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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
5
Governor Colquitt asks Ben F. Looney and Will H. Mayes to accompany him in reviewing the penitentiary system with a focus on cost and efficiency. He intends a thorough study to identify unnecessary expenditures and inform the legislature with precise needs and recommendations.
Ed R. Kane commissioner of agriculture issued a call for the state farmers institute lectures and all associated with that work to meet in Austin for a three day conference to plan carry on the work for the coming year.
Corpus Christi acts under commission government as petitions circulate to recall a gas franchise granted to W. B. Tuttle of San Antonio and associates. Signers must equal one fourth of the city voting population. Petitioners urge revocation and a special election to decide if the franchise should be accepted. Tuttle is general manager of San Antonio Gas and Electric Co.
An old classified mentions Fletcher's Castoria with the slogan Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA and notes furniture restoration by Carter Mullaly Transfer Co.
A. L. Gooch of Austin received a telegram from the post office contractors awarding his stone-cutting firm the limestone contract for the new $150,000 Austin post office. The deal calls for at least 20,000 feet of limestone.
New York district attorney details a system of police-protected gambling and high tariff graft from about a dozen houses paying 1500 to 2000 dollars monthly for protection. Names of owners include Sailors Snug Harbor estate Lorillard family and Leaycrafts as John Doe inquiries loom.
New York boy James Piscione, 11, reportedly swallowed a five dollar gold piece belonging to Mrs. Helen Hughes after a playful banking scheme at a pushcart on 120th Street and First Avenue. The coin was recovered by police and the boy was remanded to the Children's Society custody.
Albert F. Knepka of Utica New York says three years of eczema and various doctors failed to help until Saxo Salve provided instant relief. The ad claims Saxo Salve soothes itching and antiseptically heals by destroying germs, with a money back guarantee if no relief.
About half of Texas railroads have not filed annual fiscal year reports with the Railroad Commission. Blanks were sent July 30 with 30 days to respond. Delinquent filings may incur a $500 daily penalty, and an extra week is being allowed for compliance.
Two Y M C A trained youths in Grand Junction Colorado photographed two snow white mountain quail on Pinon Mesa last March. The birds were identified by an eastern museum as a species long thought extinct, which turn brown in summer. The boys continue their kodak work and formed a society promoting firearm discouragement among youth.
Special train at 9 30 a m for Labor Day to Sutherland Springs offers 50c round trip 25c one way. If you need help contact The Light by telephone using both phones 176.
A statistical expert in New York compares U S auto output to France, noting that thousands of automobiles are produced annually by American makers, highlighting the United States as the leading automobile industry power and hinting at the scale relative to France.
The text notes that leading French manufacturers built 4 firms totaling under 26,000 cars in 1911, while the United States had at least six concerns each producing more cars than all of France, with several selling more than double that French total.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate is advised for relief of tired nerves brain fag and headache after mental strain or overwork according to the advertisement.
The Texas state printing board adopted a resolution penalizing the Austin Printing company for delay in printing and delivering revised statutes within the specified time. A $700 penalty was imposed and paid by the company.
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