Bexar County road bonds improve rural network in
Bexar County reports 350 miles improved and 20 tarinated miles in thirteen months using the $550000 bond issue. Four precincts show detailed spendings for supervision machinery and culverts with a final total of $549949.99 spent on roads and a small unexpended balance. Engineer Bennett notes 3 percent supervision cost and adds that $121355.82 of current road funds were also used.
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Bexar
Fred Bennett
van H. Howard
Bennett
J. K. Lamm
Charles X. Gutzeit
Jacob Klaus
Henry Meyer
Lamm
Ashley Road
Applewhite Road
Castroville Road
Corpus Christi
Cupples
East Sommerset
Edwards
Hardy
Kenney
Martinez
Neal
Palto Alto
Pleasanton Road
Pearsall Road
Quintana
Rockport
Summerset
South Loop
Berg’s Mill Bridge
Weinerich
Gutzeit
Bandera Road
Babock
Boerne Stage
Culebra
Fredericksburg
Hausman
Basse Road
Blanco
Herff-Dittmar
Moeglin
Miller Road
Nacogdoches
Perrin-Beitel
Smithson Valley
Seguin
Weidner
W. W. White
Zuercher
Borregas
Gonzales
Goliad
Hildebrand
Laguna Redondo
Martinez Road
San Juan Road
Seguin Road
St. Hedwig
Cadillac's Enclosed Cars Lead in 1915 and 1916 Outlook
The Cadillac Motor Car Company reports rising demand for enclosed body cars led by four models the standard limousine berlin victoria and brougham. Sales manager Howard cites comfort year round use and the eight cylinder engine as factors while praising four cylinder designs the Maxwell four for endurance and efficiency. Expect continued dominance of the four in 1916 with higher production and sales.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company
Howard
Cadillac
Four Cylinder Cars to Define 1916 Says Expert
Walter F E Flanders predicts the 1916 automobile year will center on four cylinder cars more than any prior season. He notes 1915 was already the apex for four cylinder models and asserts 1916 will deepen that trend as more drivers adopt this motor type.
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Walter FE. Flanders
Five Sons Win Cross From German Front
Berlin report notes Dr Wilhelm Wiegand of Flensburg as father to five officers who earned the Iron Cross. One son won the first class decoration and a hill near Loretto in Northern France is named for his defense against a larger enemy force. Two brothers were severely wounded but are back at the front.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Wiegand
Flensburg
Loretto
France
Locust Plague Ravaged Holy Land in 1915 Echoes Biblical
Washington D C February 12 Locust invasion of Palestine and Syria in 1915 described as severe as the Egyptian plague. John D Whiting details clouds of locusts darkening sun near Jerusalem Bethlehem Jaffa Nazareth and their destructive impact on crops vines and orchards with defenses including burials of eggs and use of storks and birds as natural enemies.
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Holy Land
Washington, D. C
Egypt
Moses
John D. Whiting
Palestine
Syria
Joel
Mr. Whiting
Jordan Valley
Jericho
St. John
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Israel
Lower Broadway
New York
David's Tower
Cmpg
Jaffa
Japanese Lines Boost London Shipping Ties
London reports three Japanese ship lines now run regularly to the port instead of one. A major Japanese shipbuilding firm has opened offices in London and other companies are pursuing British orders.
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Jan Shins
London
Henry to Launch Senate Campaign in Texas
Washington February 13 Representative Robert L Henry will depart for Texas in a few days to start preliminaries for his United States Senate bid He says the public speaking campaign will begin in late March with a formal kickoff.
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Senate
Moody
Henry
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Galveston
Washington
Texarkana
Waco
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Henry N. Pope
Fort Cone
Texas Farmers’ Son
PD. C
Robert L. Henry
Texas
United States Senate
Mr. Henry
Swedens Reindeer Meat Export Plan Revealed
Berlin reports that within three months Sweden will slaughter 100000 reindeer for export to Germany. The contracts signed in November cover about 3500 tons. Six carloads of reindeer meat arrived from Dorotea and sold quickly at low prices.
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Berlin
German Butchers
Sweden
Germany
Dorotea
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Bexar County
Ford Performance
Ford
Universal Ford Service
Detroit
Ford Sales Company
East
Houston Street
Chicago
Quick Tire Service Inc
United States
Michelin
Citizen’s Auto Company
Travis Street
Nazareth
Federal Reserve Board
Dooce Brothers
A. E. Stracke Ave
D. & Third Sr
San Antonio, Texas
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