SAPL : September 27 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

27 September 2021

1865
August Siemering and H. Pollmar begin publishing the San Antonio Express (right) as a weekly with a subscription price of $6 a year. It’s printed on the press of Siemering’s other paper, the German-language Freie Presse für Texas, in offices at 138 E. Commerce St. The paper is tabloid-size with five-column pages and advertising on the front. The first editor is Judge William E. “Fiery” Jones.

1868
The cornerstone of the newly renovated San Fernando Cathedral is laid.

1981
An overflowing standing room-only crowd, including Mayor Henry Cisneros, fills the Little Church of La Villita as they celebrate the church’s 25th anniversary of its founding by Rev. Paul Soupiset.

This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.