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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1885
Page
2
Texas reports note Grant’s improving state and Dallas criticism of leaders over railroads while San Antonio pushes Aransas Pass rights of way. Nuevo Leon mining gains raise hopes. Mexico-Tguatemala tensions mount. Police reform urged for tagless dogs. Illinois and Galveston elections face irregularities. Texas Legislature stagnates as Cray targets two customs officials.
Reports from Egypt show General Wolseley’s campaign weakening as the false prophet gains ground. Dublin hosts the Prince of Wales drawing cheers, while Irish politics lean toward royal favor. A U.S. hydrographic gift maps polar regions and the Nile valley for naval and war news. Public notices urge regional road funding and rail expansion in Floresville.
A varied catalog offers 200 000 acres of grazing land with water and timber, 108 sections near Tom Green county, and many city properties on Avenue C to San Pedro. Listings include 12 room houses, 8 cottages, riverfront tracts, and hundreds of cattle and sheep ranches across Texas and Mexico with easy terms and low cash down.
Coal supplier announces readiness to furnish clean hard luminous coal in any quantity with guaranteed weight. Office at Sunset depot and Rice & Ryan at telephone 314 handle orders. Manager F. H. Hawrz notes prompt service.
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