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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1885

Page

2

General Grants Birthday Celebrations Reach Eastern Cities

Reports show steady business improvement nationwide as oblique notes on politics, strikes, rail depots, and post office changes ripple through Texas and beyond. The text mentions Canada’s campaign against rebels, Cleveland appointments, Alamo remembrance, cholera fears in Spain, and Panama tensions with U.S. troop needs.

Texas and Mexican rail plans boost San Antonio trade

A long article details military and railway moves. Colored troops at Fort Elliott and other forts may be moved south for heat tolerance. It highlights Vanderbilt wealth, cancer tongue statistics, a San Antonio manufacturing boom, and the Mexican National Palmer Sullivan railway linking Saltillo to San Miguel de Allende. It notes the line’s potential to shift trade toward San Antonio and cites arbor day adoption in several states with local planting plans.

Fort Elliott Texas Forts Supply Sill and Reno Indian Territory The Mexican National Railroad Company Salado River Nuevo Leon Rio Grande Laredo Monterey Saltillo Salado Cedral Matehuala Guadaloupe Charcas Venado San Luis Potosi San Francisco Dolores Hidalgo San Miguel Allende City of Mexico San Antonio Mexico New Orlans Times-Democrat Coahuila San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato San Rafael del Saldado Don Juan Bustamente Techuguilla Maguey Palma Division OF Pettis Tsth Ohio State

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