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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
7
A special election in Austin Texas on August 30 asks voters to accept or reject the Johnsons dam contract. The turnout is unusually large as non taxpayers may vote and indications point to a close result though general belief favors passage.
City commissioners approve the dam project tied to a contract of $1 700 000. Work is promised to begin within sixty days after final contract acceptance.
San Juan Texas August 30 The San Juan State Bank has been chartered with a capital stock of 10 000 and will open for business this week. Officers are R L Hammond president R R Langley vice president and W A Nickles cashier. San Juan is one of the newest towns in the Lower Rio Grande valley.
In Brownsville Texas J H Fernandez a leading merchant and Miss Andrea Ortiz were married on Sunday. Fernandez is noted as one of Brownsville's wealthiest businessmen and Ortiz a native of the city.
Justice Henry B. Brown, retired Supreme Court judge, lauds the New Federal Judicial Code at the American Bar Association convention. He calls abolishing circuit courts evolutionary, aligning with constitutional design, and notes the code retains district and circuit judges with expanded roles and several docket classifications.
Promotion claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate aids insomnia nervous headache nausea and poor digestion. Advertisement notes relief through stimulant-like tonic effect and stomach comfort. Uses may include calming nerves and improving sleep and appetite with regular use.
J H Boothe 59 longtime Gonzales county resident and former legislator county clerk and three term mayor died Monday night after a period of illness. He helped run Boothe & Lewis Mercantile and held land near Sweetwater. Survived by widow and five sons. Funeral plans await son Walter’s arrival from Sweetwater.
San Benito Texas plans to send a delegation to Harlingen on September 2 to perfect the organization of a Lower Rio Grande Valley Truck Growers Association. The group aims to promote harmony in marketing truck crops across the valley and to inaugurate a new era in the region's truck growing industry.
Willie Hopkins twelve year old son of Mrs H Hopkins fell from a river swing while playing with other boys in Gonzales Texas and sustained a broken arm.
Advices from Colombia report the army has risen to 30,000 men due to difficulties with Peru. It is rumored a secret defensive and offensive alliance has been signed with Chile.
Berlin reports the four U S armored cruisers considered for Turkish purchase likely include the Saratoga Brooklyn Olympia and Raleigh. The Tageblatt notes Turkey’s intention to acquire these ships from the United States.
London reports the Delhi Durbar program will be shortened due to famine and scarcity of life’s necessities in parts of India. Military maneuvers will be abandoned and attendance reduced under the king’s approval.
COLUMBUS Ohio August hospital notes report the death of the Rev Daniel Kummier Flickingers age eighty eight former missionary bishop and a leading figure in the United Brethren church. He passed away after a long illness and was widely known for his work in the church.
Chicago August 30 The Hamilton club officials say President Taft will lay the cornerstone of the new club home in Chicago on October 7.
Washington Aug. 30 Acting Secretary Winthrop awarded contracts for eight torpedo boat destroyers. Each vessel will displace 1010 tons and be capable of 29 12 knots per hour.
The planned cruise of armored cruisers South Dakota West Virginia California and Colorado from San Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands has been postponed from September 15 to October 1 due to repairs on the South Dakota.
The battleship Oregon was placed in commission at Puget Sound navy yard after five years idle. About $1,000,000 has been spent on modernization to restore the vessel for the Pacific reserve fleet.
William Doherty traffic manager of the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway said in Corpus Christi that a downtown ticket and commercial office will be established by September 15. The move aims to serve locals and travelers better and is expected to be of great convenience.
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