooke Major Charles W. Taylor Captain David P. Cordray and Captain Charles E B Hay Jr acting judge advocate with Major Taylor returning to Fort St Oklahoma Territory after completion.
General W. S. McCaskey and his party returned home after a pleasant stay in Mexico. In Brownsville he was greeted with a 15 gun salute and a reception at Major H. L. Roberts quarters. Sham battles will be held semi monthly for practical training in war tactics.
Captain Rosenbaum leaves quartermaster duties as Captain Kilbourne steps in and is soon replaced by Captain Cordray as commissary. Fort Sam Houston prepares a merry Christmas and New Year with troop care for children and a Santa Claus. The Military Dancing club hosts a masquerade ball at Muth's pavilion on Saturday January 6.
William Todd aged 24 died last night of consumption in his East End apartments. He was a naval recruit who recently came from Scott's Hill Tennessee seeking health. Remains are held pending instructions from relatives.
Crowds filled the city’s business district with music and revelry on Christmas Eve. The merriment continued through the night with bells, pipes, and chants, and concluded as dawn neared with police and watchmen guarding the streets. No crimes or accidents were reported during the festive hours.
Christmas presents offered by Thos. Goggan & Bros. feature pianos organs and other instruments at the Palace of Music. E. D. Thomas jeweler at 612 EB Houston Street advertises watches clocks and cut glass while Shelley Undertaking Co. operates with old and new phone numbers.
The De Zavala School presented the operetta Finding Santa Claus with great success. Miss De Zavala trained the gypsies and the Misses Colding Brown and Bila Felder led the young performers. The production featured a cast of named students and characters including Francisco Wahalta Wahnita Sir Lochnivar Lunetta Old Zero Gypsy Queen Fairy Godmother Santa Claus and Cinderella among others. The scenes moved through woodland winter gypsies workshop fairyland and finale with Santa Claus awakening the bad children for a charitable performance.
A discussion notes that managers favor reproducing the work soon, aiming to secure an early date for the effort. The plan reflects a push to resume production ahead of schedule.
Bob Reed was jailed by Deputy Sheriff Kincaid after refusing to pay a $200 fine and $21 costs tied to an injunction against the ticket scalper business. He will remain in county jail until paid, potentially 442 days at fifty cents per day, while another man, W. J. Lytle, paid $371 in fines after a court decision.
In Harper Texas a year-old infant fell into a fire and was severely burned. doctors say the child cannot recover. The mother suffered severe burn injuries to her hands while attempting a rescue. The town held a meeting to plan a new fireproof schoolhouse on the old site. Christmas trade is reported dull.
The notice advertises a social event at Turner Hall for a New Year’s ball held Saturday December 20 near the Fant building opposite Peck’s, with facial massage offered at Mime Chamber’s parlors adjacent.
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