Paul Bremond Talks Gulf Road Plans in San Antonio
Veteran railroad builder Paul Bremond of Houston visits San Antonio for a Gulf road directors meeting. He forecasts connections from San Antonio to Galveston, cites cost and gauge concerns, and vows to push a broad or narrow gauge depending on route viability. He notes progress toward Shreveport and plans to link with Erlanger syndicate lines.
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Paul Bremond
Houston
Gulf Road
Bremond
Texas
Texas Central
Texas Central Railroad
Houston, East and West Texas
Gulf
Mr. Bremond
Gulf Railroad
Clinton
St. Louis
Ohio
Fageone
Shreveport
New York
San Antonio
Lee
Erlanger Syndiate
Cincinnati Southern
Alabama Southern
New Orleans
Sanitary Inspector Finds Dirty Factory Orders Clean
Sanitary Inspector Torres inspected Laschappelle and Pietrich soap factories in the First ward. He ordered Laschappelle's factory cleaned immediately while Dietrich's was found clean. Torres plans reinpection after completing the two wards.
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Torres
Laschappelle
Pietrich
Laschappell
Dietrich
Local dull business and bond talk at Eagle Pass
From Eagle Pass Editor San Antonio Light notes dull business with no rain for 11 months and stock stories. The International Foot Bridge stock soars to 300 dollars amid bondholder waits and gauge changes. A vendor’s sour kraut bonds inflate value while Republican club activity and custom house politics draw criticism. MAGINN II.
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San Antonio
Eagle Pass
International Foot Bridge Company
J.H. McLeary
W. H. Vanderbilt
Chrysler, Sr
Andy Bennett
Andy
Custom House
Arthur
Blaine
Jerome
Blaine and
Logan Clubs
James G
John A
Rio Grande
Blaine and Logan Club
Maginn II
Horses Stolen Thief Evaded Capture in Cotulla Case
State Rangers led by Sergeant George Farron raid in Ban dera county recover about 12 head of stolen horses belonging to Cotulla residents. The thieves escaped with the stock, while Farron and his men pursued them into the city.
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George Farron
State Rangers
Bandera County
Cotulla
Preliminary Examination For New Pupils
On Friday morning at nine o clock a preliminary exam will be held for all new entrants who have never been connected with public schools. It excludes beginners. Those proficient in four arithmetic rules, reading, writing, and basic English grammar should apply to the High School. others to their ward schools. Bring lead pencils and paper for work.
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Mesars, Gafford & Barrow
Newton
Adams & Wickes
Oppenheimer
Cornelia Archer
Columbia Rossy
George Schmidt
M. M. Brown
Our City
Colored Schools
Fitzgerald
Rote
Fish Mortality Investigations Question Crown
City Physician rebuts Dr Cupples on San Pedro creek fish deaths. Digests possible causes including lime in gutters, gas works, and oil asphyxiation theory, noting no factories present on San Pedro and suggesting an epidemic with similarities to other cities. Also reports local school board actions and other municipal items.
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Cupples
San Pedro
Braunnagel
Alazan
San Antonio
Galveston
Notable Visitors at San Antonio Hotels Fill Local St. Leonard and Menger
A list of guests includes A. Brown and R. H. Williams, both from Houston, staying at the St. Leonard, and D. C. Price from Gonzales also registered there. W. S. Dole of Uvalde and J. Byrne of Eagle Pass are among other arrivals at the hotels, with Paul Bremond and wife at the Menger.
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A. Brown
Houston
St. Leonard
W.S. Dole
Uvalde
R. H. Williams
D. C. Price
Gonzales
L. C. Tobin
Helena
G. W. Hodges
Junction City
Central
French Simpson
Columbus
Texas
Menger
Joseph Byrne
Eagle Pass
W. G. Kerley and
Kerr County
R. M. Taylor
Bandera County
Paul Bremond
Belknap
J. 8Ckwood
R. C. Townshend
Marathon
Jules A. Randle
Monterey
Mexico
Brenham
Recorder's Court Affair Teems With Fines and Dismissals
Pedro Robles Salgardo John Smith and Chrysler fined five dollars each for drunkenness. F Seiter fined for irrigation violations. Pat Irwin dismissed for insulting Nita Moffett. Two vagrants Mamie and Callie Williams fined five dollars. Trinidad Robles and William Tobin dismissed after altercation. Tobin claimed he chased Rables to defend his mother. Ohn Morgan and Tolley cited for insulting language, cases partially reset or dismissed. Recorder warns on future quarreling and peace bonds.
