Width of Market Street fixed at seventy feet
City council officially fixes Market Street width at seventy feet between Main Plaza and South Alamo Street. Mayor Bell and commissioners inspect the site for a new San Antonio Drug Company building at Market and St Mary's. Water system improvements for Southolme and Stock Yards to be funded by a new main along Nogalitos and Somerset. May 9 hearing set for paving Soledad Street with Texas Builthic Company contract. Payroll of 1896.25 approved. garden beds bid accepted. coal bids referred for tabulation.
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Market Street
Main Plaza
South
Alamo Street
Bell
San Antonio Drug Company
Market
St. Mary’s Street
Jambert
Southolme Addition
Stock Yards
San Antonio
San Antonio Water Supply Company To At Once Lay A Main Along Nogalitos Street
Somerset Street
Southolme
Soledad
Texas Biulithic Company
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Garden Besg
Park Department
Masses Magazine Treason Charge Spotlighted in Draft Trial
In New York on April 23, testimony in the trial of Max Eastman and associates reveals Merrill Rogers of the Socialist Masses circulated subscription circulars asserting the periodical would combat conscription. A Creel approval note is cited, while Rogers describes Creel's reaction to the Masses content and an advertisement connected to an organization calling itself world patriots.
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New York
Merrill Rogers
The
Masses
Stogers
Max Eastman
Arthur Young
Floyd Dell
Eastman
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
the Masses
Rogers
Washington
Creel
J. Sargent Cram
the World Patriots
Tokyo Eyes Political Shifts as German Pressure Rises
Tokyo reports quiet domestic politics amid German pressure on British lines in Flanders. An interview at the premier's residence hints at upcoming Siberia policy decisions. Daily conferences continue, while the Genni conference remains unheld and rumors swirl of Bolshevik pressure in Amur posts.
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London Times Service
San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
Tokio
Flanders
France
Siberia
Hochi
Amur
Ranchmen Excluded From War furloughs ruling
The act granting furloughs to soldiers for summer home farming does not cover ranches or the livestock industry. The judge advocate general ruled the law applies to farming only after Congressman Mansfield pressed General Crowder on behalf of the Texas Livestock Association. The note appears amid an advertisement for Moss Agate Cigar at Travelers' Cigar Shop.
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Washington, D. C
Act of Congress
Judge Advocate General
Congressman Mansfield
General Crowder
Texas Livestock Association
Public interest favors fair returns for San Antonio utilities
The case argues utilities must earn fair returns to attract capital for growth. It cites San Antonio’s growing telephone plant, rising investments, and the need for funds to extend service. Courts stress regulated rates must balance consumer relief with private property rewards to ensure new capital and expansion.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Exchange
Commission
Georgia
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Moss Agate Cigar
Travelers’ Cigar Shop
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Board of Commissioners
Knoxville Water Company
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Supreme Court of the United States
Hathaway Vs
New Brunswick Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission
Province of
New Brunswick
Canada
Georgia Railroad Commission
Macon Railway and Light Company
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