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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1885
Page
2
The column criticizes mugwump influence and postmaster appointments in Texas, notes San Antonio drainage as a popular reform, and discusses Grant church tolls, Treasury fraud doubts, and Bastrop railroad ties. It cites voter fraud in Alvestox and urges accountability in Galveston’s Eleventh Ward.
The London Times correspondent reports Arab fighters as savage and ferocious even after battles, contrasting this brutality with feigned bravery. The piece also covers the Gulf road debate, a potential San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad extension, and general economic views from the New York Sun and Bay State Monthly, detailing gold to silver ratios and global wealth estimates.
A real estate showcase lists hundreds of thousands of acres across Texas and beyond. Properties include 200000 acres of grazing land with stock and water, 108 sections near Green County, and 140000 acres in Presidio County with water. City properties in San Antonio and environs feature multiple houses, cottages, and building lots on prime avenues and near the river. Also offered are large Mexico ranches and mineral claims in Tamaulipas awaiting development.
The Eagle Pass Coal company offers first class clean hard and bituminous coal in any quantity with prompt delivery and correct weight. Main office at Sunset depot. Telephone 116. Reservations or inquiries also received at Rice & Ryan office, telephone 314. H. Harz, Manager.
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