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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1917
Page
3
The army will condemn any land not under option by Saturday April 14 for Fort Sam Houston general supply depot site. Captain M. R. Hilgard said 90 percent of 26 blocks are under option, with 5 percent more likely by Saturday and about 5 percent (twenty lots) to be acquired by court action.
Fort Sam Houston will see major activity as the army acquires about 1200 acres north of Camp Wilson and 700 acres south of town for future use. Captain under Col. Rogers will close deals once the congressional appropriation clears, with government options already in place on both tracts.
Several hundred beekeepers from across Southwest Texas gathered in San Antonio to hear lectures on modern beekeeping by experts from the state and federal governments. The Texas Honey Producers' Association organized the event with demonstrations at N. k. Fox apiary and an 8 o'clock Chamber of Commerce lecture.
Merchants have moved to new quarters at the corner of Lakeview Avenue and I G N tracks, with advertisement noting the relocation.
Reports from travelers in Brownsville say Tamaulipas gubernatorial election is postponed indefinitely due to strong factional feeling in the southern state. They add similar postponements have occurred in nine other states, mainly in the west, for the same reason.
The Supreme Court ruled that states, not the federal government, prosecute frauds in state elections and U S senatorial primaries. Indictments from Rhode Island 1914 and West Virginia 1916 were dismissed, affecting ongoing federal prosecutions and raising questions about authority over election integrity.
The School Board cannot locate a head or committee for the Independent Ticket. Reagan Houston acted as their attorney. Voters are urged to re-elect the seven current members who were nominated by a mass meeting of school patrons and are said to represent the interests of school children.
To the voters of the 3rd Ward your polling place is at I. and G. N. Depot. The notice urges voting early for the School Children's Ticket as a political advertisement.
The San Antonio Chapter of the American Red Cross urges renewals from last spring’s members and welcomes new signups at headquarters in the Gunter Hotel. Miss Hannah Hirshberg notes renewals are as important as obtaining new memberships to fund relief for the army and navy. the Volunteer Circle, about 100 members, meets at Highland Park School.
Notices report three thefts with addresses in Guadalupe Blum Pecos and a sheep loss. Political advertisements urge support for a free text book amendment and election participation with calls to vote on Tuesday. Additional items mention lawyers, car hires, jewelry and medical professionals among other local notices.
Police seek two Negro suspects tied to a Louis Galli store robbery. residents urged to attend a town meeting in the district courthouse area with a Crockett Guard invitation and plans for a woman's auxiliary, reported by K. S. Taylor, shorthand reporter and notary public.
Sheriff Tobin and deputies nabbed suspects after a heavy safe was stolen in a robbery and hauled out of the city. The safe was opened and about 300 dollars in contents taken, with part of the money later recovered. Emmett Bank depositors are urged to attend a Moose Hall meeting Monday at 7 p.m. 122% E. Crockett St.
Police and detectives conducted two Sunday raids and arrested several suspects for liquor law violations. Detectives Flores and Jones nabbed a Mexican man on Matamoras Street for selling liquor without a license. Captain Brown and Officer Lloyd Johnson arrested a Black woman in the 1600 block of West Com Prospect.
On Commerce Street police allege a rooming house sold beer. Cases move to county authorities Monday afternoon. Commissioners Garland Lambert and Uhr opposed allowing jitneys to operate on Commerce Street.
An ad warns rheumatism starts with minor pains and external remedies fail to reach the cause. It touts S S S for blood cleansing and relief, claiming fifty years of success and offering free medical advice from Swift Specific 32 Laboratory in Atlanta.
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