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Pedro Robles
Salgardo
John Smith
Chrysler
F. Seiter
Pat Irwin
Nita Moffett
Mamie
St. Louis
Callie Williams
Mr. Menger
Laredo
School Board session approves bids for colored children frame school
At yesterday's board meeting the School Board transacted bids on the new frame school house for the colored children of the Third and...
Fair Play Letter and Town Brawl Over Street Debt
A local letter from M Henson argues against Cow Boy's preaching while asserting public interests matter to all. Two youths aged 16 and 15 fought after a $5 hack ride dispute at Carter and Stanford's stock yard, resulting in the 16 year old prevailing.
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San Antonio Light
M. Henson
Carter & Stanford
Grand Opera and Concert Highlights Amid Seasonal Programs
Turkish Reveille by Michaelis opens a varied program, followed by Suppe’s Fatinitza selection. The concert includes Waltzes from Wo die Citronen Blueh’n by J Strauss, a Donizetti Elixir of Love suite, and Verdi’s Sicilian Vespers aria.
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Michaelis
Fatinitza
Suppe
J. Strauss
Aransas Pass and San Antonio Railroad Directors Meet
This morning the Aransas Pass and San Antonio railroad directors gathered at O Connor and Sullivans private office with all members present. The session focused on charter steps to be sent to Austin for approval and a discussion with Paul Bremond about gauge options. Applications for Secretary and Civil Engineer were tabled, and a committee was formed to draft a public address.
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Aransas Pass
San Antonio
O’connor & Sullivan
Austin
Paul Bremond
Houston
Ordinance Regulating Hay Storage in San Antonio Fire Limits
City ordinance restricts hay fodder oats straw kept within San Antonio fire limits to fire proof or iron clad structures with a maximum of 8 000 pounds in other well secured buildings. Passed August 25 1884. J H French mayor. City Clerk E P Ciavpon attest.
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City of
San Antonio
J. H. French
E. P. Ciavpon
Hart & Bond Open New Saloon Opposite Court House
Hart and Bond prepare to launch a new saloon in the Howard Building opposite the courthouse. August 30 opening at 8 pm with a free hot lunch 10 to 12, a steady offer of J. B. Ripy and other brands, and the motto One Bottle. Ernest Hart oversees drinks with Johnnie Dyer as bartender Dick Bond runs the lunch counter.
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Hart Bond
Court House
Ernest Hart
Dick Bond
Howard
House of Law
Messrs
Hart & Bond
New York
J. B. Ripy
Monarch
Kinney McGloughlin
Robertson County
Johnnie Dyer
The
Stock Exchange
Foe Chow bombardment and Greely rescue noted in dispatches
Telegraphic news reports bombardment of the Foo Chow forts by the French fleet with forts silenced and dispatches praising Greely’s rescue. Also covers the Galveston lynching case, Oklahoma boomer Payne’s arrest, and a Northwest veterans reunion with leaders including Governor de Lesseps and General Logan amid local inquiries into a German boy’s death.
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Trenton
Bar
Woosung
Shangai
London
Foo Chow
Mingan
Kinhal
Suancuar
Hatch
Char
Jackson
Ninth
United States Cavalry
Fort Smith
Caldwell
Kansas
Fort Scott
United States
DeLesseps
French Geographical Society
Greely
Cheyenne
Royal Navy
Bedford
British Association
Montreal
Louis
St. Paul
People’s Bank
Seventh
Sedley Streets
Edward Mason
Mason
Rittenhouse
Galverston
Justice Spann
Richard Flechsig
Spain
Flechsig
Junemann
Curiaco
Northwest
Drive Pe
Dinois
Logan
Harrison
Oglesby
J. C. Black
Workingmen’s Meeting Elects Temporary Chairman at Meyer's Hall
A Meyer's Hall gathering of workingmen elected Mr. Hunt as temporary chair. A committee was formed to secure a hall and announce the next meeting date, following a misunderstanding about the schedule. The group aims to ensure votes favor candidates who will protect workers’ interests.
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Meyer’s Hall
Hunt
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Will ‘Tobin
Licur
North Flores Street
Tobin
Rodriguez
Eye Council
Recorder's Court
Judge Callaghan
Cow Boy
Travis Park
Railroad Meeting
Telegraphic News
de Lesseps
Reunion
Sunset Baseball Nine
Flanders
Palmer
van Vleck
Green
Proctor
McKale
Carrigan
Sanderson
Yahn
Elwood
Yvonne
Steves & Sons
California
San Antonio, Tex
Galveston, Tex
ID Ivisse
Thos. Goggan & Bros
Rte
Cor. Market
Commerce St
Rice Bros. & CO
Soledad Block
Inone
Kesson & Robbin
Rice Brothers & CO
MusEvEe
Tex
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